{"id":58959,"date":"2025-11-24T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=58959"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:08:23","slug":"aakruti-innovation-competition-2025-geo-finales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2025\/11\/aakruti-innovation-competition-2025-geo-finales.html","title":{"rendered":"AAKRUTI Innovation Competition 2025 GEO Finales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/marie_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>AAKRUTI is a leading student design and innovation competition that challenges students to solve real-world problems using technology, creativity, and engineering skills. Featuring SOLIDWORKS and <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE technology by Dassault Syst\u00e8mes, student teams receive guidance from their university mentor and submit their concepts.<\/p>\n<p>Ten GEO Finale winning teams will receive a golden ticket to travel and participate in the International Finale at <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE World, February 1-4, 2026, in Houston, TX. GEO winners will also be featured in the EDU Zone &#8211; Playground Exhibition Hall. At <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE World, our SOLIDWORKS community can review their designs and attend the final presentations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AAKRUTI Global Design Contest Launch 2025\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/umESlyF5NqU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In April 2025, AAKRUTI launched with a video showcasing the competition categories, what\u2019s in it for students \u2014including software and training \u2014and our support through volunteers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/marie_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>340 students representing 37 countries developed prototypes and submitted their conceptual designs through the AAKRUTI SWYM community. \u00a0Students received hours of training, certification exam vouchers, and an opportunity to win cash prizes, a job with Dassault Syst\u00e8mes, and a trip to <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE World 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/marie_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This month, 41 teams compete in 16 GEO Finales. I was fortunate to attend the Americas Finale, featuring students from North and South America, and to review this year\u2019s objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Regional semi-finals were held either live or virtually, in front of a panel jury. Countries included Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, and Turkey. There were also GEO Finales in India, Europe\/Africa\/Middle East, Asia Pacific, and the Americas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/marie_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Students explain a problem they are trying to solve and present their solution. The teams also answer a series of challenging questions from jury members.<\/p>\n<p>Suchit Jain, VP of Strategy, Business Development, and Community, is judging the India GEO Finals this week.\u00a0 Suchit stated, \u201cAAKRUTI is on the way to becoming the world\u2019s largest design and engineering competition for students, connecting talent, technology, and purpose across continents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/marie_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to our SOLIDWORKS Value Added Resellers\/Partners, juries, mentors, and Dassault Syst\u00e8mes volunteers for supporting these teams.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck to all in the International Finale at <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE World 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Design well, Marie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about AAKRUTI, a leading student design and innovation competition that challenges students to solve real-world problems using technology, creativity, and engineering skills. 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