Budget Battle

Stages and Timelines

Online Round – On Unstop

The first round will be an online finance quiz designed to test participants' financial knowledge, market awareness, analytical ability, and decision-making under pressure.

Format:

• The quiz consists of 30 questions covering finance, financial markets, investments, risk and return, economics, and financial aptitude.
• Teams must consist of 3 members, and the quiz is to be attempted collectively as a team.
• The quiz will be conducted within a fixed time window on Unstop, with the exact timing to be announced.
• Teams will be ranked based on the number of correct answers, with accuracy and time taken considered as tiebreakers.
• The Top 10 teams will qualify for the Presentation Round.

Presentation Round – Offline – NMIMS Indore

The second round will challenge shortlisted teams to analyse a finance/investment-related problem and present a strategic solution before the judging panel.

Format:

• The Presentation Round is open only to the Top 10 teams qualifying from the Online Round.
• Teams will retain the same 3 members throughout the competition.
• Teams will be provided with a finance/investment-related topic or problem statement.
• Teams will prepare and present their solution through a PPT before the judging panel, followed by a short Q&A.
• Evaluation will be based on financial understanding, quality of analysis, strategic thinking, presentation, problem-solving ability, and teamwork.
• The Top 5 teams will qualify for the Budget Battle Grand Finale.

Budget Battle – Grand Finale – 19 September 2026 – NMIMS Indore

The final round will bring the shortlisted teams into a dynamic investment simulation where they must allocate, manage, and restructure a virtual portfolio as market conditions evolve.

Format:

• The Grand Finale is open only to the Top 5 teams qualifying from the Presentation Round.
• Each team will begin with a virtual corpus of ₹50,00,000.
• Teams must allocate capital across Savings, Real Estate, Stock Market, and Commodities, subject to minimum allocation requirements.
• The simulation will consist of 30 Action Cards representing changing market situations and their impact on investments.
• Restructuring will be permitted only during designated restructuring rounds. Each restructuring will cost ₹50,000.
• Movement of funds between asset classes will attract a 10% tax on the transferred amount.
• The team with the highest verified final portfolio value will be declared the winner.

General Guidelines

• Only teams qualifying from one round will be eligible to participate in the subsequent round.
• Teams must retain the same 3 members throughout the competition.
• Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation, while food arrangements for the Offline Round will be communicated by the organisers.
• The total pool prize for the competition is ₹30,000.
• Any malpractice, impersonation, unfair assistance, or manipulation of records may result in disqualification.
• The decision of the organising committee and judging panel will be final and binding in all matters concerning the competition.

Note: The Online Round will be conducted before 19 September 2026. The exact date and timing will be updated once finalised.