IIT Mandi offers summer camp for UP govt schools, teachers

Based on the qualifying test, 100 students will be selected to become a part of this camp and invited to a fully residential training program at IIT Mandi. The result will be declared on May 15, 2023. 

The Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi invited applications from Uttar Pradesh government school students and teachers for PRAYAS 2.0, a summer camp which will be organised from June 5 to July 4, 2023. 

By engaging young students in mentor-based programmes, the institute aims at inspiring them to become science and technology leaders and innovators. In addition to studying robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), the students will implement these concepts and apply them in real-life situations, and come up with innovative ideas. 

Tushar Jain, Head, Centre for Continuing Education, IIT Mandi, said, “Seeing the success of PRAYAS 1.0, this time we have extended this flagship programme for the UP Government. A batch of 200 people, including students and teachers, will become a part of this event, which is fully residential and shall be trained in robotics, programming and computer, electronics and artificial intelligence. A competition will also be held at the end of the training to explore their innovation and ideas. The IIT Mandi customised robotics will be provided for the training and prototype development. 

Registration ends on March 10 

The registration for the flagship programme has already started and will be closed on March 10, 2023. Those interested can participate in the training camp by visiting the following link - https://forms.gle/MbSno4YgC2CEonep6.  

Based on the qualifying test, 100 students will be selected to become a part of this camp and invited to a fully residential training program at IIT Mandi. The result will be declared on May 15, 2023. After the summer camp, students will need to develop a project based on the training and a competition will be held to select the best projects. 

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