KPIT Sparkle 2018 Idea/ Innovation Contest

Organisation : KPIT Technologies Ltd
Contest Name : KPIT Sparkle 2018
Applicable For : All students of undergraduate, post-graduate and Ph.D. courses
Last Date For Idea Submission : 31 Jul 2017

Website : https://sparkle.kpit.com/

KPIT Sparkle :

Every journey needs a progressive path and the fourth edition of ‘KPIT Sparkle 2018’ promises just that.

Related : KPIT Sparkle 2017 Innovation Contest : www.contest.net.in/13334.html

Do you have an inspiring idea, practical prototype our just a curious concept that could blow the ‘winds of change’ in the direction of positive nation building?

Brace yourselves for KPIT Sparkle 2018, where you as an innovator, get to introspect, indulge and involve with professors and technologists to present a project nationally and be termed as ‘Pioneers’ for the future!

Terms & Condition:
The contest is subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms”). Participants not abiding by these Terms may be disqualified. In such event Sponsor is entitled to not award the advertised prizes to or to reclaim awards from the disqualified participants.

Jury:
Representatives and/or employees of Sponsor and/or Organizer, technical experts of Sponsor‘s and/or Organizer’s Research & Development department(s) and/or independent external experts will form a jury  which will is also be involved in conducting this contest.

Awards:
There will be five (5) cash prize awards:
A payment of Rs. 10 Lakh (Platinum award), a payment of Rs. 5 Lakh (Gold award), a payment of Rs. 2.5 Lakh (Silver award 1), a payment of Rs. 2.5 Lakh (Silver award 2) and a payment of Rs. 1 Lakh (Most popular award).

Authorization to Participate:
This contest is open to all students of undergraduate, post-graduate and Ph.D. courses from science and engineering faculties of colleges and universities in India.

Contest Periods:
** Registration, idea submission (hereinafter referred to as “Phase 1”) for students in the contest is open from [15.05.2017], 00:00 h IST (Indian Standard Time).
** Teams can submit multiple ideas in the idea submission form and a video of the working prototype if they have it ready as a proof of concept.
** Selection and Approval (hereinafter referred to as “Phase 2”) for high quality prototyping of Innovative Ideas / prototype videos between [17.07.2017], 00:00 h IST and [31.07.2017], 24:00 h IST
** High quality working prototype video submission (hereinafter referred to as “Phase 3”) by the participating teams between [01.08.2016], 00:00 h IST and [31.11.2016], 24:00 h IST.
** Prototype videos submitted will be evaluated between [1.12.2017], 00:00 h IST and [31.12.2017], 24:00 h IST.
** The results of teams selected for Finale will be declared on 31.12.2017
** Finale will take place by mid of January 2018 ,in Pune. The venue details would be communicated.

Sponsor and Organizer reserve the right, in the event of circumstances beyond their control, to modify above dates without prior notice. Neither Sponsor nor Organizer can be held liable for any problems this may cause to the participants.

Participating in the Contest / Time Schedule :
** Registration, idea submission (hereinafter referred to as “Phase 1”) for students in the contest is open from [15.05.2017], 00:00 h IST (Indian Standard Time)
** Entering the contest is free of charge.
** To enter the contest, participants must register themselves by completing the electronic entry form available at https://sparkle.kpit.com by clicking on “Register now” and signup to get registered in KPIT Sparkle 2018 contest.
** All required information entered must true and correct (inter alia true first and true last name, e-mail address etc.).
** Any entry form that is incomplete or that contains inaccuracies will not be considered and will result automatically in disqualification of the participant.
** After registration the participant will receive an email with a link for verification of his/her email address.
** After verification of the email address the participant must login at https://sparkle.kpit.com

Idea Submission:
Single Entrant or a Team must – via an online form available at [https://sparkle.kpit.com you need to register and login first] – submit their ideas for solutions on the theme “Next Generation Energy & Transportation Solutions”. The idea could be related to various areas such as:

Convenience:
** Travel Demand Analysis
** Language Processing
** Travel Mode Integration

Green Technology:
** Alternative Powertrain
** Electric Vehicle / Hybrids
** Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, Rain, Energy from waste)
** Efficiency Improvement / Innovative Mechanisms in conventional powertrain
** New Materials
** Fuel Cell Technology

Safety:
** Passenger Safety
** Anomaly Detection System
** Secure Over The Air updates or SOTA
** Rogue Device Detectors

and many more!

The idea should be innovative (not a copy of anything which is already available in the market), be capable of having a social impact, involve technical knowledge and be capable of being realised applied into any kind of software, hardware or website.