An Engineering graduate, on graduation, is expected to have a skillset to find solutions to problems of the society. Along with the domain specific knowledge, other basic skills that are expected are: Communication, Leadership, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Planning, Motivation and Enthusiasm, Adaptability, Flexibility, and Ability to Build Relationships. All these mandates engineering education to be experiential, practical, relevant, and up to date. Keeping this in mind, as an experiment, in 2007, Institute came up with the idea of Major Student Projects, wherein, institute provides infrastructure to build a technical project to compete in national & international competitions. Currently, there are 24 Major Student Project Teams operating in MIT campus.

All these teams are interdisciplinary in nature, having student representation from first to final year. In the process of getting into the team, and selecting the members to the team, students learn to face and conduct interviews. With the team size ranging from 25 to 50, students learn to work in group. By working under tight schedules, they learn to meet deadlines. By submitting Quarterly progress report, scheduling the task and by presenting budget required for the financial year, they hone their documentation, planning and presentation, skills.  To generate the financial support, the teams need to sell their idea to possible sponsors.  In the process, they learn the marketing, budgeting, and accounting skills. Thus, with this activity, we have taken the learning experience beyond the classroom.

Projects being innovative in nature, these activities have seen many publications and start-ups coming out of these ventures. Institution also envisages more scope for publication and IPs. To enable this, teams have added a research wing.

Formula Manipal, founded in 2007, is a student project team which aims to design, conceptualize, fabricate, test, and race a single-seater, open-wheel Formula Style race car. CV team participated in Formula Student event at Austria, during 22-27, July 2023. Out of 21 teams participated in CV category, team stood 12th position overall. In the static events, it stood 6th in Cost, 12th in Engg. Design & 18th in Business Plan. In the Dynamic Events, team stood 7th in Acceleration, 10th in Skid pad & 12th in Auto Cross. CV team also participated in Formula Student event at Hungary, during 1-6, August 2023. Out of 22 teams participated in the CV category, it stood 14th position overall. In the static Events, team stood 15th in Cost, 14th in Engg. Design & 10th in Business Plan. Team participated in Formula Bharat 2023 event at Coimbatore, during January 2023 and stood 2nd in Cost & Manufacturing, 6th in Business Plan & 13th in Engineering Design under static events category, out of 31 teams. Also, team stood 4th in Acceleration & 3rd in Autocross, under dynamic events category. It participated in the event Formula Student Germany (FSG) 2022 at Hockenheim, Germany during August, 2022. Out of 26 teams participated in the combustion category of the event, team stood 19th in Overall, 6th in Business Plan Presentation, 17th in Cost Event, 22nd in Engineering Design. In the optional event, Siemens Digital Twin Engineering Excellence, team stood 6th position out of 11 teams participated. In Formula Bharat Virtuals 2022, the team working on the combustion vehicle stood 1st position in the qualifying round of the competition, All India 3rd position in the Design Concept Awards, and 3rd position out of 33 teams for the overall combustion category. The team working on the Electrical vehicle stood 1st position in the qualifying round of competition, All India 2nd position in the Design Concept Awards and 2nd position out of 13 teams for the overall electric category. In the earlier years, the team participated in Formula Student events held in Italy, the UK, Austria, Czech, Germany & Formula Bharat in India and brought laurels to the institute. Team has filed for 2 patents and has 8 journal & 2 conference publications to its credit, so far.  Teams’ CV vehicle is all set to participate in the last event for ever, in Formula Bharat 2024 event at Coimbatore, during January 2024.

Faculty Advisors:

1. Dr. Dayananda K Pai (For Combustion Team)

   Department of Aeronautical & Automobile Engineering

   dayanand.pai@manipal.edu

2. Dr. Prateek Jain (For Electric Team)

    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

     prateek.jain@manipal.edu

Formula Manipal Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1. Ishaan Purey (Team Manager)

