Youth Ideathon 2022 (YI22) shall build upon the work of the 1st edition of Youth Ideathon to carry forward the mission of developing school level entrepreneurship. It aims to encourage the spirit of innovation and harness the enormous potential of school children to think big and dream futuristic ideas.
- Stage 1: Online Idea Submission on YI22 portal
- Stage 2: Select Top 1000 Teams - YouTube Video Pitch
- Stage 3: Select Top 100 Teams for Interview
- Stage 4: Top 25 Teams get Rs. 10,000 award each
- Stage 5: Final Pitch for Top 10 Rs. 1L Incubation Grant
Schedule of Events
KEY ACTIVITIES |
DATES |
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Background Preparation with Key Stakeholders |
June - July 2022 |
Youth Ideathon Launch Event with Chief Guest |
24th Aug 2022 (Tuesday) |
School Outreach ~ 20,000 schools |
Aug – Sep 2022 |
School Webinars with 200 schools |
Aug – Sep 2022 |
Train the Teacher Sessions |
26th Aug, 1st Sep, 7th Sep, 13th Sep, 19th Sep, 11 am |
Stage 1 - Idea Submission Portal Closes |
20th Sep 2022 |
Stage 2 - Top 1000 List |
22nd Sep 2022 |
YouTube Video Pitch Round – Last Date of Submission |
24th Sept 2022 |
Wisdom of Crowds – Popular Idea Activity |
24th to 30th Sep 2022 |
Stage 3 - Top 100 List |
1st Oct 2022 |
Top 100 Mentoring Session |
3rd to 7th Oct 2022 |
Top 100 Online Interviews |
7th to 10th Oct 2022 |
Stage 4 - Top 25 List for Rs. 10000 award |
11th Oct 2022 |
Pilot Building Phase for Top 25 Teams |
12th to 18th Oct 2022 |
FINAL PITCH |
20th Oct 2022 |
Awards and Felicitations |
20th Oct 2022 |
PRIZES
Category |
Awards and Prizes |
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Top 1000 Teams |
Certificate to all team members and teacher / mentors. Certificates will be sent to School. |
Wisdom of Crowd Award for Top 3 team in YouTube Pitch |
Certificate to all team members and teacher / mentors + Access to Young Ideator Program(worth Rs. 5,000) |
Top 100 Teams |
Certificate to all team members and teacher / mentors + Access to Young Ideator Program (worth Rs. 5,000) |
Top 25 Teams |
Certificate to all team members and teacher / mentors + Cash Award of Rs. 10,000 per team + Cash Grant of Rs. 5000 to the Teacher Mentor |
Top 10 Teams |
Certificate to all team members and teacher / mentors + Innovation Grant of Rs. 1 Lakh per team |
Teacher of Innovation Award |
Certificate of Recognition |
School of Innovation Award |
Certificate of Recognition + Trophy |
The Additional Awards are as below:
State Awards |
Awards & Prizes |
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Top 3 Entries from Each State |
State Rank Certificate |
Category |
Awards and Prizes |
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Best AgriTech Idea |
Certificate to all team members and teacher / mentors |
Best AutoTech Idea |
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Best BioTech Idea |
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Best EdTech Idea |
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Best EnergyTech Idea |
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Best FinTech Idea |
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Best FoodTech Idea |
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Best GovTech Idea |
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Best MedTech Idea |
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Best Social Idea |
