Lucknow, June 16 (KNN) The UP department of technical education is collaborating with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) to organise a startup expo on June 18.

The purpose of the event is to focus on the challenges faced by the UP startups. It will also aim to encourage students to come up with innovative ideas and to promote young startups and entrepreneurs.

Technical education minister Ashish Patel will be the chief guest for the event.

In this programme, the institutes and colleges across UP will nominate top three startups.

More than 250 startups have registered. A team of jury members will be evaluating these startups. After evaluation, 50 startups out of 250 will be pitching their startups in the ‘UP Startup Challenge & Expo’.

Out of 50 startups, the jury will select 7. The top three startups will be given a prize of  Rs one lakh, Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000 respectively and 4 consolation prizes of  Rs 25,000 each will be given for social impact, agriculture/rural development, energy sector and cutting edge technology.

Principal Secretary, technical education, Subhash Chand Sharma and UPLC MD Kumar Vineet and other dignitaries will also be present at the expo.  (KNN Bureau)