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INITIATIVE FOR RESEARCH AND DAIS students participated in the Initiative For DIANA AWARDS
Research and Innovation National Fair 2025 and
INNOVATION NATIONAL FAIR were adjudged winners of the GRAND AWARD.
AWARD 2025 (IRIS) They were all selected as FINALISTS to represent
India at the Regeneron International Science and JAYVEER KOCHHAR - DAIS IBDP Grade 11 , has
Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2025. received the Diana Award. He even received a letter of
appreciation from Prince Williams, the Prince of Wales. He was
Yash Jain (IGCSE honoured for his project 'BREATHE FREE', an endeavour he
Grade 9) worked upon over a period of three years to improve healthcare,
especially for marginalised communities, in India.
Keyaan Shah (IBDP Year 11)
Project: ClearSight -
'Biomedical and Project: SoundKraft: A
Health Science Gamified, Sensory-Adaptive ANGAD TATHGIR - IBDP Grade 11 was honored with the prestigious Diana
category. Screening System for Award for his impactful initiative, Eco Bin Recycle. Angad's journey as a social
A gamified eye muscle Geriatric Cognitive entrepreneur began with a desire to address the e-waste crisis in his community. Angad
training system to Impairment Utilizing raised $1,000 to launch 'EcoBinRecycle', an initiative focused on collecting and responsibly
reduce eye strain and Analytic Hierarchy Process recycling e-waste while raising awareness about its harmful effects. Starting with just 15
prevent myopia. for Weighted Scoring for households, Angad has grown his project to serve 12 offices and 70 households, collecting
Balanced Evaluation Across 1.5 tons of e-waste. He also founded 'The Ambassadors Programme', rallying youth to join his
Multiple Domains. cause, and secured partnerships with organisations like '5RCycle'. Angad's efforts have
established a citywide e-waste collection system, inspiring sustainable practices for future
generations.t on his community and beyond.
Jayveer Kochhar
(IBDP Year 11)
Project: 'Breathe Free - Anshul Bhatt (IBDP Year 11) JAISAL SHAH - From teaching his friends chess at age five to mentoring
Bamboo Spine'. An Project: PawPath, an hundreds in the KVO community, DAIS IGCSE Grade 9 student, Jaisal Shah has
innovative device that affordable, non-invasive championed the transformative benefits of chess. Through free workshops and
tracks breathing patterns system that uses IMU tournaments, he has instilled skills like critical thinking and confidence in participants of
to detect spinal and sensors to monitor canine all ages. Awarded the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement and the Global
respiratory problems early, gait, enabling early Child Prodigy Award, Jaisal’s initiatives have strengthened family bonds and created a
detection and long-term
which are common tracking of conditions like culture of resilience and creativity. As one of India’s youngest TEDx speakers and
causes of disability among arthritis, lameness, and motivational leader, he inspires others to overcome failures and embrace challenges,
disadvantaged groups. spinal injuries using 3D leaving a lasting impact on his community and beyond.
motion data.
ISHAAN SURVE
ACHIEVEMENTS
Abhimanyu Singh (IBDP Grade 11)
BIG WIN AT Project LocustTrack • Ishaan’s start up project-

An ecological model that predicts
REGENERON ISEF 2025 locust breeding and migration Praakruti won the IB Global
using climate data to support food Youth Action Fund Award,
security and climate resilience. including a cash grant and a
Three Grade 11 students from DAIS have been (Earth & Environmental Sciences | continuous mentorship and
support from IBO.
honoured with Grand Awards at the Regeneron UN SDGs 1, 2, 10, 13) • He was also ranked 2nd in Ishaan along with his
International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) the Indian National Young team mates from DAIS
2025, held in Columbus, Ohio from May 10–16, 2025. P h y s i c i s t To u r n a m e n t IGCSE Grade 10 – Manish
Ganesan and Aryan Pai
1. Anshul Bhatt received the Second Grand Award hence securing a position in IYPT Team India. winning the Silver Medal, won the Overall Best
in the Animal Sciences category for PawPath: An • Presented his research paper (a tech driven solutions to support food security) Delegation’ in the Instil-
IMU-Based Gait Detection and Disease Screening at the International Conference on Visual Analytics and Data Visualisation and Multi Format Debate
c o m p e t i t i o n a t
Tool for Canines. then paper got published in IEEE (ranked in top 10 for AI and technology CONFLUENCE, an inter
2. Keyaan Shah received the Third Grand Award in • he was adjudged Best Innovative Idea Award - STEM X India at the STEM Best School competition
the Behavioral and Social Sciences category for
his project SoundKraft: A Gamified, Sensory- EMPATHY IS HIS ARMOUR
Adaptive Screening System for Geriatric
Cognitive Impairment.In addition, Keyaan was DAIS IBDP student, Varun Bakshi’s essay submission to the
awarded a Special Award by Sigma Xi – The international VSA Elaine Hobson Memorial Literary Festival was
selected to be showcased at the 2024 Global Empathy Conference
Scientific Research Honor Society, which in Prague. His essay, “Pay it Forward,” drew inspiration amidst the
recognised SoundKraft for the best chaos and despair of India's largest garbage dumping ground in
demonstration of team science and Govandi, Mumbai.
multidisciplinary research. • Appointed as the John Locke Global Ambassador at Princeton
and Oxford for Global Social Entrepreneurship 2025
3. Abhimanyu Singh received the Fourth Grand
Award in the Earth and Environmental Sciences • He stood 1st Place in the Public Policy Challenge at Princeton
category for LocustTrack: Forecasting the Impact University at the John Locke Institute Summer Program
of Climate Change and IOD on the Distribution • He built the first girls-only library ‘Lado Pustakalya’ in a village
of Desert Locusts. in Hisar, Haryana, which was covered by the local press and
media during the inauguration

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