Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022

Scholarship Amount

INR 1,00,000 per team member

About This Scholarship

The Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022 served as a premier platform for students to demonstrate their ingenuity and critical thinking skills by developing solutions to real-world problems. This challenge aimed to identify and cultivate innovative talent from across India's academic institutions.

Participants were invited to submit their unique ideas, which were then evaluated by experts from Accenture, a leading global professional services company. The challenge offered a fantastic opportunity for students to apply their academic knowledge to practical scenarios, fostering creativity and a problem-solving mindset.

Key Opportunities and Benefits:
Substantial Prizes: Winners and runners-up received significant cash prizes, recognizing their exceptional contributions.
Fast-Track Interview Opportunities: Eligible participants who submitted innovative ideas were offered fast-track interview opportunities for key roles at Accenture, including Associate Software Engineer and System and Application Services Associate. This provided a direct pathway to a professional career with a renowned firm.

The challenge was structured to acknowledge achievements in both Entry-Level Graduates and B-School tracks, ensuring a diverse and competitive environment for all participants. The deadline for this opportunity was September 25, 2022.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for participation in the Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022, individuals and teams had to meet the following specific criteria:
Student Status: The challenge was open to full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in any year of their academic program. This applied to students studying across any institute or college located in India.
Team Formation: Participants had the flexibility to register either as individuals or as part of a team. The maximum number of members allowed in a single team was three.
Strict Team Composition Rules:
• A team was required to be strictly homogenous in terms of academic background. This meant a team must comprise either all Engineering students, all Non-Engineering students, or all B-School students.
Crucially, a team could not be a mix of students from different academic streams, meaning an engineering student could not be a team member alongside a non-engineering student.
Flexibility in Team Membership:
Cross-specialization teams were explicitly permitted, allowing students from different fields within the same academic stream to collaborate.
Cross-year teams were also allowed, enabling students from various academic years to form a single team.
Cross-college teams were acceptable, encouraging collaboration among students from different institutions.
Individual Participation Limit: A student was only permitted to be a part of one single team throughout the entire duration of the challenge.

Important Note: Any departure or deviation from the aforementioned guidelines concerning eligibility and team formation would result in the immediate and unequivocal disqualification of the entire team from the Accenture Innovation Challenge. Adherence to these rules was mandatory for continued participation.

Required Documents

No specific documents were listed as being required for submission during the initial application phase of the Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022. Participants primarily needed to register and then submit their innovative ideas as part of the challenge process.

How to Apply

To participate in the Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022, interested students were required to follow a structured application process:
1. Access the Application Portal: Begin by navigating to the official application page for the Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022. This link was typically provided on the official website.
2. Login or Register:
• If you already possessed an account on the official website platform where the challenge was hosted, you would log in using your registered credentials (Email, Mobile, or Gmail account).
• For new users, it was necessary to first register for an account on the official website using your Email, Mobile number, or Gmail.
3. Proceed to Challenge Page: Upon successful login, you would be automatically redirected to the specific application page designated for the 'Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022'.
4. Initiate Challenge Registration: On the challenge's dedicated page, locate and click on the 'Register' button to formally begin your registration for the Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022.
5. Complete Required Information: Carefully fill in all the necessary details requested in the registration form. Ensure accuracy before submitting your information.
6. Commence the Challenge: After successfully registering, you would then be able to proceed with the challenge, which typically involved submitting your innovative ideas or solutions as per the challenge guidelines.

It was crucial to follow these steps precisely to ensure your participation was valid and that your innovative ideas were considered for the challenge.