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Create
Make the unseen visible.
Every venture begins as a creation: a raw idea, full of potential but unsure of its direction.
Where ideas change direction.
Creation. Inflection. Transformation. Where ideas change direction.
Ideas don'tstay small here.
A live arena where entrepreneurial instinct becomes a venture through bold decisions, meaningful creation and real momentum.
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Where ideas are challenged.Where ambition gets tested.Where the next move begins.
Sprout'IT creates the space for people to think differently, step forward, and turn ambition into action.
01 — The Institution
Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology
A constituent of Symbiosis International University, SCIT has spent more than two decades as a pioneer of Information Technology Business Management education in India, training students to become the next generation of global IT leaders.
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02 — The Cell
iTELF, the Entrepreneurship Cell of SCIT
Short for the IT Entrepreneurship & Leadership Forum, iTELF exists to bridge academic learning and real-world business challenges, nurturing entrepreneurial instinct and turning it into decisive action. Sprout'IT is its flagship event.
Brings to life
Creatiflect: creation, reflection and inflection
Creation · Reflection · Inflection
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Reflect
Look again. Go deeper.
Its future is decided at one moment, the inflection point where a single shift turns possibility into impact.
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Inflect
Find the point that changes everything.
CREATIFLECT is that moment. Creativity meets transformation, and an idea stops drifting and starts moving.
Venture trajectory
Creation → Inflection → Acceleration
Ideas don't arrive finished. They turn.
SPROUT IT 2026
SPROUT IT 2026 is the flagship management and technology festival of SCIT's iTELF, built around the theme “CREATIFLECT”—a fusion of Creativity and Inflection, celebrating ideas that spark innovation and create turning points for meaningful change.
CREATIFLECT is about more than generating ideas. It is about noticing the moment an idea changes direction, gaining momentum, and turning possibility into action. SPROUT IT brings that journey to life through a space where management thinking, technology, creativity and entrepreneurial energy meet.
Five ways to test what you're made of.
Venture design, diplomacy, product thinking, crisis leadership and corporate intelligence meet in one event universe.
Biznovator flagship event
Build from a strong idea, validate it, shape the business model and pitch it live. No prior startup experience is required, only the willingness to build.
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- Rounds
- 1–5
- Members
- Offline
- Finale
ParticipationWho can enter
- Open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as the general public.
- Participants may be students or public; there is no requirement to be currently enrolled in an educational institution.
- Teams may consist of 1 to 5 members.
- Teams from different colleges and academic backgrounds are welcome to participate together.
- Each participant can be part of only one team.
- No prior startup experience is required, only a strong idea and the willingness to build.
Competition protocolHow to compete
- Participants must present a valid government ID whenever requested.
- All submissions must be original. Plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
- Teams must strictly use the official templates shared by the organizing committee.
- Participants must not mention the name of their college, university, or any other institution in their Round 1 or Round 2 submissions.
- No edits or resubmissions will be accepted after the submission deadline.
- Finalist teams must attend the Grand Finale at SCIT, Pune.
- Appropriate language, professionalism, and ethical conduct must be maintained throughout the competition.
The build sequence
From blank canvas to pitch-room energy.
Three progressive rounds move each idea toward a live investor pitch.
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Idea Validation Canvas
Turn the seed of an idea into a validated opportunity map.
Problem Clarity & RelevanceCustomer UnderstandingSolution Fit & UniquenessValidation & EvidenceOverall Canvas Quality
What you'll deliver
01Problem Statement
02Customer Segment
03Existing Alternatives
04Proposed Solution
05Unique Value Proposition
06Key Assumption
07Financial Projection (optional)
02
Business Model + Elevator Pitch
Prove that the idea can become a business people understand and remember.
What are you building?Who is it for?How will you make money?Why now?Why your team?
What you'll deliver
013-5 page Business Model Proposal
02Executive Summary
03Business Model Canvas
04Go-To-Market Strategy
05Revenue Model & Pricing
06Competitive Landscape
07Elevator Pitch Video
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Grand Finale: Live Pitch Day
The top finalist teams pitch before investors, startup mentors and industry experts.
ClarityViabilityConvictionExecutionVision
What you'll deliver
017 minutes: Startup Presentation
025 minutes: Investors Q&A
03Problem & Solution
04Market Opportunity
05Business Model
06Revenue Strategy
07Financial Projections
08Product Demonstration
09Team & Vision
Read before submitting
Important guidelines
01All submissions must follow the official templates.
02Original work is mandatory.
03Any plagiarism or false information will result in disqualification.
04No college or institution name should appear in submissions before the finale.
05Submission deadlines are strictly enforced.
06The organizing committee's decision will be final.
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You can feel it before you understand it.
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The atmosphere
The room before the first idea lands.
Built by hand, lit with intent and waiting for possibility to walk through the door.
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The collective
The people who make momentum visible.
One campus. One crew. Hundreds of decisions that turn an event into an experience.
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The arrival
A campus becomes a living canvas.
Colour, curiosity and a first glimpse of the energy waiting beyond every doorway.
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The exchange
Every room leaves with more than it entered.
Participants, organisers and new connections sharing the frame after ideas become conversations.