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Amazon ACE Challenge
Amazon India
Amazon India's flagship case competition. Tests product-thinking, operations, and customer-obsession across Retail, Prime, AWS, Alexa. A top PPO route into Amazon's Pathways program.
Usual Season
Aug–Oct
Prize & Perks
PPO at Amazon + ₹2 Lakhs
Eligibility
First-year MBA students
Format
Corporate Comp
Why this competition matters
PPO / PPI opportunity · top finishers get a pre-placement offer or interview, bypassing the regular shortlist.
Resume signal · recognised by recruiters across consulting, FMCG, tech, and finance recruiters.
Real-world problem · cases mirror live business issues from Amazon India, not textbook exercises.
PPO at Amazon + ₹2 Lakhs · prize and recognition that travel on your resume for years.
Your prep checklist
- 1Read the brief 3x. Note the exact ask · don't solve the problem you wish was asked.
- 2Pick 2 frameworks max · Market Entry, Profitability, or GTM cover 80% of product cases.
- 3Run a 30-min hypothesis sprint with your team before opening Excel.
- 4Build your deck back-to-front: recommendation first, then evidence, then appendix.
- 5Stress test: have one teammate red-team your numbers and assumptions.
- 6Rehearse the 60-second pitch · judges decide in the first slide.
Topics & themes
#product#tech#ecommerce#ppo
Recent winners
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ISB Hyderabad2
IIM Bangalore3
IIM AhmedabadEligible institutes
IIM AIIM BIIM CIIM LISBXLRISPJIMR