Bizzaro | IIT Bombay

SARCathon 2026 | Presented by SARC, IIT Bombay Sell the impossible. Make weird irresistible. Think you can sell anything? Bizzaro 2026 is a Pan-IIT sales and creativity competition where the strangest objects become your biggest selling opportunity. Turn something ordinary, bizarre, or completely useless into a product people actually want. Your weapon? Creativity, persuasion, storytelling, and confidence. What is Bizzaro? Bizzaro challenges you to step into the shoes of a salesperson and convince your audience that even the weirdest object has a reason to be bought. You will be tested on: Creativity and originality Persuasion and salesmanship Storytelling Communication skills Thinking on your feet Confidence and presentation The weirder the object, the better your pitch. Competition Structure Round 1 | The Video PitchOnline Choose a weird object from the given list and create a 1–2 minute sales pitch video convincing your audience to buy it. Make your pitch creative, persuasive, entertaining, and memorable. The strongest pitches will advance to the finale. Round 2 | The Live PitchOffline | IIT Bombay Finalists will take the challenge to the IIT Bombay stage and deliver a live selling pitch for a new object. There's just one catch: your final-round object must be different from the one used in Round 1. Think fast. Sell harder. And make the impossible sound irresistible. Why Participate? Compete with talented students from IITs across India Put your creativity and communication skills to the test Develop real-world sales and persuasion skills Showcase your personality and ability to think on your feet Take your pitch to the IIT Bombay stage Learn to turn unconventional ideas into compelling stories Represent your institute on a Pan-IIT platform Who Can Participate? Open to undergraduate and postgraduate students across disciplines. Team Size: As per competition guidelines Whether you're a salesperson, entrepreneur, storyteller, performer, marketer, or simply someone who loves thinking differently, Bizzaro is your stage. Important Dates Registrations Open: 25 August 2026Registration Deadline: 3 September 2026Round 1: September 2026Grand Finale: October 2026 at IIT Bombay Join the official WhatsApp group for announcements and competition updates: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EY20XQ86htR8LmPfASNalo?mode=gi_t Ready to Sell the Unthinkable? Pick the weird. Build the pitch. Sell the impossible. Register for Bizzaro 2026 and prove that with the right pitch, anything can be sold. For Queries Naitik Agarwal: +91 89055 54103Neeraj Wankhede: +91 86002 92947