HYDERABAD: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has invited applications for the ‘Best Innovation Award 2024’. Students who are enrolled in the university are eligible to apply. The deadline for submitting the entries is October 15, 2024.
The application format and award guidelines can be downloaded from the IGNOU Website — ignou.ac.in or accessed at sites.google.com/ignou.ac.in/navrieti/sia-2024.
The annual award of the IGNOU was started in 2018 by the National Centre for Innovation in Distance Education (NCIDE) which is given to the top three student innovators.
The awardees will be given away trophies, certificates and cash prizes of Rs. 10,000, Rs.7,000 and Rs.50,00 for the top three entries respectively. These shortlisted innovators will get support and mentorship, including various training opportunities to help them refine their innovations and take them to the next level, said a release.
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How to apply for IGNOU Best Innovation Award
- Those who are interested in applying for Best Innovation Award-2024 may submit the filled-in Proforma dully typed in MS Word along with the supporting documents through e-mail to ncide@ignou.ac.in.
- You should enclose a 5-10 Minutes Video Clip on the Development and Working of your Innovation.
- Also enclose the relevant Photographs pertaining to your Innovation.
- The Application Form can be downloaded from the NVRIETI Portal at https://sites.google.com/ignou.ac.in/navrieti/sia-2024. You can also access this portal from the IGNOU website ignou.ac.in by clicking the Link Best Innovation Award-2024 under Announcement and Notifications on Home Page.
Guidelines for applicants
- Applications will be received only through email at ncide@ignou.ac.in. The University will not entertain hard copies and handwritten or scanned copies.
- The shortlisted students will be required to give a presentation of their innovation, its development process and its working, etc. in a virtual mode.
- After the declaration of the result, the winners will be informed individually as well as through the IGNOU website. No other communication will be done individually with the other applicants, read the official website.
- There are various themes where innovations are accepted including, health care and biomedical devices, agriculture and rural development, food processing and packaging, smart transport and traffic management, and renewable and affordable energy and alternate fuel among other themes.
Interested students will have to visit the official website to know the full list of the themes.