Airtel iCreate 2025 - 2nd Year B-School Track
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Airtel iCreate 2025 - 2nd Year B-School Track: Stages and Timelines
Case Release & Video Submission Round
The problem statement will be released as a case study, and the participating teams are expected to submit a 2-minute video explaining their understanding of the problem, outlining a structured approach or plan, and presenting a feasible, innovative solution with clear reasoning and impact.
Treasure Hunt
All registered students can solve the mysteries that lie ahead as they deduce the final key to all the answers. The clues to the treasure hunt will be given at @airtelunplugged Instagram handle. This is not an elimination round. Top-performing teams from this round will be rewarded with Airtel Black vouchers.
Executive Summary Submission Round
Shortlisted teams are required to submit a 2-slider executive summary document in PDF format, detailing their approach, competitive landscape, and clearly outlining the final aspects and impact of the proposed solution.
Mentorship Phase & Leadership Connect
The teams selected for the grand finale will have the opportunity to interact with an Airtel leader until the grand finale, who will mentor them on their solution and give them an internal perspective.
Grand Finale Submission
Shortlisted teams will have to make the final submission for the Grand Finale.
Grand Finale
The top 15 finalist teams will interact with the jury and showcase their detailed solution at the Grand Finale. The Airtel team will oversee and manage all travel arrangements for shortlisted participants.
All that you need to know about Airtel iCreate 2025 - 2nd Year B-School Track
Airtel iCreate 2025 is Bharti Airtel’s flagship innovation challenge — a launchpad for bold thinkers and creative problem-solvers.
This isn’t just a competition; it’s an invitation to imagine the impossible, tackle real-world challenges, and bring game-changing ideas to life. We’re calling on the brightest minds from top B-Schools across the country to #RaiseTheGame and shape the future with us.
Your ideas won’t sit on paper — they’ll be part of real solutions, making a real difference.
At Airtel, we believe that where innovation begins, limits disappear. It's time to #BeLimitless.
Eligible Campuses:
- Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi, New Delhi
- Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi
- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad
- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta
- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore
- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode
- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow
- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Mumbai
- Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai
- Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai
- SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune
- Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune
- Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Delhi & Jamshedpur
Eligibility Criteria: The competition is open to all full-time 2nd-year Flagship MBA students. Students currently pursuing part-time, distance learning, and executive MBA programs are not eligible to participate in the same list of B-Schools.
Team Formation Guidelines:
- Teams should consist of exactly 3 members, ensuring diversity in gender & specialization representation.
- Participants should be from General Management, Human Resources, and Supply Chain Management specializations.
- They should be full-time students from the campus.
- Cross-specialization teams are allowed to participate.
- One participant cannot be a member of more than one team.
- There is no restriction on the number of teams from a particular institute.
- Any deviation from the above-mentioned guidelines will result in the immediate disqualification of the entire team.
Competition Structure:
Treasure Hunt:
- All registered students can solve the mysteries that lie ahead as they deduce the final key to all the answers.
- The clues to the treasure hunt will be given at @airtelunplugged Instagram handle.
- The treasure hunt will be held along with the campus launch event.
- Students will be able to access the treasure hunt from 12:00 PM, 25th July 2025 onwards.
- They will be able to play the hunt from the competition page itself.
- Teams won't be assessed based on this round, and it is a non-eliminatory round.
Case Release & Video Submission Round:
- Only registered teams can access the case study problem statement.
- Your 2-minute MP4 video should clearly demonstrate your understanding of the problem, outline a structured approach or plan, and present a feasible, innovative solution with clear reasoning and impact.
- Submission Format: MP4 Video.
- The case files and submission templates can be downloaded from the respective round.
- Naming Convention: TeamName_CampusName
- Team leaders need to upload the submission file latest by 3rd August 2025, 11:59 PM.
- All submissions across all rounds will be evaluated by Airtel, and the decision will be final & binding.
Executive Summary Submission Round:
- Shortlisted teams must submit a 2-page PPT (in PDF format) that provides a detailed drill-down of their approach, analyzes the competitive landscape, and clearly outlines the final aspects and impact of their proposed solution.
- Submission Format: PDF.
- The case files can be downloaded from the respective round.
- Team leaders need to submit their entries latest by 17th August 2025, 11:59 PM.
- Naming Convention: TeamName_CampusName.
- The top 10 finalist teams will be shortlisted for the Grand Finale.
Mentorship Phase & Leadership Connect:
- The teams selected for the grand finale will have the opportunity to interact with an Airtel leader until the grand finale, who will mentor them on their solution and provide an Airtel perspective on the solution.
Grand Finale:
- National Finalists will present their 10-pager PPT solution (entire solution concept with details like marketing, financials, execution plans, etc.) to a jury for the grand finale.
- The deadline for the Grand Finale Submission is Monday, September 1st, 2025.
- The National Finale will be held at the Airtel HQ in Gurgaon, and teams will be given 8 minutes to present.
- Travel arrangements will be made by the Airtel team.
- Date: September 3, 2025.
Important dates & deadlines?
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1 Aug'25, 11:56 PM IST Registration Deadline
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Winner
First Runners-Up
PPI/PPO Opportunities
The finalist teams get an opportunity to bag pre-placement offers and pre-placement interview opportunities at Airtel (subject to the student's eligibility).
About Airtel
Airtel was founded to provide global connectivity and unlock endless opportunities. Our organization embodies a unique blend of energy, innovation, creativity, dedication, scale, and ownership, all aimed at being limitless. At Airtel, we strive to go beyond our duties to create impactful solutions for our consumers.
