Bokaro Steel Plant wins SAIL’s RAN-NITI 2026 business simulation competition
A record 188 teams participated in the competition, which tested executives’ decisions on pricing, production, marketing and finance. Twelve teams reached the final at SAIL’s training institute in Ranchi.
The winning team comprised Rahul Ranjan Panda, Rahul Singh and Owais Ahmad. Teams from IISCO Steel Plant and SAIL’s Corporate Office were named runners-up.
RANCHI: Bokaro Steel Plant won the Director (Personnel)’s Cup at RAN-NITI 2026, Steel Authority of India Limited’s inter-plant and unit business simulation competition, which concluded at the Management Training Institute here on October 13.
According to a SAIL press brief, the competition attracted a record 188 teams, up from 152 in 2025—an increase of approximately 24%. The All India Management Association (AIMA) conducted the event.
The winning team comprised Rahul Ranjan Panda, Rahul Singh and Owais Ahmad. Teams from IISCO Steel Plant and SAIL’s Corporate Office were named runners-up.
The IISCO team included Sanjay Kumar, Vinod Kumar and Abhishek Kumar, while the Corporate Office team comprised Vikash Kumar, Himanshu Kumar Yadav and Nilesh Raj Lanjhewar.
Following plant-level rounds, 22 teams competed in the semi-finals on October 12. Twelve teams comprising 36 executives qualified for the final: three each from IISCO Steel Plant, Bokaro Steel Plant and Corporate Office, two from Rourkela Steel Plant and one from Bhilai Steel Plant.
Participants made decisions on pricing, production, marketing and finance under time pressure. Their performance was assessed against the financial and business outcomes of those decisions.
Instituted in 2012, RAN-NITI is organised by SAIL’s Corporate Office in association with AIMA to develop strategic thinking, business acumen and collaboration across functions. The simulation also helps executives understand how operational and commercial decisions affect profitability.
SAIL Director (Personnel) K.K. Singh joined the finale online as chief guest. Sanjay Dhar, executive director for HR and learning and development at MTI, and Srimant Mallick, CGM MTI, attended at the event. The event was coordinated by Kulgaurav Kaler, (AGM MTI) and N. Nageshvar Rao (SM MTI).
The closing session included participants’ reflections, addresses by senior officials, declaration of results and prize distribution.
