Competition Modules
Founders Arena
“Don’t just dream it — build it, pitch it, scale it.”
The High-Stakes Pitch: Step into a major pitch arena before venture capitalists and industry heads with a 15-minute pitch deck presentation followed by 3 minutes of intense investor Q&A.
Core Evaluation: Get judged on validated demand, operational scalability, commercial readiness, unit economics, market defensibility, and executive pitching under real investor scrutiny.
Prizes & Fees: Compete for the grand PKR 25,000 winning prize or the PKR 15,000 runner-up prize (Registration Fee: PKR 3,000 / Team).
Team & Requirements: Form a team of 3–5 members and come prepared with a pre-developed original startup venture, prototype, or business model, a maximum 10-slide deck, a laptop for projection, and a prototype demo unit (if applicable).
Ad Wars
Don’t just advertise it — make people want it.
The Ultimate Sprint: Face a 45-minute fast sprint to script, film, and edit a high-impact commercial on the spot for a randomly drawn everyday product.
High Stakes & Rewards: Compete for the PKR 15,000 winning prize or the PKR 10,000 runner-up prize (Registration Fee: PKR 2,000 / Team).
Team & Gear: Gather your team of 3–5 members armed with phones/laptops and video editing software to test your rapid advertising and persuasion skills.
MEME Lab
"Don’t just be funny — SELL the product."
The Meme Challenge: Transform a randomly assigned product into a viral, high-converting meme-based promotional campaign.
Content & Pitch: Produce a 30–90 second viral reel or video blending humor with a solid sales strategy, followed by a live pitch detailing your psychological hooks and marketing angle.
The Stakes: Compete for the PKR 15,000 winning prize or the PKR 10,000 runner-up prize (Registration Fee: PKR 2,000 / Team).
Team & Gear: Gather a team of 3–5 members equipped with phones/laptops and video editing software to connect internet culture with consumer psychology
Brand Battle
“Clash of minds, battle of empires.”
The Debate Challenge: Receive your allocated brands 24 hours prior to speeches for head-to-head competitive debates covering Marketing Principles, Strategy & Analysis, and Accountancy.
Format & Structure: Opening speakers debate for 90 seconds followed by rebuttal speakers for 1 minute, totaling 5+1 minutes per team. The top 4 highest-scoring teams advance to Round 2 with brand re-allotment 12 hours prior.
Prizes & Fees: Compete for the PKR 15,000 winning prize or the PKR 10,000 runner-up prize (Registration Fee: PKR 2,500 / Team).
Team & Requirements: Form a team of 3–5 members and come prepared with pre-event research on your assigned brand (note that only handmade notes are permitted during speeches).
Corporate Law
“Think like a businessman, argue like a lawyer.”
The Courtroom Challenge: Engage in a courtroom-style trial resolving corporate governance and shareholder contract disputes, representing assigned sides (Plaintiff vs. Defendant) on specific legal issues.
Trial Structure: Experience opening presentations, rigorous bench cross-examination, and a high-stakes rapid buzzer round.
Evaluation & Prizes: Be judged on corporate legal reasoning and contract risk mitigation without compromising core business operations to win the PKR 15,000 winning prize or PKR 10,000 runner-up prize (Registration Fee: PKR 2,500 / Team).
Team & Requirements: Form a team of 2–4 members and come prepared with pre-event research on your assigned corporate dispute, a written reply submitted 3 days prior, and solid legal/commercial arguments.
Revive & Rule
“Diagnose the downfall, engineer the revival.”
The Turnaround Challenge: Receive a forgotten brand 24 hours prior to your presentation to diagnose its failure points, operational drag, and lost market share.
Live Board Pitch: Deliver a live turnaround presentation pitching a comprehensive, executable revival strategy to the board.
Core Evaluation: Showcase executive problem-solving, strategic repositioning, unit restructuring, and market comeback planning to compete for the PKR 15,000 winning prize or PKR 10,000 runner-up prize (Registration Fee: PKR 2,000 / Team).
Team & Requirements: Form a team of 1-3 member and come prepared with your pre-made PPT slides and presentation.
Trade Up
“Start small, negotiate smart, trade to the top.”
The Barter Sprint: Receive an identical baseline product at kickoff and embark on a 1-hour campus barter sprint to negotiate and trade items of progressively higher value, with security and media escorts logging every swap.
Core Evaluation: Master interpersonal negotiation, sales psychology, value perception, and deal closure without capital to win the PKR 10,000 winning prize or PKR 5,000 runner-up prize (Registration Fee: PKR 1,200 / Team).
Team & Rules: Form a team of 1 members for this fully offline on-ground activity (no laptops, phones, or Wi-Fi; zero personal cash or external goods added; trades restricted to designated zones, and traded items returned to the module lead).
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