Over the last decade, India has caught attention of the rest of the world due to its increasing prowess in services, technology, industry and innovation. It has transformed its image from a technological and economic backwater of the world to the torch bearer of rapid economic growth. However despite the considerable progress achieved in the last couple of decades, a significant part of the population lives below acceptable standards of living and this has seen the implementation of several social schemes with the help of both Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) across the country. Sustainable growth and alternative development models are becoming increasingly popular and are capturing the imagination of a large number of urban educated Indians as well as the Western world.

“Antyodaya” aims to reward Indian and foreign students who have been working on social sector in India with an objective to better the lives of our deprived brethren. The event would provide the participants with a platform to showcase their endeavour to a larger audience comprising of Corporates - Capable of taking the efforts to the next level as a part of their CSR initiatives, Experts in the field - With the ability to influence decisions made at the grassroot level and Academicians - Whose experience in the field could provide valuable insights to the participants.

Eligibility

The event is open to students who are pursuing minimum of Masters or an equivalent degree (PhDs allowed). Please note that only those students should apply who would be available at IIM Calcutta on Jan 7th, 2012.

Rules

The event would comprise of 2 rounds as detailed below.

Round 1:

1. The participants need to present a proposal on any one of the following topics/areas of work
1. Renewable energy
2. Rural and semi-urban development (This includes a whole gamut of activities like education, health, sanitation, livelihood opportunities )
3. Waste management
4. Sustainable urban planning
5. Women empowerment
6. Any other project targeted at bottom-of-the-pyramid


2. The proposal could either be a project which the participants are working on currently or a project that they would want to implement in collaboration with a recognised NGO.
3. The proposal should adhere to the following guidelines:
1. It should be in power point format.
2. There should be a maximum of 7 slides including one cover slide and a slide with the participant’s profile.
3. The proposal should clearly outline the objectives, methodology and impact of the work along with tentative timelines.
4. The proposals have to be sent to antyodaya@email.iimcal.ac.in with the subject line as “Antyodaya_Participant’s name”.
5. The file should be named as “Antyodaya_Participant’s name”.


4. The proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria
1. Concept Feasibility
2. Innovativeness
3. Depth of Analysis in terms of the definition of the work to be done, methodology and time required to complete the modules and the results/impact which can be achieved.
4. Clarity and Communication The power-point presentation should clearly communicate the idea.

Once shortlisted for Round 2, the participants would be expected to do some fieldwork on the proposal provided in round 1. The selected candidates would be provided a stipend of INR 4,000 to cover the on-field expenses.

Round 2 (On campus round) :

1. Each of the participants would be required to make a comprehensive presentation covering the field work performed over the designated period. In case the project will take longer than a month then it should clearly outline the work that they plan to do with the timelines.
2. The template for the final presentation would be conveyed to the shortlisted candidates.
3. The finalists will present to an eminent panel comprising of corporates, professors and experts in this field.

Team Size

It is an individual based event.

Prizes

First prize- INR 50,000

Deadlines

-Submission of project proposals for Round 1: Dec 4th, 2011 (23:59:59)
-Declaration of shortlists: Dec 7th , 2011
-Final Campus round: Jan 7th, 2012 (During Intaglio)
-For any queries, please feel free to contact Vikram Gunda (vikramg2012@email.iimcal.ac.in, +91-9903148278 )

Providing primary education to girl children is an extremely effective way to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth via the healthy development of families, communities and the country. At IIM Calcutta, we believe that all of us have a responsibility to constantly strive for and give back to the community, and what better way to do this than to promote the education of the girl child?

Last year Team Intaglio announced a targeted scholarship scheme, “Sunehra Kal”, with the objective of promoting primary education among female children from rural families in backward areas. We are now proud to announce that the first “Sunehra Kal” scholarships have been granted during the inaugural ceremony of Intaglio 2012 on 5th Jan.

These scholarships will help deserving but underprivileged girl students from primary schools around the Kolkata area to cover school fees and related expenses. Intaglio has set aside an initial corpus of Rs. 4 lakhs for this scheme, the interest on which funds a minimum of 10 scholarships every year. This is an entirely self-sustainable scheme funded by the interest on the corpus.

If you would like to contribute to this cause, please get in touch with our co-ordinator Vaibhav Joneja at jonejav2012@email.imcal.ac.in for details. We welcome one-time as well as annual donations. Your contribution will enable us to widen the scholarship coverage and include more deserving girl children under the aegis of the “Sunehra Kal” scheme.

Antyodaya	Pankaj Kumar Mahato +91 8116572655 pankajk2012@email.iimcal.ac.in
Sunehra Kal	Vaibhav Joneja +91 9674319569 vaibhavj2012@email.iimcal.ac.in

Shortlisted for Final round:

• Parimal Lokhande
• Ravi Bhushan
• Sohnee Varshey
• John J.Round
• Akshay Prabhu
• Maya Raghavan

Waitlisted:

• Amit Jawar
• Mrigendra Kr Singh

In case of any queries, feel free to contact Vikram Gunda at vikramg2012@email.iimcal.ac.in