SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, April 27: The mega annual event of the Jharkhand School Innovation Challenge began at IIT Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad today.
Class VII to XII students from across the state participate in this prestigious innovation competition.
Naresh Vashistht Centre for Innovation
Naresh Vashistht Centre for Tinkering and Innovation (NVCTI) IIT ISM organizes this to promote innovation and creativity among state school students.
The registration process for the contest began in the presence of Prof JK Pattanayak, director, and Prof Dhiraj Kumar, deputy director.
Prof JK Pattanayak said that this time, the theme for junior students (classes VII to X ) is ‘Sustainable Development Goal’, and for senior students (classes XI and XII), it is ‘Cyber-Physical Systems’.
May15 is the last date
The registration process will conclude on May 10, and the last date for submitting ideas for the contest is May 15.
“The results of shortlisted teams for the challenge will be announced on May 20, while the presentation based on the selected ideas will be held on May 25,” said Prof Pattanayak.
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Prof Dhiraj Kumar, deputy director, said the winners of the presentation round will be announced on May 26, while the presentation of the working prototype will take place on July 22.
Prototype presentation round
“The results of the prototype presentation round will be announced on July 24 while on-site mentoring by experts for selected teams for the prototype development round will be held during the week-long final round scheduled from August 5-9,” said Dhiraj Kumar.
Prof Alok Kumar Das, Dean (Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship), said the grand finale is scheduled for August 10.
“Such events help students develop their critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills,” said Prof Ajit Kumar, faculty in charge (ISD.). He said the challenge also offers a platform for students to showcase their innovative ideas and projects to a wider audience, including educators, industry professionals, and policymakers.
Prof Kumar said the challenge encourages students to work in teams and collaborate with peers, teachers and experts from various fields.
Each school can submit a maximum of two ideas or two teams with one unique idea each from the junior and senior Categories. Students can’t participate directly, and only schools can register teams from their registered ID on the JH-SIC 2024.