12 teams each from the Delhi, Mumbai & Coimbatore Regions were short listed on the basis of their written report on the topic. The short listed teams made presentations before an eminent jury consisting of Mr. V.C.Agarwal (Chief Guest), Director, HR, Indian Oil MD, IBP; Ms. Kamakshi Raman,General Manager, HR, SAIL; Prof. Ashok Kapoor, Dean, Graduate Program, Chairman, EMP, MDI; Mr. B.B.Choudhary, DGM, IIPM, Gurgaon; Mr. N.N.Akhori, Senior VP, HR, Hero Honda; Dr. Sunil Abrol, Head, HR, C Dot and Mr. Rajeev Sehdev, General Manager HR, Moser Baer. Eventually four teams were selected from each region for the National final.

The national finals held on September 16,2006 in New Delhi witnessed participation from teams from MICA Ahmedabad, FMS Delhi, ISB Hyderabad, ICFAI Hyderabad, Amrita School of Business Coimbatore, NMIMS Mumbai, SCMHRD Pune & IMI New Delhi. The teams made their presentations in front of an eminent jury and the team from IMI, New Delhi comprising of Rajesh Biyani, PGP II & Pooja Baid, PGP I was adjudged the best followed by SCMHRD Pune & NMIMS Mumbai as the 1st & 2nd runner ups.

After its victory in the Nationals the team from IMI was invited to make a presentation at the 33rd National Management Convention of AIMA on October 6 and 7, 2006at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This convention played host to delegations from various countries across the globe and boasted the presence of accomplished personalities like Mr. Kamal Nath, Union Commerce & Industry Minister, Govt. of India, Mr. Shiv Nadar, Chairman & CEO, HCL Technologies, Mr. Subir Raha, ex-chairman, ONGC, Mr. Douglas Baille, President & CEO, HLL to name a few.

Also, as part of the prize, the IMI team members were invited by the Macau Management Association for an eight-day industrial visit to Macau & Pearl River Delta, South China.