Our team is highly skilled and constantly growing, actively developing infrastructure to introduce cutting-edge technologies like 5G, IoT, IQ, and Airtel Black. We have successfully launched 5G services nationwide, with 72 Million unique customers on the 5G network nationally. We also offer enterprise solutions, including national and international long-distance services for carriers. With a total customer base exceeding 40.5 Cr as of FY 2024, our 19,332 employees are together driving the vision of 'Digital India', connecting millions across 7,918 census and 809,051 non-census towns & villages.
Our extensive infrastructure includes 4,44,708 Rkms of optical fiber and 1.2 million distribution outlets, ensuring connectivity to nearly 96% of India's population. Committed to sustainability, we've saved 14,676 MWh of electricity, conserved 4412 tonnes of paper through e-billing, and recycled 3330 tonnes of e-waste.
At Airtel, we believe in taking early ownership, delivering quality, and enabling diverse career opportunities, making us the best in the industry. We are committed to creating the ultimate experience for our consumers while maintaining an ecological balance in the world.
EVP:
At Airtel, we redefine corporate life with a dynamic Employee Value Proposition (EVP) that prioritizes your growth, well-being, and limitless impact. At Airtel, we focus on Career development opportunities, a Collaborative work environment, an Agile company culture, Work-life balance, Recognition, and the overall mission and values of the organization.
Our evolution underscores Airtel's journey from being perceived as a connectivity service provider to a formidable player in the telecommunications sector, driving substantial revenue streams and making significant impacts across diverse markets.
Limitless Impact
People and teams that make a difference to internal and external customers by taking small and big ideas to success and therefore leaving footprints at the scale of billions, and beyond.
Limitless Ownership
People who go above and beyond to take responsibility, challenge the norms and take risks to create big things in more ways than one.
Limitless Careers
People who have the freedom to imagine, and an open canvas available to them to experiment and foray into diverse domains to gain depth and breadth of experiences.
| Purposeful Impact | Be part of a company that makes a difference. At Airtel, you contribute to connecting communities, transforming lives, and shaping the digital future of millions. |
| Competitive Remuneration | Your remuneration is competitively tailored to the Talent market. We benchmark with the market leaders across diverse industries to ensure pay parity for our talent pool |
| Health and Wellbeing @Work | Assuring promising medical, life, and accidental insurance, a robust leave policy, Holistic Wellness Assistance |
| Parental Benefits | Maternity leaves, Primary and secondary caregiver paternal leaves, child-care benefits for new mothers (crèche/childcare allowance, flexi-work, childcare leaves) |
| Innovative Environment | Join a pioneering team where innovation thrives. At Airtel, we embrace cutting-edge technology and creativity to shape the future of telecommunications. (Examples….Airtel’s own music and OTT applications) |
| Other Perks | Handset, Airtel Product Benefits, Car Lease, Flexi Compensation, Travel and Relocation |
| Retiral Benefits | PF, Gratuity, NPS, VPF |
Join Airtel and discover a fulfilling career where your talent is nurtured, your aspirations are supported, and your impact is amplified. Together, we innovate, grow, and make a meaningful difference in the world.
Subsidiaries of Airtel:
A few of the many subsidiaries of Airtel are mentioned below:
- Bharti Airtel Services Limited
- Bharti Telemedia Limited
- Airtel Payments Bank Limited
- Nxtra Data Limited
- Wynk Limited
- Nettle Infrastructure Investments Limited
- Bharti Digital Networks Private Limited
- Bharti Airtel International (Mauritius) Investments Limited
- Network i2i Limited
- Africa Towers N.V.
- Airtel Congo RDC S.A.
- Celtel Niger S.A.
- Congo RDC Towers S.A.
- Gabon Towers S.A. (under dissolution)
- Indian Ocean Telecom Limited
- Madagascar Towers S.A.
- Malawi Towers Limited
- Mobile Commerce Congo S.A.
- Montana International
- Partnership Investments S.A.R.L
- Telenor India
- Bharti Airtel Rwanda Holdings Limited
- Airtel Money Transfer Limited
- Airtel Mobile Commerce Nigeria Limited
- Tigo Rwanda Limited
Mergers & Acquisitions:
- In February 2021, Airtel agreed to acquire a 20% stake in Bharti Telemedia from Warburg Pincus.
- Telenor India: In the 1st quarter of the financial year 2017-18, Airtel acquired a formal approval from Securities and Exchange Board of India for the acquisition of Telenor India, from which the telecommunication giant gained 43.4 MHz spectrum in the 1800 MHz band.
- Tikona Digital Networks: In the 2nd quarter of the financial year 2017-18, Airtel completed the acquisition of Tikona Digital Networks Private Limited for approximately Rs. 1600 crore. This gave Airtel access to the latter’s 350 cellular sites in 5 circles.
- Millicom International Cellular: In the 3rd quarter of the financial year 2017-18, Airtel Rwanda acquired Millicom International Cellular to combine their telecommunications operations in Ghana. This acquisition was approved by Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) in the 4th quarter of the FY 2017-18.
Key People:
- Sunil Bharti Mittal: The current Chairman and Founder of Bharti Enterprises, the parent company of Airtel, Sunil Bharti Mittal is an Indian billionaire and philanthropist. Alumni of Harvard Business School, he was also awarded Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honor in the year 2007.
- Gopal Vittal: The current CEO of Airtel (India and South Asia), Gopal Vittal is an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.