FAQs

Register as a new user on the website itself by giving some basic information like name, college name and email-id. Registration is mandatory for participation.

3rd year students enrolled in B.Tech/B.E program,4th year dual degree students (integrated 5-year courses)  and 1st year students enrolled in M.Sc (2 yr) program of Delhi University are eligible for participation.

 

Students must participate in a team size of two, students from different streams/departments are allowed to form a team. Both members must be from the same campus.

Individual participation is not allowed, you must participate in a team size of two.

Case studies are designed to check a student’s analytical thinking capability. They can even be solved on simple tools like excel for which hints and several web based tutorials are available for guidance. If enough time is spent, the case study should be a great learning experience and solvable even for somebody with no or minimal analytics experience.

No, we request teams to come up with only one best solution for the case study.

For the first round, Excel submissions should be done in the provided template only. Teams which qualify for round 2 need to submit their Powerpoint presentations, preferably in PDF. Presentations must be limited to a maximum of 6 slides and they must contain – Understanding of the business problem, Data treatment, Methodology and Visual output.

You would be getting a complete docket with the case, which will have a document explaining the case in detail and a data dictionary to understand variables in the data. Even if you have doubts after going through all the attached material, you can mail us your queries anytime. Please feel free to write us at EXL_EQ@exlservice.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Data (excel file) will be available for download from 7th April for registered teams along with a detailed docket containing solution template and a document explaining the case.

You can write to us at EXL_EQ@exlservice.com.

For round 1, teams will be judged on accuracy of the output (in the provided solutions template) For other rounds, the criteria is –
Case Understanding : Understanding the problem statement and attention to detail
Analytical Approach : Approach towards solving the problem
Visualization : Visual representation of key findings, analysis and results
Quality : Overall quality of the analyses with business understanding & deliverable quality

Teams are requested to submit their solutions on the website itself, after logging in by using their credentials. If they are facing any issues while uploading it on the website, they are requested to write to us at EXL_EQ@exlservice.com.

Teams are allowed to use any tool(s) with which they are comfortable with like Microsoft Excel, R, Python etc. Some elaborate excel tutorials and can be found at : https://www.youtube.com/user/ExcelCampus

  • Registration open: 06-APR-2023

  • Dataset release: 07-APR-2023

  • Case Material Release: 17-APR-2023 09:00AM

  • Registration & Round 1 submission closes: 12-MAY-2023 09:00AM

  • Shortlist release for round 1 submission: 15-MAY-2023

  • Round 2 submission closes: 31-MAY-2023

  • Release of Round 2 Results: 07-JUN-2023

  • National Finals: 14-JUN-2023

The final shortlisted teams will be invited to present their solutions to the panel of judges at EXL office in Gurgaon.

You need to first register your team by clicking on the Register icon on your right. Once you register, you will get login details on your registered email id. Please login using your credentials. Go to the Business Case Study tab and download the case, case data and the response template.