NOVATE+ 2024 JURY ROUND

The jury round of NOVATE+ 2024 hackathon will be held on Oct 24-25, 2024.

6th Edition NOVATE+ 2024

Enabling Creation of Market-Ready Products through Industry-Academia Collaboration

Innovative Ideas to Successful Products’ - 2nd Talk
August 14

In our Talk Series on ‘Innovative Ideas to Successful Products’, being organized by the DST funded Chitkara University NewGen IEDC and Technology Enabling Centre (TEC), on August 14 we had a privilege of listening to Prof. (Dr.) Praveen Kumar Khosla – Pro-VC (Research), Chitkara University, Punjab.

Talk Series: First Talk – How to Prototype without Spending a Fortune by Understanding the MVP
July 18, 2024

It is important that aspiring student innovators and techpreneurs get a chance to interact with seasoned professionals before they can develop their innovative ideas and pitch for funding. In order to do so, the DST funded Chitkara University NewGen IEDC and Technology Enabling Centre has launched a Talk Series titled Innovative Ideas to Successful Products.

Innovators Meet
May 18

We as innovators aspire to translate our innovations into marketable products! If you have a good project prototype/technology ready with you, and you are looking for the right kind of support to take your innovation to the next level, then this opportunity is for you. Please do not miss it.

International Advanced Diagnostic Techniques Conference
March 15-16, 2024

The Allied Health Science Department of Chitkara University in collaboration with CU-TEC is organising an International Conference on Advanced Diagnostic Techniques on March 15-16, 2024.

Indo-African Academia-Industry Meet on Health Innovations
March 11, 2024

A one-day "Indo-African Academia-Industry Meet on Health Innovations" was organized by CU-TEC in association with the Healthcare Management Department of Chitkara Business School. Forty African healthcare leaders attended. March 11 was the meeting day at Chitkara University in Rajpura, Punjab.

Ideathon 3.0
March 01-02, 2024

Idea-Thon 3.0 is the 3rd edition of the hackathon organized by Chitkara University NewGen IEDC and Chitkara University Technology Enabling Centre (sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, GoI).

Exhibition of an Academic Technology under MSME-Academia Connect Series
February 16, 2024

Chitkara University's DST Funded Centers, NewGen IEDC, and Technology Enabling Center are putting on an exhibition on February 16, 2024, to commercialize the technology developed by Chitkara University—SMART ERGONOMIC PORTABLE COMMODE CHAIR under the MSME-Academia Connect Series.

IIDM 2023- International Symposium on Interventions and Innovations for Diabetes Management (November 30, 2023)

Chitkara University Research and Innovation Network (CURIN) and Technology Enabling Centre (CU-TEC) funded by DST, GoI in collaboration with Chitkara School of Health Sciences, World NCD Federation (WNF) and Doctors For You (DFY) organized the International Symposium on ‘Interventions and Innovations for Diabetes Management’ (IIDM-2023) to promote “Industry-Academia Collaborations for the Advancement of Diabetes Management Technologies.”

Two-day Industry-Academia Meet to Commercialize Academic Projects & Technologies (November 24-25, 2023)

The hackathon will feature a review of 31 Academic Projects and technologies by industry experts, technology commercialization experts, and startup experts in order to take academic projects to the next levels of technology and market readiness for commercialization.

NOVATE +2023

Chitkara University-TEC organized the 5th edition of NOVATE + 2023 based on the theme Biggest Confluence of Academia and Industry for Building Market-Ready Products. NOVATE+ is an annual flagship event of Chitkara University where innovative project ideas are invited and selected ideas receive prototyping funding for their implementation

One-Day Workshop by an Industry Expert

Chitkara University Technology Enabling Centre (CU-TEC) sponsored by DST organized a session on the theme” Pathway from Ideation, Prototyping, Product Designing to Manufacturing” with our students and gave them insights on how students can take their ideas from the prototype stage to product stage.

BAJA SAEINDIA 2023, Presented by BPCL E-drive organizes the physical round at Chitkara University Baddi, Himachal Pradesh

The 16th edition of BAJA SAE India was officially inaugurated at Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, by Hon’ble Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University, on April 5, 2023. Debasish Neogi, Managing Director, Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India, was the Chief Guest for the event, and the Guest of Honour was Shilpi Wadhwa, HR Head, Mahle Anand Filter Systems.

Idea-Thon 2.0

Idea-Thon 2.0 is the 2nd edition of the hackathon organized by Chitkara University NewGen IEDC and Chitkara University Technology Enabling Centre (sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, GoI).

Chitkara University Hosted the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2022

The grand finale of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) held at Chitkara University in collaboration with Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education, Government of India concluded on August 29, 2022. Chitkara University was selected as the nodal centre for this 5-day-long Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2022 Hardware Edition.

NOVATE +2022

NOVATE+ is the annual flagship event of Chitkara University where innovative project ideas are invited, and selected ideas receive prototyping funding for their implementation. NOVATE+ 2022 is going to be the 4th edition, and the focus is on supporting joint industry-academia projects that will solve the real-world problems.

Five-day DIY Workshop on Prototyping

Chitkara University Central Fabrication Facility in collaboration with NewGen IEDC (sponsored by DST, GoI) conducted a five-day hands-on workshop on Product Design. It was an ideal opportunity for participants to build good quality project prototypes that closely resemble the end products.

