ElevateU 2026
Four challenges. Three masterclasses. A room full of universities. One day, and you leave with proof.
Most fests give you a tote bag.
This one gives you something a university will actually read.
A certificate
From your masterclass and your challenge. Handed out at the close.
A competition credential
Earned against the sharpest students in your city. Not participation fluff.
A shortlist
University reps in the room. Ask them the things email never answers.
A trophy, maybe
If you win your challenge. Everyone else still walks out with the certificate.
If you're a student, this is your schedule.
Doors at 7:30. Shut at 8:30 sharp. Out at 4:00 holding a certificate.
Arrive and badge up
Entry opens 7:30 AM and closes 8:30 AM. After that, the first session has started.
The Career Reality Check
The opening session. Everything you think you know about careers, put under pressure.
Your masterclass
Three masterclasses run simultaneously. You take one.
College Expo + NextGen Experience Zone
University reps, partner labs, and the questions email never answers.
Lunch, on us
Provided for students.
The Challenges — your arena
The Elevate Challenge Series. One arena, judged live, certificate at the end.
Student Outreach Got Latent
The stage goes to the room. No auditions, no judges.
The Elevate Honours
Certificates, trophies, ambassadors get their moment.
Beyond Marks: The New Rules of Admission
Two hours with Mr Ajay Sharma, Founder Director of Student Outreach. Your own hall, 8:30 to 10:30 AM, while your child is in theirs.
What colleges read after the marksheet
Why a 95% doesn't do what it did five years ago, and what gets looked at instead.
Scholarships — who actually gets them
Merit, need-based and country-specific aid. When to apply, and what disqualifies a strong student.
The real cost of an education
India versus abroad, tuition versus total outlay, and the numbers families are usually shown too late.
What to do in Class 11
The moves that matter more than anything attempted in the last six months of Class 12.
Your registration also gets you the College Expo for Parents — direct conversations with university representatives on the floor. Parent registration is mandatory and separate from your child's. Lunch is for students only.
Student Outreach Got Latent
Beatbox. Roleplay. Whatever you've got. No auditions, no judges, no filter.
Your city gets one date.
Pick your room. Crack a live case.
Three masterclasses run simultaneously — you take one. Real businesses, real problems, still unsolved.
The 10-Minute Economy
Inside Blinkit and Zepto. Can a company that loses money on every order ever make sense?
The Air We Breathe
The science settled this years ago. So why is the air still killing us — and what actually fixes it?
The Studio Floor
Design it. Make it. Wear it. Hands-on and capped at 30. First come, first served.
Four challenges. One afternoon.
Certificate for everyone who competes. Trophy for whoever wins.
The House
Youth Parliament. Hold your position when the room turns on you.
EcoVentures
Build a startup the planet needs. Defend it live.
The Boardroom
You're the C-suite. One real case, judges playing hardball investors.
Fund a Future
Take a cause. Make the case. Get the room to back it.
Don't just show up. Run it.
Ops, PR, media, design, stage. A real role, and leadership admissions officers actually read.
Free. But the room fills.
Pick your form. You might need more than one.
Kolkata · Bhubaneswar · Siliguri · Guwahati
One form, four cities. Pick yours inside.
RegisterOnline Edition — 29 Aug, starts 5 PM
On Zoom, for Meghalaya, North Bengal and Jharkhand. Two competitions here — The House and The Boardroom. Register on Zoom.
Register on ZoomThe Elevate Challenge Series
All four challenges, four in-person cities. Without this, you can't compete.
EnterFree isn't the same as unconditional.
Registering means you're good with these.
Quick answers.
Who can come?
Classes 11 and 12, from schools invited to this edition. Each city takes a limited number of schools so you actually get time with university reps.
Is it actually free?
Yes — students and parents. You still have to register, and we can accept or reject any registration.
Timings?
Guwahati, Kolkata, Siliguri, Bhubaneswar: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM. Doors 7:30, shut 8:30 sharp.
Online Edition: on Zoom, 29 August, starts 5:00 PM.
Do I have to stay all day?
Leave at 12:30 or stay to 4:00. Certificates come at the close — so leaving early means leaving empty-handed, and the afternoon is the good part.
How many masterclasses can I do?
One. Three run simultaneously and you pick one on the form. The Studio Floor is capped at 30 seats, first come, first served.
Do the Challenges need a separate form?
Yes. This one. Showing up on the day doesn't count. Runs at the four in-person cities. The Online Edition carries two of them — The House and The Boardroom — and you enter through the Zoom registration.
What do parents get?
Own hall, own session with Mr Ajay Sharma, 8:30 – 10:30, then the College Expo for Parents. It covers what colleges read after the marksheet, scholarships, the real cost of an education, and what to do in Class 11. Registration is mandatory and separate.
Is food sorted?
Lunch for students. Not for parents.
What do I bring?
School ID and your registration confirmation.
Can I be an ambassador?
Yes — apply here.
Who do I ask?
WhatsApp +91 97488 94217, +91 62896 86055, +91 95351 84231. Or info@studentoutreach.in / guidance@studentoutreach.in. Or DM us.