The CFA Institute Research Rules for 2018 - 2019 have been announced and can be found at this link:

Research Challenge Rules 

Written Reports

The written research report will comprise 50% of the total score based on the following 100 point criteria.

Oral Presentation

Each presentation will be comprised of:

• 10 minutes of presentation by the students.
• 10 minutes of Q&A by our judging panel. 
  
  The oral presentation will comprise 50% of the total score based on the following 100 point criteria
• Financial Analysis:
• How thorough was their analysis of the industry, company, and competitors?
1. Maximum 25 points
• Valuation
• Were the valuation methodologies appropriate and detailed?
1. Maximum 25 points
• Presentation
• How effective/convincing was their presentation?
• Was it logical and did the facts support the recommendation?
1. Maximum 20 points
• Question & Answer
• Were the students able to answer the questions effectively and with confidence?
1. Maximum 20 points
• Team Involvement
• Team involvement in the presentation/questions and answers
1. Maximum 5 points
• Materials
• Quality of the slides
1. Maximum 5 points
   
   In the event of a tie, the team with the higher overall oral presentation score will be declared the winner. 
   
   Graders of the written reports are separate from the judging panel for the oral competition.