Winners AICTE-IDE Team Jamia
JMI team’s Autonomous Fire Fighting Drone “FIRE X” wins First Prize in “Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship (IDE) Bootcamp” Competition
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is delighted to inform that a team of students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the university has won the First Prize (All India Rank -1) in “Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship (IDE) Bootcamp” competition, an all-India event, organized by the AICTE and the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC). The competition was held between February 17 and 21, 2025 at IIT, Jammu featuring about 40 teams from across the country.
The initiative, “IDE Bootcamp”, envisioned by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, aims to nurture the innovation, design, and entrepreneurial skills of student innovators and innovation ambassadors from higher education institutes and schools.
The team from JMI was led by Ms Afaaf Siddiqui, accompanied by four additional members Mr. Vikas, Mr. Vivek Kumar Das, Mr. Amaan Hasan Farooqi and Mr. Mohammad Sahil Khan, all of whom are students of B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) VI Semester. Under the supervision of Prof. S.M. Muzakkir from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, JMI, the team conceptualized, designed and developed an Autonomous Fire Fighting Drone named “FIRE X”.
The team conveyed their sincere gratitude for the exemplary leadership and vision of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mazhar Asif. His commitment to cultivating a culture of innovation and excellence has played a crucial role in guiding the team towards the attainment of excellence.
The Vice Chancellor congratulated the members of the winning team and their supervisor for the exemplary performance in the competition and wished them good luck for their future endeavors.
The team would like to extend their sincere gratitude to the Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering & Technology and Director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, JMI for providing the necessary support, mentorship and infrastructure.