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Background
Motivated
by the desire to build a strong base for practical problem
solving in several engineering colleges as well as to build
their R & D potential, KSCST decided to promote student
project programmes in a large number of educational institutions,
located Karnataka, in areas of engineering, medicine, fisheries
and agriculture. It saw an enormous reservoir of talent and
creativity in the students and the faculty of engineering
colleges in Karnataka. Another important factor is the abundant
availability of basic and infrastructure facilities in the
engineering colleges for experimentation, design, fabrication
and testing.
KSCST, therefore, ventured into launching and implementing
a programme called STUDENT PROJECT PROGRAMME (SPP) for providing
financial and academic support for Bachelor of Engineering
projects. Discussions held with the Director of Technical
Education and the Principals of engineering colleges indicated
that such a programme would be worthwhile.
Started in 1977-78, this programme is a unique experiment in
Karnataka and it is a tribute to the foresight and inspired
through on the part of a group of dedicated scientists,
engineers and executives and administrators of Government of
Karnataka. This programme is also a major innovation and first
of its kind in technical education in the country and has a
major impact in improving the quality of technical education.
It links together developmental efforts with educational
institutions so that relevant problems flow to the
institutions and hopefully feasible technical solutions might
flow back to the implementers.
The student project programme is now
32 years old.
From 1977-78 to 2008-2009 about 6500 projects at a total
cost of more than two Crore Rupees have been funded to various
engineering colleges.
Objectives
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Creativity of students applied to solve development problems
of our people and State through Science and Technology.
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Enrich
Collegiate education through finding solutions to real
life problems.
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Improve
understanding and develop methodology of solving complex
issues.
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Issues Focused
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Several studies focused on rural issues have helped in
development activities in Karnataka. Dissemination of
technology pertaining to low cost housing technology pertaining
to low cost housing technology, ground water study, low
cost agricultural implements, assessment of drinking water
potential, in specific areas have been notable examples.
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This
programme has enriched collegiate education through finding
solutions to real life problems. This has also improved
the understanding and development of a methodology to
solve complex issues.
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This
programme has utilized the services of experts from various
scientific and technical institutions like Indian Institute
of Science, Indian Institute of Management, National Aerospace
Laboratory and in addition to local organizations like
Village Panchayats, Block Development Boards, Municipalities,
Zilla Panchayats, etc.
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Projects
sponsored by KSCST through this programme have been recognized
by many industries and helped the students to seek employment.
So far, this programme has utilized the tremendous talent and
potential of the students and the rich experience of engineering
faculty for tackling the real life problems of people in Karnataka
Methodology
Each proposal is reviewed by an
expert and only those recommended are supported by the KSCST
(Approximately one project proposal out of three gets funded)
More than one hundred senior faculty of Indian Institute of
Science, scientists in national labs and other experts review
the proposals. They also provide guidelines and suggestions to
make a project innovative and meaningful. A modest financial
support is also provided.
On the completion of the
project, a team of experts examines the project on campus and
selects the better ones for the annual Seminar-cum-Exhibition.
It helps to identify motivated faculty from the respective
academic institutions and initiate interactions that could
lead to even better projects. Awards for the best projects and
project guides are also given during the seminar.
An annual
Seminar-cum-Exhibition of selected student projects (about 150
projects selected by the evaluation team of experts) is held
every year in one of the engineering colleges wherein all the
Principals, faculty members and students of engineering
colleges and some experts from all over the country are
invited to participate.
Progress in Thirty three Years
Born in 1977, the Student
Project Programme is now 33 years old. It started with 81
projects in 13 engineering colleges at a total funding of Rs.
1.2 lakhs i.e., about Rs. 1,500/- per project on an average.
During the 33rd series (2009-2010) of this programme which was
commenced in November 2009, a total of 300 projects in 67 engineering colleges
were sponsored by the Council.
In the year 2009-2010,
300 projects have been funded in
67 engineering colleges at a total funding of Rs. 13.5 lakhs.
