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Introduction
Water the elixir of life is fast depleting due to the centuries of human indifference to this resource but now trends are
changing and everyone is aware of the scarcity of this resource. Many people are trying to do their bit but there are some who
want to make a larger contribution to the society by trying to purge it of the evils of this resource. Vikalp targets such
people and invites them to envision and create disruptive business models coupled with out of the box innovation that can
identify these problems, the impact of these problems and how their combo would be best suited to tackle the current need of
humanity.
Event Structure:
Participants have to select any one or more of the above-mentioned challenges and come up with a unique Entrepreneurial
Idea to solve them.
The One Page report should be emailed to <email> with the subject Pahal: Vikalp: Abstract: Team Id (For example
Pahal: Vikalp: Abstract: 1234). The abstract must be submitted in .pdf format only. Teams must follow the following
details for the submission:
Abstract Format:
In less than 1 page
Physical Scarcity: Those students who chose this vertical will present a technical model of their solution. This will include
the blueprint of the idea, implementation plan and design of the device (if any).
Economic Scarcity: For the students who chose to solve this vertical’s problem will first present the business or
economic model for the direct implementation of their plan. This will include cost efficiency of their model in the
targeted area.
These will be presented to a panel of judges, following which the shortlisted teams will proceed to the final round.
• Final Round:
General Rules