Cummins India is inviting young minds from 19 premier B-schools to reimagine energy solutions for a sustainable future
Cummins India Limited has begun inviting application for 8th edition of ‘REDEFINE 2025’, annual business school case study competition. This contest is designed to empower young business minds, invites participation from students across 19 B-schools, providing them with an opportunity to tackle real-world industry challenges.
Theme of this year’s competition is “From Backup to Backbone: Driving the Energy Shift.” As per Cummins India, the theme reflects the growing need to adapt to a rapidly evolving energy landscape driven by renewables, decarbonization, and changing customer expectations.
Participants will be challenged to explore innovative service models such as energy, renewable integration, and grid connected solutions.
REDEFINE 2025: Eligibility and Prize Money
REDEFINE 2025 is open to first and second-year students enrolled in the PGP/PGDM/PGDBM/MBA programs at B-schools. The competition will have multiple rounds, and conclude with a grand finale at the Cummins India Office Campus in Pune, Maharashtra, on November 13 & 14, 2025.
This year the winning team will receive a cash prize along with an exclusive invitation to join Cummins India’s mentorship program.
Commonly asked questions
Yes, NMIMS Mumbai admissions are open for UG & PG programmes. Interested students can register for the desired programme before the admission window closes. Students can download the NMIMS admission handout to know more.
Students can get admission in IIM Lucknow without CAT score. But only for courses, such as EFPM, FPM, EPGP programmes. Those seeking flagship PGP/ MBA course admission must have valid CAT score. The IIM Lucknow courses for which CAT is not needed are as below:
- IPMX
- PGPX
- FPM
XLRI is accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), AMBA, and NBA (National Board of Accreditation), and is approved by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education), AIU, and GOI.
Being a private college, the fee can be a little high, but the students can apply for scholarships provided by the XLRI-Xavier School of Management. Hence, even if the students find XLRI Jamshedpur a little expensive, they don't have to worry as scholarships are available to assist them.
As many as 3,780 students participating across 1,260 teams from 18 leading institutions in the 2024 edition of REDEFINE. The competition concluded with the team from Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune, emerging as champions, while the team from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Tiruchirappalli, secured the runner-up position.
Participating partner B-schools for REDEFINE 2025 are:
- Indian Institute of Management, Indore
- Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
- Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
- Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai
- Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi
- Indian Institute of Management, Shillong
- Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli
- Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur
- Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
- Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi
- Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
- KJ Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai
- Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
- SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai
- Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Pune
- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
- Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar
- Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jamshedpur
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