Sponsor undergraduate business capstone project
Preparing students to solve real-world challenges through industry-linked research and strategic project work.
Capstone project overview
Mahindra University’s capstone course offers undergraduate students a practicum-style experience in which they apply academic knowledge to address authentic organisational challenges. In their final semester, student teams collaborate on client-sponsored projects that tackle internal or external issues within partner organisations, blending research, analysis and presentation skills with real business contexts.
Real organisational problems
Students take on strategic or operational challenges supplied by industry partners, tackling them through structured inquiry and teamwork.
Collaborative project teams
Each project is undertaken by teams of 3-6 students, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration and peer learning.
Continuous faculty mentorship
Faculty guides support teams from problem definition through execution, ensuring academic rigour and professional insight.
Showcase and evaluation
Projects culminate in a formal presentation and evaluation event, where students share outcomes with sponsors and receive feedback.
How does the sponsorship work?
Sponsors expectations
In the final semester of our BBA programme, we offer client-sponsored capstone projects to address an internal or external challenge within your organization.
- For the upcoming year, we have a cohort of 240 students, forming project teams of 3-5 members. Each challenge will be tackled by a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 project teams.
- There is no fee for participating in the BBA Capstone projects. Our faculty at the School of Management will collaborate with you to identify an ideal project that both addresses the sponsor’s business needs and aligns with our students’ skill sets.
- We propose a ‘speed-dating’ style selection process for project teams, scheduled for mid-February 2025. The project will include an in-person kick-off and close-out, with virtual touchpoints throughout the duration of the project to ensure ongoing guidance and success.
Role of faculty
Our faculty will serve as guides to help your organization identify and scope potential projects, while also facilitating key engagement points with the student teams throughout the semester. We provide continuous support to all student teams, offering guidance at every phase of their project.
- Each project will span 4 months, during which the student teams will regularly share status updates and deliverables after reviewing them with faculty.
- At the end of the semester, there will be a showcase event following the project evaluation. This event provides your team an opportunity to offer feedback and attend the final presentations, highlighting the students’ work.
Key dates
Projects will be sourced from December 2024 to January 2025 for the upcoming semester.
Sponsorship enquiry
Organisations seeking to partner with Mahindra University on capstone projects can engage with us by proposing real-world challenges. Sponsoring a project connects your team with student talent and faculty expertise to co-develop practical solutions that align with your strategic needs.
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FAQs
It gives final-year students an opportunity to apply academic learning to authentic organisational challenges, bridging theory with practice.
A range of partner organisations from corporate, consulting and public domains collaborate, offering practical problem scopes for student teams.
