ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Product Design Competition 2026
A National Product Design Competition for Design and Engineering Students
Design a product that makes sport genuinely playable for disabled athletes — equipment, an assistive device, a training aid or a piece of everyday kit — and present it in a written abstract, four A3 panels and a signed statement of originality.
- Team enrolment deadline
- 15 September 2026, 9:00 AM IST
- Submissions open
- 16 September 2026, 9:00 PM IST
- Final entry deadline
- 26 September 2026, 5:00 PM IST
Submissions open on 16 September 2026, 9:00 PM IST for enrolled teams of four.
Step one: Enroll your team of 4 students by 15 September 2026, 9:00 AM IST. Enrolled teams will receive Orientation details over an email by September 16, 2026, 1600 Hrs.
The brief
Design one product for disabled sport in India. Explain the problem it answers, who uses it, how it is made and afforded, and how inclusion is built into the object itself rather than added on afterwards.
- Scope: one product, device, aid or piece of sporting equipment
- Users: disabled athletes, coaches and support staff
- Abstract: 300–350 words, typed into the form
- Final entry: one PDF of 5 pages — four A3 panels (420 × 594 mm at 300 DPI) and a statement of originality
Eligibility
- Open to students enrolled in a design, product design or engineering programme in India
- Undergraduate and postgraduate students are both welcome
- One entry per team of four students (both abstract and shortlist teams must be the same composition of students)
- Only team entries are allowed. No individual entries will be accepted. All submissions will be verified before awarding (if chosen)
- Original, unpublished work only
Submission requirements
Every entry has two components: a written abstract of 300–350 words at the enrolment stage, and one PDF of four A3 panels followed by a signed statement of originality filed as the final entry. The Submit Your Entry link becomes active on 16 September 2026, 9:00 PM IST and closes on 26 September 2026, 5:00 PM IST. Only enrolled teams of four can submit.
- One abstract of 300–350 words, typed directly into the form
- Plain text abstract — no images, links or formatting
- Four A3 design panels: 420 × 594 mm, PDF, 300 DPI
- One signed statement of originality as the final page
- Four panels and the statement combined into a single 5-page PDF file
- Written in English
- Declaration of originality with a digital signature
Judging criteria
- Inclusion and Accessibility Thinking30%
- Usability, Feasibility and Affordability25%
- Originality of the Idea20%
- Understanding of Disabled Users' Needs15%
- Panel Communication and Language10%
Timeline
3 September 2026
Competition Opens
The brief is published and enrolment opens.
15 September 2026
Team Enrolment Deadline
Teams of exactly four members must be enrolled by 15 September 2026, 9:00 AM IST. Late enrolments cannot be accepted.
16 September 2026
Submissions Open
The Submit Your Entry link becomes active for enrolled teams at 16 September 2026, 9:00 PM IST.
26 September 2026
Final Entry Submission
Enrolled teams must file their final entry through the website by 26 September 2026, 5:00 PM IST.
3 October 2026
Conclave Presentation
Winning entries are presented and felicitated in Hyderabad.
Ready to make the case?
Teams of four must enrol by 15 September 2026, 9:00 AM IST. Final entries — an abstract of 300–350 words and one PDF with four A3 panels plus a signed statement of originality — can be submitted from 16 September 2026, 9:00 PM IST until 26 September 2026, 5:00 PM IST.