Intel® Education Initiative, India: DST – Intel India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2006-07

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DST – Intel India Innovation Pioneers Challenge 2006-07

Intel launched a new program in early 2006 to encourage innovation and technology entrepreneurship. As a part of this program and in association with Department of Science and Technology (DST) Government of India, India Innovation Pioneers Challenge (IIPC) 2006-2007 a technology business plan competition was launched to encourage innovation and spur commercialization of technology enterprises.

Entries were invited in the following categories for the competition:

Champion of Champions: Open only for student teams that have held top 3 positions at prominent business plan competitions held in India in the last 2 years.
Scholar Sparks: Open for students with new technology business plans from engineering colleges, polytechnics, universities, science colleges and B-Schools.
Wild Cards: Open for faculty, young entrepreneurs from India’s leading business incubators, scientists in R & D labs and working executives.

The competition is focused to support those who are serious of using it as a platform for commercializing their venture and without a mere objective of walking away with the prize money. While winning the competition is certainly every entrepreneur’s goal, much can be gained by participating in India Innovation Pioneers Challenge through the experience itself: mentoring, networking, pitching experiences and feedback are invaluable take-aways.

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