INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, LUCKNOW

ANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES OF

STUDENT BODIES FOR YEAR 2018-19

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

Chairman, Student’s Affairs Senate,
IIM, Lucknow IIM, Lucknow
Table of Contents
ABHIVYAKTI .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
ART STROKES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
ALUMNI COMMITTEE .................................................................................................................................................... 4
BHAVISHYA ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6
CREDENCE CAPITAL ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
CONSULTING & STRATEGY CLUB (CSC).......................................................................................................... 11
CULTURAL COMMITTEE ............................................................................................................................................ 13
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CELL.................................................................................................................................... 15
FORTY TWO.......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
INFRASTRUCTURE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE (IAC) ............................................................................... 19
IGFAB (Interest Group in Food and Agri-Business).............................................................................................. 21
INDUSTRY INTERACTION CELL (IIC)............................................................................................................... 23
MANFEST VARCHASVA ................................................................................................................................................. 24
MESS COMMITTEE.......................................................................................................................................................... 26
MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION CELL .............................................................................................................. 28
OCULUS - TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE CLUB ................................................................................................ 30
OPERATIONS INTEREST GROUP (OIG)............................................................................................................ 31
PRiSM ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
PUBLIC POLICY CLUB ................................................................................................................................................... 35
QUIZZING COMMONERS ........................................................................................................................................... 36
RANDOM WALK ................................................................................................................................................................. 38
RIGHT ANGLES:................................................................................................................................................................. 39
SPORTS COMMITTEE .................................................................................................................................................... 40
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP IN FINANCE (SIGFI) ..................................................................................... 42
SPICMACAY IIM LUCKNOW CHAPTER .............................................................................................................. 44
STUDENT EXCHANGE COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................. 45
TEAM DISHA ........................................................................................................................................................................ 46
TEAM IGNICION ............................................................................................................................................................... 48
TEAM SYNAPSE.................................................................................................................................................................. 49
THREE POINT FOUR ..................................................................................................................................................... 50
TOASTMASTERS ................................................................................................................................................................ 51
HELICS - HR ACADEMIC INTEREST GROUP ................................................................................................ 52
ABHIVYAKTI
Abhivyakti is the performing arts and expressions club of IIM Lucknow, focusing on Stage theatre, Street plays
and Mime. It has a long standing tradition of telling stories in a new way and in various formats to the IIM
Lucknow community. Besides organizing different events and workshops, we participate in various
competitions, and stage our own productions round the year.

FOUNDATION DAY PLAY

The beginning of the academic year witnessed team Abhivyakti enthrall its audience by performing its first stage
play for the year "Bechara Mara Gaya", a Hindi adaptation of the play “Death of an Anarchist” by Dario Fo. It
was an ironical satire on the dilemmas faced by today’s youth.

INDEPENDENCE DAY STREET PLAY

Continuing the tradition of bringing out the best talent in the new batch, Abhivyakti performed the first street
play of the year on Independence Day. PGP34 students put up a great show with guidance from the senior
batch. Packed with punch lines, the play captured the attention of the audience and enthralled the audience.

MANFEST-VARCHASVA –STAGE AND STREET PLAYS

Continuing the tradition of bringing in unique themes on the stage, Team Abhivyakti performed their self-
scripted play “Uncle” in this year’s Manfest-Varchasva bringing in elements of how an old age couple survive
through their lonely life. Through exemplary efforts, we were able to put up an engaging show on stage by
mixing humour and emotions.
In addition, Abhivyakti performed a street play ‘Rakt’ on the theme of let’s talk period sensitizing the villagers
including primary/secondary school students and women. We won the Nukkad competition.

REPUBLIC DAY – STREET PLAY

The youth of India is misguided by the glamour of money and power prevalent in today’s modern era. Through
subtle comedy and satire, Abhivyakti brought this idea onto the stage in their enthralling performance in street
play named “Bhatka Hua Yuva”. The spell binding dialogues, gripping story-line, strong direction and acting
made sure the audience enjoyed every bit of the street play.

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ART STROKES
Bound by a profound love for art in all its forms, Art Strokes, the fine arts club of IIM Lucknow aims to infuse,
revive and reinforce the same across the campus. We believe that art is for everyone not just the Da Vinci's and
Michelangelo’s in society. Art is a force of energy anyone can harness and then use to connect with nature, the
people around them or in some cases their own self. We at Art Strokes wish to make everyone aware of this
energy and assist them in using it.

With the aim to revive and instill a profound love for art amongst all, Art Strokes has conducted multiple
events, both independently as well as in collaboration with other clubs and committees in the campus
throughout the year.

Following are the list of events conducted by Art Strokes independently -

ART NIGHTS

This event gave IIM-L students a platform to unleash their creativity. These art nights helped to promote
interest in arts and facilitated students to display their paintings in the upcoming exhibitions. The creations
were well appreciated by students, faculty and staff at the campus.

HELL HAAT

This was first of its kind arts cum exhibition cum marketing event. The students were asked to create any form
of art out of their interest in the stipulated time. During the exhibition, the artist needed to use his/her
marketing skills and proceed with a sale. The total sales value of the paintings created and sold as a part of the
event was over Rs. 10,000. The event also facilitated the SBN students to complete their art assignment and to
let others explore canvas painting and gain an interest in arts.

