Two power sessions. Two battle-ready competitions.
Learn how products get built — then build one yourself.
Noesis means pure understanding. This is the pilot — your first flight.
Pilot Noesis is vinden's first mega event — a mix of sessions where builders show you how real products and AI systems are made, and competitions where you prove you can do it yourself. Analyse a dead startup and resurrect it. Ship a working AI-powered web app. Walk away with certificates, prizes, and proof of work that actually means something.
Learn it. Then prove it.
Build Products using AI
An Ask-Me-Anything with a founder building with AI — bring your questions on going from idea to shipped product. Virtual session · certificate included.
Rohit Swerashi
Founder, GeniOS
AI Infrastructure 101
The Building Blocks of Agentic Applications. Virtual session · certificate included.
Shrawan Saproo
DevRel & Community, Nasiko
The Founder's Autopsy
Solo challenge — analyze a failed startup, uncover what went wrong, and present how you'd rebuild it into a successful venture today. Top submissions get to present live in front of the panel.
Judges: Prakash Nimbalkar & Rohit Swerashi
Head, E-Cell, PW Institute of Innovation · Founder, GeniOS
Smart Movie Recommendation Tool
Solo Web Dev Challenge — build a movie recommender with HTML/CSS/JS, a movie API, and LLM-powered mood search. Top submissions get to present live in front of the panel.
Judges: Sachin Singh & Shrawan Saproo
Lead Software Engineer, Recotap · DevRel & Community, Nasiko
Speakers & Judges
Speaker & JudgeRohit Swerashi
Founder, GeniOS
Founder building with AI — hosting the AMA on building products with AI, and judging the startup competition.
Speaker & JudgeShrawan Saproo
DevRel & Community, Nasiko
Works with developers, builds AI communities, and helps people discover, understand, and adopt APIs and AI tools.
JudgePrakash Nimbalkar
Head, E-Cell, PW Institute of Innovation
Head, E Cell and Entrepreneurial initiatives. PW Institute of Innovation.
JudgeSachin Singh
Lead Software Engineer, Recotap
Lead engineer building real products — judging the Smart Movie Recommendation Tool web dev challenge.
The Schedule
11–15 July · registrations are open — passes from ₹49.
Certificates for Everyone, Prizes for the Best
Every session and the competition come with a certificate — verifiable proof of work for your LinkedIn and resume. In the competition, the top 3 win prizes plus recognition alongside our founders and panel.
Quick Answers
Who can participate?
Pilot Noesis is open to all students. Sessions are open to everyone, and the competitions are individual (solo) — no teams.
How much does it cost?
Passes start at ₹49. Single sessions or the competition are ₹49 each, track bundles are ₹99, and the All Access pass (both sessions + competition) is ₹119 — the best value.
How do I pay?
Pay via any UPI app to the UPI ID shown in the registration form, then upload your payment screenshot before submitting. We verify payments manually and confirm within 24 hours.
Is it online or offline?
Everything is fully virtual — both the sessions and the competitions.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — every session and the competition come with a certificate. In the competition, the top 3 also win prizes plus recognition alongside our founders and panel.
Ready for take-off?
Seats and competition slots are limited. Pick a pass, pay via UPI, and you're in.