RULE BOOK

HUL presents FinAce an inter B-school finance

and business challenge to give students an
opportunity to stretch their imagination and write
the future!

The objective of FinAce is to provide a real-life

perspective of how the Finance function operates
in an FMCG major in terms of the business
partnering roles as well as the business strategy
decisions made in the company.
 Participant Criteria
FinAce Season 4 is open to all first-year B-school
students from the below institutes, irrespective of
their specializations.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow
Indian School of Business (ISB)
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies
(JBIMS), Mumbai
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research
(SPJIMR), Mumbai
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi
Xavier School of Management (XLRI),
Jamshedpur
Team Rules & Registration

The participants should register through the

Dare2Compete website
Students must register in teams of 3 only and
nominate one of them as a team leader
HUL reserves the right to check the validity of
the registration information submitted at any
point of time
Any deviation from the above will result in
immediate disqualification of the entire team
Modification of team post registration will not
be allowed
Visit @unileverdiariesindia Instagram page
and @Unilever LinkedIn page to stay updated
on the registration and other timelines
FINACE SEASON 4: STAGES
OPENING ROUND:
BUSINESS SIMULATION LAUNCH

FinAce Business Simulation is an exciting

online tool where you will work as a team to
take real time business decisions in a firm,
deal with market forces/fluctuations and as a
team, maximize profits for the firm
Prior to entering the simulation, all registered
teams will attend a virtual Business Simulation
Debrief session to understand the rules of
simulation
The online simulation will be accessible to all
registered teams of participating campuses on
the given day
Duration of the simulation round will be 3
hours
Teams will be evaluated basis their
performance in the simulation and shortlisted
teams will advance to the Qualifying Round
FINACE SEASON 4: STAGES
QUALIFYING ROUND:
BUSINESS SIMULATION PRESENTATIONS

The top teams shortlisted across campuses

will present to Finance Leaders from HUL
about the decisions taken in the simulation
and the rationale behind them. Detailed brief
will be shared with the short-listed teams
subsequently.
The jury will evaluate the performance based
on 10 mins presentation + 5 mins Q&A
This round will be eliminatory and will be used
to assess teams that will proceed to the semi-
finals
FINACE SEASON 4: STAGES
SEMI FINALE:
CASE STUDY ROUND

FinAce Season 4 case study will be launched

for semi – finalists and each team will get a
period of 1 week to perform their research,
analysis and submit their solutions
The teams will present to a jury comprising of
Senior Finance Leaders from HUL.
The jury will evaluate the performance based
on 10 mins presentation + 5 mins Q&A and
identify top 3 teams to progress to the Grand
Finale
FINACE SEASON 4: STAGES
GRAND FINALE

In the grand finale, the top 3 teams will get the

opportunity to be mentored by a Senior
Finance Leader from HUL for a week.
Post the week-long mentoring connects, the
finalists will be required to present a detailed
pitch of their case solution to an eminent jury
of Senior Leaders from HUL.
The jury, based on the presentations will
decide the Winner and Runners – up of FinAce
2020
 PRIZES

Semi - F i n a lists
All team members who reach the semi-final
stage will be individually shortlisted for a
PPI interview with Unilever as part of the
summer internship process (ULIP 2021)
Gran d F i n ale winners
The winning teams will get the opportunity to
be featured on CNBC-TV18's longest running
show- Young Turks: A special feature to
introduce the young Minds of Finance and
get their perspectives on the current
scenarios
The winning teams will exclusively feature in
Forbes India Magazine as the Top Finance
Talent of 2020
Plea s e N o te: All Timelines & Deadline s
at a l l s t a g es will be updated on
@uni l e v e r diariesindia Inst a g r a m page
and @Uni l e v e r Lin k e d I n page