AFICIONADO

This online quiz comprised of exciting and fun-filled questions related to art and culture. The quiz was set up
in a way so that one can test the knowledge about fine arts and culture while still enjoying the cosiness of one’s
hostel room. Considering the fact that parallel events were going on during the period when the quiz was
conducted, the response from IIML community was overwhelming.

EXPRESS-O-LOVE

This event was aimed to celebrate love and togetherness, and spread the charm of Valentine’s day. It is a DIY
card making event where Art Strokes encouraged and assisted students to express their love creatively via
handmade greeting cards. Given the busy schedule and tiring day, Express-o-Love got a great footfall of
participants showing both excitement and enthusiasm for the event. After the event, the creations were
personally delivered by Art Strokes team to the doorstep of the recipients. The event brought smiles on
numerous faces.

Following is the list of the events conducted in collaboration with other clubs and committees at IIM Lucknow

CAMPUS ON CANVAS

In collaboration with Cultural Committee, Art Strokes conducted and judged this event during Camaraderie
2018. The event had a dual objective - one, to promote unity among the students of the new batch and second,

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to help them understand, imbibe and portray the culture of IIM Lucknow in their own creative way. This also
promoted art as a medium of expression among the students.

DIWALI DECORATION

In collaboration with Mess Community, Rangolis were made in the mess to revive the Diwali feel and augment
the Diwali dinner experience for the students.

FACE PAINTING

Art Strokes has organised a face painting workshop during Manfest-Varchasva, the annual fest of IIM Lucknow,
in collaboration with Team MV. This was organised for students from different colleges pan India to enhance
their experience at IIM Lucknow.

MESS GRAFFITI

Ideation phase is one of the most crucial phases to kick-start any activity. With a strong belief in this thought,
Art Strokes has shared ideas with Mess Committee to reshape the walls of mess using colours and sketches.

ARTICULATE

In collaboration with Team Helics, Art Strokes designed, executed and evaluated an art based team building
event. The event witnessed huge participation of four-member teams from various colleges. The teams
competed to showcase their team-work, problem-solving, communication and creative skills.
With the same spirit to spread tradition, creativity, love and friendship via medium of Arts, our team
is continuously working to organize more such events and activities in the coming year. The events have been
charted down, the calendar has been planned and we are ready to roll out bundles of joy and excitement to
make student’s journey at IIM Lucknow a memorable one.

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ALUMNI COMMITTEE

We are the student body representing the Alumni Association of IIM Lucknow. We engage & connect the
Alumni Community with IIM L fraternity. Single point of contact for interactions between Alumni, Students
& Faculty.
ALUMNI MENTORSHIP PROGRAM 2019

Alumni Committee launched “The Godfather Program” - an Alumni Mentorship Programme, as a step to build
an everlasting connect and to bring a guiding light to student's summer internship journey. The programme will
span over 3 months. It'll give students an opportunity to interact with an alumnus to prepare for two of the
most important months of MBA - the summer internship. In the course, they will be able to develop general
skills required in a corporate environment, domain-specific know-how and get all their queries sorted. Finally,
they will be able to receive guidance about their internship project from the alumnus.
ALUMNI TALK SERIES 2018-19

Alumni Talk Series (ATS) comprises of informal talk and discussion sessions undertaken by distinguished
Alumni base of IIM Lucknow with the students by inviting Alumni from different spheres of business in IIM
Lucknow. ATS organised by Alumni committee witnessed participation from budding managers to learn from
the experience of our distinguished alumnus.
ALUMNI CONCLAVE 2018

The Alumni Conclave comprised of intense discussions and presentations by Alumni from various industries,
giving their expert opinions on the topic 'The Ripples of FDI: Advent of dusk or dawn'. Each invited alumnus
was a leader in his organization and field. The invitees were from diverse areas including marketing, finance,
consulting, IT, supply chain and administration.
The 12 distinguished alumnus enlightened students with the challenges and upcoming trend in the industries,
along with helping them with their summer placement preparation, giving insights into the corporate world's
perspective.
ALUMNUS IN FOCUS

Quarterly newsletter featuring an interview with an Alumnus. The Alumnus in focus tries to highlight the
background and achievements of our esteemed alumni. This year the newsletter featured 2 alumni to date –
Nithin Seth and Prerna Bhutani.
FLASHBACK

Quarterly magazine that covers the previous quarter’s activities on campus comprising of different club and
committee events. Launch of 3 Flashback magazines: Dec-Feb, Jun-Aug and Sept-Nov edition.
TEACHERS DAY 2018

Alumni committee also shares the privilege of acting as a connecting bridge between our honourable professors
and alumnus. As a gesture of gratitude we designed e-cards and shared alumnus messages and wishes with
professors.

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NOSTALGIA 2018

Annual homecoming attended by alumni of the batches of 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008. 180+ Alumni
attended the 3-day event along with their families and stayed on campus to relive their fond memories spent in
IIM Lucknow.
MISCELLANEOUS

Alumni Committee is continuously increasing alumni connectivity through its last year launched website.
Committee also updates alumni about the college happenings through its linkedin and facebook accounts.

