In an effort to create a platform where students from across India can come together, share and ignite their ideas the 3rd edition of its flagship Management Fest — AGON kicked off at IIM Ranchi on Saturday. The two day management fest will include over 24 events of 8 Clubs of IIM Ranchi. Chief Guest Sandip Dash DGM of SAIl, Shailendra Singh Director IIM Ranchi and Brig. VS Saini CAO IIM Ranchi inaugurated the event.
This year’s AGON will also see around 40 corporate leaders and industry experts interacting with more than 200 participants from leading Business schools like XlRI, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta,IIM lucknow, IIM Indore, MDI, NMIMS, JBIMS, IBS, IITs and many more across India.
‘Open Outcry’ event was organised by Finance club where the traditional way of trading was carried out, was rife with energy for buying and selling at right price and simultaneously a great empirical experience for the participants to strategise and triumph over the others. ‘Cricket Mandi’ was one of the most exhilarating competition where the participants got an opportunity to wear the hat of an IPl manager and bid for their players. On the other hand, Samadhan is the case study competition organised by Samarpan club, dealing with food waste management in which IIM Ranchi came victorious by presenting fabulous presentations with 1st and 2nd position among many B schools.Simultaneously, the E-cell of IIM Ranchi conducted the event Systematique Entrepreneurship —the B plan contest in which IMT Ghaziabad, IIT Roorkee, IIM Ranchi, IMI Delhi, SSU Cuttack, XlRI colleges participated.
It was judged by Aaquib Hussain — Creative Head, Marketing lead, Administrator at I&We Engagements, Surojit Roy from PadUp Ventures-Center Head for Ambuja Neotia Incubation Pvt ltd, Sumit Kumar- Research Assistant, IIM Ahmedabad and Aniket Mitra- esteemed alumnus of IIM Ranchi presently working as a project manager, at Ernst &Young.