DR A P J Abdul Kalam Ignite Awards 2017

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NIF invites submissions of creative technological ideas/innovations from the students up to Standard XII for the tenth national competition for children's ideas and innovations -Dr A P J Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2017. NIF dedicates the IGNITE Awards in the loving memory of Dr Kalam.

In order to promote creativity and originality in children, NIF has been organising IGNITE - a national competition of original technological ideas and innovations by children, up to Standard XII or the age of 17 years, in or out of school.

Starting in 2008, in the past nine years, 201 awards have been given to 277 children. The total number of submissions from school children received during the various IGNITE campaigns is 1,54,500. NIF decided to commemorate the IGNITE Awards in his memory and rechristened the awards as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards, so that creative children continue to draw inspiration from his spirit. NIF will continue to announce the awards every year on October 15, Dr Kalam's birthday, which is also celebrated as the Children's Creativity and Innovation Day by NIF.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE competition is an annual national competition to harness the creative and innovative spirit of children (up to Standard XII in school or those up to the age of 17 years out of school). Students are invited to send their original and creative technological ideas and innovations for the same.

Eligibility Criteria

• Class: Students of up to class 12th are eligible to apply.

• Age: If you are out of the school then up to the age group of 17 years can apply.

Details

• Eligible Boards: Students of National and State board can apply

• Eligible Streams: Students of any stream are eligible to apply.

• Number of Entries: Students are encouraged to submit as many entries as possible.

Rewards

• All Practical and useful ideas/innovations may be given financial and mentoring support. In the deserving cases, patents will be filed in their name at no cost to them. It is also possible that some of the ideas might attract entrepreneurs and these may get licensed for monetary consideration.

• Students submitting maximum properly documented entries would be given appreciation certificates from NIF.

• There will be an exhibition of ONLY the awarded projects/ideas/innovations.

How to Apply

The following should be clearly mentioned -name, age, class, school name and address, home address and contact number, title of the project/idea/innovation, detailed description, diagrams/sketches/photos if any and a simple declaration that the project has been done by the student himself/herself without any guidance from teachers/parents. 

If required, they may later request a declaration from school and/or parents that the project of the student has been unsupervised.

Write down your innovative idea and send it online, by email or by post.

• To sent by email: ignite@nifindia.org

• To submit online, Click Here!

• To sent by post: (directly/through the Principal)

Dr A P J Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2017

National Innovation Foundation - India

Satellite Complex, Premchandnagar Road

Jodhpur Tekra, Satellite

Ahmedabad 380 015, Gujarat

Important Dates

• Last Date: Aug 31, 2017