Competition Description

Inov 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 enrollment.

✅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.