KSUM launches IPL 2021 to boost innovation, technology, entrepreneurship.

Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has launched a novel initiative as part of its flagship IEDC(Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre) programme, seeking to provide a gamified learning platform to student innovators and institutions to explore as well as experiment unconventional ideas.

Called Innovators Premier League (IPL) 2021, the endeavour comes in the wake of Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan announcing an Innovation Challenge last weekend while inaugurating a Digital Hub at the KSUM’s Integrated Startup Complex in Kalamassery, 15 km north of this city. For details visit, https://iedc.startupmission.in/ipl

The League, which began on September 18, will witness activities in three distinct domains: innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. Spanning four months, the IPL will feature challenges besides hackathons, ideathons, innovation fairs, startup bootcamps and iTalks among others. The IPL will enable KSUM to identify and nurture 1,000 talented student innovators from Kerala and support in building business around their ideas.

Participating student innovators and IEDCs will earn innovation reward points that can be redeemed at the IEDC summit to be held in January next year. Best 100 innovators selected through this four-month IPL and 100 top innovators will get innovation grants. KSUM will support 1000 best innovators through mentoring, incubation business connect and fund top 100 innovators. Apart from this the best 100 innovators products will be showcased at IEDC summit