About ILLUMINATE-24
ILLUMINATE-24 is a hackathon organised by Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education (CETE) at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. It provides schools and students with an open and dynamic platform that fosters innovation and creativity among students. The aim is to empower educational institutions to create environments where young minds can ideate, refine, and innovate on a given topic under the guidance of experienced mentors. By focusing on schools, we seek to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration, enabling students to develop essential skills and explore their potential in cutting-edge technology fields such as automation and computational intelligence. Through this initiative, we aim to inspire the next generation of innovators and problem-solvers who will shape the future of technology and society by addressing real-life challenges and solving complex problems that impact our communities and the world at large.
To know more about ILLUMINATE-24 please watch the introduction video.
Theme: Environment & Climate Change
Here are a few examples of subthemes within the broader theme of Environment and Climate Change
Renewable Energy Solutions
For example, you may choose to develop solutions for solar, wind, hydro and geothermal energy, and its efficient storage to maximize renewable energy utilization.
Waste Reduction and Management
For example, you may choose to create apps/platforms for community recycling/waste management or design solutions to reduce single-use plastics and promote composting.
Climate Education, Awareness Adaptation and Resilience
For example, you may choose to create educational apps/games for climate awareness, build news-sharing platforms, develop tools for climate prediction, etc.
Water Conservation and Management
For example, you may choose to create solutions to optimize water use in agriculture, industry, households or developing purification, desalination and other solutions for clean water in water-stressed regions.
Green Tech Innovations
For example, you may choose to developing tech to reduce carbon emissions, designing IoT for energy efficiency in homes, businesses, aiming for sustainability.
Transportation and Mobility:
For example, you may choose to designing eco-friendly transport including electric vehicles, carpooling system’s, etc. Or create an app promoting biking and public transit for sustainable transportation.
Register Your Team
You can select the suitable category of your team given here that suits your participation.
Individual Participant
- Only one member per team
- Only for students from grades from 6 to 10
- Signed consent form required from parent
- Participant’s age must be between 13 to 16 years
- Your school teacher acts as primary mentor
- Co-mentor from TISS available on request
School Team
- All team members must be from same school
- Only for students from grades from 6 to 10
- Minimum 3 and max 5 members per team
- Signed consent form required from school
- Participant’s age must be between 13 to 16 years
- Your school teacher acts as primary mentor
- Co-mentor from TISS available on request
- Inter-school team members not allowed
Community Team
- Inter-school team members allowed
- Only for students from grades from 6 to 10
- Minimum 3 and max 5 members per team
- Signed consent form required parent of each team member
- Participant’s age must be between 13 to 16 years
- Co-mentor from TISS available on request
ILLUMINATE-2024 Timeline
ILLUMINATE-24 TIMELINE
Registration Starts
The registration process began on 5th June May, 2024. You can register yourself up until the idea submission deadline (31st July, 2024).
Idea Submission Deadline
Submit your ideas using the given format. Also submit consent forms and videos (if any).
Notification of selected ideas
If your idea is shortlisted for the finale then you will receive a notification through e-mail/WhatsApp.
Final Submission of the Project/Prototype.
Once you have received the confirmation of selection of the idea, then you can start working on your idea to develop a prototype/working model and submit your final project demonstartion video. By 12th August you wil be notified if your your project has been selected for the finale event.
Final Presentation Day
This is the final Day of the ILLUMINATE-24, where selected prototypes/projects will be presented in front of a panel of judges.
F.A.Q
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What is the minimum and maximum team size?
The minimum size to form a team is to have at least 2 members and a maximum size is to have 6 members.
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How do I register my team?
you can register your team by clicking on the register button and then by filling the registration form, for more details please watch the tutorial video. Thanks!!
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Can students from different schools be on the same team?
No students from differents schools can not form a team, Students from same school can only make a team as it requires school UDISE code to form a team.
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Is there an age limit for participation?
There is no age limit but the participants should be studying between class 6 to 10.
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What do I do if I don't have a team?
If you don't have a team then we also have individual registrations also, you can register by yourself and can compete with others.
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Can I change team members after registration?
Yes you can change your team members after registration, but choose your team members carefully as changing the team members is allowed only once later you cannot edit the team members.
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