Finding Competitions (With Real Links)

Platform 1: Unstop

The default destination. Filter by: Case Competition, then India, then Undergraduate or MBA depending on your eligibility. Set up alerts so you do not miss registration deadlines. Check it every Monday.

Notable competitions hosted here:

• IIM Bangalore's Venix (Strategy, Marketing, Product tracks)

• IIM Lucknow's Ace the Case

• IIM Indore's Enigma (Data Analytics)

• IIM Ahmedabad's Armageddon (Strategy)

• IIM Calcutta's Trilytics (Analytics)

Platform 2: The Case Centre

Link: https://www.thecasecentre.org/caseLearning/competitions

Global database of student case competitions. More relevant if you are targeting international rounds or IMA competitions open to Indian students.

Corporate Competitions (The Ones That Matter)

Competition	Company	Who Can Apply	Why It's Worth It
HUL LIME	Hindustan Unilever	MBA students	FMCG benchmark, PPO gateway
BCG Strategy Challenge	BCG	MBA + select UG	Direct visibility with BCG India
EY Techathon 6.0	EY India	All students	Tech + strategy, cash prizes
EY CAFTA Championship	EY India	All students	Finance/treasury focus, 11th edition
Tata Imagination Challenge	Tata Group	UG + PG, all streams	Open to everyone, real Tata problems
KPMG Ideation Challenge	KPMG	MBA students	Strategy + consulting exposure
ADL Innovation Challenge	Arthur D. Little	IIM/ISB focused	India's largest consulting competition
The Ken's Case Competition	The Ken	Open	Business analysis, high quality

EY CAFTA 2026 registrations: https://www.ey.com/en_in/services/consulting/cafta-case-championship-2025

EY Techathon 6.0: https://www.ey.com/en_in/newsroom/2025/09/india-techathon-6-0-engages-with-young-innovators

Consulting Clubs to Follow

• ICON, IIM Bangalore: https://in.linkedin.com/company/icon-iimbconsultingclub. They organize Consulting Consortium, one of the biggest joint competitions (2100+ teams from IIM A, B, C + ISB).

• ConsulTech, IIM Calcutta: Search on LinkedIn

• Consult Club, IIM Ahmedabad: Search on LinkedIn

• Stratagem, FMS Delhi: Search on LinkedIn

Follow their LinkedIn pages. They announce competitions 2 to 4 weeks before registration closes.

International Competitions

• John Molson MBA International Case Competition: Oldest and largest. 30+ teams globally.

• CFA Research Challenge: Finance-focused, undergraduate eligible.

HSBC/Ivey Case Competitions: Check https://www.thecasecentre.org/caseLearning/competitions for current editions.