Market Makers 2026 — Case Competition with ₹15,000 Prizes — Frequently Asked Questions

The prize pool is worth up to ₹15,000 in total. The Rank 1 team receives ₹10,000 along with a Pre-Placement Interview, the Rank 2 team receives ₹5,000, and the Rank 3 team receives a Certificate of Excellence.

The competition is open to everyone — students, working professionals and enthusiasts are all eligible. There are no stated restrictions based on your background, industry or location.

Teams can have between 1 and 3 members. Cross-disciplinary teams are encouraged, and each participant may register as part of only one team.

Registration closes on 19 July. Round 1, the online quiz, follows on 20 July, the case analysis challenge runs from 21 to 23 July, and the live Grand Finale is held on 26 July.

No. DPIIT recognition and MSME registration are not part of the entry criteria. Market Makers 2026 is an individual and team case competition, not a startup funding scheme, so those registrations are not relevant here.

No equity is involved. The rewards are competition prizes — cash awards and a certificate — rather than an investment, so nothing is taken in return and nothing has to be repaid.

Round 1 is a 10-question multiple-choice quiz on financial markets, business strategy and logical reasoning, lasting about 10 to 15 minutes. Round 2 asks teams to submit a 2 to 3 slide consulting presentation in PDF or PPT format based on a finance and strategy case. Round 3, the live online Grand Finale, requires a 5-slide presentation, a 7-minute pitch and a 3-minute Q&A with the expert jury.

The competition is organised by Mochatrade, a company in the YC P26 batch. It is a national-level event conducted online.

Yes. It is a national-level online case competition, and the Grand Finale on 26 July is also conducted live online.

Registration is done through the official Unstop competition page. You need to complete your registration by 19 July in order to take part in the rounds that follow.