Business Survival Simulation · Stop 01 Bangalore

Boardroom Blitz

Take over a company with ₹5 crore of simulated cash and keep it alive through four crises.

Team of 2–4Registration open

Stop
19 Nov 2026
Entry
Team of 2–4
Format
Hybrid
Deadline
15 Nov 2026, 11:59 PM
Registration openStart a team

The brief

What you need to know

Boardroom Blitz is a live business simulation. Your team takes over an operating company with ₹5 crore in simulated cash and responds to a series of escalating crises over a compressed business day. You decide at every stage, each decision affects the next round, and a live financial dashboard tracks your survival. You are judged on the combined outcome of your decisions and the quality of your reasoning, not on presentation polish. Win the Bangalore City Championship and earn your Golden Ticket to the Milky Way Finals.

Team size
2 to 4 members
Format
Online eliminations + offline finals
Deadline
15 Nov 2026, 11:59 PM
Eligibility
Open to all undergraduate (UG) students
Prizes
1st place: ₹10,000 and Golden Ticket, with direct entry to the Milky Way Finale 2nd place: ₹5,000
Rules
One case memo online. Then a live 8-hour simulation: ₹5 crore of simulated cash, four crises, one Survival Index.
Results
The winners are announced at the awards on the day.
Submission
Register here, then send a Google Drive link from the competition page by the deadline.

Rounds

How it works

  1. Online Eliminations · Online · by 15 Nov 2026A crisis response memo of up to 2 pages, with a one-page financial impact table.
    • The OC gives each team a company and a crisis situation.
    • Submit a Crisis Response Memo as a PDF of at most 2 pages. It answers one case scenario released by the OC and covers: diagnosis, options considered, decision, rationale, risks and a 30-day action plan.
    • Add a one-page financial impact table that shows the expected effect of the decision on cash, revenue and costs, with your assumptions stated.
    • Accepted formats: .pdf, .docx or .xlsx.
    • Upload the file to Google Drive with access set to “Anyone with the link can view”. Name it BoardroomBlitz_Team_Name_MWRTMB.
    • Submit the link on this website, through the competition page, by the deadline.
    • The submission must be original and created by the participants. If it is not, the team is disqualified, or the OC decides whether the submission is considered.
    • If the link cannot be opened at the time of judging, the OC decides whether the entry is considered.
  2. Offline Finals · On-site · on 19 Nov 2026The live simulation: Round 0, four crises and a Final Round, then a Survival Debrief.
    • Format: teams run the Boardroom Blitz through Round 0, four crises and a Final Round, as set out in the run of show. The company, the dossier and the crises are revealed only at kickoff.
    • Decision window: each crisis has a strict decision window of 20 minutes from the announcement. The bell locks decisions, with no extensions. A team that misses the window is treated as having taken the “Do Nothing” option for that crisis, and its company faces the related consequences.
    • Decision Log: submit your Decision Log through the official form within the decision window. A change after submission needs OC approval.
    • Judges’ questioning: the judges may question you on any decision, assumption or trade-off you made during the day.
    • Dashboard updates: the dashboard updates after every round. The OC’s score calculation is final.
    • Team attendance: all team members must be present in all rounds.

Judging

How you’re scored

  • Final Survival IndexFinal dashboard score after the Final Round, calculated by the Impact Matrix.30
  • Decision quality and reasoningClarity of diagnosis, options considered, assumptions stated and soundness of rationale.20
  • Adaptability and consistencyRecovery from setbacks and building each decision on the previous one.20
  • Crisis leadership and communicationHandling of the leadership and customer crises, including internal and external messaging.20
  • Survival Debrief and Q&AClarity, honesty about mistakes and ability to answer questions.10

