Business Standard ‘Best B-School Project’ Award, 2018
TERMS & CONDITONS
Awards |
Best B-School Project Award, 2018 |
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Awards management |
Personnel from Business Standard and / or organizers who are responsible for the overall conduct of the Awards |
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Participant(s) |
Students of MBA/PGDM or equivalent in all AICTE/NAAC/UGC affiliated Business Schools in India |
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Entry form |
The participant should download the ‘entry form’ from the website mentioned below and send it to the email ID mentioned on the form along with supporting documents |
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Terms and conditions (“T&C” or “Terms”) |
These terms governing the Awards, as may be amended from time to time by the awards management |
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Website |
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BS |
Refers to Business Standard |
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By participating in the Awards, Participant agrees to abide by and be bound by these Terms
These Terms may be modified without any prior notification. Participant is advised to regularly review these Terms. If there is any disagreement with any of the Terms and any amendments thereto, Participant must not participate in the Awards
The rewards may be changed / modified / split / merged / increased or cancelled by the awards management based on the number and quality of entries received.
Students of MBA/PGDM or equivalent in all AICTE/NAAC/UGC affiliated Business Schools in India
Students pursuing 2 years full time MBA program or equivalent
All projects that are entered should have been done between January 01, 2018 and September 15, 2018, as summer internship assignments, a part of the curriculum and academic evaluation process
A project that is entered should be the original work of a student of the institute, done as summer internship project
The nomination must be sent in the prescribed format by the B-School (detailed in the next section)
Business Standard’s employees & their relatives, employees of its advertising agencies or employees of sponsors will not be eligible to participate. The final eligibility of the Participant will be subject to the discretion of the Awards management and Jury
The call for entries for the Awards will be announced in one or more media platforms and/ or by direct communication with potential participants, and that shall be construed to be adequate notice for call for entries
The participant should download the ‘entry form’ from the website mentioned below and send it to the email ID mentioned below, along with supporting documents (mentioned ahead)
The ‘entry form’ for participation can be downloaded from www.business-standard.com/B-school/Projectaward
Details about the Awards, including T&C, are also available on that website
Direct nomination from students will not be accepted. The B-School will nominate a project done by its student, with the ‘entry form’ signed by the Director/ designated signatory
All entries to be submitted as soft copy only, mailed to mansi.singh@bsmail.in. If the file(s) are bigger than 4MB, the entry should be mailed as a Google Drive/ WeTransfer link
Each entry will have
A scanned copy of the completed ‘entry form’
An Executive Summary of the project (1,500 words, max.)
The complete project report
Only one nomination will be accepted from each B-School
The entire exercise is aimed at recognizing excellence among B-School students. Hence, it is desirable that institutes enter the best project work done by their students.
The last date for submitting entries is 24:00 hours on September 15, 2018
Submission of entries after last date specified may be permitted only at the discretion of the Awards Management
Awards Management will not be responsible for entry forms or supporting documents that are damaged / lost due to lack or lapse in any communication on account of internet failure
Participation in the Awards in any manner will be construed as an acceptance to the Terms and conditions stated herein
Completeness of Entries/ Disqualification
All data points/ fields of the ‘entry form’ need to be complete in all respects; else it may be disqualified from participation.
Entries will be accepted in English language only
No work which is copied / replicated / influenced / redone by an existing project will be permitted to participate
Timelines
Efforts will be made to adhere to the defined timelines. However, the defined timelines are subject to change based on circumstances
Management and its sub-contractors shall not be held accountable / liable for any disruptions / stoppages / interruptions or cancellation of the Awards or its ceremony or any part of its processes on account of any factors beyond its control
Additional Information
Participants may be contacted for any additional information to verify the information provided. Such information sourced from the participants will become part of the original application
Management has the right to ask for documentary proof of information. If such a request is made and the participant does not comply within 5 working days from the date the request is made, the participant may be disqualified from the awards
Information provided by the Participant will be confidential and will be used only for the limited purpose of evaluating the Participant’s entry to this Awards
Management or team appointed by Management will try to contact the Participant on best effort basis by any means deemed appropriate
In the event it is not possible to contact any Participant to obtain information on them, interview them, etc. such Participant may be disqualified from further participation
The participant hereby irrevocably authorizes the Management to use the data gathered during and/or the Awards in respect of the participants. This shall be the property of Business Standard and Business Standard shall be entitled to use the same in its communications including marketing promotions and advertisements along with/without Business Standard’s brand
Management shall not be liable in any manner for any mishap, accident, injury or damages etc. of whatsoever nature, caused to the participants during the Awards. Further, Management shall not be liable in any manner for any loss, damage, theft, or any other mishap caused during the Awards
Winner determination
An independent jury appointed by the Management will evaluate the entries and determine the winners for the Awards
The overall rigour of the project work and presentation skills will be used to arrive at the winner
The finalists will have to come to Mumbai to make a presentation to the jury and invited audience
