It is a platform given to the future managers to find rapid solutions of interesting business problems and real-world challenges.


 

Hackathon 4.0, was a 10-day program organised for the final year students of BBA and post graduate students of IMBA-5year Program. This was a collaboration with Mission Sustainability, a start-up seeking solutions for their imminent problems of branding, visibility, creating an apt business revenue generation model for proposed solutions. Students worked on the problems to bring forth solutions for the company. The following pre-event and activities, process and schedule are as below:

1.     Compulsory Participation of Sem 5, Sem 7 and Sem 9 students.

o   Sem 5 – Evaluation to be considered for all 6 subject case study in the semester.

o   Sem 7 – Evaluation to be considered for all 5 subject case study in the semester.

o   Sem 9 - Evaluation to be considered as Strategic Management subject presentation

o   Those groups who move to the final round were given full 10 marks for the subject presentations

o   Sem 5- 15 groups were selected for the final round

o   Sem 7 - 3 groups were selected for final round

o   Sem 9 – 04 groups were selected for final round

2.     Participants were in groups of five. The groups were made by the students themselves.

 

Process :

·        The entire process from conceptualization to the Finale took 10 days

·        Company made a presentation to the students on the topics mentioned on 30th September followed by a doubt solving session on 1st October 2024.

·        Students approached respective faculties for mentoring as desired.

·        The first round of screening was done by 8 panels held on 4th October 2024.

·        The final round was held for 22 groups on 08th and 09th Oct 2024 .

·        Each panel had identified the best teams and guided them for the final round.

·        The company personnel took one day to decide the final winner.

·        Mission Sustainability, being a startup offered Internship opportunity to the final round students and a consolation gift(books) and certificates for the winners.  Certificates were awarded to the students.

 

B. Template for Student’s PPT :

Issues broadly listed by company are on

1.    Branding

2.    Technology

3.    Business Model

4.    Revenue generation Model

C: Schedule:

Integrated MBA

5 Year Program

(School of Management Studies)

Hackathon 4.0: Mission Sustainability

30th Sep – 9th Oct 2024

(10 days Program)

Schedule

Sl.No.

Date

Timing

Event

1.

27th Sept 2024

11:00am to 12:00 noon

Faculty-Company Interaction

2.

30th Sept 2024

 

9.30 to12.40pm

Company Presentation

(Sem 7 and 9)

(Sem. 5A, 5B and 5C)

3.

1st Oct 2024

9.30am-11.00am

Faculty doubt clearing sessions

(Only for Semester 5)

4.

4th Oct 2024

9:30am to 11:30am

First Round Screening

5.

05th Oct 2024

9.30 am- 12.45pm

1.00am-3.00 pm

Company doubt solving (In case of any)

6.

08th-09th Oct 2024

9.30am– 1.00pm

1.30pm- 4.00pm

Final Round Screening

Total 15-17 groups

7.

To be announced

Winner declaration

 

D: Winners of Hackathon .0 are:

Hackathon 4.0

Winners List

Group

Name of Students

S9-G5

Teerthak Shah

Bansari Shah

Sakshi Sheth

Yash Verma

Rutvik Mewada

S5-G11

Isha Ashishbhai Ajmera

Jhala Harshwardhan dewangkumar

Shah Kashil Bijendra

Prajapati Daksh jayantibhai

Solanki jainam Ashokkumar

S5-G2

Aanand suthar

Anuj maurya

Anujit mohan

Dev Bagariya

Harsh seervi