Shaastra is the annual technical festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), Chennai, India. The word Shaastra means science and the festival accordingly consists of science and technology based competitions, lectures, demonstrations, video conferences and workshops. The festival is traditionally held over four days and five nights during the first fortnight in October, and has so far seen eight editions, having started in its current avatar in the year 2000. It attracts participants from all over India, and seeks to provide collegiate students with a platform to showcase their scientific and engineering talents. Shaastra is entirely student managed and holds the distinction of being the first such event in the world to be ISO 9001:2000 certified for implementing a Quality Management System
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