The Amrita Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE), Centre for International Relations (CIR), has announced the top four entries in the ACE Startup Challenge, organised for Amrita students and alumni innovators to develop a technology-based solution for cleaning food spills from canteen tables.
The challenge progressed through multiple stages, beginning with 35 entries, which were shortlisted to 20 in the second stage and nine in the third stage. Participants developed their concepts through abstracts, CAD models, Proofs of Concept (POCs), prototypes, and fully functional models, followed by mentoring and refinement. The final presentations were held before the jury on July 15, 2026.
The top four entries selected by the jury are:
The jury comprised Dr. M. Ganesan (Assistant Professor (Sl. Gd.), Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Engineering, Coimbatore), Br. B. Sairam (Campus Director, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore), Dr. Rakesh Kumar S. (Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Coimbatore), Dr. A.N. Amudhan (Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Coimbatore), and Dr. Palmani Duraisamy (Assistant Professor (Sr. Gd.), Center for Computational Engineering and Networking (CEN), School of Artificial Intelligence, Coimbatore). ACE expressed its appreciation to the jury for their valuable insights and assessment, and to all participating students for their enthusiastic involvement.
The top four challengers will next discuss the implementation of their ideas at the canteen and may seek support from Br. Sairam, Campus Director, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore.
