Competition Description:

• Innov IOT is a national-level IoT-based competition that challenges the brightest minds from Sri Lanka’s state and non-state universities to design and develop innovative Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. The competition aims to foster creativity, problem-solving, and real-world tech applications to address current societal and industrial challenges using IoT technologies.

Team Size:

• Teams must consist of 2 to 4 members.

 Eligibility:

• Open to undergraduate students currently enrolled in state or non-state universities in Sri Lanka.
• Each participant must provide valid proof of university enrolment.
• Each university can send multiple teams, but a participant can only be in one team.

Number of Rounds:

The competition will consist of two rounds:

• Round 1 – Proposal Submission & Presentation:
• Teams must submit a project concept including problem statement, proposed IoT solution, system overview, and expected outcomes and present it to a panel of judges (Online)

Round 2 – Prototype Development:

• Shortlisted teams from Round 1 will be given time to develop their prototypes and present their working prototypes to a panel of judges in a live session (in-person), followed by a Q&A session

Technologies / Syllabus:

• Participants are encouraged to use a wide range of IoT-related technologies and platforms, including:
• Microcontrollers (e.g., Arduino, ESP32, Raspberry Pi)
• Sensors and actuators
• IoT protocols (MQTT, HTTP, CoAP)
• Wireless communication (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LoRa, ZigBee)

Rules and Regulations:

• Each team must submit an original project idea. Plagiarism or reusing existing projects will lead to disqualification.
• The project must have a clear IoT application with working hardware and/or a functioning simulation.
• All team members must actively contribute to the project and be available during scheduled evaluation sessions.

Shortlisted teams must present a working prototype/demo in the final round.