IIT Delhi’s Bhagwan Birsa Munda cell hosts visit for tribal students of EMRS as part of Startup Mahakumbh 2025

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi’s Bhagwan Birsa Munda Cell (BBMC) held an exposure visit for tribal school students as part of Startup Mahakumbh 2025. A total of 99 high school students registered under the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) attended the programme.

As a part of the event, students were taken on guided tours to IIT Delhi’s labs and research facilities and offered exposure to the institute’s innovation and research ecosystem.

According to the IIT Delhi’s statement, the three-day event concluded with an interactive session between EMRS and IIT Delhi’s students that facilitated meaningful interaction.

“The session featured a presentation on the Janjaati Nayaks (heroes). It also included insights from the IIT student-led groups like AINA, SAVERA, and ENACTUS,” the IIT Delhi statement said.

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IIT Delhi: BBMC’s exposure visit for students

Students were taken on guided tours in IIT Delhi’s labs and research facilities as follows.

Makerspace: Under the guidance of Jay Dhariwal from the department of design, IIT Delhi, the students were shown live demonstrations of 3D printing, laser cutting, and CNC routing, gaining insight into how each tool support rapid prototyping as well as innovation.

Novel materials and interface physics laboratory, department of physics: Under the guidance of Rajendra S Dhaka from the department of physics and lab coordinator Madhav a research scholar from the department of physics, with his tea,m introduced students to scientific concepts like superconductors, particle accelerators, and sodium-ion batteries.

Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Parisar (Micro Model Complex), CRDT: Under guidance of Virendra Kumar Vijay from the centre for rural development and technology, IIT Delhi and M J Sukhesh, the BDTC project Manager, demonstrated to students the technologies that function through renewable energy sources like cow dung, in the biogas lab.

Axlr8r, central workshop: Under the guidance of Jayanta Kumar Dutt from the department of mechanical engineering and the lab coordinators, Manasi the project manager and manufacturing coordinator at Axlr8 and Vedant the senior engineer at Axlr8r introduced the students to the latest FS vehicle, XLR-25, and showcased the main features of a car, such as its speed, weight, and maximum acceleration.