Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 1: As the State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) J&K organized two-day design registry workshops in collaboration with the office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) for the finalists of Toycathon, 115 designs of Toycathon participants were registered by the CGPDTM.
The Toycathon, organized under the leadership of Prof (Dr) Parikshat Singh Manhas, Director SCERT J&K, had saw the enthusiastic participation of approximately 125,000 students from Jammu and Kashmir. These students created innovative, educational, and culturally rich toys and games, in line with the vision of promoting “Make in India.”
The workshops aimed to motivate students to protect their toy designs under Design Rights by CGPDTM. From Jammu Division, 34 students participated, resulting in 51 applications filed. From Kashmir Division, 57 students participated, filing 64 applications. In total, 115 applications were filed, supported by the IP Mitra program of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). These applications were successfully registered, and registration certificates were generated.
In recognition of their achievements, 57 students from Kashmir Division were awarded Certificates of Registration of Design by The Patent Office, Government of India. The felicitation ceremony was graced by Director SCERT J&K, and Sanjay Bhattacharya, Joint Controller of Patents and Design, Kolkata. Other dignitaries present on the occasion included Rajesh Kumar Pathak, Secretary of the Technology Development Board (TDB) – Department of Science and Technology (DST); Professor A Ravindernath, Vice Chancellor of Central University of Kashmir and Director of NIT Srinagar; Professor Najeeb u Din, Head of IEDC; Deshraj Sharma, general secretary Vidya Bharti (NZ); Vijay Nadda, organizing secretary Vidya Bharti and Balkrishan, joint organizing secretary Vidya Bharti.
The student design creators were felicitated during the two-day National Conference on “Role of Academic Driven Start-ups in Developing Economy of J&K” (RASE 2024), held on June 29-30, at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hazratbal, Srinagar. The conference was inaugurated by Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha.
On the 2nd day, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh visited the Toycathon 2024 stall.
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