National level App Development Competition

Compiled by Madiha Jawed | shiksha.com

‘Power Your Future’ is a national level App development competition out to unearth the creative potential of students across India. Launched by Aptech Computer Education in association with Microsoft, the competition aims to identify, train and certify 25,000 students for next generation technologies by May 2014.

Aptech intends to reach out to more than 1,00,000 students from over 700 educational institutions in next twelve months, through this event.

Why participate?

Participation will help students leverage the Microsoft platform, Learning, Tools and Technologies and develop Apps for the Windows 8 and Windows Phone platforms. Students could also become a part of Windows App Builders Club and publish their Apps on Windows App Store.

Selection procedure

Students from schools and colleges would be identified through aptitude tests and then trained and mentored by Aptech and Microsoft to develop socially relevant Apps. These students would then compete at District, State and Zonal levels before reaching the National level competition to be held on May 23, 2014. Shortlisted students will qualify for the finale based on quality and ranking of their Apps.

Scholarship & Prizes

The winner would be awarded with a scholarship of Rs 1,00,000 from Aptech. To encourage maximum participation, wild card entries would be allowed at all levels of the competition and various exciting gifts and prizes will be awarded to the participants.

Eligibility & Registration

The competition is open to all engineering and degree colleges and schools in the country.  Interested institutions can register themselves before Oct 31, 2013.