{"id":11132,"date":"2026-09-22T23:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=11132"},"modified":"2026-09-22T23:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:20:16","slug":"antennovate-2026-rf-student-design-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/antennovate-2026-rf-student-design-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"ANTENNOVATE 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc<strong>About the Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANTENNOVATE 2026 \u2013 RF Student Design Competition is a student-focused antenna and RF design contest where participants design, simulate, and optimize an innovative antenna solution using Simcenter FEKO. The competition is aimed at students interested in RF engineering, antenna design, microwave engineering, wireless communication, 5G\/6G, V2X, sensing, and satellite communication. It is the 2nd edition of the contest and is organized by IEEE MTT-S Vardhaman SBC and the Department of ECE, Vardhaman College of Engineering, in association with IEEE MTT\/AP\/EMC Joint Chapter, Hyderabad Section and Siemens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2139\ufe0f <strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Edition: <\/strong>2nd Edition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domain: <\/strong>RF Design, Antenna Design, Wireless Communication, Electromagnetic Simulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Main Task: <\/strong>Design and optimize an innovative antenna for real-world wireless applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Software Requirement:<\/strong> Simcenter FEKO usage is mandatory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mode of Conduct: <\/strong>Simulation-based student design competition. 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