Total: 100 marks

Competition rules

The rules

Team size
2 to 4 members. A person cannot be in more than one team.
Duration
8 hours.
Starting cash
₹5 crore of simulated money, the same for every team. None of it is real.
The company
A fictional company with a backstory, revealed on the day.
Your mission
“Keep this company alive.” Every team runs the same company and faces the same crises in the same order. Your choices make your outcomes different.
Company Dossier
At kickoff, each team gets a Company Dossier: industry and business model, financials, organisational chart, suppliers, key customers, competitors and company culture.
The day at a glance
Kickoff and reveal (the company is revealed, the dashboard is explained and your ₹5 crore of simulated money is handed over). Round 0, baseline (study the dossier and set your opening strategy). Crisis 1. Crisis 2. Lunch (the dashboard stays live on the big screen). Crisis 3. Crisis 4. Final Round, recovery plan (lock a final move with whatever resources you have left). Survival Debriefs (5 minutes of presentation per team, plus 5 minutes of judge Q&A). Judge deliberation (final dashboard freeze, with live music). Awards (winners announced).
A crisis round
The crisis is announced, for example “Your largest supplier has shut down.” Your team gets a Decision Card with 3 preset options (A, B, C) and a Custom Move slot. Discuss and decide, then fill in your Decision Log entry. Decisions lock. Each option has a hidden impact on your company’s vitals, set in advance by the organisers, and it stays secret until the round closes. Then the dashboard updates. Crises 2, 3 and 4 follow the same format and stay secret until they land.
Decisions carry forward
Each team has a set budget. The simulated money left after a crisis round carries over to the next round. The same applies to every other decision the company makes.
Decision Log
For every crisis, submit a one-page entry on the official form with five parts: diagnosis (what has actually happened, in one sentence), options considered, decision (A, B, C or a custom move), rationale (why you chose it, with your key assumption stated) and risk (what could go wrong next).
Custom moves
If you do not like the three options, propose your own. A panel of 2 organisers assesses it within 10 minutes and gives it an impact rating on the same scale as the preset options. Custom moves must be realistic and within the company’s resources. The panel may reject an unrealistic custom move, and the team must then pick a preset option.
Wildcard Card
Each team gets one single-use Wildcard Card, chosen at random at the start. You can play it in any crisis. Declare it in the Decision Log. You cannot use it after the decision window closes.
Live dashboard
A projected scoreboard updates after every round and tracks five vitals for each team: cash (funds left out of ₹5 crore), revenue (monthly run-rate), market share (your position against the competitor), customer trust (retention and reputation) and team morale (staff stability and leadership confidence). They roll up into a single Survival Index from 0 to 100, which decides the ranking.
Rescue Mode
If your cash reaches zero, your company is insolvent. You keep playing every remaining round, but your Survival Index is capped at 45 out of 100. You can still win special awards, such as Best Debrief.
Survival Debrief
At the end of the day, each team gives a 5-minute Survival Debrief: what did you do, what would you change and what did you learn. The judges then get 5 minutes of Q&A.
Originality
All decisions, rationales and responses must be the team’s own. Copying another team’s Decision Log or misrepresenting another person’s work is prohibited.
Information
Use only the Company Dossier and information the OC releases during the event. Fabricating company data or claiming information that was not provided is prohibited.
Accuracy and AI usage
You may use AI tools for research and analysis, but the strategy and decisions must be the team’s own. Do not pass AI output off as verified fact. The judges may question any decision or assumption, and unverifiable or unexplained claims lose marks.
Decision deadlines
Decision windows are strict. Late submissions are not accepted, and the “Do Nothing” outcome applies.
Impact Matrix
The Impact Matrix and the dashboard calculations are confidential until the end of the event. Trying to access, guess or tamper with the scoring system or dashboard is prohibited.
Insolvency
A team whose cash reaches zero is declared insolvent and enters Rescue Mode. Its Final Survival Index is capped at 45 out of 100.
Team participation
Only registered team members may take part. Any change in team composition needs prior written approval from the OC.
Time limits
Decision windows and debrief time limits are strict. Going over them may cost marks.
Conduct and assistance
Treat the judges, organisers, mentors and other competitors with respect. Mentors may ask questions but cannot make decisions for a team. Outside prompting or help during the debrief is prohibited.
Mock outcomes
All financial outcomes, valuations and consequences are simulated and carry no legal or financial obligation.
Judging
The decisions of the judges and the OC are final and binding.

Penalties

  • The OC may disqualify participants for rule violations. Otherwise violations are dealt with under the General Rules (Penalties and disqualification).
  • If any of these or other rules are not followed, the consequences are those set out in the General Rules (Penalties and disqualification). Anything not covered by a specific section is dealt with at the discretion of the OC.

Event-wide

Competition Rulebook

This Rulebook governs all competitions held at Road to Milky Way: Bangalore on 19 November 2026. “OC” means the Milky Way Organising Committee. Each competition’s rules supplement these General Rules. Where the two conflict, the competition’s rules prevail. By registering, every participant accepts this Rulebook.

General rules

Application and eligibility

  • The competitions are open to all undergraduate (UG) students. There is no limit on the number of participants or teams from one institution.
  • By registering, every participant accepts this Rulebook.

Registration and teams

  • Participants must complete registration on this website by 15 November 2026, 11:59 PM.
  • In team competitions:
    • each team nominates a team leader, who is the team’s single point of contact with the OC;
    • the team leader starts the team and adds the other members by name, email and phone. Members do not need to sign up;
    • the team leader’s participant ID is used in all submissions;
    • a participant may be part of only one team in one event; and
    • no member may be added or substituted unless the team leader notifies the change to the OC 2 days before the event.
  • Slots in each competition are limited.

Online eliminations

  • Competitions with an online round begin with Online Eliminations. Selected participants proceed to the offline round(s) at the event. Direct-entry competitions have no online round.
  • Unless a competition provides otherwise:
    • entries are sent through this website by 15 November 2026, 11:59 PM. Late entries are not evaluated, and no requests are entertained after the portal closes;
    • files are uploaded to Google Drive with access set to “Anyone with the link can view”, and the link must remain accessible until results are announced;
    • files are named EVENTNAME_Team_Name_MWRTMB (for example, DEJAVU_Team_Name_MWRTMB), using the team leader’s participant ID for teams, or EVENTNAME_Full_Name_MWRTMB for a solo event (for example, OFFBEAT_Full_Name_MWRTMB); and
    • each team submits one entry only.
  • Where a competition requires a recorded performance, the video must be a single continuous take from a static camera, without cuts, edits, effects, filters, audio enhancement, voice-over or any post-production. Every performer, and every instrument, must be clearly visible and audible throughout.
  • Technical problems on the participant’s side do not entitle the participant to an extension or exemption.