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BHAVISHYA

Bhavishya is the social initiatives committee of IIM Lucknow. Our aim is two-fold:
a) To raise awareness about social issues among the students of IIM Lucknow, sensitize them and
energize them to take action; and
b) To actively engage in projects that directly benefit society at large. Through our activities in education,
health, women empowerment and other social sectors, we leverage the technical and managerial
competencies of students and the faculty at our institute to help the underprivileged. Till date,
Bhavishya has reached out to thousands of beneficiaries through its activities.
Activities that continue throughout the year are listed below

EVENING SCHOOL

Evening School is an initiative where the students of IIM Lucknow provide supplementary education to the
less fortunate children living in the neighbouring villages around campus. Almost all of these children attend
school during the day. However, they find themselves grappling with issues of poor quality education. Hence,
the young students are supported by the IIM-L community where student volunteers dedicate time every week
to teach various subjects such as English, Mathematics, Science to children. The usual strength of children is
around 50.

VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT

Our aim is to transform Saidapur village (3-4 km from the institute) into a model village in all major aspects
such as sanitation, education, health, digital literacy, etc. We adopted Saidapur village in June 2016 after an
exhaustive search for a village that most needed our support to develop. As part of our continued efforts to
help the village prosper, we tiled the roof and the ‘aangan’ of the primary school and built a new drainage
system in the village. Most importantly, the entire budget for this activity was taken from the money collected
in Harmony Cup 2018.

PAARIJAT

With millions of girls in requirement of quality education, Bhavishya started Paarijat, an initiative which
connects people who want to contribute towards sponsoring the education of a girl child. All the donations go
to Prerna School, an institution for the less fortunate girls under the Study Hall Foundation. Prerna school has
taken more than 600 girls under their wing from all walks of life. Prerna, through its pioneering efforts in the
field of girl-child education has won accolades at international levels including the 6th Annual Global Citizen
Awards UN Association – USA East Bay.

BLOOD DONATION CAMPS

We hold 2 blood donation camps in the academic year organized with RML Hospital. The first blood donation
camp was held in August and the second was held in February. We saw great participation from the IIM L
community with more than 100 donors in each camp.

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MEDICAL CAMPS

We hold 2 medical camps in one academic year where we provide free testing for basic illnesses and diseases
to all the contractual workers in the institute and the residents of Saidapur village. In December, we organized
a free medical camp in association with Lion's club - Lucknow with the objective of providing free medical
tests to villagers who don’t even have a basic health centre in and around their village. Basic treatment and
general check-ups were provided to make people aware of their health status. More than 150 residents of the
village showed up and got themselves tested. In addition, we ran a sanitary napkins drive, wherein we distributed
sanitary pads to the women and sensitized them regarding its benefits and encouraged them to observe hygiene
and cleanliness in all aspects of daily life.

CLOTH DONATION DRIVES

We collect winter wear and even normal clothes from students, faculty, staff living in the institute and donate
them to needy people in Saidapur village.

COMMUNITY VISITS

We organize an orphanage visit on Independence Day and an old-age home/NGO visit on Republic Day to
sensitize the students about the children and senior citizens living in these homes and interact with them. On
the occasion of the 72nd Independence Day, Team Bhavishya took some loving and enthusiastic volunteers to
visit an orphanage called Don Bosco Ashalayam. This orphanage focuses on making capable young men of the
children under their care. They stress on holistic development through quality education and extra-curricular
activities. The children are encouraged to pursue their passion for dance, music and painting and indeed excel
in all.

HARMONY CUP

Harmony Cup is our annual cricket tournament where we bring together the IIM Lucknow community to
participate and play for a cause. We have received enthusiastic participation from students, professors and staff
members. The funds collected from the tournament are used for various social causes, primarily the
development of our adopted village. By utilizing funds in an effective manner, we aim to develop the village so
as to propagate sustainable practices, alleviate poverty and improve the standard of living of the residents of
Saidapur. Harmony Cup is an unique platform where the entire IIM Lucknow fraternity collectively pledges to
take action and better the society. Continuing the rich legacy, Bhavishya presents “Harmony Cup, 2019”. This
year we aim towards the skill development of the residents of Saidapur. This year, we aspire to set up self-help
groups for the women of the village that will help us generate employment and encourage the children to pursue
secondary and higher education. In addition, to increase employability, we will facilitate the establishment of a
skill development center at Saidapur.

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CREDENCE CAPITAL

Credence capital is an investment-oriented club that aims to further IIM Lucknow community’s knowledge in
financial markets, asset markets and personal finance through investment analysis. Founded in 2005, Credence
Capital has been advising the largest and oldest student-run investment fund, which has consistently
outperformed the benchmark indices over the last decade.
1. We are greatly involved in learning the fundamentals of trading and sharing the same with the batch.
Our core competency lies in managing our trading portfolio & tracking sector development.
2. We also provide platform for students to learn & discuss about financial investments & best practices.
Apart from these we conduct BizWiz sessions for the batch to share knowledge on sectors and
macroeconomic events.

NEWSLETTER

Credence Capital published newsletters covering Trade War and its impact and on market expectations of
Interim Budget 2019.

BIZWIZ EVENT

Credence Capital organized BizWiz events for their peers to help them initiate their placement preparations in
a targeted manner on following topics:
 Rising oil prices and its impact
 The Banking Chaos – NPAs and IBC
 Recent Monetary policy
 The curious case of the Indian Rupee
 Currency depreciation in Emerging markets
 PSB Consolidation
 Corporate Governance
 Ayushmaan bharat
 Liquidity crises afflicting financial markets
 Uncertainty in Oil price
 NPAs
 Sector Overview: Mainly focusing on key drivers of the following sectors:
- Fintech
- Pharmaceuticals
- FMCG
 M&A Refresher
- ArcelorMittal acquiring Essar Steel
- Idea - Vodafone merger
- M&A process and outlook

PLACEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES

Introductory finance session for PGP34:

Disha coordinated with Credence Capital to organize an introductory session on finance to aid finance domain
preparations for summers 2018.