From 1977-78 to 2009-2010 about
6500 projects at a total cost of nearly two Crore Rupees
have been funded in engineering colleges and in a few
polytechnics. Out of these, approximately 2,200 projects
(about one-third or 30% of total projects) were selected for
annual Seminar and Exhibition held in various engineering
colleges during these 33 years.
In addition to engineering
colleges and polytechnics, this programme was extended to
agriculture, fisheries, veterinary, medical and other general topics
relevant to the developmental needs of Karnataka.
Seminar
and Exhibition
So
far 32 Seminar and Exhibitions have been organized in different
engineering colleges. An expert panel is constituted to select
about 10 best projects for the PROJECT OF THE YEAR
award. A trophy is also
presented every year to the Best College and Project of the
year along with cash prizes. In order to encourage
all the students of the selected projects each one of them will
be given a certificate and a prize in the form a technical book.
The 32nd Series SPP Seminar and Exhibition was organised at
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore on 4th and 5th
September 2009.
The
33rd Series of SPP Seminar and Exhibition will be organized at Shridevi
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Tumkur on 6th and 7th August 2010.
Details of Student Projects Programme Seminar
and Exhibition
(S/E) held
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SPP Series |
College and Place
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Year |
No. of S/E
Projects |
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Karnataka State Council for Science and
Technology, Bangalore |
1977-78 |
30 |
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Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan |
1978-79 |
37 |
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3. |
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering
and
National Institute
of
Engineering,
Mysore |
1979-80 |
42 |
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4. |
Karnataka Regional Engineering College,
Surathkal |
1980-81 |
40 |
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5. |
HKES Pujya Doddappa Appa College of
Engineering, Gulbarga |
1981-82 |
32 |
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6. |
BVB College of Engineering, Hubli |
1982-83 |
35 |
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7. |
Bapuji Institute of Engg., & Tech.,
Davanagere |
1983-84 |
28 |
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8. |
KLES College of Engg., & Technology, Belgaum |
1984-85 |
38 |
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9. |
PES College of Engineering, Mandya |
1985-86 |
56 |
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10. |
Rastriya Vidyalaya College of Engineering,
Bangalore |
1986-87 |
52 |
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11. |
Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur |
1987-88 |
36 |
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12. |
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering,
Mysore |
1988-89 |
33 |
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13. |
Jawaharlal Nehru National College of
Engineering, Shimoga |
1989-90 |
38 |
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14. |
Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of
Enginreering, Dharwad |
1990-91 |
46 |
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15. |
KLES College of Engineering & Technology,
Belgaum |
1991-92 |
54 |
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16. |
Kalpatharu Institute
of Technology, Tiptur |
1992-93 |
72 |
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17. |
Ghousia College of Engineering, Ramnagaram |
1993-94 |
80 |
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18. |
Sri Siddartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur |
1994-95 |
63 |
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19. |
National Institute of Engineering, Mysore |
1995-96 |
79 |
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20. |
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology,
Bangalore |
1996-97 |
70 |
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21. |
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal |
1997-98 |
125 |
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22. |
B.M. Srinivasaiah College of Engineering,
Bangalore |
1998-99 |
87 |
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23. |
Kurunje Venkataramana Gowda College of
Engineering, Sullia |
1999-2000 |
104 |
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24. |
HKES’ SLN College of Engineering, Raichur |
2000-2001 |
112 |
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25. |
Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur |
2001-02 |
82 |
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26. |
Vijayanagar Engineering College, Bellary |
2002-03 |
69 |
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27. |
Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum |
2003-04 |
126 |
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28. |
Basaveshwar College of Engineering, Bagalkot |
2004-05 |
121 |
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29. |
Poojya Doddappa Appa College of Engineering,
Gulbarga |
2005-06 |
132 |
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30. |
KLE Society's
College of Engineering and Technology, Belgaum |
2006-07 |
147 |
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31. |
Adichunchanagiri
Institute of Technology, Chikmagalur |
2007-2008 |
150 |
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32. |
National Institute
of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore |
2008-2009 |
146 |
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KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE -560012
Telephone: 080 -23341652,
23348848, 23348849, Telefax: 23348840
Email:
spp@kscst.iisc.ernet.in
Website:
www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html or
www.kscst.org.in/spp.html
STUDENT PROJECTS PROGRAMME
(SPP - 33nd
SERIES : 2009-10)
PROJECT PROPOSALS ARE INVITED
FROM
FINAL YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS
KSCST invites
project proposals from the final year engineering students
for sponsorship, under 33rd series of Student Project Programme (SPP). KSCST
has identified the following areas in addition to the regular
engineering disciplines.