2. Arav Bagga (Team Leader)

Team Mail ids:

formulamanipal@manipal.edu

management.formulamanipal@gmail.com 

SolarMobil, established in 2011, is the official Solar Car team of MIT, focusing on the research & development of solar powered electric vehicles. In the form of Freyr-1, SERVe, SolarMobil Series-1, SolarMobil Series-2 & Zenith, the team has produced five vehicles so far. Current team has built the Chassis & composite exterior body of “Zenith” in their industrial partner, NTF Ltd., Gurgaon. Team participated in a 100 km race at the Electric Solar Vehicle Challenge (ESVC) 2023 at Greater Noida, during April 2023 and won 1st position in Business plan & optimum cost, Future Award, Best teamwork Award and overall 4th Position, in addition to cash prize, Rs.55,000, in this event. Team also participated in Solar Electric Vehicle Championship (SEVC) 2023 event held at Coimbatore during March 2023 and won the Solar Endurance Award, Optimum Cost Award, Femina Award & Inspiring Faculty Award. Team alumni have 5 start-ups, namely PARK Cy, CUSTIV, STATIC, Eclectech & Mercury Automative. Team has published 4 journal & 5 conference papers, so far. Team will contribute in the SEVC Dynamic event at MIT, during March 2024, organized by MAHE at MIT. The team is currently working on its 6^th car, set to take part in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, 2025 which is a 3,000 km race from Northern to Southern Australia.

Faculty Advisors:

1.Prof. Umananda K. V.

   Department of Aeronautical & Automobile Engineering

   umananda.kv@manipal.edu

2.Dr. Vijay Babu Koreboina

   Department of Mechatronics Engineering

   vijaybabu.k@manipal.edu

Solar Mobil Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Amal Jain (Team Leader)

2.Ritish Pattanshetty (Team Manager) 

Team Mail ids:

team.solarmobil@manipal.edu

team.solarmobil@gmail.com

Project MANAS, founded in 2014, is the AI and Robotics student research and development team of the Institute. The team researches and develops fully autonomous vehicles specifically adapted to the Indian market and traffic conditions. Team participated in Student Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) 2023 at Maryland, USA, during 20 – 22, June 2023. Out of 72 teams, it secured 12th position. It also participated in 31st Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (2023) at Oakland University, Michigan USA, during 2 – 5, June, 2023. Out of 29 teams, it stood 3rd position in the Auto-Navigation Challenge & won Cash prize, $1500. The team built a 6 feet wide autonomous drone and participated in the AUVSI-SUAS competition at Maryland, USA, during May, 2022 and secured 18th place amongst 71 teams. It has taken part in various national and international competitions and is the Grand Prize winner of IGVC 2019, USA from over 35+ international teams. In 2019, team participated in “Driverless Car Challenge”, as a part of Mahindra's Spark the Rise event and was among the top 13 teams which won cash prize of 25 lakhs. Team has filed for 1 patent and 2 journal & 22 conference publications to its credit, so far.  Team is currently working for SUAS 2024, to be held at USA, during June, 2024.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr.Ashalatha Nayak

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

asha.nayak@manipal.edu

Project Manas Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Aman Pandey (Technical Head)

2.Eshaan Shah (Team Manager)

Team Mail ids:

projectmanas.mit@manipal.edu

projectmanas.mit@gmail.com

Mars Rover Manipal (MRM), established in 2014, is a multidisciplinary team of engineering undergraduates working to develop next generation rovers for the exploration of extra-terrestrial environments, along with conducting research on state-of-the-art technology in fields of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Design and Robotics. In University Rover Challenge (URC) 2023 event, team could participate in virtual round only, due to Visa issue and secured 37th position. It participated in Intl. Rover Challenge (IRC) 2023 at Bangalore,28 – 31,January, 2023 and stood 3rd position out of 36 teams. In the International Rover Challenge (IRC) 2023 event at Bangalore, during January 2023, team won 3rd position, out of 36 teams. At International Rover Design Challenge (IRDC) 2022 event during October 2022, team won 2nd position out of 36 teams. In the University Rover Challenge (URC) 2022 event, team achieved 21st position, out of 36 teams participated and won the John Barainca award for the Best Science Team. Team achieved 2nd rank out of 24 teams participated in the European Rover Challenge -2022 remote event held during September 2022. MRM achieved 3rd Position worldwide in International Rover Design Challenge 2021, 4th Position worldwide in European Rover Challenge 2021. The research team presented a paper, ‘Evaluating Predictive Uncertainty and Robustness to Distributional Shift Using Real World Data’, at NeurIPS 2021. Team is currently working for URC 2023 event. Team alumni have 3 start-ups, namely Beejum,  Edumates & Mercury Automotive. Team has filed for 1 patent and 1 journal & 22 conference publications to its credit, so far. Team is preparing for participation in the International Rover Challenge 2024, to be held at PSG College Coimbatore and the prestigious University Rover Challenge 2024, to be held in Utah, USA in the month of June.

