IIC-2021: Chitkara University in Punjab launches 'India Innovation Championship'

The Championship is open to innovators, entrepreneurs, designers, thinkers, students, engineers, scientists, coders, trainers, academicians from any background.

Chitkara University launched the ‘India Innovation Challenge- 2021’ (IIC-2021) – funding fest and university-driven platforms to support upcoming start-ups. In order 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 IIC-2021 is designed and curated. The Championship is open to innovators, entrepreneurs, designers, thinkers, students, engineers, scientists, coders, trainers, academicians from any background. With a total prize of Rs 1 Crore, 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. The Championship is open to 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).

Chitkara University conceptualized the IIC-2021 around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and designed 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 the environment. During this Chitkara University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED) will also provide guidance to the participants. 

Commenting on IIC-2021, 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”.

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