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DESCRIPTION:IEEE YESIST12 2026 – Preliminary Round at Bhilai Institute of
  Technology\, Durg is an international innovation competition organized by
  the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group\, in collaboration wit
 h the IEEE Student Branch\, BIT Durg\, IEEE YESIST12\, and the iExplore Fo
 undation. This event serves as the official preliminary round for IEEE YES
 IST12 2026 and provides a structured platform for students and young innov
 ators to ideate\, present\, and evaluate technology-driven solutions that 
 address real-world challenges.\n\nThe event will be conducted in offline m
 ode and will include idea submissions\, shortlisting\, and on-spot present
 ations evaluated by an expert jury panel. Participants will compete across
  multiple tracks\, including the Innovation Track\, Maker Fair Track\, WeP
 OWER Track\, and Special Track\, covering themes such as sustainability\, 
 social impact\, smart systems\, and emerging technologies. Evaluation will
  focus on originality\, feasibility\, societal relevance\, and alignment w
 ith IEEE’s mission of advancing technology for humanity.\n\nIn addition 
 to the competition\, the event will feature orientation and guidance sessi
 ons to help participants understand global innovation standards and effect
 ive idea presentation. Selected teams from this preliminary round will adv
 ance to the IEEE YESIST12 2026 Grand Finale in Indonesia\, gaining interna
 tional exposure and recognition.\n\n[]\n\nBhilai Institute of Technology -
  Durg\, Bhilai House\, Durg\, Chhattisgarh\, India\, 491001
LOCATION:Bhilai Institute of Technology - Durg\, Bhilai House\, Durg\, Chha
 ttisgarh\, India\, 491001
ORGANIZER:ieeesb@bitdurg.ac.in
SEQUENCE:2
SUMMARY:IEEE YESIST12 2026 – Preliminary Round
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544658
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p data-start=&quot;129&quot; data-end=&quot;611&quot;&gt;IEEE YESIS
 T12 2026 &amp;ndash\; Preliminary Round at Bhilai Institute of Technology\, Du
 rg is an international innovation competition organized by the IEEE Women 
 in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group\, in collaboration with the IEEE Stude
 nt Branch\, BIT Durg\, IEEE YESIST12\, and the iExplore Foundation. This e
 vent serves as the official preliminary round for IEEE YESIST12 2026 and p
 rovides a structured platform for students and young innovators to ideate\
 , present\, and evaluate technology-driven solutions that address real-wor
 ld challenges.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;613&quot; data-end=&quot;1140&quot;&gt;The event will be 
 conducted in offline mode and will include idea submissions\, shortlisting
 \, and on-spot presentations evaluated by an expert jury panel. Participan
 ts will compete across multiple tracks\, including the Innovation Track\, 
 Maker Fair Track\, WePOWER Track\, and Special Track\, covering themes suc
 h as sustainability\, social impact\, smart systems\, and emerging technol
 ogies. Evaluation will focus on originality\, feasibility\, societal relev
 ance\, and alignment with IEEE&amp;rsquo\;s mission of advancing technology fo
 r humanity.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;1142&quot; data-end=&quot;1480&quot; data-is-last-node=&quot;&quot;
  data-is-only-node=&quot;&quot;&gt;In addition to the competition\, the event will feat
 ure orientation and guidance sessions to help participants understand glob
 al innovation standards and effective idea presentation. Selected teams fr
 om this preliminary round will advance to the IEEE YESIST12 2026 Grand Fin
 ale in Indonesia\, gaining international exposure and recognition.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p
  data-start=&quot;1142&quot; data-end=&quot;1480&quot; data-is-last-node=&quot;&quot; data-is-only-node=
 &quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;&quot; 
 src=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/5f053cfc-eaa7-
 4c01-aaac-62e110598e1d&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;611&quot; height=&quot;865&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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