AICTE opens entry for 'India Innovation Initiative-2017'

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has opened entries for a mega "innovation challenge", whose winners will get incubation support and be introduced to prospective investors for commercialisation of their products.

The nationwide contest will be organised by the technical education regulator in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as well as the Department of Science and Technology of the Union Government.

"Students enrolled to the AICTE approved technical institutions are eligible to apply and the winners in the category will be recognized and rewarded by the AICTE," the council said inviting entries for the challenge. 

Only those students will get



entry to the mega contest who have already developed a demonstrable prototype of their innovative idea or concept in any of the 14 areas, ranging from Agriculture, health care, consumer electronics, transportation and logistics to robotics and artificial intelligence.

"Indian citizens who are 18 years old and above can participate in the contest either as an individual or as a team of a maximum five persons. They must have a proof of their concept or prototype which is technically demonstrable," an AICTE official told DH.

The last date for entry to the 'India Innovation Initiative-2017' is August 31. It is the ninth edition of the contest to be organised by the government in association with an industry body.