NIT-Tiruchi gears up for Ventura 10

Updated on: Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Ventura ’10, the country’s largest international business plan contest being organised by the Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) of National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi (NIT-T), promises the rare opportunity for those looking for the right platform to take off as successful entrepreneurs. The contest with a prize money of Rs.3 lakh and incubation funding of Rs.40 lakh attracted participation of 244 student teams from 120 institutions across 15 nations.

The winners were determined on the basis of innovation, both technical and market; financial stability of the plan, and competence.

The winning team from Ventura 09, ‘CardioCure’, from GeorgiaTech, USA is in talks with the ICICI Knowledge Park, Hyderabad to set up their venture soon.

Ventura ’10 is back to create history, again with support from the Department of Science and Technology and the country’s first campus incubator TREC-STEP (Tiruchi Regional Engineering College – Science and Technology Entrepreneurs’ Park), this time with prize money of Rs. 4 lakh.

More Education news

• CBSE mulls ability test for class 10
• Graduation success for Indian student
• Mindful Leadership Competition
• Indian students stay away from Australia
• Delay in CAT results
• Punjab Governor stress on quality education
• Mindful Leadership Competition at LIBA
• Minority school board plea
• CAT results to be delayed
• LU to confer doctorate on nuclear scientist
• UPSC aspirants in dilemma over exam pattern
• Human rights courses to be soon for policemen
• Medical degree in 3.5 years for rural doctors
• Diamond technical education in Surat
• CBSE mulls ability test for class 10
• Graduation success for Indian student
• Centres to enhance employability skills
• Medical degree in 3.5 years for rural doctors
• Coal India to provide scholarship to meritorious students
• NITC students get excellent offers