Computer science students will have the opportunity to win
significant cash prizes by participating in a competition over winter break
that will entail creating new tools such as smartphone apps for promoting
Maharishi AyurVeda worldwide.
Called DevFest, the competition will be open to students in the MUM Computer Professionals Program and others. It will be a carefully structured
seven-day on-campus event, and the activities will range from generating ideas
and teaming, to developing the solutions and evaluating outcomes.
"We are very excited about bringing this new kind of a
learning technique to MUM," said Professor Anil Maheshwari, the lead
organizer. "The DevFest will also help develop new tools and channels to
make Maharishi AyurVeda more accessible to the world."
All Computer Professionals students who choose to stay on campus
during the Christmas break will be invited to participate, with about 150–200
expected to be involved.
Teams of 5–6 students will develop ideas and present them, and
then will design and develop solutions based on their ideas. Then at the end,
they will present their projects for evaluation.
The top three winners will receive awards. The entries will be
judged on business readiness of the project, innovation of design, and
technical readiness of the solution. #MaharishiU #AyurVeda #MUMComPro
