ThinQbator 2022: The Business Plan Competition

About the Competition:

It is an International Business Plan Competition designed to provide excellent platform to aspiring entrepreneurs to put entrepreneurship principles into practice with an integrative learning experience. The competition aims to mentor and equip the participants with requisite skills, knowledge and resources they’ll need to establish their business from foundation.

Tracks:

The competition comprises two tracks:

  1. Business Track
  2. Social Enterprise Track

Stages and Timelines:

  • Registration: Before January 16, 2022
  • Round 1: Training Session by Experts:
  • Submission of Business Plans:
  • Evaluation of Business Plans by Experts & Shortlist Top 10 Plans:
  • Round 2: Mentoring Sessions for Selected Teams:
  • Final Submission:
  • Final Evaluation by Expert Panel and Announcement Of Winners: February 23-25, 2022

Participation Criteria:

  • Existing/ Aspiring Entrepreneurs may register individually or in a team comprising of maximum 5 members.
  • Teams may comprise of participants from different schools/ colleges/ corporate across the globe.
  • Teams can register in any one of the given tracks.
  • A participant cannot be member of more than one team.
  • Participants must read and comply with all the rules of competition available on website https://www.amity.edu/inbushera2022/

Competition Details:

  • Participating teams will undergo training cum competition which involves online sessions by experts, mentorship and training by faculty Trainers, presentations for the competition rounds and evaluation by Judges.
  • Experts for online training session would be - Entrepreneurship Department Professors, Real Entrepreneurs, Investors, and /or other related to the domain.
  • Participants submit Business Plan in any of the given tracks.
  • The teams to be ranked on given evaluation criteria and top 10 to be shortlisted for final round.
  • Accordingly, certificates and rewards to be provided. The teams which do not qualify are then eliminated however their team members are provided an opportunity to join qualified teams and continue undergoing the training. If they are unable to join a qualified team, then also they can attend the training but not compete.
  • The top 10 selected teams to undergo online mentorship and submit their revised business plans. The final round to be conducted in online/ offline mode which involves the presentations by the team and evaluation by the judges. Accordingly, the winners will be announced.

Benefits to Participants:

  • Cash Prize*
  • Mentoring by Industry and Domain Experts
  • Access to a vast ecosystem of partners across multiple domains including Industry, Academia, Government, and NGOs
  • Opportunity to build a multi-disciplinary team with Technical, Design, and MBA interns
  • Pre Incubation Support to refine Business Plan
  • Pilot opportunities with Ecosystem partners
  • Support for IP/ Startup registration
  • Selected Teams will get an opportunity to set up Virtual/ Physical Stall.

Registration Fees:

RegistrationFees

National (Rs)

International (USD)

Industry

2,500/-

$100

Academician

2,000/-

$75

ResearchScholar

1,500/-

$50

Student

500/-

$20

For any queries, you may contact us at

pdeka@amity.edu

globalstudyprograms@amity.edu