Industries, Start-ups and Researchers working in the extended Reality Sector can register through the following link – https://xtic.org/xr-summit or https://xrsummit.xtic.org

eXperiential Technology Innovation Centre or XTIC is an IIT Madras Institute of Eminence Centre in Virtual Reality and related fields.

Experiential technologies

As ‘Digital India’ continues to rise, it is vitally crucial to evaluate the current landscape of experiential technologies and address the existing skill gaps to ensure sustainable growth and innovation, say sources from XTIC.

Leaders

Global XR leaders will be addressing in the event. Prof. Steve LaValle, the co-founder of popular Oculus, Prof.Mandayam Srinivasan the founder of MIT Hapticslab, Prof. Mel Slater, XR Psychology, and others are few of the keynote speakers, say sources from XTIC.

It is working towards creating an innovation corridor to support innovation in AR, VR and MR for IIT Madras projects and select students in their pursuit to explore and guide to the journey of entrepreneurship.

Significance

Prof. M. Manivannan, Faculty Head, XTIC, IIT Madras highlighted the significance of this summit.

This event marks India’s first Academia-Industry-supported XR Summit. While there have been numerous AR/VR events in India, previous XR gatherings were exclusively industry-led, he said.

‘The XR Summit is unique in bringing together academia and industry, a crucial collaboration for driving innovation.’

Without this partnership, there is a risk that young talent in India could be reduced to mere ‘digital labourers’ in the XR field, said faculty head at XTIC.

Prof Manivannan further said global XR leaders like Steve LaValle will be attending in person, with others such as Mel Slater and Mandayam Srinivasan from MIT Touch Lab joining online.

The event also offers opportunities to network with industrialists, startups, and government agencies, alongside the chance to meet global XR experts, said Prof Manivannan, faculty head at XTIC.

Visiting Scientist

Prof. M. Manivannan was a visiting Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) of Harvard Medical School (HMS) in Boston, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Maryland.

Collaboration

This summit will also feature collaboration with ‘AWE’ (Augmented World Expo), a premier global VR/AR event since 2010 that has been inspiring a community of professionals, innovators, and creators in XR.

This year, XTIC, IIT Madras, will host an exclusive ‘AWE Evening’ during the summit, laying the groundwork for a full-fledged AWE event in India by 2026.

Awards

As the inaugural event for the CAVE consortium founded in 2022, XTIC, IIT Madras, will also be announcing several awards to honour and promote the contributions of startups in XR, creating further networking opportunities within the industry.

It is working towards creating an innovation corridor to support innovation in AR, VR and MR for IIT Madras projects and selected students in their pursuit to explore and guide to the journey of entrepreneurship.

They function as a catalyst that will accelerate growth, expedite the process, and envision a project or product to completion.

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Students who are desiring to study law courses in Symbiosis Law Schools take up submission of SLAT 2025 Exam Application.

Schedule

SLAT 2025 Exam Application Submission started on 27 August 2024 and last date to apply for the exam is 22 November 2024.

Announcement of the result for the exam will be done on 26 December 2024. The further process schedule will likely be communicated to the students. Those who pass the exam with required qualifying marks will likely be eligible to take part in further process for admission.

About The Exam

The full name of the exam is Symbiosis Law Admission Test and is popularly known as SLAT.

This is an institutional level exam which is conducted once a year and students who pass this exam can apply to study BA LLB, BBA LLB, BA LLB Hons and BBA LLB Hons in Symbiosis Law Schools.

Test will be conducted as a computer based test – questions have to answered on a computer screen at the designated test center. The duration to answer the questions is one hour or 60 minutes.

Who Can Submit SLAT 2025 Exam Application?

Candidates who have passed plus two in any stream from a recognized educational institution can submit SLAT 2025 Exam Application.

Applicants should have passed the qualifying exam from a recognized educational institution with a minimum of 45% marks, if they are from General Category.

The same for those from SC/ST category applicants is 40%.

Those willing to submit SLAT 2025 Exam Application must ensure they are fulfilling the eligibility condition before venturing ahead to apply, so as to avoid rejection at a later stage.

How To Submit SLAT 2025 Exam Application?

The process to submit SLAT 2025 Exam Application is online and registration can be done at ‘https://www.slat-test.org/’ The process is mentioned below:

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and then submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can read the information bulletin to know about the exam.

3. After reading the bulletin, they can click the button Register for SLAT

4. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://slat2025.ishinfosys.com/SLAT20Y25/Register/Index.aspx?_gl=1*15lzzsr*_gcl_au*MjQ1Nzc5OTQ1LjE3MjQ5MzM3NjE.*_ga*NTczNzE0NTI2LjE3MjQ5MzM3NjI.*_ga_1V1LBB8MFB*MTcyNDkzMzc2MS4xLjEuMTcyNDkzNTI2OS41NS4wLjQ4Mzc4NDgzNw..*_ga_PYMQ1FRCLG*MTcyNDkzMzc2MS4xLjEuMTcyNDkzNTI2OS41NS4wLjIwMDYwNTAzNA..’

5. Once the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can click Register

6. Clicking the above button opens webpage with URL ‘https://slat2025.ishinfosys.com/SLAT20Y25/Register/Index.aspx?_gl=1*15lzzsr*_gcl_au*MjQ1Nzc5OTQ1LjE3MjQ5MzM3NjE.*_ga*NTczNzE0NTI2LjE3MjQ5MzM3NjI.*_ga_1V1LBB8MFB*MTcyNDkzMzc2MS4xLjEuMTcyNDkzNTI2OS41NS4wLjQ4Mzc4NDgzNw..*_ga_PYMQ1FRCLG*MTcyNDkzMzc2MS4xLjEuMTcyNDkzNTI2OS41NS4wLjIwMDYwNTAzNA..’

7. Once the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can accept the terms and conditions and then register to create an account.

8. After creating an account, candidates can login and start filling the SLAT 2025 Exam Application.

9. The form has to be filled, documents have to be attached and then it has to be submitted.

Link To Submit SLAT 2025 Exam Application Is Here

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is downloaded, candidates have to click the link for hall ticket.

3. Clicking the link may likely open another webpage with a another URL.

4. When webpage with another URL opens, candidates can enter their application number and other required details and submit them to obtain the hall ticket.

Point To Remember

Candidates who have successfully completed the process of SLAT 2025 Exam Application can alone download the hall ticket.

The link for admit card will be made active at the appropriate time on the official website. Once the hall ticket is visible, candidates can download and take a print out.

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Those who pass the exam will have to appear for PI (Personal Interaction) session. Final selection will likely be done based on performance in the written test, performance in the qualifying exam, performance in the PI session, availability of seats, choice of the course by candidates.