Case Studies are a way of life at B-Schools. A typical B-School devotes anything between 40-80% of the time to case studies. Case studies are an important tool to develop structured thinking & collaboration skills. Get Early exposure to case solving methods & win exciting cash prizes & certificates. The national recognition and winner bragging rights are a bonus.

Steps to Register

Awards and Prizes

• The winning team will get Cash Prizes of Rs. 50,000/- + certificate of merit
• The runner up team will get Cash Prizes of Rs. 30,000/- + certificate of merit
• The second runner-up team will get Cash Prizes of Rs. 20,000/- + certificate of merit
• Prize money above ₹10,000 will be subject to a Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) as per government regulations.

Detailed Rules

• For Team formation:
  1. Each team should have exactly 3 members
  2. All students should be enrolled for CAT’24/ GMAT’24/ GRE’24 IMS programs
  3. Team members can be from different colleges, IMS centers or cities
  4. Please register your teams by 12:00 AM, 16^th March 2025
• For submission of written solutions
  1. The written case solution needs to be uploaded here latest by 11:59 PM, 21^st March 2025. The late entries will be deemed ineligible for further shortlisting.
  2. The written solution cannot exceed 5 Slides (including title slide, if any) or a 3 Page Word Doc (including appendix & citations, if any)
  3. Formatting rules : Font : Times New Roman, font size 11 with 1.5 line spacing
  4. File Format: Please convert your presentation/document to a PDF while you upload
  5. Please Ensure the naming for the case study should be in below mention format
     Team name – Team Leader Name e.g. Avengers – Captain America
• For final round presentations
  1. Shortlisted teams will be announced on 24^th March 2025
  2. The final round will be conducted LIVE online on 27^th March 2025 6:00 PM Onwards
  3. All team members should be present for the final round
  4. Each team will be given a maximum of 8 mins to present their case solution followed by QnA
  5. Each Team to prepare a maximum 10 Slide PPT (Including any cover page slide)
  6. It is not necessary that all team members should present the solution
• General Terms & Conditions
  1. The decision by IMS regarding eligibility, shortlisting etc will be binding. We regret that we will be unable to share the scores for each participating team.
  2. Any team found engaging in any unethical means including plagiarism, taking external assistance can lead to immediate disqualification and forfeiting of the prizes mentioned.
  3. The Cash Prizes will be shared with each team member. Please allow us 20-25 working days for the disbursal of the Cash Prizes & certificates of merit.