Organisation : Sairam Institutions
Competition Name : Dr. Apj Abdul Kalam Innovation Ecosystem
Applicable For : UG & PG Students

Website : http://kalaminnovation.com/

Dr. Apj Abdul Kalam Innovation Ecosystem:
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Innovation Ecosystem is a CSR initiative of Sairam Institutions aimed at encouraging and inspiring engineering students across India to showcase their skill and talent by applying their Engineering knowledge in several fields to find solutions for various day-to-day problems which could help build a better world for the future. The "Innovation Ecosystem" named after former President of India, will organize a National level project competition.

The participants can submit their projects in any one or more of the chosen 5 domain, namely - Agriculture, Energy, Water & Environment, Manufacturing & Technology and Infrastructure.

Project Categories:
Creativity led projects are highlighted here which brings innovation in various fields. Experiments on these fields are focused to bring in efficiency in the production. The technology advancements made in these fields makes management simpler.

** Agriculture
** Energy
** Water & Environment
** Manufacturing & Technology
** Infrastructure

Infrastructure:
Building smart cities proves the quality index of developing Nation. Innovations in the field of infrastructure development are carefully done for better habitat.

Following theme under Infrastructure are emphasized here which are awarded for appreciation:
** Composite Materials
** Intelligent Transport System
** Inter Linking Of Rivers in India
** Rain Water Harvesting System
** Smart Buildings and Smart Cities
** Smart materials for Infrastructure
** Structural Health Monitoring
** Sustainable Seismic Resistant Structures
** Repair and Rehabilitation Techniques
** Robust Structures

Who can Apply ?:
** The target participant of the contest includes UG and PG students from colleges and Universities.
** A team of maximum four students can register. A team member can participate in more than one project. However, a student can be a team leader for only one project.

Important Dates:
Online Submission 20-Feb-2017
Project 1st level screening result has been postponed to 10th march 2017
2nd Level Screening Result 27-Mar-2017
Final Demo & Presentation to Industry Jury 08-Apr-2017


SELECTION PROCEDURE :
The projects will be scrutinized at two different levels before the final demonstration.
Level 1 :
All project entries registered will be evaluated based on
** Innovative idea
** Technical content
** Social relevance

Level 2 :
** All project entries that have passed level one will be assessed based on the model display and presentation
** Every participants have to give a 5 minutes Skype presentation on the innovative idea, technical content & social relevance of the project model

Level 3 :
** Projects that are selected for the final demonstration will be assessed based on the Implementation of the project.
** Projects that are selected for the final demonstration will be assessed based on the implementation of the project and presentation