Opportunity brief
CCS Case Challenge: Unlocking Value in MSME Finance
About the Competition
Cephas Consultancy Services (CCS) invites students and early-career professionals to tackle a real business problem: small businesses lose money every day to idle cash, high borrowing costs, tax-rate gaps, and delayed GST refunds. Participants will design a practical, scalable solution that captures these inefficiencies and shares the gains with the customer.
Case Problem
Design a financial-efficiency model for Indian MSMEs and self-employed professionals. Your solution should identify where value is being lost, propose how to capture it, and show how the gains are shared between the customer and the service provider. The detailed case brief will be shared with registered teams on [date].
Eligibility
- Open to [undergraduate / postgraduate / all] students and freshers from any recognised institution
- Teams of [1-4] members; cross-college teams [allowed]
- Each participant may be part of one team only
Format and Process
- Registration: Register on Unstop
- Round 1, Written Submission: Submit a deck of up to [10] slides (PDF), covering problem analysis, proposed solution, financial model, and risks
- Shortlisting: The top [10] teams are announced
- Round 2, Final Presentation: Shortlisted teams pitch for [10] minutes, followed by [5] minutes of Q&A with the jury
Judging Criteria
- Problem understanding and insight: 25%
- Feasibility and financial soundness: 30%
- Innovation and scalability: 25%
- Clarity of presentation: 20%
Rules
- Submissions must be original; plagiarism leads to disqualification
- Use only publicly available data, and cite your sources
- Solutions should be compliant with Indian financial, tax, and GST regulations
- The jury's decision is final
- CCS may use non-confidential submitted ideas for internal learning
Prizes and Perks
- E-certificates for all participants, plus [interview or internship opportunities with CCS]