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Writer: Vanajakshi B.H.
Photo: Maker Bhavan, IITGN
We are excited to announce the winners of IIT Gandhinagar’s 5th edition of our flagship program, ‘Invention Factory® India’ – 2024. The event started on 27th May 2024. Out of over 700 applications, 20 students were selected from various Eingineering and design colleges across the country.
Founded by Prof. Alan Wolf and Eric Lima at the Cooper Union, USA, the program brings together ten teams of two students each over six weeks. During this period, they conceive ten inventions, prototype them, “pitch” them, write and file a provisional patent application in India and the US for them, and compete for prizes in the “Best Invention” category. This initiative receives generous backing from the Maker Bhawan Foundation and individual philanthropists. This year, the program is also supported by Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd., Mumbai, through their CSR initiative.
Today, we witnessed the finals, where 10 teams, each comprising two students, presented their inventions in front of a panel of jury in a seven-minute pitch. The Jury comprised industry leaders, technologists, medical practitioners, etc. The winning teams will receive prizes of Rs. 2 Lakh, 1 Lakh, and 50 thousand, respectively.
The winners are as follows:
| Name of the Invention | Name of the Participants | |
| 1st Best Invention | Tactile Glove for Bidirectional Communication with Deafblind | Nageshwar Kumar |
| Chaitanya Tandon | ||
| 1st Best Invention | Tooth Extraction Facilitator | Kritika Patidar |
| Stavan Mehta | ||
| 2nd Best Invention | Smart Peripheral Neuropathy Therapy Device | Adya Tripathi |
| Krishna Chaitanya Myneni | ||
| 3rd Best Invention | Device and Method for RLS Treatment | Saket Joshi |
| Divya Patel |
We congratulate all the winners and participants for their outstanding innovations and contributions.
About IITGN: IIT Gandhinagar (IITGN), founded in 2008 and located in Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, offers a distinctive undergraduate and graduate education with innovative curricula that emphasize critical thinking, interdisciplinary knowledge, and a liberal arts approach. The institute’s student-centric philosophy fosters a safe, nurturing, and empowering environment, promoting project-oriented learning, compulsory design and life sciences courses, and global diversity. IITGN’s five-week Foundation Programme for new undergraduates earned the World Education Award 2013 for innovations in engineering education. Over 40% of students gain international study experience, reflecting IITGN’s commitment to excellence in science, technology, humanities, and social sciences. As India’s first 5-star GRIHA LD (Green) campus and the first 5-star campus for food safety and healthy eating, IITGN also upholds exemplary safety standards for its construction workforce, with practices recommended by the IIT Council for adoption across all IITs. To know more please visit https://www.iitgn.ac.in