IIHS Announced the Launch of ‘Transform Urban India- National Student Challenge 2012'

The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) announced the launch of ‘ Transform Urban India – National Student Challenge 2012. This is a campaign to carve in ideas and solutions from students across the country.

In the year 2011, hundred and seventy teams from fifty five prominent education institutions participated in National Student Challenge (NSC) 2011. The top three teams were awarded three lakh rupees each to implement their ideas.
The winning team from the NSC 2011—ChaloBEST, is currently testing a beta version of a mobile application that helps BEST commuters in Mumbai receive transport and destination connectivity information on their phones.

It is open to teams of graduate or postgraduate students and all students who graduated after March 2011. Each participating team of three to five students from different disciplines is required to submit a statement and a proposed solution to tackle a particular urban challenge.

Twenty teams will be shortlisted from across the country for the national finals and shortlisted teams will be mentored by experts in the field of urbanisation, communication, and entrepreneurship who will also help them to work better on their proposals. These proposals will be presented to a jury comprising of eminent professionals and officials at the national final to be held in Bangalore, India on 30 November 2012.