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Finance: valuation session:
Disha coordinated with Credence Capital to organize a Valuation session to assist PGP34 in summer
preparation.

Finance preparation checklist and documents:

Credence Capital shared Fin prep checklist with the batch for Summers 2018. Further, all the materials
published by Credence Capital since 2017 were shared with the batch on a drive.

Mock finance interviews:

Disha coordinated with Credence Capital to organize mock finance interviews to assist PGP34 in summer
preparation

M&A deals - final placement prep:

Shared with the batch the list of recent of M&A PE and IPO transactions of selected Investment banking
firms which PGP33 could find relevant in your firm specific preparations for the final placements.
Additionally, shared the list of key transactions in following sectors:
1. Healthcare and Life science
2. Retail, FMCG, Food and Beverages.

Sector reports:
Shared Industry reports on Oil & Gas, Aviation, Telecom and Auto and IT industries with the batch for sector
specific placement preparations.

KNOWLEDGE BUILDING EXERCISE

Credence Capital invited students to prepare research reports on Macroeconomic topics, sectors and companies
that will be published on Credence Capital website

THE MULTIBAGGER

Credence Capital launched its monthly stock pitch competition to ensure students get hands-on knowledge in
the field of equity research.

SESSION ON MANAGING PERSONAL FINANCES

Credence Capital organized a session for PGP34 on how to manage personal finances.

NIVESH

Credence Capital, organized its Annual Investment Summit, Nivesh 2018, with the aim of promoting the
culture of value investing and management of personal finances amongst the students. Nivesh was sub-divided
into four events starting with the flagship speaker sessions, followed by an engaging panel discussion, a hands-
on workshop on value investing and a pan-India equity research competition for students of top B-Schools in
India.
The overall theme for Nivesh 2018 was “Mastering Investment and Business Cycles” and the speaker
session saw some of the biggest names in the industry including Mr. Harsha Upadhyaya (CIO, Kotak Mahindra
AMC), Mr. Anish Tawakley (Fund Manager, ICICI Prudential), Mrs. Nithya Easwaran (Multiples Equity), Mr.
Akash Singhania (Sr. VP, Motilal Oswal) and Mr. Vihang Naik (Fund Manager, L&The underneathT Mutual
Fund) share their experiences and insights with the student community.

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This was followed by a panel discussion on “Behavioural Nuances of Investing Cycles” which delved into
multiple facets of the investing environment and also shed light on how seasoned professionals see the markets
going forward.
We then launched a national level case competition as part of the flagship event, Nivesh 2018. Through
intensive research process, Credence Capital prepared all the rounds, in consultation with Ayush and Pratyush
Mittal (founders of Screener.in). The competition was judged by the Mittal brothers, along with Mr. Vishal
Khandelwal (Founder of Safalniveshak).nThe Summit concluded with a workshop on ‘Management of
Personal Finances’ conducted by Mr. Vishal Khandelwal, Mr. Aayush Mittal and Mr. Pratyush Mittal.

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CONSULTING & STRATEGY CLUB (CSC)
The Consulting & Strategy Club (CSC) is a student association which aims to provide a platform to IIM
Lucknow students to develop their interest, aptitude and orientation in the profession of management
consulting and strategy. It seeks to equip students with the tools and resources necessary for careers in the
consulting domain through a series of exposures to live projects, case studies and strategy games. Moreover,
CSC aids the industry veterans to tap the immense potential of students at IIML and gain fresh and academic
perspective on real life problems.
The key activities of the club are detailed below:
LIVE PROJECTS

CSC acts as a liaison for IIML Student community and engages clients from the industry for constructive live
projects from diverse fields of interest and manage the end to end execution. Some of the live projects rolled
out to the batch this academic year were:
a. IGL (Indraprastha Gas Ltd): As a part of this project, students were expected to solve the
challenges faced by IGL and propose an ‘Integrated Non-Energy Business Strategy’.
b. Deevefit: Students were expected to propose a customer acquisition strategy, identify & resolve
issues that affected customer satisfaction & loyalty of Deevefit, a firm that offers virtual
personalized work-out sessions for people with diabetes
c. Zomato: Business Development Project for Zomato, a restaurant search and discovery service.
Students were involved with the task of pitching the benefits of partnering up with Zomato and
getting more restaurants registered with Zomato.
d. Taghive: Developing Clicker to measure performance of students in primary schools in UP. The
program initiative was taken by Taghive, spinoff from the Samsung Electronics, South Korea with
the implementing partner Progressive Foundation, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

GUESSTIMATION

An introductory guesstimate solving competition for PGP1 students, with over 200 students getting
accustomed to Guesstimates. This was part of the preparations for their summer placements and the
competition was held post a session conducted on Guesstimation by CSC

NASHIFY 2018

A game theory simulation for the national audience at the annual management festival. Game Theory Experts
introduced to the participants, renowned games in academia, in a competitive fashion

DAVINCI

The annual national HR Case competition, with teams across the nation presenting their ingenious solutions
to experts for a self-crafted case designed by CSC.

STRATEGIA 2019

CSC’s flagship annual engagement, was developed to unprecedented extents with a week of enthralling online
and offline events.
The ‘Strategy Week’ was organized for the first time in IIM Lucknow, and catered to various strategic
management concepts and techniques that utilized relevant cultural trends for the student community.

