Background

Guidelines

  • Engineering faculties of the University of Peradeniya, University of Moratuwa, University of Ruhuna, University of Sri Jayawardanapura, South Eastern University, University of Jaffna and Open University of Sri Lanka, will be informed of the contest and its rules and procedures each year by the IESL.
  • You can participate as an individual/group project (Maximum 8 members per group.) A contestent can be a part of the competition as follows,
    • One/ two individual project/s.
    • One individual project and one group project.
    • One group project.
  • Students must submit their inventions to the Deputy Executive Secretary, IESL through a google form or website by 30th June 2023 with the project proposal, a signed letter from the Department Head verifying the originality and the application form.
  • The verification letter by the Head of the department should objectively set forth the extent to which the student exercised independence and originality and the part the advisor played. All the names of the inventors must be included in the verification letter.
  • The maximum page count for the project proposal is 3 pages. And it should be in pdf format.
  • The piliminery competition will be held on 19th August 2023. The number of additional rounds will be decided accordingly by considering the total number of initial submissions. If so, the second round will be held on 16th September 2023. Selected inventions (maximum ten inventions) will be eligible to participate in the UIY final in 8th October 2023.

Application Form

The online application forms should include the following information:

  • Description of invention
  • A brief note on the originality and novelty of the proposal comparing the invention with the existing products
  • Description of current stage of development (Conceptual stage/ preliminary design stage/ Detailed Design stage/ Proof of concept stage/ Working prototype stage)
  • Details of team members including advisors
  • A signed letter from the Department Head verifying the originality
  • Project Proposal not more than 3 pages.

Preliminary competition

Need to submit

  • A 3-minute video of the invention
  • A brochure of the invention
  • Respond to Q&A session

The number of additional rounds will be decided accordingly by considering the total number of initial submissions. If there will be more than one preliminary round, the progress of the invention will be evaluated.


Final competition

This will be a physical event held on 20th of October 2022. Selected number of inventions (maximum ten inventions) will be competed in this event.

Need to submit

  • A physical prototype of the invention.
  • A project report not more than 10 pages.
  • A video clip, which markets your product, to compete for the most popular invention.
  • A Q&A session will be held regarding the invention conducted by the judge pannel.