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Great Innovations only happen when people aren’t afraid to do things differently – YIP 2022

Young Innovators Programme (YIP) 2022 conducted by IIT Kharagpur

Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turns into an innovation. Today it is not about how creative, how economical or how formative your idea is, it is about the thought and purpose of making an idea happen. We call India a diversified country, where solutions are evaluated based on the problems related to our socio-economic dynamism. As the nation with the youngest population, our GenZ also known as the Millennials, bring out fresh ideas to our age old problems in their unique way of applying problem solving techniques to the growing hazards of a growing complicated world. With the intent of providing a podium to these profound young minds, IIT Kharagpur organized a Global Science & Technology Competition empowering greenhorns to solve real-life challenges through innovation. Nurturing and developing the young minds with a passion for Science and Innovation, IIT Kharagpur launched the Young Innovators Program (YIP) 2022 on 5th September 2022. Nearly 500+ schools across India, Saudi Arabia, USA participated in the first round of YIP 2022 on the lines to conceptualize solutions on Affordable Technologies, Health & Hygiene, SMART Technologies, Crisis Management, Energy Convergence, Pollution Control, Environment Conservation, Readymade Product Utilities, Economic Inclusions and Sustainable Future.

32 teams were chosen from more than 1400 participants from different national and international schools for the second round of the 4th edition of the Young Innovators Program (YIP) 2022 which has been successfully conducted by Branding and Relations Cell of IIT Kharagpur from 20th to 22nd January 2023. Out of 32, 12 teams have advanced to the third round, and 5 teams were declared as the YIP 2022 winners. The audience was in it for a treat to watch so many outstanding projects, creative ideas, and analytical thinking from the youngsters throughout the event. The young innovators were truly inspirational as Future World Changers. The programm helps to promote a culture of innovation among students in science and technology at a very early stage of their academic journey. The competition aims to recognize the creative ability of students and ignite the innovation in their minds to work upon some of the really interesting real-world problems.

When the soft breeze of January winters encapsulated the entire campus, the morning campus tour for the students became a memorable journey. One of the students excitedly said, “It feels like an hill station with the big-big trees.” As soon as the IIT bus rolled out, the children enjoyed the popular spots of IIT Kharagpur with candid photos along with visit to various departments, halls of residence, student activity centres, TSG, sports stadiums,Nehru Museum, hijli jail etc. The enthusiasm among the students to visit the largest IIT campus in India with 2100 acres was impressive. Those sparkling eyes were mesmerized with the beauty of a green laden campus which acts like a cocoon to nurture the best minds in the country weaving ideas, dreams and a world creating opportunities. The young minds were awestruck to see the Nehru Museum and the gallery of the Indian Knowledge System. One of the student exclaimed in astonishment, said, “IIT Kharagpur has own their Museum as well?” to which one our student representative, Abhinil Kumar replied , “Yes and it also has a jail where freedom fighters were punished by the then British Government,” which stirred the curiosity among all the students to see the famous Hijli Jail of IIT Kharagpur.

Prof. Amit Patra, Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur stated, “India is the country of the youth where constant inventions from the remotest places, has the capability to address the challenges that the society faces today. The youth of this country are the inheritors of the Aspirational India who will take this country way forward on the path of Atmanirbhar Bharat. I invite everyone to participate in this programme to promote the spirit of creation, innovation and inclusion. Students will also get the opportunity to interact with distinguished professors and experience the first, largest, and most dynamic campus of IIT Kharagpur.”

Each team had either 2 or 3 students from the same school and was judged on the basis of ideation, research, feasibility, cost of construction, portability, authentication and originality. Round 1 consisted of an online submission of a detailed report explaining the working of their Model/Idea on the chosen theme. Results for Round 1 was released on the IIT Kharagpur website. ‘Technological adherence to Agro-Culture’ was the most favoured subject expertise chosen by the young innovators at IIT Kharagpur’s Young Innovators Program 2022. Providing solutions to the worldly conflicts threatening basic survival needs to create a more sustainable world, the teams and their supervisors showed cognitive and analytical applications to basic problems which the world fails to address.

