ILLENIUM

The 5-Minute Pitch Challenge

Inspired by Game Changers with Komal Nahta

Turn one Game Changers video into a lesson that helps the next generation of young creators.

Team
4–6 university students
Send
A 4–6 minute educational video
Grand finale
28 November 2026
Submission date
6 November 2026
Download the Pitch Challenge brochure (PDF) Submit your video
1st place₹20,000Cash prize, plus many more prizes

More prizes for standout work

Best PresenterFor the most engaging presenter
Best DirectorFor the strongest vision
Best EditorFor the cleanest, most gripping edit
Best WriterFor the sharpest script

For every university that takes part

  • A flagship event. The 5-Minute Pitch Challenge is one of the ILLENIUM™ 2026 flagship events.
  • Send up to three videos. Each university can send up to three videos.
  • A seat at the grand finale. The top 10 teams present at the grand finale on 28 November 2026 at ATLAS SkillTech University.
  • Every university student can enter. You don’t need to be in an ILLENIUM™ contingent to take part or to win. Your entry counts for the university you select.

How to take part

  1. 01
    Pick your video

    Choose any video from the Directors, Producers or Music Series on Game Changers with Komal Nahta on YouTube, and name it in your submission.

  2. 02
    Find 3 lessons

    Pull out the three most valuable, teachable lessons from it.

  3. 03
    Make your video

    Create a 4–6 minute educational video around those lessons. You are free to add clips from the original video, and it does not have to be a traditional educational video: how creatively you present the lessons is part of the test.

  4. 04
    Build your team

    Teams of 4–6 university students, cast and crew included. Each contingent can send up to three videos. List every member and their role when you submit. Late or incomplete entries are not considered.

  5. 05
    Keep it original

    Your video must be original and made for this challenge. See the Do not use list below. Every team member must subscribe to the YouTube channel and follow the Instagram account.

Do not use

  • Copyrighted music: no Bollywood, commercial or trending Reels audio. Use original or royalty-free music only.
  • Movie footage: no movie, web series, trailer, TV, OTT or award show clips.
  • Internet images: no posters, downloaded celebrity photos or AI-generated visuals. Use official content only.
  • External videos: no YouTube, Reels, news or unrelated stock footage.
  • Misinterpreted content: don’t edit context or change meaning.
  • Offensive content: hate speech, politics, religion or defamation means instant disqualification.
  • AI voice cloning: no AI voices of the host, guests or any public personality.

Judged on

  • Script & Content
  • Clarity & Delivery
  • Editing
  • Visuals
  • Creativity & Originality

Questions? Reach the outreach team

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You

The person sending this entry.

AI autofill

Upload your university ID and a government ID. AI fills in the rest.

Snap your university ID and your government ID (Aadhaar, PAN, passport, driving licence or voter ID). Both are needed: we check that they match. AI reads them in seconds and fills in this form for you. The face on each must be clear, and you can change anything.

University ID

Your student ID card from your university or college.

Government ID

Aadhaar, PAN, passport, driving licence or voter ID.

Both IDs are kept for verification. ID numbers are never read or kept.

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Your team

4–6 members, cast and crew included. You count as one of them.

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Your entry

A video file (MP4 or MOV) that runs 4–6 minutes, up to 50 GB.

I agree to the ILLENIUM terms, including my photos and details being shared with ILLENIUM sponsors.

ILLENIUM 2026: terms for participants and guests

1. Taking part

You follow the rules of each event you enter. The decisions of the judges and the ILLENIUM team are final. ILLENIUM may cancel a registration, an entry or a pass given with false details, or after misconduct.

2. Conduct

You follow the rules of ATLAS SkillTech University, the ILLENIUM code of conduct and the law, on campus and at every ILLENIUM venue. No harassment, discrimination, violence, alcohol, drugs or anything else that puts people or the fest at risk. You treat everyone at the fest with respect and follow the instructions of the Organising Committee.

3. Identity and entry

You carry the ID ILLENIUM asked for. Your pass is for you only: you don't share it or let anyone else in with it. ILLENIUM may refuse entry, or ask you to leave, if these terms are broken.

4. Photos and videos

ILLENIUM photographs and films the fest. You agree that ILLENIUM and ATLAS SkillTech University may use photos and videos you appear in, and anything you submit for an event, in ILLENIUM and university publicity, social media, reports and other material, without payment to you.

5. Sponsors and partners

You agree that ILLENIUM may share your photo, name, university, events and contact details with ILLENIUM's sponsors and partners, for sponsorship, fundraising and partnership work for ILLENIUM. You can withdraw this at any time by emailing admin.illenium@atlasskilltech.university; it applies from then on.

6. Your details

ILLENIUM uses the details you give (name, contact details, university, IDs, photos, events and entries) to run registration, identity checks, entry, results and safety. Your IDs are used only to check who you are. Your details are kept for up to one year after the fest and are seen only by the people who need them. You can ask to see or correct them by emailing admin.illenium@atlasskilltech.university.

7. Safety and responsibility

You take part at your own risk and look after your own belongings. As far as the law allows, ILLENIUM and ATLAS SkillTech University are not responsible for loss, damage or injury, except where caused by their own negligence. You are responsible for any damage you cause on purpose or through carelessness.

8. Age

You confirm you are 18 or older. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must also agree to these terms before the fest.

9. For contingent leaders

If you register a university or send its list, you confirm that everyone on it has agreed to these terms, and that the details you give for them are correct.

10. Changes and law

ILLENIUM may update these terms; if anything important changes, you will be told. These terms are governed by the laws of India, and the courts in Mumbai decide any dispute.

Submissions close on 6 November 2026 at 11:59 pm IST.

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