Participants are expected to send in their venture plan based on the above mentioned theme. To mentor the shortlisted teams, a two day Boot Camp (Prerna) would be conducted in TISS Campus two weeks prior to the final event. A panel of experts will mentor the participants and help them improvise their plans. The final presentations would be on the first day of Manthan, i.e. September 18, 2008. Contestants are required to send a soft copy of their entry to the mail ID: [email protected].

Event Details

Phase I
Prayaas: This phase will call for entries from entrepreneurs across Management and other institutions in the country. These entries would essentially be business plans with focus on addressing developmental issues in India. Through an initial screening process, top five entries would be chosen. The top entries will proceed to the Phase II and III (non elimination).

Phase II
Prerna – The Boot Camp: This phase will provide the top five entries from Prayaas a common platform to interact with each other and experts from the field of Entrepreneurship and Business. The aim of Prerna is to provide mentorship to the short-listed teams. This phase would provide business/ entrepreneurial insights to the participants.

Phase III
Prarambh: The event will mark an end to the competition, but will mark the abeginninga of a journey. The presentations of the ideas along with implementation plan will be adjudicated by the judges from the sponsoring organization, academia, experienced entrepreneurs and business personalities.

Deadlines:

Phase I
Prayaas (Elimination)
August 09, 2008: Ankur opens
August 21, 2008: Last date for receipt of entries
August 28, 2008: Announcement of 5 shortlisted teams for further phases

Phase II
Prernaa The Boot Camp: for shortlisted Teams
August 29, 2008, 5:00 PM: Registration for Prerna closes.
September 6-7, 2008: Prerna at TISS Campus

Phase III
Prarambh
September 18, 2008: Final Presentation to the panel at Manthan 2008

For participation guidelines log on to:
Ankur @ TISS