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kscste.kerala.gov.in TECHFEST 2021 : State Level Contest For Innovative Engineering Projects

Organisation : KSCSTE Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment
Contest Name : TECHFEST 2021 State Level Contest For Innovative Engineering Projects
Applicable For : B.Tech Students
Applicable State : Kerala
Last Date : 31/05/2021
Website : https://kscste.kerala.gov.in/

KSCSTE TECHFEST

The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment annually organizes TECHFEST with an aim to promote innovations of Engineering students in the Kerala State.

The Programme is a technological event which showcases the technological innovations/inventions developed by the engineering students studying in the State.

TECHFEST is organized as a contest of innovative projects of engineering students and the Programme provides an opportunity for the talented engineering students to exhibit/demonstrate their innovative products.

Eligibility

The contest is open to the undergraduate students (B.Tech) of all engineering colleges (including state and central institutions) within the Kerala State.

General Guidelines

** The contest is open to the undergraduate students (B.Tech) of all engineering colleges (including state and central institutions) within the Kerala State.

** Innovative and original products/working models only will be considered for the contest. No software development/programme will be considered for the contest.

** A team shall comprise of 4 students (maximum) and one member of faculty as mentor.
** A team has to register in advance to participate in TECHFEST 2021 of KSCSTE through online.

** The application should compulsorily be endorsed by the respective Head of the Institution (HoI) for its novelty and innovation. The team shall upload the endorsement and the approval of the concerned HoI while submitting the online application.

** Projects which have won prizes in any State level or National level contest shall not be eligible to participate in TECHFEST.

** Project proposals will be shortlisted and only selected projects will compete in the regional level TECHFEST. The toppers from the regional level TECHFEST will participate in the State level TECHFEST.

** The selection of projects at the regional level and State level shall be done by an Expert Technical Committee constituted by KSCSTE.

** The projects will be evaluated online at the regional level and State level
and hence for evaluating the projects, the team has to forward in advance, a short video (less than 5 minutes) explaining the project.

** The team should also forward a poster (soft copy) that explains the design methodology and details of operation. During the online evaluation also, the team will be asked to demonstrate the working of the prototype.

** The best innovations, selected by State level Expert Technical Committee, shall be awarded with State Innovation Awards. The decision of the Awards by the Expert Technical Committee shall be final.

** The regional level and State level TECHFEST shall be conducted during August – September. The dates shall be finalized according to the calendar of various universities in Kerala supporting B.Tech courses.

** The prizes shall be distributed in a valedictory function.

Prizes

State Innovation Awards
** Platinum (1 no’s) – Rs. 30,000/-
** Silver (3 no’s) – Rs. 20,000/- each
** Gold (2 no’s) – Rs. 25,000/- each
** Bronze (5 no’s) Rs. 10,000/- each

Last Date

The last date of submitting online applications is 31/05/2021

Contact Us

Contact for more details
Dr. Sherin B. M.
M., Scientist B,
Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom,
Thiruvananthapuram 695 004, Kerala
2021techfest @gmail.com
0471 2548230

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