You are scored against a published rubric
Six weighted criteria, seventy-five percent of the mark on analytical substance rather than delivery. The rubric judges your reasoning, not your conclusion: a well-argued sell beats a poorly argued buy.
India's student equity research conference. You are handed a real NIFTY 50 company, you do the work, and you defend a thesis in front of people who value businesses for a living.
School finance stops at definitions. Competitions hand out case studies written to have an answer. Neither resembles the work, because the work is uncertain: you read an annual report nobody summarised for you, you decide what the numbers mean, and then somebody who does this professionally asks you why.
EII exists to close that gap. One company, four to six weeks, a written thesis, and time in front of a panel that will not accept a rehearsed answer.
Five stages. No shortcuts between them.
Drawn from the NIFTY 50 and SENSEX, balanced for sector and difficulty so nobody gets a free run. You receive a research brief and the filings you need to start.
Annual report, investor calls, exchange filings, peers. Four to six weeks at roughly eight to twelve hours a week, alongside school.
A clear buy, hold or sell with a valuation behind it and the bear case engaged honestly. Submitted before the conference, not on the day.
A pitch to the panel, then questions. This is where a rehearsed deck and a real understanding separate.
Six weighted criteria, seventy-five percent of the mark on analytical substance rather than delivery. The rubric judges your reasoning, not your conclusion: a well-argued sell beats a poorly argued buy.
Published in advance, applied identically to every delegate. Nine and ten are meant to be rare.
Analytical substance 75% · Delivery 25%
Covers both conference days, the research brief and materials, lunch on both days, and your participation certificate. Full refund up to 14 days before.
You need to be curious enough to read a hundred-page annual report and stubborn enough to defend what you concluded. We teach the rest.