Prakalpa 2025
The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE KJSSE) successfully organized its National Level flagship event, Prakalpa 2025, on April 9, 2025, at K J Somaiya School of Engineering. The event featured a Research Paper Presentation and a Working Model Project Competition, providing students a national platform to showcase innovative hardware and software solutions while promoting creativity, research, and technological advancement.
A total of 58 teams participated, including 39 Working Model projects (22 hardware and 17 software) and 19 Research Paper presentations. Participants represented SVU and various institutions across India, with the event marking a milestone by hosting its first international participant.
The event commenced with a traditional lamp-lighting ceremony graced by Director Dr. S. K. Ukarande, Deputy Director Dr. Deepak Sharma, Faculty Advisors Dr. Sushma Kadge and Prof. Abhishek Bhadauria, along with the panel of judges. Dr. Ukarande delivered the inaugural address emphasizing student-led innovation, followed by encouraging messages from Dr. Sharma and Dr. Kadge.
Projects were evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges on parameters such as innovation, feasibility, and impact. Themes included Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoT, Cybersecurity, Game Development, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems.
Standout projects included FireWatch 700: IoT-Based Firefighting Bot, Portable Vehicular Emission Detector with Location Tracker, Parity Protocol: a Decentralized Compute Network, and ColorViTAN: a Vision Transformer-based greyscale image colorization model.
Participants engaged in insightful discussions with judges and received constructive feedback. All teams were awarded certificates, while winners received cash prizes and goodies. The event also featured a visit from a KJSSE alumnus who inspired participants with professional insights.
Prakalpa 2025 concluded successfully, reaffirming ISTE KJSSE's commitment to fostering innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and practical problem-solving among future engineers.