Blend of commerce and finance courses focusing on accounting, auditing, taxation, financial reporting and financial management. Students can also pursue CA (foundation and Inter) during their studies at VSB.

BBASpecialisation in Business Analytics, Fintech, Digital Marketing and General Management.B.Com (Finance)

We aim to motivate, guide, mentor and incubate potential entrepreneurial ventures to lead India into a sustainable future, helping the society at large to achieve greater heights for the benefits of our future generations.

VIT-AP School of Business (VSB) in collaboration with V-LAUNCH, the Incubation Centre of VIT-AP University is delighted to announce its first business plan competition, which is going to be an annual event. This competition is aimed at providing a platform to budding entrepreneurs to realise their dreams to start-up a business in the cutting edge of technology for a sustainable future in India.

ABOUT VIT-AP SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (VSB)The VIT-AP School of Business (VSB) is launched with the vision of preparing the future leaders of India to face the emerging crises-opportunities.With Management, knowledge and leadership being integral parts of the modern age, VSB programmes are designed to enhance leadership competencies, social and ecological sensitivity and systems thinking of the participants. The meticulously designed programmes place a special emphasis on incorporating technology into the curriculum with an objective of enabling students to be effective decision-makers under techno-socio-economic uncertainty. At VSB, students are motivated and equipped to become leaders in order to play a critical role in the evolution of new business models and organization forms, alternate governance structures in business, government and education.

For further details visit : http://vitap.ac.in/vit-ap-school-of-business/

The Ph.D. programme at VSB admits students to carry out research in major areas of research in Management – HR, Marketing, Economics, Finance etc.Ph.D

ABOUT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

VIT was founded in 1984 under the visionary leadership of Dr. G. Viswanathan and conferred University status in 2001. VIT has four campuses at Vellore, Chennai, Amaravati (AP) and Bhopal, offering more than 86 Undergraduate, Post Graduate and Research Programmes with 50,000 + students from 28 Indian states and 50 + countries. Its flagship B.Tech programme attracts more than 1,50,000 applications throughout the country and abroad. VIT is the FIRST Institution from India to get 4 STAR Diamond rating and in the Top 550 of the QS world University Ranking by Subject in 5 subjects. VIT is also ranked in the Top 250 universities of Asia Ranking and Young University Ranking. It is also ranked among top 9 institutions in India in the reputed Shangai World University Rankings. VIT is ranked as No.1 private institution for innovation and the ARIIA 2019 award, constituted by the Govt. of India, was received by the Chancellor from the President of India on 8th April 2019. Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) Shanghai Ranking, 2021 declared VIT amongst the top 10 universities in India.

VIT is also recognized as an Institute of Eminence, by the Govt. of India, for its overall excellence in research and Innovation. Many of its programmes are accredited by ABET, the American Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology and also IET, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, United Kingdom. VIT has been ranked among TOP 20 Best Engineering Institutions in India for past 6 years in a row, from 2016 - 2021, in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Govt. of India.

ABOUT VIT Group

ABOUT VIT-APVIT-AP University began functioning at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh from the academic year 2017-18. Right from its inception the University has carved a niche for itself as one of the fastest growing institutions of higher education in India. Spread across 100 acres, currently has seven schools offering 24 UG, PG and Ph.D. programmes in the areas of Engineering, Sciences, Arts, Languages, Business and Law. The campus hosts a cosmopolitan culture with its 6000+ undergraduate and post-graduate students along with 400+ research scholars spread across 26 states of India and 6 foreign countries. VIT-AP has obtained the approval of UGC in 2019, and now gearing towards National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation and NIRF.

ABOUT V-LAUNCH, the Incubation Centre of VIT-AP University

PROGRAMS OFFERED AT VSB:

The University has set up Innovation and Incubation Centre (IIC) to assist potential students in their technology-based and knowledge-driven startups and currently many product incubators are supported in the University campus. A new initiative ‘V-Launch’ has been introduced to enhance innovation and Incubation activities, and has a dedicated space of 10000 sq. ft allocated for this purpose. In the year 2021, the faculty & scholars have published nearly 70 patents and have significantly contributed to the Intellectual Property footprint of the University. VIT has MoU’s with over 300 + Universities across 5 continents. The University is actively working with several international Universities for academic collaboration.

For further details of VIT-AP University visit the official website: https://vitap.ac.in/

The University is also meticulously working towards internationalization of its campus and also greatly ambitious of participating in QS and other international rankings. Research has taken priority position in VIT-AP University, and is well integrated and intertwined with the academics. The University currently has over 420 quality publications in highly reputed journals; and has a h-Index of 19 within 4 years of its establishment and has also organized several international conferences. Centers of Excellence in areas like Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Renewable Energy are given high priority and are being established.

