Opportunity brief
Event Guidelines
Bargain Battles is an auction and sales-pitch competition at PEC's E-Summit 2026. The competition begins with an online quiz round, followed by an offline auction and pitching round for shortlisted teams.
Teams bid for imaginative fictional products using virtual money and then persuade a judging panel to buy them. From an eraser that removes past mistakes to a watch that pauses time, every product challenges participants to turn imagination into a convincing sales pitch.
Event Details
- Event dates: 14–15 November 2026.
- Round 1: Online quiz; the schedule will be communicated to registered teams.
- Subsequent rounds: Offline at PEC Campus, Chandigarh.
- Team size: 3–4 members.
- Intercollege teams are allowed: Members of a team may belong to different colleges.
Competition Format
- Online Quiz: Registered teams participate in an online quiz. Shortlisted teams advance to the offline rounds.
- Briefing and Auction: Qualified teams receive details of the fictional products, including their abilities and limitations. Teams must purchase at least one and no more than two products. Teams that purchase no products are eliminated.
- Pitch Preparation: Teams receive 25 minutes to develop their sales pitches, covering target customers, benefits, applications and proposed selling prices.
- Pitch and Negotiation: Teams present their purchased products to the judging panel, followed by questions and negotiation. Teams purchasing two products must pitch both products.
Rules and Regulations
Team Participation
- Each team must consist of 3–4 members.
- Intercollege teams are permitted.
- A participant cannot register with more than one team.
- Only teams shortlisted through the online quiz may participate in the offline rounds.
- All shortlisted team members must attend the offline briefing and participate in the pitching round.
- Teams must report according to the schedule communicated by the organisers.
Online Quiz
- Teams must complete the quiz within the announced quiz window.
- The quiz format, duration and participation instructions will be shared before the round.
- Collaboration between different teams or assistance from non-participants is prohibited.
- Teams must ensure access to a stable internet connection.
Product and Pitch Rules
- Each team may purchase a maximum of two products and must purchase at least one product to remain in the competition.
- Teams that do not purchase any product will be eliminated.
- Teams must pitch every product they purchase: one product if they buy one, and both products if they buy two.
- Teams may create their own branding, customer segments and applications, but cannot alter or add to the products' stated powers or limitations.
- Slides are not required.
- Teams must prepare their pitches independently; assistance from non-participants is prohibited.
- All money used in the competition is fictional and has no real monetary value.
- Misconduct, disruption or violation of the rules may result in disqualification.