An incredible opportunity awaits to bring your ideas to life
We are back with a new and fresh approach!
Join Solve for Tomorrow, a national education and innovation competition for the next generation.
Who can enter?
- 14 – 17 years – Submit your idea on ‘community and inclusion’
- 18 – 22 years – Submit your idea on ‘environment & sustainability’
What happens if your idea is shortlisted?
- Hands on training from experts at Samsung & IIT Delhi
- Exclusive mentoring & coaching to build your prototype
- Focused interaction with Samsung Leaders
- Chance to visit Samsung offices
Eligibility
Only candidates who are aged 14–17 for school track and 18–22 years for youth track as on May 31, 2024 of the competition can apply.
Individuals or teams of up to five people can apply for the challenge.
The concept should be original in terms of science and technology or should be a wholly new product with a social or economic consequence. Without any innovation, new business models may not make it to consideration.
The team/individual should not have previously obtained funds/awards for the identical proposal from any agency or through other competitions for more than INR Five Lakh.
Evaluation Criteria
In the first round, applications will be screened basis their relevance to a social problem, technical feasibility, market potential, and team competence by subject matter experts from the “Foundation of Innovation & Technology Transfer (FITT) – IIT Delhi.” Your idea will fall under examination using the following criteria:
- Significance of the problem statement & its impact on society
- Proposed solution’s novelty and viability
- Qualifications of the group or individual
- Plan for commercialization
Program structure:
- Phase 1: In this phase, applications received on the website from all over India will go through experts’ radar, who will then select Top 100 teams (50 teams from school track and 50 teams from youth track). This is a region based shortlist comprising of 10 teams of each region in each track. The website portal allows teams to check the status of their applications and the regions under which the application will be considered.
- Phase 2: In this phase, the 10 shortlisted teams of each track in each region will participate in their respective online regional pitch events/rounds. Basis the Regional Pitch events/Rounds, from each Track, two teams to be selected from each Region by a jury during the online pitch events/ rounds, resulting into total of 10 teams from each Track and the same will be announced as Top 20 Teams (10 teams in school track and 10 teams in youth track).
A total of 20 teams therefore, will be a part of Phase 3 of the Competition - Phase 3: These Top 20 teams (10 teams from school track and 10 teams from youth track) semi-finalist teams will get online advanced training as an orientation towards business activities, capturing their journey and the origin of their idea. Along with mentoring for proof-of-concept development, business plan, and essential soft skills required for becoming the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs. There will also be a 5-day Innovation Walk at Samsung R&Ds, and on Day 5 of the Innovation Walk, each track team will pitch their ideas at the National Pitch Event at IIT Delhi to be among the Top 10 Finalist teams (5 teams from school track and 5 teams from youth track). This shortlist of Finalists will be on the basis of jury scoring for respective tracks.
- Phase 4: Top 10 teams (5 teams from school track and 5 teams from youth track) will undergo online prototyping class to refine their ideas for grand finale event wherein teams will pitch their ideas for one last time in front of the grand jury. There will be 1 winning team from school track and 1 winning team from youth track making them the winners of Solve for Tomorrow 2024.