Faculty Advisors:

1.Dr Gururaj Bolar

   Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

   gururaj.bolar@manipal.edu

2.Dr. Ujjwal Verma

   Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

   ujjwal.verma@manipal.edu

Mars Rover Manipal Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Harsh Phawade (Team Leader)

2.Swaraj Dangare (Team Manager)

Team Mail ids:

marsrovermanipal@manipal.edu

marsrovermanipal@gmail.com

RoboManipal, founded in 2010 is the official robotics team of Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE. Its 30+ members are a mix of robotics enthusiasts from various engineering disciplines divided into Coding, Electronics, Mechanical,Research and Management subsystems. The team competes in multiple contests, one of which is the ABU Robocon, the Asia pacific robotics competition. Team participated in the Technoxian 7.0 event at Noida during July 2023 in 2 events, robosoccer and maze solver. These events saw the participation of over 150 international teams, and Team RoboManipal distinguished themselves by achieving the title of 2nd Runner-up among 79 competing teams from across the nation. The team was awarded with cash prize of INR 25,000.

 Team participated in DD Robocon 2023 at IIT Delhi,17-18, June 2023 and stood 21st position, out of 63 teams. In 2022 the team qualified for the nationals of this competition. The team has won in technical fests like IICDC, TechFest (IIT Bombay), E-Yantra, Takshak, MIT Innovation Fest, and Disenyo PCB Challenge. The team is working on research projects such as 6DOF serial manipulator, a inhouse-Motor driver, Automatic Serving Robot. During TechTatva (Official technical fest of MIT, Manipal), the team hosts significant competitions and activities such as Robotreks & Robowars (Flagship event of TechTatva), which witness a large amount of participation from colleges across India. The team continually strives to be innovative and achieve the most remarkable results. The team has also given rise to 4 successful start-ups namely Fracktal Works, Xes Automation, Virid and Strange Matter. Team has 4 conference publications to its credit, so far. Team is currently preparing for participation in ABU Robocon’24 event, during July-August 2024.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr.Ishwar Bhiradi

Department of Mechatronics Engineering

ishwar.bhiradi@manipal.edu

RoboManipal Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Arnav Rastogi (Team Leader)

2.Bhavya Doshi (Team Manager)

Team Mail ids:

team.robomanipal@manipal.edu

team.robomanipal@gmail.com

MotoManipal, founded in 2018, is a student team working on creating an electric superbike where the emphasis lies on research in cutting-edge technology for EV’s, ranging from regenerative braking to optimised thermal management. The team comprises of students from various engineering backgrounds across the institute with five subsystems - Mechanical, E-Powertrain, Aerodynamics, Management and Research. Team participated in the online E-Bike Design Competition, Season-1 event organized jointly by Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, and Mechatron Motors, Coimbatore, during March, 2022. Out of 8 teams, MotoManipal team was adjudged the "Overall Winner" of the competition and won the "Best Business Plan" award. The team placed 1st at the National Online E-Bike Design Competition held in both 2020 and 2021.  The first bike “MM-01” won the Best Commercial Bike and Best Innovation awards and stood 2nd in Engineering Design at the Asian E-Bike Challenge – 2019. Team has 3 conference publications to its credit, so far. Team is currently working for participation Moto Student India 2024, during October 2024 at Coimbatore.

