KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE -560012
Telephone: 080 -23341652, 23348848, 23348849, Telefax: 23348840
Email: spp@kscst.iisc.ernet.in Website: www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html or www.kscst.org.in/spp.html 

STUDENTS PROJECT PROGRAMME
(SPP - 36th SERIES : 2012 - 2013)

PROJECT PROPOSALS ARE INVITED FROM FINAL YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

KSCST invites project proposals from the final year engineering students for sponsorship, under the 36th series of Student Project Programme. KSCST has identified the following areas in addition to the routine engineering disciplines.
•	Mechanisms / machines for Garbage disposal specially in the urban environment, Drainage cleaning, Weed removal in lakes, Waste processing and wealth from waste 
•	Automobile exhaust control, 
•	Greenhouse gas mitigation, 
•	Air pollution control
•	Application of Electrostatics, Electrostatic Hazards
•	Material processing, aero space materials
•	Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) 
•	Experimental fluid mechanics
•	Solar thermal energy devices
•	Self powered electronics
•	Health monitoring systems
•	Low power embedded system
•	Efficient, swift fire fighting/extinguishing gadgets
•	Any other innovative projects
Each college can send a maximum of 10 best project proposals and out of these 5 projects can be from ICT (Information Communication Technology - Information Science, Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Electrical and Electronics) branches. All other branches of Engineering should also be considered while selecting the best projects.
Please send detailed project proposals on or before 30th November 2012. Your proposal should contain all the necessary details, as per KSCST format. Project Proposals should reach on or before 30th November 2012. Incomplete proposals, without contact numbers, email id, signature and seal of the institution are liable for rejection.
Project proposals will be evaluated by a panel of experts for consideration for sponsorship by KSCST. The amount sponsored will be sent to the Principal of the institution by crossed cheque. The project guide should take necessary steps to utilise this amount for the project work and submit the bills to KSCST through the Principal of their institution.
Further, evaluation of completed projects will be done at the nodal centre. The students need to demonstrate their project in the nodal centre. Selection of projects for Seminar / Exhibition will be based on this evaluation. 
It is mandatory for the project team to exhibit / demonstrate their project in the nodal centre and in the seminar / exhibition (if selected). The final Seminar and Exhibition will be held during July 2013.
For information on Student Projects Programme (SPP) and for downloading the format and guidelines, please visit our website :
www.kscst.org.in/spp.html
www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html
Interested students may send the "hardcopy of the project proposal" with due approval and declaration from Project Guide and Principal of their respective colleges to:
The Secretary
Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012

DATES TO REMEMBER	
Last date for receipt of hardcopy of the project proposal as per the format	30th November 2012	
Project approval by KSCST	1st Week of February 2013	
Evaluation of Projects at Nodal Centre and selection of projects for Seminar / Exhibition	April - May 2013	
Synopsis of the completed project by Email to publish in the compendium of SPP	10th June 2013	
Final Project Report submission along with softcopy of the report and Synopsis in a CD	17th June 2013	
Seminar and Exhibition of selected projects	July 2013	

 KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE - 560012
Telephone: 080 – 2334 1652, 2334 8848, 2334 8849, Telefax: 2334 8840
Email: spp@kscst.iisc.ernet.in Website: www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html or www.kscst.org.in/spp.html
		FORMAT FOR STUDENT PROJECT PROPOSAL
1.	Name of College and Place : _________________________________________________________________	
2.	Name of the SPP Co-ordinator (Address, email id and Phone / mobile number) : Prof./Dr./Mr./Mrs.  ______	
3.	Project title (in brief) : _____________________________________________________________________	
4.	Department : _____________________________________________________________________________	
5.	Name(s) of guide(s) :  Prof. / Dr. / Mr. / Mrs. ____________________________________________________
(Address, email id and Phone / mobile number)	
6.	Name of Team Members (Strictly not more than four students in a batch) : Mr. / Ms. _________________
(Please specify Mr. / Ms. with email id and mobile number of the students)	
6a.	Team Leader of the Project : _________________________________________________________________
(Please specify Mr. / Ms. with email id and mobile number of the Team Leader)	
7.	Date of commencement of the Project : ________________________________________________________	
8.	Probable date of completion of the project :  ____________________________________________________	
9.	Has a similar project been carried out at your college or in any other college / institution (Check with the list of completed projects available in your college library or with the list available at KSCST library, Bangalore). If "Yes", please give details.	
10.	If this project is an improvement / extention of an earlier project, please give the title of earlier project and the year in which it was carried out. Specify the improvements / modifications clearly.	
11.	Is similar device / machine (outcome of the project) commercially available? If "Yes", what is the cost per unit? Please give details.	
12.	Objectives of the project highlighting its importance (not more than half a page): ________________________	
13.	Methodology (Not more than 2 – 3 pages) : ______________________________________________________	
14.	Expected Outcome of the project : _____________________________________________________________	
15.	Application of the project : ____________________________________________________________________	
16.	If the project is a case study / survey project, variables to be studied, criteria for sample selection and size of the sample, etc., should be furnished. A specimen questionnaire should be attached.	
17.	In case of fabrication of related project, an engineering drawing with dimensions / detailed design calculations (approximately) of the machine / device should be attached to the proposal.	
18.

