Media Release
Bengaluru, May 25: NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), Bengaluru participated and won accolades in the Electric Solar Vehicle Championship 2023 (ESVC 2023), which was held in Galgotias University, Greater Noida. Team Horus, electric solar vehicle team of NMIT participated in ESVC 2023, Asia’s largest solar event organized by the Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers (ISIEINDIA) and co-organized by Galgotias University, Greater Noida.
Team Horus successfully completed the race in India’s first solar car rally. This event has created a significant impact in areas pertaining to electric vehicles through rally, providing a platform to students across India to learn and improve their skills in new technologies and renewable energy, promoting e-mobility and green energy.
NMIT emerged as winners in People's Choice award and bagged Future award in dynamic rounds. The team also had secured first place in cost and manufacturing and third place in engineering design category in the static rounds. Team Horus was incubated in the year 2017, ever since it has been actively winning many national level solar vehicle awards under the guidance of Dr L Harish Kumar, assistant professor, mechanical department of NMIT. Team Horus basically thrives to build sustainable electric and solar vehicles, setting new standards for better functionality and efficiency.
Speaking about this achievement the Team Horus Mentor Dr L Harish Kumar told, “We aim to build the society’s interest in renewable energy and electric mobility. We encourage budding engineers to combat real-life applications and improve their problem skills through experiential learning. Students at NitteMeenakshi Institute of Technology are exposed with industry trends and our objective is to create future ready responsible engineers with outcome-based education.”
About NMIT
Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), Bengaluru, one of the most sought after engineering institutes, is an Autonomous Institute, with ‘A+’ Grade by National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC), New Delhi, approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and government of Karnataka. The institute is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi. NMIT offers nine UG Engineering programmes and ten PG programmes including MBA and MCA. The institution offers doctoral programmes under VTU in diversified areas. Located in the city of Bengaluru – the Silicon Valley of India, off International Airport Road, the campus is spread over an area of 23 acres and was awarded ‘Best Green Campus’ by the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi.
The institute provides an ideal ambience to stimulate the teaching-learning process and hence helping in bringing out skilled and disciplined Engineers. NMIT has excelled in both academics as well as research, which has led to the establishment of nine Centres of Excellence, meant for innovation in emerging areas. The institute is Ranked 4th at All India level and 1st in Karnataka by Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)-2022 by the government of India.