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Strategia Flagship Case Competition:
The event received highest engagement of all case competitions at IIM Lucknow (1059 students, nationally).
In the online event, the participants were required to devise novel strategies for a key E-payments platform to
expand in India
Grey Matter in collaboration with Dare2Compete.com:
A global (6,000+ students) business-strategy quiz during the Online Quizzing Festival by the nation’s leading
student and youth competition platform
Fantasia – the Cricket League:
An excel-based online simulation where participants made fantasy teams, on real-life matches being held
around the globe
Game of Thrones Simulation:
Organized exclusively for IIM-Lucknow students, the event posed unique application of strategic alliances,
with students portraying actual GoT characters and forging allegiances and tactics emulating the famed series
FIFA – Outcry Simulation:
Organized exclusively for IIM-Lucknow students, the event combined the traditional open-outcry stock
market bidding with a FIFA (football) simulation, testing the participants’ business negotiations and on-
ground thinking skills.

CASEBOOK

Launched IIM-Lucknow’s first end-to-end case preparation guide, which includes

Introduction to case interviews, commonly applicable frameworks & HR prep
Carries variety of sample cases with explained solved frameworks and sample interview conversations

CASE INTERVIEW EXPERIENCES

Conducted 2 rounds of interview experience collection drives - PGP 33 finals and PGP 34 Summers

PLACEMENT PREPARATION SESSIONS & CASE WORKSHOPS

Invited McKinsey & Co. Consultants for “Consulting 101 - Alumni Connect Session” workshop
Introduction to Case Prep & Guesstimates” sessions
PGP 34 and ABM15 summers Guesstimate
PGP 34 and ABM 15 summers Case workshop
PGP 33 and ABM 14 HEPP and finals Case Workshop
Exclusive “Deloitte Placement Preparation” event for HEPP Candidates
Held routine one-to-one case solving and co-learning sessions

CHAT PREPARATION GROUPS

Ran a 24/7 platform for placement preparation via routine case interview questions, guesstimates, HR
questions, and consulting routine queries for summers 2018 and finals 2019

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CULTURAL COMMITTEE

The Cultural Committee is a two-year student body that endeavors to add life and laughter to all occasions,
celebrations, festivals and gatherings at IIM-Lucknow. We believe in creating moments of joy at every
touchpoint of a students’ life, from freshers to farewell and all along. “You are a fraction of every person you
meet”, therefore we look at fostering and augmenting interactions among the batch, through this we aspire to
forge memories that become a cherished nostalgia for a lifetime.
The bygone year saw numerous initiatives and nuances of student engagement and celebration. The underneath
is a brief snapshot of the activities undertaken: fa

ANTI-PURGATORY

Anti-Purgatory was a parallel to the normative purgatory that an inmate of heaven undergoes to enter the gates
of heaven. Anti-Purgatory was a process of revisiting the 7 sins through seven stages by doing tasks with
prospective batch mates at every stage. The underlying idea was to break the ice and kick start batch interaction
even before they arrive at helL. Besides engendering a friendly interaction among the batch, Anti-Purgatory
was also aimed at getting people to brush up their PowerPoint and excel skills.

PARICHAY

Parichay, the freshers’ night, was a gallimaufry of music, dance, drama and band performances. Parichay, as is
evident from the name, was aimed at introducing and being the launchpad of the fresher batch by enabling
them to showcase their innate talent. The sophomores also got a chance to perform on the evening and engage
with the batch in an informal setting. The event culminated by selecting Mr. Fresher and Miss Fresher.

CAMARADERIE LAUNCH

At the outset, the rulebook was launched prior to Camaraderie explaining the general rules, scoring schemes
and judging criteria.

CAMARADERIE

Camaraderie, the inter-section war, is a long-lived tradition at IIM L which aims at unifying each section by the
undivided section-spirit. Camaraderie’18 was based on the theme of “ranbhoomi” in which sections had to
conquer different dwars to reach the kingdom. With over 30 online and offline events in camaraderie, we looked
at giving every person a chance to come to the forefront and perform. Some of the events are as follows:
Designing section poster, logo, name, anthem; Recording a section spirit video, dubsmash; fashion parade, solo
and a duet dance performance, role reversal, dramatics, singing, painting among others

FESTIVALS

Offering an escape from the mundane, the Cultural Committee facilitated the celebration of the following
festivals

Ganesh Chaturthi: Bringing the holy festival of Ganesh Puja to the Hellites, a two-day celebration, honoring
the great Bappa Morya was arranged for both the students and the faculty. Along with regular aartis and

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prayers, in the mess hall, a procession of Ganesh Visarjan too was carried out by our own students, throwing
colours in the wind and dancing to the tune of Dhol lost in the euphoria of the occasion.

Dandiya Night (Workshops were also conducted): The much celebrated festival of Gujarat, Dandiya, was
celebrated during the Navratri. Along with the sparkling ambience, that s suited to the youthful fervour of the
festival, the students danced to the tunes of Gujarati songs with the melodious clap of Dandiya sticks.

Diwali: The festival of lights was celebrated with much zeal, in spite of the exams going on. The students
painted the sky with light with a horde of sky lanterns. As they lit up like stars, the students enjoyed the
lighting and diyas in the Fauji area. The arena was covered by wall of umbrellas with a hue of drapes forming
a canopy at the centre. The camera clicks never stopped throughout the evening, nor did the cheerful laughter
of the Hellites.

