The competition will focus on technology, policy and governance challenges surrounding India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), with DigiYatra as the central case. IIM Bangalore CDPG Case Challenge 2026: The Center for Digital Public Goods (CDPG) at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is inviting students from across India to participate in the CDPG National Student Case Challenge 2026. The challenge will be conducted in two stages, with shortlisted teams progressing to the national finals at the IIM Bangalore campus on September 30, 2026. The brochure states that the winner of each of the three tracks will receive Rs 1 lakh, while the total prize pool is Rs 5 lakh.
Participants will work on one of three tracks, Technology & Design, Policy & Regulation, or Governance & Ecosystem Management. Stage I requires teams to submit a deck containing one title slide and up to four content slides. Nine teams, three from each track will be shortlisted for the national finals. Click here: National Student Case Challenge Official PDF The DigiYatra case asks teams to examine how the existing DPI could potentially expand into new application areas while balancing innovation, privacy, governance, inclusion and public value.
