Toy Tales 2021: IIM-Kashipur invites entries for toy design competition

Candidates interested in Toy Tales 2021 must note that the last date for registration for the competition is August 31.

Indian Institute of Management Design Innovation Centre (DIC) along with the Ministry of Education has invited applications for a toy design competition — Toy Tales 2021. According to the tweets posted by IIM Kashipur on its official Twitter handle, Toy Tales 2021 has been conceptualised to challenge creative minds to develop unique toys and games based on our civilisation, history, and culture. Interested candidates must note that the last date for registration for the competition is August 31. Several themes such as environment, fitness and sport, artificial intelligence and machine learning, Indian heritage, culture, mythology, history, ethos, technology, and ethnicity will be covered under the competition catering to different age groups.

The winner of Toy Tales 2021 will get prizes worth Rs 21,000. Candidates interested in the competition can submit their entries at dic@iimkashipur.ac.in. Participants must note that the design should be submitted as a single design file (jpg/pdf) maximum of two pages with a brief description of the working and dimensions of the toy. For team entries, the team size should be between 2-4 members. There is no registration fee to participate in the competition. The final submission can be made by October 15

IIM Kashipur’s Design Innovation Centre (DIC) ‘NAVAASHAY’ is one of the twenty DICs being set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), now known as the Ministry of Education (MoE) Government of India.

The setting up of DICs took place under the national initiative for setting up of Design Innovation Centre across the country. The centre aims to develop a design and innovation culture in the Institute by primarily addressing the problems of the North-West Himalayan region and other national priority areas.

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