Mysuru: The Mysore Centre of the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), the Department of Civil Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) and SK Super TMT Steel have jointly organised ‘Catalyst 2026,’ the popular annual quiz programme for final-year Civil Engineering students. The event will be held on Oct. 28 at 10 am at H. Kempegowda Sports Complex, VVCE campus, Gokulam.
K. Sriram, National Chairman, Green Building Awareness and Policy Advocacy, CII-IGBC, will be the chief guest. P. Vishwanath & Srishaila Ramannavar – Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer of Vidyavardhaka Sangha, Dr. B. Sadashive Gowda, Principal of VVCE and Nagesh Puttaswamy, Technical Consultant, SK Super TMT Steel, Bengaluru, will be the guests of honour.
Gundappa Gowda, President, Vidyavardhaka Sangha, Mysuru, will preside. S.B. Basavaraj and C.S. Srikanth, Chairman and Hon. Secretary of ACCE(I), respectively, will be present.
Initiated in 2013 as “Design Safe” for M. Tech students by late Dr. Ananthan, ACCE(I) Mysuru Centre expanded the programme in 2022 to final-year undergraduate Civil Engineering students under the title CATALYST. Following four successful editions, CATALYST-2026 involves different colleges across Mysuru, Mandya, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts.
The preliminary written round took place simultaneously on Oct. 23, across 16 colleges (17 Departments), featuring 234 teams (468 students). From this pool, 111 teams (222 students) advanced to the finals.
Top eight performing teams from the final written test will advance to the oral quiz on Oct. 28. Winners, runners-up and the audience will be rewarded with cash prizes, Cup and participation certificates, said CATALIST 2026 Chairman Dr. G.S. Suresh.
Dr. G.S. Suresh — former Chairman of ACCE (I), Mysuru and former Dean and Professor of Civil Engineering at NIE — has been conceiving a series of fresh, challenging questions each year to bring out the very best in every participant. He is being ably supported by the HOD’s of participating colleges, coordinators and the members of the Organising Committee.
This post was published on October 26, 2026 7:30 pm