- This event has passed.
Road Safety Ideathon, 2024
September 19, 2024 @ 8:00 am - November 1, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
Centre for Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS) at IIT Madras and Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) is organising a hackathon to develop a system to improve road safety. If you are an engineering student at IITM who is concerned with improving road safety conditions in India, grab the opportunity to make a difference.
Problem Statement
As per the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, a total of 4,61,312 road accidents were reported in 2022 leading to 1,68,491 fatalities and 4,43,366 injuries. This represents a 11.9% increase in accidents, a 9.4% increase in fatalities and a 15.3% increase in injuries from the previous year. The challenge is to bring down the accident rates on India’s roads using disruptive and innovative ideas. CoERS, IIT Madras and MBRDI are looking for ideas from young and bright problem solvers like you which must fall under the following theme:
Themes
- Accident Research
- Autonomous Driving
- Pedestrian Safety
- Occupant Safety
- Post-Crash Support
- Electric Vehicles
- Infrastructure
- Other Vehicles
Submission Guidelines
The contestants shall present their ideas through an abstract not exceeding 300 words in the format attached below and fill the form below before 1 November 2024. In case of any queries, please write to rsideathon@rbg.iitm.ac.in.
Click here to view the submission format.
Eligibility
Participants have to be teams of 2-3 students from IIT Madras of B.Tech, Dual Degree Programme, or M.Tech at IIT Madras.
Timelines
Last date to submit abstract is 1 November 2024.
Prizes
Top ideas will be short listed by the jury and the winners of the Ideathon will be rewarded with the following:
- Safety Champion: ₹1.25 lakh
- First Runner-Up: ₹1 lakh
- Second Runner-Up: ₹75,000
The winning teams will receive internships and mentorship opportunities.
Terms and Conditions
- Submission by applicants shall be own idea/concept or shall be disqualified at any stage if found violated.
- Judgement of the jury will be final and applicants shall abide by it.
- On being shortlisted, applicants shall be deemed to agree CoERS regulations for being mentored or nurtured.
- AI or GPT generated ideas besides plagiarism will invite disqualification and attract penal provisions which may get escalated to disciplinary action against the student.