CHANAKYA UG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation supports the technology development and commercialization endeavors of meritorious scholars at various levels of education including undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), Ph.D., and Faculty. The CHANAKYA Fellowship Schemes were recently launched with this in mind. CHANAKYA stands for Comprehensive and Holistic Advancement of NAtional Knowledge Yield and Analytics. These fellowships aim to identify and support breakthrough ideas in the area of Cyber Physical Systems. Ideas having the potential to solve pressing and compelling problems faced by End Users (Industries, PSUs, Government organizations, Line ministries, Educational Institutes, City administration, and Society), using concepts of CPS are sought. Ideas having high potential for patenting and licensing, are especially encouraged. Specific application verticals and focus areas are as follows:
CYBER-PHYSICAL SOCIAL SYSTEMS: Smart Farming, Smart Healthcare Systems
CYBER-PHYSICAL INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS: Digitization in MSMEs, Industry 4.0/Smart manufacturing
DOMAIN REQUIREMENTS
Solution-oriented proposals incorporating technologies like (but not limited to) embedded systems, Artificial Intelligence (AI), system simulation using virtual, augmented, and mixed reality, data analytics, machine learning (ML), IoT, multi-physics modeling, Human Machine Interface (HMI) are desirable.
Students may choose from the available problem statements for End Users (Click here) and propose solutions for the same. However, it is not mandatory and students/faculty mentors may identify problems themselves and propose solutions.
Proposals are expected to focus on utilizing System Simulation, Modelling and Visualizing for CPS design, development, and implementation.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE
Students registered in any UG program in India can be nominated by their respective institutes to apply for the fellowship. An institute can nominate a maximum of 3 entries. Each entry may comprise a team of a maximum of 3 students. One faculty mentor needs to be associated with each entry. Following are the benefits to the students and host institute:
Benefits:
- Students will earn a fellowship amount of Rs. 5,000 per student per month for a maximum of 6 months.
- Higher fellowships may also be available for certain industry sponsored ideas/projects.
- Development grant of up to Rs. 1 Lakh (per selected entry) to the host institute/university.
- Opportunity to showcase the respective product/solution to industry experts.
- Ideas with potential may be considered further for start-up and incubation through IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation.