Connect With Eureka!

Participants need to register in order to enter the competition. Registering for the competition unlocks resources that have been compiled with the help of renowned academicians and seasoned entrepreneurs.

Who can enter?

Anyone who

• Has an idea in the Business or Social sector and a will to develop it into a B-Plan.
• Has a business plan and would like to receive feedback from seasoned mentors/investors in a risk-free environment.
• Satisfies the eligiblility criteria.

Click here to register and receive updates about Eureka! 2012.

Becoming a Judge

Initially the judging process, including feedback and the evaluation of plans, is accomplished through an online judging system. All judges and teams are asked to register on-line and are given a user ID and password to the judging and grading platform. Judging process takes place in three phases. Entries will come from different sectors viz. social, finance, telecommunications, consultancy, power, retail, service, web portals, cleantech, biotechnology, IT-software, entertainment, manufacturing etc.

In Phase 1: Judges are sent the executive summaries submitted by the participant and are asked to evaluate the entries on this basis.

In Phase 2: Judges are provided with the Business Plans given by the top teams qualified for the semi-Final. The Finalists are then shortlisted on the basis of the last business plan.

In Phase 3: Finals will be a round of presentations, scored by a panel of judges to decide the winning teams and the prize packages.

Becoming a Mentor

People with business and particularly entrepreneurial experience are encouraged to become Mentors. Mentors provide one-to-one assistance to student teams that are participating in Eureka!. Through this process, mentors get a chance to view some of the best business ideas from around the globe. The involvement of mentors in Eureka! starts from Phase 2 where the Semi-Finalists are assigned mentors and the mentoring takes place through electronic media and an Offline Mentor's Meet.

Phase 2: Each team is allotted a minimum of two mentors each and these mentors are expected to help them throughout the second stage of the competition by giving suitable feedback and guidance.

Mentor’s Meet: Each of the Semi-Finalists teams is invited to attend Mentor’s Meet which is an annual event where they can interact with mentors face-to-face. In this meet, mentors are expected to help teams enhance their B-Plan and advise them on specific topics such as finance, marketing, technical & legal issues etc.

Mentors and Judges may include:

• Venture capitalists
• Attorneys & Consultants
• Experienced Entrepreneurs & Businessmen who can troubleshoot a business plan

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Various companies have been associated with Eureka! through the years to achieve its sales and marketing objectives, and to develop its corporate image. Some of the major deliverables Eureka! offers are:

Focused Audience:

Ecell and its events are affiliated to 2000 corporates and venture capitalists, 10,000 working professionals, and also reaches out to 1 lakh college students through its PR campaign in 700 colleges in India and abroad.

Prolonged Visibility:

Unlike other events, we provide our sponsors with a prolonged visibility of their brands and campaigns amongst our target audience.

Networking Opportunities:

We give special emphasis to providing our sponsors with unique networking opportunities with co-sponsors as well as the corporates and our other audience.

Ideal Platform to launch an initiative:

With a focused audience of the kind we have (huge business potential), and because our events are extremely well received in media ( print, television, web and others), and the obvious attention that we get of being an IIT Bombay endeavor, we have consistently proven to be an ideal platform to launch new initiatives or boost existing ones.

Optimum Showcase:

We showcase your goods in a vendor-neutral environment that reflects your brand, that will help you gain greater impact since this will allow customers to see, feel and interact with your company where the buyer is under no strain to make a purchase.

Association with brand IIT:

The opportunity to associate with IIT Bombay, one of the premier institutes of learning in India through Eureka!, "Asia's largest Business Plan Competition".

Connection with top start-ups:

By partnering with Eureka!, you get a chance to get associated with top start-ups in the country, which in the future would go on to become substantial enterprise.

Corporate Brand Visibility:

Chance to interact with and enhance your brand visibility amongst our pool of corporates from top businesses who are part of Eureka! as mentors and jury members.

To know how your company can benefit from Eureka! and more about sponsorship details, contact us.

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