FAQs

The Credit Research Challenge will have 4 rounds:

Level 1- Online Assessment: All participating teams/ individuals will be given the online assessment link and all the team members are required to appear for the test individually anytime on 7th February 2021 between 07:00 hrs to 22.00 hrs (subject to change).

Level 2- Credit Education: If any one team member from the team scores 60% or more in the online test, the entire team will qualify for the second round. In this round, each team will have to conduct a 60 minute education session on Credit Analysis.

Level 3- Report Submission & Presentation: Top 50 Teams from Level 2 will qualify for Level 3. In this round, the teams will be given a company to analyze and the teams will have to prepare and submit a credit report and Video presentation for the given company as on the dates mentioned.

Level 3- Online Viva: Shortlisted Teams will be questioned on the basis of the report prepared by their team by the Jury members for this round and Semi Final Jury will select the who will be proceeding for the Finale.

Grand Finale- Top 6 teams will be selected from Students Category and Top 6 individuals from FSP category on the basis of the report, presentation and online viva round. Each of these 6 teams and 6 individuals will have to present its report to the Grand Finale Jury in Mumbai on March 13th 2019. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A round conducted by the Jury to assess the team’s command on the Credit subject. Jury will select the top 3 winners from both the categories.
Grand Finale- Top 6 teams will be selected from Students Category and Top 6 individuals from FSP category on the basis of the report, presentation and online viva round. Each of these 6 teams and 6 individuals will have to present its report to the Grand Finale Jury in Mumbai on March 13th 2019. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A round conducted by the Jury to assess the team’s command on the Credit subject. Jury will select the top 3 winners from both the categories.

Team registrations for the Challenge must be done online on

https://www.creditresearchchallenge.com/team-registration/

Students Category : 2-4 Members
Professionals Category: 1 Member

Yes ! Registration team for a Team ( Students Category) and an Individual ( Professionals Category) is Rs 1000+GST

In the Students Category full time students of any under-graduate or postgraduate courses (under the age of 30) can participate.

In the Professionals Category, working professionals (under the age of 40) from any professional or academic background can participate.

Students Category: Students currently pursuing any part-time/ full-time or distance learning undergraduatepost-graduate courses and professional certifications including CA, CFA,ICWA and FRM

Age Limit: 30 (as on 31st March 2021)

Financial Services Professionals: Working professionals including salaried and self-employed professionals.

Age Limit: 40 (as on 31st March 2021)

A team may be formed by students across different years, streams, disciplines but from the same college / campus and institute.

Research company will be allocated to all teams who clear the 1st Round- Online test

No! There is no cap on the number of teams participating from a particular college/university

Students will get an access to mock tests, videos, sample reports and research points. Additionally, students can also buy the Certified Credit Research Analyst (CCRA) Level 1 and Level 2 books (published by Taxmann). These books are available on all major ecommerce portals.

120 minutes

Each team who clears level 2 will be assigned a CCRA mentor to help them with the report and overall preparation.

Participating teams can call write to us events@aiwmindia.com or call us on below numbers:

+91- 8828116801, 8828116802, 8828116803

A CCRA Mentor is an industry practitioner, who is currently working in the Credit field and who has successfully completed the prestigious global certification- Certified Credit Research Analyst (CCRA). The CCRA mentors empaneled for the Credit Research Challenge have work experience in the range of 3-20 years.

AIWMI will assign CCRA Mentor to each team who clears level 2. AIWMI will e-connect the mentors with each team and team can take forward the conversation.