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Design and
Development of Laboratory Equipments
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Water Resource Management
and Waste Water Treatment Technologies
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Energy and Management
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Agro and Food Processing
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Health Care and Management
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Biotechnology
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Education -
Development of equipments / experiments / software
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Technologies
facilitating rural development and capacity building
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VLSI and Embedded Systems
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Nanotechnology
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Homeland Security
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Other innovative projects
Please
send detailed project proposals on or before
15th January 2010.
Your proposal should contain all the
necessary details as
per KSCST format given below. Project Proposals sent beyond
15th January 2010 will not be considered.
Project proposals will be evaluated by a panel of experts for
consideration for sponsorship by KSCST. Further, there will be
mid-term evaluation of projects, the sponsored projects will be
short-listed for Seminar-cum-Exhibition, where they will
be evaluated for prizes and certificates.
Additional information on Student Projects Programme (SPP)
is given above. For downloading the Poster, format, and
guidelines, please click on the link given below to download
pdf file.
Interested students may kindly send the
"hardcopy of the
project proposal" through proper channel to:
The Secretary
Karnataka
State Council for Science and Technology
Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560012
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DATES
TO REMEMBER |
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Last date for receipt of hardcopy of the project
proposal as per the format given |
15th January 2010 |
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Project approval by KSCST |
15th February 2010 |
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Mid-term Evaluation of Projects |
May - June 2010 |
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Final Project Report submission |
June - July 2010 |
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Seminar-cum-Exhibition of selected projects |
July - August 2010 |
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KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE -560012
Telephone: 080 -23341652,
23348848, 23348849, Telefax: 23348840
Email:
spp@kscst.iisc.ernet.in
Website:
www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html or
www.kscst.org.in/spp.html
FORMAT FOR STUDENT PROJECT
PROPOSAL
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Name of
College and Place :
___________________________________________________________ |
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Department :
_______________________________________________________________________ |
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Names of
students
(Strictly not more than four
students in a batch) : _____________________
(Please specify
Mr. / Ms. with email id and mobile number of the students) |
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4. |
Name(s) of
guide(s) :
________________________________________________________________
(Address, email id and Phone
/ mobile numbers) |
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Project
title (in brief) :
_______________________________________________________________ |
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6. |
Date of
commencement of the Project :
_________________________________________________ |
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7. |
Probable
date of completion of the project :
_____________________________________________ |
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Has a similar project been
carried out at your college or in any other college /
institution (refer to the list of completed projects
available in your college library or write to KSCST,
Bangalore). If "Yes", please give details. |
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If this
project is an improved / modified version, please give the
title of previous project and the year in which it is
carried out. Specify the improvements / modifications
clearly. |
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10. |
Is such
device / machine commercially available? If "Yes", what is
the cost per unit? Please give details. |
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Objectives
of the project highlighting its importance
(not more than
half a page) : __________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Methodology
(Not more than 2 - 3 pages)
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______________________________________________ |
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Outcome of
the project :
_____________________________________________________________ |
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Capacity of
the device (if applicable) :
_________________________________________________ |
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15. |
Power
utilisation (If applicable) :
______________________________________________________ |
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If the
project is a study / survey project, variables to be
studied, criteria for sample selection and size of the
sample, etc., should be furnished. A specimen
questionnaire should be attached. |
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17. |
In case of
fabrication, an engineering drawing with dimensions /
detailed design calculations (approximately) of the
machine / device should be attached to the proposal. |
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Budget
(break-up details should be given) :
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List and cost of materials required should be given :
__________________________ |
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ii.
