About the Award
A Scheme to Identify and Promote Creative and Innovative Ideas and Innovations of IGNOU Students.
The National Centre for Innovation in Distance Education (NCIDE) aims at promoting the culture of innovation in the University. One of the main objectives of the Centre is to identify, recognize and nurture the innovations among its stakeholders. The centre is trying to reach out to all its stakeholders, including faculty members and especially students. In case of the students of IGNOU, it has been observed that they are involved in the development of innovative products, however, the instances are few, and often go unnoticed. Needless to mention, there may be many innovators among the students of IGNOU, and there is a strong need for mechanism to recognise and acknowledge their innovative efforts. Keeping this in view, IGNOU has initiated a scheme to identify, document, recognize and promote such creative and innovative initiatives by the IGNOU students, spread across the country.
The basic objectives of the scheme are :
to identify grassroots innovations and technical ideas of IGNOU students.
to provide a national level platform for the IGNOU students to showcase their innovations.
to catalyse and promote development of creative and innovative ideas and products by the students.
to inculcate an innovation driven culture of entrepreneurship among the students of IGNOU.
to build linkages between the grass-root level innovations by the IGNOU students with the R&D framework existing in the country.
to document such grass-root innovations and create a web based database of the same, and
to make wider publicity of such innovations through all possible ways and means.
Most importantly, this type of support to the innovative and creative students of IGNOU will boost the morale of distance learners and will motivate them in doing something innovative. Secondly, they will feel encouraged and proud to be the students of IGNOU as they would be getting similar opportunities in ODL also as in the formal universities. Thirdly, IGNOU will be recognized as a university actively engaged in encouraging and promoting a culture of innovations among the distance learners, who have certain different skills than their counterparts in the formal system, as many of them are working class or employed.
Under this scheme entries are invited from all the bonafide students of IGNOU. The students are requested to submit their innovations in the prescribed form. After screening and evaluation of the entries received three best innovators are given Case Prize, Certificate and Mementoes.
Student Innovation Award 2020
The First Award was given to Mr. Shubhajit Bhattacharya, a student of Bachelor Degree (BA) Programme of IGNOU for designing and developing an innovative Two-wheeler for People with Disability who don’t have Both Hands.
The Second Award was given to Ms. Shrutee Bepari, a student of Master of Arts (Political Science) (MPS) Programme of IGNOU for her innovation named Farmer Friendly Solar Based Fencer and Sprinkler which can be used for protecting the crops from stray animals.
The Third Award was given jointly to Mr. Yugal Kishor, a student of the Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRD) Programme and Mr. Milindshekhar Chandrashekhar Gupta a student of the Master of Arts (Psychology) (MAPC) Programme of IGNOU.
Mr. Yugal Koshor has developed an innovative device named Multi-Utility Contactless UV-Disinfecting System for COVID-19
Mr. Milindshekhar Chandrashekhar Gupta has developed an innovative material New Innovative and Indigenous Bulletproof Material.
In addition to this, two Consolation Awards were also given to encourage the innovators. Both the innovations are very important and useful in the present Covid-19 pandemic situation.
Dr. Alok Sagar Goutam, a student of Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Science (PGDSS) Programme of IGNOU for developing a Multidirectional Rotatory Disinfector.
Dr. Humeera Mulla, a student of Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Management (PGDHMM) Programme of IGNOU for her innovative process ORO-COV 19: The Mysterious Cavity for identifying the Covid-19 infected people.
Student Innovation Award 2019
The First Award was given to Dr. Animesh Mohan, a student of DNHE Programme of IGNOU. He has developed an innovative device named Janu Avagaha Instrument for the Ayurvedic treatment of Osteoathritis of knee joints. He modified the traditional device and designed a more efficient, cost effective instrument that is much easier to use. It has successfully cleared clinical trials and currently in use.
The Second Award was given to Mr. Vivek Tripathi, a student of PG Diploma in Translation Programme of IGNOU. He has developed a mobile app named Hindi-TED with innovative content, which focuses on learning of Hindi through Translation, Examples and Dictionary. The app also enables translation and acts as a disruptive innovation by changing the way a dictionary is used, by providing hierarchy of each and every word as per the cultural background of the words.
The Third Award was given to Mr. Kailash Kumar, a student of the PGCIATIVI Programme of IGNOU. He has developed an innovative device named Eye Rotation Pandulum for easy and hassle-free exercise for vision improvement. This instrument is scientifically designed to correct refractive errors, such as myopia, astigmatism and cylindrical number. It has been tested on 150 people and has been found to be very effective.
In addition to this, a Consolation Award was given to Mr. Ankit Kumar Saw, a student of BA Programme of IGNOU. He has developed a Hand-Made Economy Car by using discarded scraps of motorcycle and cars. It is a light weight car manufactured at a very low cost.
Student Innovation Award 2018
The First Prize was awarded to Mr. Mukesh Chand Meena, a student of Post BSc. Nursing Programme of IGNOU, he has developed seven innovative Mobile Android Apps on Medical Awareness.
The Second Prize was awarded to Mr. Jaivardhan Singh Rathore. He is a PhD student of Foreign Language at IGNOU. He has developed an innovative French Song Book “Chantons en Francais” Learning French through Songs. His innovation is based on the Musical Intelligence Theory and teaches French to beginners to master the language competencies.
The Third Prize was awarded to Mr. Ajay Kumar Sharma, a student of BSc. He has developed Farmer Friendly Biogas Bottling Machine. This machine is portable which is very useful in rural areas.
A Consolation Prize was awarded to Mr. Deepak Sharma, a student of MCA Programme of IGNOU. He has developed IGNOU Space App – An Innovative Android App for IGNOU Students. The app provides a one-stop platform for learner support services, such as information on Courses, Question Papers, Examination and various updates.