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About Online Labs

Online labs (OLabs) is an innovative virtual learning platform that brings lab experiments online, addressing challenges like limited access to physical labs, costly equipment, and geographical constraints.

Key Features:

Aligned with NCERT/ CBSE and State Board syllabi.
Offers interactive simulations (2D/3D/VR), animations, and lab videos.
Facilitates equal and comprehensive learning by allowing students to perform, record, and understand experiments anytime, anywhere.
Provides learning-enabled assessments to evaluate procedural, conceptual, and reporting skills.

Subjects and Disciplines Covered

The OLabs platform provides an extensive array of labs and activities for students in Classes VI-XII, covering a wide range of subjects, including: Science: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Computer Science and Programming, Indian Sign Language (ISL) and Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP).

These labs have been meticulously designed with pedagogical and user interface considerations, ensuring they are suitable for the target audience. Currently, the OLabs portal hosts 473 labs, with an additional 100 labs under development. The labs are accessible through the following platforms:

OLabs Website
OLabs Android App: Available on Google Playstore
Offline Access: Available through the Windows installer
Know More: OLabs

The OLabs Hackathon (OLabsThon) is a prestigious national-level technology event organized jointly by Amrita School of Computing, ACM Student Chapter, and Amrita Center for Research in Analytics, Technologies & Education (Amrita CREATE), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri. This dynamic hackathon aims to bring together innovative minds from across the nation to enhance the OLabs platform by developing creative, practical, and scalable technological solutions. This event is supported by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.

Core Goal: Enhancing Olabs with creative, practical, scalable, technological solutions.

Problem Statement: Design and develop innovative, scalable, and technology-driven solutions to enhance the OLabs platform, addressing key challenges in virtual education. Focus on improving the accessibility, functionality, and effectiveness of virtual labs while ensuring security, reliability, and data integrity.

Ready to Make a Difference?

The Hackathon calls for developing solutions to improve the OLabs ecosystem.

Participants can explore and contribute to a diverse set of themes, such as:

AI-Powered Virtual Labs: Leveraging artificial intelligence to improve lab experiences.
Cybersecurity in Virtual Labs: Ensuring secure and safe online learning environments.
Blockchain for Lab Integrity: Using blockchain technology to maintain data authenticity and integrity.
OLabs Development or/and Integration of Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR): Developing OLabs simulations, games, and VR/3D experiences for any school subject, including Sciences, Mathematics, and other disciplines; or/and enhancing existing virtual labs with immersive technologies.
Data Science & Analytics for Virtual Labs: Applying analytics to optimize and personalize lab usage.
Collaborative Learning: Building features that enable peer-to-peer and group learning.
IoT and Virtual Labs: Integrating IoT devices to expand lab functionality.
Large Language Model (LLM): To enhance the OLabs platform with NLP features.

Participants can develop solutions related to various subject areas, including:

Science, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
Computer Science and Programming
Entrepreneurship Development
Indian Sign Language

The OLabs Hackathon empowers participants to innovate and create impactful solutions that redefine the future of virtual education and learning.

Create, innovate, and develop solutions to improve OLabs
Two tracks: students and professionals
Collaborate with brilliant minds in-person, offline event
Win exciting prizes and recognition
Network with seasoned experts and professionals
Showcase your skills at a national level, and goodies ofcourse!

OLABS HACKATHON JUDGES

Dr. Swaminathan J.

Chairperson CSE, School of Computing, Amritapur

Dr. Don S

Associate Professor, School of Computing, Amritapuri

Dr. Alok Kumar Srivastava

Assistant Professor (Level 10), School of Computing, Amritapuri

Dr. Kiran P

Assistant Professor (Level 11), School of Computing, Amritapuri

Dr. Gopakumar G.

Associate Professor, School of Computing, Amritapuri

Dr. Geetha M

Chairperson CSE (AI), School of Computing, Amritapuri

Dr. Divya Udayan J.

Assistant Professor (Sl. Gr), School of Computing, Amritapuri

Ramesh Guntha

Project Manager, Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications

Gautham K. Dileep

Project Lead, Amrita CREATE

Mr. Ajesh Arumugham

Data Architect, Autodesk

Mr. Ken Kurian

Data and Analytics, Data Operations Lead, Cushman and Wakefield

Mr. Davis Jose

Senior Hardware Lead Engineer, Tessolve

Mr. Sujith John

Assistant Director and Vendor Operations Lead, EY

Mentors

CREATE Mentors

Industry Mentors

Ashish Pillai

Project Lead – Development, Amrita CREATE, Online

Aswathi T Balan

Virtual Reality and Simulation Engineer, Amrita CREATE, Offline

Sachith K P

VR Engineer, Amrita CREATE, Online

Anumole

Software Developer, Amrita CREATE, Offline

Devanand G

Software Developer, Amrita CREATE, Offline

Meenu Mohan B

Software Developer, Amrita CREATE, Offline

Abhijit

Software Developer, Amrita CREATE, Offline

Sibin B

Junior Software Developer, Amrita CREATE, Offline

Athira Sajeev

Junior Software Developer, Amrita CREATE, Offline

Aswin B

Junior Software Developer, Amrita CREATE, Offline

Prakash AK

Senior Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft, Online

Rakesh Rajasekharan

Senior Vice President-Global Delivery, WellStack, Online

Abhishek Siddhart

Product Security Engineer, Online

Susan Varghese

Lead technical consultant, Nexinfo solutions, USA, Online

Team

Organizing Team

Graphics and Multimedia Team

Binu P. K.

