Innothon 6.0 was a management innovation competition organised by BMA in association with SBI Life, providing students with a platform to work on real-world business challenges and develop innovative, practical solutions. The competition featured multiple industry-relevant problem statements, with participating teams divided across the challenges and guided by dedicated mentors for each problem statement. The teams worked through research, ideation, analysis, and solution development before progressing through successive evaluation rounds. The final stage brought together the shortlisted teams to present their solutions, demonstrating creativity, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to translate ideas into practical business solutions.

• 37 teams participated from 11 management institutes
• 5 real-world problem statements presented by SBI Life
• Teams divided across the problem statements, with one dedicated mentor for each
• 23 teams shortlisted after the initial evaluation
• 10 teams advanced to the final round
• Encouraged innovation, strategic thinking, research, and practical problem-solving

Winners:

Winner: V.N. Bedekar Institute of Management Studies

1st Runner-Up: Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Management Studies & Research

2nd Runner-Up: SIES School of Business Studies

The winning team was awarded the prestigious BMA ACC Dandekar Trophy, recognising excellence in innovation, strategic thinking, and practical problem-solving.