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Organization : GE India Technology Centre (GEITC)
Competition Name : The GE Edison Challenge 2016
Applicable States/UT : All Over India
Registration Last Date : 17 January 2016

Website : https://www.ge.com/in/

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GE Edison Challenge :

The GE Edison Challenge is an open innovation challenge for the university student community in India, organized by the GE India Technology Centre (GEITC). This is an exciting technical competition where your imagination, analytical skills and technical expertise will be challenged and stretched.

Applicable For Full Time Bachelors / Masters / Doctoral Students

Eligibility Criteria :
** Full time Bachelors / Masters / Doctoral students of accredited Indian educational institutions above 18 years of age are eligible to participate.
** Teams must consist of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 students from the same institute, from at least 3 different disciplines / departments.
** In the event of any change in the constitution of the team, the team would not be able to continue further and compete in the Challenge.
** Non-Indian nationals can participate provided they are a full-time student of the institute till the final round of the GE Edison Challenge 2016.
** In the event that any of the students graduate from the institute, either during the GE Edison Challenge or while being a member of the winner/runner-up team, their university would be the final deciding authority on how the team can go forward in the Challenge or how the funds shall be allocated.
** Each participant can be part of only one team.
** Faculty members cannot be part of your team. They cannot provide solutions / inputs and should only provide general guidance to the team from their institute.

Evaluation Process :
Preliminary Round:
The GE Edison Challenge 2016 is structured in two rounds. In the first round, you are required to submit a detailed project report (see Guidelines) describing your idea in detail. Each team will be assigned a dedicated technical coach to guide them. Teams will need to submit the detailed project report by 15 February 2016.

The results of the first round will be declared on 22 February 2016, on the GE Edison Challenge website. The shortlisted 25 teams will be invited for the finals. They will be notified through email. The final round will be held on 9 and 10 March 2016 at GE John F. Welch Technology Centre, 122, EPIP Phase 2, Whitefield Road, Bangalore 560066. Travel and accommodation will be provided for the finalists.

Final Round:
In the final round, 25 shortlisted teams will be invited to the GE John F. Welch Technology Centre, Bangalore. This round will include a competitive technical challenge followed by presentation of the detailed project report which was submitted in the first round. The top 25 teams attending the finals will get an opportunity to visit the GE R&D labs, interact with GE experts and leadership, and attend a Predix platform workshop during their visit. Finalists will be evaluated based on the performance in both the first and final rounds of the Challenge. Finalists are expected to demonstrate their ability to build on their idea and develop a model concept during the final round.

The Prizes:
The winning team will receive an award of INR 2 lakh and incubation grant of INR 8 lakh for their university and one runner-up team will receive an award of INR 1 lakh and incubation grant of INR 4 lakh for their university. The top 25 finalist teams will get an opportunity to visit GE John F. Welch Technology Centre in Bangalore and see the R&D labs, interact with GE experts and attend a Predix platform workshop during their visit.

How to register:

Register your team by sending an email to edison.challenge@ge.com

The registration email must include following details:
** Team name;
** Team leader name and department;
** Team member names and departments;
** Name of the institute / university;
** Contact details (email and phone);
** Project title;
** Project objective (abstract of 200 words)

The team leader shall be the considered as the point of contact for your team for all communications. Last date for sending the registration email is 17 January 2016 (20:00 IST).

Confirmation of registration will be sent to you by 22 January 2016 (20:00 IST). Please note the registration number allocated to you. You will be identified by the registration number and all your future correspondences should mention your registration number.

Detailed project report :
** On receiving confirmation of your team’s registration, you may work towards building your idea and a detailed project report.
** Each team will be assigned with a coach from GE to guide them on the final report. Intimation on the coach to respective teams will be communicated by 29 January 2016 (20:00 IST).
** Guidelines/templates for report submission will be emailed to participants.
** Submissions shall include the following:
** An abstract of not more than 500 words, describing concisely the team’s work.
** Certification by a faculty member at your institute for the originality of the work done by the team.
** Declaration by the academic institute, preferably from the representative of the incubation cell of the institute.
** A detailed project report as per the template.
** Detailed project report shall be submitted via email at edison.challenge@ge.com
** The subject of the email should be Report_Submission_Your Registration Number.
** The last date for submission of detailed project report is 15 February 2016 (20:00 IST).

The GE Edison Challenge 2016 Milestones :
17 January 2016: Registration Last Date
22 January 2016: Registration confirmation
15 February 2016: Report submission Last Date
22 February 2016: Announcement of finalists
9–10 March 2016: Grand finale

Contact :
For queries, email edison.challenge@ge.com