HDFC Life's Aspire 3.0

Join HDFC Life's Aspire: Fueling Your Next Big Move and test your skills against the brightest minds from top B-schools!

This is your chance to solve real business challenges, interact with industry experts, and collaborate with peers while making an impact at one of India’s leading life insurance companies. Register Now & seize the unique opportunity.

Eligibility & Team Rules:

• This competition is open to 1st and 2nd-year students enrolled in full-time 2-year programmes from all B-schools across India.
• Students must register either as individuals or in teams of 1 or 3 members.
• The participating students can be from any specialisation.
• A student can be a part of only one team.
• Cross-year teams are not eligible.
• Cross-specialisation teams are eligible.
• Cross-College Teams are not eligible.
• Any deviation from the above will result in immediate disqualification of the entire team.

Round 1: Aptitude Assessment

• All registered teams will have to take an aptitude assessment.
• All team members must attempt the assessment round.
• It is an eliminatory round.
• Scoring will be a combination of accuracy (correct answers) and speed (time taken to answer).

Round 2: Executive Summary Submission 

• Shortlisted teams will have to perform research and analysis on the case study and come up with a 2-slide summary presentation and a 2-minute video pitch (optional), succinctly presenting the team’s solution.
• Teams will be able to make changes to the submissions until the deadline is over.
• Cover Page and Thank you slides are not included in the main slides.
• Participating teams in this level will move on to the next round based on their performance.
• All the teams are requested to submit their entries a few hours before the deadline to avoid any last-minute hassle.

Round 3: Detailed Summary Submission

• Shortlisted teams will have to perform research and analysis on the case study and come up with a 10-slider (PDF format) underlining the assumptions, approach, solution, implementation, & other deliverables mentioned in the detailed problem statement document.
• The cover Page and thank-you slides are not included in the main slides.
• Teams will be able to make changes to the submissions until the deadline is over.
• All the teams are requested to submit their entries a few hours before the deadline to avoid any last-minute hassle.
• The top teams will be evaluated based on the 10-slide presentation before the jury and will move to the grand finale round.
• Teams will present their detailed solutions to an esteemed jury panel through virtual presentations. Each team will get 5 minutes to present, followed by a Q&A of 2 minutes.

Round 4: Virtual Presentation Round

• Shortlisted teams from the previous round will present their solutions virtually to an esteemed jury panel comprising HDFC Life leaders and industry experts.
• Each team will get 5 minutes for the presentation, followed by 2 minutes for Q&A.
• All relevant details, including the presentation schedule and guidelines, will be shared with the shortlisted teams via email.

Round 5: Grand Finale

• The top teams will be invited to present their solution virtually to a jury comprising esteemed industry stalwarts and HDFC Life leadership.

Rewards and Prizes:

• Grand Finale Winner: The Grand Finale winning team will be rewarded with total cash prizes worth INR 1,00,000
• 1st Runner-Up: The 1st Runner-Up team will be rewarded with total cash prizes worth INR 50,000
• 2nd Runner-Up: The 2nd Runner-Up team will be rewarded with total cash prizes worth INR 30,000
• All winners will get certificates & trophies. 

Disclaimer: This competition is organised by HDFC Life exclusively for MBA students from recognized institutes in India. Registration will take place via Unstop, which is only the hosting platform. Participation is subject to official rules and eligibility criteria, and the organizer's decisions shall be final and binding. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution, reproduction, display, alteration, or copying of this communication in any form or by any means is strictly prohibited. Participation in the contest does not require the purchase of any insurance product.

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