Anjali Gera Roy, PIC, Branding & Relations remarked, “The Young Innovators Programme was launched to tap the talent of budding scientists and technologists and nurture them so that they can contribute to new India’s self-sustenance goals. The young participants’ grasp of complex scientific concepts, out of the box thinking and translation of abstract ideas into concrete, usable technologies was astounding. Selecting the best 5 projects out of all 32 teams qualifying for the final round proved to be a daunting task for the judges as they were all exceptional. The enthusiasm, energy and enterprise of the participants over the three-day event was palpable and rubbed off on all of us. Catch them young I would say, if you want to find dynamic and innovative solutions for pressing contemporary problems and build a new India.”

Team “XYLEM” from Bhartiyam International School, with project “AGROBOT,” was the winner of the Yong Innovators Programme (YIP) 2022. AGROBOT is a robotic drip irrigation system that transports water through a feed pipe. The primary goal of this device is maneuvering the vehicle towards the plants to supply water rather than utilizing expensive pipelines. This initiative aims to reduce water waste and provide water where it is lacking. It is possible to transform this concept into a large-scale prototype, which would be very beneficial to the farmers and will be an economical purchase rather than laying strips of pipelines that requires regular maintenance.

Team Pure Power winning the 1st Runner-up Position

Eliminating chemical pollutants from wastewater so that it can be reused while producing electricity from it stood second position in YIP 2022. The purpose of this project aimed towards a sustainable future and to inculcate indigenous mechanism for treating the wastewater. “Pure Power” from Ridge Valley School represented this concept under the topic, “Sustainable Hydroelectric Plant for Independent Establishment.” Hydroelctric plant using wastewater is one of the process to treat wastewater that cannot be used otherwise and is a very good implementation towards health and hygiene.

Team AGRICRAFT winning the Third Position

Team “AGRICRAFT” from WWA Cossipore English School, with the project “Vertical Farming,” won the third position in YIP 2022. This project aims to use extensive vertical racking to grow crops on multiple levels to optimize space and manage all the resources and conditions needed for farming. The autonomous and economical irrigation system based on soil moisture content was the major goal of this project. Vertical Farming grasped the attention of many with installation of crop production for weather balance, construction in any areas ranging from infertile lands to highly developed areas encouraging food production. This process helps in the requisite flow of water as per needs and this also helps in recycling of water along with rain water harvesting system. For the construction, moisture sensors have been used in each level with sliders which can be moved to change the direction of the moisture sensor so that variety of water could be grown easily. The water required for the different stages of crop could be controlled through this system. For the circuit design, simply relay mechanism have been used.

Team AGNIMAA winning the Fourth Position

Team “AGNIMAA – The Fuel Saver” from Sagar Public School in Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal, won the fourth prize with their project, “Utilization of heat energy via LPG.” This project aims to maximize the utility of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG). They employed the physics concepts of conduction and convention, which allow heat from one burner to be transported to another while also allowing us to use the excess heat to keep food warm or cook it over a low flame. It is perfect example of conventional form of clean energy which can burn easily and can be transported easily being sensitive to environmental degradation.

Team ALSET winning the Fifth Position

Team “ALSET” from Sanskriti The Gurukul School, with the project “ECORAGE,” is the fifth winner. The project’s primary goal is to identify various waste types so that they can be easily recycled. This is a practical problem-solving strategy because it harms us when recyclable and non-recyclable waste are burned in combination in the factories. Ecorage can segregate wastes like metal, organic, and other types by using various sorts of sensors.

As a result of population explosion which is ever accelerating, intensify the pressure on food production. This, in turn, leads to higher food insecurity, more greenhouse gas emissions, and large-scale environmental degradation. Food production, therefore, needs to adapt to accommodate the growing population and a changing climate.

The interaction of the students with IIT professors and other subject matter experts gave them the window needed to let in ideas flow in in amalgamation of technological pursuits. Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Former Dean R&D; Prof. Rintu Banerjee; HOD, Agricultural & Food Engineering; Prof. Jayanta Mukhopadhyay, Dean Outreach & Alumni Affairs; Prof. Debashish Chakravarti, Associate Dean, Alumni Affairs and Prof. Surjya Kanta Pal, Chairperson, Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology and others shared their experiences with the participating teams sand guided them towards a technology driven world that awaits for their innovative ideas and technological gambits.

