About the Event

TechTOY 2020 || 1st Online National Hackathon on Technological Innovation for Toys was conducted through online mode on 15-16 September 2020 via Google Meet supported by TEQIP-III Results: Category-I: Play Toy Category-II Smart Toy Category- III Home Toy Position Participant Name Award (in Rs.) Participant Name Award (in Rs.) Participant Name Award (in Rs.) Atharva Chittaranjan Mahajan 5,000/- Kritartha Gautam 25,000/- Katit Modi 7,000/- Prajwal Nh 4,000/- Preetinder Singh 20,000/- Guruprasad Pan 6,000/- Riti Mukherjee 3,000/- Kaushal Mukherjee 15,000/- Chandana Banerjee 5,000/- Srinika Paul 1,000/- Ashish Saha 2,000/- Mahadev Roy 2,000/- Divya Sreenidhi Arigala 1,000/- Ajay Yadav 2,000/- Krishna Roy 2,000/- 21 DAY ONLINE INDUCTION PROGRAM FOR FIRST YEAR B.TECH 2020-21 BATCH National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh organized 21 DAY ONLINE INDUCTION PROGRAM FOR FIRST YEAR B.TECH 2020-21 BATCH for 173 students Sponsored by TEQIP-III from 2nd December to 24th December 2020 in three phases i.e. Initial phase, Regular phase and Closing phase. Initial phases were started with an inauguration program with institute/departmental orientation program on the first day, and then regular phase started from 3rd December with many sessions and activities of different field of domain. During the 21 day induction program, there were 33 experts (28 external experts and 5 internal experts). Activities such as SELP-Students Excellent & Learning Program for 3 batches of 60 students each from VVKI Art of Living Bangalore, EBSB videos and 20 days of yoga along with motivational/leadership/inspirational / entrepreneurship/personal branding/startup story/success story/The Self-Undertanding who am I?/ The power of beliefs in yourself etc were also conducted during the regular phase of 21 Day induction program. Also sessions on universal human values with personality testing and communication skills for all first year the students 2020 batch were conducted. There was also National Induction program by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar an interactive session with first year students for shaping their future and progress in life. Besides, NIT Mizoram, Saint Claret College, Ziro and Dhemaji Polytechnic college students participated in the Induction Program during yoga sessions for 20 days and others sessions also. Lastly 21 day Induction program in the closing phase, it was addressed by Prof. Pinakeswar Mahanta Director NIT Arunachal Pradesh during the valedictory function and completed with grand success. Popular Lecture Series on National Education Policy2020 organized a one-day National level webinar on National Education Policy 2020 – A Review on 17th November 2020. The main objective of this webinar was to create awareness about the newly launched National Education Policy - 2020 amongst teachers, students, officials, and other stakeholders in the higher education system. The key speaker for the webinar was Prof. Vasudha Kamat, Member, National Education Policy, Draft Committee, GoI. Prof. Kamat shared the vision for Higher Education in India – 2020 with a focus on three main elements i.e. Students enrolling in the Higher Education System Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education and Educational Technology, and Online Education. He also shed light on the current state of the Learning Crisis, which gave way to the creation of this new structure i.e., it replaced the 10+2 with 4+3+3+2+3. Around 120 participants from various educational institutions and corporate sectors across the nation participated in this webinar. 5 Day Online Workshop on ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STARTUP AS A CAREER OPPORTUNITY sponsored by TEQIP-III and organized by IIC-Institute Innovation Cell/Startup Cell NIT Arunachal Pradesh from 18-22 January 2021 through Cisco Webex. The program was conducted for promotion of startup and entrepreneurship among the students and faculty and also for awareness and understanding the basics leading to entrepreneurship mindsets through activity based learning . Learning by do it yourself is one of the concept emphasised in this workshop and awareness and understand the prevailing situation around us through intellectual property rights/innovation/design thinking. The program was inaugurated by the Director, Professor Pinakeswar Mahanta NIT, Arunachal Pradesh and Mr.Gautam Huidrom Asst. Professor and Coodinator EDC RGU and Mr. Siddartha Devnath Scientist PIC Guwahati along with faculty members and students of different academic institutions including NIT Arunachal Pradesh across 22 states. The inauguration cum session was followed sessions till 22nd January 2021. Five Days Online Workshop on “Entrepreneurship & Regional Development” 22nd February 2021 to 26th February 2021. