Asian Paints Cognoscenti 2025
Asian Paints
Asian Paints Cognoscenti 2025: Stages and Timelines
Color It Your Way: Influencer for a Day
Unleash your inner creator! Reimagine your personal space - be it a room, desk, wall, or corner—using a signature shade that reflects your vibe. Pick from curated colours and express your story through a short video (max 40s) or a LinkedIn carousel (1–4 slides). It could be a makeover, moodboard, sketch, or just a visual story.
All team members individually must post on LinkedIn using hashtags: #ColorItYourWay | #AsianPaintsOnCampus | #Cognoscenti2025 | #[YourCampusName] | #[YourTeamName]
Include the shade name and the Asian Paints logo. Whether bold, calm, quirky, or minimal, let the colour speak for you.
Click Here to View colours. It’s time to color your space, your way!
Treasure Hunt
In order to earn the last key to the treasure, solve 20 levels about Asian Paints and tread forward! The clues to the treasure hunt will be given at @unstop.world Instagram handle. This is not an elimination round.
Case Submission - HR
Shortlisted teams from each campus must submit a 2-3 minutes video presentation of the case provided.
The following institutes are eligible for this round: 1. XLRI Jamshedpur 2. TISS Mumbai 3. MDI Gurgaon 4. IIM Ranchi
Case Submission - Sales and Marketing
Shortlisted teams from each campus must submit a 2-3-minute video presentation of the case provided.
The following institutes are eligible for this round: 1. IIM Ahmedabad 2. IIM Bangalore 3. IIM Calcutta 4. IIM Indore 5. IIM Lucknow 6. IIM Kozhikode 7. XLRI Jamshedpur 8. FMS Delhi 9. IIFT Delhi 10. SPJIMR Mumbai 11. JBIMS Mumbai 12. NMIMS Mumbai 13. MDI Gurgaon 14. SIBM Pune 15. IIM Udaipur 16. IIM Ranchi 17. IIM Raipur 18. GIM Goa 19. BIM Trichy 20. LIBA Chennai 21. LBSIM Delhi 22. FORE Delhi 23. IMI Delhi 24. SIIB Pune 25. IMT Ghaziabad 26. XIMB Bhubaneshwar 27. IIM Visakhapatnam
Case Submission - Supply Chain
Shortlisted teams from each campus must submit a 2-3 minute video presentation of the case provided.
The following institutes are eligible for this round: 1. IIM Bangalore 2. IIM Lucknow 3. IIM Kozhikode 4. XLRI Jamshedpur 5. SPJIMR Mumbai 6. NITIE Mumbai 7. SJMSOM Mumbai 8. NMIMS Mumbai 9. IIM Udaipur 10. LIBA Chennai 11. SIIB Pune
Case Submission - Systems
Shortlisted teams from each campus must submit a 2-3 minute video presentation of the case provided.
The following institutes are eligible for this round: 1. IIM Bangalore 2. IIM Calcutta 3. IIM Kozhikode 4. SPJIMR Mumbai 5. NITIE Mumbai 6. SJMSOM Mumbai 7. XLRI Jamshedpur
All that you need to know about Asian Paints Cognoscenti 2025
With Cognoscenti 2025, Asian Paints is back with a bang! The captivating treasure hunt will keep you manoeuvring the maze of questions based on Asian Paints. The riveting caselet will challenge your knowledge in domains such as Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Systems and HR, and much more.
Put on your skates as we roll into an intriguing set of clues that are sure to take you for a spin!
Eligibility Criteria:
Asian Paints Cognoscenti 2025 is open to 1st-year full-time flagship program students of 30 eligible B-Schools.
Guidelines:
- Students can register in teams of three.
- The participants can be from any specialization.
- Cross-college teams are not allowed.
- Cross-specialization teams are not allowed.
- Any deviation from the above-mentioned guidelines will result in the immediate disqualification of the entire team.
Stages:
Color It Your Way:
- It’s time to bring out your creative side! Reimagine any personal space—your room, study desk, wall, or even a cozy corner—using a signature Asian Paints shade that reflects your unique personality.
- Choose from a curated palette of colours and showcase your idea through:
- A short video (maximum 40 seconds), or
- A LinkedIn carousel (1–4 slides).
