Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC), is excited to announce it’s upcoming competition Blue Sharks – Startup Demo Day where you will have the opportunity to pitch your innovative ideas to a panel of judges, get rewarded, and get recognized for your ideas.
Date: 17th March, 2023
Time: 3:00 PM Sharp
Venue: A-205, New Building, IAR
This competition is open to all students/faculty members who have a passion for Entrepreneurship and a desire to make an impact in the world.
Here are some more details about the competition:
1. Team Leaders/ or Individuals register their start-ups at the link given below:
https://yukti.mic.gov.in/
In case of any issues during registration, please refer to the PDF attached to this email. It has a detailed explanation of the registration process.
Last date of Application: March 14th, 5 PM
2. During registration you will receive your individual login and password details for the portal in your email. You can use it to view/update your application.
3. All the submitted applications will be examined by experts (External and Internal) and 10 to 12 Startups will be short-listed (Based on the total number of applications). Evaluation criteria will be Innovation, market potential and feasibility etc. Therefore spend some time while filling out the application and write the details on your problem /solution statements, uniqueness of your idea, etc. carefully.
4. Short-listed start-ups (both idea or PoC stage) will present in front of a panel of Judges, faculty members, and other students on March 17th, Friday.
5. Each shortlisted team will have 5 min to present their start-up and answer questions from Judges. Include 5-7 slides only in your presentation. Shortlisted teams will be guided before the final presentation.
6. Top 3 start-ups will be awarded. All others will receive participation certificates.
This is a great opportunity to showcase your Entrepreneur skills and also witness presentations of other student entrepreneurs in order to learn from each other. We encourage all the students/Faculty members to participate.
Looking forward to seeing the amazing ideas you bring to the table.
For any questions:
Contact Mrs. Bhawna Singh (Manager – Innovation and Startups): bhawna.singh@iar.ac.in or meet her @ 316, old building.