 Faculty Advisors:

1.Prof.George Varghese

  Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

  george.varghese@manipal.edu

 2.Dr. Arigela Sri Satya Veerendra Babu

   Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

   veerendra.babu@manipal.edu

MotoManipal Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Jishnu Kunal Vutukuru (Team Leader)

2. Sai Adithya Pavan Jayanthi (Team Manager)

Team Mail ids:

motomanipal.mit@manipal.edu

motomanipal@gmail.com

Team Manipal Racing (Combustion) established in 2008, is the official off-road racing team of Manipal with a mission to design & fabricate combustion all-terrain vehicle that compete at national and international level SAE-BAJA competitions. In the form of Vehicle Dynamics, Structures, Transmission, Brakes, Electronics, & Management, the team has 6 subsystems that work to build the ATVs. The teams mainly participate in SAE BAJA India, Enduro Student India, Mega-ATV and SAE BAJA USA. In m BAJA 2024 event, team stood 2nd in Acceleration,

7th in Sledge Pull, 3rd in Endurance, 3rd in Sales event, 8th in Validation, 6th in Overall Dynamic, 12th in Build quality, 10th in Overall  performance. In m BAJA 2023 event, team stood 1st in Validation & 4th in CAE, under static event category, participated by 114 teams. Team stood 2nd in dynamic & 8th overall statics & dynamics, out of 90 teams. In  m BAJA 2022 event, team stood 2nd in Manufacturing, 3rd Fastest Lap in Endurance race, 6th in Design, 5th in acceleration, 8th in Manoeuvrability & 9th in CAE Finals. In the Mega ATV 2022 event, team stood 1st in Flat Dirt Race, 4th in Drag Race, 7th in Endurance Race, 5th Overall, out of 81 teams participated. Team alumni has 1 startup named EMO. Team has filed for 1 patent and has 3 journal & 2 conference publications to its credit, so far. Team member has a startup namely EMO Energy.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr.Mahesh G.T

Department of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering

mahesh.gt@manipal.edu

Team Manipal Racing – CV Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1. Yaagnik Mali (Team Captain)

2. Soumya Ranjan Das (Team Vice Captain)

Team Mail id:

tmr.mit@manipal.edu

Team Manipal Racing (Electric) was created as a new venture in 2020 to develop an Electric All- Terrain Vehicle with the aim to compete at the E-BAJA competition and has achieved a result of being in the top 5 position, pan India in SAE BAJA India in various rounds. In e BAJA 2023 event held at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh during April 2023, team stood 7th Overall, 3rd Validation, 4th Design Finals, 5th CAE Finals, 8th Cost Finals, 4th Suspension and Traction, 8th Manoeuvrability & 8th Endurance Race, out of 75 teams. In the e BAJA 2022 event, team stood Overall Rank 3 in Prelims, Overall Rank 10 in Statics Presentations, 3rd in Endurance Race, 2nd  in Innovation, 2nd in Design Validation, 5th in Acceleration, 7th in CAE, 5th Overall 5th Best Team out of 75 teams participated. Team is selected as Brand Ambassador for SAE BAJA 2023 event by SAE India. Team is currently preparing for e BAJA event at Bhimavaram, during March 2024.

Faculty Advisor:

Prof. Ganesh Kudva

Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

ganesh.kudva@manipal.edu

Team Manipal Racing EV Team Leader, 2023-24:

 Daksh Katyal (Team Captain)

Team Mail id:

tmrelectric@manipal.edu (For Electric Team)

Aero MIT, founded in 2009, is the official aeromodelling and aerial robotics team of Manipal Academy of Higher Education. The team consists of over 30 interdisciplinary undergraduate students, divided into 5 subsystems. Every year, the team participates in the SAE Aero Design competition, held annually at USA. Team participated in SAE Aero Design East 2023, during March at Florida, USA and stood 4th Overall, 2nd in Design Report, 4th in Technical Presentation & 4th in Mission Performance, out of 16 teams in Micro class category. Team bagged 1st place in SAE Aerothon 2022 at Bangalore, during November 2022.  AeroMIT achieved Overall World Rank 2 in SAE Aero Design West 2022 out of 13 teams participated in the micro class category. They also achieved 1st place in the Design Report, 2nd place in Oral Presentation, 1st in Mission Performance. Apart from this, the team also participates in several regional competitions as well. Team has 1 conference publication to its credit, so far. Team is currently preparing for SAE Aero Design East event at USA, during March 2024.

