India Student Startup Challenge

Turn your college idea into a ₹1 lakh opportunity.

A national startup challenge for college students. Define a real problem, present your solution, share your pitch video, and compete through a transparent multi-stage selection process.

Winner prize₹1L
Registration₹1K
EligibilityPan India
Founder application

What you will submit

01
Problem & customer
What is broken and who experiences it?
02
Solution & advantage
How your idea solves it better.
03
Business & execution
Market, business model, team and plan.
04
Pitch video
YouTube or Instagram link for your presentation.
Process

A clear path from idea to finalist

01
Create account

Register with your college, city and state.

02
Submit startup

Complete the structured founder application.

03
Pay ₹1,000

Secure checkout and payment verification.

04
Review & shortlist

Track every selection stage in your dashboard.

05
Final round

Top teams compete for the ₹1,00,000 prize.

Selection criteria

We reward clarity, execution and real impact.

The admin review workflow can score applications and move founders through review, shortlist, finalist, winner or not-selected stages.

Problem clarity

Is the pain real, specific and important?

Innovation

Is the approach differentiated and defensible?

Market potential

Is there a meaningful customer and growth opportunity?

Execution

Can the team build, test and launch this?

Business model

Is there a practical path to revenue or sustainability?

Impact

Can it create measurable economic or social value?