Designathon 2025 was successfully conducted with enthusiastic participation and remarkable creativity from students across Tamil Nadu. The event served as a dynamic platform for young innovators to tackle real-world industrial design challenges through collaborative problem-solving and design thinking.
Participants:
External Participants: 27 students from various reputed institutions across Tamil Nadu.
Internal Participants: 5 students from KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology (KPRIET).
Jury Member:
We had the honor of hosting Mr. M. Kannan, Senior Design Engineer at MKS Vision India Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, as the jury member for the event. His presence added immense value to the competition.
Jury Insights:
Mr. M. Kannan shared his deep industry insights during the evaluation process and provided expert guidance to the participants on:
Real-time industrial design challenges.
The importance of innovation and feasibility in design.
Practical considerations in product development.
Career opportunities in industrial design.
His feedback was well-received by all teams, and his mentorship played a vital role in enhancing the professional relevance of the solutions presented.
Event Outcome:
Participants demonstrated high levels of creativity, critical thinking, and teamwork.
The event culminated in the presentation of innovative design prototypes addressing practical problems.
The top-performing teams received accolades for originality, functionality, and design efficiency.
Several ideas presented showed potential for further development and incubation.
21st Century Engineering College in Coimbatore
World is transforming everyday. In the rapidly evolving engineering landscape, we have an Increased responsibility to transform the engineering education from traditional curriculum to meet the 21st century skills like Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration and Communication. Through our unique and strategic approach we enable our students to learn beyond and prepare them for life long success.
