Gandhinagar, July 03, 2026: IIT Gandhinagar and MG Foundation have successfully collaborated on their seventh InventX program. This program is a 6-week, fully funded program for undergraduates across India to learn about invention. They can build and patent their prototypes.
Formerly, this program was called the Invention Factory. This is a highly competitive program leading to a residential invention program, with over 1000 applications leading to only 60 positions. IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Jammu collaborated to host this program.
Participants were able to file provisional patents on their invention by prototyping and by inventing innovative solutions to issues they saw. This program invites students from multiple disciplines and seeks participants with an educational background in science and engineering.
InventX has now crossed a threshold of 120 cumulative patent applications since the program started. In this program, IIT Gandhinagar filed 10 provisional patent applications with the help and guidance of IIT Gandhinagar. Each provisional patent protects an idea for one year and gets filed in the US and India.
Prof. Rajat Moona, Director, IIT Gandhinagar, said,
"The process of filing a patent and prototyping is highly valued. Supporting the Maker Movement exemplifies the kind of progressive work the Maker Bhavan Foundation is doing for the future of India"
Gautam Khanna, CEO of Maker Bhavan Foundation, commented on the high quality of inventions at the InventX Finale at IIT Gandhinagar.
"Engineering innovators and makers are a part of the foundation for India's aspirations to become the leading global manufacturing and technology nation. Therefore, at MBF, our focus is on creating the builders of the future who construct mindfully and in a magnitudinal way. IIT Gandhinagar's support has been a crucial step for us, and seeing such short turnaround times for the development of such sophisticated prototypes is very uplifting."
For just over six weeks, students were immersed in the practice of engineering, but not by solving textbook problems. They first had to find problems worthy of their efforts.
Students learned to identify designs and engineering gaps, question and validate their assumptions during prototyping, and engage in the iterative nature of engineering. Guest evaluators further refined and validated the real-world applications of these inventions. The program ended with a final presentation before a group of academics, industry experts, and patent lawyers.
Each of the three best teams from every campus received a monetary award of:
- First Prize: Rs 2,00,000
- Second Prize: Rs 1,00,000
- Third Prize: Rs 50,000
Additionally, each of the other participating teams had filed a provisional patent application in India and the USA, which will be granted to the student inventors.
Prize Winners
First Prize
The team with members Ihsaan K S (GEC Idukki), Shreyansh Jain (IIIT Nagpur), and Ritik Gupta (IIT Indore) created a device that was designed to protect children from aggressive stray dog attacks. The device is a wearable that deter dogs from getting too close to the wearer.
Second Prize
The team with members Priya Kyal (IIT Ropar), Khushi Singh (Navrachana University), and Daksh Beniwal (IIT Ropar) created a device that safeguards a person who has been bitten by a snake. The device performs first aid by immobilizing the bitten limb and applying pressure to assist the person before they receive full assistance at a hospital.
Third Prize
The team with members Harnoor (IIT Jammu), Ujjwal (NITK Surathkal), and Rishabh (DTU) created a device that promotes food security and improves the economic stability of a community by using superior methods of fish storage. Their device reduces the spoilage of fish.
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