Engineering students

The students initially started to donate numerous supplies to various collection points in Kerala but soon came together to create something innovative.

The project was selected in the first phase of a Smart India Hackathon--Hardware edition--where more than 600 teams participated. The students also won a cash prize of Rs 50,000.

In cities, traffic jams can hold up ambulances, while in rural and remote areas, the condition of roads can affect the response time. Counteracting this is the first-aid drone.

Mechanical engineering students Eldho Sunny, Jerin Paul V Shajan, KR Jinu Raj and Amal Prasannan are the masterminds behind the floating machine that can be controlled from the bank of any water resource.

This may also solve the issue of TCs selling away pre-booked tickets aka black-ticketing in the Indian Railways!

The engineering duo has designed a high-speed hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which can zoom past traffic and obstacles to serve as an air-ambulance for patients.

A platform for students who aspire to make a difference, the 7th edition of the challenge witnessed a diverse display of scientific explorations.

Assembled under a budget of ₹2 lakh, the boat has a built-in GPS Device for location tracking and is also equipped with a GSM module that can send SMSes.

The students claim that the model could potentially help ease an energy crisis, because the freely available wind energy is renewable.

Ten engineering students from NIT K are conducting classes on the beach for the children of fishermen who live in settlements close to their campus.