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AURANGABAD: The Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI) has invited applications from students for its Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards-2014, which are presented by the at the national-level.
Entries have been invited from students for projects which address important social, environmental or technological issues faced by the public. This can include projects on disadvantaged people or sectors and spaces or micro and small enterprises. The projects should have the potential to impact a national need.
Ashish Garde, former honorary secretary of CMIA said, "The Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA) formed an 'Innovation Cell' recently and has taken special efforts to collaborate with SRISTI. This will enable students from the Marathwada region to participate in national-level competitions and apply for awards."
He added that SRISTI has established three national awards for innovative student projects in engineering, pharmacy, science and other applied technologies. "The awards will be given by the chairperson of the National Innovation Foundation (NIF) R A Mashelkar, at IIM-Ahmedabad in April 2014."
Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards, 2014
1. MLM (More from less for Many) award
2. Sristi socially relevant technological innovation award
3. Strategic innovation and /or technological-edge award
The entries from the students will be accepted online at www.techpedia.in for the awards by February 15, 2014.
The applications may be made by the past or present students of technical institutions/universities. On behalf of the students who have already passed out and left the Institute or University, the faculty member, who supervised the project, can also apply.
All the shortlisted entries will be displayed by winners at the annual exhibition at IIM-Ahmedabad in April 2014 .The submitted entries will be included in www.techpedia.in database with due acknowledgement of the name of the team members, supervisor, college, department and any contact information provided.
The exhibition will be visited by leading policy makers and practitioners of the country. The prototype may be retained to be displayed in a permanent exhibition likely to be developed soon at the national level with due acknowledgement of innovators, supervisors and the concerned institution.
"SRISTI has entered in memorandum of understanding with CMIA and the processing of the entries at Marathwada level will be done in coordination with CMIA. CMIA's Innovation Cell has appealed the students to submit entries at the website," said Garde.
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