Entrepreneurial Idea, Innovation: Project Contest for young Minds

On 14th Feb. 2022 Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) in association with Department of Information Technology organized “Entrepreneurial Idea, Innovation Project Contest” to commemorate National Science Day as a part of IIC Celebration activity. The students presented their innovative project models and the posters on the theme Technology for Sustainable Living. Totally 60 students were participated in the event in 15 teams with their innovative ideas.

Project includes Room automation, Obstacle detection tool for blind people, AI based alarming system for farmers, IoT based smart agriculture system, Bluetooth Control LED, Smart Security Door Lock, Detecting Animals and Insects in Field, Heart Beat Monitoring System, Motion Detection in Prison, Water Overflow Indicator, Automatic Dustbin, Automatic Hand Sanitizer, Paper Piano, Serial LED running lights etc.,

All the projects and the posters were evaluated by a three member team of experts. The expert team includes Dr.Balaji, Professor in-charge of Skill Training, Dr.Rajakumar, Controller of Examinations and Dr.Lakshmi Narayanan, Embedded and IoT Pre-Incubation Unit evaluated the projects. During the evaluation the expert team members interacted with the projects leads and mentored all the project. Infact, all the students were benefited through the mentoring by the expert.

Prizes and certificates were given to the students who won the contest. Certificates were given to all the students participated in the Project Contest. The EDC Director & IIC President Dr. Lourdes Poobala Rayen encouraged all the young talents to fine tune the models presented and to develop an innovative product which could be marketed. The event was coordinated by Dr.L.Gandhimathi, EDC Coordinator of IT department.