📌About the Event

The SPPU Avishkar Research Competition 2026–27 – Internal Selection Round provides students and researchers an opportunity to showcase innovative ideas, research projects, proofs of concept, prototypes, and products. The competition aims to promote research, original thinking, and innovation while identifying promising projects that can progress to higher levels of the Avishkar Research Competition organised under Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU).

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Mode of Conduct: Offline, college/institute-level selection round
• Level: College/Institute Level
• Participating Levels: Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG), and Post-PG/PhD students
• Research Streams:
• Humanities
• Commerce
• Pure Sciences
• Agriculture
• Engineering & Technology
• Medicine & Pharmacy

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📅 Important Dates

• Avishkar Guidance Workshop: 18 September 2026, 11:00 AM
• Registration Deadline: 20 September 2026
• College-Level/Internal Selection Competition: 22 September 2026, 11:00 AM

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibilty:
• Open to eligible students at UG, PG, and Post-PG/PhD levels.
• Projects can be submitted under the notified research streams, including Humanities, Commerce, Pure Sciences, Agriculture, Engineering & Technology, and Medicine & Pharmacy.
• Participants should present an original research idea, project, prototype, PoC, or product.
• Entries progressing through the SPPU competition are generally required to be forwarded through the concerned college/institution.

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Selected participants get an opportunity to advance to higher levels of the SPPU Avishkar Research Competition.
• Participants gain exposure for their research, innovations, prototypes, and original ideas.
• The competition provides an opportunity to interact with academic experts and strengthen research-presentation skills.
• SPPU’s Avishkar framework provides participation recognition/certification at applicable competition stages