Faculty Advisor:

Prof.Kamlesh Kumar

Department of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering

kamlesh.kumar@manipal.edu

AeroMIT Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Rishie Bopaiah (Team Leader)

2.Anandi Nair (Team Manager)

Team Mail ids:

aeromit@manipal.edu

aeromitofficial@gmail.com

Parikshit, established in 2010, a Student Satellite Team, where students from various technical backgrounds are determined to build a 2U-nanosatellite in alliance with ISRO. Primary objective of the satellite is to monitor urban heat island and ocean surface temperature. The Satellite also has an experimental payload that will de-orbit it at the end of its mission life avoiding space debris. In March 2020, the team cleared a functional demo for their satellite in ISRO. Apart from that Parikshit also has a fully functioning ground station and has published multiple research papers across its domains. The Team is in discussion with IN-SPACEe, regarding MOU for supporting launch and development activities of the flight model of the satellite. Team has 53 conference publications to its credit, so far.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr.Shreesha C

Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

shreesha.c@manipal.edu

Parikshit Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Yash Srivastava (System Admin)

2.Abhay Sharma (System Engineer)

3.Srishti Singh (System Engineer)

4.Arnav Marwaha (System Enginer)  

Team Mail id:

parikshit.mu@manipal.edu

ThrustMIT, established in 2016, is Asia’s top student-run rocketry team that builds sounding rockets to promote the passion and knowledge of high-powered rocketry in India. From Vyom, Arya, Phoenix, Rayquaza & Altair, the most recent sounding rocket, the team has put in lots of hard work and dedication in designing these rockets. The team participated in Spaceport America (SA) Cup 2023 in New Mexico, USA, from June 19th to 24th, 2023, securing the 57th position out of 67 in the COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) category and the 101st position out of 158 overall. Previously, in the Spaceport America Cup held in the United States of America in June 2022, the team achieved the 50th rank overall out of 140 teams, 30th in the 10K COTS category, 4th place in the Barrowman rankings, earned 5 Spot awards for technical expertise, and received a social media award. During the 2021 event, the team won the 16th overall position, secured 7th place in the 10k COTS category, and clinched 1st place throughout Asia. The team has to its credit 2 journal publications and 3 conference publications so far. Currently, the team is preparing to participate in the 30K COTS category at SA Cup 2024 in New Mexico, scheduled for June 2024.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr.Srinivas G.

Department of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering

srinivas.g@manipal.edu

ThrustMIT Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Parth Jain (Team Leader)

2.Vinoy S (Team Manager)

Team Mail ids:

team.thrustmit@manipal.edu

thrustmit@gmail.com

Robotics and Circuits, fondly known as RnC, is an interdisciplinary team of engineering students, established in 2010 as a Student Technical Club, by Anuj Mangla, with an ambition to impart hands-on experience in robotics and has now grown into an official student project since 2019. RnC deals with the latest trends in robotics, automation, computer vision, embedded systems, and allied fields.  Vedanth is a technical event organized by RnC in MIT TechTatva. The team works towards participating in International and National Competitions along with hackathons and Innovation Challenges. Team participated in Kavach 2023: built a number plate detection software for CCTV cameras, using Face Detection System. It participated in BITS Goa Quark 2023 in: Robo Clench and Fastest Line Follower & ranked in top 25 in Robo Race. Team participated in four events in TechnoXian World Robotics Championship in 2023 and ranked in top 10 to finish Fastest Line Follower. Team participated in Virtual RobotX Championship, VRX 2023, and ranked 15th internationally. Team was placed 4th in internal round of Smart India Hackathon 2023, for a hardware project involving student innovation in the field of MedTech. The team secured 12th rank worldwide out of 100+ teams participated in Virtual RobotX Competition 2022 along with Special Recognition Awards in two separate categories – Production Value and Docker Troubleshooting. In Vedanth 12.0 held during Techtatva at MIT, team secured 2nd place for Touchless Pad, 3rd for Soldering Station & most innovative project by visitor’s choice for wall painting bot. As of today, four startups have been founded by RnC Alumni – TIF Labs, IRA Design and Solutions Pvt Ltd., Robocraze and KrishiBot. Team has  1 conference publication to its credit, so far.

Presently, RnC is actively pursuing the field of automation and rescue robots.

