SAMARTH X
For people who build
A selective venture-building and incubation programme for exceptional people and teams building AI systems, intelligent systems, advanced technology products and scalable startups.
There is no participation fee and no incubation fee. SAMARTH X is not a paid internship and not a paid accelerator.
Three ways in, one evaluation
Hiring and recruitment
Engineers, researchers, developers and builders who show exceptional ability in EduRankAI recruitment assessments may be invited to propose or build a venture. Recruitment and venture selection remain separate decisions.
Events and competitions
Outstanding participants in hackathons, AI challenges, intelligent-systems competitions, research events and startup challenges may be nominated into the evaluation pipeline.
Expression of interest
Anyone may apply as an individual or a team. An expression of interest is an application for consideration, not admission.
What selected builders may receive
Allocated according to each project's needs and its demonstrated progress.
- Cloud infrastructure
- GPU resources
- AI models and APIs
- Software and development tools
- Research facilities
- Technical mentorship
- Engineering support
- Product architecture assistance
- Business guidance
- Industry access
- Institutional partnerships
- Workspace and laboratory access, where available
What we expect of you
- Identify meaningful problems
- Develop innovative technological solutions
- Build functioning AI or intelligent systems
- Develop prototypes
- Demonstrate technical excellence
- Develop viable startup models
- Demonstrate entrepreneurial capability
- Work towards commercialisation
How applications are assessed
Reviewers score each application on six criteria. Scores inform a human panel; they never decide by themselves.
- Problem significance. Is the problem real, important and well understood?
- Technical depth. Is the proposed AI or intelligent system technically credible and ambitious?
- Prototype and evidence. Is there working code, a prototype, data or results?
- Team capability. Can this person or team build it?
- Market and viability. Is there a plausible path to users and a sustainable venture?
- Entrepreneurial drive. Evidence of initiative, persistence and ownership.
The best six
The best six ventures in each cohort receive formal incubation: technical infrastructure, mentorship, engineering support, commercialisation guidance and industry connections. Intellectual property ownership, resource commitments and any equity arrangement are set out in a written agreement before incubation begins. EduRankAI takes no equity automatically.
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