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Maruti Suzuki launches the maiden edition of Xcelerate, a next-gen case study competition for futuristic minds who can envision the future of mobility and work towards creating a mark with their diverse ideas.
Xcelerate captures the spirit of being bold with ideas and moving beyond boundaries to step up to build the future of mobility. It lays down a foundation for a pathway that is designed to find a balance between the pillars of mobility and the future growth aspects.
Calling all B-School & E-School students with a passion for the automobile sector to innovate and become the next changemakers. We’re looking for the ones who make the most out of new experiences to design for a sustainable future. Find the spark to your fuel that ignites the spirit of bold ideas and the confidence to become limitless!
- Engineering Colleges: B.E/B.Tech and Integrated Dual Degree students of all years from all Engineering Colleges are eligible to participate
- B-Schools: First and Second-year students pursuing full-time MBA/PGDM program are eligible to apply
Team Formulation Guidelines:
- Interested students must register in a team of 2-3 members
- All members of a team should be from the same institute
- Cross specialization teams can participate
- Cross-year teams are not allowed to participate
- All the team members need to provide their consent in order to participate in the competition
- A student cannot be a part of more than one team
- Only B-School and Engineering students can participate in Maruti Suzuki EXCELerate
- There is no restriction on the number of teams from an institute
- Once the registration closes, the teams won’t be able to change their team members
Competition Structure and Details for Maruti Suzuki XCELerate 2023:
Round 1: Online Quiz
- All registered teams need to attempt the Online Quiz Round
- Every team will get only one opportunity to take the quiz – If you have taken it once anytime during the assessment window, then you won’t be allowed to retake it
- It is mandatory for all the members of a team to attempt the online quiz round
- Participants will be assessed based on questions on Critical Reasoning, Logical Ability, and Analytics
- Participation certificates will be provided to everyone who attempts the quiz
Round 2: Executive Summary Submission for Maruti Suzuki XCELerate 2023
- All shortlisted teams from both tracks will be informed about the challenge statements in due time
- Teams will be required to submit a 2-slider PPT of their proposed solution in the prescribed format
- Teams will also be required to submit a 2-minutes video describing their idea along with the PPT
- All the teams are requested to submit their entries a few hours before the deadline to avoid any last-minute hassle
- The teams would be able to view and change their submissions anytime before the submission deadline – Hence, we would recommend the teams to make their submission at the earliest
Round 3: Detailed Presentation Submission and Virtual Presentation Rounds
- Teams shortlisted for Round 3 (from both tracks) need to submit their detailed presentations
- Teams will get an opportunity to present their solutions virtually to the Senior Management of Maruti Suzuki
- Each team will get 10 minutes to present and 5 minutes for Q&A (a total of 15 minutes)
- All the important details will be shared with the shortlisted teams via email
Round 4: Grand Finale
- The National Finalists will present their solutions to the jury panel of Maruti Suzuki
- The Winners and Runners Up stand a chance to win PPI opportunities
Rewards & Prizes for Maruti Suzuki XCELerate 2023:
- B-Track:
- Winner: INR 2,00,000
- First Runner Up: INR 1,00,000
- Second Runner Up: INR 75,000
- E-Track:
- Winner: INR 1,50,000
- First Runner Up: INR 1,00,000
- Second Runner Up: INR 75,000
- PPI opportunities will be provided to the Top 3 teams of both the tracks.