Sankalp Bharat Summit 2025
Edition of Sankalp Bharat – One of India’s largest showcase of Entrepreneurship
The 2nd Edition of the summit in 2025, at Clark Avadh, was a celebration of impact startups from India and was one of the largest showcase of home grown innovators featuring renowned Business Leaders, Entrepreneur Spotlights, Curated Sessions, Global Partners, Exhibition Showcases, Workshop & Master classes, Entrepreneur Awards, LIVE Deal Rooms and immense networking opportunities for the attending 800+ delegates.
Bringing the Foundation’s Vision in 21 Districts across Uttar Pradesh
The ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ is aligned with the Foundation’s larger objective of ‘Economic Entrepreneurship to Social Equity’. The ethos behind the initiative is rooted in Aavishkaar Foundation’s overall mission to “Build a ‘Learning Ecosystem’ to trigger entrepreneurial curiosity among youth in Uttar Pradesh”.
After the success of its ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ In Varanasi in April 2023 where we launched, we extended it to Ghazipur (Nov’ 23) and Kushinagar (Mar’23) in Eastern UP. Last year we hosted the Sankalp Bharat Summit 2024, 26-27 Nov in Varanasi.
This year, Aavishkaar Foundation celebrated the Foundation event on 11th Dec at Awadh Shilpgram where the student teams from Govt. Schools and Colleges gathered as part of the “YEP’ program and local and regional startups gathered as part of the ‘EIP’ Program. At the Foundation Day, an esteemed jury reviewed the business ideas. A daylong event the Foundation Day was enthusiastically celebrated. On the 12th of Dec, all the students and local entrepreneurs were a part of the Sankalp Bharat Summit 2025.
Celebrated at Clark Avadh in Lucknow, the Summit Day featured winners from our immensely popular ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ from across 21 districts in Uttar Pradesh. This comprised of our flagship ‘Youth Entrepreneurship Program’ (YEP) and the ‘Entrepreneur Investing Program’ (EIP). The YEP -School and College had 6 winning teams this year while the EIP Awards had 6 winning startups this year.
That’s not all. At the 2nd Sankalp Bharat Summit, the Foundation showcased several initiatives for the students with leadership insights, workshops and learning activities.
Welcome to our ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ in 2025
With the vision to inculcate entrepreneurial curiosity amongst the youth and lay the founding blocks towards a thriving ecosystem in Eastern UP, the ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ comprised of the ‘Youth Entrepreneurship Program’ for the schools and colleges and the ‘Entrepreneur Investing Program’ for local and regional entrepreneurs has already begun.
With a resolute focus on shifting mindsets in creating jobs rather than seeking jobs, Aavishkaar Foundation, part of the Aavishkaar Group, showcased their flagship grassroots entrepreneurship programme covering 21 districts in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The ‘Youth Entrepreneurship Program’ (YEP), a business idea challenge for Govt School and Colleges recognised 12 student teams while the ‘Entrepreneur Investing Program’ (EIP) rewarded seven local and regional entrepreneurs who took home prizes worth 52 Lakhs INR.
Our Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) in 2025
At the Summit, Aavishkaar Foundation showcased the winners of its flagship ‘Youth Entrepreneurship Program’ (YEP), a business idea challenge that culminated from the startup mentoring workshops we conducted in various Govt. Schools and Colleges from across 21 districts in UP. This year over 6 diff student teams from these schools and colleges with promising startup ideas were rewarded at the 2nd Sankalp Bharat Summit 2025.
The YEP School Winners of 2025
This year at the 2nd Edition of Sankalp Bharat Summit 2025, there were 3 school teams that was rewarded and recognized. Each of them took home a prize money of INR 1 Lakh.
The Government Girl’s Inter College, Ballia, represented by Aparna Sahu, Kashish Gupta and Kushi won the ‘Veer Abdul Hameed (Param Vir Chakra) Award’ for their business idea, ‘Haath- se – Haath’ and won 1st prize. The Fateh bahadur Singh inter college, Kushinagar, represented by Prakriti Sharma , Simran Yadav , Anjani Gond ,Anmol Pandey and Akriti Kannaujiya won the ‘ Maharana Pratap Award’ for their business idea ‘Aquaponics’ and won the 2nd Award and finally, Sarayu Prasad Singh Inter College, Prayagraj, represented by Tripti Shukla, Tabassum and Radha won the ‘Swaran Daljit Singh Award’ with their business idea, ‘Mahak Hand Crafting Shop’ won the 3rd prize.
The YEP College Winners of 2025
This year at the 2nd Edition of Sankalp Bharat Summit 2025, there were 3 college teams that was rewarded and recognized. Each of them took home a prize money of INR 2 Lakhs.
The Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Varanasi represented by Shashwat Singh, Kritika Singh, Harshit Kumar, Anshika Rawat won the ‘Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Award’ for their business idea, ‘Green Lux’ and was awarded 1st prize. Government Polytechnic, Ghazipur, represented by Price Kushwaha, Priyanka Kushwaha, Karan and Anuj Prajapati won the ‘Ram Prasad Bismil Award’ for their business idea, ‘Charge your ride’ and was awarded 2nd prize. M.D.P.G. College, Pratapgarh represented by Shruti Yadav, Pragya Singh and Nancy won the ‘Major Manoj Kumar Pandey (Param Vir Chakra) Award’ for their business idea, Pott’D and was awarded 3rd prize.
Our Entrepreneur Investing Program (EIP) 2025
We at Aavishkaar Foundation believe supporting local entrepreneurship is crucial for fostering economic growth and promoting sustainable development. This year, like last year, we showcased the winners of the ‘Entrepreneurship Investing Program’ (EIP) 2025 featuring local and regional startups from across Uttar Pradesh looking to start or scale their business in Skilling, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technology or Sports.
The 6 winning finalists got a chance to showcase at the 2nd Edition of the Sankalp Bharat Summit 2025, presented by Aavishkaar Foundation, at Lucknow on 12th December, where we rewarded and recognized outstanding entrepreneurs and their impactful businesses. A total of 52 Lkahs INR worth of prize money was awarded to these local/regional startups.
In the ‘Existing Entrepreneur Category’ – Khushi Sansaar Agro Chemicals and Fertilizers Private Limited by Kriti Ranjan won the ‘Swati Rai Award’ and was awarded 1st, Shiksha Saathi Pvt Ltd by Archana Jaisal won the ‘Chandrasekhar Azad Award’ and was awarded 2nd and Cocycle Horizon Pvt Ltd won the ‘Rani Lakshmi Bai Award’ and was awarded 3rd. Each of these local startups won INR 10 lakhs and received their trophies from Meenakshi Ramesh, Ambassador Gurjit Singh and Aavishkaar Group Chairman, U K Sinha.
In the ‘Budding Entrepreneur Category’ – Neer Sutra by Aditi Upadhyay won the ‘Bhagat Singh Award’ and was awarded 1st and took home INR 5 Lakhs while Nidaan Scientific Private Limited by Kumar Nischay won the ‘Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav (Param Vir Chakra) Award’ and was awarded 2nd and took home INR 5 Lakhs. They both received the award from Ashwin Naik and Intellecap CEO, Vikas Bali.
In the ‘Special Category’ – Pravidhaan FPO by Anshuman Upadhyay won the ‘Smt. Sushila Rai Award’ and took home INR 12 Lakhs. He received the award from Aavishkaar Group, Founder and Vice-Chairman, Vineet Rai.
