Mysuru college students give you sustainable cooking resolution to assist avenue meals distributors

The flame information system designed by class 10 college students Shruthakeerthi V. and Aditi V. has certified for funding by the Ministry of Schooling to not solely develop the product, but additionally for its commercialisation.
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A sustainable cooking resolution designed by two class 10 college students of Mysuru, which seeks to assist the road meals distributors by lowering gasoline consumption and minimising environmental influence, has certified for funding by the Ministry of Schooling to not solely develop the product, but additionally for its commercialisation.

The cooking resolution — Agnipath — was designed by Shruthakeerthi V. and Aditi V., college students of Excel Public College (EPS) in Mysuru. It was pitted in opposition to shut to 1 lakh entries from throughout India within the newest version of College Innovation Marathon (SIM) organised collectively by Union Ministry of Schooling, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Niti Ayog.

The cooking resolution received a grant dedication of ₹82,221. Based on EPS, the scholars have already acquired the primary tranche, and expect the second tranche in late Might following submission of the progress report. The funding will allow the scholars to create a Minimal Viable Product (MVP), check variants, and goal market launch within the subsequent 12 -14 months.

The SIM is taken into account as India’s largest college innovation problem that brings collectively college students from throughout the nation to determine group issues of their option to develop modern options within the type of working prototypes.

Mission Agnipath is a flame information system designed to reinforce the cooking effectivity of fuel stoves. The innovation primarily targets avenue meals distributors and small eateries by lowering their gasoline consumption and reducing environmental influence.

Shruthakeerthi and Aditi developed Agnipath over four-and-a-half months whereas being mentored by Gopinath Subramaniam, Analysis Specialist at Excelsoft Applied sciences, who supplied hands-on steerage in analysis methodology, design rules, prototyping strategies, and pitch preparation.

The scholars started by interviewing avenue distributors to grasp gasoline price and inefficiencies in day-to-day cooking. They carried out analysis on the college’s Innovation Centre, learning numerous present fuel range designs. They found the issues with the prevailing design to be poor warmth utilisation, excessive LPG consumption, and inefficient flame distribution attributable to components like giant gaps between the burner and pan, and the dearth of insulation. This has considerably elevated prices for distributors, generally as much as 20% of their earnings.

To deal with these points, the scholars sketched preliminary designs that optimised flame distribution and decreased warmth loss. The prototype featured a flame information crafted from totally different heat-insulating and heat-retention supplies. They examined it utilizing an iron kadai (pan) on a single-burner range, conducting a number of trials and iterations to refine the information’s form and maximise warmth switch.

Agnipath achieved 13.6% saving in fuel, immediately ensuing from its customised flame information design.

Following funding help, the scholars are trying ahead to receiving detailed tips from the Ministry of Schooling’s Innovation Cell relating to incubation help and mentorship, that are anticipated by late April 2025.

Constructing on their progress, Shruthakeerthi and Aditi plan to refine Agnipath’s design and broaden testing to bigger industrial burners. The group is taking a look at launching two variants of Agnipath priced at ₹5,000 and ₹7,000 by August 2026. They’re focusing on gross sales and distribution by way of vendor networks, retail channels, and e-commerce platforms, together with Amazon.

Excel Group Chairman and Managing D. Sudhanva appreciated the ‘commendable feat’ of the scholars at SIM. “Our purpose is to imitate a lab-to-market structure that permits for concepts to scale from prototype to viable merchandise. With 300-plus improvements so far originating from EPS, our intention is to put Mysuru on the nationwide map, as a hub for student-led innovation,” he stated.