Terms and Conditions

• Participants are required to make note of following Terms & Conditions before registering for the event.
• The idea can be used by company basis feasibility and ease of implementation.
• All decisions in matters of eligibility, authenticity & final judgments will be with Tata Steel
• The format, structure & timelines of events are subject to change before the actual beginning of the event.
• If a team fails to submit an entry before the timeline, Tata Steel holds the right to disqualify the team from the competition.
• Any deviation from the above-mentioned points will result in the immediate disqualification of the entire team.

Competition Rounds and Timelines

Round 1 – PLAN

Tata Steel TomorrowLAB 2022 (Design Track) has 3 themes out of which registered teams need to select one topic of their choice to work upon and submit their design proposal with maximum of 7 slides (excluding cover slides & annexures).

Timelines – 1^st Nov’ 22 (00:01 AM IST) – 4^th Dec’ 22 (11:59 PM IST)

Round 2 – PITCH

Shortlisted 10 teams will have to expand on their ideas and build a comprehensive and nuanced strategy with the implementation roadmap. Deliverables include sharing a presentation (of upto 10 slides) along with supporting multimedia/prototype, if any.

Timelines – 17^th Dec’ 22 (00:01 AM IST) – 25^th Dec’ 22 (11:59 PM IST)

Round 3 – PERFORM (National Finale)

5 Shortlisted teams will move to National finals (Round 3) with an opportunity to present their ideas to the Senior Leadership team of Tata Steel.

Timelines – 31^st March’ 23

Competition Rounds and Timelines

Round 1 – PLAN

Tata Steel TomorrowLAB 2022 (Idea Track) has 11 themes out of which registered teams need to select one topic of their choice to work upon and submit their business idea /proposal in maximum of 7 slides.

Timelines – 1^st Nov’ 22 (00:01 AM IST) – 4^th Dec’ 22 (11:59 PM IST)

Round 2 – PITCH

Shortlisted 20 teams will have to expand on their ideas and build a comprehensive and nuanced strategy with the implementation roadmap. Deliverables include sharing a presentation (of upto 10 slides) along with supporting multimedia/prototype, if any.

Timelines – 17^th Dec’ 22 (00:01 AM IST) – 25^th Dec’ 22 (11:59 PM IST)

Round 3 – PERFORM (National Finale)

5 Shortlisted teams will move to National finals (Round 3) with an opportunity to present their ideas to the Senior Leadership team of Tata Steel.

Timelines – 29^th March’ 23

Terms and Conditions

Rewards and Recognition

Eligibility & Evaluation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria:

• TomorrowLAB 2022 (Idea Track) is open to all students from B.Tech, M.Tech and MBA irrespective of their specialization and year of study.
• Students of 1-year full time MBA (PGPX) programs are also eligible to participate
• Participants should be active full-time students from any campus

Submission Guidelines

Round 1

• Registered teams need to select 1 theme out of below 11 problem statements. Identify whitespace, need gap, customer pain points, market size, value proposition, business potential (min INR 1,000 Cr at 20-30% market share) for the selected theme
  • Smart City Solutions
  • Rural Storage Solutions
  • Renewable energy - Waste to wealth
  • Sustainable packaging
  • Last mile solutions
  • Rural Ease of Farming Solutions
  • Water management
  • Shrinking space- storage solutions inside homes
  • Rural waste management
  • Application of solar /renewable energy in rural India
  • Road Safety Solutions
• Teams need to develop Business case around the selected theme by following Business Model Canvas (Please follow the template available in the case brief download)
• Identify Risks associated with Business
• Submit a PPT with upto 7 slides of their BIG Idea excluding a cover slide containing team details. Annexures, if desired, can be added in addition to these 8 slides.
• It is mandatory to have Business Model Canvas in the 1^st Rest of the slides can contain the Inputs/ Insights generated for business and other details mentioned above.
• Deck submissions can be uploaded only in .ppt/.pptx/.pdf format and please ensure that file size is less than 5 MB.
• Only Team Leader would be able to make the submissions. Please submit your files in this naming convention only: Leader's First Name_Team Name_Institute Name
• Team leader can change their submissions by clicking on Submission and then Change Submission, any time before the submission deadline.
• Please make your submissions well before the deadline to avoid any last-minute hassles.

Round 2:

• Basis Round 1 submission, top 20 teams would be shortlisted for Round 2
• Submission should contain a cover slide, 10 main slides for analysis and solution. In addition to these 10 slides, there can be annexures and any other supporting details.
• More details would be shared with the shortlisted teams in due course of time

Round 3:

• Top 5 teams would be shortlisted for Round 3- National finale
• National Finalist teams will get the opportunity to present their ideas to the Senior Leadership of Tata Steel
• Further details would be shared with the shortlisted teams in due course of time

Team Structure

• All Participating teams should consist of 3 members
• Each member has to register with valid college email IDs
• One person cannot be a member of more than one team
• All the team members must be from the same institute /campus and they can be a mix of students from different specializations and different year of study
• Leader of each team will need to register on Unstop website after having gone through all the rules and guidelines
• Case brief will be accessible to the registered teams from 1^st Nov’22 on the competition page itself.