IIEC / NEC 2026A SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE
₹10,000. 30 days. One business idea.
YOUR TIMELINE
YOUR CHALLENGE
What if you had ₹10,000 to start something of your own?
Just ₹10,000, one idea, and your entrepreneurial thinking.
THE CHALLENGE
Imagine this:
You wake up tomorrow and someone gives you ₹10,000 with just one condition —
Use it to start a business.
What would you do?
Build a product?
Start a service?
Solve a campus problem?
Sell something students actually need?
There’s no right answer.
We want to see how you think.
YOUR MISSION
Build your ₹10K startup — on Instagram Stories.
Tell us your business idea.
Tell us your target customer.
What’s the problem you’re solving or why would people choose you?
HOW IT WORKS
STEP 01
Think of a business you could start with ₹10,000.
It can be:
STEP 02
Create one Instagram Story answering:
STEP 03
Post your Story on Instagram.
Your profile must be PUBLIC so your entry can be viewed.
STEP 04
STEP 05
Copy the link to your Instagram Story and submit it through the official submission form.
WHAT CAN YOU BUILD?
Solve a problem students face every day.
Create something people would actually pay for.
Use your skills to solve a problem.
Build something online with minimal resources.
OR SOMETHING WE HAVEN’T THOUGHT OF YET.
NEED SOME INSPIRATION?
MY BUSINESS
Campus laundry pickup
TARGET CUSTOMER
Hostel students
WHY IT’LL WORK
Students have better things to do than spend Sunday doing laundry.
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WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Is your idea different or interesting?
Could you realistically start it with ₹10K?
Does your idea solve an actual problem?
Do you understand your customer and how your idea could work?
Can you communicate your idea clearly?
WHY PARTICIPATE?
This isn’t about having a startup already. It’s about taking a simple idea and asking:
WHO NEEDS THIS?
HOW WOULD I BUILD IT?
HOW WOULD I SELL IT?
CAN I ACTUALLY MAKE IT WORK?
And maybe, somewhere between this challenge and your Instagram Story, you’ll find an idea worth pursuing.
ENTRY DEADLINE
Entries submitted after the deadline may not be considered.
THE RULES
Your entry must be posted on Instagram Stories.
Your Instagram account must be public while your entry is being reviewed.
Tag @IIEC in your Story.
Use #My10KStartup and #NEC2026.
Submit the link to your Instagram Story through the official submission form.
One entry per participant.
Your entry must be submitted before the deadline.
Your idea must be your own.
Entries submitted after the deadline may not be considered.
OFFICIAL SUBMISSION FORM
Post your Instagram Story first, then drop the link here — your idea is judged from the Story itself. One entry per participant, and entries close 12 September 2026.
Your My ₹10K Startup entry has been received. Keep your Instagram profile public until judging is complete — we will reach out if we need anything else.
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.
MY ₹10K STARTUP — IIEC × NEC 2026