CHIEF PATRONS

Dr. G. Viswanathan

Founder & Chancellor, VIT

Dr. Sekar Viswanathan,

Vice President, VIT-AP Campus

Dr. Sandhya Pentareddy

Executive Director

PATRONS

Dr. S. V. Kota Reddy

Vice-Chancellor

Dr. C.L.V. Sivakumar

Registrar

Selected Teams' Presentations : 3rd-4th December 2021

Presentation Format : Online

Incubation OpportunitiesMentoring / Funding by Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, Industry and V-LAUNCH, the Incubation Centre of VIT-AP University

Internship OpportunitiesInternship / Mentoring through V-LAUNCH, the Incubation Centre of VIT-AP University, Entrepreneurs, Start-ups and Industry

Shortlisted Teams' Announcement : 27th November 2021

Final Round

Website : https://vitap.ac.in/v-launch-pad-annual-business-plan-competition/

Registration Start Date : 21st October 2021

Submission Start Date : 21st October 2021

Submission End Date : 20th November 2021, 11:59 PM IST (Indian Standard Time)

Submission Link : https://forms.gle/28sdktkYbVKQZ4MA6

Submission Template : Click here to download

Submission Format : Online

Qualifying Round

Prizes and Rewards

Cash Prizes1st – INR 1,00,000/- 2nd – INR 50,000/- 3rd – INR 25,000/- Special Mention – Two (2) prizes – INR 5,000/-

Ÿ The internship and incubation opportunities are offered by respective partners on their sole discretion. The organizers of this competition are not directly involved in generating or providing those opportunities and as such do not stand guarantee for those opportunities.

Ÿ After selection for mentoring, the respective teams would be mentored / advised by the consenting experts / company mentors.

Ÿ The experts / judges who are part of the evaluation panel(s) must not be involved in mentoring / consulting the participating teams before the submission of business plan.

Ÿ If any team / concerned persons found violating the terms and conditions, that team / concerned person will be blacklisted. They won't be able to participate in any such future activities and events.

Ÿ Any dishonest means employed during the course of this competition will lead to disqualification from the competition.

Ÿ The same business idea must not be submitted to any other competitions or events before AND during the tenure of this submission.Ÿ The decisions of the experts / judges are final and binding – no representation against any such decision / judgement would be

entertained.Ÿ The organizers are not eligible for mentoring any teams till the last date of submission.

Ÿ This competition is open to all students, irrespective of gender, caste, creed, religion, region, language, color, political or social affiliation and any other kind/form of discrimination.

Ÿ Any submissions other than on the submission page will not be accepted.

Ÿ Any canvassing of any kind will lead to disqualification from this competition.

Ÿ Minimum font-size 11 points. Larger fonts may be used for specific headers or emphasis.Ÿ The submission template will be shared with all the students who register for this competition on our website.

Ÿ The length of submitted business plan should not exceed ten (10) A-4 size pages, including drawings / tables / charts.

Ÿ The submission should be in a PDF format. Any other form of submission will not be accepted.

Ÿ Any submission to any individual person will not be accepted.

Submission Guidelines

Terms & Conditions

Ÿ All full-time UG / PG students in any discipline from any University / Institution / College

Eligibility

Team size : 2-4 members

Rules and Regulations

Ÿ Teams can be a mix of UG/PG students from different disciplines across years of study from the same institution

Ÿ Any other technology enabled business that contributes to the society

Ÿ Executive / part-time students are not eligible

ThemesTechnology enabled product / service / business idea(s)Ÿ AgriTech, BioTech, EduTech, FinTech

Ÿ Any other business that contributes to the society

Ÿ Phd students are not eligible – they must not be part of the team

Other product / service / business idea(s)Ÿ Sustainable, Social, Commercial

Registration Fees : Zero! Yes, it is free!

Ÿ Clean energy, green energyŸ Social media, Mobile, IoT, Cloud, Robotics

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Dr. Vikas Mehra

Convener, Program Chair - BBA, VSB

Dr. Y. V. Pavan Kumar

Convener, Deputy Director, IIC

Dr. Raghavendra

Convener, Associate Dean, VSB

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Launch Pad

COMPETITION CORE COMMITTEE

VSB

Mr. K. Samuel Johnson

Dr. Usha Seshadri

Dr. A.V.V.S. Subbalakshmi

Dr. Salini Rosaline

Dr. Kollapuri M

Dr. Nupur Nirola

IIC

Dr. K. Hari Kishan

Dr. M. Sudha Ellison

Dr. Alok Kumar Shukla

Dr. Sabeel M Basheer

Dr. V. M. Ravindra Kumar

Dr. Renuprasad Patki

Entrepreneurship and Incubation PartnersŸ TiE – Andhra Pradesh

Ÿ Angel InvestorsŸ Industry

Ÿ V-LAUNCH, the Incubation Centre of VIT-AP UniversityŸ Venture Capitalists

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