AGON’ 2016, battle of corporate brains, a two-day management fest of IIM-Ranchi, kicked off here on Saturday. The event witnessed the participation of top B-School students of the country. This is the second edition of mega management fest organised by IIM-R, covering all management specialisations which include Finance, Marketing, HR, Operations, E-Cell, literary club and Consultancy.
“The management students are divided into eight clubs representing varied specialisations. Events include case studies, entrepreneurship club, online quizzes and field based events. Each club has collaborated with the corporate. The entire event has been sponsored by various corporate firms. This year prizes upto Rs 30,000 has been fixed for certain competitions,” said, Media Cell representative and a student of IIM-R, Kavita.
“Day 1 started off with Vorstand 3.0, the flagship event the HR club of IIM-R. It was a case study and boardroom simulation event. It saw participation from various colleges like XlRI Jamshedpur, Delhi School of Economics, SIMS Pune and Amity. Team Militarium of IIM-R emerged as the winners. Second position was grabbed by XlRI students,” said, Kavita, student of IIM-R.
“Similarly, Biszim, a business simulation event organized by the Operations Club had teams from colleges like IIT Kanpur, IIM Raipur and IIM-R. Marcase, the Marketing Club of IIM-R saw more than 900 registrations this year. It was a case study based competition,” added Kavita. likewise, the Finance Club organized an open outcry event, a floor trading event in which students tried their luck in trading through the traditional way. A student from IMI Delhi while sharing his experience, added, “This is my first experience in trading business and through the event, I got an opportunity to grasp important aspects of trading.”