Type of Applicants

28
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States and Diploma/Others
33, 11%
UTs NGO/Sec-8/Others

65, 22% UGC/AICTE/Centrally

200, 67%
298 3 different
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Funded
Total Locked applicants
Applications Categories of Location

48, 16%
3 different Category 1 - Rural A, Tier 1
categories 101, 34%
of location
Category 2 - Tier 2, Tier 3,
149, 50% Rural B, Smart City
Category 3 - J&K, NE, AD,
Rural C, Tribal
ACIC Selection Process & Status Update @Level 4
• Sanity check of applications • Robust application process
298
Level 0 • Eliminate applications with incomplete information, duplication and & coding involving support
lacking original content applications
screening of external Startup

• Eliminate applications not fulfilling mandatory requirements for ACIC 278 • Preliminary Assessment of
Level 1 • System driven automated screening applications Applicant to check
screening suitability and Applicants
meeting the criteria can
• Applicants scored based on defined criteria
243
only apply for getting ACIC.
• Eliminate applications not meeting a certain threshold
Level 2 applications
• System driven automated screening
screening • Admin Assessment process
to identify the disqualifier.
• Manual evaluation and scoring of critical documents like Business Plan, 148
Budget, Technologies promoted etc. • Auto-scoring through
Level 3 applications
• Eliminate applications not meeting a certain threshold
screening application @Level 2.

• Applicants called for Skype interview • Minimizing the manual

89
Level 4 • The applicants representing from the location of established ecosystem applications interventions upto Level 3.
screening have to face higher standards of evaluation.

38 Selected applicants move to the SSC interview round (Level 5)

ACIC1.0 : Screening process outcome-Level 1 to Level 5
1. Level 0 : 20 Applicants screened out
ACIC Applicants On grounds of submitting their applications with the help
of professional consultants / agencies / advisors without
90 submitting their actual data.
80 85
70 2. Level 1 : 35 Applications Rejected
60
50 3. Level 2 : 95 Applications Filtered out
40 51
30 38 4. Level 3 : 59 Applications Eliminated from ACIC 1.0
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ACIC1.0 Selection Process : Four Layer Evaluation Matrix
Based on the submission of application form(s) by applicants aspiring to get ACIC support under the program, the process for selection of eligible
applicant for ACIC Grant-in-Aid support as per ACIC Guidelines was done in four level evaluation method applied on pulled out applications in phase wise
manner:

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Mandatory Fields Filter Fields Score Fields Skype Evaluation

a) Mandatory requirements of a) Parameters that an applicant a) To evaluate quality of the a) To judge the applicants based
an application for ACIC. needs to qualify for, to be applications. on their presentation for the
Applicants not fulfilling the considered as a potential proposed ACIC by review
specified criteria will be applicant qualify for ACIC Grant- b) The scoring is done manual through a Skype Call
filtered out at this step in-Aid support. evaluation for the critical
(system driven documents. (Business Plan, b) Key parameters:
automated evaluation). b) The applicants will be scored Budget etc.) will be reviewed • Applicant's suitability to
(system driven automated intensively establish ACIC
b) Key parameters : evaluation) based on these
c) Key parameters for • Goals and Deliverables for the
• Matching grant parameters and only the
evaluation: proposed ACIC
• Space availability applicants above a certain •
• Academic ranking threshold shall move to the next • Business plan Budget Plan
(NAAC/ITI) • Budget plan • Plan for Financial
step.
• Non-Academic: • Connect to Business Sustainability
Darpan ID & Other c) Key Parameters: /industrial hubs
mandatory • Academic rankings • Quality of technologies
registration related • Previous experience in promoted
requirements promoting entrepreneurship • Human resources
• Status of earlier received • Partners & collaboration
grants
• Share in matching grant
ACIC1.0 Selection Process : Selection based on Application Type & Focus Area
Type of Applicants & Evaluation among the Focus Area:

• Academic applicants: UGC/AICTE Affiliated Institutions or Centrally funded institutions/ Private Universities, ITIs & Technical
Diploma Colleges Approved by State Govt.)
• Non-academic applicants could be Voluntary NGO, Sec 8 Company & other organizations (i.e. Trust, Society) having experience in
promotion of Science & Technology, Innovation in the country.
• Pooled application evaluation : Because of the diversity in the type of applicants, the selection criteria for each type of the
applicant has been kept different. A example of the same is listed in the table below:

Type of Applicant Section Criteria Evaluation

UGC/AICTE/Centrally Funded
Educational Institutes and Stringent / Exempted / Relaxed
Institutions/Universities Technology
Universities have a high record of
Development and
ITIs/Technical Diploma Colleges research papers, patents, Exempted / Relaxed
related exposures
technologies deployed etc.
Voluntary & other organizations Stringent / Exempted / Relaxed
Stringent : For Applicants from T-2/T-3 Cities near by established ecosystem.
ITI / Diploma : Certain Exemptions given to this category of applicants for building the ecosystem for them. No Research, Innovation Schemes for this
category of applicant.
Relaxed : For NE, J&K Region, AD, Tribal Area, Rural C Type Area
ACIC1.0 Selection Process : Approaches to Balance Evaluation
Location of the applicant:
• Location Areas Focus:
1. Tier 2 & 3 cities, Smart cities
2. North East, Aspirational Districts, J&K, Rural & Tribal region,
3. Underserved/unserved areas of metro/Tier 1 cities.

