Mentor Graphics University Design Contest 2016

Organization : Mentor Graphics
Competition Name : Mentor Graphics University Design Contest 2016
Competition Last Date : December 23rd, 2016

Website : mentor.com/india/design-contest

Design Contest :

This is the Sixth Mentor Graphics University Design contest 2016 in India. The focus of this contest is to provide an opportunity for engineering students to showcase their technical talent and competency using Mentor Graphics tools.

Related : Triveni Ethnics u-Design Contest 2016 : www.contest.net.in/18551.html

We expect to grow this contest with increased representation & participation, and draw maximum number of contestants for the contest.

This competitive design contest is aimed at :
** Provide an opportunity for engineering students from different technology streams to participate in the contest and demonstrate their technical capabilities, problem solving, project management and design skills in a contest against their peers.
** Provide all participants with new perspectives on how design teams from different disciplines and different regions of the country approach a common design problem.
** Provide engineering students with a chance to meet experts to showcase and present their ideas, and also network with fellow participants to discuss newer ideas of working on a project.

Awards:
The top three winners of the University Design Contest will earn a Certificate of Recognition. There will be one Winner team followed by two runner-up teams.

The winning team will be awarded a cash prize of INR150000
1st Runner-up – INR100000
2nd Runner-up – INR50000

Important timelines & Facts:
** Launch of design contest : October 31st , 2016
** Last Date for Submission: December 23rd, 2016
** Winners Notification : December 30th, 2016
** Awards Ceremony : January 12th , 2017

The Contest Design & Structure:
The contest follows a three stage process.

Each stage will focus on communicating the team’s ideas through a different channel, as follows:
** Teams will submit a short project paper (10 pages maximum) describing their solution to the project proposal. University Design Contest Technical committee will review and evaluate all the submissions. A maximum of 10 teams will be selected for the next stage.
** Shortlisted teams will be expected to send a presentation outlining the entire description. The proposed solution will be reviewed by the University Design Contest Technical committee. The Technical committee will select 5 teams for the final selection/ranking.
** The 5 finalists will be rated based on their proposed solution/design to the technical committee. Based on the criteria below, the competition judges will rank and identify an overall winner of the competition and one runner-up team.