Students work with experienced mentors from industry and academia for a weekend of coding, hacking and making. Open to all branches and years. Believe us, it is.
1)What is a makeathon? A makeathon is typically a 24 hour software and hardware event that aims to pull the most passionate students, faculty, entrepreneurs and industry experts for a weekend full of creativity and innovation.
2)How does it work? The participating organization provides a problem statement, consisting of a detailed description of the challenge that they are facing and a high-leve
l solution to tackle the problem. The participating organization appoints one or two mentors (industry experts or people working closely with the organization) who shall work with the students to clear their doubts, refine their approach and provide access to necessary data/information. All the problem statements are released online. Student form teams of upto 4 , select a problem statement of their choice and register for the event. This year, we are opening the Makeathon to students from various technical colleges in Warangal. All teams are required to submit a proposal or high-level plan to solve the selected problem statement. Students are screened based on their past projects, internships, performance in national/international competitions and submitted proposal. Teams can interact with their mentors until the day before the event to help formalise their plan to solve the problem statement
On the day of the makeathon, all teams are given 24 hours to execute their plan and develop a working proof of concept. All entries are evaluated by a panel of faculty and industry experts and winners are awarded. If the participating organization sees potential in an idea, they work with the student teams to take it forward and implement their solution.
3)What is a problem statement? A problem statement is a detailed description of a particular challenge/problem which the participating organisation is currently facing. The participating teams work closely with the assigned mentor on the problem statement to provide a possible solution. Each problem statement must be submitted in the pre-defined format.
4)What is a participating organisation? A participating organisation is an organisation which brings problem statements to the makeathon in expectation of it being solved to a certain level. See what’s expected of a participating organisation.
5)How will Innovation Garage help if student team reaches a potential solution and our organisation wants to take it forward? The Innovation Garage provides support to student teams in terms of :
Technical mentorship through fellow students and alumni
Well-equipped coworking space
Act as a bridge between the student team and organisation by ensuring timely and effective communication
Cut to the chase, Is this really worth it? You won’t be disappointed. It’s a wonderful opportunity to interact with some of the best engineering minds of the country and potentially hire young talent for your organisation.