Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR)
Professional Development & Innovation Awards
Sponsored by the Class of 1983 to Recognize Deserving IITR Students & to Honor Memory of the Departed Friends
Update: Enhanced Program Launched for the Year 2023
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations. - Steve Jobs
Purpose
Our goal is to promote innovation and professional excellence among IITR students by partnering with IITR departments on an ongoing basis and providing incentives through cash awards.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed on Jan 9, 2019 between Director, IITR, and the Class of 1983 alumni to achieve the twin goals. Recognizing that IITR has several existing schemes, this MOU is focused specifically on promoting innovation and professional excellence among the undergraduate students.
Our 1983 class contribution is listed among the IITR top batch donations.
Sponsors & Supporters
Innovation
Innovation has been recognized as key to engineering and technological excellence for IITR students to be successful in long-term. To incentivize students’ meaningful participation, an annual competition focusing on innovation by undergraduate students will be organized every year. Details of the competition, and specific implementation steps, have been developed.
Professional Development and Mentoring
To facilitate professional development, accomplished alumni from Australia, Canada, India, U.K., U.A.E., U.S.A. etc. have been involved in the program to act as sponsors, jury and mentors, in partnership with IITR faculty. Special preference is given to the projects focused on environmental sustainability, development of rural areas and under-privileged sections of the society.
Program Details
Under "Professional Development & Innovation Awards" program, cash awards are given every year to the students for
Top Innovation (INR 50K)
Judge's Choice (INR 25K)
Best Woman Innovator (INR 25K) added in 2021 to promote women's participation
Open competition is organized every year to select the top teams. Awards are given away at the time of Annual Convocation.
AWARDS OPEN FOR POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS SINCE YEAR, 2022-23!!!
For program details, please visit IITR website for Senate Committee for Scholarship and Prizes.
Pledge 1% of Your Income to IITR: Promote Innovation
Under "Pledge 1% of Your Income to IITR" initiative, several alumni have pledged to continue donations every year in future too. This will add to the initial corpus built by the alumni.
To get involved in this program or to contribute/donate, please reach out to Team.
Click here to see full list of IITR alumni who have supported and contributed/donated to promote innovation.
Execution Responsibilities
Under the MOU, a core team consisting of IITR and alumni representatives is guiding the execution of the program.
For program execution, IITR is represented by:
Prof. Rahul Dev Garg, Dean of Resources & Alumni Affairs (DORA), IITR
Prof. Dheeraj K. Khatod, Chairman, Senate Committee on Scholarships & Prizes (SCSP), IITR
Following IITR Class of 1983 alumni are supporting in the program execution:
Dr. Vivek Varma, Technology Leader, Nielsen Consumer LLC, Chicago (Program Coordinator)
Mr. Atul Srivastava, Principal, Intueor Consulting, Inc., Sacramento
Dr. Hari B. Srivastava, Ex-Director General, DRDO, New Delhi
Prof. Pamela Chawla, Associate Director, Guru Nanak Institutions, Hyderabad
Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Ex-Director General, CPWD, New Delhi
Prof. Rahul Dev Garg
Prof. Dheeraj Khatod
Dr. Vivek Varma
Mr. Atul Srivastava
Dr. Hari Srivastava
Prof. Pamela Chawla
Mr. Shailendra Sharma
To reach out to core team, email: admin@iitr-innovationawards.com