Sunday, Mar 14, 2010
Chennai: All India Manufacturers Organisation (TNSB) along with Anna University will organise ‘Techknow 2010', a national contest for students to exhibit their campus projects.

The contest will be open to technical universities and colleges across the country. It is aimed at creating opportunities for the students to turn their college projects into entrepreneurial ventures, according to a press release. About 300 project proposals have been received to be evaluated by a jury panel. A cash award of Rs.2.25 lakh will be given for the best campus projects at the Anna University during the event. Students could also showcase their projects in an exhibition to be organised concurrently.

A separate advisory committee has been formed for this event under the leadership of P.Mannar Jawahar, Anna University Vice Chancellor, the release said.

The contest will be held at Anna University on April 2 and 3. The sponsors for this event are Bharat University, Chennai and Jaya Group of Educational Institutions. For details, contact AIMO on 28228282 or visit www.techknow2010.com.