Makar Sankranti (Kite Festival): The festival of Kite Flying saw a huge crowd of students zigzagging the
football field with kite strings in their hands. From brightly coloured kites, to the process of tying the knot
and giving wind to the kite, the four hours of nostalgia left the students asking for more wind and sun. As the
students tried to cut off each other’s kites, the sound of “Kai Po Che’ echoed in tune with the traditional
songs on the speaker

Lohri: The festival of Lohri, reignited the communal feeling of celebration as the blazing bonfire, brought
warmth and the whispers of a new season. As the curling smoke bid adieu to the chilly winds, the night
announced the arrival of summer with the energy of Dhol and the harmony of various traditional songs. The
students and faculty circled the ceremonial fire as they offered revdi, peanuts and popcorn to the flame.

INSTITUTE GATHERINGS

Breaking the monotony, the Cultural Committee conducted Institute Gatherings from time to time, to rekindle
the party spirit in students and to give them more occasions of bonding outside the classroom to make
memories that last forever.

FAREWELL

Farewell 2019 was meant to cherish the treasured moments that the batch of PGP33 and ABM14 had made
over their stay at IIM-L or hel(L). The farewell walked them through their journey at IIM-L amidst cultural
performances, picturesque photoshoots and award ceremony. The night was concluded with a gala dinner along
with live-band performance followed by institute party.

IIM-L is not just an institute to revere but also an emotion to cherish, a family to adore and a memory to
treasure; the cultural committee constantly endeavors to raise the culture at IIM-L a few notches further.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP CELL

To foster entrepreneurial spirit among the students as well as mentorship, hands on experience, competition,
networking, we strive to provide a platform in terms of seed funding and incubation and mentoring for creating
successful ventures. We have also partnered with SIDBI Centre for Financial Inclusion (SCIFI) to serve as a
student front for their activities.
As a part of this, we have been involved in a plethora of activities throughout the year and also organised many
events in our flagship event: E-Summit 2019

NATIONAL LEVEL E-QUIZ

Conducted a national level entrepreneurship quiz garnering a participation of 500+ participants pan India.

WEBINAR SERIES
We also Initiated a series of webinars encompassing a myriad of topics like understanding legal aspects of start-
ups like How to Pitch ideas, negotiating with AIs and VCs, Start your career with the right startup, Legal Aspects
of startups

PARTNERSHIP WITH INSTITUTES

We Partnered with other institutes like IIM Bangalore for B-Starters in which we conducted the preliminary
round to send students from IIM Lucknow for the competition, Conducted campus round of Ojas XI, SPJIMR

IPL AUCTION
We Hosted a plethora of informal events and Garnered 100+ participation IPL Auction (60+ teams), and
awarded cash price of rupees 5000 to the winner

LOGO CONTESTS
We organised HPCL name and logo contest

LIVE PROJECTS
We were actively involved in floating live projects like HDFC Digital Banking Live Project, Live Project from
HelloIntern, Sapien Live Project, Newscolt Live Project; case studies like Cisco Global Problem Solver
Challenge, Tangerine Trails, TiE university challenge and also B-Plan competitions like CG Bangkok Business
Challenge, Meraki 2019 Business Challenge, Power2idea, IIT Madras.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT 2019

We were enthusiastically involved in organising our flagship event- Entrepreneurship Summit, garnering 2500+
registrations and 650+ attendees, wherein we hosted a myriad of events and competitions like the
Annual B-Plan Competition- wherein selected teams got to pitch their ideas in front of Mr Arpit Agarwal,
from Blume Ventures.
Speaker sessions- We also conducted speaker sessions wherein noted names like Mr. Vikalp Sahni( co-
founder, GoIbibo), Mr Tirthak Saha( Forbes 30 under 30, Co-Founder, Trolysis), Ms Amrita Baid, Co-founder,
Ind-Wealth, graced the event witnessing a footfall of 200+ students.

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Case study Competition-We also partnered with HBR for the case study competition witnessing
participation from teams both from college and outside participation as well
National level Entrepreneurship quiz, a pan India quiz competition on Entrepreneurship.
Informal events like Be the Founder and VC Quest, for students to show creativity and business
acumen while pitching to the investors.
Workshop sessions on Digital Marketing( Chatur Ideas ) and developing a business model( Mr Salil Agarwal),
garnering a participation of 200+ students.
This has indeed been an exciting year for E-Cell and we are all geared up to increase the scale of E-Summit and
other events in the coming year.

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FORTY TWO

In the words of the immortal Douglas Adams in his Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy, 42 is the answer to life,
the universe, and everything. That is the basis of the christening of this club.
With that in mind, the key purpose of the club is to awaken latent interest towards literary engagement on
campus. We aim to inspire fellow students to read and discuss books, write essays, poetry and short stories,
participate in literary games and contests, engage in debates, mock parliaments, and other similar activities. We
look forward to fostering healthy social interactions for like-minded individuals and provide a platform for
intellectual activities of a similar kind.

EXEGESIS

Organized to test and tickle the literary bug of the just introduced batch. The event consisted of a range of
online events that perfectly suit the bookworm spirit of delving into literature without even getting out of bed.

LITERARY QUIZ

A quiz based on literature for all book lovers compromising many genres and themes.

