SAI International School was awarded the Startup Xpress Top Innovators Award by Start Up Odisha for best idea generation with the highest number of young innovators, on January 16, 2023 at O-Hub, Odisha’s maiden, centralized Startup Incubation Centre. SAIoneers Swayam Kumar Behera, Durga Dutta Pattanaik, Swastik Mohapatra, Swayam Basa, Noor Mehani, Ruchika Choudhary & Mokshita Manek from Class XI Science stream were shortlisted in the previously conducted Innovation Bootcamp “Start Up Express” for their ingenious ideas. The students, accompanied with Shri Nilakantha Panigrahi, Director Academics & Sr Principal, SAI International School, received the award by Shri Pratap Keshari Deb, Hon’ble Minister for MSME & Shri Rohit Pujari, Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education, in the presence of Dr Omkar Rai, Executive Chairman of Startup Odisha, at a ceremony at the Start Up Mela.

The Start Up Boot Camp has been a wonderful way to scout new talent & further develop an entrepreneurial mindset. SAI International School believes in striving towards creating a conducive environment for start-ups, empowering them to grow through innovation and design, thereby, creating a world-class start-up ecosystem and enabling the youth to pursue their dreams.