The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced Shramona Chakraborty from MCKV Institute of
Engineering, Kolkata as the
winner of the IET South Asia 'Present round the World (PATW) 2016 finals
in a ceremony that took place at
the Hotel Hindustan
International, Kolkata today. PATW is a global presentation competition for
students, graduates and young professionals aged 18-30 years and aims to
provide a platform to showcase and explore their talent and innovative
thinking.
Shramona Chakraborty’s winning presentation focused on
the topic “Wheelchair on POWER: A
revolutionary discover for the physically challenged.” She was awarded
a cash prize of Rs. 36,000 and will now compete in the global finals to
be held in London in November this year for a cash prize of £1,000
(approx. Rs. 100,000/-). Vanky Kenny Kataria, student of KK Wagh Institute of
Engineering Education and Research was declared runner up for his
presentation on the topic “Football Science and Technology”was awarded
with the cash prize of Rs. 27,000.
The competition encourages engineers to use their
technical know how to solve a social problem, thereby inculcating a culture of
application of their academic knowledge by developing their communication
skills during the process. As part of the competition, the individual
competitors give a presentation for 10 minutes on a subject related to
engineering and technology and answer questions for a further five minutes.
This year, the competition witnessed participation from
engineers across India and Sri Lanka vying for the top honors. The jury
included Prof (Dr)Anish Deb, Professor, Department of Applied Physics,
University College of Technology, University of Calcutta, Mr Sankar Nath
Mukhopadhyay, DGM,
Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Ltd and Prof (Dr) Amitava Chatterjee, Dept
of electrical engineering, Jadhavpur University.
On the side lines of the event, Shekhar Sanyal, Country Head and
Director, IET India said "Historically, academia, students and
parents have largely focused on developing their technical skills, ignoring a
critical component - soft skills. There are multiple surveys that mention engineering
students have been increasingly rendered unemployed because of the lack of
their communications skills. We at the IET believe that a competition like PATW helps provide
a unique platform for students and young professionals to showcase their
presentation skills and in turn contribute to their holistic development. It is
integral to their rounded growth as professionals and we are thrilled to see
the tremendous response from the student ecosystem for this competition series
over the years and wish the winner all the best for the global final.”
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