idea-thon
Propel your Innovative Ideas into Fascinating Reality
Type of Activity: Idea-Thon Finals: 5 Minute Project Pitch
Date of Activity: December 6 and 7, 2021
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Name of Organizing Agency: CURIN and NewGen IEDC
No. of Participants: (student + staff): 100 Students and 25 Staff Members
Facilitators: Sagar Juneja, Chanpreet Singh and Lovit Kumar
| Dr H.K.Mittal Chairman-SISF Committee Former Adviser, Ministry of Science & Technology, NSTEDB, DST, Govt. of India |
Dr Jagdish Lal Raheja Former Chief Scientist and Group Head CSIR – Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan |
Mr. Brijesh Aggarwal Serial Entrepreneur Co-Founder, DocsinBlocks and BitcuDo Crypto Exchange VP, BuySellFast Inc, |
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CURIN organized Idea-Thon to provide a platform for students to bring forth their most innovative ideas that have good commercial potential. The objective of the competition was to nurture those ideas and bring them to a level where they can be pitched for prototyping funding from NewGen IEDC.
The theme of the competition was ‘PROPEL YOUR INNOVATIVE IDEAS INTO FASCINATING REALITY’ and it was launched on October 1, 2021 and by the last date of submission (i.e. Oct 25) we received as many as 50 ideas from students of different departments of the university. These ideas were received in the form of 1-minute video where applicant explained problem statement, proposed solution and commercial potential of their ideas.
38 ideas were shortlisted, and these applicants were provided mentoring support by the experts from the university in the Brainstorming round of the competition. The Brainstorming round was held during November 10 and 25.
After the brainstorming round 26, teams were shortlisted that presented their final project pitches for funding support from NewGen IEDC to external jury that comprised of seasoned professionals in the domain of innovation and entrepreneurship. These experts were –
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Dr H.K.Mittal Chairman-SISF Committee Former Adviser, Ministry of Science & Technology, NSTEDB, DST, Govt. of India |
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Dr Jagdish Lal Raheja Former Chief Scientist and Group Head CSIR – Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan |
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Mr. Brijesh Aggarwal Serial Entrepreneur Co-Founder, DocsinBlocks and BitcuDo Crypto Exchange VP, BuySellFast Inc, |
Each of the 26 teams was give 5 minutes to present their pitch which was followed by rigorous Q&A session. This final round was held on December 6 and 7.
Currently we are evaluating the results and top 10 teams will receive prototyping funding of INR 2.25 lacs from NewGen IEDC.
NewGen IEDC has been set-up at Chitkara University by National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi, Government of India and our university has received a funding of 2.87 Crore under this project to support student projects.
Here is a list of Top-26 teams that participated in the Finals of Idea-Thon –
| S. No | Student Applicant | Title | Assigned Mentor (In Brainstorming Round) |
| 1 | Rem Vanchhawng | Alpha Healthcare Solution | Dr. Rajesh Kaushal |
| 2 | Sualak Sharma | Automated Shopping Cart | Mr. Gurpreet Singh |
| 3 | Appurav Gupta | Automatic and Moveable Vertical Garden Barricades | Mr. Varinder Singh |
| 4 | Sidakdeep Singh Bhatia | Automatic Attendance Tracking Management System | Dr. Shalli Rani |
| 5 | Pratham Khunger | Bio-Gas Plant | Dr. Prabhjot Singh |
| 6 | Kanika Kaushik | Carefree Med | Dr. Adarsh Agrawal |
| 7 | Sushanta | Development of Thermal Spraying Gun for Thermal Spray Coatings | Dr. Rakesh Goyal |
| 8 | Parth Mishra | Driving Assistance for Foggy Conditions | Mr. Nitesh Parmar |
| 9 | Satvik | Drowsiness Detection System | Dr. Nitin Saluja |
| 10 | Abhinav Mangla | EduTrana | Dr. Sachin Ahuja |
| 11 | Hitesh Singla | Enhancement of Working Life of Agricultural Equipments and Tools with the Development of Wear Resistant Alloy Powder Coatings | Dr. Rakesh Goyal |
| 12 | Tanshul | Financial Education Platform | Dr. Neeraj Kumar |
| 13 | Ankit kumar | Helmet for Biker Safety | Mr. Gurpreet Singh |
| 14 | Shreya Ghimire | KAAPY – Digital Notepad | Mr. Varinder Singh |
| 15 | Pranav Garg | Laptop Stand | Mr. Chanpreet Singh |
| 16 | Aniket Kumar Prajapati | Portable Solar Power Station with Solar Cooker | Dr. Amit Kumar |
| 17 | Love Vyas | Relax Ball | Dr. Amit Kumar |
| 18 | Satvik | Robot for Printing Lanes on Roads | Dr. Nitin Saluja |
| 19 | Satvik | Robust and Real-Time Augmented Reality-based Driving Assistive System | Dr. Gurjinder Singh |
| 20 | Aditya Sharma | SERENITY – Talk to Yourself Device | Dr. Neeraj Kumar |
| 21 | Bhanu Sharma | SKEPSI STELLA – Website for Event Management | Dr. Adarsh Agrawal |
| 22 | Parth Kumar | Snycom – E-Commerce Consultancy | Dr. Sachin Ahuja |
| 23 | Anupama | Temp-Set | Mr. Chanpreet Singh |
| 24 | Prerna Jha | TravEx – Expresso Travelling | Dr. Shalli Rani |
| 25 | Sahil Bhatiwal | Unique Medical IDs for Individuals | Dr. K.R. Ramkumar |
| 26 | Maheswari Srinivasan | Virtual Reality Based Home Eye Testing Device for Measuring Spectacle Power of the Eye | Dr. Neha Tuli |
Photographs of the Event
Some of the finalists waiting for their turn to present their pitches
Mr. Sagar Juneja – Coordinator NewGen IEDC and Asst. Dean (CURIN) talking about the competition.
Two applicants presenting their respective ideas
Jury Members Dr. Jagdish Lal Raheja (Left) and Mr. Brijesh Aggarwal (Right) on Day 1
