INNOVATE WITH INDIA, CHANGE THE WORLD!Texas Instruments (TI) invites all student innovators, thinkers and makers of the country to join the revolution, who have a dream to create something new, aspire to make a difference, contribute to India’s success towards becoming an Innovation Hub and strengthen Make in India Program.
This program has been brought to you by TEXAS instruments in collaboration with Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB), Department of Science and Technology (DST) and supported by GOVT OF India.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• The contest is open for all Indian engineering students pursuing undergraduate, postgraduate & Doctoral degrees with Indian engineering colleges.
• All the participants must be Indian Nationals
• TI will be providing TI tools worth up to USD 200 for each team free of cost. You must use all TI devices in your solution.

CONTEST STRUCTURE​
Qualifying Round (July 2017 – Nov 2017)
Phase I (Jul 2017 – Sep 2017)

All participating team have to submit form to enter round 1. This form will be reviewed by a panel of domain experts against two categories – Business Potential and Technical Innovation. Shortlisted team will be called for round 2.
Awards: Participation Certificate from TI & NSRCEL, IIMB (Only for Eligible Proposals)

Phase II (Oct 2017 – Nov 2017)
 Team has to submit a detailed proposal document. They will be guided by experts from IIM Bangalore to prepare their proposal. Teams must submit the proposal by Oct 30th, 2017. Selected proposal will be called for round 3 after being reviewed by Panel.
Awards: Participation Certificate from TI & NSRCEL,IIMB (Only for Eligible Proposals)

Quarter Finals (Dec 2017 – Apr 2018)
TI will be providing TI tools worth up to USD 200 for each team free of cost. In this round of the contest, teams are expected to create a hardware prototype as a proof of concept of their idea and submit the following by Mar 31, 2018.

• a. Project report / a technical paper.
• b. Video demonstration of their prototype.

The submissions will be reviewed by a panel of experts and shortlist teams will be announced by April 30, 2018
Awards: Participation Certificate from TI & NSRCEL, IIMB

Semi Finals (May 2018 – June 2018)
The Semifinalist teams will be invited to the Regional Demonstration and Evaluation event for live demonstration and evaluation of their project. These events will be held in June 2018 and shortlisted teams for Finals will be identified byJune30, 2018.
Awards: Certificate of Excellence from TI & NSRCEL, IIMB 
Cash Prizes from TI for each team

Finals (July 2018 – August 2018)
Each selected team for Finals will receive Product Development Fund from DST for field testing and prototyping. Select finalist teams will be invited to Final Evaluation event in August 2018 and top teams will be selected for Incubation at IIMBangalore. Top teams will receive additional seed fund from DST to launch their startup.

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• Certificates from TI &NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
  • Participation Certificate in Qualifying Round & Quarterfinals
  • Certificate of Excellence in Semifinals and Finals
  • Certificate after Incubation at NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
• Overall Prizes and Funding of INR 3.8 Crores
• Opportunity for a team to win INR 32 Lakhs for their team
• Cash Prize for Best Women team