MyGov Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0 (CSGC) 2025

Organisation : Data Security Council of India (DSCI) & MyGov
Contest Name : Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0 (CSGC) 2025
Applicable For : Indian Citizens
Prizes : Cash Money
Last Date : 14th February 2025
Website : https://innovateindia.mygov.in/cyber-security-grand-challenge/

What is MyGov Cyber Security Grand Challenge?

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) takes immense pride in announcing the launch of the highly anticipated Cyber Security Grand Challenge (CSGC) 2.0 being implemented by Data Security Council of India (DSCI) in collaboration with MyGov. The Cyber Security Grand Challenge stands as a testament to the commitment to fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within our nation. Last date of contest is 14th February 2025.

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Eligibility Criteria of MyGov Cyber Security Grand Challenge

Only Indian citizens are eligible to participate in the Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0. Both the team leader and all team members must be Indian nationals to qualify for participation

How To Register For MyGov Cyber Security Grand Challenge?

** Participating team has to mandatorily register as entity as per following guidelines on being shortlisted at MVP stage of CSGC 2.0
** Company nominating in Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0 should comply with the start-up definition as defined by DPIIT at: http://startupindia.gov.in
** Upto a period of ten years from the date of incorporation/ registration, if it is incorporated as a private limited company (as defined in the Companies Act, 2013 or registered as a partnership firm (registered under section 59 of the Partnership Act, 1932 or a limited liability partnership (under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 in India.
** Turnover of the entity for any of the financial years since incorporation/ registration has not exceeded one hundred crore rupees

Registration Process:
Team Leader Registration:
** The team leader initiates the registration process by providing comprehensive personal information including contact details and educational as well as professional qualifications.
** Subsequently, the team leader proceeds to enlist the details of the team members. A team must consist of at least one member and can accommodate a maximum of three members.
** The team leader is required to furnish the following details on the registration page: team leader information (contact details, educational and professional qualifications), and provision for adding team members (name, contact details, email, educational, and professional qualifications).

Team Member Registration:
** Team members will receive an email containing a registration link to accept/decline the invite to join the team.
** Upon selecting the acceptance option, the participant is successfully added to the team. Conversely, selecting the decline option notifies the team leader of the participant’s decision.
** After accepting the team invitation, the team will be locked, and that member cannot join any other team.
** The member of one team cannot be a team leader of another team.
** The submission of the ideation stage cannot be done by any member as a team lead.
** Following the registration process, team participants receive email confirmation on their shared email addresses.

Note:
A team leader/member of 1 team cannot be the team leader/member of another team. Validations will be done via email ID.

Prizes of MyGov Cyber Security Grand Challenge

Timeline of MyGov Cyber Security Grand Challenge

Grand Challenge Launch	15th January 2025
Last Date for Registration of Team and submission of idea	10th March 2025
Result for Idea Stage	31st March 2025
Last date for Submission of Minimum Viable Product	16th May 2025
Result for Minimum Viable Product Stage	16th June 2025
Last Date of Submission of Final Product	1st September 2025
Result for Final Product Stage	1st October 2025
Last Date for Go To Market Stage	17th November 2025
Finalization of Result for Go to Market Stage	2nd December 2025
Awards Ceremony	To be announced

Contact:
For any query, you may reach out to: cs[dash]grandchallenge2[at]meity[dot]gov[dot]in