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Texas Instruments (TI) announced the launch of the second edition of India Innovation Challenge Design Contest (IICDC 2017), to nurture engineering innovation among university students in India. Interested students can start registration for the contest at their official website. The last date for registration is September 10, 2017.
TI will continue the collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) to nurture innovation and consistent with the goals of “Make in India” program, an initiative by Indian Government. In the year long journey, IICDC 2017 will include an intense mentoring program for students.
During IICDC 2017, TI will provide resources and in-depth technical training program throughout the contest. NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore will provide business mentoring and incubation support. “MyGov”, the government’s online portal, will be extended to the participants for registration. DST will provide INR 3.5 crores to the student start-ups for prototyping and seed funding.