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development is considered as one of the key factors for the nation’s development and progress. It is a globally oriented activity which makes us creative with innovation of new ideas or renovations of business ideas available already or in practice. The growth of entrepreneurship improves the standard of living of people in the various regions of the country. In this workshop a total number of 743 participants registered for this workshop. Webinar on Intellectual property rights and IP management for startups was jointly organized by NIT, AP and SCC, Ziro on 5-6th March 2021. A webinar titled ‘Intellectual property rights and IP management for startups’ was organized by National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh and Saint Claret College, Ziro from 5-6th March, 2021. The event was an outcome of MoU between both the institutes. Almost 60 students attended both the sessions and they were given E-certificate for attending the sessions. All the participants actively participated throughout the session and gathered potential knowledge. Five Days Online Workshop on Technological Innovation of Toys: Tech Toy 2021(8-12 March, 2020) The online workshop on “TechToy2021” was held under the Prakousol& IIC – Institute Innovation Council, National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh,Sponsored by TEQIP. It was inaugurated by Prof. P.K. Mohata, Director, NIT, Arunachal Pradesh through online. This program was organized from the 8th to 12th March 2021, invited all students from all over the nation to attend and to listen to experts lecture on Toys from different sectors, and compete for toy design competition by displaying their innovation in toy technology. A total of 23 teams competed in two categories, Home Toys open fo all both technical and nontechnical students/persons and Smart Toys open for only technical persons from UG/PG/PhD programs. Through this workshop and competition, we have tried to encourage Indians to design toy based on waste materials and electronics items in a fun, interactive way. Popular Lecture Series on Start-up & Innovation on Toys (30 th March, 2020, 11AM onwards) Our 1st lecture given by very youngest person, Mr. Susant Pattnaik is one such young lad who hails from Bhubaneswar, Odisha who is a serial inventor, serial entrepreneur, inspirational/ motivational speaker and has been awarded the President’s Award six times. He is a young lad who aspires youth and is a person who proved that dreams have no age bar and can be fulfilled the moment you decide to pull up your shoes.He has become the youngest speaker in TEDx.Pattnaik’s areas of interest are scientific innovations and research. He has been appreciated by numerous worthy personalities, like the Former President of India H.E. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam via NIF at IIM Ahmadabad in 2009 as the best invention of the year, the Former President of India H.H.Smt PratibhaPatil, The President of India H.E.Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Former DG of CSIR Dr R A Mashelkar, Dr Sam Pitroda, Mr James Cameron and many others. Organisations such as MIT Technology Review published his technology at a tender age of 17 and others like NASA, Intel, NIF etc have appreciated and valued him. During the lecture, he talks about his experience on the innovation road map and his inventions. His lecture attended more than 45 students/faculty members to motivated their minds. Toycathon 2021, organized by Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell, Govt. of India through digital platform between 22-24 June 2021 where National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh is the one of Nodal Centre. National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh, has been selected by MIC/AICTE for hosting Toycathon 2021 Grand Finale, an event conducted by Govt. of India to promote indigenous toy industry. Around 21 teams from different parts of India have confirmed their participation for Digital Toycathon. Now only Digital Hackathon is being conducted from 22nd June 2021 to 24th June 2021 due to existing Covid 19 pandemic. Action Plan for next 4 years: Aim of the Start-up Cell and Innovation Centre: To develop entrepreneurial skills among students and faculties through hands-on/do-it-yourself activities. To enhance in-house competency development to serve potential and early-stage entrepreneurs and student innovators at the institute. To strengthen the inter-departmental and inter-institutional linkage, incubators, and other ecosystem enablers at different levels. To provide facilities to work with the latest technologies and tools- electronics, sensors, open-source micro-controller boards, 3D printers, mechanical tools etc., to create technology innovations for applications in multiple sensors including medical energy, health, conservation of energy and natural resource etc. To create opportunities for the young students to work and learn in a flexible environment leading to participation in multiple regional and national level competitions and exhibitions at periodic intervals. To enable and motivate the students to innovate and do things on their own and to move India forward.