UPES student’s life-saving tech bags Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2018

Archit Agarwal, an engineering student of UPES, has bagged the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2018 at the recently held Festival of Innovations (FOIN) at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Archit was chosen for this award under the ‘Most Innovative Product’ category for his revolutionary technology called 'On-Board Diagnostic Data Analysis System – OBDAS' developed for the automobile industry.

Talking about his experience, Archit, said, “To be at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and receiving this prestigious award in the presence of our President for my technological innovation was an overwhelming experience for me. The competition was extremely challenging with close to 13,000 projects from over 500 colleges across India. OBDAS is a low-cost universal solution for vehicles and its many benefits include sending location of the vehicle in case of an accident to emergency services that may prevent deaths due to vehicular accidents.”

Archit Agarwal receiving the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2018.

OBDAS is based upon data interpretation and diagnostics of a vehicle through on-board diagnostic system. Through this breakthrough, plug-in technology automobile and auto insurance companies will be able to track real-time data of a car from the dedicated embedded system which can further be used in system diagnostics and performance evaluation of the car.

It can be used by automobile companies to track customers’ car performance in real time and provide them car maintenance services. Auto insurance providers can also use the system to obtain real-time telematics about the history of a customer’s car. It also has an in-built anti-theft and surveillance functionality. 

Established in 2003 through the UPES Act, 2003 of the State Legislature of Uttarakhand, UPES is a UGC-recognized and NAAC-accredited University. UPES is globally recognized by QS Ratings with 5 Stars for both employability (placements) and campus facilities and 4 Stars for teaching. UPES offers industry-aligned graduate and postgraduate courses in high-growth sectors such as Oil & Gas, Power, Infrastructure, IT, Design, Planning & Architecture, Public Policy, Legal Studies and more. Given its industry-oriented programs, UPES graduates are a preferred choice for companies, ensuring a track record of 90% + placements since last five years. This demonstrates UPES’ commitment, quality of students, and the holistic approach of its dedicated faculty.