Equilibrium 5.0

Ashoka University’s inter-university economics festival: competitions, talks and two nights of music. The fifth edition is to be announced.

Equilibrium 4.0

Held on 28 and 29 March 2026 at Ashoka University.

The case competitions and games at Equilibrium 4.0.

PolicyGPT
Data analysis and a policy presentation on “Investing in India’s Future: High-Impact Interventions for Development”.
Teams of 3 to 5 · ₹40,000
Dominion
Teams run a city’s sectors, balancing risk, financing and spatial trade-offs across two rounds of planning.
Teams of 3 to 5 · ₹40,000
Shadow Doses
Stakeholders analyse drug theft, illicit circulation and regulatory gaps in the pharmaceutical supply chain.
Teams of 3 to 5 · ₹40,000
Market Craft
Market designers bid for economic characteristics under a credit constraint and assemble institutions over three rounds.
Teams of 3 to 5 · ₹40,000
Samay-Sya
A turnaround strategy competition: teams revive distressed companies through an auction, a toolkit sale and a final pitch.
Teams of 2 to 4 · ₹40,000
Bodhi Stock Exchange
A trading competition on a simulated market.
₹40,000
FIFA Showdown
Quick, high-energy FIFA matches.
Teams of 1 to 2

Startup Showdown
A startup pitch competition, with 180DC Ashoka.
Fintech Venture Lab
Two rounds of building scalable solutions to problems in finance.
Economics Milestones Challenge
An online narrative puzzle of logic and analytical problems.
Escape Room
Data Breach: recover a compromised investment firm’s database before the board meets.

V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, spoke on 28 March 2026.

Lost Stories played live, with Qaafila opening.

Held on 29 and 30 March 2025.

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