ACM India East & N.E. Bachelor Dissertation Award / B.Tech Project Contest 2024


2024 Contest Details

Finalists Teams

Awards: (cash / voucher awards)
Winner Award: Rs. 25,000/-
Runners Up Award: Rs. 15,000/-
2nd Runners Up Award: Rs. 10,000/-
Special Mention Award(s): TBD
Certificates will be given to each participant and winner.
Top 10 teams (including winners) will be listed on award website page.


Last date to submit Nomination: April 15, 2024

Contest Finals date: May 4, 2024 ; Sat at Calcutta University, Salt Lake Campus, Kolkata.

Contest Participation Guidlines and Dates:
There are 3 rounds in this contest.
1st round: Nominations from institutions get submitted. (Institute authority is the filter)
2nd round: A shortlisting of the nominations is done based on quality by a team of reputed Academic and Industry Professionals.
Final round: In the physical / hybrid event, top entries are asked to present in front a Jury board to decide the winners.


Eligibility Criteria:

FAQs

Application Fees (No Cash):

Rs. 1500 (+ 18% GST) for a team of max. 2 members (project basis)

Rs. 750 (+ 18% GST) for each additional team member in same project (3 or more)

Discounted rate for ACM student members:

Rs. 1000 (+ 18% GST) for a team of max. 2 members (project basis)

Rs. 500 (+ 18% GST) for each additional team member in same project (3 or more)

Example: Team with 1 student need to pay Rs. 1180, with 4 students Rs. 2360 and so on.

Venue : ACM Kolkata Professional Chapter
Block JD, Sector III, Department of Computer Science & Engineering,
Tech Campus, University of Calcutta, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700098. Google Maps Link

Chapter Email ID: Primary: kolkata.acmorg@gmail.com ; Secondary: acmkprof@gmail.com

Important Dates :

Deadline for nomination submission: April 15, 2024
Shorlisting Result Announcement: April 26, 2024
Deadline for final project/thesis submission: May 1, 23:59 IST
Contest dates: Saturday May 4, 2024

Important Documents & Links :

Doc1. Call for Participation Link

Doc2. Hardcopy Nomination Form Link

Doc3. Project Description Document Link

Doc4. Presentation Template Link

Link1. Online Form (needs Gmail ID) Link

Link2. Online Payment Link Link

Jury: Invited from Academia and Industry [non-committee]

Contest Committee Members:

Process / Steps :

  1. Evaluate your thesis/project for problem definition, solution uniqueness, challenges, maturity, impact.
  2. Get written approval from your project supervisor / guide for participation in this contest and HoD by filling the nomination form [Doc2].
  3. Write a description about your project following the template of Project Description document and save as PDF (not Doc). [Doc3]
  4. Contesting teams need to fill a short on-line Google Docs Registration form [Link1] to register the nominated teams.
  5. Contest Round 1
  6. Final Round - 1 or 2 day event

Payment Process: No Bank Transfer, no Cash, no Cheque.

Note the transaction no. at the time of payment - Payment Link

Listener's Registration:

Eligibility: Students who are not part of contesting team, but willing to listen to the contest activities.

Application method: Send 1) Name 2) Institute 3) Stream 4) Passing Year 5) Mobile No. via e-mail to acmkprof@gmail.com along with payment details.

Registration cost: Rs. 236 (incl. 18% GST) to be paid via above payment process, by May 1, 2024.