Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, the company offers Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations Services, and Accenture Song—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Unstop (formerly Dare2Compete) is the organizing partner for this challenge.
Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022 is a competition conducted by Accenture to bring together the brightest innovators who are passionate to create meaningful change. This competition is open to full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students of all years across all institutes in India. This year, the theme of the competition is ‘Innovate for 360° Value’, which is based on the unique approach to unlocking new opportunities and exciting rewards for young talents. Students can participate in any of the three categories of this innovation challenge – Innovate for Business, Innovate for Society or Innovate for a Sustainable World.
Under this competition, the winning teams can get prizes worth up to INR 1,00,000. In addition to this, eligible participants will receive communications about the recruitment process from Accessture for two job roles namely, Associate Software Engineer and System and Application Services Associate.
Eligibility Criteria & Team Formulation
- Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022 is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students (currently full-time students) of all years across all institutes in India.
- Participants can register individually or in teams with at most 3 members.
- A team must strictly comprise either all Engineering, all Non-Engineering, or all B-School students, i.e. a team cannot have an engineering student along with a non-engineering student as members.
- Cross-specialization, cross-year, and cross-college teams are allowed.
- A student can be a part of only one team.
Note: Any deviation from the above-mentioned guidelines will result in the immediate disqualification of the entire team.
Stages and Timelines
Idea Submission
Participants will have an option to tackle any of the 3 themes of the Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022 and submit their innovative ideas/solutions in the provided template along with a 1-minute video elevator pitch.
Mentorship and Learning
Shortlisted teams will work with mentors to prepare their innovative submissions for the Semi-Finals.
Semi Finale
The Semi-Finalist teams will be presenting their detailed innovative solutions to the esteemed jury members and industry experts virtually.
Grand Finale
In the Grand Finale of the Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022, the finalists will be invited to showcase their innovative solutions to the esteemed jury members and industry experts.
Competition Structure
Round 1: Idea Submission Round
- Teams will have an option to tackle any of the 3 themes of the Accenture Innovation Challenge 2022 and submit their ideas/solutions for any one theme. The themes are as follows:
- Innovate for Business – Develop innovative business solutions, offerings, or a business model that disrupts the competition in the given industry space
- Innovate for Society – Apply technology in innovative ways to help improve the way we work and live, and create value for our society
- Innovate for a Sustainable World – Develop innovative business to tackle some of the world’s greatest environmental challenges
- Teams are required to submit their innovative ideas in a templatized format in line with their respective team composition—Engineering/ Non-Engineering/ B-School students.
- The submission templates can be accessed by the registered students/teams from the round titled “Idea Submission” on this page.
- Teams have to also submit a public link of their 1-minute video elevator pitch describing their idea eg: Unlisted YouTube video, Google Drive link, OneDrive Link, etc.
- The Submission Deadline will be Sunday, 25th September 2022, 11:59 PM.
- All the participants are requested to submit their innovative ideas well before the deadline to avoid any last-minute hassle.
- Based on the submissions received, the top 9 teams will be shortlisted and taken to the next round.
- After evaluations, teams will be bifurcated into two tracks—The Entry-Level Graduates Track and B-School Track.
Round 2: Mentorship
- The 9 shortlisted teams will work with their respective mentors to prepare their innovative submissions for the Semi-Finals.
Round 3: Semi Finale
- The Semi-Finalist teams will be presenting their innovative ideas and detailed solutions to the esteemed jury members and industry experts virtually.
- Top teams from both Entry-Level Graduates and B-School tracks will be identified and shortlisted to present in the coveted Grand Finale!
Round 4: Grand Finale
- The Finalists will be invited to showcase their innovative solutions to the esteemed jury members and industry experts.
Benefits
Three winners at a pan India level will be adjudged for the Entry-Level Graduates Track and B-School Track separately:
- Winners – Prizes worth INR 1,00,000 per team member
- First Runners-Up – Prizes worth INR 75,000 per team member
- Second Runners-Up – Prizes worth INR 75,000 per team member
- Jury’s Choice – Prizes worth INR 25,000 per team member
- Next 5 Runners-Up – Prizes worth INR 20,000 per team member
- Fast-Track Interview Opportunity will be extended to all the eligible (as per Accenture’s recruitment process criteria) participants who would submit their innovative ideas. Eligible participants will receive communications about the recruitment process from Accenture for the below roles:
