Plaksha University

The ‘SP Dutt Award for Innovation and Impact’ is an award for excellence for first year B Tech students of Plaksha University. The award celebrates S.P. Dutt, a former Air India official, whose real passion lay in tech, invention and innovation. It has been instituted by his daughters, Barkha & Bahar Dutt.

The ‘SP Dutt Award for Innovation and Impact’ is an award for excellence for first year B Tech students of Plaksha University. The award celebrates S.P. Dutt, a former Air India official, whose real passion lay in tech, invention and innovation. It has been instituted by his daughters, Barkha and Bahar Dutt.

The ‘S.P. Dutt Award for Innovation and Impact’ has been instituted as a prestigious award for excellence for first year B.Tech students of Plaksha University. The award will recognise leading teams every year with the best Innovation projects.

The award celebrates S.P. Dutt, a former Air India official, whose real passion lay in tech, invention and innovation. He was a progressive thinker who completed an MS in applied science from New York University, and was a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He also ran a dedicated YouTube Channel showcasing original meccano marvels- operational trains, ships, planes, robots- crafted by him. From the time he was awarded as a student for a rocket he made in school, through his adult life, Dutt was constantly inventing things- shoe shine machines, roti makers, robots and remotely-controlled toys. Dutt was also instrumental in organizing “Know India” seminars in many parts of the world to promote India abroad along with the Department of Tourism and other tourism and travel stakeholders. Speedy Dutt, as he was known to friends and family, died from COVID in 2021.

The award will recognise leading teams, every year, with the best projects in the Innovation Lab & Grand Challenge (ILGC) Studio.

The top teams will be selected by a jury comprising of startup founders and eminent business leaders. All projects will be presented to the jury.

ILGC Studio is a series of courses, running through all 4 years of the undergraduate program, that introduce students to society’s challenges and how these can be solved using technology.

The award will recognize teams every year for the best innovation projects. The winning teams will be awarded prizes upto Rs 2 lakhs based on the quality and continuity of their project.