Welcome to Shiksha Press in this post we will give you details about Govt of India Challenge 2021 – Planetarium Innovation Challenge and other name is  MeitY Challenge 2021 . Planetarium Innovation Challenge 2021 is by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

About Planetarium Innovation Challenge 2021

India has made great strides in Space research under the able leadership of our Space scientists and today ISRO is regarded to be the most capable and competitive space agency, compared to the best in the world. India’s Space Missions have led to an increased interest amongst the students and youth towards Space research and understanding to learn more about the outer Space.

Planetariums in metros and other big cities attract a large number of students and provide first exposure to learn more about Space. There have been efforts made to increase the availability of Planetariums in smaller cities and even in rural areas. Worldwide, efforts have been made for integrating Augmented Reality (A.R.), Virtual Reality (V.R.) and Merged Reality (M.R.) technologies into Planetariums.

Mobile Planetariums have also become popular and provide an opportunity for people in rural areas to get experience of a planetarium. Several Indian start-ups and tech firms have the potential to build such AR/VR/MR solutions as also provide mobile planetarium solutions. With an objective to recognize the best such Indian solutions, MyGov under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Government of India, invites applications from Indian Startups and tech entrepreneurs for an Innovation Challenge to develop state-of-the-art technology for our Planetariums.

Selected solutions will not only be given cash rewards but also an opportunity to deploy them in various cities and rural areas by getting them listed on the GeM portal.

Objectives of Planetarium Innovation Challenge 2021

This Planetarium Innovation challenge aims to bring together the tech firms and Start-ups (based out of India) with the potential to build an indigenous planetariums system software using latest technologies (A.R., V.R. or M.R). Furthermore, making use of the latest technologies, few modern technologies where we have the potential to improve are:

1. Use of State-of-art/ Original technology (A.R., V.R., M.R.)
2. Hybrid Systems (HYBRID planetariums can show not only rich astronomical programming but can also range farther into programming in subjects such as Geology, Meteorology, Biology, Oceanography, and more)
3. Portable Inflatable Dome PlanetariumsFor example SkyX, Stellarium, Taare Zameen Par
4. Planetarium Technology includes (but not limited to) the following systems:

Qualification Criteria or Eligibility for  Planetarium Innovation Challenge

1. The participants should be Indian Citizens or companies/Start-up with a majority stake of Indian Citizens.
2. The Contest is open to the following entities:–Start-ups, Indian Legal Entities

   Registration proof shall be submitted at the time of application. It should have a minimum of 51% shareholding of Indian citizens and should not be barred or blacklisted anywhere for government work. Blacklisted means that participants shall not have been blacklisted or debarred from tendering for corrupt or fraudulent practices or non-delivery, non-performance by Govt. of India and/or any State Government and/or any Central/State P.S.U. at the time of bid submission date.

   Individual /Team

3. Suppose Applicant(s) is(are) not yet registered as Start-up. they are still allowed to submit ideas, but are required to be registered as a private limited company (as defined in the Companies Act,2013) or registered as a partnership firm (registered under section 59 of the Partnership Act,1932) or a limited liability partnership (under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008) in India (as per definition available in the latest notification of DIPP at http://startupindia.gov.in) on or before 30 days from the date of declaration of stage 1 result otherwise applicant will be disqualified.
4. An entity shall be considered a ‘start-up’ as per definition of Start-up notified by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) vide G.S.R. order no. 127(E) dated 19th February 2019:
   • Up to ten years from the date of incorporation/ registration, if it is incorporated as a private limited company (as defined in the Companies Act, 2013) or registered as a partnership firm (registered under section 59 of the Partnership Act, 1932) or a limited liability partnership (under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008) in India.
   • Turnover of the entity for any of the financial years since incorporation/ registration has not exceeded one hundred Crore rupees.
   • The entity is working towards Innovation, development, or improvement of products or processes or services or a scalable business model with a high potential of employment generation or wealth creation.
   • An entity formed by splitting up or reconstructing an existing business shall not be considered a ‘Start-up’.
   • Innovative Security Products being developed should not have violated/ breached/ copied any product already launched and copyrighted or patented.

• For the product to be developed as part of the Challenge, if any I.P.R./Patent is being used, the contesting entity must possess the legitimate rights to use the I.P.R./Patents.
• The product to be developed for the Challenge should be designed and developed in India.

The Planetarium Innovation Challenge is open for participation by experts from all domains of planetarium technology.

AWARDS AND OUTCOME of Planetarium Innovation Challenge

1. Fast Track your future: A platform to innovate and deploy the solution according to the requirements.
2. Customers Outreach: A high viewership platform provide you with the opportunity to showcase promote your Innovation to Leaders from organizations across Indian Industry Sectors.
3. Grow your expectations: Opportunity to meet peers in the field and get to know the latest advancement in the Ecosystem. Your peers in this Program are the regions’ finest. They are an essential part of the experience, so we ensure you work with the very best.
4. Rewards and Recognitions for innovation Challenge :
   

   1st Prize	Rs. 5 Lakh
   2nd Prize	Rs. 3 Lakh
   3rd Prize	Rs. 2 Lakh

   Important dates of Planetarium Innovation Challenge

   Program Launch Date	11th September 2021
   Last Registration Date	10th October 2021
   Ideation Stage	To be announced
   Presentation & Prototype Stage	To be announced
   Product Building Stage	To be announced

   EVALUATION

   Our evaluators will review all the submitted entries under different fields.

   A set of evaluators will assess each application to ensure the best submission gets selected.

   All entries will be checked for their originality. Plagiarized entries will be disqualified.

   The technology proposed needs to be showcased. The submission should include a written brief about the technology within 500 words.

   The evaluators reserve the right to select or reject any submission without assigning any reasons whatsoever and without thereby incurring any liability to the participant(s) whatsoever.

   The applications will be evaluated on different parameters:

   SL.No	Parameter	Description
   1	Approach towards problem-solving	Product Idea, Degree of Innovation, Novelty of Approach.
   2	Business Use Case	U.S.P., Monetization Plan and Vision
   3	Solution Technical Feasibility	Product Features, Multilingual, Scalability and Usability
   4	Start-up Type	Start-ups Incubated by Educational Institutions
   5	Use of latest Tech	Integration of A.R., V.R., M.R. into the system
   6	Content	Astronomical Educational Content
   7	Mobility	The technology used should be mobile and cost effective

   Click here to Register

   Click here to view the official notification of Planetarium Innovation Challenge 2021 by MeitY (Govt of India).