Sparsh was started back in 1993 by the students of SVNIT (earlier known as, Sardar Vallabhbhai Regional Engineering College (SVREC), Surat) with a very small budget.
It has also witnessed famous troupes like the Hungarian Face Team, Nigel Mead, Pyromania, Antriksh Band and Hand shadowgraphy artists like Amar and Sabyaschi Sen, Rishabh Srivastava, Flute Gurukul.
Eminent artists and bands such as Shirley Setia, Vishal–Shekhar, Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Kailash Kher,[2] Javed Ali,[3] Salim–Sulaiman,[4] Shraddha Pandit, KK,[5] Daler Mehndi, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Neha Kakkar, Euphoria, Mohit Chauhan,[6] Gaurav Dagaonkar, Bombay Rockers, Parikrama[7] and Paradigm Shift have graced the occasion in the past.
The wide category of performances include Hindustani, Classical, Symphony, Orchestra, Opera, Heavy Metal, Punk rock.
One can hear all these terms come alive as the Divas and Heartthrobs of the college walk the red carpet donning various attires which inspire awe and envy at the same time in every person’s mind.
Never lets anyone have an ideal moment in their itinerary for the day as they run, sprint or dash from watching their short film being premiered to solving mind boggling murder mysteries, while taking a mini break in between to sing your favorite song to the passing by crowd happily dazzled.
A major part of it includes activities like Zorbing, Paintball, Quad Biking, ATV ride, Laser Tag, Console LAN Gaming etc.
), CATalyst (Core management Test), Digital marketing, Politikicks, Mega-Quiz, Mega Antakshari, Short Movie Making, Treasure Hunt, Business Baazigar, Walk the Talk and many more.
Some of the events had students rolling on the floor with either laughter (The Viral Fever[8] videos, Sab Q-tiyapa hai) or involuntarily as per the command of master (Hypnotism), or to find out some possibly visible secret of the tricks (Arvind Jayashankar and Nigel Mead, The magician Mentalist).
Some topics Includes Ethical Hacking, 3D-Composition, Gesture Control Robotics, Web Development and Mock-CAT Workshops are an integral part of Sparsh.
Pronites has brought many renowned singers and bands like Antriksh Band, Shirley Setia Vishal–Shekhar, Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Udit Narayan, Kailash Kher, Javed Ali, Salim–Sulaiman, Shraddha Pandit, KK, Neha Kakkar, Daler Mehndi, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Euphoria, Mohit Chauhan, Gaurav Dagaonkar, Bombay Rockers, Parikrama and Paradigm Shift.
From small but effective events like blind orchestra in order to encourage and appreciate them to large-scale movements to eliminate educational inequality through associates with Teach to India have tried not to limit them in any way at all.
Many prominent names have been associated with many events in Sparsh including Toyota, Coca-Cola, VR, Aagam Group, Rupa, Larsen & Toubro, Aditya Birla Group, NBCC, Aircel, IMS, VLCC, Art of Living, DLF Limited, Atos Origin, FaaDooEngineers.com,[9] ONGC, Nishal Group, The Gateway, Honda, Cinepolis, NH7, Blockbuster Restaurant, Pantaloons, Twenty19,[10] Jalaram, Futurism, Airtel, Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Kribhko, Essar, Vasari, NSM, Red Bull,Euro Chips, State Bank Of India, NBCC.The media sector has seen several names like Gujarat Guardian, Times of India, Rajasthan Patrika, Radio Mirchi, BIG FM 92.7.
Sparsh is one of the most widely publicized and covered college festival in Western India, receiving extensive coverage by all sectors of media.
In print media leading newspapers like The Times of India,[11][12] Rajasthan Patrika, Gujarat Guardian and also several local dailies cover Sparsh.