I have great pleasure to inform you that SCMS School of Engineering & Technology, Cochin is organizing this year's Anuual “Dr. Pradeep P. Thevannoor Innovation Awards” during the month of February 2017. Our objective is to recognize the best new socially relevant and commercially viable innovative ideas. As usual we are holding a competition to identify successful entrepreneurial venture. This innovation award is instituted in the name of Dr. Pradeep P. Thevannoor, the Vice Chairman of SCMS Group of Educational Institutions who met with a fatal accident in November 2014. He was a great thinker and innovator and has been ably guiding notable achievements of SCMS in the field of research and development.
Competition will be conducted in two categories - School Level and College Level. This is a wonderful opportunity for young minds to showcase their innovative ideas and win prizes.
· Ideas to be submitted by 30th December, 2016 at www.pptinnovationawards.in
· The final event for the Award will be held on 10-11, February, 2017.
The prize money for the College level is: Rs.100, 000/- (Winner) and Rs.50, 000/- (Runner-up), and for the School Level is Rs.50, 000/- (Winner) and Rs.25,000/- (Runner-up). An assured prize money of Rs. 10,000/- each will be granted for rest of the finalists.
The first edition of PPTIA titled “PPTIA 2015” attracted 456 registrations and 125 submissions. Based on feasibility, novelty and social relevance of the ideas, 15 semi-finalists from the two categories (College and School) were selected and given opportunity to exhibit their ideas/products before public, technical experts and invited members from industries.
SSET is ranked as a top engineering college in India by various assessing agencies.
We request you to kindly peruse the poster attached herewith and encourage brilliant students from your esteemed institution to participate in the contest. We invite you to visit the program website, www.pptinnovationaward.in. For further information please feel free to contact the undersigned or the Program Co-ordinator at +91 7034780050 or write to pptia@scmsgroup.org
Thank you.
Regards
Dr.Venu P
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
SCMS School of Engineering & Technology, Cochin.
+917034780050 www.pptinnovationawards.in
