Pitch your idea.Build the future.

50Lakh+

Cash and Grants

5000+

Startup Ideas

100+

Pitches

50+

Jury

30+

Partners

29

State Representations

Four steps. You submit your idea first and pay at the end; your entry is confirmed once the payment goes through.

1. 1

   Register your team

   • Sign in with Google at gic.gitam.edu/register and add your team and members.
   • Senior Track: 2–6 members. Junior Track: 2–4 members. The Lead and Co-Lead are the primary participants.
   • Registration window: 5 August – 7 November 2026.
2. 2

   Submit your idea in the portal

   • Choose your theme and fill in your idea details.
   • Upload your pitch deck (PDF, PPT or PPTX, up to 10 MB).
   • Add a 1-minute pitch video: paste a link or upload a file (up to 50 MB). Then press Submit.
3. 3

   Pay the registration fee (last step)

   • Once your idea is submitted, pay on GITAM GEvents: ₹499 per team (Junior) or ₹699 per team (Senior).
   • Use the team Lead's email on GEvents so we can match your payment automatically.
   • Your entry is confirmed when the payment is. You are brought straight back to your team portal.
4. 4

   Edit until the deadline

   • You can change your idea, deck and video any time until 7 November 2026, 11:59 PM IST.
   • The Lead and Co-Lead can edit; every listed member can view the team's submission.
   • Round 1 results are announced on 7 November 2026.