• Relaxation Area wise: Applicant as per (II) in above to establish ACIC in North East states, Aspirational districts, J&K region, Rural
and Tribal areas are given relaxation in selection criteria.

• Pooled quota: The applicants shall be evaluated separately as per focus area among their own bunch and type (i.e. North East,
Aspirational Districts, J&K, Rural & Tribal regions). Example, applicants from North East will only compete among applications
received from NE states.

• Rural areas would be classified as: Rural A, B & C (proposed for ACIC establishment) based on their distance from nearest city
(Tier 1, 2 or 3) accordingly their type shall be decided based on focus area (I) to (III).
• Rural A - Tier 1 cities (50< x (km)<100),
• Rural B - applicants are close to Tier 2 cities (30< x (km)<60)
• Rural C - applicants are close to Tier 3 cities (x (km) > 20) and other rural areas.
Overview of final selected candidates for SSC
Total number of states being represented: 20
Categories of Location
Tripura 1
Category 1 - Rural A,
4, 11% Tier 1 Punjab 1
Puducherry 1
13, 34% Category 2 - Tier 2, Kerala 1
Tier 3, Rural B, Smart Jharkhand 1
City Jammu and Kashmir 1
Category 3 - J&K, NE, Chhattisgarh 1
21, 55%
AD, Rural C, Tribal Assam 1
Arunachal Pradesh 1
Telangana 2
Rajasthan 2
1, 3%
Odisha 2
4, 10% Types of Applicant Madhya Pradesh 2
Karnataka 2
ITIs/Technical Haryana 2
Diploma/Others
Uttar Pradesh 3
NGO/Sec-8/Others Tamil Nadu 3
Gujarat 3
33, 87% UGC/AICTE/Centrall Andhra Pradesh 3
y Funded Maharashtra 5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Evaluation Parameters for SSC
Sr. No. Criteria for assessment Evaluation Parameters Score (0-5)
1. Experience of Funding or Promoting Entrepreneurship in Organization
Applicants suitability to host ACIC
1 2. Is the local region unserved/underserved in terms of iinovation & entrepreneurship? 7 Highest à 0 Lowest
and need for the location
3. Presence of local industries/market
Understanding about ACIC 1. Involvement of community in the entrepreneurial activity
2 3 Highest à 0 Lowest
Program 2. Quality of the Business Plan
Proposed Activities & 1. Are the proposed goals aspirational and at the same time, achievable?
3 7 Highest à 0 Lowest
Goals-Deliverables 2. Are the proposed events and activities diverse and inclusive?
1. Funding Partners and Other sources
2. Capital and Operational Expenditure
4 Proposed Budget 3 Highest à 0 Lowest
3. Alignment with Goals and Deliverables
4. Detailed working of the components of budget
1. Strength of the revenue model
5 Sustainability Strategy 5 Highest à 0 Lowest
2. Attainability and Feasibility of the components of the revenue model

Announcement of ACIC Compliance process Site visit of shortlisted Grant disbursement to

SSC Review Phase 1 selected initiation with selected applicants by Experts shortlisted ACIC
applicants applicants and AIM team Phase 1 applicants
Schedule and Plan for meeting
• Total Number of Applicants: 38
• Time Slot for each applicant: 15 mins (10 mins presentation + 5 mins Q&A)

Day 1: 3rd March 2020, Tuesday Day 2: 4th March 2020, Wednesday

9 AM to 1 PM : 11 applicants 9 AM to 1 PM : 11 applicants

LUNCH BREAK

2 PM to 5:30 PM : 9 applicants 2 PM to 4 PM : 6 applicants

END OF PRESENTATIONS
 Summary of ACIC 1.0 Final Results recommended by
Screening cum Selection Committee
State No of Applicant NGO/Sec-8/Others 4
Andhra Pradesh 2 UGC/AICTE/Centrally Funded 20
Arunachal Pradesh 1 Grand Total 24
Chhattisgarh 1
Gujarat 2 Category of Application No of Application Selected
Category 1 - Rural A, Tier 1 2
Haryana 2
Category 2 - Tier 2, Tier 3, Rural B, Smart City 13
Jammu and Kashmir 1
Category 3 - J&K, NE, AD, Rural C, Tribal 9
Jharkhand 1
Grand Total 24
Maharashtra 2
Odisha 1 SSC Recommended under Wait Listing Category
Puducherry 1 Application ID Name of Institute / Voluntary State
Punjab 1 Organization / Others
Rajasthan 2 ACIC190900133 National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Tamil Nadu 3 Karnataka Surathkal
Telangana 1 ACIC191000363 Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalay Madhya Pradesh
Tripura 1 [A Central University], Sagar M.P.
Uttar Pradesh 2 ACIC191000377 Sant Gajanan Maharaj Rural Maharashtra
Grand Total 24 Polytechnic Mahagaon