Rules

Registration

Timeline : 02 Aug - 25 Aug 2024

Registration has to be completed by all 3 members of the team, only those teams will be eligible to participate in which all three members are registered by filling their details.

Executive Summary Submission Round

Timeline : 12 Aug - 26 Aug 2024

Teams will have an option to choose a case from 3 tracks and submit their ideas/solutions for any one case. The tracks and their themes are as follows:

• Business - Vision to reshape Business (Grow More)
• Value Chain - Vision to reimagine the Supply Chain (Do More)
• People - Vision to Change Tomorrow (Live More)

*Case studies will be available post 12th August.

Teams need to submit their pitch in a 1-2 slider PPT (.pdf format) and can also submit a 2-minute video describing their idea along with it (Optional). At this stage, you need to keep it short and simple and attract our attention!

• Based on the executive summaries received, top teams will be shortlisted and advance to the next round.
• The last day of submission of entries will be as per timeline.
• All the teams are requested to submit their entries a few hours before the deadline to avoid any last-minute hassle.
• For Video:
• The video should be in MP4 format only.
• The file size of the video should not exceed 15 MB.
• No special characters in the video file name apart from _ (underscore).
• Teams can compress their videos via this link.
• You can also convert your videos in MP4 format via this link.
• If you face any issues while uploading the submission, try uploading it in incognito mode.

Detailed Presentation Submission

Timeline : 02 Sep - 08 Sep 2024

The top teams need to submit a detailed and nuanced approach to their chosen case for their final presentations. The shortlisted teams (Semi-Finalists) will upload their detailed presentation on the case as a .pptm/.pptx/.ppt file. There is no limitation on the number of slides and the formats should be strictly followed. The presentation should be structured and based on the presentation duration i.e. 10 minutes. Main slides should provide analysis or deliverables to the problems including below:

• Introduction
• Analysis of the problem
• Solution and Benefit
• Business Impact

In addition to these main slides, there must be annexures providing due credits to the references. All the references will be verified and reviewed. Any other supporting excel-sheets, details etc. will need to be attached in the annexures.

Pre-Finale Presentation Round

Timeline : 10 Sep - 13 Sep 2024

These top teams will get an opportunity to present their solutions virtually to the Senior Management of Tata Steel. Each team will get 8 minutes to present and 7 minutes for Q&A (A total of 15 minutes). Top teams will be identified and shortlisted to move to the Grand Finale!

Grand Finale

Timeline : Sep End Tentatively

The National Finalists will get a chance to present their solutions to the Senior Leadership team and will compete for the winner's title in their respective tracks at the Grand Finale of Steel-a-thon 2024. Further details of the round will be disclosed after all the virtual presentations are complete.

Rewards

• National Winners: ₹2,50,000 + PPO/Inspire Internship Offer & PPO**
• National Runners-Up: ₹1,50,000 + Certificate + PPO/Inspire Internship Offer & PPO**
• National Finalists: Certificate + PPI opportunity to select students

*PPO for the batch of 2025, Inspire Internship Offer & PPO for the batch of 2026.

**As per Income Tax Act, the amount is eligible for Tax Deduction at source. The prize money amount eligible after-Tax Deduction at source, will be equally divided amongst the participants

Eligibility Criteria

• Steel-a-thon 2024 is open to first and second-year students pursuing full-time 2-year MBA programs from 28 premier
• Students from executive, part-time programs, etc., are not eligible to compete.
• The participating team must have 3 members from the same institute.
• Teams with gender-diverse composition will be appreciated.
• All team members are required to verify and confirm their details to form a team.
• Each team must select one case to work on.
• Cross-specialization and cross-year teams are allowed.
• A student can be part of only one team.
• Any deviation from the above guidelines will result in immediate disqualification of the entire team.

Schedule

For any queries, contact support@dare2compete.com

Wild Card Entry

Wild Card Entry option is open to the following four colleges:

a) IIM Rohtak
b) IIM Ranchi
c) IIM Raipur
d) XISS

Registration/Login:

A student can only register through the official college ID. Once registered, a password link is mailed to that ID and this link is unique to connect up with Steel-a-thon objectives and competitions
 

Team Constitution:

The participating team can consist of 2 to 4 members A team can be a mix of students from both first and second year, the composition can be decided by the team members only. A gender diverse composition of the team will be appreciated. A student can be a part of only one team.  