INTER IIM QUIZ

Comprising of extempore and relevant rebuttals, held amongst IIM A, IIM B, IIM C and IIM L.

LITERO-SAURUS

This was the sole literary event of the inter-section wars Camaraderie. It included Read for Speed, Switch, The
Nation wants to GLOBE to test the bonding of the section teams.

INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENTS WITH EWC

In the spirit of patriotism, and for the benefit of the Employee's Welfare Committee (EWC), Forty Two
conducted a whole variety of events for people of all age groups.

BOOK LAUNCH EVENT

Forty Two, in collaboration with Media and Communication Cell, launched – “REMINISCENCE OF HELL”,
authored by Subhra Halder, IIML Alumnus, Batch of 2018.

LITERATI

Forty-Two organised a literature centric event for everyone that includes Dumb charades, Twitterati, Guess
who etc.

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Performed in collaboration with HELICS, the HR club of IIM Lucknow, this was a simulation of solving
detective riddles and contrasting negotiations.

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REPUBLIC DAY EVENTS

As a show of respect to the hardworking members of the Employee’s Welfare Committee (EWC), club Forty
Two conducted various literary events during Republic Day. These events ranged from storytelling to be your
super hero to literary quiz for the children as well as the members of the faculty and staff.

DURYODHANIZATION

A competition that made participants think like a villain. The vents were one liner competition - a chance for
you to express fear, love, joy and the myriad of emotions you feel in one sentence about the personality given,
a poster making competition on the theme “Duryodhanization”, a series of three round event that made people
think like villains.

THE TEN SERIES LAUNCH

A weekly mailer covering a list of top 10 books to read for various genres.

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INFRASTRUCTURE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE (IAC)

IAC is a two-year committee with eight members from each year. The committee is responsible for
infrastructure related issues on campus and bringing new initiatives for the campus. IAC acts as a facilitator
between student community and third-party vendors for convenience deals in order to bring out the best
possible prices.

DEALS

Cooler deal: IAC brings cooler deal for the incoming batch. We are in contact with leading brands like
Symphony and others for the same.
Fruit Deal: IAC has initiated fruits deal for student community from this year. Fruit stall is organized on two
days every week. The prices of the fruits are as per market rate. Fruit stall helps students to buy fresh fruits
within the campus without undergoing the hassle of going outside as they already have busy schedule.
Aluminum Trunk Boxes: IAC brings trunk boxes deal for the incoming student batch to store the luggage
and other items.
Professional Suit deal: IAC arranges professional business suit deal with many designs where students can
get custom made business suits. Leading vendors in the market like Raymond will be brought in for the same
Blanket deal: IAC arranges for the blanket deal, providing students with good quality handmade quilts at the
best price to fight the chilling winters.
Scrap deal: Regular cleaning and maintenance activities of the hostels come under this deal. Majority of scrap
will be collected once the senior batch leaves the campus and the same is disposed accordingly.
Logistics deal: IAC facilitates in sending the luggage of outgoing batch students to their preferred locations
and bringing the luggage of new batch students to the campus This deal will help the student community in
vacating the student hostels and sending the same to respective locations.
Hotel deal: This deal is organized during the convocation of the graduating class for their families. It is done
with multiple hotels in Lucknow. This time we roped in OYO for providing accommodation to families during
convocation and allied with them for a corporate tie up.
Laptop Deal: The students are provided with an opportunity to get the best laptops from leading brands. The
incoming batch makes use of this deal through company website where they can avail huge discounts on laptops
and peripherals.
Food Aggregators Deal: This year IAC led the tie up with Swiggy in Lucknow which helped bring the
competitors like UberEats, Zomato etc. to the campus. Taking this forward IAC would like to bring top brands
inside the campus so that students can have live counters.
Other Convenience Deals: IAC also brings other convenience deals from time to time for students as well as
faculty members like Aadhar card linking, MNP, KYC, etc.

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COOLER BUYBACK

IAC collects the coolers from the outgoing batch which is then passed on to the incoming batch at a decided
price. These coolers are duly tested by electricians for any faults or defects. The money obtained through this
deal, is refunded in full to the sellers from the outgoing batch.

MOBILE CONNECTION

IAC brings CUG connections for the incoming batch. This provides the students a seamless connect with the
batch free of cost. Option of all the major service provider’s connection is provided to student community.

GRADUATION TRIP

Through this initiative, deals are negotiated with vendors to arrange for tour packages covering locations all
across the country. The students going on graduation trips can avail this deal. From the year 2019 onwards
OYO will be our partner for Grad trip too based on the progress of the deal. OYO will provide domestic as
well as foreign accommodations during the trip.

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IGFAB (Interest Group in Food and Agri-Business)

IGFAB is the face of IIM Lucknow in the fields of agribusiness, environment and rural management, standing
tall as the sole committee on campus to represent the institute in these domains. With every academic year, the
group has been showing increased growth and tremendous synergy all along. IGFAB hopes to continue putting
an effort in creating awareness as well as interest among the student community. The year 2018-19 saw IGFAB
moving to higher level in terms of the range and scale of the events organized. Although it is one of the youngest
committees on campus, IGFAB managed to capture the centre stage with various relevant activities. The year
saw events organized in association with the corporate biggies like Aikya Organics, KMN agribusiness
solutions, etc.

AGRIHUNT

Agrihunt’18, an online quiz competition, was the first event of the academic year 18-19, a brand quiz for the
marketing geniuses with a flair for FMCG, rural initiatives, and other Agri-Business topics.