Industry-Academia Conclave to boost Technology Commercialization

Chitkara University has a Technology Enabling Centre (CU-TEC) that was set-up by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India in the year 2019. CU-TEC is working toward industry-academia collaborations in the region for joint development of technologies, commercialization of academic research projects by industries, and providing solutions to specific technical problems of the industries. In this event, a large number of regional industries as well as academic institutions came together with just one objective in mind, i.e. to jointly develop technologies which can be commercialized.

Industry-Academia Meet on Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs

Department of Science and Technology (GoI) sponsored Chitkara University Technology Enabling Centre and organized the Industry-Academia Meet on Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs.

Pharma Industry-Academia Connect 2022

Chitkara University Technology Enabling Centre (CU-TEC) sponsored by DST organized an event titled Industry-Academia Connect 2022 on 9th September 2022. In this event, pharmaceutical industry experts were invited to deliver expert talks on a range of topics including Quality Control for testing the drugs in their various stages of production, Production for drug design, manufacturing, extraction, supply, packaging, release, and storage. They also discussed Research and Development in the pharmaceutical industry that covers a variety of activities, including discovering and testing new drugs, developing incremental innovations, etc. They specifically gave insights about Automation Technology into specific tasks like processing systems, liquid dosing, tablet compression and coating, encapsulation, RFID labelling, tracking and traceability. The objective was to seek academic collaborations in all these aforementioned areas. Close to 100 faculty members and academicians from Chitkara University as well as from other institutions attended this event that was held in Einstein Hall, Galileo Block, Chitkara University, Punjab.

MSMEs Outreach: White Paper Writing Competition

Chitkara University has a Technology Enabling Centre (CU-TEC) that was set-up by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India in the year 2019. CU-TEC is working with the MSME industries in the region to explore the opportunities of carrying out joint projects with them for solving the real world problems. In order to do joint projects with the MSME industries, it is important that we understand their technological requirements, needs, challenges etc. To do needs assessment of the MSME industries, CU-TEC announces ‘MSMEs Outreach: White Paper Writing Competition’.

Invited Talk on Talent Analytics by an Industry Expert
(3rd September, 2022)

Chitkara University-Technology Enabling Centre (CU-TEC) organized an invited talk under Industry-Academia Connect Series wherein Mr. Pushpinder Singh, Chief Technology Officer from Ambiente Technologies Pvt. Ltd was invited. He discussed about some of his specific problems related to analytics, especially the talent analytics, wherein he sought collaboration with the academia. Ambiente Technologies Pvt. Ltd is interested in building data based decision making solutions (including software) for Talent Management, Performance Appraisals, Defining & Maintaining Company Culture etc. Close to 25 faculty members from the departments of Business Management, Computer Science and Engineering and CURIN attended this session.

Invited Talk on Food Processing Machinery by an Industry Expert
(11th August, 2022)

Chouhan Engineering Company, Rajpura is working in the domain of making machinery for food processing. There are several opportunities wherein these machines can be improved for better productivity and efficiency. CU-TEC invited Mr. Gulshan Chouhan from Chouhan Engineering Company, Rajpura to talk about some of these machinery where he believes faculty from Chitkara University can collaborate with him. The session was attended by close to 30 faculty members for Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics departments.

Talk on Product Design by an Industry Expert

The fraternity of Chitkara University is very active in innovative hardware projects and they build prototypes of their project ideas. To facilitate the students and faculty of the Chitkara University, Technology Enabling Centre (TEC) invited an industry expert to deliver a talk on how to convert prototypes into end products. Mr Akshay Dolas, Principal Engineer, ADD WORKS, Mumbai gave a lecture on the Real-time challenges while translating prototypes into end products. The talk was organized on March 16, 2022, from 11:00 am – 12 noon. The session includes case studies of two innovative products designed by ADD WORKS - Mileage air filter and Ka'an binaural microphone. Mr. Dholas also shared about the company’s latest project Road stud installation in the session. He shared his journey of converting an idea into a company that is being recognized on a national level in a few years. The importance of data collection, identification of end-user and the impact of the product on the customer were discussed. The session was concluded on a note that good engineering can be converted into magic. Around 116 participants attended the session.

Understanding the Challenges of Automotive Industries in the Region and Exploring Opportunities of Joint Projects

Design of a Filter to Separate Carbon and Hydrogen from Gaseous Mixture

Session on Printable Solar Cells

Confluence of Academia, MSMEs and Start-ups to Address Real World Problems

Webinar on Generating Fuel Free Electricity using Force from Moving Vehicles

Webinar on Design and Development of Fire Alarm System for Commercial and Residential Buildings

Webinar on Design and Development of Injector Driver Circuit for Diesel Engine to Reduce to Air Pollution: Problem Definition and Technical Specification

Toy Hackathon ‘Toycathon 2021’ partners with Chitkara University

0 to Gerber in Ten Hours

Five-day 3D designing and 3D printing workshop

NOVATE+ 2020

PCB Designing Workshop

Innovation Contest for Women in STEM

Smart India Hackathon 2020 (Internal Hackathon)