Red Brick Case Writing Competition 2020
  • September 10 - 24, 2020

Ever wondered what is it like to be on the other side of a case study? Here’s your chance! Literary Symposium Desk at IIM Ahmedabad is pleased to present the inaugural edition of its Case Writing Competition to encourage innovative and impactful case writing.

Now’s your chance to get behind the scenes of the case pedagogy and leave your mark on it! Literary Symposium Desk brings to you the perfect way to present your ideas through a hands-on business case which is Red Brick Case Writing Competition to boost your managerial acumen. Rouse your inner academic and leverage your managerial talent to create a challenge and showcase it to the world! The Literary Symposium Desk is one of the landmark clubs at IIM Ahmedabad. It is the official club for all the debating, literary and quizzing activities at IIM-A.

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Rules of the Competition:

  • Team Size: Each team can consist of 2-4 members. There is no limit on the number of participants from each college.
  • Team Formation: A team can be cross specializations or year of study. Each team must be on the same campus. A student cannot be a part of more than one team.
  • Faculty Advisor (Optional): Teams are allowed to have up to 1 faculty advisor. Advisors must NOT be permanent/ visiting faculty at IIM Ahmedabad. Advisors may be from a different college than the team’s institution.
  • The organizing team reserves the right to change the rules at any point in time and all decisions in the matter of eligibility, authenticity & final judgment will be with the Organizing Team.

Location:

Online

Benefits

  • Cash Prizes worth INR 20,000!
  • Top 10 teams will receive a Certificate of Excellence.
  • Top 20 teams will receive a Certificate of Merit.
  • All teams will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Eligibilities

  • Eligibility: Only college students (undergraduate, postgraduate or masters) are eligible to participate in the competition, including students pursuing an Executive MBA program.
  • Team Formation: A team can be cross specializations or year of study. Each team must be from the same campus. A student cannot be a part of more than one team.
  • Faculty Advisor (Optional): Teams are allowed to have up to 1 faculty advisor. Advisors must NOT be permanent/ visiting faculty at IIM Ahmedabad. Advisors may be from a different college than the team’s institution.
Eligible Regions: Open for all

Application Process

  • Round 1: Abstract Submission
    • Eliminator

Submit a 300-word case abstract outlining the managerial dilemma, situational context, companies involved and other relevant details. Format: Word File (Font: Times New Roman, Size: 12, Line Spacing: 1.5, Borders: None) with Team Details (Team name, name of institute and names of team members & faculty advisor, if any)

06 Sep’20 06:22 PM IST – 24 Sep’20 11:59 PM IST

  • Round 2: Case Submission
    • Eliminator

Case studies must be written in English. Beyond the simple description of an organization, the case must present a specific managerial challenge. The case study can be written on any management topic or business decision, including but not limited to management, finance, operations management, etc. Cases must not have been previously used in a case competition, published by a case centre, published in a journal, or publicly available.

27 Sep’20 11:59 PM IST – 08 Oct’20 11:59 PM IST

  • Final Round: Case Presentation

The finalists will present their case studies to a panel of judges.

24 Oct’20 12:00 AM IST – 24 Oct’20 11:59 PM IST

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Application Deadline: September 24, 2020

Application ClosedOfficial link

For Further Queries

Contact the organisers Prachodaya Das - [email protected] Sanjana Koli - [email protected]
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