India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2009: Technology Business Plan Competition

 

 

Organizer:

Department of Science and Technology (DST), Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)

Key Dates
Submission Deadline for Preliminary Round: April 30, 2009
Submission Deadline for Final Round: June 30, 2009

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Email Address: program@indousstf.org

Website: http://www.indousstf.org/indousdstintel/

Eligibility
Open for students with new technology business plans from engineering colleges, polytechnics, universities, science colleges, medical schools and B-Schools.

 

 

India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2009 is an innovative technology business plan competition that provides an unparalleled avenue of opportunities for emerging entrepreneurs to explore and share ideas and gain insight for commercializing their venture through the mentoring and networking support that are integral to the competition.

India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2009 gives students and aspiring entrepreneurs from India’s technology rich academic system an opportunity to work together to turn innovative ideas into real businesses. The competition brings together the finest research and technology brains from India’s best technology research institutes, science colleges, medical schools and world’s best B-schools.

India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2009 has taken the definition of a “Business Plan Competition” to a level higher than ever before as it offers an unlimited opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs to plan for commercialization of their venture.

A platform to showcase technology

• Smart commercialization strategies
• Guidance from experts and mentors
• Excellent funding opportunities
• Global business opportunities
• International experience of a lifetime

The competition process involves the following steps

• Preliminary Round
• Evaluation
• Mentoring
• Final Round

Winners of the Competition will get an opportunity to showcase their plan at Intel + University of California-Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge, in U.S.A.