Ideathon 2026

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The IEEE Ideathon will be conducted under the guidance of Prof. (Dr.) Sanjiv Kumar Sir, Counselor, IEEE Student Branch & Faculty Advisor, IEEE WIE SBA HBTU-K, with the aim of encouraging a culture of innovation, critical thinking, and technical problem-solving among students. The event is a one-day offline innovation challenge designed to foster teamwork and presentation skills through creative and technically viable solutions for real-world engineering problems. Experts and judges will share practical insights, feedback, and guidance that participants can easily relate to and apply. An open and engaging space will be created for discussions, presentations, and collaborative experiences. The competition offers comprehensive phases including a pre-event presentation screening round, final offline evaluations based on predefined judging criteria, and open-domain problem statements inspired by major hackathons like SIH alongside team-proposed challenges. 


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  • HBTU East Campus
  • Nawabganj
  • Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
  • India 208002
  • Building: Electrical engineering department, HBTU
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Agenda

• Pre-Event: Brochure release followed by PDF or PPT presentation submissions for the

elimination round to select finalists

• Session 1: Opening ceremony, participant welcome, and introduction of the judging panel

• Session 2: Final evaluation where selected teams present their ideas to be judged on

creativity, originality, technical viability, and presentation skills

• Session 3: Closing ceremony featuring judge feedback, announcement of winning teams,

and distribution of certificates and awards

• Closing: Vote of thanks acknowledging judges, participants, volunteers, sponsors, and

organizing committee to inspire future innovation