Faculty Advisor:

Prof.Jonathan Monteiro

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

jonathan.m@manipal.edu

Robotics & Circuits Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Ayush Sarkar (Team Leader)

2.Disha Gupta (Team Manager)

3.Ahona Rakshit (Technical Head)

Team Mail ids:

rnc.mit@manipal.edu

roboticsandcircuits.mit@gmail.com

Project V.ARISE (Virtual and Augmented Reality Interactive Simulation Environment) was founded in 2023 at MIT, MAHE. Its project aims to achieve excellence in the AR/VR domain. To facilitate their operational procedures, team is dedicated to the comprehensive development and integration of AR/VR into a range of industries. Its current projects include (1) Simulating three first-year workshops (Electrical, Mechanical, and Automobile) offered by the Manipal Institute of Technology. (2) Collaboration with KMC to research the benefits of utilizing AR/VR in Medical Training for Residents as well as emergency training for civilians.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr.Hareesha K.S

International Centre for Applied Sciences

hareesh.ks@manipal.edu

Project V.ARISE Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Guneet Singh Dhir (Team Leader)

2.Prakhar Tripathi (Team Manager)

Team Mail ids:

projectvarise.mit@manipal.edu

projectvarise.mit@gmail.com

R.U.G.V.E.D Systems (Remote Unmanned Ground Vehicular Electronic Defence Systems), founded in 2017, is a multidisciplinary team of highly motivated undergraduates who aim to provide indigenous robotics solutions for military purposes powered by Artificial Intelligence. The team consist of students coming from various courses such as Computer science, Electronics, Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering who share a common passion for creating robots. The team aims to build various types of robots ranging from information gathering, ordinance disposal, logistics, search, and rescue, as well as combat operations. Team stood 1ˢᵗ in Pragyaan Fusion Hackathon, NIT-Trichy 2021, Covideate, IIT Bombay's Techfest 2020 &  Def Hacks Global 2.0, hosted by Major League Hacking internationally – 2020. Team participated in TATA MAKERTHON, securing 1st position and the IGVC competition at USA securing 8th rank globally, during 2018. Team alumni has a startup namely Amigo. Team has 1 journal & 3 conference publications to its credit, so far.

Faculty Advisor:

Prof.Satyakam

Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

satyakam.deo@manipal.edu

R.U.G.V.E.D. Systems Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Abhishek kumar (Team leader)

2.Krrish jain (Technical Head)

Team Mail ids:

rugved.mit@manipal.edu

rugved.mit@gmail.com

Manipal BioMachines, established in 2019, is a multi-disciplinary student project with aspiring undergraduates of the first official Synthetic Biology and International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM) team from MAHE. Main objective of the team lies in combining engineering principles with fundamental biology. Every year, team gets engaged into design, build, test, and characterize a genetically engineered system that can be operated to solve real-world problems. In 2020, team marked its entry into iGEM to showcase its research and invention. In the past two years, i.e., 2020 and 2021, team won a gold medal and a bronze medal, respectively. Team was among 173 Gold Medal winners, out of 350 teams participated, during iGEM 2022 held at Paris, during October, 2022. It was among the 5 nominees selected for Best Track prize of the 23 teams participating in the Food and Nutrition track at the competition. Team won $ 2500, in iGEM Impact Grant event, during 2021 & 2022.  Team also participated in iGEM – 2023 event at Paris, France, during 2 – 5, November 2023 & was one among the gold medal winning teams. Team has 5 journal & 1 conference publications to its credit, so far.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr. Ritu Raval

Department of Biotechnology

ritu.raval@manipal.edu

Manipal BioMachines Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Aditi Balasubramani (Team Leader)

2.Anandita Rawat (Team Manager)

Team Mail ids:

manipalbiomachines@manipal.edu

manipalbiomachines.igem@gmail.com

LoopMIT, established in 2019, is an undergraduate student-led research project working on designing, developing, and building a sub-scale prototype transport vehicle known as the Hyperloop Pod to partake in International Hyperloop competitions, where several student teams from across the world participate to demonstrate the technical feasibility of various aspects of the Hyperloop concept.

