Dassault Systèmes Announces AAKRUTI 2021 Contest for Indian Students

Pune, India – Dassault Systèmes has announced AAKRUTI 2021, a nationwide product design competition for engineering, design, and technology students in India. The contest aims to provide students from all over India with the opportunity to come up with innovative solutions to long-standing problems and address tomorrow’s challenges – both technological and social. The challenge involves three stages, including product design preparation, design concept submission, and final product design submission, during which participants should create a project virtually through online collaboration enabled by the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

All student teams must register for the contest online by July 15, 2021, at the 3DEXPERIENCE EDU website (https://edu.3ds.com/en/challenges/aakruti2021). Following registration and acceptance of their project summary, a student team will have access to Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and SOLIDWORKS applications to help them realize their vision. The top ten teams from across India will be chosen for the AAKRUTI 2021 final, which will be held in November 2021, based on innovations in project design, feasibility, and application. The winners will have the chance to win cash prizes worth INR 300,000, a free SOLIDWORKS student license, vouchers, and employment with Dassault Systèmes in India, among other things.

AAKRUTI 2021 has four distinct thematic topics that allow students the freedom to innovate,

Re-engineer existing plastic product made from biodegradable material: Choose any everyday product that is primarily made of non-compostable plastic. Re-engineer that product by replacing it with compostable/recyclable material while maintaining the product’s functional expectations. Propose a method for mass-producing this new product.
Affordable healthcare product: Develop a product that addresses a genuine clinical need. It should be affordable, energy-efficient, easy to handle, and flexible. Do more with less. Product design should be innovative and beneficial to patients, medical practitioners, and users.
Scientific toy design for kids: Design toys that include STEM learning-based ones that are specifically designed to either introduce or reinforce a child’s knowledge in scientific, technology, and engineering concepts. Teaching multiple concepts from these disciplines and triggering curiosity in them through innovatively designed toys is preferred.
Water for life: Create solutions that will help to reduce water consumption in households, industries, agriculture, and public places. Design innovative products/devices to conserve water, help increase groundwater levels, avoid water losses/contamination, and keep reservoirs clean.

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