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About E.D.G.E.

At Samsung, turning possibilities into reality is our biggest strength. Presenting E.D.G.E. Season 8, where the brightest minds from the top colleges of the country work on real-time challenges, interact with Samsung’s top leaders and provide one-of-a-kind solutions to the problem at hand.

It's time to participate in the campus programme and give a head start to your career. What's more? An opportunity to win cash prizes, Samsung goodies and to interact with the best minds in the industry.

E.D.G.E. consists of three rounds. The first round is all about ideation, where the team members jam together and put up an executive case summary. Post evaluation, 1 team per campus is shortlisted. The top teams work on the case study, submit and present their detailed solutions at the Regional Round. The top teams will battle it out in the National Round.

For programme rules, scroll down.

Registration round
  • Form a team of 3 members for registration irrespective of the session/year
  • Click here to register a team
  • Check your mailbox and click on confirmation to complete the registration process

Campus round
  • Teams are expected to use the window for research, analysis, brainstorming and formulating the most innovative approach
  • This stage requires teams to submit the executive summary which broadly defines the strategy proposed
  • Teams are required to submit the strategy in the following format within specified timelines
    • 2-slide presentation in PDF format (excluding team detail slide)
  • All entries received are evaluated by our jury, which comprises Samsung’s leaders and managers
  • The submissions are broadly adjudged basis the quality of analysis and strength of the strategy proposed
  • The jury shortlists one team per campus to represent the institute in the Regional Rounds

Regional round
  • Shortlisted teams to work on a detailed plan for the same cases
  • Teams are invited to present their plan to our business leaders at campus locations
  • Teams are required to make a 5-slide, 10 minute presentation to support their modus operandi of analysis and demonstrate solutions vis-à-vis implementation, followed by a question-and-answer round with the panel
  • The panel evaluates each team keeping the following things in consideration:
    • Case, business and situation analysis
    • Clarity of ideas/out-of-the-box thinking
    • Ease of implementation
    • Supporting analytics
    • Financial viability/ROI
    • Quality of presentation
  • For this round, teams may be required to travel (more information on this will be shared closer to the dates)
  • The top teams get a chance to be a part of the National Round at Gurgaon and meet the Samsung Leaders

Leadership connect
  • Top teams to be aligned with business leaders of the respective cases
  • Opportunity to interact with the experts and solve real-life business challenges

National round
  • The Regional Round winners are invited to Gurgaon for the Grand Finale
  • The Grand Finale is an opportunity for students to interact with the company and industry leaders
  • The teams will be presenting their solutions to the senior Samsung leaders, where the winners would be adjudged and declared

Schedule

Registration round

01st Sep 2023 - 17th Sep 2023

Campus round

18th Sep 2023 - 30th Sep 2023 : Executive summary submission

01st Oct 2023 - 14th Oct 2023 : Evaluations

15th Oct 2023 : Results

Regional round

16th Oct 2023 - 22nd Oct 2023 : Regional round submission

23rd Oct 2023 - 10th Nov 2023 : Presentation & Evaluations

12th Nov 2023 : Results

Leadership connect

13th Nov 2023 - 27th Nov 2023

National round

01st Dec 2023

Programme rules

  • Teams may be formed by students belonging to different years/specialisation
  • A team should consist of 3 members from within their campus
  • Students are required to register using their campus IDs only
  • A student cannot be a part of more than one team
  • Only the students of specified programme from the list of campuses mentioned can participate
  • There is no restriction on the number of teams from an institute
  • The file size of business plan should not exceed 5 MB for Round 1 and 20 MB for Round 2
  • The executive summary for Campus Round has to be in a 2-slide PDF format, subject to a maximum size of 5 MB
  • For the next rounds, teams can submit their presentation in a PPT or PPTX format, subject to a maximum size of 20 MB
  • Across all rounds, all team members can access the case study but only one team member can upload the submission
  • Every team has to go through the Terms and Conditions before participating in the event
  • Participants will receive a verification mail post registering their teams
  • Applicable to specific institutes only. To view the complete list,  Click here

*Terms and Conditions apply

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