Each of the five winning ideas had a clear objective and primarily focuses on a problem that exists in real life. “The concepts that these young students came up with are just unique and extraordinary. Congratulations to all members of the winning team and also to all the teams that took the initiative to participate in the pargramme. We wish all of them the very best for their future and are eager to see all these projects become a industry ready,” said Student Volunteer Abhinil Kumar of the Branding and Relations Cell, IIT Kharagpur.

On the context of G20 presidency to establish India as the Vishwaguru, when these ideas will be implemented on a broader scale of commercialization and meets industry needs in the future markets, they will have a major impact on our economic solutions making India Atmanirbhar and give the younger minds of the country the confidence to build technology for the world while recognizing the potential benefits of technical education along with a holistic development.

By : Poulami Mondal, Digital & Creative Media Executive (Creative Writer)
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The show begins

The IIT Kharagpur campus came alive today with the arrival of 32 teams of school children from all over India, as well as east and west Asia for the Young Innovators Program. For many of the children and their teachers and parents, it had been a long journey from home, but the excitement of reaching their destination and being part of the milling crowd of participants and guests refreshed them in no time. The children especially got down to the business of knowing each other almost immediately. As the day wore off, it was difficult to believe that some of them were meeting each other for the first time.

But then, the first day of the competition was all about familiarizing – especially with the campus. Through the tree-lined roads of the campus, the buses took them post-lunch to see the main academic complex, the Halls of residence, the Gymkhana, Nalanda, the tea garden and finally the Nehru Museum. Before that they had dropped in at the newly-opened DIY Lab of IIT Kharagpur, where they successfully managed to stump Prof. Vikranth Racherla, who showed them around the lab, with their questions. “I have never been asked so many questions even by my own students. I am so happy to see their curiosity,” said Prof. Racherla.

At the formal inauguration of the competition that followed the screening of a film on IIT Kharagpur, the guests were warmly welcomed by the Director of IIT Kharagpur, Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya, together with Dean, International Relations, Prof. Baidurya Bhattacharya, and Associate Dean, Prof. Anandaroop Bhattacharya. The biggest event of the day was the ‘Pledge for the Environment’ that all the 300 assembled guests undertook at the Kalidas auditorium together with the organizers of YIP 2019. As custodians of the Green Planet, each in that congregation pledged to “respect all living things and the natural environment on which they depend, for each is a part of the chain that supports life on Earth.”

The children’s voices were heard the loudest in that pledge-taking. And no surprises there. “Energy and Environment” has been the most popular theme for students this year with the maximum teams competing in that category. From devising how harmful emissions from vehicles can be reduced, to waste water recycling, treatment and reuse, biodegradable sanitary pads, bioplastics, biodegradation of PET bottles, minimizing food waste , several other environment-friendly innovations have made way to the penultimate round of YIP 2019.

From here the mood will turn serious as teams battle each other to lift the winning trophy of this international competition. Irrespective of who wins, there is no doubt that Environment will emerge a big winner. “I haven’t burst crackers for two years,” said one from Team Green Trenders from St Arnolds School in Rourkela. “I haven’t burst crackers for four years,” said another contestant from the same team. They are here to show how bioplastics can be made from yam starch.

Seems like the Environment has won already.

IIT Kharagpur’s Young Innovators Program Sails High across Asia

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IIT Kharagpur is all set to welcome close to one hundred finalists from across Asia for the grand finale of the Young Innovators Program scheduled on November 8-10, 2019. This international science and technology competition witnessed a participation of close to 2500 students in class VIII-X in the previous rounds from an initial outreach of more than 4500 schools globally. Apart from various regions in India, students from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, UAE, Saudi Arabia participated in the event.

The one-of-a-kind competition has been highly appreciated across secondary educational fraternity and corporate R&D leaders as a co-curricular educational program giving direction to the career aspirations of the students. It focuses on school students developing working models and prototypes of innovative solutions for technological challenges in the domains of Energy and Environment, Health and Cleanliness, Hardware Modelling, Product Design and Disaster Management. Each of these themes is targeted towards encouraging the participants to understand the importance of these areas and be equipped with the ability to ideate and come up with innovative solutions having local and global relevance.

