Shark Tank

Shark Tank

Introduction


The Business Idea Competition is designed to encourage students to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to real-world problems. Participants will be asked to submit a business plan that outlines their idea, target market, competitive analysis, and financial projections.

Purpose


Business Idea Competitions at colleges and universities aim to encourage and support student entrepreneurship, fostering creativity and innovation while enhancing entrepreneurial skills.

General Guideline


  1. Mobile phone strictly prohibited

  2. Use of internet is prohibited

Rules & Regulations


  • Teams may consist of a single member or two members.

  • Each team may submit only one business idea.

  • Your work should be original and in the specified format.

  • Business ideas must be submitted online by [Submission Deadline].

  • Business ideas must be submitted in the form of a business plan that is no more than 10 pages long.

  • Business plans must be formatted according to the following guidelines:
    • 12-point font
    • 1-inch margins
    • Double-spaced
    • Arial or Times New Roman font

  • Business plans must be submitted in PDF format.

  • The competition is open to all Engineering/Diploma students.

  • Students are requested to send their Business plan on mauliignite2024sharktank@gmail.com

  • The participants of shortlisted candidates will be informed by E-Mail ID or by Mobile.

  • The selected teams have to bring a soft copy of Business plan in CD/USB Device and 2 hard copies of Business plans at the time of presentation.

  • Decision of the judges and the event heads shall be treated as final and binding on all and cannot be contested.

  • Directly copying from the Internet is strongly discouraged and will not be entertained.

  • All the candidates will get participation certificates.

  • If any outstation candidates are participating and are selected as Winners for the First day of the Event, they will be provided with free accommodation in college premises for the second day if they require.

  • The participants should come with their college ID Card.

  • Spot Entries are also accepted.

  • For any clarification or further details, interested candidates can contact the Faculty or Student coordinators.

  • Jury decision will be the final decision.

  • All the rights are reserved with IGNITE 2024 event committee.

    • Team Formation


    • Team can have a maximum of 3 participants from B.Tech/B.E./Diploma.

    • No participants can be part of more than one team.

    • It is not necessary that the participants forming a team should be from the same college.

    • There is no restriction on the number of teams from the same college.

    Presentation Rules


    • The Business ideas submitted will have to be presented during the event.

    • Hard copies of the same are to be submitted before presentation to Judges.

    • The Teams will get 8 minutes to present their Business ideas. And 2 minutes will be for questioning by judges.

    • The participants will have to present their Business ideas in MS-Power Point (ppt) format only.

    • Violation of any rule can result in rejection of Business ideas.

    • The organizers reserve the right to change/update the rules of the contest at any point in time and will do their best to inform participants of the same. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the teams to keep themselves updated.

    Format Rules


    • Business ideas must be submitted online or offline on before 18/01/2024.

    • Business ideas must be submitted in the form of a business plan that is no more than 10 pages long.

    • Business plans must be formatted according to the following guidelines:
      • Business plans must be submitted in PDF format.

      • The front page should have the title of Business ideas on the top and the details of the team members at the bottom.

      • Font style for text: Times New Roman.
      • Font size for text: 12 points.

      • Font size for headings: 16 points.

      • Font size for sub-headings: 14 points.


    Fees


    • Max. Parti. : 2

    • Fees : ₹ 100

    Date, Time and Venue


    • Date of Event: 18/01/2024
    • Time: 11 AM
    • Venue: Room no. 122, CSE Department

    Coordinator


    • Faculty Coordinator

      1. Prof. Juned Shaikh (CSE)

      +91 9749757677


      • Student Coordinator

    • 1. Neha Thakare (3RD CSE)

      +91 8767540657

    • 2. Gaurav Mirkute (3RD CSE)

      +91 9322768678