The Mahindra Baja SAEINDIA is often considered the proving ground for engineering students from across the country. The event, which is in its 12th edition this year, tasks students to conceptualise, design, build, test and validate a single-seater four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle to take part in events that aim to test their endurance. The off-road buggies that make the final cut are put through a tonne of punishing events at NATRiP’s (National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project) NATRAX (National Automotive Test Tracks) at Pithampur near Indore.