Kottayam: Saintgits College of Engineering inaugurated Srishti 2025, the 11th National-Level Technical Project Exhibition & Competition, on February 24. Thomas T John, Director of Saintgits Group of Institutions, officiated the inaugural ceremony.

This year, Srishti embraces the theme ‘Innovations for a Sustainable and Inclusive Future,’ encouraging engineering students to develop socially relevant projects.

Students from various engineering colleges across India exhibited a total of 135 external projects. Additionally, over 200 projects were displayed by B.Tech students of Saintgits College of Engineering.

Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram, won the Best Institution Award. A team of four students—Anand S, Devadathan A, Radev Krishna M R, and Rahul M D—from the same institution received the Best Innovation Award, while their project guide, Manju R, secured the Best Mentor Award.

KPR Institute of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore, won the Best Srishti Stall Award. The Most Promising Start-up Award was presented to Justin George and Anand M from Fuselage Innovations Private Limited.

M Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur, Tamil Nadu, received the Best Participation Award. Srishti includes a total prize pool of Rs 4.82 lakh, including Rs 1 lakh for the Best Innovation.

(The author is an electronics engineering student at the Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam, reporting for Onmanorama as part of our campus outreach programme, Onmanorama Campus Reporter)