DRAFT DAY - The AutoCAD Design Challenge

​Can you turn an imperfect real-world brief into a drawing someone could actually build from?

​DRAFT DAY is a live AutoCAD challenge by Synq Work, Gurugram.

​You’ll receive a hand-marked drawing with messy notes, incomplete information, and conflicting dimensions. You’ll have 2 hours to interpret the brief, make the right calls, and produce a clean, layered CAD drawing under a hard deadline.

​We’ll evaluate how you actually work, not just the final output: keyboard efficiency, layer discipline, dimensioning, scaling, Model vs Paper Space, accuracy, and how you handle contradictions.

​Once the clock stops, judges score the files over high tea. The top participants will defend their work in a 2-minute review before the winners are announced the same day.

​What’s at stake

• ​₹50,000 prize pool

• ​Pre-Placement Opportunities at Synq Work

• ​Real feedback from judges

• ​Certificates for all participants

​Who can apply

​Final-year students and 2025/26 graduates from:

• ​Architecture & design

• ​Engineering

• ​Polytechnic & technical colleges

• ​CAD institutes

​Only 30 participants. Application-based selection.

​Bring your laptop with AutoCAD installed. The free student version is accepted.

​Hosted by Synq.Work

​Draft it. Defend it. Get noticed.