Pitch & Propel
Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Trichy
Pitch & Propel: Stages and Timelines
Quiz - On Unstop
Participants will take a quiz focusing on entrepreneurship, startups, and business fundamentals. Conducted on Unstop, this round will serve as a preliminary filter, with top performers advancing to the next stage.
Submission Round (via Unstop) - Case Study Round
• Format: Case study released on Unstop. Teams to analyse the problem,
brainstorm, and submit a structured solution document (PPT/PDF)
• Focus Areas: Strategic thinking, innovation, financial viability, and real-world
applicability
• Guidelines:
o Submissions will be capped at 6–8 slides.
o Clear instructions and evaluation rubrics will be shared
• Evaluation Parameters:
o Creativity of solution (25%)
o Feasibility & scalability (25%)
o Strategic clarity (25%)
o Presentation & structure (25%)
• Outcome: Shortlisted teams will advance to the grand finale.
Offline Round
• Format: Live pitch presentation before a panel of entrepreneurs, investors, and faculty. • Duration: 7–10 minutes pitch + 5 minutes Q&A. • Focus Areas: o Problem identification & relevance o Uniqueness of solution o Market potential & scalability o Financial & operational feasibility o Presentation style & persuasiveness • Add-on: Mentorship and networking session post-event with judges and alumni entrepreneurs. • Outcome: Top teams will be awarded prizes, certificates.
All that you need to know about Pitch & Propel
Pitch & Propel - An Intercollege competition conducted by Bimpreneur, the entrepreneurship club of BIM, under the event Crescita. The objective of the event is to make a spark amongst the students by providing an opportunity to MBA students all across India to showcase their knowledge, skills, and abilities on entrepreneurship to win prizes.
General Rules for Participants:
- Participation will be in teams of 2 or 3 members each.
- All participants must belong to the same institute.
- All B-School students are eligible to participate in this event.
- An institute can have any number of teams participating. However, if a team member is found participating as a part of more than one team, all such teams shall be disqualified.
- All decisions and final judgments will be at the discretion of BIMpreneur – BIM, Trichy.
- BIMpreneur reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time. By entering this competition, all participants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by the rules and by any other requirements set out in the competition material.
- Plagiarism or violations of any of the above said rules will lead to disqualification of the team.
Important dates & deadlines?
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18 Oct'25, 11:59 PM IST Registration Deadline
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10 Sep'25, 06:00 AM IST Registration Begins
Contact the organisers
Send queries to organizersRewards and Prizes?
Total cash prize of Rs. 25,000 only.
Winner
First Runner-Up
Second Runner-Up
About Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Trichy
In August 1984 Bharat Ratna Shri. C. Subramanian along with Prof. P.S. Mani Sundaram the Vice-Chancellor of Bharathidasan University chaired a meeting of leading academicians and Industrialists and an idea was born. Their dream was to create an Academy that would be
- Grounded in strong theoretical inputs
- Have a proactive partnership with a large organization
- Provide students with a REAL WORLD learning environment
With this vision in mind, a partnership was signed with BHEL to create the country’s first-ever Management Institute that would be housed inside an industrial giant. Thus was born Bharathidasan Institute of Management – School of Excellence. BIM offers one of the most coveted MBA programmes in India. Entry to this course is through a rigorous selection process. BIM has a strong and close-knit alumni presence of over 3600 professionals invested with the responsibilities of driving change in organizations today. Encompassing the continuous and comprehensive inputs from the recruiters, the alumni interactions and Management Development Programmes, the curriculum is designed to uphold and exceed the expectations and future needs of the industry.