Dimapur, June 18: Nagaland Board of School Education has notified for information of all concerned that the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam IGNITE 16 Competition is underway and entries are being accepted till August 31.
This nationwide competition aims to harness the creative and innovative spirit of school children. The awards have been renamed after the former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, so that creative children continue to draw inspiration from his spirit and the awards are announced on his birthday, 15th October, which is celebrated as Children’s Creativity and Innovation Day by NIF.This competition is organized by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF) under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India in collaboration with the Honey Bee Network, CBSE, National/State Education Boards and other partners.
A DIPR report said, till date, NIF has filed over 150 applications for patents and design registrations in the name of student awardees. For those ideas which have market or social diffusion potential, NIF also engages designers/fabricators to develop value added prototypes/products so that companies or partners for non-commercial diffusion can be approached. One such awarded idea of a walker with adjustable legs of Ms. Shalini Kumari, Patna, has been commercialised as well. A couple of other student innovations are also in pipeline for commercialisation.