Teachers from several participating schools emphasized the ability of this competition to entice the creativity of the students. The teachers have been mentoring the students beyond the normal course curricula for in-depth learning in their project domains. The students pursue various self-learning modes and experimentations as well. Some of the students even continue to work on their projects and nurture their career goals towards fulfilling their innovative ideas. Radha G of GIIS Smart Campus, Singapore spoke about how the competition encourages students to think out of the box, to be creative and to work collaboratively.

“It is a great initiative that helps inculcate the 21^st century skills among the young,” she said.

The competition has received words of appreciation from President of India and an Israeli diplomat as well.

“YIP is a program very close to our hearts. I have been fortunate to have been involved in this program since its inception in 2017, first as an evaluator and then as an organizer. In just a period of 3 years, the program has gone from strength to strength and spread its presence not only across the country but also different countries in ASEAN and Middle East. The level of innovation displayed by the students and the maturity of their thought process at such tender ages is mind blowing.” said Anandaroop Bhattacharya, the Associate Dean, International Relations at IIT Kharagpur whose office organizes this event.

This year a new theme has been introduced in coordination with ICICI Bank. The theme of Financial Inclusion broadens the resource base of a financial institute by bringing low-income groups, especially among the rural population, within the ambit of the formal banking sector. Talking about this theme Sudipta Roy, Head – Unsecured Loans of ICICI Bank, zeroed in on fast-evolving digital India and economic policies of Govt. of India penetrating into the weakest and deepest sections of the society.

Roy said, “These budding minds could bring to the table fresh set of ideas, novel way of looking at challenges faced by the financial sector which could lead to continuous flow of new technologies, processes and awareness. The financial inclusion theme proposed by us would instill in them an orientation towards product and process development which would benefit the entire financial sector in the long run and also evolve next-generation fintech leaders.”

IIT Kharagpur Going Live with Young Innovators

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IIT Kharagpur undergraduate students have organized a live interactive session to mentor school students in classes VIII-X to participate in science and technology innovation competitions. This is an initiative under the IIT Kharagpur Young Innovators Program, a science and technology competition empowering students in classes VIII – X to solve real-life challenges through innovations.

Why YIP

At a time when the MHRD is making technological hackathons increasingly popular across colleges and several corporate houses too extending their support to similar hackathons on various domains, IIT Kharagpur envisioned promoting the practice of ideation and innovation for an even greener pasture i.e. schools.

“We wanted to create a platform which would give students the opportunity to tell a story in science classes even before they reach out for IITs or other colleges in STEM and medicine,” explained an organizing body member of the third edition of Young Innovators Program. “With the assistance of ICICI Bank and Indegene Inc., #YIP2019 is bound to stir much curiosity in the student community with keen interest in science discipline,” he added.

YIP Themes

‘Energy and Environment’, ‘Health & Cleanliness’, ‘Disaster Management’, ‘Hardware Modeling’, Financial Inclusion, and ‘Product Designing’. Winning the competition involves coming up with innovative eco-friendly solutions which are also commercially viable. This would give the ideas a chance to hit the mainstream market kick-starting their success.

Mentorship – Going Live

The organizing team will take live questions from this year’s participants as well as school students interested in similar science and technology competitions. The interactive session is scheduled on July 31 at 3.00 PM on the Facebook page of IIT Kharagpur Young Innovators Program. The students can post their queries and get them answered in real-time through Facebook Live. The webinar will address live FAQs related to preparing concept note, themes, model presentation among others.

About YIP

The competition which started in 2017 has received rave reviews including words of appreciation from the Honourable President of India and Ambassador of Israel in India. Last year, the reach was to 2000+ schools in India and abroad. The registrations for YIP2019 were opened for school students in India and abroad earlier this month. The competition which went international last year also received applications from UAE and ASEAN countries within the first week of its launch in addition to schools from various Indian states.

