E-LYMPICS
Disrupt and Ascend
Run against time and stick to your guns in the face of intense competitive pressure
E-Summit IITM 2022
About
A multi-stage hackathon centered around sharpening the soft skills that every entrepreneur needs to survive the startup journey. Run against time and stick to your guns in the face of intense competitive pressure.
Vision
E-lympics is an event that aims to help identify and implement innate skills necessary for an entrepreneur and simulates the actual experience to give a crystal learning.
Incentives
Cash prizes worth INR 30k for winners!
Eligibility
Any individual with an interest in entrepreneurship and who wants to hone their soft skills can participate in this event. This event facilitates only individual participation.
Rounds
Round 0: Eureka
In this round, the aim is for you to choose an existing brand, and suggest a new product that the brand can launch. This product should align with the company’s vision and should make sense. For example, NIKE introducing their own fitness watches can relevant, whereas KFC introducing mining equipment is not. Prepare one-slider describing your suggestion (mention original brand as well), and Explain why this new product would be a good release for the chosen original brand.
Round 1: Ponder
In this round, a few images will be given which correspond to some problems that may or may not have been solved yet. Identify the problem depicted in the given images, and draft a proper problem statement that needs to be solved. There may be more than one problem in the images, visualize as many as possible. For example, the image of a long queue could depict the problem of wastage of time. Submit a solution in a PDF format (maximum of two pages). Time given: One hour
Round 2: Relations
This round aims to test problem-solving skills and the ability to salvage a problematic situation effectively. A problem statement/ situation will be given in brief, and participants should give a brief description of the steps they are going to take to be able to get over the situation. Participants will have to submit a one-two page PDF file consisting of the initial steps that can be taken. Time given: 90 minutes
Round 3: Jeopardy
This round aims to test problem-solving skills and the ability to salvage a problematic situation effectively. A problem statement/ situation will be given in brief, and participants should give a brief description of the steps they are going to take to be able to get over the situation. Participants will have to submit a one-two page PDF file consisting of the initial steps that can be taken. Time given: 90 minutes
One Minute Rush
This round aims to test and improve the on-the-spot thinking ability of the participant, along with their ability to phrase their thoughts. A topic/choice of topics will be given on which the participant will have to speak for one whole minute. The topic will be given 10 minutes ahead of time, in which participants can prepare for the topic.
Timeline
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Registrations
2nd January - 26th February
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Round 0: Eureka
19th February - 26th February
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Round 1: Ponder
5th March
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Round 2: Relations
5th March
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Round 3: Jeopardy!
5th March
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Round 4: One Minute Rush
5th March
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Results
7th March
FAQs
When will all the rounds take place?
The deadline for round 0 is 26th February. All the other rounds will happen on 5th March.
Where do we submit the solutions?
Submissions of any kind will be done in the event dashboard which will be accessible after registration
Where do we get the timing details for the final rounds?
All the details regarding timings will be conveyed through mail & Whatsapp.
Testimonials
E-lympics was a very fun and challenging experience at the same time. All the rounds were designed to test different skills. I learnt a lot and even applied some of the learning later. The entire event was perfectly organised and all the information was communicated timely. All in all, the E-lympics day was one amazing day and I am looking forward to participating in the 2022 edition.
Shashank Gupta
E-lympics was a very fun experience. The rush of completing the various tasks which tested different skills was exhilarating. I also learnt new things and gained new skills throughout the day of the event, which I am grateful for. Overall, it was a wonderful experience and I'm looking forward to the next edition of E-lympics!
Sumi Agarwal