The BLoC Boardroom Challenge 2022, a unique case challenge for B-schoolers, now in its sixth year, is open for entries. For the preliminary qualifying round, students will need to take an online test on www.blboardroomchallenge.in. The first round is open for registration till November 6. 

The challenge will be across three levels: a preliminary round, semi-finals across eight cities, and a grand finale. The online psychometric test in the preliminary round will assess students’ decision-making skills and ability to work in teams. Each team gets 60 minutes and 20 questions. One member representing the team will take the test. The top teams will be shortlisted to compete in the city-wise semi-finals. 

Shortlisted teams across eight cities — Chennai, Kochi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune — will compete in the semi-finals round. The semi-final winners from each city will move on to the no-holds-barred finals event, also conducted virtually. 

In 2017, the first year of the challenge, LIBA Chennai, won, followed by ISB Hyderabad in 2018, IIM Ranchi in 2019, SIBM Pune in 2020, and IIM Shillong in 2021. 

Up until 2020, the semi-final round of the contest was held at B-schools across various cities, and the grand finale was in Chennai. But since 2020, due to Covid, the BLoC Boardroom Challenge went completely online. This year too it is being conducted entirely online, including the semi-final rounds and the finals. It will again be a unique event with technology eliminating geographical barriers and offering flexibility to busy B-schoolers. 

The 2022 edition of the contest is sponsored by Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund while the Exchange Partner is BSE. The knowledge partners are Brand Vectors and executive coach Siva Kumar. Vishwadeep Kuila, an IIMA alumnus and founder of Brand Vectors, will prepare the case challenge for the semi-final rounds and is also part of the jury.