- Your submission could be a moodboard, digital sketch, makeover, or any visual interpretation of how you’d transform the space.
- Each team member must post their individual entry on LinkedIn.
- Don’t forget to use all of the following hashtags in your post:
#ColorItYourWay | #AsianPaintsOnCampus | #[YourCampusName] | #Cognoscenti2025 | #[YourTeamName] - Ensure your post clearly mentions:
- The name of the shade you’ve picked
- The Asian Paints logo featured somewhere in the post
- Click here to explore the colours.
- Let your story shine—bold, minimal, calm, or quirky—just the way you imagine it.
- Your creativity will be judged on originality, storytelling, aesthetic appeal, and alignment with the chosen shade.
- Top posts stand a chance to win a wildcard entry directly into the Case Submission round.
It’s time to color your space, your way!
Round 1 - Treasure Hunt:
- In order to earn the last key to the treasure, solve 20 levels about Asian Paints and tread forward!
- The Treasure Hunt will have to be cracked in 4 hours.
- Click on the 'Play' button during the specified time window of the Treasure Hunt round.
- Participants will not be able to proceed to the next level if they don't answer the level at hand correctly.
- Hints and clues for tricky questions will be disclosed on Unstop's Instagram handle (@unstop.world). So do follow and stay tuned to advance further, quicker!
- Only the team leader, the student who registered the team, will be able to play the treasure hunt.
- The winning team will be declared basis the finish time.
- The top 5 teams from each campus in the treasure hunt will move to the case submission round.
- The final judgment rests with the Asian Paints and the Unstop team.
Round 2 - Case Submissions:
- The top teams from each campus will be eligible for this round.
- The submissions will begin on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
- Shortlisted teams must submit a 2-3 minute video presentation of the cases provided.
- The deadline for the submissions is Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
Prizes:
- Campus Winners stand a chance to win Pre-Placement Interviews from Asian Paints.
- E-Certificates for all participants.
Register right away and bring in your A-game to decode the problems that lie ahead!
Important dates & deadlines?
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11 Aug'25, 02:00 PM IST Registration Deadline
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Winner from Each Campus
Winning teams from each campus will qualify for PPIs with Asian paints.
About Asian Paints
Since its inception, Asian Paints has come a long way to become India’s leading and Asia’s 2nd largest paint company. It currently operates in 15 countries and has 26 paint manufacturing facilities in the world providing services to consumers in over 65 countries.
In its glorious 80+ years, Asian Paints has reinvented itself with every generation to unlock the next phase of growth and customer-centric innovation. Driven by this approach, the company has emerged as the market leader in paints since 1967 and is India's leading paints company that is double the size of any other paint company in India. The group has an enviable reputation in the corporate world for professionalism, fast track growth, and building shareholder equity.
Group Subsidiaries:
- Berger
- APCO
- SCIB Paints
- Taubmans Paint Fiji
- Asian Paints Causeway
- Kadisco Asian Paints
In the Industrial coatings space, Asian Paints operates through two 50:50 joint ventures with PPG Inc, USA., one of the largest automotive coatings manufacturers in the world. The first Joint Venture ‘PPG Asian Paints Pvt Ltd’ services the increasing requirements of the Indian automotive coatings market. The second JV ‘Asian Paints PPG Pvt Ltd’ services the protective, industrial powder, industrial containers and light industrial coatings markets in India.
Product Portfolio:
Asian Paints deals with various products through various brand names-
- Interiors- Royale Aspira, Royale Sensations Galaxy, etc.
- Exteriors- Apex Ultima Protek, Apex Ultima, etc.
- Interior Textures- Royale Play Stucco, Royale Play Archi Concrete, etc.
- Exterior Textures- Apex Duracast Venezio, Apex Duracast DholpurTex, etc.
- Metal Finishes- Premium Satin Enamel, Premium Gloss Enamel, etc.
- Wood Finishes- Woodtech Polyester, Woodtech Emporio PU, etc.
- Health & Hygiene- Viroprotek Sanitizers and Floor Cleaners, TruCare PPE kits & Masks
New Categories/Offerings:
- Viroprotek - a range of hand, Surface and space sanitizers and disinfectants.
- San Assure - a sanitization service and ‘Safe Painting’ service for customers.
