The annual management fest of IIM Ranchi concluded on a grand note on Sunday. The flagship mega-management event of the institute saw over 10,000 registrations for more than 20 competitive events and activities across two days with footfall of over 1500. Students from top management schools across the country participated enthusiastically and won the cash prizes in the events hosted by the clubs of IIM Ranchi.
The second and final day of AGON 4.0 started with Maneuver 4.0, a recruitment bidding competition organised by HiRe, the HR club of IIM Ranchi. The event had more than 370 participants of which six teams were shortlisted for the finals, while Team from IIT Kharagpur emerged as the winner.
AGON 4.0 also saw Symvolous, the flagship Case Study Competition of Conundrum the Consulting Club of the Institute. The E-Cell, IIM Ranchi organized EnCase 3.0, the Live Case Study Competition. Finance Club conducted MERCATUS’18, a live floor trading competition where teams from top B-Schools of the country tried to maximize their profits by agile thinking to capture the first-mover advantage while team Adroit from IIM Ranchi won this competition.
The Literary club organised Terra Nullius, a war of words against skilled opponents from across the nation. In the final round of Terra Nullius, teams delivered a pitch of 10 minutes on an agenda based on contemporary socio-cultural issues that helped in drawing meaningful conclusions over the topics.
Sankriya, the operations club of IIM Ranchi brought out Bizsim, an interactive live business simulation challenge. The event helped participants explore their decision making skills where they were given a challenge to forecast demand, set up a factory and compete in a market by introducing new production techniques and new products. QR Code - Quiz Club of IIM Ranchi came up with their first ever National Level General Quiz.
HiRe went on to organise the final stint to test creativity and delve deeper into art of negotiation. Participants had a great chance to combine their business knowledge and persuasion skills in this event. Agora-Halla Bolo Bech Daalo!, organised by Marquess, the Marketing Club of IIM Ranchi was a path breaking competition in which teams were required to sell goods, helped by TV, radio and events. After two days of brainstorming activities and managerial events, AGON 4.0 ended with a cultural night organised at Khelgaon Student Block.