📌About the Event

The IEEE Student Design Contest 2026 – Kolkata is a technical design competition organised by the IEEE AP/MTT-S Joint Chapter, Kolkata Section. The contest challenges engineering students to design, miniaturise, fabricate and experimentally validate an ISM-band microstrip patch antenna operating at 2.4–2.5 GHz. Teams must aim for at least a 50% reduction in antenna size while maintaining satisfactory antenna performance. The competition gives students practical exposure to antenna design, electromagnetic simulation, fabrication, testing and technical presentation.

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Organiser: IEEE AP/MTT-S Joint Chapter, Kolkata Section
• Domain: Antenna Design, RF & Microwave Engineering
• Challenge: Design and develop an ISM-band microstrip patch antenna operating between 2.4 and 2.5 GHz.
• Teams must target at least a 50% reduction in antenna size while maintaining satisfactory performance.
• Participants are expected to work through multiple stages, including:
  • Antenna design
  • Electromagnetic or EM simulation
  • Miniaturisation
  • Fabrication
  • Measurement and experimental validation
  • Technical presentation

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📅 Important Dates

• Registration Deadline: 25 August 2026
• Final Submission Deadline: 20 November 2026

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibilty:
• The competition is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students under the IEEE Kolkata Section.
• Each team must consist of:
• 3 students
• 1 faculty mentor
• The team leader must be an IEEE AP-S or IEEE MTT-S member under the IEEE Kolkata Section.
• Participation is team-based; individual participation is not indicated in the organizer announcement.

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Winner: ₹20,000 cash prize
• Runner-up: ₹10,000 cash prize
• Second Runner-up: ₹5,000 cash prize
• Total announced cash prizes: ₹35,000
• Participants also gain hands-on experience in:
• Antenna design
• EM simulation
• RF/microwave engineering
• Antenna fabrication
• Measurement and testing
• Technical presentation
• The contest provides students an opportunity to demonstrate a practical RF engineering project under an IEEE technical chapter.