The ICI Student Chapter and our Department Association ACE jointly organised TECH VS. TOUCH, a debate competition on the topic “Can Construction Quality Be Ensured Through Technology Alone?” on 30 September 2026.
This is probably the first time that we are organising a debate in the department. The idea was to make students interact, speak, improve their communication skills. The students participated with lot of enthusiasm, exchanged ideas, challenge perspectives. The debate encouraged them to present logical arguments, cite examples and brought some interesting conversations about how technological advancements can improve accuracy, efficiency, and quality control in the construction industry.
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Fathima Hanan S, Anusree K, Aashna Harindran, and Sangeetha emerged as the winning team, demonstrating strong teamwork and effective argumentation.
The individual awards recognised outstanding performance and impactful communication. Sangeetha K S was adjudged Best Speaker for her speaking skills and effective presentation, while Iris Nanda Manikandan received the Best Statement award for delivering a particularly noteworthy argument.
The event provided a valuable platform for students to strengthen their communication, critical-thinking, and analytical skills while engaging with an important question facing the construction industry. It reinforced the idea that achieving construction quality requires a balanced combination of technological innovation and human expertise.
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Rinu J Achison, AP CE
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