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India’s accelerator boom needs a reset. How BITS Pilani’s Conquest provides the blueprint

Conquest, a student-run accelerator for start-ups, is back for its 2025 edition. The launch event will bring together top industry leaders & influential figures from Gurugram on 16 April.

3-day tech festival ATMoS 2024 was a blend of cutting-edge tech, innovation & entertainment

The event at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus featured speakers like AS Kiran Kumar, former ISRO chairman & entrepreneur Ashneer Grover, along with competitions and a stand-up act.

Conquest’s top startups set for Demo Day, to pitch to jury of angel investors & partners from VC firms

The day will conclude with announcement of equity-free grants worth over Rs 30 lakh awarded to startups with the best pitches as decided by the jury panel. 

BITS Pilani’s Conquest — 5 B2B startups make it to the 2024 cohort

The startup accelerator has picked 27 early-stage startups this year, primarily from the cleantech & B2B space, to extend support.

Startup Accelerators: The Hidden Gems Fueling Entrepreneurial Success

For startups looking to take their business to the next level, Conquest 2024 offers an unparalleled opportunity.

‘Conquest’: BITs Pilani’s Start-Up Accelerator starts offline phase in Bengaluru

Student-run but not student-specific, Conquest is a 7-week hybrid program with 6 weeks online and an offline week in Bengaluru.

BITS Pilani’s Conquest organises India Portfolio Summit for the startup world

The Summit was a resounding success, leaving attendees inspired and equipped with valuable knowledge to navigate the ever-evolving startup ecosystem.

Guidance, resource, network — how BITS Pilani’s startup accelerator Conquest propels growth

This accelerator is driven by a singular vision -- creating unrivalled value for startups and empowering them to overcome obstacles.

BITS-Pilani is the big winner as ConQuest 2019 wraps up western round with mind-benders

The west regional round of the 4th edition of ConQuest was held at MM Shankarrao Chavan Law College, Pune, with 45 teams participating.

Institution of Eminence tag not given to Jio Institution: Prakash Javadekar

HRD minister said the panel had only recommended for a letter of intent, subject to certain conditions.

On Camera

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.