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RATING PROCESS
1. Click on the Link Below:
http://www.mevero.com/#activities/6
2. In the "Showcase" section at the bottom of the page, Click - "Student Ideas IFLA 2016"
3. Now Click "Contributions" to see all the Ideas.
4. Open ideas individually to Rate them
INTRODUCTION
IFLA - under the aegis of the main event, INFOCOM - is an endeavour to identify & groom the young global leaders of the future. It was launched in 2006 as a paper writing competition for management students across the globe and has today turned over a new leaf.
IFLA 2016 is being positioned as an “Original Business Ideas” competition with an objective to open up beyond campuses and students and provide funding and mentorship opportunities to the young, future leaders and entrepreneurs who have brilliant and original ideas on their mind and the passion to transform these ideas into business models.
The event: An Original Business Ideas competition
Categories: General and Student
Objective: To encourage germination of Original Business Ideas and provide a platform to showcase the same to help get financial support for starting the project.
HIGHLIGHTS
The shortlisted profiles will be invited for the FINALS on 3rd December 2016, at INFOCOM to be held at Swissotel, Calcutta.
These applicants will also have the opportunity to 'apply' to the Kolkata chapter of Founder Institute (Silicon Valley, USA) and undergo a psychometric test to determine each applicant's 'entrepreneurial DNA'.
- 4 winners of this competition will get to participate in the inaugural semester of Founder Institute Kolkata chapter for FREE! MeVero will sponsor the 14-week-long program fee for these 4 winners.
- Founder Institute is the world’s most comprehensive & premier idea-stage accelerator, training & startup launch
- Program for talented, aspiring & existing entrepreneurs based in Silicon Valley (USA), with chapters in 135+ cities and 60+ countries across the globe.
- It helps to “learn by doing”, following structured training courses, practical business-building assignments, and expert feedback from an experienced network of mentors. Plus, sessions take place once a week on Saturday evenings, so one doesn’t have to quit their day job (or college) to participate.
THE PRIZES
General Category
- One member* of each top 10 teams gets a two way travel ticket* to Kolkata and a free entry to INFOCOM 2016 on December 3rd, 2016.
- Prize Money: Top 3 winners gets a prize money* of Rs. 2,00,000*/- each.
- Top 3 winners also get the IFLA 2016 Trophy.
Student Category
- One member* of each top 3 teams gets a two way travel ticket* to Kolkata and a free entry to INFOCOM 2016 on December 3rd, 2016.
- Prize Money: Top 3 winners get a prize money* of Rs. 50,000*/- each.
- Top 3 winners also get the IFLA 2016 Trophy.
