KPIT Technologies, an independent software integration partner to the automotive and mobility ecosystem for making software-defined vehicles a reality has announced the winners for its flagship mobility software design and development innovation contest – KPIT Sparkle 2024.
Over the last 7 months, more than 1,000 ideas came from more than 19,000 students across 400-plus colleges. After rigorous evaluation on alignment to published themes around software technology innovation for mobility by KPIT subject matter experts across two stages, eight teams made it to the finale.
Winners of KPIT Sparkle 2024
Team G-Rex from Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Tamil Nadu won the Platinum Award with prize money of Rs 700,000. The team was recognised for its innovation – design and development of an efficient indigenous hydroxy (HHO) gas generation system for the SI engine by dry cell electrolysis method.
Team Krenoviantz from Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, won the Gold Award with prize money of Rs 500,000 for its innnovation – Plug-in Kit for Ready Charging.
On the side-lines of KPIT Sparkle, the KPIT Shodh Awards, a global platform for PhD researchers from academia and industry, participated in the coveted awards.
Winners of KPIT Shodh Awards 2024
Vijayakumar Kanchetla from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, won the Best Groundbreaking Research Award with prize money of Rs 10,00,000. Thesis – Dhruva: A global navigation receiver chip for NavIC, GPS, Galileo, and BeiDou.
Debattam Sarkar from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research won the Best Research Award with prize money of Rs 900,000. Thesis – Tailoring of Chemical Bonding, Electronic Structure and Lattice Dynamics to Achieve High Thermoelectric Performance in Metal Chalcogenide.
Ravi Pandit, Chairman, KPIT Technologies said, “KPIT Sparkle has inspired over 100,000 students throughout its 10-year journey. Our unwavering goal is to foster a culture of innovation among the brilliant young minds that will shape the future of mobility and sustainability. The shift in emphasis towards real-life challenges in mobility has been deeply beneficial and inspiring for students.”
