Students bag laurels at startup and innovation awards | Vadodara News – Times of India
VADODARA: Parul University bagged seven awards in the Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) Prashansha awards held virtually. The university won the awards in seven different categories.
According to the university, the number of awards it won was the highest for any university in the state. It won the awards in the Campus Startups, Women Startup, Young Innovators, Best Faculty Mentors and Best SSIP Coordinators category.
The winners include a group of engineering enthusiasts who established the startup AR Explorer that was awarded a prize money of Rs 50,000 under the Best Campus Startup category. Hetavi Shah, founder of Vatsalya Bakers bagged a prize of Rs 1,00,000 under the Women Startup category. In the Young Innovators category, Bhavik Bosamiya was awarded a prize of Rs 30,000. Bosamiya had come up with an innovation that helped to determine the strength of concrete by using sensors in in real time.
Apart from the students, a faculty at the university Shantanu Chakravarty won the award in the the Best SSIP Coordinator — Private University Category. Three faculties at Faculty of Pharmacy of the university – Asha Patel, Hiral Dave and Rakesh Patel – were awarded under the Best Faculty Mentor category.
According to the university, the number of awards it won was the highest for any university in the state. It won the awards in the Campus Startups, Women Startup, Young Innovators, Best Faculty Mentors and Best SSIP Coordinators category.
The winners include a group of engineering enthusiasts who established the startup AR Explorer that was awarded a prize money of Rs 50,000 under the Best Campus Startup category. Hetavi Shah, founder of Vatsalya Bakers bagged a prize of Rs 1,00,000 under the Women Startup category. In the Young Innovators category, Bhavik Bosamiya was awarded a prize of Rs 30,000. Bosamiya had come up with an innovation that helped to determine the strength of concrete by using sensors in in real time.
Apart from the students, a faculty at the university Shantanu Chakravarty won the award in the the Best SSIP Coordinator — Private University Category. Three faculties at Faculty of Pharmacy of the university – Asha Patel, Hiral Dave and Rakesh Patel – were awarded under the Best Faculty Mentor category.