The team has cleared the first-round submissions of European Hyperloop Week 2022 and 2023 held in the Netherlands and Scotland respectively. Currently, they are in the process of building their first Hyperloop prototype targeting to reach Zurich, Switzerland for the next iteration of the European Hyperloop Week. Along with this, they are also a part of Hyperloop Global (Organized by the University of Waterloo) and Global Hyperloop Competition (Organized by IIT Madras). This student project aims to revolutionize global transportation and inculcate the Hyperloop spirit into the Indian community.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr. I. Thirunavukkarasu

Department of Instrumentation & Control Engineering  

it.arasu@manipal.edu

Loop MIT Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.  Shlok Singh Ahluwalia (Team Manager)

2.  Sougata Maji (Technical Head)

Team Mail ids:

loop.mit@manipal.edu

loopmit2019@gmail.com

Project AUV Manipal, founded in 2019, is the underwater robotics student team with a common interest in exploring the field of underwater robotics. Team aims to conceptualize, design, and fabricate Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for both research and competitive purposes. Using state-of-the-art tools and technology, various subsystems are working on the design and fabrication of AUV for RoboSub 2024 event at USA, during July 2024.

Faculty Advisors:

1. Dr. Shivashankarayya Hiremath

    Department of Mechatronics Engineering

    ss.hiremath@manipal.edu

 2. Prof. Dundesh Shivalingappa Chiniwar

    Department of Mechatronics Engineering

    dundesh.sc@manipal.edu

 3.Prof.Balbir Singh

   Department of Aeronautical & Automobile Engineering

   balbir.s@manipal.edu

Project AUV Manipal Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Pranshu Agarwal (Team Leader)

2.Aditya Saha (Team Manager)

Team Mail ids.:

projectauvm@manipal.edu

projectauvm@gmail.com

Team Combat Robotics, founded in 2018, is the project team of students from various engineering branches, building destructive and ballistic bots for competitions that are held all over the nation. To date, the team has successfully designed, fabricated, and tested 9 combat bots and has participated in various national events across the country in 45, 30, 15 Kg categories, robo soccer and robo sumo events. Team participated in BITS Pilani Quark and made it to the quarterfinals in the Robo Soccer event & was Runners-up at 2022 MIT Tech Tatva in the 15kg weight category. Team alumni has a start-up namely, Toxenix.

Faculty Advisor:

C.S. Suhas Kowshik

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

suhas.kowshik@manipal.edu

Team Combat Robotics Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1.Aadit Nadkarni (Team Leader)

2.Rathinakumar Subramanian (Team Manager)

Team Mail id:

tcr.mit@manipal.edu

Cryptonite, founded in the year 2018, is the official ethical hacking and cybersecurity of Manipal Institute of Technology. The team has concentrated its efforts on the expansive domains of cryptography, forensics, reverse engineering, binary exploitation, web exploitation and network security. The team holds illustrious national rank of 5 at CTFtime for the year 2023.

 A crowning achievement is the 1st prize secured at the Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon 2023—Software Edition. This prestigious event, organized by the Ministry of Education, unfolded as a nationwide 36-hour hackathon at the Noida Nodal Center in December 2023. Cryptonite emerged victorious, bagging the top position along with a noteworthy cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh. From July to December 2023, the team actively participated in 36 international and 15 national CTF events. In the preceding year, during the academic session of 2022-23, Cryptonite engaged in 42 international CTFs and 6 national CTFs, consistently attaining commendable standings. A notable achievement was our 7th position in the FooBar 2023 CTF event hosted by NIT Durgapur.

In 2021, Cryptonite secured the 12th position in India on CTFtime. The team stood 3rd in the Securebug Loki CTF 2021 and achieving national finalist status at CSAW Finals 2021 hosted by NYU Center for Cybersecurity. The annual flagship event niteCTF, a 48-hour international CTF that garnered participation from over 1200 enthusiasts spanning 42 countries. As of January 2024, Cryptonite proudly boasts 1 journal and 8 conference publications, further contributing to the advancement of cybersecurity knowledge.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr. Nisha P Shetty

Department of Information & Communications Technology

nisha.pshetty@manipal.edu

Cryptonite Team Leader, 2023 - 24:

