RESEARCH SCHOLAR'S FORUM DAY

The poster presentation consists of a visual display of research findings combined with an interactive question and answer period with the audience. The poster must communicate the research carried out. Generic posters or posters devoid of research content are not allowed. 

Field of research could be anything in the field of electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, Microelectronics and VLSI, RF engineering, Power electronics and drives, computer vision, signal processing, and allied areas.

Prior registration is required to participate in the competition. Registration needs to be completed by 5th March 2023.

Each poster must be presented individually. All undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students from any Institute are eligible to participate.

Poster Preparation Guidelines :

The poster must include the following:

• Title

• Names of author(s) and affiliated organization(s)

• Abstract (brief summary of objectives, methods, results, and conclusions)

• Background Information

• Objectives

• Methodology

• Results (tables, graphs, charts)

• Conclusions

• Discussion of possible future directions or why project is complete

• References and Publications 

Posters should be prepared and presented in a crisp and concise manner. Make sure the font is no less than 24pt. A sample poster with some guidelines can be seen here. Poster size is A2 in portrait format.

Participants can get their own posters printed on a A2 portrait size or can send their poster PDF file so that we can arrange the poster print. If you wish to get your poster printed by us, please submit your final poster on this link latest by 14th March 2023.

Evaluation Criterion :

Evaluation will be carried out by a judge’s panel. They will visit each of the poster presentations and evaluate the entries. Evaluation will be judged on the following criteria:

1. Motivation of research work and its timeliness

2. Research Contribution

3. Overall presentation

Prizes :

• Prizes worth Rs 10,000 for winners (3 winners will be announced)

• There will be a special prize for UG students.

• Participation certificate to all participants will be provided at the end of the event.

Participants will be given a problem statement. For the same, they have to design a circuit and implement the same to show its working as per the problem statement. The problem will be such that the same could be implemented with the basic components: resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, Op Amps, etc. 

Participation Criteria :

Teams can have no more than 2 students. Students (UG/PG/PhD) can be from different institutes. 

Prior registration is required to participate in the competition. Registration needs to be completed by 5th March 2023.

Rule and Regulations :

1. The problem statement will be provided on the spot and participants are not allowed to make use of any resource (book or Internet). 

2. A list of components available will also be provided on the spot.

3. Participants will be given 1.5 Hrs to complete the task. They have to implement their idea on the bread-board and show its working.

4. The team must construct the circuit efficiently.

5. They will have to make use of the components available and no request will be entertained regarding getting components outside the list provided.

6. A judges panel will evaluate the task carried out by each team.

7. Decisions of judges at any round will be final and binding

8. The team that violates the Code of Conduct are not allowed

9. Teams can be disqualified from the competition at the organizers’ discretion. Reasons might include but are not limited to breaking the Competition Rules, breaking the Code of Conduct, or other unsporting behaviors.

Evaluation Criteria :

1. Circuit performs as specified in the problem statement.

2. Implementation is efficient and tidy.

Prizes :

• Prizes worth Rs 10,000 for winners (3 winner teams will be announced.

• There will be a special prize for UG students.

• Participation certificates to all participants will be provided at the end of the event.

As engineers, we are all excited to solve problems that are faced by us and our society in day-to-day life. In Techcrunch, we give a unique opportunity to participants to identify a problem and propose a solution to solve that problem. Problems can be identified in two areas namely agriculture and healthcare. Participants must select a unique problem based on its relevance and propose an innovative hardware-based or hardware+software-based solution for the problem identified.

Evaluation Crieteria :

The evaluation would be done on the basis of

1. Motivation and relevance of the problem

2. The innovativeness and novelty of the solution proposed

3. The feasibility of the solution proposed (Detailed analysis may favour points)

4. The completeness of the solution proposed

Submissions :

The participants are expected to submit the following latest by 14th march 2023 using the link.

1. Report: A 3-4 page report which would contain

   • Explanation of the relevance of the problem chosen

   • Description of the solution

   • Data or statistics along with proper references for ideas proposed

2. PPT: This should be used to summarize the solution in a 5 minutes presentation 

Prizes :

• Prizes worth Rs 10,000 for winners (3 winner teams will be announced).

• There will be a special prize for UG students.

• Participation certificates to all participants will be provided at the end of the event.