Function Space signs MoU with IIT Bombay and IIT Madras for 'Techfest 2015' and 'Shaastra 2015' respectively, the Annual Technical Festivals of the institutes

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New Delhi, 17 December, 2014

Function Space, a social learning network for Science and Technology,announced its association with IIT Bombay (IITB) and IIT Madras (IITM) as their exclusive ‘Official Science Partner’ for Asia’s two biggest technical festivals, IIT B’s Techfest 2015 and IITM’s Shaastra 2015. The first-of-its kind collaboration, a distinct competitive environment, where students will get a remarkable opportunity to compete with the brilliant minds and get mentored by three different organizations on varied topics concurrently.

The objective of these festivals is to acknowledge the brightest minds, very closely aligned with the online competition conducted by Function Space,

“Think!”, a platform for people of all age groups nationwide to build brilliant solutions to real life problems, prizes worth Rs. 2 lakh to be won. It has already gathered around 20,000 submissions on innovative solutions like early prediction of cancer using chip, solving criminal evil practices against woman, conversion of solid waste to useful fuels and others.

The top selected participants of “Think!” will be invited to participate in these technical festivals and discuss their ideas with the most elite group of industrialists, professors and scholars.

Students will also get a chance to interact personally with the researchers working at Function Space and an exposure to the next initiatives and new streams and features that are going to be integrated in Function Space, in the coming time.

"We are excited to have Function Space as our official Science Partner. In the era of social networking, it's great to see Function Space intending to enhance the learning experience of science enthusiasts. Techfest, being the Asia's largest Science and Technology Festival intend to promote this cause understanding the need of the hour." said by Aman Mantry, Manager, Media & Marketing, Techfest 2015.

"Shaastra is proud to announce its Science Partner for the 2015 edition - Function Space. Combining technology and social networking with education, Function Space believes in the ideals of connecting people and bridging the knowledge gap, something that Shaastra both respects and imbibes in its actions." Said by Shubham Jain, Sponsorship and PR Core, Shaastra 2015.

Speaking on the alliance, Sumit Maniyar, CFA, Co-Founder, Function Space commented, “The goal is to form a very diverse and widely spread community among the shining individuals of the world to interact, discuss and learn the various concepts of Science. We desire to encourage participation from across 30 cities; covering around 700 colleges and more than 1,000 schools of the country turning into a huge outburst of participation from people across all ages and different professions, easily garnering around one lakh science enthusiasts from across the country. ”

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