Cost of travel and lodging in Mumbai will be borne by Business Standard, up to a specified limit which will be conveyed to the finalists
General
Participant agrees that the Participant is legally capable of entering and, if selected, participating in the Awards and agree to the Terms and that Participant is competent (i.e. Participant are of legal age and mental capacity) and eligible to enter into this legally binding agreement on Participant
Participant understands and agrees that merely participating in this Awards does not entitle the Participant to a prize or to any other form of consideration
Participant warrants and represents to the Management that all information including any communications, software, photos, text, video, graphics, music, sounds, images and other material submitted or recorded in any manner by the Participant or the partners of Management including the Management, for consideration for the Awards, are solely owned by the BUSINESS STANDARD Management and do not infringe upon any other individual or organizational rights (including, without limitation, intellectual property rights). Participant shall be completely responsible for handling any infringement or alleged infringement and shall indemnify the BUSINESS STANDARD entities (in India or abroad), and the Awards Management from any claims, costs or damages from infringement or alleged infringement of the logo or trademark or the defense of a claim or any costs payable thereof
Participant must enter the Awards at their own will and the Management are not in any way obligated or liable for any loss or costs that the Participant may suffer or incur and nothing is payable to the Participants for participating in the Awards or any event prior to or following the Awards
Participants for the purpose of entering the Awards, automatically grants BUSINESS STANDARD a royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide, non-transferable, non-exclusive right and license to use and display such entry, for participation in the Awards, and any intellectual property in relation to and arising out of such participation in the Awards and footage thereof, which shall include trade publications, press releases, electronic posting to the Website, the BUSINESS STANDARD website in any display format selected by BUSINESS STANDARD during the Awards or use by BUSINESS STANDARD as it deems fit
The Management reserves the right to, at its discretion, withdraw or amend or add to the T&C of the Awards at any time, with prospective or retrospective effect, and does not take responsibility for any loss or damage that any individual or organization may suffer as a result of participating or attempting to participate in the Awards, the Awards being withdrawn or its Terms amended
Should a Participant wish to withdraw from the Awards, kindly inform management in writing at any time up to two weeks prior to the final ceremony
All disputes relating to or arising out of the Awards shall be subject to the laws of India, and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of competent jurisdiction at Mumbai, India
The Participants indemnify BUSINESS STANDARD, its employees, officers, contractors, partner or other persons used by them in relation to this Awards and hold them harmless against any loss, claim, demands, costs, damages, judgments, expenses or liability (including legal costs) arising out of or in connection with any or all claims, that may be brought against the Management by any third party in connection with the Participants participation in or winning the Awards, which is inconsistent with any of the warranties and representations made by the Participants, or due to breach of these Terms and shall reimburse BUSINESS STANDARD for any loss, costs, expense, or damage to which said indemnity applies. BUSINESS STANDARD shall give the Participant prompt written notice of any claim or actions covered by this indemnity, and the Participant shall have the right, at its own expense, to participate in any such action
Decision of Management on all matters is final and binding on all Participants and no correspondence will be entertained on the same
In the event these Terms do not cover any question or complaint in relation to the Awards, the same will be concluded on by the Awards Management (for all other issues) or an independent body or legal team as appointed by the Awards Management and deemed necessary
The Participant agrees to give full consent unconditionally for BUSINESS STANDARD to share any information provided by the Participant with agencies working with them with regards to the program, its recording and broadcasting and related activities including agencies involved with BUSINESS STANDARD
The decision of BUSINESS STANDARD in relation to the interpretation of any of these Terms shall be final and binding on the participants
BUSINESS STANDARD or its subsidiaries or holding entities are not liable or responsible for any action or decision taken by Participant or anyone acting on Participant’s behalf or under Participant employment or under contract with Participant. BUSINESS STANDARD shall not be under any obligation to Participant and Participant shall have no obligation or rights in relation to the Awards and shall have no claims whatsoever against the BUSINESS STANDARD
If Participants are unclear as to the Terms or any element of the Awards or have any queries/concerns pertaining to the Awards, they can write in with their questions, concerns or queries to the following email address: mansi.singh@bsmail.in
BUSINESS STANDARD shall endeavour to the best of its ability to respond thereto.
Microsite
The website is only an informational website (the “Microsite”) for the Awards. relating to the selection process or the running of the Awards
BUSINESS STANDARD shall not be responsible for:
Any delivery, failures relating to the registration or uploading videos/presentations;
Any SPAM generated messages as result of Participant accessing the Website;
Awards Management not receiving or rejecting any data;
Any lost, late or misdirected computer transmission or network, electronic failures of any kind or any failure to receive entries owing to transmission failures or due to any technical reasons and
Other conditions/situations or failures beyond its control
Disclaimers
Management has no obligation to screen the entry material in advance, and is not responsible for monitoring entries for the purpose of preventing violation of intellectual property ownership rights, or violations of any law, rule or regulation. If the Management is notified of submissions or materials that may not conform to the Terms, it may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and in its sole discretion whether to eliminate such an entry from consideration. The Management has no liability or responsibility to Participants, or any related party, for performance or non-performance of such activities.