Pitch Pulse

Guidelines:

• Event Type: Startup & Project Pitching Challenge.
• Eligibility: Open to all UG and PG students.
• Working Professionals: Working professionals are not eligible to participate.
• Team Size: Participants may compete individually or in teams of up to 4 members.
• Inter-College Teams: Inter-college participation is allowed as the event is part of Pravrutti, an inter-college technical fest.
• Inter-Specialization Teams: Cross-department and cross-year teams are explicitly welcome. Students from different branches/specializations may form a team.
• Number of Rounds: The event consists of one direct pitching stage. There is no preliminary shortlisting or elimination round.
• Problem Statement: This is an open-innovation challenge. Participants select their own real-world problem statement rather than receiving a fixed problem statement from the organisers.
• Solution: Participants must develop and present an innovative solution to the selected problem. The solution may be a startup idea, product, service, technology-based solution or project.
• Pitch Format: Each participating team gets 7 minutes to present, followed by 3 minutes of questions from the expert jury.
• Presentation: Every registered team will receive an official presentation template approximately one week before the event. Participants must use the prescribed template for their pitch.
• Equipment: Participants should bring their own laptop, charger and extension board for the presentation.
• Total Event Duration: The official event format lists the event duration as 3 hours.
• Maximum Capacity: The event has a capacity of 70 teams/participants as per the official listing.
• Registration: Registration requires organiser approval. The listed registration fee is ₹200 per team, paid online by the team lead.
• Judging: The pitch is evaluated on:
• Problem statement and innovation
• Feasibility and market viability
• Real-world impact
• Pitch quality
• Communication
• These judging areas are given equal weightage according to the official event description.

Rules:

• Participants must register individually or as a team of up to 4 members.
• Each participant should be associated with only one registered team for the competition.
• The problem statement must be selected by the participant/team as part of the open-innovation format.
• The proposed idea should address a real-world problem and present a clearly defined solution.
• Teams must prepare their pitch using the official presentation template provided by the organisers.
• Participants must adhere to the prescribed presentation format and should not exceed the allotted 7-minute presentation time.
• The presentation will be followed by 3 minutes of questions and interaction with the expert jury.
• Team members should be prepared to explain and defend their problem definition, proposed solution, innovation, feasibility, market viability and expected real-world impact.
• Participants must bring their own laptop, charger and extension board required for their presentation.
• The pitch should represent the team's own idea and work. Plagiarism, misrepresentation or presenting another person's work as one's own is not permitted.
• Participants must maintain professional conduct throughout the event and follow instructions given by the organisers and jury.
• Participants must report to the venue at the time communicated by the organisers.
• There is no preliminary elimination round; every registered and approved participant/team is scheduled to pitch on the event day.
• The evaluation will consider the problem statement and innovation, feasibility and market viability, real-world impact, pitch quality and communication.
• The jury's decision is final as stated in the official event description.
• Any violation of event instructions or malpractice may lead to disqualification at the organisers' discretion.
• Participants must follow any additional instructions communicated by the event coordinators before or during the competition.

Event Format:

• Event: Pitch Pulse – Startup & Project Pitching Challenge
• Participation: Solo or team of up to 4
• Eligibility: UG & PG students
• Inter-Department Teams: Allowed
• Inter-Year Teams: Allowed
• Inter-College Teams: Allowed
• Problem Statements: Open innovation — participants choose their own problem
• Number of Stages: 1 direct pitching stage
• Presentation: 7 minutes
• Jury Q&A: 3 minutes
• Total Event Duration: 3 hours
• Capacity: 70 teams
• Presentation Template: Mandatory official template
• Equipment: Laptop, charger and extension board to be brought by participants