A project sponsored by MHRD throughNational Mission on Education through ICT

(NMEICT)

e-Yantra Competitions:

e-Yantra Ideas Competition (eYIC):

e-Yantra Robotics Competition (eYRC):

e-Yantra Robotics Competition Plus(eYRC+):

e-Yantra Robotics Teacher Competition(eYRTC):

For Students:

For Teachers:

For Students and Teachers:

engages students using Project Based Learning(PBL) to implement a solution to a real worldproblem. Robots, accessories, training material, andrulebook are given to teams selected forparticipation, free of cost.

designed to impart advanced topicssuch as image processing through a theme for

. Runs parallel with eYRC.

engages teachers through a hands-onproject implementation exercise with excitingprizes and certificates.

solicits ideas from teams from eLSI family ofcolleges to encourage innovative projects andsustained use of the Robotics labs set up througheLSI.

teamsselected for participation

e-Yantra Competitions:

e-Yantra Ideas Competition (eYIC):

e-Yantra Robotics Competition (eYRC):

e-Yantra Robotics Competition Plus(eYRC+):

e-Yantra Robotics Teacher Competition(eYRTC):

Web-site: www.e-yantra.orge-mail: support@e-yantra.orgPhone: 022-2576-4986; 022-2572-0184Facebook: www.facebook.com/eyantra

Contact details:

e-Yantra team

Current Status: (as of February 2015)� April, 2013:

April, 2014:

16 colleges under MumbaiUniversity have set up their robotics labs

35 colleges from the followingregions have set up labs:

Ichalkaraji, Maharashtra (11)

Shimoga, Karnataka (6)

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Delhi / Chandigarh, Punjab (13)

Pune, Maharashtra (5)

56 colleges fromthe following regions have set up labs:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu (11)Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (10)Kolkata (5)Noida, Uttar Pradesh (8)Salem, Tamil Nadu (14)Trichy, Tamil Nadu (8)

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December 2014/ January 2015:

Department of Computer

Science and Engineering

IIT Bombay

e-YantraLab Setup Initiative

(eLSI)

Please contact: support@e-yantra.org

Established Labs

Upcoming regions

Robotics labs established in107 colleges across India.

Robotics labs established in107 colleges across India.

Are you interested in setting up aRobotics Lab under eLSI ?

Are you interested in setting up aRobotics Lab under eLSI ?

e-Yantra Lab Setup Initiative (eLSI)

e-Yantra is a project to spread

education in Embedded systems and Robotics. This

project has been sponsored by Ministry of Human

Resource Development (MHRD) through the

National Mission on Education through ICT

(NMEICT).

One of our initiatives, e-Yantra Lab Setup Initiative

(eLSI) supports infrastructure creation at colleges

by providing a platform for training teachers both in

theory and applications of Robotics, in addition to

providing guidance in setting up a Robotics lab at a

college.

eLSI aims to enable colleges to teach Robotics and

Embedded systems in an effective manner by:

1. Training teams of 4 teachers from colleges in a

region, in the basics of Embedded systems theory

and Micro-controller programming through a 2-

day workshop.

2. Engaging the teams through the regional e-

Yantra Robotics Teacher Competition (eYRTC)

where teachers implement a Robotics project over a

period of three months. Each college team is given a

Robotic kit complete with tutorials and accessories

and is taken through the steps of project

implementation life cycle by the Yantra team.

by IIT Bombay

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3. Providing support and advice to set up a Robotics

lab so that by the time the teachers are trained, the

lab is ready at the college for the teachers to get their

students involved through projects.

Benefits to the collegeTraining students through hands-on projects is

imperative in producing successful innovators and

entrepreneurs. Creating the infrastructure with labs

and trained teachers provides competitive

advantage to colleges in attracting talented

students. e-Yantra facilitates the infrastructure

creation by sharing its experience and expertise.

Benefits include:

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Better BE projects with help from e-Yantra open

source community

Increased enthusiasm amongst students;

Robotics club for students

Better performance at competitions such as the

e-Yantra Robotics Competition (eYRC)

Better trained and motivated faculty

Better prospects for engaging with other

NMEICT projects such as 10K teacher training,

Spoken Tutorials, e-Kalpa, FOSSEE

Better visibility for college nationally

Continued engagement with e-Yantra through

courses on advanced modules, Ideas

competition, etc.

Participation procedureIt is necessary for a college to invest in creating

infrastructure, a Robotics lab, where students have

an opportunity to explore interdisciplinary skills.

A college needs to commit the following to

participate in this initiative:

1. Funds to equip a basic Robotics lab (in addition to

space and other infrastructure)

2. A team of 4 teachers to be trained through the

initiative.

1. Training to 4 teachers nominated by the college

2. Three robotic kits to the college

3. Exciting prizes and certificates to teachers

participating successfully

e-Yantra Provides: