SEMESTER ROADMAP & ARENAS

WHAT'S

PLANNED.

Semester roadmap, pitch arenas, hackathons, and venture bootcamps. Our ecosystem runs on velocity and execution.

SEMESTER 2026–27 ACTION PLAN

Tentative Roadmap

Active Phase

September 2026

  • 2-Day Startup Bootcamp
  • Startup Foundry Applications & Selection
  • Foundry Round 1 Pitches
  • Foundry Round 2 Pitches
Upcoming

October 2026

  • Startup Foundry Cohort Begins
  • ₹50K in 30 Days Challenge Launch
  • Shark Sphere Portal Development
Upcoming

November 2026

  • Startup Foundry Continues
  • ₹50K Challenge Finalisation
  • Foundry Demo Day
Upcoming

December 2026

  • Startup Foundry Continues
  • Startup Trek Preparation
  • Portal Expansion
Upcoming

January 2027

  • Startup Trek
  • 200-Hour Company Challenge Launch
UPCOMING ARENAS & SPRINTS
Intensive Immersion

SEP 2026

Full Weekend

2-Day Startup Bootcamp

Two-day end-to-end immersion covering problem discovery, customer validation, MVP architecture, business models, and venture formation.

NST Main Campus Arena
Selection Pitch

SEP 2026

5:00 PM

Startup Foundry Pitch Arena (Rounds 1 & 2)

Rigorous two-round evaluation where applicant teams present to shortlisted operator juries and angel syndicates for cohort entry.

NST Innovation Lab
Sales Challenge

OCT 2026

30-Day Sprint

₹50K in 30 Days Challenge Launch

An execution-first entrepreneurship challenge where student teams are given one objective: generate ₹50,000 in real customer revenue.

Campus & Online
Demo Day

NOV 2026

4:00 PM

Foundry Demo Day

Selected accelerator cohort teams present validated traction, customer metrics, and unit economics to investors, faculty, and industry leaders.

Grand Arena
Industry Expedition

JAN 2027

Multi-Day Expedition

Startup Trek

A curated physical immersion taking student builders directly inside top startup headquarters, venture funds, and innovation centers.

Pune, Bengaluru & Tech Hubs
National Challenge

JAN 2027

200 Continuous Hours

200-Hour Company Challenge Launch

A national online entrepreneurship challenge where teams move from idea to product, customer, and first sale within 200 hours.

National + Fully Online
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