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IIT Kharagpur’s Young Innovator’s Programme, A success!
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur organised a science and technology competition for students of class 8 to 10. It’s an initiative to make the younger generation aware and oriented about the new innovations in scientific and technologically.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur organised a science and technology competition for students of class 8 to 10. It’s an initiative to make the younger generation aware and oriented about the new innovations in scientific and technologically.
The 'Young Innovators Programme YIP 2018' competition was attended by many schools in the country and also from Singapore. The final round of YIP 2018 was held at IIT Kharagpur campus on October 27 and 28.
The different participating teams came up with solutions to problem statements in the areas of Clean Energy, Health and cleanliness, Resource management, Hardware Modelling, Product Designing and Disaster Management in the YIP 2018.
On top of the programme was Kaanger Valley Academy, Raipur, Chattisgarh; they devised a low-cost home-made herbal mask to help breathe in a polluted environment.
The Crossword School from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh was the first runner-up. They developed 'Pothole Warrior', an electronic device for instantly fixing potholes for smooth and safe surface transport.
Tarapore School, Jamshedpur came up with a project on smart management of wastage using solar and ultrasonic sensors. They emerged as the second runner-up of the competition and said that the
A total of 24 teams presented their models in the semi-final round which were judged by faculty and alumni of IIT Kharagpur. The final six teams were further evaluated on the originality of their projects, societal impact, quality of presentation and overall project idea.
Speaking about YIP, 2018 – Dean, International Relations, IIT KGP Prof Baidurya Bhattacharya remarked, "The young talents need to be groomed and motivated towards understanding the challenges faced by the world and ideate feasible solutions."
"The students qualifying for this event are extremely talented and we are glad to offer this platform to encourage their scientific pursuit," he added.