DW BUREAU / PATIALA The 14th edition of the much-awaited BAJA SAE 2021 series concluded with much fanfare at Chitkara University at Rajpura here today. For the first time, the event was held in the virtual format amid the disruption caused by the pandemic wherein the teams participated from their respective regions. In the conventional m-BAJA Team Piranha Racing from Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune was declared winner and Team Predators Racing from D.Y Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi stood as the first runner up. In the e-BAJA event Team Concept Green from KLE Technological University, Hubli was declared as the winner and Trident Racing from Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur stood as the first runner up. Two hundred entries across the engineering colleges in India were received for BAJA SAEINDIA 2021, out of which 150 teams were registered for conventional m-BAJA and 50 teams were registered for e-BAJA event. While Chitkara University has been supporting the BAJA SAEINDIA since 2015, it is the principal sponsor and host for the 14th edition of the BAJA SAEINDIA 2021 event. BAJA tasks the students to conceptualize, design, build, test and validate a single-seater four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle (ATV) to take part in a series of events. The BAJA SAEINDIA 2021 event has been conducted in two legs. The first leg i.e. preliminary round of BAJA SAEINIDIA 2021 was conducted in December 2020, wherein teams were asked to submit the design report of their buggy along with automotive/rulebook quiz and evaluation. This evaluation was not an elimination round, but the score obtained by teams will be added to final scores of the team. The second leg will consist of static events done on personalized video conferencing software. Followed by this, the dynamic events will be held virtually through IPG CarMaker. The virtual dynamic events will include Acceleration performance, Brake performance, Gradeability performance, Maneuverability performance, Suspension and traction performance and All-Terrain Performance. (editor@dailyworld.in)