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Imagine Cup 2006 in India
Techtree News Staff, Aug 08, 2005 1802 hrs ISTMicrosoft announced that India has been selected as the venue for Imagine Cup 2006, an annual worldwide contest.
Microsoft announced that India has been selected as the venue for Imagine Cup 2006, an annual worldwide contest held by Microsoft to help students across the world showcase their software development skills.
The contest empowers students to apply their creativity, knowledge and technical abilities towards making the world not only a more-connected place but also a better place through technology.
In keeping with this, the theme for next year's contest is 'imagine a world where technology enables us to live healthier lives'.
The announcement was made at the Imagine Cup 2005 world finals that recently concluded in Japan. Over 16,000 students from 92 countries participated in the contest this year. Nearly 6,000 students participated from India, making it the country with the second highest entries worldwide.
The contest includes nine "open" categories such as Software Design, Technology Business plan and Rendering, and three special categories created only for school students.
Sheila Gulati, director, developer and platform evangelism, Microsoft India said, "Imagine Cup provides a platform for convergence of technology talent from across the world - and there couldn't have been a better location than India for an event of this nature."
"Nearly 350,000 engineers graduate from India annually and play a pivotal role in the global technology arena. This reiterates India's position as a hotbed for IT innovation, and Imagine Cup is a great opportunity for us to showcase the plethora of IT talent in the country," she added.
This year, Ishan Shukla and Mayur Karthik from BITS, Pilani, India stood IInd in the Short Film category, and won prize money of US $4000. In the Business Plan category, Santhosh Ramdoss, Deepak Bhatter, Anitha Parthasarthy and Anand Venkatraman from Bharathidasan Institute of Management were ranked first and received prize money of US $8000; Abhishek Singh and Udaya Bhaskar Rao from National Institute of Technology were adjudged third, winning prize money of US $3000.
Also, Varun Srinivasan from The International School, Bangalore stood third worldwide in the IT - High School category, and received prize money of US $1,500. The theme for Imagine Cup 2005 was "Breaking down Boundaries", and students were encouraged to conceptualize technology solutions to help address emerging social issues.
The contest empowers students to apply their creativity, knowledge and technical abilities towards making the world not only a more-connected place but also a better place through technology.
In keeping with this, the theme for next year's contest is 'imagine a world where technology enables us to live healthier lives'.
The announcement was made at the Imagine Cup 2005 world finals that recently concluded in Japan. Over 16,000 students from 92 countries participated in the contest this year. Nearly 6,000 students participated from India, making it the country with the second highest entries worldwide.
The contest includes nine "open" categories such as Software Design, Technology Business plan and Rendering, and three special categories created only for school students.
Sheila Gulati, director, developer and platform evangelism, Microsoft India said, "Imagine Cup provides a platform for convergence of technology talent from across the world - and there couldn't have been a better location than India for an event of this nature."
"Nearly 350,000 engineers graduate from India annually and play a pivotal role in the global technology arena. This reiterates India's position as a hotbed for IT innovation, and Imagine Cup is a great opportunity for us to showcase the plethora of IT talent in the country," she added.
This year, Ishan Shukla and Mayur Karthik from BITS, Pilani, India stood IInd in the Short Film category, and won prize money of US $4000. In the Business Plan category, Santhosh Ramdoss, Deepak Bhatter, Anitha Parthasarthy and Anand Venkatraman from Bharathidasan Institute of Management were ranked first and received prize money of US $8000; Abhishek Singh and Udaya Bhaskar Rao from National Institute of Technology were adjudged third, winning prize money of US $3000.
Also, Varun Srinivasan from The International School, Bangalore stood third worldwide in the IT - High School category, and received prize money of US $1,500. The theme for Imagine Cup 2005 was "Breaking down Boundaries", and students were encouraged to conceptualize technology solutions to help address emerging social issues.
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