iDiya is ISB’s national Social Venture Ideas Competition that aims to stimulate, enable and develop high-impact, self sustaining social businesses in India. iDiya was conceived in 2009 at the Indian School of Business by the Net Impact Club of ISB.

iDiya is targeted at working professionals in India working in teams of 2 to 4 individuals. Teams submit an executive summary of their business ideas and plans, which are evaluated by student evaluators, Faculty, investors and Social VCs and Social entrepreneurs. Submissions are evaluated on various parameters, including measurable social impact, criticality of the social need and sustainability of the enterprise.

Winners are invited to ISB for an intensive one week bootcamp, where industry experts, ISB faculty and local and national entrepreneurs help them train for challenges they would face in bringing their ideas and ventures to realization. Teams are interfaced with potential investors and are matched with entrepreneurs and organizations that will mentor them for a certain period post-bootcamp.

The first iDiya Challenge was a huge success, with 125 teams submitting their ideas and 6 winners invited to the bootcamp. The 3rd ISB iDiya challenge promises to be only bigger and better in every way.