Organization : Accenture & Yahoo India
Competition Name : Innovation Jockeys 5 Contest 2016
Applicable For : All Full-Time Undergraduate, Graduate & Postgraduate Students
Competition Last Date : 17th August 2016
Website : innovationjockeys [dot] net
Innovation Jockeys 5 Contest :
“Innovation Jockeys 5” (the “Contest”) shall be organized and conducted by Yahoo India Private Limited and sponsored by Accenture India Private Limited (“Organizer”) and shall be open for submitting the entries from 14th June 2016 to 17th August 2016 (both days inclusive) (“Entry Period”).
Related : Accenture Innovation Jockeys 4 Contest 2015 : www.contest.net.in/1295.html
Eligibility Criteria:
All full-time undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students in India, who are 18 (eighteen) years of age or older are eligible to participate. The participants can be either (a) an individual; or (b) a teams of up to 4 (four) participants from the same college or different colleges (a “Team”) provided that each member of the Team meets these eligibility criteria.
How do I apply for the contest?:
Entries will be accepted through an online entry form as available on the contest website innovationjockeys.net/. During the entry period the participants need to complete the online entry form and submit it along with the original idea related to the given innovation categories of
1. Innovations to prevent corruption/malpractices,
2. Innovations to create a Digital India and
3. Innovations for empowerment of women.
Prizes:
** Participants are encouraged to upload supporting documents and videos that help explain the idea further.
** Each Category Winner (if the Category Winner is a Team, then all the participants of the Team) will win an Apple iWatch 38 MM and certificates.
** The Grand Winner (if the Grand Winner is a Team, then all the participants of the Team) will have a choice to select one among 3 trips – Accenture IoT Center of Excellence in Singapore, Accenture Technology labs (focusing on Artificial Intelligence) in Dublin, Ireland, and Accenture Technology labs in Silicon Valley, California (focusing on three primary areas: Data Insights, Digital Experiences and Infrastructure & Systems).The grand prize winner will also win an Apple MD 101 Mac book and certificates.
** The Jury’s Choice Winner (if the Jury’s Choice Winner is a Team, then all the participants of the Team) will win a Sound Link BT Speaker and certificates.
** The Women Category Winner (if the Women’s Category Winner is a Team, then all the participants of the Team) will win an Amazon Kindle and certificates.
** All eligible participants of the grand finale will be given a chance to participate in a fast-track recruitment process with Accenture.
Selection Procedure:
Upon receiving the entries, an initial jury of the Organiser will collate the list of entries and evaluate the same based on pre-defined evaluation criteria as specified on the Contest Website to determine nominees in each Category. A long-list of nominees will be submitted further for the jury evaluation to arrive at the final shortlist. This group needs to present their ideas to the panel of jury members face-to-face in Bangalore on 20th October,2016, to stand a chance of being selected as a winner.
Winner and Determination of Winners:
** Each Category of the Contest will have 1 (one) category winner (“Category Winner/s”).
** The Organizer will identify a Grand Prize Winner (“Grand Winner”) from all the shortlisted submissions. (Category Winner and Grand Winner collectively shall be referred as “Winner/s”)
** The nominees in each Category will be presented to the group of persons / subject matter experts (“Jury”) for determination of Winner/s. Jury’s decision is final and binding on all participants.
** The Jury will score and/or rank each nominee based on pre-defined evaluation criteria and the Jury final scores will be collated and tabulated to determine the Winners based on the weightage determined by the Organizer.
** The Jury reserves the right to enter a wild card nomination under any of the Categories at its discretion.
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Can I submit ideas in all 3 categories?