IIBF Case Study Writing Competition 2024 : Indian Institute of Banking & Finance

Organisation : IIBF Indian Institute of Banking & Finance
Contest Name : Case Study Writing Competition 2024
Applicable For : Bankers/ Faculty working in Banks
Last Date : 31st August 2024
Website : https://www.iibf.org.in/

What is IIBF Case Study Writing Competition?

Case Study Writing Competition – 2024 is organized by Indian Institute of Banking & Finance IIBF. Case should be developed on a theme related to Indian Banking. The case can be around a maximum of 6-8 pages. The total word count may be around 3000 to 4000 words. Overall three best case Studies will be awarded cash prizes. Last Date of Contest is 31st August 2024.

Eligibility of Case Study Writing Competition

** Bankers (including former bankers)
** Faculty working in Staff Training Establishments of Banks / Financial Institutions / NIBM / IDBRT / CAB / BIRD / SIDBI / NABARD etc.

Themes of Case Study Writing Competition

Case should be developed on a theme related to Indian Banking. The list of suggestive themes is mentioned below. The themes have been categorised on the basis of specialization into Scheme I to Scheme V. A participant is also free to develop a case in any other area related to Indian Banking under Scheme V other general matters.
Scheme I :
Credit Management
MSME
Retail banking
Recovery

Scheme II :
International Banking & Foreign Exchange Operations
Treasury Management
Risk Management

Scheme III :
Human Resource Management
Financial Inclusion
Rural banking
Accounting & Auditing

Scheme IV :
Information security
Cyber crimes
Digital banking
Wealth Management
Compliance

Scheme V :
Customer Service
AML/KYC
Ethics and Corporate governance
Other general matters
Para Banking

Guidelines of Case Study Writing Competition

** Only original case studies will be accepted. In other words, cases should not have been published / presented in any other for a Cases involving matters which are sub-judice will not be considered.
** All cases, should be accompanied by a teaching note and should be based on the real situation, with a clear decision – making scenario case study should be and prepared in accordance with case study writing guidelines provided below.
** Academic (research) cases will not be accepted for evaluation by the Case Review Committee.

The following are the guidelines for:
I. Preparing a case study.
II. Preparing the teaching note accompanying the case.

Step By Step Process of Case Study Writing Competition

1. Finalise a topic for developing a case. As far as possible, the topic should be choosen from given lists under the Scheme I to Scheme V. However, the author is free to choose any other relevant topic pertaining to the field of Banking & Finance, under category of general under scheme V.
2. While finalising a topic, the learning outcome should be clearly stated upfront.
3. The case should be written carefully bringing out only the essense required. If everything concerning the case is indicated upfront, there may be no learning outcomes.
4. The case should have an introductory paragraph followed by an explanation of the facts involved in the case.
5. The case should be prepared based on secondary data and / or personal experience. While sourcing information / data to build a case, care should be taken to source it from authentic websites, and
a) Proper referencing should be made.
b) Reproduction of material as it in from internet and other sources should be avoided.
c) There should be no copyright infringement issues.
6. As the case will be based on the participants’ expertise and secondary data, it will have to be ensured that enough secondary data is available on the topic chosen.
7. The case may also have an annexure, if required. All annexures should be numbered.
8. All tables & charts should be numbered.
9. Each case may have around 4-5 questions flowing out of the case. These questions will be the ones on which, the class will deliberate upon and arrive at optimum solutions.

Submission:
All entries must be submitted electronically, to casestudies2024[AT]iibf.org.in not later than 31/08/2024, along with the following:
** The original case
** Teaching Note and supporting document/s
** Completed Entry Form
** Certificate of Originality

Prizes of Case Study Writing Competition

Overall three best case Studies will be awarded cash prizes as under
First Prize: Rs.1,00,000/-
Second Prize: Rs. 75,000/-
Third Prize: Rs. 50,000/-
Note: If a case has multiple authors, the awarded amount will be divided evenly among the authors.

What is the Last Date of Case Study Writing Competition?

Last Date of Case Study Writing Competition 2024 is 31st August 2024.

Detailed Notification Download here : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/pdf2024/71402-c.pdf