Steps To Register:

You would have to visit the link Register to register your team for participation. The team should follow the rules of team constitution for registration. The team members would be responsible for any misleading information regarding the team. Any change in team composition post registration will not be allowed. Any violation of eligibility criteria would lead to disqualification.

Unique college IDs of all the team members would be required to register the team for Steel-a-thon. The team members would need to also appoint one leader of the group whose email ID would be used for all communications with Tata Steel.

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Placing in Your entries:

All the teams would need to choose a theme from the available list in the contest page. Cases will be available around five domains:
1. Marketing & Sales
2. Corporate Strategy
3. Corporate Social Responsibility
4. HRM
5. Supply Chain & Logistics

Each team is required to submit entry against one case only in the domain of their choice. Entries against multiple cases will not be accepted.
Entries should be submitted in the particular format (as detailed below) for the campus round:
1. Executive summary
2. Introduction to the problem statement
3. Analysis of the problem
4. Recommendations

The format for the national round would be shared with the qualifying teams. Respective teams will update their entry in submission page in a .ppt/.pptm/.pptx format only. The slides should be limited to 12 nos. in the ppt and the format should be strictly followed.

Entries must be submitted before the deadline which will be communicated on the website Please note that the website may witness slow connectivity due to heavy traffic near the deadline. Hence, we request you to submit your entries at least a day prior to the deadline.

Evaluation Process:

The evaluation process will consist of three rounds. The evaluation would be based on the criteria as devised by the esteemed jury panel. The teams need to score beyond the minimum threshold to move to the next round of the Challenge.
a) Round 1: All the teams will be evaluated and only top two entries from each campus will be invited to represent the institute in the second round.
b) Round 2: The top two teams from each institute will compete at the second round, which will be conducted at Jamshedpur/Kolkata at particular date and time.
Mentors will be assigned to all top two teams of Wild Card round. Teams can interact with their mentor for any clarification or help which will help them to prepare for the grand finale.
c) Grand Finale: Grand finale will be fought amongst campus round winners and top two teams of Wild card round. Teams will be evaluated by a panel of esteemed jury comprising Tata Steel Senior Leaders

Others: The participants would get limited access to the Tata Steel information. We request you to judiciously use information related only to your theme and not misuse or exploit any information otherwise stated confidential. In the event of such misuse, the concerned Participant(s) shall be disqualified and Tata Steel Ltd. shall be entitled to take appropriate remedies, as it may deem fit.

All entries and materials submitted by the participants to Tata Steel Ltd. in connection with the contest (collectively, "entry materials"), along with all copyright and other proprietary rights associated therewith, shall become the property of Tata Steel Ltd. upon submission and shall not be returned to any Participant.

Tata Steel Ltd. reserves the right to modify or suspend the competition at any point of time.

Tata Steel reserves the final right to decisions in matters related to any dispute in context of the competition and both the campus and students will have to abide by the same.

All the above terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India and subject to jurisdiction of the courts in Jharkhand.

a) Wild Card Round (Second Round) Winner of Wild card round: ₹ 30,000 + Certificate + Ticket to the Grand Finale

1. Wild card Winner (1st Year Students) - PPO for INSPIRE: Tata Steel's Summer Internship Programme
2. Wild card  Winners (2nd Year Students)–PPI for Tata Steel's Management Trainee Programme
3. First Runners Up: ₹ 20,000 + Certificate Ticket to the Grand Finale
4. First Runners Up (1st Year Students)–PPO for INSPIRE–Tata Steel's Summer Internship Programme
5. First Runners Up (2nd Year Students)–PPI for Tata Steel's Management Trainee Programme

b) Grand Finale:

1. National Winner: ₹ 2,50,000 + Trophy + Certificate
2. First Runners Up: ₹ 1,50,000 + Certificate
3. Second Runners Up : ₹ 1,00,000 + Certificate

Champions of the competition:

1st runners up:

2nd runner up: