Competition rules
ZENTHINK Venture Quest · Draft v1.2, 14 October 2026 · amber items need a fact
Who can enter
- Undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled at a college, university or institute in India, in BBA, MBA, B.Com, M.Com, Engineering and other eligible programmes.
- Proof of enrolment: [TBC: document teams must show, and when].
Teams
- A team has 1, 2 or 3 members.
- Each participant belongs to one team only.
- The team leader registers every member on one form and pays the fee for the whole team.
- A registration is not transferable to another person or team.
Registration and fee
- The fee is ₹1,200 per participant plus 18% GST (₹1,416 per participant).
- A place is confirmed once the fee is paid. A GST invoice is sent by email after payment. The fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
- Registration opens on 16 October 2026; the application deadline is 30 November 2026. Unpaid registrations are held until [TBC: hold period].
Submission
- Each team submits a business case and a pitch video of up to 10 minutes by 15 January 2027.
- Format and file limits: [TBC: plan length, file types, video upload method].
- The work must be the team's own. Ideas from any sector, industry or customer segment are welcome.
Judging
- Judges look at customer need, market, business model, finances, innovation, risks and growth.
- Zonal finals start in Karnataka and Goa. Up to 20 shortlisted teams in each zone present live at their zonal final. Venues and dates: [TBC: cities and dates].
- The judges' decisions are final.
Prizes
- The top teams in each zone win [TBC: prizes].
- Further mentoring or funding conversations depend on independent assessment and on the decisions of the investors or institutions concerned.
Conduct
- ZENTHINK may disqualify a team that gives false information, copies another's work or behaves in a way that harms other participants.