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layout: post
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title: "Hult Prize On-Campus at IIT Roorkee 2025: A Journey of Innovation and Sustainability"
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category: coverstory
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tags: [wona, column]
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image: hult-prize-2025/image1.png
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excerpt: "The Hult Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious student entrepreneurship competitions, offers $1M in funding to startups with transformative social impact."
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---
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<!-- **Hult** **Prize** **On-Campus** **at** **IIT** **Roorkee** **2025:**
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**A** **Journey** **of** **Innovation** **and** **Sustainability** -->
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The Hult Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious student
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entrepreneurship competitions, offers \$1M in funding to startups with
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transformative social impact. This year’s challenge inspired
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participants to develop solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable
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Development Goals (SDGs), fostering innovation and addressing global
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challenges.
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**Building** **Momentum:** **Workshops** **and** **Knowledge**
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**Sessions**
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The On-Campus journey at IIT Roorkee began with guest lectures and
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workshops, providing insights into entrepreneurship, sustainability, and
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social impact. Industry veterans and past participants shared valuable
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experiences, helping students refine their ideas and strengthen their
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business models.
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<div style="display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap;">
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<img src="/images/posts/hult-prize-2025/image4.png" style="width:2.14583in;height:2.98958in" />
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<img src="/images/posts/hult-prize-2025/image5.png" style="width:2.125in;height:2.97917in" />
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</div>
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<br/>
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**Engaging** **the** **Student** **Community**
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A robust outreach campaign, including social media promotions,
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networking events, and interactive Q&A sessions, generated immense
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interest and participation. Students formed diverse teams, tackling
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pressing issues with passion and creativity. The energy on campus was
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infectious as participants worked tirelessly to perfect their pitches.
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<img src="/images/posts/hult-prize-2025/image3.png" style="width:6.5in;height:3in" /><img src="/images/posts/hult-prize-2025/image2.png" style="width:6.5in;height:3.65625in" />
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**The** **On-Campus** **Round:** **A** **Battle** **of** **Ideas**
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During the On-Campus Round, held on **February** **22,** **2025**, teams
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presented their innovative solutions to a distinguished panel of judges.
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Each pitch was followed by a Q&A session that tested the feasibility,
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impact, and scalability of their ideas. After a competitive and
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thought-provoking round, the judges selected the top three teams to
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advance:
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<img src="/images/posts/hult-prize-2025/image1.png" style="width:6.5in;height:6.5in" />
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🥇 **1st** **Place:** _Viridi_ _Kranti_ 🥈 **2nd** **Place:**
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_Ittakestwo_ 🥉 **3rd** **Place:** _Jeevam_
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**The** **Grand** **Finale:** **IIT** **Roorkee’s** **Champion**
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In the final showdown, the best teams delivered refined presentations,
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incorporating feedback from earlier rounds. A panel of sustainability
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and business experts evaluated their ideas based on innovation and
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real-world impact. After rigorous deliberation, **Viridi** **Kranti**
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emerged as the winner, earning a place at the **Hult** **Prize**
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**Regional** **Finals**.
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**The** **Road** **Ahead**
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**Viridi** **Kranti** will now represent IIT Roorkee on the global
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stage, competing with student startups worldwide. Their journey
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exemplifies the spirit of entrepreneurship and commitment to positive
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change.
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The Hult Prize On-Campus event at IIT Roorkee was not just a competition
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but a celebration of innovation and determination. It empowered students
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to see entrepreneurship as a force for good, inspiring them to continue
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driving impactful solutions. As we cheer on our champions, we celebrate
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a future shaped by bold ideas and sustainable change.
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