Opportunity brief
Overview
- Event Name: TechYuva 11.0 – Inter-College Innovative Ideas and Creativity Competition
- Organized by: Buddha Polytechnic College, CL-1, Sector-7, GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- In Collaboration with: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
- Event Dates: 3rd and 4th November 2026
- Time: 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
- Registration Fee: Free
- Prize Pool: ₹1.5 Lakh and Certificates
Guidelines
- Eligibility: Students from recognized colleges and technical institutions are encouraged to participate in the competition with innovative ideas, engineering models, working prototypes, and creative technical solutions.
- Participating Disciplines: The competition welcomes projects from Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and other relevant technical disciplines.
- Inter-College Participation: Students from different colleges may participate, subject to the event organizers' approval and applicable registration requirements.
- Inter-Specialization Teams: Students from different branches or specializations may form interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative solutions, subject to the organizers' approval.
- Team Composition: Participants must register their team and provide the required details of all team members, their institutions, departments, and project information. Any team-size restrictions will be as specified by the organizers.
- Project Format: Participants may present an innovative idea, working model, prototype, engineering design, or practical solution addressing a real-world problem. Projects should clearly explain the problem statement, objectives, methodology, innovation, applications, and potential benefits.
- Problem Statements: Participants may propose original problem statements relevant to their projects. The number of projects or problem statements permitted per team will be communicated by the organizers during registration.
- Competition Duration: The event will be conducted over two days, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM on 3rd and 4th November 2026. Individual presentation, demonstration, and evaluation timings will be communicated to registered participants.
- Registration Process: Registration is free. Interested students must complete the prescribed registration process and submit accurate participant and project details within the announced registration period.
- Evaluation: Projects may be evaluated on innovation, originality, technical feasibility, creativity, practical utility, problem-solving approach, sustainability, presentation quality, and commercial or social impact.
Rules of the Competition
- All participants must provide accurate information during registration and follow the instructions issued by the organizing committee.
- Projects must represent original work or clearly acknowledge any existing concepts, references, technologies, or contributions used in their development.
- Participants must explain the problem addressed, the proposed solution, its working principle, key features, and practical applications during evaluation.
- Teams must bring their required project models, prototypes, presentation materials, and accessories, as applicable, and ensure that demonstrations can be conducted safely.
- Participants must maintain discipline, respect other teams, and follow the event schedule and venue guidelines.
- Unsafe demonstrations, plagiarism, misrepresentation of project ownership, or violation of competition guidelines may result in disqualification.
- The jury's evaluation and the organizing committee's decisions regarding competition administration and awards will be final.
- Certificates and prizes will be awarded according to the event's announced evaluation and award criteria.
- The organizing committee reserves the right to communicate additional instructions, clarify eligibility conditions, and make necessary changes to the event schedule.
Opportunity Highlights
TechYuva 11.0 provides an inter-college platform for students to showcase their innovative ideas, demonstrate engineering creativity, receive expert feedback, and explore the practical application and commercialization of their projects. The event encourages interdisciplinary collaboration, entrepreneurship, sustainable development, and industry-relevant problem-solving.
Venue: Buddha Polytechnic College, CL-1, Sector-7, GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.