Empowering Students Through Innovation

Building tomorrow's changemakers today

About Us

The Hult Prize on Campus at Heritage Institute of Technology is world's largest student-led social entrepreneurship competition. It empowers students to create innovative, entrepreneurial solutions for pressing global challenges. Through workshops, competitions, mentorship, and community initiatives, we foster leadership and impact-driven development on campus.

Meet Our Leadership Team

Neil Bhattacharya

CAMPUS DIRECTOR

"As Campus Director of the Hult Prize at HITK, I aim to spark innovation, creativity, and social change through student-led entrepreneurship. Let’s come together and make this year’s Hult the best Heritage has ever seen."

Pushan Basu

DEPUTY CAMPUS DIRECTOR

"As the DCD of hult prize hitk 2026, I’m here to learn with you, grow with you, and do my best to support every effort that takes us closer to meaningful change to make this year’s Hult th e biggest in Heritage's history"

Prof. Jhalak Dutta

FACULTY MENTOR

"There is no Planet B. The future depends on how we act today. HULT PRIZE 2026 is more than a competition - it is a call to dream, to innovate, and to build businesses that change lives while protecting our planet. Let us rise with ideas that inspire, ventures that impact, and actions that create a sustainable tomorrow. Together, we can make the impossible, possible!"

Participation Guide

To participate your startup must align with any one of the SDGs

Learn more about the SDGs

Competition Rules

Team size: 2-4 members. Solo participants can join via team matchmaking.
Team leader registers on behalf of the team. Matchmaking closes: 18th Jan | Final registration: 25th Jan 2026.
Startup ideas must align with any of the 17 UN SDGs.
Competition: Preliminary + Final rounds on 30th January 2026 at college campus.
On-Campus Prize Pool: ₹30,000
Campus winners advance to Regional Round at IIT Bombay.
Pitching details (time, format, Q&A) shared before the event.