The writer registered for Apna by providing name, email, and project choices among several organizations.
The writer selected Mifos' Voice-based Banking project as the top choice and Protean's AI-Powered Analytics Chatbot as the second choice for project submissions.
Despite facing setbacks and rejection from Protean initially, the writer eventually received an acceptance email on June 7th, 2025, to join Code for GovTech's Dedicated Mentoring Program for the Protean project.
The writer expressed excitement and readiness to work on the Protean project, aiming to make KPI insights for businesses more accessible through the AI-Powered Analytics Chatbot.