Case file — TENET / 2026 / ISB PGP-YL
National Case Championship

TENET 2026

One live business problem, set by industry sponsors. Three rounds of scrutiny. A national field of B-school teams competing for a seat at the final table — live, at ISB Hyderabad.

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3
Rounds of scrutiny
Sep 12
Grand finale
ISB HYD
Host campus
TBA
Prizes & PPIs
In partnership with
Zerodha logo
Knowledge partner
Atlabs AI logo
Associate partner
✦ National case championship ✦ Live business problem ✦ Pitch to an industry jury ✦ ISB Hyderabad · Sep 12 ✦ Grand finale ✦ National case championship ✦ Live business problem ✦ Pitch to an industry jury ✦ ISB Hyderabad · Sep 12 ✦ Grand finale
Why TENET

Not a case study. A live problem.

Most competitions hand you a decade-old case. TENET hands you a problem our sponsors haven't solved yet — and puts your answer in front of the people who'll act on it.

01

A real, unresolved brief

The problem statement comes straight from our knowledge partner, Zerodha — not a textbook.

02

A panel that can hire you

Judges include the people behind the problem statement, with placement conversations on the table for standout teams.

03

A national stage

Finalist teams converge on ISB Hyderabad for a live, high-pressure final pitch.

Round 3 · Grand finale
Live pitch
Format

In-person pitch to the company jury, followed by an intense Q&A stress test in front of the finalist teams.

Venue

ISB Hyderabad campus — Sep 12, 2026

The filtration process

Four stages. One champion.

Every stage is designed to filter out generic pitches, leaving only panel-ready proposals by the final round.

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Aug 11 – Aug 14

Pre-competition

  • Video submission built on Atlabs
  • Top team advances straight to the Finale
  • Top 5 teams advance straight to Round 2
1
Aug 15 – Aug 22

Round 1 — Strategy

  • 3-slide proposal on the case
  • Filters out high-level theory
Evaluation: Aug 23 – 25 · Results Aug 24
2
Aug 26 – Sep 2

Round 2 — Executive pitch

  • Deep-dive 7-slide deck
  • Compulsory 1-minute pitch video
Evaluation: Sep 3 – 5 · Results Sep 1
3
Sep 6 – Sep 12

Round 3 — Grand finale

  • Live pitch to the company jury
  • On-campus at ISB Hyderabad
  • Champion crowned Sep 12
The stakes

Prizes & PPIs

Being finalized.

Status

Prize structure and pre-placement interview slots are being finalized

Cash prizes for the top teams at the Grand Finale, along with pre-placement interview opportunities with our sponsors, will be announced here once confirmed.

Details coming soon
Your seat is reserved

The Grand Finale

Saturday, September 12, 2026 · ISB Hyderabad Campus.

When

Sep 12, 2026

Grand finale day

Where

ISB Hyderabad

Main campus, Gachibowli

What

Live pitch

Finalists present to the jury

Backing the brief

Who's behind TENET

The problem, the panel, and the production tools all come from our partners.

Knowledge partner

Zerodha

Sets the live problem statement and sits on the judging panel, and runs a 45-minute prep session with the finalist teams ahead of the final pitch.

Problem statement · Judging panel
Associate partner

Atlabs AI

An AI video creation platform that turns a script into a finished video with visuals, voiceover and captions — powering every video submission in this competition.

Pre-comp & Round 2 videos