Applications are invited for e-Yantra Robotics Competition 2023-24 at IIT Bombay. The last date of registration is 25 August.

About e-Yantra

Frustrated by rote classroom learning and lack of practical exposure?? We bring you one of India’s biggest Robotics Competitions – the e-Yantra Robotics Competition (eYRC) hosted by e-Yantra, IIT Bombay.

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What is e-Yantra?

  • A truly inclusive and international competition that facilitates teams with varied levels of skills – from beginners to advanced teams (who have participated earlier).
  • Our abstracted gamified problem statements (called Themes) range from a variety of skills including Robot Operating System (ROS), Drone Control, Machine Learning, Image Processing, 3D Designing, Embedded Systems, Control Systems Design, Functional Programming, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) programming, Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing, and much more..
  • Conducted completely online over a period of 5-6 months in a “LEARNING while COMPETING” mode.
  • An exceptional hands-on learning experience to complement and enhance your engineering curriculum.
  • Work in a team and learn “Collaboration” and “Creativity”- critical 21st Century Skills
  • Compete Internationally

Themes

  • AstroTinker Bot (AB)
  • Cosmo Logistic (CL)
  • GeoGuide (GG)
  • Hologlyph Bots (HB)
  • Luminosity Drone (LD)
  • Lunar Scout (LS)

Timeline

  • 1st to 25th Aug, 2023- Registrations: Team of two to four students from the same college, any year/discipline can register for the competition.
  • 1st Week of Sept, 2023- Theme Assignment: Based on the members’ filled profile details and theme preferences, e-Yantra will assign the best suited theme for the team. After the registration and payment, teams will be inducted to Stage 1 of the competition.
  • Sept, 2023 – Nov, 2023- Stage 1: Stage 1 is divided in three tasks: Task 0, Task 1 and Task 2. All the tasks will be either in simulation or will be software based (MOOC). Top performing teams will be selected for Stage 2 based on their stage 1 performance.
  • Nov, 2023 – Feb, 2024- Stage 2: Stage 2 is again divided in three tasks: Task 3, Task 4 and Task 5, Task 6. Tasks will be hardware based. Robotic kits will be provided to the teams or they will get remote access to the hardware depending on the theme.
  • March, 2024- Finale: Top performing teams will be competing at IIT Bombay, Mumbai.

Who can participate?

  •  Open for ALL STUDENTS across the world
  •  For full time Engineering/ Science/ Polytechnic/ Arts college students in universities/ colleges, for a degree in any discipline.
  •  Register as a team of 2-4 members; team members can be of any year/branch/department BUT must belong to the same college/institution.
  •  Each student can join only one team.
  •  One member of the team should be designated as the team leader, who is responsible for all communications with e-Yantra.

Registration

Interested candidates can register via this page.

Fee

  • Domestic Teams: 3000 INR/Team (inc. taxes)
  • International Teams: 60 USD/Team (inc. taxes)

Prizes

  • e-Yantra Certificates: Various levels of certificates by e-Yantra IIT Bombay
  • Cash Prizes: Worth 10,00,000 INR
  • Goodies: T-Shirts, Swag Bags, Pop Sockets etc
  • 6 Weeks Paid internship- At IIT Bombay, Mumbai

FAQs

Is there an Early Bird Discount for the participants?

Yes, we encourage the teams to register between August 01st to August 07th, 2023 to grab an additional 20% discount.

What if I enter the wrong email ID or How do I change/edit/update my email ID?

If you enter the wrong email ID during registration, please follow this:
Verified team member can correct team leaders’ or other members’ email ID, name and contact number using the CORRECT E-MAIL button available in Team Profile tab.
The respective team member will receive a new registration email with a verification link. This operation can only be performed if the team member is yet to verify their email id.

Is the competition only open to Indian nationals?

We are happy to say that eYRC is an international robotics competition and colleges across the world participate in it.

How’s e-Yantra Robotics Competition different from other competitions?

Traditional classroom learning is boring, isn’t it? The e-Yantra Robotics Competition uses a Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach to impart.knowledge on concepts in Simulation, Embedded systems and Robotics
real-world problem solving skills and
hands-on learning.
For more information, please check

Click here to view the official notification of e-Yantra Robotics Competition 2023-24 at IIT Bombay.