Offline rounds

  • Offline rounds are held at the event on 19 November 2026. Every participant must complete registration under the Registration Rules before competing.
  • Participants must report at the time communicated by the OC. A participant who is late or absent may forfeit the slot, which may be given to a waitlisted participant.
  • Time limits are strictly enforced. Participants must clear the stage within the allotted clearance time.
  • Participants must bring their own instruments, equipment and materials. The OC provides only what a competition’s rules specify.
  • Fluids, flames, powders, glitter, heavy or sharp objects and any material that may damage the stage or site are not permitted.
  • Participants are responsible for their own materials, equipment, health and belongings. The OC is not liable for any loss or damage.

Originality, content and conduct

  • All work must be the participant’s own and created without outside help. Plagiarism in any form is prohibited. The use of AI is governed by each competition’s rules.
  • The OC and the judges may inspect any participant’s work, drafts, notes, raw files and project files at any time, and may question participants about their work. Material requested for verification must be supplied within 24 hours.
  • Participants must not reveal their name, team name, college name or college logo in any performance or entry, unless a competition requires it. To keep judging unbiased, entries are identified only by the participant ID.
  • No content may be vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, defamatory, hateful, discriminatory, abusive or excessively violent, promote drug use, or target or demean any individual, group, religion, community, political party or institution.
  • Participants must treat organisers, judges, volunteers, staff and other participants with respect.
  • Participants retain copyright in their work and grant Milky Way a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licence to display, screen and publish it, with credit.

Judging, results and prizes

  • Unless a competition provides otherwise, each entry is scored independently by a panel of judges.
  • Ties are resolved at the discretion of the judges and the OC.
  • Prizes, including any direct entry to the Milky Way finale (18 to 21 February 2027), are set out in each competition’s rules.

Penalties and disqualification

  • Penalties are deducted from the final score before ranking.
  • Unless a competition’s rules provide otherwise, the following are penalised at the discretion of the OC:
    • plagiarism, outside help, a false declaration or use of AI contrary to the competition’s rules;
    • participation by an ineligible or unregistered person, or a team exceeding the permitted size;
    • prohibited content, instruments, sound sources, mediums or formats;
    • names, logos, watermarks or personal handles shown in an entry;
    • non-compliance with technical requirements, including an unreadable file or restricted link;
    • late arrival, absence or failure to clear the stage on time;
    • a participant in more than one team in the same competition;
    • failure to supply material requested for verification;
    • misconduct, disrespect or disruptive conduct; and
    • any other breach of this Rulebook.
  • Decisions made by the judges and the OC are final and binding.
Security rules

Apply to every person at the event

  • Entry is permitted only on a valid college ID and Participant ID. The right of admission rests with the OC.
  • Every person entering the venue is subject to a security check and frisking.
  • Weapons, sharp objects, inflammable materials, lighters, matchboxes, aerosol cans and glass containers are prohibited. They are confiscated at the security point and not returned.
  • All personal belongings are solely your responsibility.
  • Smoking is prohibited, as is the possession or use of alcohol, drugs or any other intoxicant. Any person found under the influence of an intoxicant is removed from the venue.
  • Open flames, firecrackers and pyrotechnics are prohibited.
  • Outside food is not permitted inside the venue premises.
  • Littering, spitting, defacing and vandalism are prohibited. Any damage to the site results in removal from the venue, disqualification and liability for any cost claimed by the venue authorities.
  • Persons must remain within the designated event areas. Restricted or cordoned-off zones, backstage and artist areas are off limits.
  • Drones are prohibited. Tripods, monopods, large rigs and external lights require prior written approval.
  • All persons must follow the instructions of the organisers, volunteers, security and venue staff.
  • Unsafe or disruptive conduct, or any hindrance to the proceedings, results in removal from the venue and further action.
  • In an emergency, remain calm and follow the instructions of the organisers and security staff to the nearest exit.
Registration desk

At the event on 19 November 2026

  • Every participant must register in person at the registration desk before the reporting time of their competition. A participant who has not registered may not compete.
  • Each participant must present:
    • a valid college photo ID card establishing current UG enrolment; and
    • their Participant ID.
  • A participant who cannot produce these documents, or whose details do not match the registration, is not registered or allowed entry.
  • Members of a team must register together. Only members named at registration may compete. A substitution requires the prior written approval of the OC, which must be produced at the desk.
  • Identification issued at the desk must be worn visibly at all times and is non-transferable. Report lost identification to the desk immediately.
  • Equipment and materials may be inspected at registration.
  • After registering, participants must report to their competition area at the time communicated at the desk.
  • Direct queries about schedules or rules to the coordinators listed on each competition page.

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