Solar Panels Distributed to the Villagers

With 150-plus events lined up, the campus never seems to rest. While case studies, paper presentations, panel discussions and group competitions continue to be crowd pullers, the students are doing some serious social entrepreneurship - with a clean-tech angle - as well.

The students have adopted a neighboring slum that didn't have electricity, and provided indigenously created solar panels to light over 100 houses. The project was not easy - students had to take time out of study hours to conduct research and build the panels. The materials itself cost them Rs 70,000. However, the entire student community came together, organized campaigns and cultural fests and collected the funds needed to make the project work.

"We wanted to initiate at least one sustainable venture this E Week, and we are very proud that our solar lighting idea has made a difference in the slum. We are now inspired, and we plan to scale up and include more villages under the project," shares Bob, an E Cell leader.

There couldn't have been a better celebration of the E Week spirit!