The  contest was a culmination of more than six weeks of activity and enthusiastic participation from MBA students of SMU-DE, one of the largest providers of Distance Education in India. At this prestigious forum, the six zonal winner teams presented their solutions of a pre-distributed case, to distinguished academicians and marketing specialists from across industries.

The first runner up team - Ajay Maheshwari and Nishchint Gogia took home Rs. 50,000 and the second runner up team - Tasaduq Bhat and Pallavi Singh won Rs. 25,000. The other teams took home consolation prizes of Rs. 10,000 each.

As part of the Vidyadeep scholarship programme, the Vidyadeep annual case study contest, “a pioneering initiative” was launched specifically for MBA students of SMU-DE, thus providing them a platform to showcase their superior problem solving skills and decision making abilities in a business environment. Over 250 teams from across the country participated.

SMU-DE in December 2009, in an effort to recognise and reward meritorious and deserving students and help them in their quest for quality higher education, launched Vidyadeep, a nationwide scholarship programme for 1500 meritorious and deserving students of SMU-DE programs across India. Out of these 1500 scholarships, 500 scholarships are earmarked for students from the North East alone. This scholarship is a ‘first-of-its-kind pioneering initiative’ in the field of distance education in the country!