{"id":152,"date":"2024-06-13T11:48:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T11:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/youthideathon\/about\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T04:56:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T04:56:11","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/youthideathon.in\/school24\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"152\" class=\"elementor elementor-152\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-cc4f042 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc4f042\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-414d6ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"414d6ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d7c59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45d7c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-f18de8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f18de8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c886c31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c886c31\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacd01e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cacd01e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT YOUTH IDEATHON<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5de51 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c5de51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-f3d3cf6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3d3cf6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e201613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e201613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>YOUTH IDEATHON is India\u2019s Largest Festival of IDEAS for School Students of Class 4 to Class 12. It is an annual event brought about by collaboration between key partners from government and industry. Main organizing partners for Youth Ideathon 2024 are MEPSC (Management &amp; Entrepreneurship and Professional Skill Council) and ThinkStartup (India\u2019s largest entrepreneurship education provider for Schools and School Students).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-984dced e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"984dced\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9054162 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9054162\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c36cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9c36cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"main-container\"><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div id=\"content-col\" class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1658826619174\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>ThinkStartup is India\u2019s largest entrepreneurship education provider for teenagers. ThinkStartup offers structured entrepreneurship and leadership programs for school students from Class 4 to Class 12. These include Unlock.Teen, Unlock.Future, Young CEO Program, U18 Launch Pad and in-school Entrepreneurship Labs and Clubs<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-54db6f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54db6f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a411a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a411a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT THINKSTARTUP<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f792da elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0f792da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-edadb43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edadb43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d3408c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3408c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd3e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbd3e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT MEPSC\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739ff4d elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"739ff4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4d9cede e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d9cede\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d7619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7d7619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Management Entrepreneurship Professional Skills Council (MEPSC) is a Horizontal Sector Skills Council formed on 15th December 2015 under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt of India, to bridge the employability gap. MEPSC focuses on job roles that are sector and industry agnostic. One of it\u2019s key objectives is to promote entrepreneurship development across the country.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1658826619174\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-82e07f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82e07f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4b8a03d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b8a03d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5133e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5133e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Government of India through its initiatives like <strong>New Education Policy (NEP 2020), Atma Nirbhar Bharat, Startup India, Make in India<\/strong> has put emphasis on developing creative potential in school students. Therefore, it is important to take this message of innovation and entrepreneurship to the school students of today to encourage them to develop the spirit of innovation and harness their potential to dream futuristic ideas and make it happen.<br \/>Youth Ideathon 2024 (YI24) shall build upon the work of the previous editions to carry forward the mission of developing school level entrepreneurship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a522b57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a522b57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3a005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd3a005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE BACKGROUND<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a67f86 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4a67f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-329adc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"329adc6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b59a754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b59a754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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innovation and entrepreneurship among young minds.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Encourage students to identify solutions to real-world challenges.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Provide a platform for students to develop critical thinking,\u00a0creativity,\u00a0and problem-solving skills in a team<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Empower students to translate their ideas into actionable prototypes or saleable products<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Recognise efforts of motivated school teachers \/ mentors and schools who are working behind the scenes to develop entrepreneurship in schools<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Nurture high potential student ideas with incubation support<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a400ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a400ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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