NBSE notifies on IGNITE competition

Dimapur, June 21 (EMN): Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has informed that the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE 19 competition under the initiative of the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, is underway and entries would be accepted till August 31. A DIPR report stated that the nationwide competition aims to harness the creative and innovative spirit of school children. The awards are announced on October 15, the birthday of Bharat Ratna and former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, which is celebrated as Children’s Creativity and Innovation Day by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF). The competition is organised 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. Till date, NIF has filed over 227 applications for patents and design registrations in the name of the 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. Apart from the awards and incubation support, NIF also provides IGNITE winners an opportunity to participate in events like Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Indian Science Congress, etc. IGNITE award winners got an opportunity to interact with the President, Prime Minister, Vice President, ministers, scientists and policy makers among others. The head of Institutions are informed to disseminate the IGNITE campaign information to the students and encourage them to actively participate in this competition. The last date of submission of entries to NIF directly by the students or through schools at ignite@nifindia.org is August 31. Entries may be submitted in the (i) Technological practical ideas to solve any problem in day to day life and (ii) Real life technological projects demonstrating innovative ways of solving problems or reducing drudgery or generating efficiency or conserving resources (projects demonstrating application of known scientific concepts or theories will not be accepted). Each entry should be accompanied with a certificate from parents and teachers saying that the idea/ innovation has been developed and documented by the student concerned entirely on his/ her own without any guidance or support from them. IGNITE awards winners are also eligible to get 3.5 bonus points while applying for admission in B. Tech. programme at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIITD), an autonomous institute of the Government of Delhi.