NEXT GEN - Innovation Symposium by PCI - Project Contest Innovations LLP (Online)

Last Date to apply: 20/04/2026 Reward: Cash Prize + E-Certificates

INTRODUCTION:

    NEXT GEN - Online Innovation Symposium, organized by Project Contest Innovations LLP, which is the 25th version of the IDEA (Innovation Development towards Entrepreneurship Accomplishment) Program Category. The program is designed and organized by Project Contest Innovations (PCI) LLP in collaboration with various industries to kick-start students' interest in their first step from ideation to innovation. During the event, students will present their ideas virtually to a jury panel of members from industries, incubators, or research centers. The event will also include workshops on emerging areas, to be led by industry partners. More than 500+ colleges and 7500+ participants presented their ideas and projects in previous editions.

Event Date: 26/04/2026 (Sunday - Online)

The following events will be conducted online:

1. Idea Presentation & Project Demonstration

2. Workshop on "Build Smart HR Insights using Machine Learning" (3 hrs)

3. Coding Challenge (50 Questions - 90 Min) through PCI Assessment Portal

Register Now: https://bit.ly/nxtgenpci

EVENT 1: Idea & Project Presentation:-

Theme:

·       Agriculture, Food & Smart Irrigation

·       MedTech / BioTech / HealthTech

·       Electric Vehicle and Battery Technology

·       Transportation & Logistics

·       Robotics and Drones

·       Space Technology

·       FinTech

·       Smart Education

·       Disaster Management

·       Fitness & Sports

·       Games & Toys

·       Open Innovations

Suggested Presentation Template: Click to download PCI Innovation Pitch deck 

PRESENTATION GUIDELINES:

• Students as individuals or a Team of a maximum of 5 members, can participate.

• Presentation Slides (PPT) with a file size less than 5 MB to be submitted after the confirmation of registration with updated team details (New Link will be shared)

• Presentation to be delivered via Google Meet (Online) to the jury panel members.

• Each Team will be given 08 minutes for presenting + 02 minutes Jury Interaction

• Faculty Mentor will receive the Mentoring Certificate if Students only enroll as a Team (Min 4) & the Best Mentor Award if the team wins.

EVENT 2: Workshop Details:-

“Build Smart HR Insights using Machine Learning” (3 hrs)

Session 1 (0:00 – 0:40) — Foundation (40 mins)

• Introduction to HR Analytics

  What is Employee Attrition?

  Why employees leave (real-world factors)

  Productivity risk in organizations

  Business impact of attrition

• Use Case Understanding

• Problem statement

How AI solves HR problems

Session 2 (0:40 – 1:30) — Data & Insights (50 mins)

• Dataset Understanding

Key features (Age, Salary, Job Role, Satisfaction, etc.)

• Data Preprocessing

Handling missing values

Encoding categorical data

• Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)

• Attrition patterns

Visualization (graphs & insights)

Session 3 (1:40 – 2:30) — Model Building (50 mins)

• Machine Learning Basics

Classification concept

• Model Implementation

Logistic Regression / Decision Tree

Training & testing model

• Model Evaluation

Accuracy, Confusion Matrix

Session 4 (2:30 – 3:00) — Mini Project & Insights (30 mins)

• Attrition Prediction System

Predict whether the employee will leave

• Productivity Risk Scoring

Identify low productivity risk

• Business Insights

Who is likely to leave?

What actions HR can take

Tools Used :

• Python

• Pandas

• Matplotlib / Seaborn

• Scikit-learn

Key Takeaways :

• Build your first HR AI model

• Understand real-world HR analytics workflow

• Learn data-driven decision making

• Ready-to-use mini project knowledge

EVENT 3: Coding Challenge:

Assessment Type: Programming MCQ

Language:  C / Java/Python

Total No of Questions: 50 (25 - 1 Mark, 25 - 2 Mark)

Time Duration:  90 minutes

Conducted via: PCI Assessment Portal

Key Objective:

• Promote Learning and Innovation: Encourage participants to enhance their problem-solving skills, learn new programming concepts, and think innovatively.

• Foster Collaboration: Provide a platform for coders to interact, network, and collaborate with peers in the tech community.

• Identify and Nurture Talent: Recognize skilled programmers and create opportunities for them to showcase their talents.

• Encourage Creativity: Inspire participants to think outside the box and develop creative solutions to real-world problems.

• Test Programming Proficiency: Assess participants’ technical abilities in various programming languages, algorithms, and data structures.

• Build Confidence: Offer participants a chance to tackle challenges under time constraints, boosting their confidence for future endeavors.

• Promote Team Spirit: In team-based events, emphasize collaboration, communication, and collective problem-solving.

Previous Winners: Click here

IDEA EVENT PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES:

• All College Innovators (Engineering, Arts, Science, Pharmacy, etc.) who are currently pursuing their degree in India can apply

• Payment can be made in the given UPI ID or NEFT, and the screenshot to be submitted in the registration Link.

• Only Team Leaders should upload the details on behalf of the team

• Students will be connected in a WhatsApp group for further proceedings

  
  

EVENT SCHEDULE:

REGISTRATION FEE:

(Note: Maximum Team size 5 Members)

PAYMENT MODE: (Take Screenshot to Upload)

UPI ID: projectcontest@icici

GPAY: 9500293472

IMPS/NEFT:

Account Name: Project Contest Innovations LLP

Acc no: 768705000092

IFSC: ICIC0007687

Bank: ICICI Bank

Type: Current

Contact: 9500293472, 9514411140

Email: training@projectcontest.com

REWARDs: 

For Presentation Event:

• Best Idea Award for Idea Presentation with Cash Prize

• Jury Choice Award (No Cash)

• Top Ideas will be mentored for Prototyping/Incubation Support through Partnered Incubation Unit

For Coding Challenge Event:

• Winner & Top Scorer Award for Top Scorers

For Workshop Event:

• All active participants will receive a participation e-Certificate individually

For Faculty Mentors:

• Best Mentor Award if the Team Wins the Idea Presentation/Coding Challenge

Note: All participants will receive a participation e-Certificate individually for each event separately.

For registration, click the link below:

Register Now: https://bit.ly/nxtgenpci

Category of contest: Idea Events

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Disclaimer: PCI - Project Contest Innovations LLP events are conducted in order to share the knowledge of the resource person with the Innovators, Students, and Others. Certificates will be issued only based on satisfying the required parameters given at the time of event launch. PCI has the right to cancel the Event due to an unavoidable situation without prior notice, if money is paid, alternate days will be informed on such circumstances, or the money will be returned. Let's Learn Together!!!