Key Tender Details

Scope of Work

The selected agency will conduct Career Development Workshops for MBA and MBAA students of IIM Kashipur. The objective is to prepare students for campus placements and improve employability readiness through structured training, mentoring and feedback-based interventions.

The scope includes the following major activities:

1. Diagnosis and Resume Preparation
   Conduct resume building workshops, resume review sessions and mock personal interviews for first-year and second-year MBA and MBAA students. The resume review must include detailed feedback on content clarity, formatting, relevance and job-market readiness.
2. Quartile Distribution and Student Profiling
   Prepare overall and domain-specific quartile distribution of students based on academic profile, undergraduate background, work experience, CAT/GMAT score, mock interview performance, video resume evaluation, CV profile and other relevant parameters. This will help identify students requiring targeted support.
3. Group Discussion Preparation
   Conduct mock group discussion sessions in online mode with industry mentors. The expected ratio is one coach for eight students. Each student should receive individual written feedback and improvement suggestions.
4. Interview and Placement Preparation Workshops
   Conduct structured sessions on aptitude, functional assessments, role clarity, industry deep dive, resume review, guesstimates, case-based problem solving, interview questions based on resume and mock personal interviews.
5. Mock Personal Interviews
   Conduct behavioural interviews in offline/on-campus mode and functional interviews in online mode. Each student should receive detailed feedback from industry mentors to improve communication, analytical thinking, confidence and interview performance.
6. Summer Internship Programme Success Sessions
   Conduct SIP success sessions for first-year students to improve internship performance and increase the possibility of Pre-Placement Offers.
7. Placement Support
   The tender also includes placement support provisions for students requiring additional handholding. The agency may be eligible for an additional incentive of ₹20,000 per student, subject to the conditions mentioned in the tender document, including placement-related requirements.
8. Deployment of Officials
   The agency should depute preferably two dedicated officials, with at least one official required, for coordination and oversight of the workshop activities during offline visits.

Pre-Qualification Criteria

The bidder should satisfy the following pre-qualification requirements:

1. The bidder must be registered with the appropriate registration authority.
2. The agency should have been operational for at least five years as on 31 March 2026.
3. The bidder must have at least three years of experience in training or career development services.
4. The experience should preferably relate to higher educational institutions, Institutions of National Importance, NIRF-ranked private business schools or reputed institutions in India.
5. The bidder should have at least 50 experienced industry trainers or key professionals associated with training delivery.
6. The bidder must submit relevant work orders, performance certificates and documentary evidence of similar assignments.
7. The bidder should not have been blacklisted by any Government department, State Government or private organisation.
8. No criminal case should be registered against the bidding firm or its owners/partners anywhere in India.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible bidders should be capable of delivering professional career development and employability training services for MBA and MBAA students. The agency should have experience in activities such as resume review, mock group discussions, behavioural and functional interviews, management domain skills, employability skills, life skills, soft skills, aptitude, logical reasoning, data interpretation, case-based workshops, guesstimates and problem-solving workshops.

The bidder should also be registered for GST and must submit GST registration certificate, PAN and bank account details along with the technical bid. The names appearing on the GST, PAN, bank details and bid documents should be the same or properly linked.

Financial Criteria

The GeM bid document mentions a minimum average annual turnover requirement of ₹17 lakh for the last three years. However, the uploaded eligibility conditions mention that the average annual turnover of the bidder for FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26 should be at least ₹1.25 crore. Bidders should carefully review this difference and seek clarification from the buyer, if required. For practical compliance, bidders should consider the stricter financial requirement while preparing the bid.

The bidder must submit duly audited balance sheets with profit and loss accounts for the last three financial years. Income tax returns and audited account statements for FY 2023-24, FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 should also be submitted.

Similar Work Experience Requirement

The GeM bid states that the bidder should have three years of past experience in same or similar services. It also mentions similar service completion criteria based on the estimated bid value, such as three similar completed services of 40% of estimated cost, two similar completed services of 50% of estimated cost, or one similar completed service of 80% of estimated cost.

The uploaded eligibility conditions further specify that the bidder should have experience of similar work with either one order of ₹40 lakh or minimum two work orders of ₹25 lakh each in the past three years from specified reputed management institutions, IIMs, top-ranked business schools, CFTIs or accredited business schools. Bidders should verify the applicable interpretation before final submission.

Tender Fee and EMD

No separate tender fee is mentioned in the provided bid document. Since this is a GeM tender, bid submission is expected through the GeM portal.

The EMD amount is ₹1,75,000. The advisory bank is State Bank of India. EMD and performance security should be in favour of the Director, Indian Institute of Management Kashipur. EMD exemption is available only for eligible categories as per GeM rules, subject to submission of valid supporting documents. Under the MSE category, only manufacturers for goods and service providers for services are eligible for EMD exemption. Traders are excluded.

The ePBG requirement is 5% of contract value, with a required duration of 14 months.

Important Criteria Table

Submission Guidelines

Bidders must submit their bids online through the GeM portal under Bid Number GEM/2026/B/7640402. The tender follows a two-packet bid system, which means bidders must submit technical and financial bids separately.

Bidders should upload all required technical documents, eligibility documents, financial documents, turnover proof, work experience certificates and declarations as part of the technical bid. Price elements should be submitted only in the financial bid. Any price-related information in the technical bid may lead to rejection as non-responsive.

The quoted service charges or professional fee should include trainer/mentor fee, travel, boarding, lodging, levies, duties and other applicable expenses, exclusive of GST. The fee quoted should not be revised upward for any reason.

Document Checklist

Bidders should keep the following documents ready for online submission:

1. GST Registration Certificate
2. PAN Card
3. Bank account details
4. Certificate of Incorporation / Registration certificate
5. Proof of minimum five years of operation
6. Audited balance sheets for FY 2023-24, FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26
7. Profit and Loss accounts for the last three financial years
8. Income Tax Returns for the last three financial years
9. CA / Cost Accountant certificate for turnover, if applicable
10. Work orders / contracts for similar assignments
11. Performance certificates from past or ongoing clients
12. Details of similar work completed in the last three years
13. Profiles of at least 50 experienced trainers / key professionals
14. Technical proposal, methodology and activity plan
15. Timeline for workshop delivery
16. Undertaking for non-blacklisting
17. Undertaking regarding no criminal case
18. Acceptance of tender terms and conditions
19. EMD payment proof or valid EMD exemption documents
20. Udyam certificate, if claiming MSE benefit
21. Supporting documents for MSE purchase preference, if applicable
22. Authorisation letter / board resolution for bid signing, if applicable
23. Any certification or category-specific compliance document required on GeM

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