 
 	Budget (break-up details should be given) : __________________________________________________	
	i.   List of materials required and cost : ________________________________________________	
	ii.  List of equipment required and cost : __________________________________________	
	iii.  Labour charges (details to be furnished, at prevailing rates) :  ___________________________________	
	iv. Travel cost required for the project (details such as No. of students / guides & destinations, fare, etc.) _____	
19.	Any other details (Please specify) : ___________________________________________________________	
  
 (Name & Signature of Guide)          (Signature of HOD with Seal)         (Signature of the Principal with Seal)

Note: This is only a Format (Not an application form for project sanction). Please prepare a detailed project proposal incorporating all the above details, signed by the project guide, principal of your college with seal. Please also prepare the enclosed declaration / undertaking and send it to the Secretary, Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012 on or before the last date. Incomplete proposals - without contact numbers, email id, signature and seal of the institution, declaration form will be rejected.

KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE - 560012
Telephone: 080 - 23341652, 23348848, 23348849, Telefax: 23348840
E-mail: spp@kscst.iisc.ernet.in Website: www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html or www.kscst.org.in/spp.html

Guidelines for Project Proposal Submission

1.	Students studying in final year engineering are eligible to apply.
2.	The Project Guides / HODs need to critically evaluate the project proposals and select the best 10 before sending them to KSCST.
3.	Each college can send maximum 10 project proposals only. Out of these, only 5 projects can be from ICT (Information Communication Technology – Information Science, Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Electrical and Electronics) branches. All branches of Engineering should be considered while selecting the projects.
4.	The college should nominate the SPP Co-ordinator with whom KSCST can interact regarding evaluation of sanctioned projects, project synopsis, report submission, etc.
5.	The project team (batch) can have up to a maximum of FOUR students.
6.	The team should submit the project proposal in the prescribed format only, duly signed by their Project Guide / Head of the Department and Principal of the institution.
7.	Only those projects that are original, innovative and novel will be supported. Further, they should have utility and applicability.
8.	Project proposal should be sent as hard copy containing the synopsis of the project in the prescribed format (available in website also), duly signed by their project guide and Principal, to reach KSCST at the address given above on or before 30th November 2012. Project proposals sent after this date will not be entertained.
9.	Each Project team should send ONLY ONE proposal.
10.	The project team SHOULD NOT change the topic of the project after the project has been sponsored by KSCST and should not deviate from the sanctioned objectives. In the event of any such changes, the project will be treated as cancelled and the college should return the sanctioned amount to KSCST.
11.	Project proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by a team of experts and those selected will be announced in the KSCST website - www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in or www.kscst.org.in.
12.	The project sanction letter will be sent to the Principal of the institution with copies to the Project guide and Head of the Department.

13.	The evaluation of projects will be conducted only at nodal centres. The students need to demonstrate their project in the nodal centre. The sponsored projects will be short-listed for Seminar and Exhibition during the evaluation. It is mandatory for the project team to exhibit / demonstrate their project in the nodal centre and also in the seminar and exhibition (if selected). The seminar and exhibition will be held during July 2013, i.e., after the final exam and before the results declaration by VTU.
14.	The amount sponsored will be sent to the Principal of the institution by crossed cheque. The project guide should take necessary steps to utilise this amount for the project work and submit the bills to KSCST through the Principal of their institution.
15.	Every sanctioned project will be given an unique Project Proposal Reference Number. Please give the reference of this number while corresponding with KSCST by E-mail: spp@kscst.iisc.ernet.in
16.	The nodal evaluation of sponsored projects will be conducted during April - May 2013 and the projects will be short-listed for annual Seminar and Exhibition where projects will be selected for Prizes and Certificates.
17.	It is mandatory for the project team (two members and Project Guide) selected for Seminar and Exhibition to participate in the event. This will be organised in one of the engineering colleges in the state. (Previous Seminar and Exhibition (35th Series) was hosted by Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute of Technology, Ujire on 13 – 14 July 2012).
18.	It is mandatory for the project team to send the project synopsis (of 2-3 page write-up) for publishing the same in the form of a compendium which will be brought out during Seminar and Exhibition. The project guide and Team Leader will be responsible for this activity. It is also mandatory for the project team to submit one copy of the final project report along with a CD containing the final report, in MS Word as well as in .pdf format to KSCST.
19.	During the Seminar and Exhibition, “KSCST Best Project Award” will be presented to the outstanding projects with a cash prize (for both Students and Project Guides) and certificates to all participants of the Seminar and Exhibition in a special function organized for the occasion.
20.	Kindly visit our website www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html for further details and announcements.

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In College Letterhead

DECLARATION / UNDERTAKING

This is to certify that Mr. / Ms. 1) .................................. 2) ..................................|
3) .................................. 4) .................................. are bonafide students of .................... semester, Department of ...................................................., in the degree program of our college. If the project proposal is selected by KSCST, we will provide the requisite laboratory / computer support in our college. Further we also take necessary steps to see that the project team will exhibit / demonstrate their project in the nodal centre and in the seminar / exhibition (if selected).

	Date :

	Signature of the Project Guide / s	Signature of Principal
		Seal of the institution