Department of Electrical Engineering is organizing the two days event IETKARMAVEER EXPO – Project Competition of engineering students, since 2003 with the support of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) U. K. (Formerly IEE).
This event has a successful history of 17 years. It was introduced as a Regional Level Event and after three years, it has grown to the National Level in last 13 years. This year IOT and its application was added considering its potential in various sectors and startups.
It is open for engineering students of all disciplines across the country. It is a platform that allows interaction between industry professionals and students as well as offers the corporate sector a chance to assess the potential of engineering students.
It is an event showcasing the efforts and expertise in creating innovative solutions to real-world problems by engineering students from all over India. The students exhibit their working models along with posters and presentations.
It provides platform to UG students to opt for start-up/entrepreneurship as a career option. Industry experts are invited as judges. They use structured evaluation methodology to avoid any bias in their judgment. The best three projects are selected by a panel of judges. Prize amount for the winners is around Rs.2,50,000/-.
Electronic and print media gives a wide coverage to this event. Many multinational companies showcase their state of art technology products during National Level Exhibition in addition to expert sessions.
During these two days, many industry professionals, people from all walks of life, students of all disciplines visit the exhibition. Overall budget of the event is around Rs. 10,00,000/-.
Funding is generated through the sponsorship given by the industries. Regular sponsors are IET (UK), L & T Mumbai, Philips Electronics India Ltd., Mumbai, Legrand India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, KOSO India Ltd., Crompton Greaves Ltd., Nashik and many more. Number of projects and number of students participated in IET-KARMAVEER EXPO for last five years is given below.