MANDI, MRACH 14: Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi is organising the school summer camp on Robotics and AI for the students of class 11th and 12th from Himachal Pradesh in July, say the IIT spokesperson.
According to the IIT Mandi, the learning camp on Robotics and AI is being organised in collaboration with Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam (HPKVN), Shimla. This summer camp will be held in July 2022. The registration will be through schools only and is open until 15th April 2022 to all students enrolled in classes 11 and 12 at recognized schools in Himachal Pradesh. An entrance-based exam will be conducted to select students in the camp.
The student will give students a full-fledged opportunity to learn Robotics and AI, an ever-growing field with hands-on experiments-based learning. One hundred students will get the chance to learn the fundamentals and carve out their imagination into real-life projects.
An entrance test based on 10+2 level math, physics, and general aptitude will be conducted on 1st May 2022 to select 100 students and results will be declared in the last week of May. Those chosen will be invited for a complete training program on the IIT Mandi campus. During the camp, students will learn AI concepts and their application to several domains of healthcare and agriculture, stated the IIT spokesperson.
Talking about the summer camp, Dr. Tushar Jain, Head, Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), IIT Mandi, said the students will get an opportunity to learn from experienced mentors. "This is an amazing opportunity for them to innovate and develop products that will enable them to enhance lifestyle using technology”, he said.
Dr. Jain said in today's environment, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the smartness in systems have become an integral part of the products generally purchased from the market and used in daily life. Without that, everything looks to be outdated. "IIT Mandi is attempting to make our society conversant by preparing the young generation in this direction for contributing in the nation-building as their long-term goals", he added.
Please find this link for the registration https://www.iitmandi.ac.in/
