National inter-collegiate Green Venture Competition

Environmental degradation caused by mankind is a fundamental threat to all living things. Youth who dream and dare can play a constructive role in sustainable development. As an initiative in this direction, Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) with Shri Vileparle Kelavani Mandal in association with National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) are organizing its 2nd Annual ‘Vasundhara Bachao’ – National inter-collegiate Green Venture Competition in Mumbai from 17th to 19th November 2008. Earth-friendly concepts/practices/businesses developed by youth can go a long way in developing a community of responsible and happy citizens. Therefore Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) invites you to write a proposal for starting a social venture/business venture to address any environmental (ecological) issue identified by you. Topics may relate to air, solid and liquid waste treatment and management, water management, recycling, reuse, environment management systems, greening of supply chain, green marketing, developing a green product or service etc.

Selection of Venture

1. Your Venture should benefit the community and the ecology/environment
2. Your Venture should be youth-created and youth-led.
3. Your Venture should be a new organization, club or a major new initiative within an existing organization.
4. Your Venture is ongoing/sustainable/viable (not a one-time event).
5. Your Venture should have clear, attainable goals, and a realistic budget.
6. Your Venture will be part of a team that is trustworthy and committed to ethical standards.

Written proposal should contain:

1. One page executive Summary
2. Background/context of the issue selected
3. Idea, Goals and Objectives of the Venture
4. Methodology/Operations Management
5. Promotion/Marketing Plan
6. Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for the Venture
7. Financial Plan
8. The proposal should also address questions like how green is your plan or how the plan will benefit the environment/ecology, who is your end user, what is the issue/pain point that your product/solution will address and what are the risks that may hamper your plans etc.

Competition Guidelines

1. Each team should comprise of three to five members.
2. Eligibility criteria – The competition is open to post graduate and graduate students studying in any educational institute in India.
3. Proposal should not be more than 3000 words (excluding exhibits, if any). Entries are required to be submitted in the following format: MS Word/PDF, with 1.5 line spacing, Font - Times New Roman, Size 12.
4. The cover page of the proposal should have the details of the team members with addresses, phone numbers, email ids and the name of the institute/college.
5. All entries have to be mailed to biradari@hotmail.com
6. Deadline for submission is 25th October 2008. Entries received after the deadline will not be considered for evaluation. The event will be in 3 phases – First phase is the submission of proposals by participants. The short-listed teams will make a presentation (of 15 minutes + Q&A) at the semi finals as part of the second phase on 17th, 18th November 2008 at NITIE (National Institute of Industrial Engineering), Vihar Lake, Mumbai – 400 087. In the third phase, prize distribution along with the presentation by the three winning teams will take place at the Vasundhara Bachao Convention on 19th November at Bhaidas Auditorium, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai.
7. Short listed teams should come with I-card/bonafide certificate/letter from the institution/proof that they are studying in an institution.
8. Cash Prizes:
First place: Rs.21000/- Second place: Rs.15000/- Third place: Rs.10000/-
9. The decision of the organizers and the panel of judges will be final and binding on all participants.
10. All submitted entries will be the property of the organizers. They reserve the right to use the proposal in any form. The names of the students will definitely be attached.
11. Teams can avail of lodging-boarding facility at the NITIE campus and will be charged on per day basis.
12. All semi-finalist teams will be paid conveyance expenses of Rs.1000 (for outside Mumbai team) and Rs.500 (for a Mumbai team).
13. Excellent projects can be introduced to Venture Capitalists if the concerned students (originators) wish to implement their project.

Chief Organisers

Swar Kranti (Yuvak Biradari),
Yuvak Biradari (Bharat), Hazarimal Somani Marg, V.T., Mumbai – 400 001.
Tel: 022-22075592 / 22076212; website: www.biradari.org, Email: info@biradari.org

Prof. Neelima Naik (NITIE),
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Vihar Lake, Mumbai – 400 087.
Tel: 022 28573371, Mobile 9320775299, website: www.nitie.edu , www.isem.nitie.net