Welcome to AIMA’s 52nd National Competition for Young Managers (NCYM).

This prestigious national-level platform recognises competitive excellence among young corporate leaders, providing them with an unparalleled opportunity to hone their analytical, creative thinking, problem-solving, team-working, and leadership skills.

NCYM has often been called the cradle of CEOs as it serves as a vital tool for organisations looking to groom their young and bright managers for higher responsibilities.

1. Manufacturing: Smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0 applications, lean methodologies and quality benchmarking.
2. Operations & Supply Chain: Next-generation logistics, agility, resilience and distribution breakthroughs.
3. Digital & AI: Automation, data-driven decision-making, tech integration and digital business transformation.
4. Sales & Marketing: Customer-centric strategies, market expansion, branding excellence and modern consumer engagement.

Teams of 2/3 members showcase how young managers in their organisation are spearheading initiatives in their domains and driving measurable impact and steering their companies toward long-term success.

• Concise Execution: Presentations in up to maximum 10 slides. Teams should prioritise high-impact data points and present a clear, logical flow of their organisation's transformation journey.
• Time Limit: Each team will get 15 minutes for oral presentation, followed by a Q&A session with the panel of judges for 5 minutes.
• Team Dynamics: All team members must actively participate in delivering the presentation.
• Time Tracking: A reminder will be given at the 13-minute mark. Exceeding the 15-minute threshold will attract negative marking.

Eligibility Criteria

• Team Composition: A team should have 2/3 executives.
• Age Limit: All participants MUST BE under the age of 40 as of January 1st, 2026.
• Representation: The team must exclusively represent a single organisation. Organisations are encouraged to nominate multiple teams to participate.

Segments

To ensure fair evaluation, the competition will be held under two segments of

• Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)
• Private Sector & Academia

Round 1- Manufacturing

Round 2- Operations & Supply Chain

Round 3- Digital & AI

Round 4- Sales & Marketing

• The competition would have best 2 Case studies in functional qualification rounds to the Grand Finale.
• Top-performing teams in each segment will be recognised with trophies and certificates.
• Top three national winners will receive complimentary participation in AIMA’s boot camps, immersion programmes and mentoring from the leading experts.

• 18% GST will be charged extra
• The programme would be conducted digitally on a secured platform
• Registrations are confirmed upon receipt of payment / official RO only.