TIMELINE

RULES & REGULATIONS

Social Entrepreneurship Track

  • Any startup incorporated before 4 years of the conclusion of the competition i.e before January 2019 will not be allowed to participate
  • The idea should solve a critical social problem in an innovative as well as transformational manner and should have some quantifiable social return
  • There is no age restriction on any individual to participate. Anyone, from students to working professionals across the nation, can participate.
  • Action Plan aims to promote ideas that require assistance in funding, mentoring, etc. Therefore startups who have raised external funding i.e. funding from angel investors, venture capitalists, etc. cannot participate.
  • Teams can have a maximum of 4 members including the Team leader. More than 4 is not allowed.
  • The Team leader will be the point of contact and his/her email address will be used for future correspondence.
  • The team must abide by timely instructions, guidelines and ethics provided by Abhyuday with general business ethics.
  • Only the team leader has to register on the portal. He/She can later add his/her team members in the Questionnaire Submission form.
  • Teams will be asked for proofs regarding any information provided by them. Failure to do so will lead to disqualification.
  • You can participate in more than 1 track with different business ideas. One idea has to be registered in only one track. If you have a startup register for the 'Social Entrepreneurship Track' and if you only have an idea that can solve a social problem then don't register for this track and register for the 'Social Innovation Track'
  • Social Innovation Track

  • This track focuses on building a plan or an idea to solve critical social problems in an innovative as well as transformational manner.
  • Teams has to submit an abstract giving a detailed description of their idea/plan along with any prototype they have developed (if any)
  • There is no age restriction on any individual to participate. Anyone, from students to working professionals across the nation, can participate.
  • Teams can have a maximum of 4 members including the Team leader. More than 4 is not allowed.
  • The Team leader will be the point of contact and his/her email address will be used for future correspondence.
  • The team must abide by timely instructions, guidelines and ethics provided by Abhyuday with general business ethics.
  • Only the team leader has to register on the portal. He/She can later add his/her team members in the Questionnaire Submission form.
  • You can participate in more than 1 track with different business ideas. One idea has to be registered in only one track. If you have a startup register for the 'Social Entrepreneurship Track' and if you only have an idea that can solve a social problem then don't register for this track and register for the 'Social Innovation Track'.
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