IPC India Skill Challenge Registration Form

For any queries, please contact

Manvi Kapoor
Deputy Manager – Events
standardsindia@ipc.org 

IPC India Skill Challenge Registration Form

For any queries, please contact

Manvi Kapoor
Deputy Manager – Events
standardsindia@ipc.org 

IPC India Skill Challenge Registration Form

For any queries, please contact

Manvi Kapoor
Deputy Manager – Events
standardsindia@ipc.org 

IPC India Skill Challenge Registration Form

For any queries, please contact

Manvi Kapoor
Deputy Manager – Events
standardsindia@ipc.org 

October 2022: Promotion of IPC Skill Challenge Competitions to Members & Stakeholders in India Region

November 2022 – March 2023:
· Electronics Companies send the registration form to IPC India
· As per IPC Guidelines, organizes Hand Soldering/Wire Harness/PCB Design challenge at their company premises using their own tools/equipment
· Company can nominate an observer/judge from its own company if IPC-certified individuals are available, otherwise IPC will support IPC Certified Instructors & Observers
· IPC Team Member presents a certificate to the winner & runner-ups at the company location

April 2023 – July 2023: IPC India to organize a Semi-Final Round with the winners of the 1st round in Indian Cities (Click).

August 3, 2022: Wire Harness & PCB Design Competitions Final Round will be in Pune, Maharastra.

October 2022: Promotion of IPC Skill Challenge Competitions to Members & Stakeholders in India Region

November 2022 – March 2023:
· Electronics Companies send the registration form to IPC India
· As per IPC Guidelines, organizes Hand Soldering/Wire Harness/PCB Design challenge at their company premises using their own tools/equipment
· Company can nominate an observer/judge from its own company if IPC-certified individuals are available, otherwise IPC will support IPC Certified Instructors & Observers
· IPC Team Member presents a certificate to the winner & runner-ups at the company location

April 2023 – July 2023: IPC India to organize a Semi-Final Round with the winners of the 1st round in Indian Cities (Click).

August 1, 2022: Hand Soldering Competitions Final Round will be in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

• Printed Circuit Board Manufacturers
• Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) Companies
• Suppliers of Equipment Materials/Processes/Services
• Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
• Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs)
• Design Companies
• Industry Association
• Government Organizations & Agencies
• Educational Institutes

October 2021: Promotion of IPC Skill Challenge Competitions to Members & Stakeholders in India Region

November 2021 – April 2022:
· Electronics Companies send the registration form to IPC India
· As per IPC Guidelines, organizes Hand Soldering/Wire Harness/PCB Design challenge at their company premises using own tools/equipment
· Company can nominate observer/judge from own company if IPC certified individuals available, otherwise IPC will support IPC Certified Instructors & Observers
· IPC Team Member present certificate to the winner & runner up at company location

May 2022 – July 2022: IPC India to organize Semi-Final Round with the winners of the 1st round at Networking events at Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Bengaluru, Colombo (TBC) & New Delhi (August 2, 2022).

August 4, 2022: Final Round to be played at Bengaluru.

IPC HAND SOLDERING CONTEST

GUIDELINES FOR COMPANIES

The Hand soldering contest is planned to be conducted as a multistage contest :
1. Preliminary – at company level
2. Regional
3. National – Final

To conduct Hand Soldering competition at the company’s premises, an organization to ensure the following without any
deviation

Facility:

1) Dedicated place to be identified for conducting the hand soldering contest to accommodate the no.
of workstations, participants, observers, and evaluators.
2) Workstations should have power points for equipment, adequate lighting. Ensure no shadows on
the working area.
3) Each workstation is to be provided with the following:

▪ ESD protection accessories comprising of the smock, wrist strap, finger cots for the
contestant.
▪ Tool kit comprising of tweezers, nose pliers, cutter, wire stripper, flux pen, desoldering wick, lint-free wipes, cotton buds, safety goggles, toothpick.
▪ Component kit & PCB drawing/BoM as specified by IPC India.

4) Identify Observers for each workstation who are knowledgeable in IPC standards IPC-A-610 or IPCJ-STD-001
5) Identify the evaluator. He shall be a CIT/CSE in IPC standards IPC-A-610/IPC-J-STD-001. In case of
the non-availability of CIT within the company, IPC India can be approached.
6) Ensure availability of Inspected components as per BoM shared by IPC India. These are to be made into kits
and serially numbered. Kits can also be procured from IPC India and serially-numbered.
7) One additional fully equipped workstation shall be available for any exigencies.
8) All workstations to be serially numbered
Conducting the contest

1) Finalized list of contestants with the date of the contest shall be shared with IPC India. Contest details to be
provided as per below:
a. Name
b. Gender
c. Job Title
d. Mail-Id
e. If Passport available, its Details:

