Gujarat Technological University

Ahmedabad

National Level
Poster Competition
on
AI-Powered Research
& Innovation

Date: 19 / 20 September, 2025

Contact Details
GTU-Research and Development Cell
Email: rdcell@[Link], Phone: 079-23267526
 GTU Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre
(GTU-IPFC):
Established under the GTU Innovation Council,
GTU-IPFC serves as the central hub for nurturing a
strong IP culture among students, faculties, and
emerging startups. It offers hands-on patent clinics,
IPR training, legal and nancial support (including
SSIP and DIC -funded grants), and short-term as well
as postgraduate diploma courses in IPR. Since 2011,
the centre has conducted over 340 IP workshops,
and has supported the ling of over 500 IPs
including (Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights). It
has established the DPIIT IPR Chair, successfully
secured SPRIHA grant and also setup TISC-WIPO
Centre.
About GTU:
About the Event:
Gujarat Technological University (GTU) is a State
University accredited as NAAC A+. GTU has been at To commemorate AICTE's announcement of
the forefront of academic excellence, research and 2025 as the "Year of Articial Intelligence",
innovation since its establishment in the year 2007. GTU is proud to organize a National-Level
GTU has a vast network of more than 350 afliated Poster Competition centered on the theme:
colleges. It provides various academic programmes
spanning Diploma, UG, PG, and PhD across diverse
“AI-Powered Research & Innovation”
disciplines of Architecture, Applied Science, Computer
Science, Engineering &Technology, Humanities, This competition will provide a platform to
Management, Pharmacy and interdisciplinary areas. showcase innovative research in AI, with
interdisciplinary exploration, and driving
meaningful conversations around cutting-edge
technologies shaping future of nation.

GTU R & D Cell:

The GTU Research & Development Cell has a prime
objective to align research work as per nation
priorities, industry needs and societal requirements.
There are more than 1900 PhD students and 600
plus PhD supervisors at the university. The R & D
Cell encourages collaborations with industry and R & D
organizations of national importance as well as with
International Institutions. It also looks to enhance R & D
infrastructure and increase externally funded research
projects. It regularly organizes many R & D activities to
achieve the objectives. This activity is part of this
mission to encourage research in the AI domain.
 Evaluation Process:
Domain – specic committees will review
posters based on technical merit, innovation,
AI application and presentation quality. The
evaluation process will consist of primary scrutiny in
the month of August - 2025 which is followed by poster
presentation of shortlisted projects in front of Industry
and Academic experts on the day of event at GTU
Chandkheda Ahmedabad campus. It is desirable to
have demonstration along with the poster
Objectives of the Competition: presentation (5-10 minutes).
• Highlight ground breaking AI-based research &
innovation Awards for each domain (mentioned below):
• Promote collaboration between academia and 1. Best Poster Award (Rank 1) - Rs. 40000/-
industry 2. Second Runner up (Rank 2) - Rs. 20000/-
• Identify potential research and innovation for 3. Third Runner up (Rank 3) - Rs. 10000/-
intellectual property and start-up incubation 4. Six Next Best Posters (Consolation Prize) -
• Encourage cross-disciplinary engagement in AI Rs. 5000/- Each
applications Awards will be conferred across the following ve
categories in four domains:
Expert reviewers and evaluators will assess the
presented work to explore collaboration 1. Engineering
opportunities, R&D potential, and IP • Diploma
viability. • U n d e r g r a d u a t e ( U G ) / Po s t g r a d u a t e
(PG)/Doctoral (PhD)/Faculty
2. Management
• Undergraduate (UG)/Postgraduate (PG)/
Eligibility: Doctoral (PhD)/Faculty
Faculty or Students enrolled at either Diploma 3. Pharmacy
/UG/PG/PhD programme from Indian Universities & • Undergraduate (UG)/Postgraduate (PG)/
Research Institutions are eligible to take part in this Doctoral (PhD)/Faculty
event. Final year students those who have appeared in 4. Science/Humanities
their nal exams and awaiting for the results can also • Undergraduate (UG)/Postgraduate (PG)/
apply. Doctoral (PhD)/Faculty

Key Dates & Infomation:

Registration and Online Poster Submission July 18-30, 2025

Declaration of Primary Scrutiny August, 2025

Poster Presentation at GTU 19 and 20 September, 2025

Declaration of Final Results & Award Distribution Ceremony 20 September, 2025
Registration Fees GTU PG School: No Fees
The above registration Fee includes registration of one participant during
the event. Additional interested participants will have to register separately GTU Afliated Colleges: Rs 200 /-
along with the required fees. Instructions for the same will be circulated on
short listing of posters. For other than GTU: Rs 500 /-

[Link]
Registration Fees Payment Link
State Bank Collect([Link])

Registration Link [Link]

No TA/DA or accommodation will be provided. However,
Accommodation outstation participants will be guided regarding
accommodation facilities
 Chief Patron
Dr. Rajul K. Gajjar
Hon'ble Vice Chancellor

Patron
Dr. K. N. Kher
Registrar

Organizing Committee Members

Dr. R.A. Thakker Dr. Jignesh Amin Dr. Vaibhav Bhatt Dr. Pankajray Patel
Director - RDC Professor- SET Director-SAST Director-SMS

Dr. Sanjay Chauhan Dr. Chirag K. Vibhakar Dr. Mihir Shah Dr. Tushar Panchal
Professor-SP Principal-ITR Advisor, GIC CEO, GTU Ventures

Dr. Keyur Darji

Dy. Registrar & Head-DIR

Advisory Committee Members

Prof. D. Pallamraju Dr. Paritosh Chaudhuri Dr. Kamalesh Prasad

Senior Professor & Dean Dean (R & D), Chief Scientist,
PRL, Ahmedabad IPR, Gandhinagar CSIR - CSMCRI, Bhavnagar

Dr. Amit Prashant Dr. Naran M. Pindoriya Mr. Nilesh Ranpura

Professor, Civil Engineering, Professor, Electrical Engineering, Director Engineering- ASIC,
IIT, Gandhinagar IIT, Gandhinagar eInfochips, Ahmedabad

Dr. Annamma Samuel Dr. M. T. Chhabria Dr. Saurabh N. Pandya

DPIIT IPR- Chair Professor, Principal, Professor and Head
GNLU, Gandhinagar LMCP, Ahmedabad Department of Electrical
Engineering, VGEC
Dr. Chhaganbhai N. Patel Dr. Trupti Almoula Dr. Tejal R. Gandhi
Principal & Professor, Director, Principal,
Shri Sarvajanik Pharmacy College, Narmada College of Anand Pharmacy College, Anand
Mehsana Management, Bharuch

Dr. Vibha D. Patel Dr. Chirag S. Thaker Dr. Hiteishi Diwanji

Professor and Head, Professor and Head, Professor and Head,
Department of Information Department of Computer Department of Information
Technology, VGEC Engineering, LDCE Technology, LDCE

Coordinating Committee Members

Ms. Mona Chaurasiya Dr. Seema Joshi

Asst. Director, R & D Cell Assistant Professor, SET

Ms. Jyotika Raval Dr. Kshipra Chauhan

Admin Ofcer, R & D Cell AP, In-charge - IPFC &
Coordinator DPIIT - SPRIHA (GTU)
Ms. Jalpa Kadikar Ms. Sonupriya Roy
Research Assistant, DPIIT - SPRIHA (GTU) Research Assistant, DPIIT - SPRIHA (GTU)

DPIIT-SPRIHA