AAKRUTI is a nationwide product design contest for engineering, design and technology students in India run by Dassault Systèmes. AAKRUTI gives the opportunity to students from all over India to come up with really innovative solutions to not only provide answers to longstanding problems but also for addressing the challenges of tomorrow – both technological and social.
Contest Starts June 11, 2020
Attention! Engineering Students and Future Innovators, do you want to showcase your design skills, creativity and innate talent? Then wear your thinking hat and ideate your innovative product to match the themes of this year’s contest using 3DEXPERIENCE, SOLIDWORKS or other Dassault Systèmes' solutions.
Prepare your product idea to participate in the Contest
Boost your innovative mind and think upon generating a unique and creative product idea based on the four themes proposed for this year’s challenge.
Win Exciting Prizes: Grab a chance to win exciting prizes.
- Cash Prizes worth INR 3 Lakh.
- SOLIDWORKS CSWA & CSWP vouchers to each team submitting qualified designs
- 1 Year FREE subscription of SOLIDWORKS Student license to all AAKRUTI 2020 for the finalist teams
- Job Opportunity to the Winning team at Dassault Systèmes India*
- College Trophy to the college having maximum number of teams submitting qualified designs
Top 10 teams across India will be selected for the AAKRUTI 2020 Finale (October 12)
*Terms & conditions apply
How to register to the Contest?
To participate into the contest, register your team now!
- Participating team should consist of two members only
- Participant must be a student at any Design, Technology and Engineering college in India
- Graduated members are not eligible for the Contest
- Two team members from the team can be either from the same engineering year, department and college or different engineering year, department and college
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Registration is open till July 31
Please select "Group" while registering and ensure to enter "Team name" in the Excel file.
- "Single user" registration will be rejected.
What to Design?
Think, re-engineer, simulate and validate an existing product and optimize it. The product should be lighter, small in size, energy-efficient and optimized for performance. Mandatory expectation: You are expected to modify / optimize existing product / device. Hence presenting an existing product and how it is optimized is a 'must'.
How to Design?
Using principles of Reverse Engineering, 3D Scanning existing product, Topology Optimization and Additive Manufacturing.
Who will get Benefits?
Future Ready Engineers.
What to Design?
What if, we design the medical device(s) which will help patients (rural) in critical situations? These devices should be cost-effective, energy-efficient, easy to handle and cheaper. Design a device which is innovative and will be a great boon to patients / medical practitioners.
How to Design?
Implementing the science of biomedical, bioengineering, human ergonomics, human safety, medical regulatory & norms.
Who will get Benefits?
Doctors, Physicians and Patients.
What to Design?
If we provide ideas for products to rural youth which they can manufacture locally, can we improve their livelihood opportunities?
How to Design?
Can we boost the rural entrepreneurship in the field of Agriculture, affordable energy for remote places, handicraft, sanitation etc. by developing product ideas with DIY kits?
Who will get Benefits?
Farmers, Rural youth and Villagers.
What to Design?
If we prevent the source of pollution, can we create a healthier environment and sustainable universe for our future generation?
How to Design?
Can we eliminate / replace the components which are causing heavy pollution, larger carbon footprint, and increasing GHGs by eliminating problems at source?
Who will get Benefits?
Universal citizens.
How to Win the Contest:
Register your team and product design idea
- Follow the contest timelines and guidelines posted time to time
- Submit your initial design concepts, start working on your product design and submit your final product design
- Submitted final product designs will undergo evaluations based on judging criteria
- Online zonal contests will be conducted for three zones across India
- In total, top 30 teams (10 teams per zone) will be called upon for the online zonal contest (communication to the teams will be sent over emails), where the teams will present their product designs
- From each zone, top three teams will be qualified for AAKRUTI 2020 Finale (October 12)
- Teams selected for AAKRUTI 2020 Finale event will be called to Pune for presenting their ideas to the imminent juries from the Industry, Academia, Technology and Social sectors
- Participating team should consist of two members only
- Participant must be a student at any Design, Technology and Engineering college in India
- Graduated members are not eligible for the Contest
- Two team members from the team can be either from the same engineering year, department and college or different engineering year, department and college
- Registration is open till July 31
After successful registration, every team will receive Contest IDs for future communication in the Contest
- Participating team will need to request access to 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and SOLIDWORKS application license. After verification, participants will receive access to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and SOLIDWORKS
- After successful registration and access to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and SOLIDWORKS, teams need to work upon detailed design of their product idea and start preparing the 3D design model using SOLIDWORKS
- Participating teams will need to submit their Product Design title and short synopsis before the last date of submission of the initial design concept
- Initial design concept should include a short synopsis of product idea explaining the Product name, theme of the contest on which the team is submitting the product design; current challenges, short description on how your product is a solution to these challenges and the basic concept of your product
- All the details of this synopsis should be covered within 2-3 slides of PPT
- From the start of registration, participating teams will get around 90 days to design their products in detail before the Last date of Final Submission
- Participating team has to submit their final product design in detail including the 3D design model, MS PowerPoint presentation explaining the product design project in detail based on the guidelines and criteria of the evaluation provided by AAKRUTI 2020 Contest
100 Total possible points
1. Theme Adherence
- Creativity (15 points) – (How innovative is the product? What will be the impact on society if this product is used?)
- Originality of the concept (10 points) (Is this a completely new product idea? Is it a modification of an existing product - If yes, is this a new idea, or has it been discussed / tried before? How unique is this product?)
- Design Concept (10 points) (Was it a very easy design or a complex design? Is it easy to adapt or use?)
2. Product Design
- Practicality / Feasibility (10 points) – (Ease of manufacturing / cost of manufacturing Feasibility of use in the intended situation & location / completeness of the proposal)
- Depth of research / Depth of the proposal (15 points) (Level of detailing of the proposal. Depth of the thought process.
- Do It Yourself (15 points) (DIY Report must have complete manufacturing details i.e. Objective, Bill Of Materials, RAW Material details, Assembly Details, Manufacturing Details and Manufacturing Drawings)
- Detailing of Design (SW Model, Analysis and Rendering) (10 points) (Level of detailing & rendering in the SW Model / Product Design. Use of Simulation / Analysis while creating the Model / Product Design)
3. Jury Assessment (For Pre-Finals and Finals round)
- Overall Presentation (10 points) – (Is it capturing the design intent? Has the idea been effectively presented / communicated)
- Q&A Round (5 points) (How well have the questions been answered?)
Contact for support
- Please send an email at aakruti.contests@3ds.com
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