- Range of Furniture, Furnishings and Lighting Products under three brands - Nilaya, Royale and Ador, thus offering a wide spectrum of offerings in the ‘Home Décor’ category.
- Beautiful Homes Service - an exclusive end-to-end solution that provides consumers a personalized interior design service with professional execution to create their dream homes (Click Here to View)
- Sleek - hand-picked world-class designs to help customers design and realize the kitchen and wardrobe of their dreams (Click Here to View). The factory-fitted kitchens come pre-drilled, making the installation hassle-free, and are crafted out of the best quality materials and hardware selected from all over the world. Sleek’s durable kitchens come with a 10-year warranty.
Mergers and Acquisitions:
- In 2022, Asian Paints acquired controlling stakes in Weatherseal Fenestration, engaged in the business of interior decoration/furnishing, including manufacturing uPVC Windows and door systems.
- Along with Weatherseal, Asian Paints also bought 100% stake in Obgenix Software Private Limited: (popularly known by the brand name of White Teak) Obgenix Software Private is a private limited company engaged in the business to design, trade or otherwise deal in all types and description of decorative lighting products and fans, etc. Both acquisitions will be made in a staggered manner over the next three years.
- In 2014, Asian Paints (International) acquires 51% stake in Kadisco Chemical Industry PLC of Ethiopia: Asian Paints (International) has signed an agreement with the shareholders of Kadisco acquiring 51% stake of the equity share capital of Kadisco. Kadisco manufactures and sells paints, other coatings, and adhesives in Ethiopia.
- In 2014, Asian Paints buys front-end sales business of Ess Ess Bathroom Products: Asian Paints said the acquisition is subject to satisfaction of certain conditions precedents and applicable statutory approvals. Ess Ess is a prominent player in the bath and wash business segment in India and has high-quality products in this segment.
- In 2016, Asian Paints enter distribution tie-up with Henkel Adhesive Technologies: Asian Paints has entered the retail segment of the adhesives category through a distribution arrangement with Germany’s Henkel Adhesive Technologies. Under the arrangement, Henkel’s adhesive brand Loctite will be sold at the retail level through a co-branding initiative. Although the company had B2B presence in the adhesive segment in India, this is the first time it is entering retail.
- In 2017, Asian Paints acquires Sri Lankan firm Causeway Paints: Asian Paints through its Singapore-based indirect subsidiary Berger International Pvt Ltd (BIPL), acquired Causeway Paints Lanka Pvt Ltd, the Sri Lankan paints manufacturing company.
Corporate Social Responsibility:
Asian Paints is inclusive of their communities through a range of social interventions, enhancing skills and building social infrastructure to improve their community's quality of life.
While Asian Paints CSR approach focuses on the betterment of communities around their plants, they have also developed creative programs that help in improving their capabilities as a paint manufacturer and home improvement service provider to better the livelihood of poor communities through vocational training and skills development.
Asian Paints CSR focuses on the following 4 areas-
- Education- Asian Paints acknowledges the value of learning as a persuasive means to subdue poverty and social imbalance and therefore, this is a major impact field in their expanding CSR exercise. They are committed to promoting access to quality education, particularly for disadvantaged communities that are located around our facilities. Asian Paints intervention includes adoption and infrastructure development of schools, up-gradation of school buildings, providing chairs, benches, and other classroom aids, etc.
- Skills Development - Vocational Training- following the national developmental aims on skills improvement, Asian Paints is focused on rendering vocational training to develop skills in the unorganized sector. Asian Paints tries to provide vocational and skill-based training to painters, applicators, carpenters and workers, to enhance their employability and improve their livelihoods.
- Healthcare and Hygiene- Keeping in mind the importance of healthcare and hygiene, Asian Paints have taken up various interventions like primary healthcare support, free medical camps for rural communities, setting up rehabilitation centers, etc.
- Water Management- Asian Paints believes that it is its responsibility to judiciously use and help conserve water resources. Their work includes giving support to each and every stage of water conservation, water preservation, water recharge, and wastewater treatment. They have implemented various water conservation projects, wastewater treatment, and reusing process water. Key interventions include awareness of water conservation in schools and nearby villages, installation of rooftop rainwater harvesting and recharge systems in village communities and schools, promoting integrated watershed development in areas around manufacturing locations, and water recharge through desilting of lakes.