Opportunity brief
Overview
Sharpen your strategic thinking and take on real-world operational problems at the Operations Unstop Challenge 2026. This event gives participants a chance to spot inefficiencies, design innovative solutions, and build business strategies that create real impact.
General Guidelines:
- The competition consists of three elimination rounds.
- Each team must have 2-3 members. Participants can come from B-schools as well as other colleges/universities, and the challenge is also open to current research scholars, post-doctoral fellows, and working professionals across relevant disciplines.
- In case of any discrepancy, the organizers' decision will be final, and no further queries will be entertained.
- Any team found violating the rules will be disqualified from the competition.
Round 1: Online Quiz
- The quiz consists of 40 questions to be completed within 25 minutes.
- Shortlisting will be based on both accuracy and speed of completion.
- The quiz can only be accessed during the scheduled time slot on the Unstop platform.
- Only the team leader will have access to attempt the quiz.
- Once a question is answered and you move forward, you cannot go back to change previous responses navigation is disabled.
- Screen sharing and switching between browser tabs/windows is not permitted during the quiz.
Round 2: Case Study Submission
- Each team must submit one PowerPoint presentation (maximum 5 slides, excluding the title, appendix, and cover page) in PPT or PDF format through Unstop.
- The submission deadline will be strictly enforced, and late entries will not be accepted.
- Files must follow this naming format: Case_CollegeName_TeamName (for example, Case_NMIMS_Alpha).
- Teams should use the primary data provided in the case and cite any secondary sources referenced.
- The presentation should clearly address the problem statement and propose operational, technological, and financial solutions, along with the assumptions made.
- An implementation plan outlining the resources required must also be included.
- Judging criteria will center on innovation and creativity, feasibility of the solution, scalability and impact, analytical rigor, and presentation clarity.
Round 3: On-Campus Pitch Presentation
- Teams that make it through will pitch their solutions to a judging panel comprising professors and industry experts from KPMG India.
- Each team presents, followed by a Q&A round.
- Winners will be declared through email and the event's official social media channels.