Opportunity brief
Eligibility
- Open to everyone.
Team Size
- Teams of 1–4 participants.
Event Format and Timeline
Round 1: Online Case Submission (20th-28th October)
- Teams present the headline answer and logic for three deliverables: go-to-market strategy, product strategy and environmental strategy.
- Submission: 3 core slides and up to 2 appendix slides (5 in total).
- Judges look mainly at clarity of direction and internal consistency.
- Shortlisted teams advance to the final round. The Round: 1 results will be announced on 29 October 2026.
Round 2: Final Round (On-Campus) (2nd November)
- Venue: Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi.
- Shortlisted teams present a full, costed strategy covering the same three deliverables in far more depth.
- Submission: 8 core slides and up to 3 appendix slides (11 in total). Core slides must stand alone. Appendix slides carry only assumptions, calculations, sources and supporting data.
- Judges also look at depth of analysis, accuracy of numbers and quality of reasoning.
- Final ranking is decided by the panel of judges.
Evaluation Criteria (100 marks)
- Market choice and go-to-market strategy: 25
- Product strategy and moat: 25
- Environmental strategy: 20
- Financial viability and budget: 15
- Competitive and regional analysis: 15
Rules and Regulations
- Submit original work and cite sources on the relevant slide or in an appendix.
- State every assumption. Numbers without a source or stated assumption lose marks.
- Slide limits are strict. Slides above the limit will not be read.
- The budget must total exactly ₹50 crore.
- Government support may be shown only as possible upside, never as guaranteed income.
- Submit in PowerPoint (.pptx) format, named Team_Name.
- Judges' decisions are final.
Still open, if you want them added: maximum team size, college ID requirement for the offline round, time per team and judge Q&A, prizes and a contact.