Apply Here to Receive Investments Through the NSDC Innovations for Skills Challenge2014

Apply Here to Receive Investments Through the NSDC Innovations for Skills Challenge2014

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NSDC Innovations for Skills Challenge 2014 /

September 2014

Apply here to receive investments through the NSDC Innovations for Skills Challenge2014 for impacting the Skills Ecosystem of India.

  • Please review the selection criteria foundhere.
  • All fields with a * are mandatory.
  • To get high priority in the selection process, apply as soon as possible as preference is given on a first come first serve basis.
  • Last date for application submissionis September 24th, 2014.

1. Applicant Information
Please complete the following general information to provide the necessary applicant background information.
1.1 Applicant Name (First and Last)*:
1.2Email Id*: / 1.3 Phone number*:
1.4Registered Address*:
1.5 Correspondence Address*:
1.6 City*: / 1.7 State*:
2. Innovation Information
Please complete the following section to provide background on your specific solution.
Parameter / Explanation
2.1 Title of the Project*(100 characters):
2.2 Website (if any):
2.3 Registered Name of the Organisation*(Full Name & Acronym):
2.4 Categories*:
1. Sourcing & Financing
☐Awareness & Lead Generation
☐Counselling & Conversion
☐Student Financing (Loans)
3. Placement & Linkages
☐Industry Linkages
☐Job Portals
☐Entrepreneurship Programs & Funding
5. Open Innovation
☐Enterprises with focus at Persons with Disabilities
☐Others (please specify) / 2. Training to Certification
☐Master Training Programs
☐Training of Trainers
☐Content Generation
☐Product Innovation
☐Content Delivery
☐Assessment & Certification
4. Post Placement Engagement
☐Housing & Transportation
☐Alumni Connect
☐Continuous Learning
2.5 Type of Innovation* / ☐Financial ☐Technology ☐Process ☐Others
2.6 Brief of your Innovation * / State the objective of the project. (100 characters)
Operational Details
2.7 Working Partners* / Are you associated with any of the stakeholders of the Skilling ecosystem? (Highlight all that apply)
☐ NSDC Training Partners
☐ Sector Skill Councils
☐ Other Vocational Training Providers (VTP)
☐ Assessment Agencies
☐ Certification Bodies
☐ International Agencies
☐ Accelerators/Incubators
☐ Others (Please specify)
2.8 Working Case Study* / Please answer the two questions within 300 words
How does your innovation address your client/customer pain-points and benefit them?
How does your innovation impact the end-users?
2.9 Impact of Innovation* / Please answer the two questions within 150 words
What are the metrics of measurement for the impact that your project/enterprise generates?
Is there a continuous improvement process in place for enhancing the impact?
2.10 Pricing Model* / What is your pricing model? (Highlight all that apply)
☐Unit based
☐Transaction-based
☐Outcome-based
☐Others (hybrid, etc.)
2.11 Funding Requirement* / What is investment requirement of your organization?
2.11 Geographical Spread* / Which States/regions in the country are you focused? (Highlight all that applies & specify the name of the states)
☐Pan-India
☐North
☐East
☐West
☐Central
☐South
2.12 Sector* / ☐Automobile / auto-components
☐Electronics hardware
☐Textiles and garments
☐Leather and leather goods
☐Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
☐Gems and Jewellery
☐Building and construction
☐Food processing/ Agri-businesses
☐Handlooms and handicrafts / Arts
☐Building hardware and home furnishings
☐IT or software
☐ITES-BPO
☐Tourism, hospitality and travel
☐Transportation/ logistics/ warehousing and packaging
☐Organized retail
☐Real estate
☐Media, entertainment, broadcasting, content creation, animation
☐Healthcare
☐Banking/ insurance and finance
☐Education/ skill development
☐Unorganized sector
☐Any other (please specify)
3. Additional Information
3.1 NSDC Funding* / Has the innovation been funded by NSDC previously? ☐Yes
☐No
3.2 Where did you hear about the Innovation Challenge?* / ☐NSDC
☐Ennovent
☐Email/Newsletter
☐Newspaper Story
☐Twitter/Facebook
☐Others (please specify)
3.3 Other Information / (Any other comments)
3.4 Declaration* / ☐ I agree to participate in the Innovations for Skills Challenge 2014.
☐ I agree to get listed on the website
☐ I agree to participate in the Innovations for Skills Challenge 2014 & get listed on the website
☐ I accept the Terms & Conditions of submission.
Next Steps
Please email the completed application (in Doc/PDF) to: r submit the online application form at the NSDC Innovation Website
Contact
Any questions? Please contact:
Vineet Kumar
Manager – Discover Services, Ennovent
Email:
Tel: +91 9818168450

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