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The IIT-Kharagpur connected Sunday said applications for the archetypal circular of its Young Innovators' Programme (YIP) person begun for the world twelvemonth 2025-26. The competition, aimed astatine inculcating technological temper, creativity and problem-solving acumen among students of Classes 8-12, begins with an online archetypal round, from which apical teams from India and overseas volition beryllium selected.
These teams volition past beryllium invited to IIT-Kharagpur for a three-day on-campus event, wherever they volition grounds and show moving models oregon prototypes, which volition beryllium evaluated by module members. The notable past projects see innovations specified arsenic a greenish h2o dispenser designed for otherwise abled persons, a low-cost herbal breathing mask, the 'pothole warrior' for instant pothole repair, and an AI-based oral crab monitoring tool.
Over 3,500 entries were received successful the erstwhile edition, with information from schools successful the UAE, Singapore, Denmark, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, among others, a connection said.
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