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This competitive design contest is aimed to provide an opportunity for engineering students from different technology streams to participate in the contest and demonstrate their technical capabilities, problem solving, project management and design skills in a contest against their peers. Provide all participants with new perspectives on how design teams from different disciplines and different regions of the country approach a common design problem. Provide engineering students with a chance to meet experts to showcase and present their ideas, and also network with fellow participants to discuss newer ideas of working on a project.
Awards
The top three winners of the University Design Contest will earn a Certificate of Recognition. There will be one Winner team followed by two runner-up teams. The winning team will be awarded a cash prize of US$3000, Runner-up US$2000.
Teams will submit a short project paper (10 pages maximum) describing their solution to the project proposal. University Design Contest Technical committee will review and evaluate all the submissions. A maximum of 10 teams will be selected for the next stage.
Shortlisted teams will be expected to send a presentation outlining the entire description. The proposed solution will be reviewed by the University Design Contest Technical committee. The Technical committee will select 5 teams to participate in the final contest. The 5 finalists will have to give a presentation on their proposed solution/design to the technical committee. Based on the criteria below, the competition judges will rank and identify an overall winner of the competition and one runner-up team.
Steps to Enter
Stage 1: Preparation and Submission of Paper/Project
Teams should prepare a paper/solution document (10 pages maximum) written in the Extended Abstracts format. This document should be submitted as a single PDF by September 15th, 2011, tou2u_india@mentor.com or atwww.mentor.com/India This paper must include: Description of the proposed solution, including the approach taken and the design process followed
Any reference to design principles and theory where appropriate Appropriate imagery to illustrate the design solution Acknowledgement of any assistance drawn from outside the team (advisors, faculty, domain experts, existing solutions, users, etc.) Acknowledgement of partial or incomplete solutions
All submissions must be in English and must include title and author information, including the contact details. Please be sure that submissions do not contain proprietary or confidential material and do not cite proprietary or confidential publications. The submitted PDF version will be considered the final version of the paper.
Audiovisual and computing equipment will be supplied. Power outlets will be available.
The presentation must include: The proposed solution's name, team name, University/College affiliation
The perspective taken to address the Project/Design challenge A concise description of the proposed solution Clear illustrations of key aspects of your proposed solution Compelling, effective visual design
A concise description of the proposed solution Reference to design principles and theory where appropriate Acknowledgement of partial or incomplete solutions Reviewing Criteria Participation Team/College/University Requirements
Teams must consist of at least two, but no more than five, students. There is no limit to the number of teams that may compete from any given University. Submissions are invited from all students at all stages of their university careers, from undergraduate to post-graduate. The University/College should be Mentor Graphics Higher Education Program (HEP) Partner. All submissions should have the proof of Mentor Graphics tool/technology usage. To be eligible for the contest, all participants must provide a signed letter from their academic supervisor. All students must provide proof of their student status on or before the deadline of 15 September, 2011.
For more details contact: A.Zade (9860173683) Amith Thriphati (8055070502) Somulu G (9021235561)