IIT Kharagpur B-plan Competition 2009

IIT IIT Kharagpur B-plan Competition 2009 The Cleantech Challenge – Entrepreneurship Cell– IIT Kharagpur
IIT IIT Kharagpur B-plan Competition 2009 The Cleantech Challenge – Entrepreneurship Cell– IIT KharagpurThe Cleantech Challenge – Entrepreneurship cell – IIT Kharagpur
Institute Name:Entrepreneurship cell , IIT KharagpurEmail Address: manan.shah@ecell-iitkgp.orgWebsite: http://ecell-iitkgp.org/competitions/Cleantech/overview/
About IIT Kharagpur :The history of the IIT system dates back to 1946 when a committee was set up by Hon’ble Sir Jogendra Singh, Member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council, Department of Education, Health and Agriculture to consider the setting up of Higher Technical Institutions for post war industrial development in India. The 22 member committee headed by Sri N.R.Sarkar, in its report, recommended the establishment of four Higher Technical Institutions in the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern regions, possibly on the lines of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, with a number of secondary institutions affiliated to it.
The report also urged the speedy establishment of all the four institutions with the ones in the East and the West to be started immediately. The committee also felt that such institutes would not only produce undergraduates but they should be engaged in research, producing research workers and technical teachers as well. The standard of the graduates should be at par with those from first class institutions abroad. They felt that the proportion of undergraduates and postgraduate students should be 2:1.Details:Cleantech Challenge is a clean technology oriented b-plan competition organized by Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur. Ecell IIT Kharagpur has taken the initiative of conducting a cleantech business plan competition to help accelerate the process of turning a budding idea into a fully-fledged functioning company.Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it is the first of its kind in India.
Clean Technology or “Cleantech” is a term used to describe companies and business models that use innovative technology to create economically viable products and services that offer competitive returns for investors and customers, while providing solutions to global problems. It refers to products and services that improve operational performance, productivity or efficiency while reducing costs, inputs, energy consumption, waste or pollution. The first round executive summary consisting of not more than 500 words should be submitted in pdf format. Mail in your entries to mail address mentioned above.An individual is eligible to participate in more than one team.More details can be found on the website.
Eligibility:Students and professionals from all over the world are eligible to submit an entry.
Important Dates:Last date for executive summary submission: October 11, 2009Results of first round: October 14, 2009Last date for detailed b-plan submission: November 15, 2009
For More Information Visit: http://ecell-iitkgp.org/competitions/Cleantech/overview/