Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon is hosting Anveshan 2026 – West Zone this January. Students from across the zone will bring their research to the podium — early-stage ideas, working prototypes, everything in between — for a shot at the international round.
An AIU initiative dedicated to developing research, innovation and collaboration among young researchers.
Anveshan began in 2007 as an initiative of AIU's Research Division, built around a simple idea — give young researchers, from undergraduates to PhD scholars, a real stage to present their work and be judged on merit. Students compete first within their own university, then at the zonal level, and the strongest projects move on to the International Convention. Since 2023, that final round has opened up to international collaboration, so a project can now include co-researchers from partner universities abroad. Along the way it has also become a launchpad for interdisciplinary work and student-led startups — and the entire process, from registration to results, now runs online through the ProjectSet portal rather than the old paper-based rounds.
Projects are invited across the following seven research categories.
Research projects in basic and fundamental sciences.
Engineering, technology and applied research projects.
Health sciences, allied subjects, pharmacy, nutrition and related fields.
Agriculture sciences and allied research fields.
Social sciences, humanities, commerce, business management and law.
Research combining multiple academic disciplines.
Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Printing and prototype innovations.
Universities conduct their internal competition and select the best project from each of the seven research categories.
Selected projects participate in the respective Zonal Convention and are evaluated by expert panels.
Winning projects from the four zones proceed to the International Student Research Convention.
Host universities, Vice-Chancellors and Coordinators for each zone. Tap a zone to view full details.
Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon
Bonafide full-time students/research scholars from Undergraduate to Doctoral level can participate. Participants must be below 30 years of age at the time of registration.
A collaborative project can have a maximum of four members: one Lead Presenter and up to three major contributors.
Total presentation time is 10 minutes: 7 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for Questions & Answers.
Registration fees, collaboration rules, hospitality and organizer responsibilities — tap any panel to expand.
A collaborative project allows up to 4 members (one Lead Presenter + up to three major contributors). Students register on the Anveshan Portal, and the project is accepted only once endorsed by the Anveshan Coordinator / competent authority of the university.
At the Zonal level, the Host University provides, free of charge, for participants and their escorts, for the two/three days of the event:
Questions? Email support@projectset.com
Winners at zone level will receive certificates and mementoes.
Projects are evaluated on a total of 100 marks.
Official Anveshan 2026 documents and guidelines.
Eligibility, categories, registration, evaluation and participation guidelines.
View GuidelinesOfficial AIU website for announcements and information.
Visit AIUOfficial website of Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University.
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