Impact Tank
Reading between the lines
- Closes today. Whatever you're doing, it's less important.
- Needs up to 4 people. Everyone competent is already in three groups — ask today.
- No PPO. Enter for the prize or the practice — just be honest about which.
The ask
IMPACT TANK '26 Startup & Innovation Challenge IMPACT TANK '26 is a structured Startup & Innovation Challenge that takes student teams through the complete journey of building an idea — from problem discovery and solution ideation to prototype development, market validation, and go-to-market planning . The challenge is designed around a Problem First approach: understand a meaningful problem, build with purpose, validate with evidence, iterate based on feedback, and showcase the final solution with impact. No pre-existing startup idea is required. Teams may enter with a problem area or discover a problem during the initial stage. Eligibility & Team Formation Open to students from colleges and universities across India. Students from all disciplines are eligible. Team size: 2–4 members . No pre-existing startup idea is required. Changes to team membership after the registration deadline require prior approval. Competition Journey Week 0 — Problem Discovery 2–8 October 2026 | Online Identify a meaningful, specific and evidence-supported problem. Deliverable: Problem Brief Deck Teams should establish: Problem statement Target user/stakeholder Context and scale…
Who can enter
Read this before you write forty slides, not after.
- Mba 1st Year
- Mba 2nd Year
- Engineering Students
- Postgraduate
- Undergraduate
- Management
Skills involved
And the ones you'll add to LinkedIn on Sunday night.
- Design Thinking
- Go-to-market Strategy
- Market Research Methods
- Ui/ux Prototyping
- Problem Solving