#BeAChatur Contest is an intensive 4 month Business plan competition where individuals / startups can evaluate their potential ideas in the risk free environment of a competition. Qualifying individuals / startups (through each round) will go through business plan feedback, series of mentoring sessions from our pool of industry experts and amongst all the winning individuals / teams the top 3 will be rewarded Rs. 3,00,000, Rs. 2,00,000 and Rs.1,00,000 respectively. They’ll also get an opportunity to pitch in front of angel investors from India and Silicon Valley and raise real funds up to Rs. 1 crore.

There is no restriction on any individual to participate. Anyone from students to working professionals across PAN India (and even overseas) can participate in #BeAChatur Contest.

Individual participation is allowed in the competition, although team participation is also encouraged.

Yes.

Yes.

Anyone and everyone that you feel are fit can be a part of your team.

To participate in #BeAChatur contest, click here and register with the name of your team leader (in case of a team) or individual.

Once you register, you would be given access to your personalized “Chatur” portal where you would be required to fill up our initial questionnaire to submit your entry.

This would also unlock vast repository of resources to help you throughout the competition cycle and even beyond.

You may upload PDF, Word, PPT, a video to present your idea in addition to filling the questionnaire (optional).

Step 1: Register here for #BeAChatur contest.

Step 2: You will have to provide your details as required. In case of a team, the Team Leader’s details, team member’s details, postal address and other details as required. You will receive a confirmation email once registered.

Click on the confirmation link provided in the email.

Step 3: After confirming, you can proceed to the submission page.

The registration fee is Rs. 350 per idea/startup.

Yes, you can but with different email ids. One email id can have one business idea which can be edited multiple times before the last date of submission.

The shortlisted team/individuals will be sent a confirmation email if they are chosen and their names will be displayed on the website along with an announcement on social media platforms for the same.

The shortlisted participants will be contacted personally to inform them regarding the results.

The questionnaire for #BeAChatur contest is designed in such a way that compiling the answers to the questions would create a basic but complete image of the Idea.

A participant is expected to answer all questions in the questionnaire in detail. For more details read sample questionnaire.

Yes, you can add the additional documents. The questionnaire requires a brief executive summary of your Business Idea and will be judged on the same.

Additional documents are OPTIONAL.

Post submission, you will receive a confirmation email regarding the same.

Once the questionnaire has been filled and submitted by the participating teams, it will be sent to our sector-specific “Mentor Panel” for evaluation.

Each entry will be judged by multiple mentors and the final scores will be normalized by proven and genuine statistical methods that will be declared soon.

Questionnaires will be judged on the basis of the following criteria and each criterion would be marked on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest.

The last date for submitting/editing your Questionnaire is 29th July, 2017. No editing will be permitted post 12am on 29th July, 2017.

• Introduction
• Problem
• Solution
• Market, Customers
• Competitive landscape
• Business and Revenue Models
• Management Team
• Financial Projections Funding, Possible Exits
• Timeline
• Summary

You can connect with the Chatur Ideas’ team at info@chaturideas.com

The response time for the queries on the website is generally on the same day.

The entries for #BeAChatur are judged by reputed faculty, prominent investors, established entrepreneurs and industrialists who believe in promoting entrepreneurship. Your entry is viewed only by the judges. Presentations are closed room presentations, only the team members and judges will be present during the presentation.

However, we cannot get our judges to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). To view our policy regarding confidentiality, refer to Terms and Conditions.

◦  The top 3 will be rewarded Rs. 3,00,000, Rs. 2,00,000 and Rs.1,00,000 respectively.

◦  Opportunity to raise funds up to Rs. 1 crore from Indian and Silicon Valley investors.

◦  The top 3 startups will get a chance to explore the Canadian ecosystem.

◦  Also, 3 random startups will receive an opportunity to visit Silicon Valley as per a specified criterion.

◦  Gift vouchers and hampers.