List and cost of
equipment required should be given :
_________________________ |
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iii.
Labour charges (details to be furnished with existing
rates) : __________________ |
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iv. Travel
cost (details such as number of students / guides &
destinations, fare, etc.,
should be given) :
______________________________________________________ |
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Any other
details (Please specify) :
__________________________________________ |
(Name & Signature of
Guide) (Signature of HOD) (Signature
of the Principal with seal)
Note :
This is only a Format (Not an application form for
project sanction). Please prepare a detailed project proposal incorporating all
these details and send it to the Secretary, Karnataka State Council for Science
and Technology, Indian Institute of Sciene, Bangalore-560012 on or before the
last date.
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KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE -560012
Telephone: 080 -23341652,
23348848, 23348849, Telefax: 23348840
Email:
spp@kscst.iisc.ernet.in
Website:
www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html or
www.kscst.org.in/spp.html
Guidelines for
Project Proposal Submission
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Students
studying in final year engineering branches are eligible to
apply.
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The Project
Guides / HODs could evaluate the project proposals and
shortlist them before sending the
project proposals to KSCST.
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Electronics and Communication, Electrical and Electronics,
Computer Science and Information Science departments can
send a very good project proposals from each discipline.
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The project
team (batch) can have up to a maximum of FOUR
students.
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The team
should submit the project proposal in the prescribed format
duly signed by their Project Guide / Head of the Department
and Principal of the institution.
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It may be
noted that the project proposed should be of original,
innovative and novel. They should have utility and
applicability for implementation. Evaluation of the project
is also based on these factors.
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Project
proposal should be sent as hard copy containing the
synopsis of the project in the prescribed format (available
in website also), and duly signed by their project guide and
Principal to reach KSCST at the address given above on or
before
15th January 2010.
Project proposals sent beyond this date will not be
considered.
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The Project
team should send ONLY ONE proposal.
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The project
team should NOT change the topic of the project after the
project has been sponsored by KSCST and should not deviate
from the objectives of the sanctioned proposal. In the event
of any such changes, sponsoring will be treated as cancelled
and the college should return the sanctioned amount to
KSCST.
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Project
proposals received will be reviewed and evaluated by a team
of experts and those selected will be announced in KSCST
website
www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in or
www.kscst.org.in.
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The project
sanction letter will be sent to the Principal of the
institution with copies to the Project guide and Head of the
Department.
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The amount
sponsored will be sent to the Principal of the institution
by crossed cheque. The project guide should take necessary
steps to utilise this amount for the project work and submit
the bills to KSCST through the Principal of their
institution.
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Every
sanctioned project will be given a unique Project Proposal
Reference Number. Please refer this number while
corresponding with KSCST by E-mail:
spp@kscst.iisc.ernet.in
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The
selected project teams should be ready with their working
models and make a presentation of their work during mid-term
evaluation by experts. The mid-term evaluation will be
during May - June 2010 and the
projects will be short-listed for Seminar-cum-Exhibition,
where they will be evaluated for Prizes and Certificates.
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It is
mandatory for the project team (Students and Project Guides)
selected for Seminar-cum-Exhibition
to participate in the event which will be in one of the
engineering colleges in the state. 32nd Series of
Seminar-cum-Exhibition
was hosted by National Institute of Technology Karnataka,
Surathkal, Mangalore.
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Finally in
the Seminar-cum-Exhibition,
"KSCST Best Project
Award" will be
presented to good and outstanding projects with a
cash prize (Students and Project Guides) and certificates to
all participants of the Seminar in a special function
organized for the occasion.
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Kindly
visit our website
www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html for more details and
other relevant information and further announcements.
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download / view pdf file of the above information,
format
and guidelines for submitting project proposal
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