IIT Bombay Eyantra

I want to get the details of e-Yantra Robotics Competition (eYRC) of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay so can you provide me?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

E-Yantra is a competition organized by Indian Institute Technology Bombay (IIT-B) for the engineering students to test their skills.

e-Yantra Robotics Competition (eYRC) is a unique annual competition for undergraduate students in science and colleges.

It is an initiative by IIT Bombay that aims to create the next generation of embedded systems engineers with a practical outlook to help provide practical solutions to some of the real world problems.

The winners of this competition are offered summer internship at IITB through e-Yantra Summer Internship Program .

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) sponsors E-Yantra under the National Mission for ICT in Education (NMEICT) programme.

In order to provide scope for talented engineering students who have limited access to the labs and workshops, the apex institute have initiated this program with the aim to help the students in solving problems they are dealing in everyday life with the help of robot development.

Eligibility-

eYRC is open for all students from engineering colleges. Undergraduate students from Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics and Electrical engineering and Mechanical Engineering departments are eligible to apply in a team of three having one group leader.

Students having basic knowledge of C programming can apply for the competition.

Students will be provided with

A robotic kit with all the accessories required

A rule book in order to guide them in solving various technology related problems

Students will also be provided with video tutorials which would help them in learning basic concept of micro controller and embedded system.

Contact-

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076