Richter'10 Day -1

Institute of Management, Nirma University kicked off its annual Cultural Fest ‘Richter-10’ today. The three day festival began with ‘Guerrar’, a LAN gaming competition featuring the popular game Counter Strike. Participants in teams of 5, fought in a virtual battlefield to be crowned ‘Gaming Wizards’. This was followed up by ‘Kabad Wars’, where participants depicted a Casino using waste and other craft materials. The major event following this was ‘Showtime’ a movie making competition by Chehre, the Dramatics Club of IMNU. Saurabh the coordinator of the event told that this event provided the participants a perfect platform to express their feelings and give them shape, color and sound.

The day ended with a bang with a Rock Night featuring rock bands from across the country including On Second Thought, Scandal Night Dinner, Messy Business, Ash Q and Logik. The bands performed songs ranging from Classical Rock to Punk Rock and Heavy Metal to Sufi Rock. The music left the audience spellbound as everybody grooved to the fantastic display of rhythm and beats.

Other events that were organized included Rok Tok (Just a minute Competition), and an Antakshari Competition.

Perspective - Day 1

Perspective, the annual Academic Confluence of Institute of Management, Nirma University started today with overwhelming response. Participants from various schools across the country battled it out in competitions aimed to test their knowledge, creativity and confidence.

The day began with Bellatus Ultimus (Best Manager Competition) that featured 8 grueling rounds to find out the most competent manager conducted by ‘Imprintz’, the HR Club. The event was judged by Ms. Chandni Joshi, a participant of MTV’s Roadies 8.0, along with Dr. Manaswini Acharya, a former faculty at IIM-Lucknow and present faculty at IMNU, and Ms. Kajal Patel, a fitness expert. Harshil Kothari, the event coordinator said that this event featured the true test of skills that any manager would experience in his life.

Alongside this Bizzart, an Integrated Marketing Communication competition was organized by Niche, the Marketing Club, that featured teams from IIM-Indore, IIT-Kanpur, NITIE and NMIMS, Mumbai amongst others. Gaurav Somani the event co-ordinator contributed the successful completion of this event on the hardwork and dedication put by his Club members. The winners for this event were Ad Wizards from SIESCOMS, Mumbai while Foodies from NMIMS, Mumbai came second.

‘Swayam’, the Entrepreneurial Club of IMNU organized, ‘Srijan’ the B-Plan Competition, based on the theme of Social Entrepreneurship. The judges for the event were Mr Ronak Shah, Director-Brand Communication, Mudra Communication; Mr. Mahesh Goel, Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India; and Mr. Arvind Modi, Associate Vice President, Gujarat Venture Finance Limited – A VC Fund Company. Team Invincibles from MICA, Ahmedabad won the 1st prize while Team VCS from IRMA, Anand were the Runners-up. The highlight of the event was that the top two teams and one more team got funding offers from Mr. Ronak Shah. These three teams also received offers for mentorship support from the Mr. Arvind Modi. This has happened for the first time at IMNU that the teams had received such offers from industry czars at the B-Plan event.

The other event for the day was Money Messiah conducted by ‘Finesse’ the Finance Club, an online trading event that will take place over Friday and Saturday.

IMNU to host its 1st ever Inter B-School Sports Festival from Sunday

Institute of Management, Nirma University is organizing ‘Parakram’, its 1^st Inter B-School Sports Festival on 13^th-14^th Feb. The festival will see players from different B-schools across the country participate in various individual and team sports. The B-schools scheduled to take part in the festival include IIM - Indore, K. J. Somaiya, Mumbai, School of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar, B K School of Business Management, Ahmedabad and Mudra Institute of Communication (MICA), Ahmedabad. The participants will take part in the following events: Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Cricket, Throw ball, Badminton, Table tennis, Lawn tennis and Chess.

Perspective 2011- the Annual Academic Confluence to kickstart tomorrow

Institute of Management, Nirma University is organizing its annual Academic Confluence ‘Perspective’ on 11-13th Feb. The highlight of this year’s fest will be ‘Bouleterion’, mock Cancun summit that will be on the lines of COP 16 summit. In this, participants in group will represent the views of the participating nations and have discussion and debate over environment related issues. The confluence will also feature for the 1st time a Quiz competition ‘mIMNUrma’ for MBA aspirants from across the country. Other events that will be held include Case study competitions, Virtual Stock Market, Debate and other literary events

The events that will be organized during these 3 days will be Bizzart (Marketing based case study), Bellatus Ultimus (Best Manager Competition), Bouleterion (Mock Cancun summit), Finesse Case Study (Finance based case study), Make The Cut (Movie promotion Competition), Money Messiah (Virtual Stock Market), Navreeti (IT based case study), Prayaas (Social Marketing Competition), Quizmos (Business Quiz), Sahitya (Literary Competition), Srijan (B-Plan Competition), The Big Fight (Debate Competition), mIMNUrma (Quiz Competition for MBA aspirants) and The Longs & The Shorts (Equity Research Competition).

Richter'10 - the Annual Cultural Festival to begin tomorrow

Institute of Management, Nirma University is organizing its annual Cultural Fest ‘Richter-10’ on 11-13^th Feb. The highlight of this year’s fest will be a Kavi Sammelan that will feature renowned poets Mr. Surender Sharma, Mr. Kumar Vishwas and Mr. Saral Sampat. The fest will also have a Rock Night that will feature rock bands from across the country including Vizia and Blind Ritual from Mumbai. Apart from these the fest will include a plethora of events including a Fashion Show, Dance competitions, a Group Skit competition, a LAN Gaming competition and other events providing a platform to the young to display their talents and skills.

The events that will be organized during these 3 days will be Aagaz (Karaoke Competition), Guerrar (Counter Strike Competition), To the beat (Dance Competition), Showtime (Movie Making Competition), Rangmanch (Group Skit Competition), Step up (Activity based Competition), Shutter Bucks (Photography Competition), Scavenger Hunt (Treasure Hunt), Rok Tok (Just a minute Competition), Tux n Tails (Fashion Show), Kabad Wars (Junkyard Wars), Masquerade (Face Painting Competition) and Antakshari Competition.