1. Shreyansh Sankrit (Team Leader)

2. Kumud Rathore (Team Manager)

3. Daksh Dadhania (Web Ex & Infra Head)

Team Mail ids:

 cryptonite.mit@manipal.edu

 teamcryptonite18@gmail.com

Project Dronaid, founded in 2017, is initiated, as a unique collaboration between the students of Manipal Institute of Technology and Kasturba Medical College, in an effort to make healthcare more accessible and hassle-free in India by means of incorporating artificial intelligence (AI), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and app development in building a network of healthcare systems and bring about practical clinical applications in accidents and emergency services at the community level. Team participated in UAS Challenge at UK,26-29, June 2023. Out of 40 teams, it stood 24th position, Overall 16th in Flight Readiness, 20th in X-plane model, 19th in Flight demo. Team stood 2nd place, out of 200 teams participated in the TechnoXian WDRC ’22 event at New Delhi, during August 2022 & also won cash prize of Rs.25,000.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr. Manikandan M

Department of Aeronautical & Automobile Engineering

manikandan.m@manipal.edu

Dronaid Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1. Prakhar Ganeriwal (Technical Head)

2. Shreesha Agarwal (Management Head)

Team Mail ids:

dronaid@manipal.edu

dronaid.care@gmail.com

SWARM Robotics, (Smart Wireless Autonomous Robotics Manipal) established in 2017, to make a collective of multiple autonomous entities which are virtually independent of each other but interact and communicate with each other to reach a common goal, which may be simple tasks like mapping an unknown environment or complex tasks like performing search and rescue tasks in high-risk environments, hereby reducing the risk to human life. Currently the team is working on advanced sensors and drivers being used by the team as a test bench for research in the field of autonomous swarms with a focus to make them more efficient and faster. Team has 2 conference publications to its credit, so far. Team alumni has a start-up namely Mirage.

Faculty Advisors:

1.Dr. Jeane Marina D'Souza

   Department of Mechatronics

   jeane.dsouza@manipal.edu

2.Dr. Ramya S Moorthy,

   Department of Mechatronics

  ramya.moorthy@manipal.edu

S.W.A.R.M ROBOTICS Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

1. Ansh (Team Leader)

2. Anuneet (Team Manager)

Team Mail id:

swarm@manipal.edu

Team Karting Manipal, founded in 2022, is the official Go-kart team in Manipal Institute of Technology. Team Karting Manipal aims to conceptualise, design, and manufacture a Go-Kart. In its first season, team will be taking part in the Indian Karting Race organised by the Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers at the Buddh International Circuit in Delhi. Team Karting Manipal takes pride in ensuring that the students get a hands-on, real-world experience to practically apply the knowledge they gain in the classrooms. Team participated in the Indian Karting Race (IKR) 2023 event held at at Buddh International Circuit, Noida, during October 2023 & stood Overall 4^th in CV category, out of 26 teams. It also stood 1st  in Design, 2^nd in Business Plan and Cost Report & 2^nd in Weight Test.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr. Arun Kumar H.S

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

arunkumar.hs@manipal.edu

Team Karting Manipal Team Leaders, 2023 – 24:

1. Akshat Tyagi (Team Leader)

2. Nitya Jain (Team Manager)

Team Mail ids:

teamkarting.mit@manipal.edu

teamkarting.mit@gmail.com

Project Kalpana, started in 2023, is the only astronomy-based student project team that aims to design a radio telescope with the ability to detect and analyse radio emissions from Jupiter, Sun and hydrogen emissions from the Milky Way. The project has five domains - Mechanical, Automation, Electronics, Research and Development, and Management. The Mechanical domain is responsible for the structure and operation of the antenna and mount. Automation subsystem designs software algorithms and control systems to automate telescope operations. Electronics subsystem designs, constructs, and tests electronic components to operate the telescope and analyse data. Research and Development subsystem explores ideas and compiles observations into research papers. Management subsystem supervises project functioning, fulfils needs and oversees web development, graphics, and finance tasks. Project Kalpana is an excellent opportunity for students to gain valuable experience in real-world projects in astronomy, electronics, and mechanical engineering.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr.Pramod Kumar Shetty

Department of Physics

pramod.shetty@manipal.edu

Project Kalpana Team Leaders, 2023 - 24:

Rushit Rivankar(Team Leader)

Aaryica Talati(Team Manager)

Team Mail ids:

projectkalpana.mit@manipal.edu

projectkalpana.mit@gmail.com