Startup Fest 2023 attracts over 1500 students participation

Bhubaneswar: To celebrate the entrepreneurship spirit of the country on National
Startup Day, Atal Incubation Centre-Nalanda Institute of Technology Foundation
(AIC-Nalanda) has organized Startup Fest 2023 on its Bhubaneswar premises where
more than 1500 students participated.
There were 5 major events organized under this blanket
initiative namely Workshop on “Unlocking Innovation &
Entrepreneurship, Business Quiz, Tinkerer’s Exhibition for
School Students, Seminar on “Art of Starting Up” and an
Ideathon Challenge.
More than 30 school students from 5 Atal Tinkering Labs of Bhubaneswar, like DAV
Public School-Unit 8, DAV Public School-Kalinga Nagar, B.J.E.M. School, Govt. High
School-IRC Village and Syed Mumtaz Ali Govt. High School, showcased their innovative
project prototypes at the Tinkerer’s Exhibition. A team of experts and investors from
Headstart interacted with participating startups and innovators across various
programs held during the fest.
The Plenary Event unfolded a bouquet of Program, Community, Partnerships& Club
Announcements, along with release of AIC-Nalanda’s Coffee Table Book of Initiatives
“UDGHOSH”. To keep the gusto going, awards like the Budding Innovator of the Year,
Best Idea Unlockers and Tinker Champ Award to the Best Exhibitors of the Tinkerer’s
Exhibition were also given.
The event ended with beautifully conceptualized Cultural Performances by the
students of Nalanda Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar and a LIVE Musical by
“Band 8 Fretz” of Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), Bhubaneswar.