IIT Kharagpur organizes Young Innovators Program for school students
To make the younger generation more oriented towards scientific and technological innovations, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur recently organized a science and technology competition for students of Classes 8 to 10. The competition called the 'Young Innovators Program YIP 2018' was attended by many schools in the country and also from Singapore, a statement by the premier institute said yesterday. Here's more.
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Students of different participating teams came up with solutions to problem statements in the areas of clean energy, health and cleanliness, resource management, hardware modeling, product designing, and disaster management in the YIP 2018. Kaanger Valley Academy, Raipur, Chattisgarh emerged on top of the Young Innovators Program for devising a low-cost home-made herbal mask to help breathe in a polluted environment, the statement said.
'Pothole Warrior' came second, smart wastage management plan on third
The final round of YIP 2018 was held at IIT Kharagpur campus on October 27 and 28. The first runner-up was The Crossword School from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, which developed an electronic device for instantly fixing potholes for smooth and safe surface transport that they named 'Pothole Warrior'. The second runner-up Tarapore School, Jamshedpur, came up with smart wastage management using solar and ultrasonic-sensors.
Most of the projects presented dealt with bettering the environment
The smart wastage management plan, which had a network connected smart bin, presented by students of Tarapore School was inspired from the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. Some of the other noteworthy projects were Pollution Biosensor by KIIT International and train turbine by BP Vidya Mandir.
A total of six teams qualified for the final round
A total of 24 teams presented their models in the semi-final round at the campus, which were judged by the faculty and the alumni of IIT Kharagpur. While six teams qualified in the final round, they were further evaluated on the originality of their projects, societal impact, quality of presentation and at last, the overall project idea, the statement said.
Young talents need to be groomed, motivated: Prof. Baidurya Bhattacharya
At the event, Baidurya Bhattacharya, Dean, International Relations, IIT KGP, said, "The young talents need to be groomed and motivated towards understanding the challenges faced by the world," adding, "The students qualifying are extremely talented and we're glad to offer this platform to encourage them."
