Green Campus Challenge

Empowering Students to Transform Campuses

1. Competition Description

The Green Campus Challenge is a consultancy-based competition that invites students to act as environmental consultants and evaluate the sustainability performance of their own campus. Participants will identify the strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in current sustainability practices and propose structured, innovative, and practical solutions.

Teams will present their ideas through a pitch deck, simulating a real-world consulting scenario, and defend their recommendations before a panel of experts.

2. Eligibility

Open to students from all colleges (Undergraduate and above).

3. Participation Details

Team-based participation
Team size: Minimum 2 members, Maximum 4 members
Participation fee: Free of cost

4. Competition Structure

The competition will be conducted in two rounds.

5. Round-wise Specifications

Round 1: Online Submission

Submission must be made through a Google Form
Submit a ZIP folder named after your team, containing:
- A PDF (maximum 300 words) covering:
  - Overview of the campus sustainability problem(s) identified
  - Key strengths and weaknesses of the campus in terms of sustainability
  - Proposed focus area(s) for improvement
  - A brief idea of the solution framework to be developed
- Supporting images
- Relevant videos
Deadline: 10th March 2026

✅ Shortlisted teams will qualify for Round 2.

Round 2: Offline Pitch Presentation

Venue: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Shortlisted teams will present in front of a panel of judges.
Each team will be given 10 minutes to:
- Present their pitch deck
- Explain the problem analysis, proposed solutions, and implementation roadmap
Judges may ask questions during or after the presentation.

6. Prize Pool

🏆 Total Prize Pool: ₹30,000

7. General Rules

All submissions must be original and prepared by the participating team.
Teams must adhere to the specified time limits and submission deadlines.
Any form of plagiarism or misrepresentation will result in disqualification.
The decision of the judges and organizing committee will be final and binding.
Organizers reserve the right to use submitted content for academic or promotional purposes with due credit.