Junior CEO Challenge
About Junior CEO Challenge
Junior CEO Challenge is a business idea competition that give students an opportunity to be creative thinkers, future leaders, excellent communicators and aspiring budding entrepreneurs. This program gives students an opportunity to:
- Excellence in creative thinking, team building, leadership, communication, digital skills, time management, professional development and career driven skills.
- Explore the opportunity to innovative business ideas and understanding societal need.
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their business ideas.
- Create Linkages with local mentors and get build entrepreneurial mindset.
Program Timelines
Following is the stepwise timeline of Junior CEO Challenge:
- Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025
- Announcement of Top 40 Qualifiers: November 10, 2025
- Mentorship Session for Top 40 Qualifiers: November 8, 2025
- Round 1 of Top 40 Qualifiers: November 15, 2025
- Grand Finale, Islamabad: November 28, 2025
- Grand Finale, Karachi: December 6, 2025
Themes & How to Participate
Eligibility
If you are a student of the following categories, then you are eligible to participate in the Junior CEO Challenge:
- Category A: Grade 8 – 10 / O Levels
- Category B: Intermediate / A Levels
- Climate, Sustainability & Environment
- Technology & Innovation
- Food, Agriculture & Tourism
- Education, Arts & Culture & Entertainment
- Your Name
- Your School / College Name
- Class You Study in
- Theme You Selected (out of the given five themes)
- Your Business Idea
- Sharing the WHY of your business idea i.e. reasoning / need of the proposed idea
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