F&IC
Engagements & Initiatives

Stages built for conviction.

From flagship case competitions to long-running podcast series, every initiative we host is built to test ideas in public.

3000+
Financial Colosseum Registrations
₹2L+
Flagship Prize Pool
10+
Years of Activities
30+
DU Colleges Reached
01 · Flagship

Financial Colosseum

2025

Our annual flagship festival of finance — case competitions, mock-stock and cryptic challenges.

Prize Pool
₹2,00,000+

BrokeRage

A fast-paced live trading simulation where participants navigate volatile markets, breaking news and strategic negotiations to maximise portfolio returns.

CaseCeption

A finance-focused case competition — in partnership with CRISIL — challenging teams to solve complex real-world business and capital market problems through structured analysis and strategic recommendations.

Decipher Asylum

An immersive finance-themed cryptic hunt where teams decode clues, solve interconnected puzzles and unravel mysteries using logic, teamwork and financial knowledge.

02 · Podcast Series

World's Best Office

Ongoing

A video podcast with founders and industry leaders — work, wisdom and the corporate playbook unpacked.

Viraj Bahl

Founder & Managing Director, Veeba.

Sameer Aggarwal

Founder & CEO, Revfin.

Garima Avasthi

Founder, EST8 Consulting.

Ajitesh Gupta

Co-founder, Crowwd.

03 · Investment Fund & Research

The Investor Circle

Year-Round

A student-led fund and equity research initiative under F&IC — two operating cycles across the academic year covering investment operations and published equity research.

Investment Operations

August–November: technical training in investment methodology, industry analysis across nine coverage sectors, financial modelling and deployment of the fund.

Research & Publication

January–April: structured equity research training and publication of research reports under The Investor Circle banner.

04 · Archive

Past Editions

2018 – 2024

A decade of flagship formats — case competitions, simulations and immersive challenges.

Nacroeconomics

Supply-chain strategy under the lens of fictional cartels.

Decrypt

24-hour online case study competition with 650+ registrations.

Identity Theft

A study in white-collar deception, played across 60 aliases.

Manager Mode

Football club budget allocation for 50 sport-finance enthusiasts.

Lumiere

A quantitative case competition for fast thinkers.

Hult Prize

The world's largest student-startup accelerator, hosted at Hindu.

Merger Mogul

M&A logic on a board, 48 deductive minds across 8 tables.

Fox of the Finstreet

Hedge-fund roleplay with a ₹50 Cr corpus and 20+ securities.