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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Description (70 to 100) words: Oriented towards outcome of the event highlighting Innovation/entrepreneurship/motivation/start-ups/skill oriented.

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 –

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,

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

From L-to-R, Dr. H.K. Mittal (Jury Member), Dr. Sachin Ahuja, Dr. Jagdish Lal Raheja (Jury Member) and Dr. Sudesh Mittal on Day 2