Program Handbook

India’s most stimulating STEM & Entrepreneurial Challenge

Ronnie ScrewvalaCo-founder & Chairman

Our aim is simple:We strive to create high-impact, hands-on experiences that prepare students for meaningful and productive careers.

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Biz. Design Challenge STEM Quiz

Series of innovation design challenges amongst the TOP 30 Teams across India to build futuristic & sustainable business models around higher-ed, technology and social transformation.

Eligibility CBSE/ISC - XI & XII (All Streams) IGCSE - AS & A Level IB - IBDP Students

Series of live quiz competitions amongst the TOP 100 STEM pantomaths across India, hosted by Asia’s most prolific quizmaster, putting students’ STEM acumen, decision-making and risk-taking abilities to the test.

Eligibility CBSE/ISC - XI & XII (All Streams) IGCSE - AS & A Level IB - IBDP Students

Future Leaders Scholarship Program

Identifying India’s Top Student Entrepreneurs Identifying India’s #1 STEM Prodigy

Level 1

Online Prelims

• 200 Teams will participate.

• Business Model Plan + Video submission.

• Top 30 teams will advance into the QF.

Level 2

Tech Design Challenge

• Live Presentation to Jury.

• Top 10 teams will advance into the Semi Finals.

Level 3

Innovative DesignChallenge in Higher-Ed

• Live Presentation to Industrial Leaders & Entrepreneurs.

• Top 4 teams will advance into the Grand Finalé.

Level 4

Social Design Challenge

Live Presentation to Industrial Leaders & Entrepreneurs. Winner gets awarded with upGrad’s Young Unicorn Cup.

Are you India’s topstudent entrepreneur?Series of innovation design challenges to build futuristic & sustainable business models around higher-ed, technology and social transformation.

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Level 1

Online Prelims

• Exclusive preliminary round for each school.

• Top 100 students across India will advance into QF.

Level 2

Quarter Finals

• Digital Live Quiz with use of buzzers.

• Top 20 students across India will advance into SF.

Level 3

Semi Finals

• Digital Live Quiz with use of buzzers.

• Top 4 students across India will advance into Finale.

Level 4

Grand Finalé

• 5 rounds of Live Quizzing with use of buzzers.

• Winner gets awarded with STEM Prodigy Champion’s Cup.

Are you India’s no. 1STEM prodigy?Series of live quiz competitions hosted by Asia’s most prolific quizmaster, putting students’ STEM acumen, decision-making and risk-taking abilities to the test.

WHYSHOULDSTUDENTS

IN FLSP?

Enhanceyour profilefor College

Admissions inSTEM & Business

Exerciseyour CriticalThinking &Risk Taking

Skills

Sharpenyour acumen& hone your

skills inBusiness & STEM

Present your ideas & be assessed by

industrialexperts & topentrepreneurs

Winning Team upGrad’s Young Unicorn’s CupApple Macbook Air x2 to the TeamupGrad Scholarship for 2 Lacs INR

Runner-up TeamApple iPad x 2upGrad Scholarship for 1 Lac INR

Semi FinalistsAmazon Vouchers worth 5000 INR

Quarter FinalistsAmazon Vouchers worth 2000 INR Business Wizard certification by upGrad

WinnerSTEM Prodigy Champion’s CupApple Macbook ProupGrad Scholarship for 2 Lacs INR

Runner-upApple iPadupGrad Scholarship for 1 Lac INR

Semi FinalistsAmazon Vouchers worth 5000 INR

Quarter FinalistsAmazon Vouchers worth 2000 INRSTEM Pantomath certification by upGrad

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Both the contests are open to students of any school located in India.

The participants should be current students of class 11 and 12.

The participants must be a bonafide full time student of the school.

There is no registration fee.

Any number of individual students from school are entitled to participate in the STEM quiz.

Only 200 schools will be accepted for the Business Design Challenge.

Only 1 team (2 participants) per school can register for the Business Design Challenge.

All participants who qualify for the quarter-final will be required to provide a valid photo ID of the

institution they represent.

The organisers retain the right to make any changes to the event, its format, date, rules in any

matter related to this event, at any time before or during the event.

The organisers reserve the right to accept or reject any application to registration or entry to the

event proceedings.

By entering the event or participating in the Quiz or Design Challenge, the attendees permit

themselves to be photographed / videographed / recorded by electronic and other mediums for

telecasting / publication and other display usage of the organisers.

If any contestant has any questions or suggestions about the event, they are welcome to contact

the organisers on rishabh.katyal@upgrad.com and anjalii.agarwal@upgrad.com

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For further details, please contact:

Rishabh Katyal rishabh.katyal@upgrad.com | +91 80108 66468

Anjalii Agarwalanjalii.agarwal@upgrad.com | +91 99403 30755

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