Opportunity brief
About the Event
- Bidstorm is an IPL-style player auction where analytical skills meet real-time decision-making.
- From understanding player statistics and team combinations to smart bidding and tactical negotiations, the event simulates the intensity of a real IPL auction table. Teams have to think fast, bid smart, manage budgets effectively and outplay rival teams to build the ultimate squad.
Registration Details
- Mode: Offline
- Venue: Department of Management Studies, NIT Tiruchirappalli
- Participation: Team
- Team size: 3 members
- Event date: 13th and 14th November, 2026
- Registration Deadline: 17th October 2026
Round Details
- Live Auction (single round, offline)
- Duration: 4 hours, conducted in real time across two days.
- Players are auctioned across multiple sets: batsmen, bowlers, all-rounders, wicketkeepers and
marquee players. - Teams bid, withdraw, and strategize dynamically based on budgets and squad requirements.
Evaluation and Feedback
- Duration: 10–15 minutes.
- Teams are evaluated internally by the Organising Committee against predefined auction rules
and performance criteria: – Squad balance and team composition – Budget utilization and bidding discipline – Strategic player selection – Overall auction performance
Eligibility Criteria
- Open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students (engineering, management, arts, commerce, sciences, law, medical and others).
- Each team must consist of 3 members.
- All team members must be from the same college. Cross-college teams are not allowed.
- There is no limit on the number of teams from each college.
- Students of NIT Tiruchirappalli are not eligible. This event is open only to students of other institutes.
General Rules
- A participant can register as part of only one team for this event.
- Violation of the one-team rule will lead to disqualification of the entire team.
Rewards and Prizes
- Participation certificate for all participants
- The Third Place for an event will be awarded only if the number of participating teams is six or more for that event.
- Prize: 1st place ₹6,000 and 2nd place ₹3,000
General Instructions:
- Multiple Event Registrations: Teams may register for multiple events conducted on the same day. However, if a team qualifies for subsequent rounds of two or more events with overlapping schedules, it must choose and continue with only one event. The organisers will not delay or reschedule events to accommodate such conflicts.
- Team Composition: The team composition submitted during registration shall remain final. No addition, substitution or replacement of team members will be permitted on the day of the event. Any unauthorised change in team composition may result in disqualification.
- Punctuality & Schedule: Participants must report at the designated venue within the specified reporting time and adhere to the event schedule. Teams are responsible for managing their participation across multiple events. Delays caused by participation in another event will not be considered grounds for postponement.
- Rules & Decisions: All participants must abide by the rules and instructions of the organising committee and event coordinators. Judges' decisions regarding evaluation and results, and the organising committee's decisions regarding rules, scheduling and conduct, shall be final and binding.
- Disqualification: The organising committee reserves the right to disqualify any team or participant for violation of the rules, misconduct, unauthorised changes in team composition, or actions that disrupt the smooth conduct of the event.
- Schedule Changes: The organising committee reserves the right to modify event timings, venues or procedures in case of unforeseen circumstances. Any changes communicated through official channels shall be binding on all participants.