The third edition of the event was launched on July 18. The Round I registration will go on till August 9, 2019. Launch News

Teachers’ Speak on YIP Participation

“The event is about teamwork. We are thankful to IIT Kharagpur and developing scientific attitude among our students,” said Neelam Dwivedi, teacher at Kanger Valley, Raipur which got the top slot last year.

“The event helps reorient perspectives as the teams go back with innovative ideas of other participants, inputs of IIT faculty and the excellent attitude of undergraduate students at IIT Kharagpur,” pointed out Kesava Reddy MC, teacher at Crossword School, Guntur which was among the top 3 schools last year.

It’s Time for Young Innovators

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IIT Kharagpur has launched the Young Innovators Program 2019, a global science and technology competition empowering greenhorns to solve real-life challenges through innovations. Registration for the third edition of this popular event has started on July 18, 2019.

YIP is a unique program of IIT Kharagpur aimed at igniting the innovative young minds of school children. The competition aims to recognize the creative ability of students studying in classes VIII – X towards sci-tech innovations in thematic areas of global relevance. The thematic areas for YIP 2019 include

Energy and Environment
Health and Cleanliness
Hardware Modelling,
Product Designing
Disaster Management and
Financial Inclusion

Students will conceptualize their innovations in the first round. Those selected for the second round will be required to mature their proposals further and present through video demonstrations. In the semifinal and final rounds which is scheduled to be held at IIT Kharagpur from November 8-9, 2019, the selected students will demonstrate working models of products and processes and make feasibility presentation on their projects.

At various phases, the students would have the opportunity to receive guidance from faculty members, researchers and students of IIT Kharagpur through mentoring sessions. The theme of Financial Inclusion is an addition this year which is a special interest area for the event sponsor ICICI Bank. The other event sponsor Indegene would offer the opportunity of mentorship for projects related to the theme Health and Cleanliness.

“As we look around, we are blessed with bright, young minds everywhere, each of whom is a leader and an innovator. Through YIP, we aim at igniting that spirit of innovation in these minds and enable them to think beyond doubts and beyond barriers. They are the next generation of problem solvers, the stewards of our future who will, in a few years, embark on a journey to build a better world,” said Anandaroop Bhattacharya, Associate Dean (International Relations) and a faculty member of Mechanical Engineering Department at IIT Kharagpur.

The Young Innovator Programme of IIT Kharagpur started in 2017 and in just 2 years has spread its wings not only across the country but also overseas. Last year the reach was to more than 2000 schools and this year with international schools the figure has almost doubled. The semi-finalists of YIP 2018 included two schools from Singapore. This year, the Institute will also reach out to embassies to support the global outreach further. The program has received rave reviews including words of appreciation from the Honourable President of India.

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Urban Challenges and Girl Innovators are Top Picks at IIT KGP’s Young Innovators Program 2018

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Challenges of urban India were the top picks at this year’s Young Innovators Program #YIP2018 organized by IIT Kharagpur. Students in classes VIII-X from schools in India and Singapore who attended the final two rounds of the science and technology competition at IIT Kharagpur, came up with solutions to problem statements in the areas of Clean Energy, Health and cleanliness, Resource management, Hardware Modelling, Product Designing and Disaster Management.

The winner was a low-cost home-made herbal mask to help breathe in a polluted environment (Watch Video). Parineeti Bhura, Manveer Singh from Kaanger Valley Academy, Raipur, Chattisgarh developed this anti-pollution mask project along with a working model. The 1st runner-up was The Crossword School from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (Watch Video). The students Hemasreevani, Vishnu Teja and Sudhanshu G developed an electronic device for instantly fixing potholes for smooth and safe surface transport which they named Pothole Warrior. The second runner-up was a project on smart management of waste using solar and ultrasonic sensors (Watch Video). Aditi Sahay and Sudipa Bhattacharjee of Tarapore School from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand developed this project for a network connected smart bin drawing their inspiration from the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Some of the other noteworthy projects were Pollution Biosensor by KIIT International, Train Turbine by BP Vidya Mandir, smart home illumination etc. A total of 24 teams presented their models in the semi-final round which were judged by faculty members and alumni of IIT Kharagpur (Watch Video). Six teams qualified in the final round who were further evaluated on the originality of their projects, societal impact, quality of presentation and overall project idea.

