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We heard you. SparkS. Facts. The average quality/quantity of technical projects from BITS – not too good BITSians don’t lag behind in terms of ability and creativity In short, BITS – one of the best schools, yet it still holds lot of potential. Reasons. APOGEE is only once a year
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We heard you.. SparkS
Facts • The average quality/quantity of technical projects from BITS – not too good • BITSians don’t lag behind in terms of ability and creativity • In short, BITS – one of the best schools, yet it still holds lot of potential
Reasons • APOGEE is only once a year • Assocs don’t receive LOTS of money • Contact with industrial experts is difficult being in Pilani • Some of us are clue(idea) less
Case 1 Hey ! I feel enthued to do a project. Cool.. What is the problem then? Funding !!! LOL.. Forget the Idea! Funding…
Case 2 Hey ! I want to do a project but I don’t have an IDEA BRILLIANT!
What do we do? “We aim to provide a platform for students to validate the potential of their ideas and work on developing them into products which can be of value to the industry and society”
In English.. • Provide Funding • Rs. 200,000 per year (Yes! There are 5 zeroes ) • Believe us, if you need more than that, you’re the next BIG thing by a margin
Continuing.. • Give access to expert opinions through mentoring • Mentors from the area you’ll be working in • Been there, done that guys In other words, we would help you fulfill your dream
For the enthusiastic Provide you an idea from experts in the industry
The Catch is Only product based and NOT service based projects
Fine print • You need to deliver what you promise • You need to take the timelines very seriously
Interested? • Fill in the project proposal form • Give a presentation to the Panelists • GET WORKING!
Interested but clueless? • Select an idea from the Idea Pool ™ • Fill in the project proposal form • Give a presentation to the Panelists • GET WORKING!
Why not take Route 2 directly? • People working on their own ideas get • More time with projects • More time with mentors • A slightly better chance with the panelists
iFlash • Your shortcut to SparkS • Helps you in idea/project development by • Simulating the judging panel in SparkS™ • Giving you an insight to other’s idea development process
So what do you do? • Think about product(s) you would want to work on within the next 10 minutes • Come up on stage and pitch it to the panel (max 1 minute) • The top ones amongst these pitch their project proposal tomorrow
And the winners.. • Go straight into the judging phase of SparkS™ • If selected, get working while others are still ideating