The objective of the Best Innovation Award is to recognize the most promising professional in bringing breakthrough technology to life. In line with the 2026 theme, this award honors projects that exhibit high levels of adaptability and robustness. Prototype is mandatory for participating in this category. The winner will be selected irrespective of discipline based on the projects potential to solve complex real-world uncertainties.

This award is to recognize the Innovative and Design skills of School students from 8th standard to 12th standard. The selected student projects will be exhibited during Srishti 2026. Awards include 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, along with five consolation prizes.

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This award is to recognise students who have done analytical projects using ANSYS, Cadence, MATLAB/Simulink or SolidWorks. Prototype is not mandatory for participating in this category. For this award category, both B. Tech and M. Tech students can apply.

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  This award is to recognize and encourage students working with ANSYS in the field of engineering. Students participating in this category can submit their projects in the stream“Analytical”.

This award is to recognize and encourage students working with MATLAB Software in the field of engineering. The Students participating in this category can submit their projects in the stream “Analytical”.

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This award is to recognize and encourage students working with SolidWorks Software in the field of engineering. The Students participating in this category can submit their projects in the stream “Analytical”.

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This award is to recognize and encourage students working with VLSI projects in the field of engineering. The Students participating in this category can submit their projects in the stream “Analytical”.

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To encourage students to develop technologies that foster "Engineering Resilience: Designing for Uncertainty; This award specifically recognizes projects that provide solutions for climate extremes, digital disruptions, and societal shifts, ensuring safety and reliability in a rapidly changing world.

The institution with the maximum accumulated points from all exhibited projects across the mentioned award categories will receive the Srishti 2026 Best Institution Trophy.

This award is to recognize budding Electronics engineers and encourage the implementations of their practical brilliance in the fields of Embedded systems, Signal and Image processing, Control Systems and Digital Communication, Wireless/Mobile Communication, Medical Electronics etc.

Innovative Projects from the areas of Control systems, Electrical Drives, Electrical Machines, Electromagnetics, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy can compete for the cash award.

This award is to recognize students demonstrating significant contributions to chemical engineering research through innovation.

The students can showcase innovative ideas in the field of Food technology/Food engineering. The categories include innovative food product development, new equipment design in the field of Food technology/Food engineering.

The Award is to recognize construction projects of particular merit, physical achievement, innovation or ingenuity, which promotes excellence of Civil engineering.

This award is to recognize budding robotics engineers and encourage the implementations of their practical brilliance in the fields of embedded systems, signal and image processing, control systems and digital communication, wireless/ mobile communication, medical electronics etc.

The students can showcase their innovative ideas in the areas of Computer Science, Information Technology etc.

This award is to recognize students with significant contributions in the field of Computer Application.

Projects related to Combustion, Design, Fluid mechanics, Propulsion, Heat transfer, Air conditioning refrigeration, Manufacturing, Materials processing, Nano-technology, Robotics, Solid mechanics, Bio-engineering, Acoustics, noise control etc can compete for
the cash award.

This award is to recognize students with significant contributions in the field of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning.

The award is to recognize the problem-solving that puts the people we are designing for at the heart of the process. The human-centered design process begins with empathy, generates a wide variety of ideas and translates some of these ideas into prototypes.

The award is to recognize the best innovative project in the field of Health Care. The stream will deliver interdisciplinary projects from engineering and medical fields.

The award is to recognize the intersection of diverse fields. It recognizes the project that best demonstrates how interdisciplinary collaboration can solve complex problems.

This award recognizes excellence in software design and digital craft. It honors the project that best uses the digital medium to communicate a clear and impactful idea.

This award recognizes the mastery of physical design and human-product interaction. It honors a physical product or prototype that communicates its purpose through form, function, and feedback. The winning design will demonstrate superior ergonomics and a
physical interface that makes interaction natural, and meaningful.

The Best Guide will be awarded with certificate and memento.

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Best Srishti Stall will get a special cash prize of Rs 5000.

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Recognizing excellence in project presentation and arrangement.