“The Young Innovators Program is an attempt by IIT KGP to nurture an orientation towards scientific and technological innovation among the future generations. The young talents need to be groomed and motivated towards understanding the challenges faced by the world and ideate feasible solutions. In the first edition of the event, we were delighted with the ideas put forward by these greenhorns. The students qualifying for this event are extremely talented and we are glad to offer this platform to encourage their scientific pursuit,” said Prof. Baidurya Bhattacharya, Dean, International Relations.

The number of female participants was astounding this year. “About 35% of the participants were girls and this indicates a change in the scenario of STEM in the coming years,” remarked a senior coordinator of the Branding and Relations Cell, a student body which organized this competition. While the winning and 1st Runner-up team had representation from girl students, the 2nd Runner-up was an all-girls’ team. Several other schools have sent all-girls’ teams or teams with both gender representation.

The accompanying teachers expressed their delight for this unique platform offered by IIT Kharagpur for budding engineers and scientists of tomorrow. The event was also scaled to international level in its second edition this year. Two teams from Singapore made to the semi-final as well. “This is an excellent initiative organized for the second year by IIT Kharagpur. It is very well received and now we have started getting international participation. Even the Office of the President of India has appreciated this initiative and has provided great motivation,” said Prof. P P Chakrabarti, Director, IIT Kharagpur on a social media post.

The students also participated in a quiz competition organized by the students’ quiz society of IIT Kharagpur. A popular choice prize was announced based on video presentations on social media made by the semi-finalists.

The event was generously supported by the alumni. Illustrious alumnus Vinod Gupta sponsored the prize money for the top three awards. Among the others who supported the event were Joy Shankar Das, Sukanta Padhy, Bipul Das, Harish Kumar Gupta. Alumnus Anand Surelia participated as a judge.

The faculty judges from the Institute were Prof. Aditya Bandyopadhyay and Prof. Chirag Deepak Kalelkar from the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Prof. Debarati Sen from G S Sanyal School of Telecommunication, Prof. Debdoot Sheet from the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Prof. Gayatri Mukherjee from School of Medical Science and Technology, Prof. Brajesh Kumar Dubey from Dept. of Civil Engineering and Prof. Plaban Kumar Bhowmick from the Center for Educational Technology.

Prof. Siddhartha Mukhopadhyay, faculty at the Dept. of Electrical Engineering and former Dean, Alumni Affairs & International Relations, who was the Chief Guest for the event inspired the students to be creative in whatsoever path they choose in life and prioritize the personal and professional aspects of their lives accordingly.

Deputy Director Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya and Registrar Prof. B N Singh were also present in the inaugural ceremony of the event.

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SciTech Boost for Greenhorns

IIT KGP promoting technological innovation among school students through the Young Innovators Program

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IIT KGP has organized the second edition of the Young Innovators Program, the much-coveted science and technology competition for students from grades VIII – X. The finale is scheduled on October 27-28, 2018 at the IIT KGP campus where finalists from schools across India and abroad will put forward their innovations in the areas of Clean Energy, Health and cleanliness, Resource management, Hardware Modelling, Product Designing and Disaster Management.

The competition had two initial rounds in addition to the two rounds being held at the IIT Kharagpur campus. With an initial outreach to 2000 schools, close to 1000 students qualified in the first round. In the second round, the students presented detailed project synopsis. Close to 70 students made it to the finals. The teams will make model and poster presentation of their ideas along with an exhibition open to visitors. Six faculty members from the IIT Kharagpur will judge their projects on ideation, feasibility, overall impact, cost-effectiveness, and overall impression. Students will also be judged on their soft skills.

The students will have a flavor of the innovative research at the laboratories, IIT KGP museum for history, cultural heritage and science, and technology.

A popular choice social media competition was also organized for the second round of video presentations.

The launch edition of the event in 2017 received special mention during the visit of the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind during the Convocation of IIT Kharagpur in July 2018.

The prize money has been sponsored by illustrious alumnus and US-based entrepreneur Vinod Gupta.

Watch Video: YIP 2017