This program is a unique platform for recognizing and rewarding the nation's most outstanding and innovative undergraduate students and showcasing the emerging ideas and inventions that will shape our future. Judges evaluate each entry for its originality, inventiveness, scope of use and potential social, environmental or economic value.

Competition was opened for any student member of IESL or an undergraduate of engineering faculties of the University of Peradeniya, University of Moratuwa, University of Ruhuna, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, South Eastern University, University of Jaffna and Open University of Sri Lanka. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the final competition was held online on October 8th 2021. Undergraduates from the universities of Peradeniya, Sri Jayewardenepura, and Jaffna had selected to the grand finale.

Competition was successfully held on 08th of October 2021 . With the presence of Honorable Panel of Experts including Main keynote speaker "Dr. Gamini Kulathunga" (Ph.D. in post-harvest technology from Cranfield University, UK, Retired Senior lecturer in Agricultural & Plantation Engineering, Consultant to UNDP And to establish Engineering faculties in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and South East University of Sri Lanka) and Eng. K.P.I.U Dharmapala (President of the IESL) , Eng. Arjuna Manamperi (President Elect. of the IESL) , Eng. Navodana Kankanmge (Chairman of IESL UIY program) , Dr. Dulini Mudunkotuwa( Secretary of IESL UIY program) and more committee members of IESL UIY and Sri lanka Inventors commission.

The “Lunch Sheet Remover from Food Wastes” invention which was presented by eight members from University of Jaffna obtained the first place award and the most popular invention in the UIY competition in 2021. This was the very first time university of Jaffna obtained the first place of the IESL UIY Competition and it's a remarkable event to showcase the skills of the undergraduates with the guidance of the staff members from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna.

Our highest gratitude to team Coordinator Mr. U Anuraj and our heartfelt thank for all those who support to be the most popular Invention.

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