It will feature R&D Projects from all the IITs, NITs, IISc and IISERs besides top Government and private engineering institutes that rank within the top 50 in NIRF, say sources from IIT Madras.

Highlight

The highlight of this year IInvenTiv 2025 is that a larger number of exhibits from participating institutions (around 300) will be featured in an expo, with a good representation from startups that have been initiated based on the R&D from these institutions.

Inauguration of IInvenTiv 2025

IInvenTiv 2025 is scheduled to be inaugurated by Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Education Minister of the Government of India, at the IIT Madras campus in the presence of marquee personnel from industry and academia, on 28 February 2025.

Director of IIT Madras

Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “IInvenTiv 2025 is a flagship event of the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

This year, we have a lot more institutions taking part, including private institutions, he said speaking about IInvenTiv 2025.

This two-day event is to showcase the inventions and creativity of the institutions.

We expect a lot of investors and large industries to take part in this event, which will facilitate Industry-Academia collaboration, he said speaking about IInvenTiv 2025.

Landmark event

Prof. Manu Santhanam, Dean (IC&SR), IIT Madras, said, “IInvenTiv 2025 is poised to be a landmark event that will bring about a way forward for industry-academia collaboration, and chart the path for future research efforts at India’s premier engineering institutions.

Starting

IInvenTiv was started in 2022 as an event held at IIT Delhi featuring R&D only from IITs.

The second edition of the event with participating institutions from top 50 of NIRF, apart from IITs, NITs, IISc and IISERs, was held at IIT Hyderabad during January 2024.

IIT Madras is now hosting the third event in the series, IInvenTiv 2025.

Format

The format for the event includes an expo with multiple stalls displaying the exhibits from the participating institutions, along with plenary talks and panel discussions on thematic areas.

Brainstorming

A ’Chintan Shivir’ or brainstorming session will be organized for each thematic area in IInvenTiv 2025, featuring leading experts from government, industry, academia, and start-ups.

Each session would be featuring a lead talk followed by a discussion on what is the current R&D focus and industry need; a rapporteur from each session will be responsible for drafting an outcome paper that will be presented at the closing of the event.

The focus in these discussions at IInvenTiv 2025 would be on the specific needs of the industry and how academic institutions can gear their research efforts to meet these requirements.

The role of government and start-ups will add to the discussion. A coffee table book on leading technological innovations from Indian higher education institutions, which have led to great impacts on the industry, will be released during the event.

It serves as a prominent platform for showcasing cutting-edge research and fostering collaboration between academia and industry.

A rigorous evaluation committee comprised of industry and academic experts review submissions by researchers for showcasing their products at the Expo

IIT Madras is organising the third edition of R&D innovation Fair of Higher Education Institutes of India, IInvenTiv 2025 on behalf of Ministry of Education, Government of India at the IIT Madras Campus, on 28 February and 1 March 2025.

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