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Grand Finale To “innoWAH!” On IIT-M Campus
What happened? The grand finale of “innoWAH!”, an innovation competition organized by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) alumni initiative, was held at the IIT-M campus in Chennai, bringing together student innovators from across South India.
The day-long event featured 64 finalist teams representing 47 engineering colleges from Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. Last year’s competition focused on the theme “Engineering Solutions with Bytes and Bolts”, highlighting the integration of digital technologies with core engineering disciplines. Students demonstrated working prototypes that use artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, data analytics and automation to overcome real-world challenges.
The program was organized by the PanIIT Alumni Leadership Series, in which 272 teams from 62 partner institutions initially registered and 216 teams were shortlisted for the regional preliminary finals before 64 teams advanced to the grand finals.
Chief guest Srinath Ravichandran, co-founder and CEO of Agnikul Cosmos, distributed the awards to the winners. He emphasized that startups and young engineers need to develop innovative design approaches and produce globally competitive “Made in India” solutions.
PALS president CN Chandrasekaran congratulated the participants and highlighted the competition’s role in promoting innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship among engineering students. Organizers also announced that promising projects in the competition will receive more mentoring and support to help students take their ideas forward.
The program was organized by the PanIIT Alumni Leadership Series, in which 272 teams from 62 partner institutions initially registered and 216 teams were shortlisted for the regional preliminary finals before 64 teams advanced to the grand finals.
Chief guest Srinath Ravichandran, co-founder and CEO of Agnikul Cosmos, distributed the awards to the winners. He emphasized that startups and young engineers need to develop innovative design approaches and produce globally competitive “Made in India” solutions.
PALS president CN Chandrasekaran congratulated the participants and highlighted the competition’s role in promoting innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship among engineering students. Organizers also announced that promising projects in the competition will receive more mentoring and support to help students take their ideas forward.
