The National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli also referred to as NIT Trichy is one of the excellent institutions across the country which are known for their devotion to providing standard and quality education along with technical proficiency for the young generations currently present and are yet to come. The annual techno-managerial fest of NIT Trichy, Pragyan, is one of the biggest technical festivals in the country and showcases the talent of students from various colleges across the nation. Pragyan is acclaimed for its distinctive experiences and opportunities that it offers for technology admirers and enthusiasts. Pragyan holds ISO 20121:2012 certification for Sustainable Event Management, becoming the first student-run organization in the world and also the third overall, next only to the 2012 London Olympics and Manchester United FC. Pragyan has also been certified with the ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Management Systems, making it one of the most desirable and sought-after technical fests across the country.

This year's edition of Pragyan is happening from March 12-15 at NIT Tiruchirappalli, with 'Pixel' as the theme for this year. The fest hosts a variety of Events, Workshops, Exhibitions, a Hackathon, Guest Lectures, Infotainment shows and more. Pragyan also conducts its flagship debate showcase, ‘Crossfire', featuring eminent personalities from in and around the country. There are 8 broad clusters among which nearly 30 events have been grouped and each cluster deals with different realms of Science and Technology. 

Events contain clusters like 'Bytehoc', whichcaptures the interests of all the computer geeks and coders and encourages both online and offline participants to try their hand. 'Manigma' offers various management related events. It continues to proceed through multiple rounds and encircles the several skills needed to be transformed into an ideal manager.'Phronesis' tests the logical and analytical skills of students who participate and engages them in a tumult of clues and puzzles. The cluster 'Concreate' is considered a civil engineer's bliss and it also conducts events that challenge their inventiveness and problem-solving skills. For those who want to convert their ideas into products, Pragyan brings them 'Conception', which primarily consists of racing and design-based events.

One of these clusters is 'Roborex' which being is awaited eagerly and comprises of fighting remote-controlled robots, boats, and quadcopters. 'Pandora's Box' brings an assortment of puzzles, mazes and Rubik's cube challenges making it an entertaining affair. The last event cluster that Pragyan has in-store is 'Trivia' - the quiz cluster - an eye-catcher for the quiz lovers out there. One of the major things that differentiate Pragyan from the other technical fests conducted across various educational institutions of its kind is Pragyan encourages and motivates online participation as much as it does offline one. Pragyan 2019 edition saw students and professionals/officials from over more than 60 countries that participated in various events conducted.

If compared to various events, Pragyan 2020 involves an amazing assembling of Workshops where students get to learn about cutting edge technologies. The topics which are given to students vary from process simulation using Aspen Hysis and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt used for process enhancement to Stock Market along with Financial Planning and a lot more than that.

Pragyan also hosts a lot of outreach events like 'Square One' and 'Pragyan Hackathon 2020'. This is how Pragyan shows off a glimpse of how a grand fest is conducted to the neighboring cities and other institutes. “Sangam” and “Ingenium” are two Inter and Intra collegiate hackathons which are also conducted by the institute as a part of the performance. Students work assiduously to represent their ideas and projects for which it operates as a platform.

The social responsibility wing of Pragyan has been granted with several initiatives both inside and outside the campus. Pragyan observed Campus Development Week, which provided free workshops and various awareness programs to boost the morale of students. Pragyan also launched programs like 'Dhisai' and 'Catalyst'. The main objective of Dhisai is to educate school children about Joint Entrance Examination and the bright future that students may live in if they qualify the examination. Catalyst is an initiative to impart basic science, math and English to school children. With such initiatives taken in order to bring admirable changes, Pragyan has been personified as an example like none other.

Pragyan is also intended to bring down esteemed and renowned personalities for its Guest Lecture series. Famous and distinguished personalities like Ajay Bhatt, Bhargavi Nuvvula, and Dr. Casy Handmer have adorned the previous editions of Pragyan and they also left the audience spellbound by their story telling techniques and achievements. These Infotainment shows provided audience with a fitting end for each day, incorporating art and technology in unparalleled ways, and restoring inquisitiveness amongst them. Pragyan 2020 has been termed as the most foreseen technical fests across the country which attracts students and corporates.