Chitkara University launches India Innovation Championship – Education Today News
Chitkara University has launched the ‘India Innovation Challenge- 2021’ (IIC-2021) funding fest and university-driven platforms for upcoming start-ups. Designed to provide the innovators and thinkers to compete in a grand event to get mentored for their new and novel ventures by fast-tracking impact savvy innovations. The Championship is open to innovators, entrepreneurs, designers, thinkers, students, engineers, scientists, coders, trainers, academicians from any background.
With approximate Rs 1 Crore in total prize and grant money, the innovators will be competing for angel investors funds worth Rs 40 lakhs from the Orbit Future Academy and Angel Investors network, 10 lakh worth of cash prize from Chitkara University.
People from different walks of life can participate including — innovators, entrepreneurs, designers, thinkers, students, engineers, scientists, coders, trainers, academicians from any background. The selected top 25 innovative ideas will also have optional access and scholarship for a 3-week accelerator program run by Chandigarh Angels Network (CAN).
The IIC-2021 has been designed around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to cover eight broad themes ranging from healthcare, education, clean technology, tech start-ups, rural development, clean energy solution, and environment.
The challenge is defined by eight themes including healthcare, education, clean technology, technology-based start-ups, rural infrastructure, agriculture, clean energy solutions, and environment.
The participants will also receive guidance from Chitkara University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED).
Dr Madhu Chitkara, Vice-Chancellor, Chitkara University said, “I congratulate the IIC -2021 support partners and the organizing team for leading the mission to enable start-ups to help create a better India through innovation and bringing funds in the tune of INR 1 Crore as grant money to promote entrepreneurship. From the very start Chitkara University has always strived to promote the spirit of responsible and innovative enterprise, through our centres.This event is one giant leap towards making this region a hub -ups across the nation. We thank all our support partners for joining hands to unleash the spirit of innovation through IIC-2021”.