Assistant Professor (Sr. Grd.), School of Computing, Amritapuri | Senior Manager (Additional Duty), Directorate of Admissions, Amritapuri

Dr. Divya Udayan J.

Assistant Professor (Sl. Gr), School of Computing, Amritapuri

Reshma B

Project Coordinator, OLabs, Amrita CREATE

Dr. Rajlakshmi Kanjilal

Project Manager (Media & Content), Amrita CREATE

Dr. Abhilash N

Training Coordinator, Amrita CREATE

Priya Ravi

Assistant Manager – Events and Marketing
School of Computing, Amritapuri

Amal Krishnan UC

Project Coordinator
Amrita CREATE

Ratheesh Kumar T

Creative Head,
Amrita CREATE

Shyam Dev S

Senior Graphic Designer
Amrita CREATE

Akshay V

Senior UI/UX Designer
Amrita CREATE

Anilraj PR

Animator,
Amrita CREATE

Chindu Ajay

Animator,
Amrita CREATE

Vishnu TC

Animator,
Amrita CREATE

Vishakha A

3D Animator,
Amrita CREATE

Sarath S Potty

3D Animator,
Amrita CREATE

Kunjumon

Multimedia Assistant,
Amrita CREATE

Timeline

January 12, 2025

Start Date of Registration & Idea Submission Period
February 10, 2025

End Date of Registration & Idea Submission Period
February 4, 2025

Result Announcement
February 28, 2025

Grand Finale Day 1
March 1, 2025

Grand Finale Day 2

Event Structure

Teams must submit a PPT (maximum 5 slides) with the following details:
Slide 1: Team Information and Track
Slide 2: Domain and Theme Focus
Slide 3: Problem and Proposed Solution
Slide 4: Technical Details and Scalability
Slide 5: Concise Summary and Impact
Details provided here.

Judgement: All the shortlisted eContent will be judged.

Rules & Regulations

Registration: Registration must be completed via the designated website (https://olabs-hackathon.devfolio.co/). Each team must participate through a single account.
Team Structure: Teams of 2-4 members, all from either school or college or industry (no mixed-category teams). You can only be part of one team. Team changes are not allowed after the idea submission phase.
A committee of experts will shortlist the entries from the original list of entries received.
A common jury will judge all the shortlisted projects. Results declared by the jury will be binding.
Evaluation will be based on criteria such as creativity, innovation, technical depth, feasibility, and potential impact.
The judging panel will comprise esteemed experts, ensuring a fair and well-rounded evaluation by distinguished professionals from diverse backgrounds.
Content should be in English.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham will retain a copy of all entries, and the submitted eContent may be used for educational purposes, including dissemination through online and offline modes.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham reserves all rights to modify the rules and dates.

Tracks & Prizes

OLabs Hackathon has two tracks: Students and Industrial Professionals.

Prizes for Student Track

1st Prize: ₹1,00,000/-
2nd Prize: ₹50,000/-
3rd Prize: ₹25,000/-
Consolation Prize: ₹10,000/- (for the Next top 5 Teams)

Industrial Professional Track

1st Prize: ₹1,00,000/-
2nd Prize: ₹50,000/-
3rd Prize: ₹25,000/-
Consolation Prize: ₹10,000/- (for the Next Top 5 Teams)

FAQs

Who can participate?

Our hackathon is designed to inspire and challenge higher secondary school, college students, and industrial professionals to participate and showcase their unique skill sets. Participants can participate in either of the two categories: students (school, college (including PhD scholars)) and industrial professionals.

When and Where?

Once the top teams from each track are selected they will be invited to the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri (Vallikavu) campus for the grand finale.

How much will it cost?

There will be no participation cost.

How can I apply?

The registration can be done by clicking the register button here. Registrations close on 4th February 2025. Ensure accurate details and valid contact information are provided.

Team size

2 to 4. Yes! Teams of two to four people are encouraged to apply. Check out the rules and regulations.

How long will the hackathon last?

Following the initial screening, top participants will be invited to our campus. The offline hackathon will last for 36 hours.

What are the tracks and domains for the hackathon?

We offer two tracks for participants to choose from students and industry professionals. The domains participants can select from include: AI-powered virtual labs, cybersecurity in virtual labs, blockchain for lab integrity, Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) integration, Data science & analytics for virtual labs, collaborative learning, and IoT and virtual Labs.

What are the submission guidelines?

Teams must submit a PPT (maximum 5 slides) with the following details:
Slide 1: Team Information and Track
Slide 2: Domain and Theme Focus
Slide 3: Problem and Proposed Solution
Slide 4: Technical Details and Scalability
Slide 5: Concise Summary and Impact

Details provided here.

What are the prizes to be won?

There is an attractive prize pool of 4.5 lakhs.

How will the evaluations take place?

A team of seasoned experts and professionals will review the entries based on various parameters including creativity, innovation, feasibility, scalability, and relevance.

How do I reach the venue?

The event is organized at the Amrita School of Engineering building.

(https://www.amrita.edu/campus/amritapuri/reach-us/)

Contact

Write to us at olabs.ncert@am.amrita.edu.