IIT Bombay launches e-Yantra innovation challenge; Seed funding worth 1Cr for winners

IIT Bombay launches e-Yantra innovation challenge; Seed funding worth 1Cr for winners

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New Delhi, Updated on Sep 6, 2022 09:16 IST

Candidates interested to participate in eYIC 2022-23 must note that the deadline to register for this innovation challenge is September 25. Interested teams can apply at eyic.e-yantra.org

IIT Bombay launches eYIC 2022-23

eYIC 2022-23: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has launched the e-Yantra Innovation Challenge (eYIC 2022-23) to seek solutions for inclusive urban infrastructure. e-Yantra is a Robotics outreach program that caters to young engineers in solving problems using technology. Candidates interested to participate in eYIC 2022-23 must note that the deadline to register for this innovation challenge is September 25. Interested teams can apply at eyic.e-yantra.org

The Ministry of Education, Government of India funds the e-Yantra project and it is hosted at the CSE department of IIT Bombay. This year’s themes are Sustainable and Advanced Technologies for Helping Urban Inclusivity and Agriculture. Inclusivity here caters to Persons with Disabilities (PWD), who constitute almost 2.2 per cent of our population (30M people), but have to lag behind due to less inclusive urban spaces.

Winners to receive seed funding

Winning teams who successfully pitch will receive seed funding from a prize pool of INR 1 crore. There is also INR 25 lakhs worth of prizes to be won.

e-Yantra Innovation Challenge (eYIC) is an annual competition that trains student teams in crucial skills through MOOCs before getting them to solve real-world problems and build startups. Started in 2014, the challenge has attracted nearly on average, 2000 students to participate in e-Yantra’s Innovation Challenge over the past few years.

Challenge divided into four stages

The innovation challenge is divided into four stages. Stage 1 is a training sprint that familiarises participants with the theme, trains them in technologies, and helps them articulate problems with training through MOOCs and live sessions by experts. Stage 2 is a prototyping sprint where teams work under e-Yantra mentorship to build a prototype of their proposed solution. Stage 3 is an innovation sprint where e-Yantra helps develop a pitch to an Incubator – here, the IIT Bombay Incubator SINE.

The last stage is an implementation sprint, where teams refine their Proof-of-concept (PoC) under the guidance of e-Yantra mentors. e-Yantra provides the resources, training and guidance, and even a travel allowance and boarding/lodging at IIT Bombay for the Finals at IIT Bombay.

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