11 March 2015 14:10:38 IST

IIM Ahmedabad and Panasonic organise "Cross Value Innovation"

People are reflected in a sign at Panasonic Center Tokyo in Tokyo March 12, 2014. Big Japanese companies such as Toyota Motor Corp will offer the most generous pay raises in years on Wednesday, but workers will still struggle to offset a sales tax increase, highlighting the difficulties the government is facing in overcoming entrenched deflation. Toyota, Hitachi Ltd and Panasonic Corp will be among the firms announcing their responses to union pay demands after a year of soaring profits thanks to the weak yen and massive stimulus policies of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

Get 800 entries from 25 top B schools

IIM Ahmedabad in collaboration with Panasonic India has recently launched ‘Cross Value Innovative- Case Study’ competition which began on a successful note. There were about 800 applications from 25 prestigious B-schools in the country including IIT Delhi, XLRI, MICA, IIM Calcutta, IIM Bangalore.

The competition focuses on encouraging students to develop solutions to cater to the increasing demand of Lithium-Ion in smaller applications. This mega event has been organised to encourage students to develop critical thinking skills and produce efficient solutions to market expectations across industries.

The competition will unfold in three interesting rounds and the teams will be a mix of candidates irrespective of college or year of study. In the final round, the top 5 teams will present their case studies to Panasonic India, and after a competitive round of evaluation, the winner will be declared. Read the whole story here .