Opportunity brief
Maruti Suzuki launches the third edition of XCELerate, a next-gen case study competition for futuristic minds who can envision the future of mobility and work towards making a mark with their diverse ideas.
XCELerate captures the spirit of being bold with ideas and moving beyond boundaries to step up to build the future of mobility. It lays down a foundation for a pathway that is designed to find a balance between the pillars of mobility and the future growth aspects.
Calling all eligible E-School students with a passion for the automobile sector to innovate and become the next changemakers. We're looking for the ones who make the most out of new experiences to design for a sustainable future. Find the spark to your fuel that ignites the spirit of bold ideas and the confidence to become limitless!
Eligibility Criteria:
- Open to final-year students pursuing Engineering (Computer Science/IT) or MBA (IT) programmes from select campuses.
- Click here to access the list of eligible campuses.
Team Formulation Guidelines:
- Students will be able to register only using their official college email ID.
- Students must register in a team of 2-3 members.
- All members of a team should be from the same institute.
- Cross-specialisation teams can participate.
- Cross-year teams are not allowed to participate.
- All the team members need to provide their consent to participate in the competition.
- A student cannot be a part of more than one team.
- There is no restriction on the number of teams from an institute.
- Once the registration closes, the teams won't be able to change their team members.
Competition Structure and Details:
Round 1: Executive Summary Submission
- Teams will be required to submit a 2-slider presentation of their proposed solution in PDF format.
- All the teams are requested to submit their entries a few hours before the deadline to avoid any last-minute hassle.
- The teams would be able to view and change their submissions anytime before the submission deadline. Hence, we would recommend the teams to make their submission at the earliest.
Round 2: Detailed Presentation and Video Submission Round
- Shortlisted teams need to submit their detailed solutions as a 10 slider presentation in PDF format and a self-recorded 2-minute video in MP4 format explaining the slides and taking us through the solution.
- Video should include both the solution as well as the presenter (sample video frame).
Round 3: Grand Finale
- The National Finalists will present their solutions to the jury panel of Maruti Suzuki.
- All the important details will be shared with the shortlisted teams via email.
Rewards & Prizes:
- Grand Finale Winning Team will receive INR 1,25,000 Cash and a Certificate
- First Runner-Up Team will receive INR 75,000 Cash and a Certificate
- Top 2 Teams will receive PPI Opportunities with Maruti Suzuki