ICFAI Law School Hyderabad is inviting applications for the Legahon 2022, an initiative aimed at solving some of the complex and unaddressed challenges of the legal industry with innovate solutions.
About Legathon 2022
The Legathon is an initiative by the ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad to unleash talent and creativity in solving some of the complex and unaddressed challenges of the legal industry with innovate solutions.
The competition is open for students (Law and non-law), professionals, and technologists who have an innovative solution to overcome contemporary legal challenges, both in the private and public sectors.
The competition offers a great opportunity for young talented minds to not only win awards for their creativity but also gives them a chance to incubate with the IIC –IFHE’s business Incubator – and potentially grow into a business operation.
Categories of Participation
There are two categories of participation:
- NEO category (For Students Only)
- PRO category (For Professionals)
For each of the above mentioned two categories, the Legathon invites participants into any of the three stages mentioned below:
- Stage 1: Ideation stage (idea not yet validated and wish to develop proof of concept)
- Stage 2: Idea validated stage (with Proof of concept ready and wish to develop an MVP)
- Stage 3: Prototype ready (MVP is ready to go to market)
Selection Criteria
Evaluation criteria will include novelty and clarity of idea, feasibility, practicability, sustainability of the idea, and scale of impact of the idea on the society at large.
Procedure for Submission
- One team can submit only one proposal/idea in any category and stage.
- Submission date should be strictly followed. No extension shall be granted.
- Each team should submit their proposal in the prescribed format only.
- Requests for change of proposal/idea after the cut-off date will not be entertained.
Prize Money
There are 3 prizes for each stage in each category, thus making a total of 18 prizes
worth over 1 lakh.
- First Prize: Rs. 10,000 per team
- Second Prize: Rs. 5,000 per team
- Third Prize: Rs. 2,000 per Team
Category Specific Rules
Idea validated stage – Participants must have proof of concept ready. Webpage designs, Research materials, etc. must be available at the time of competition.
Prototype ready – Minimum viable product/prototype should be ready while entering the competition.
Registration
There is no participation or registration fee.
To register for Legathon 2022, click on the link given at the end of this post.
Important Dates
- Registration Deadline: March 5th, 2022
- Legathon Dates: March 11-12, 2022
Contact Details
- Mr. Rakesh S: rakeshsuryadevara@ifheindia.org
- Mr. Dilip Sharma: dilipsharma@ifheindia.org
Click here to register for Legathon 2022.
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