2) Every contestant shall be identified with a serial number
3) Depending upon the number of contestants and the workstations, group the
contestants into batches.
4) Each contestant will have to pick their workstation number in a lottery system.
5) The kit number, contestant number, and the workstation number need to be recorded
on the contestant checklist.
6) Ensure the contestants, observers, and evaluators have read and understood the
guidelines of the contest.
7) Observers need to be allotted to each workstation.
8) Contestants need to check the tools and equipment and the kit number.
9) Contestants need to follow ESD protection procedures before the start of the activity.
10) The time allocated for completing the task is as stipulated by IPC India. At the end of time, PCB assembly
has to be handed over to the observer. No extra time will be given for assembly. Additional 5 minutes will be
given for housekeeping and cleaning of the workstation.
11) The task includes the following:
Component BOM checking Component Assembly
ESD Compliance Soldering
Component preparation PCBA Cleaning
Wire preparation General work etiquette
12) When all the contestants are ready, the timekeeper shall start the contest and start the
time
13) Observer will monitor the proceedings with the operator’s checklist. 3 marks are deducted from
total for every non-compliance.
14) At the end of the allotted time, the contestant has to stop working and hand over the board to the observer.
15) Workstation and equipment/tools have to be cleaned and returned to the proper place. Non-compliance
to this to be awarded negative mark as per check sheet.
16) Observer to hand over the PCB assembly with observation sheet to the evaluator.
17) Start the next batch after ensuring that all the workstations are in order. Repeat the above process.
18) All PCB Assemblies with observer’s and evaluator’s score sheets are to be handed over to IPC India.

Wiring harness is essentially the nervous system in electrical/ electronic circuits and finds varied applications ranging across the Automotive, Defense, Aerospace, Medical, Telecommunication, ICT, and Consumer durables sector. The domestic wiring harness industry has expanded over the recent years backed by the growth of India as a global automotive manufacturing hub. Wiring harness manufacturers work closely with the OEMs to develop harness systems for various vehicle models and variants.

Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies is a requirement for class 3 products, mostly used in the automotive, defense, aerospace, medical sector. Staff employed in Cable & Wire Harness Assembly companies requires knowledge & re-skilling.

IPC India is working to organize the competition through a committee and support from member volunteer experts from the industry. The task before the competing participants is to prepare a proper cable & wire harnesses within the allotted time frame.

Members/Non-Members can also organize such “Cable & Wire Harness Assemblies Competition” within the organization with support from IPC India to promote skills and motivate staffs.’

Since 2013, the IPC India PCB Design Contest has received recognition from PCB Designers & Manufacturers.
Since PCB is an important part of electronics and India is looking at more PCB design & manufacturing, the competition has received an overwhelming response from the Indian electronics industry.
IPC India PCB Design Contest helps to put the skills of PCB Designers to test and allow them to compete with the best in the industry.

The contest recognizes the best designers amongst the participants, judged on the following criteria:
• CAD tool expertise.
• Perception of design technology and application of design standards.
• Overall understanding of PCB design requirements.
• Sensitivity to consequences of Design Constraints on Down Stream Activities like Fabrication and Assembly.

In addition to gaining the recognition of their peers, participants will be able to benchmark their PCB design skills against those of their design colleagues and receive recommendations from advanced certified designers (CID+) and world-class specialists in the field on how to improve performance.
IPC India organizes the contest through a committee and support from member volunteer experts from the industry. The task before the competing participants is to design PCB within the allotted time frame. The design task will be performed at the contestant’s workplace and then submitted to IPC India.

General Instructions:
• Design contest is conducted offline.
• Contestants shall be given 4 weeks’ time to complete the design and submit the deliverables.
• Accepted EDA tools: Cadence Orcad/Allegro, Mentor pads/expedition, Altium, Zuken Cadstar. Orcad schematic will be provided.
• The scope of design is from netlist import – Layout Design including library creation – Gerber generation.
• Design provided is a mixed-signal, high-speed design encompassing current design technologies. This is a representative design and need not be a functional design.
• The contestants are required to participate in second-level evaluation Viva questions on the event day.
– Questions on Manufacturability aspects.
– Questions about how the design was done.

Members/Non-Members can also organize such a “PCB Design Contest” within the organization with support from IPC India to promote skills and motivate staffs.’

Initiated right after the inception of IPC in 2011, the IPC India Hand Soldering Competition has since grown tremendously. With an increasing number of participants every year, the competition has garnered incredible popularity in the electronics sector.

The competition has received an overwhelming response from a broad spectrum of industries both from the private and Government sectors. It recognizes and felicitates shop floor technicians, who otherwise are denied due credit in any organization.

IPC India conducts 4–5 preliminary rounds. The technicians selected in the preliminary rounds compete for the final title. The winner is declared as the ‘Indian Champion’ and is eligible to represent India in the IPC’s ‘World Hand Soldering Championship’.

IPC India organizes the competition through a committee and support from member volunteer experts from the industry. The task before the competing participants is to build a functional electronics assembly within the allotted time frame. The competence of the assembly is judged by the Master Trainers in accordance with IPC-A-610H Class 3 criteria, the speed at which the assembly is produced, and also the overall electrical functionality of the assembly.

Members/Non Members can also organize such “Hand Soldering Competition” within the organization with support from IPC India to promote skills and motivate staffs