SAKSHAM

Saksham - a case study competition, which witnessed large participation from the students of IIM Lucknow.
Saksham Case Competition aims to test the ability of participants to solve real-life business problems. Covering
various fields of strategy, operations, finance, etc., these problems test the mettle of every participant to display
their analytical ability, creativity, flow of thought and the practicality of their solutions. It stimulates the
participants to adopt a suitable approach to find a solution to real life business problems in a logical, concise
and creative manner. The cases are comprehensive in the sense that they incorporate the various nuances and
intricacies of strategy, economics, finance and more. The topic of the case was “A Financially feasible business
model for Big-Basket to enter into Micro-delivery space”.

CANASTA

IGFAB also organized Canasta during MV, which first of its kind: poker themed quiz. A Tambola (Housie)
game that tests your marketing skills. Every team will be given a ticket with the name of few companies and
brands written on it. A random question will pop up on the screen and the teams will have to find the answer
and then look for it in their ticket. If it is present, they will cross it out.

SANKALP

The flagship event Sankalp invited participation from esteemed B-schools all over the country. The national
agribusiness conclave included events like Vimarsh - panel discussion, Manouvre - a marketing case
competition, Salgstricks - a sales-pitch competition and Chequered - National level quiz competition where
students from B-schools all over India participated.

1. Vimarsh - a panel discussion on the topic ‘Marketing of Commodity and Value-added agri-food
products’ which was graced by dignitaries like Dr Satyen Yadav (President HPMI), Mr Lovlesh Nagori
(Founder & CEO KMN Agribusiness solutions) and Mr Jitendra Yadav (Co-founder & CEO Aikya Organics
Pvt Ltd).
2. Manouvre - a National Level Business Plan Competition to provide an arena to unleash ground-breaking
ideas and business solutions. Simple ideas have the power to change the world. It’s time to rake the brain, let
the creativity flow, startle the world with the power of unrestricted intellect, and emerge as winner among the
best minds of India. Unearth the inner leader; develop the drive, passion and vision to sculpt the future. This
B-Plan event is filled with surprises. Topic: ‘Maggie Atta Noodles – repositioning case’.

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3. Salsgtricks - A nerve-racking product sales pitch competition that tests your story-telling skills. The heart
of any business is marketing. Marketing is nothing but reinventing and redefining the ways a product or service
is perceived. Only when you start telling, do you start selling and marketing is all about the stories to sell. It's
time for marketing enthusiasts to put on thinking caps on. IGFAB’s Sankalp ‘19 is presenting salgstricks with
the perfect opportunity to showcase talent! The unconventional thinking dawns an unconventional marketing
strategy. Get set to be crowned for mastery in sales. Topic: ‘Nestle - Nesquik and Cerelac sales to IIML students’

4. Chequered - a National level quiz competition where students from B-schools all over India participated.

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INDUSTRY INTERACTION CELL (IIC)

Industry Interaction Cell is a two-year committee comprising 13 members. We work with the aim of integrating
academics learning and industry insights, through events and live projects. The purpose of management
education is to get geared up for the business world, and to that end we are dedicated to creating value for the
student community. We feel lucky that every year we organize our committee not into separate verticals, but as
a consolidated team.
Through our activities we aspire to:
1. Increase engagement of the student with industry stalwarts
2. Complement academic learning with hands-on industry experience
3. Provide a platform to make students aware about evolving business practices, emerging trends and
needs of recruiters.

SAMVIT 2019

This year, SAMVIT hosted speakers, who spoke on varied topics, including Sameer Soni (Director, Times
Group India); Alok Joshi(Managing Editor, CNBC Awaaz); Isher Ahluwalia (Chairperson, ICRIER); Bikram
Sen(CEO, ArthVeda Fund Management); Gurnoor Dhillon(Lead, Digital & Innovation, Centre of Excellence,
Unilever)

LEADERSHIP TALK

Dr. Viral Acharya (Deputy Governor, RBI) was invited to campus to deliver a talk on 6th July 2018. Aspects
covered in the talk: Crowding out effect of government policy, Inflation rates etc.

LIVE PROJECTS

● Frantiger - Live Business Case Study Challenge Rs. 10,000 Cash Prize +2% Business
Opportunity: Channel Sales scenario for enthusiastic B-School students and an opportunity for
entrepreneurs to team up with likeminded students
● Ernst and Young - Financial Modelling and Valuation Course: The program also introduced
basics of business valuation, various valuation methods and interpretation of the results.
● ABS Educational Trust, Lucknow – Live Project for developing an Investment Proposal –
Client is a group of educational institutions looking forward to form a joint venture with a Singapore
based university to open a law college in Lucknow. Cash Prize of INR 30,000 – From 23rd Feb, 2019
to 5th March,2019.

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MANFEST VARCHASVA

Manfest-Varchasva is the annual business, cultural and sports festival organized by Indian Institute of
Management Lucknow. Started in the year 1988, the three-day festival has grown into the biggest B-school
festival in Asia facilitating interaction among B-school students, faculty and corporates. For over 30 years,
Manfest, the Annual Business Conclave provided a platform to bring together academicians, students and
practitioners of management while Varchasva, the annual sports & cultural extravaganza, catered to some of
the best talents in the country that came together in a celebration of creativity and spirit. It is structured around
6 distinct offerings – management competitions, leadership interactions, CSR initiatives, cultural and sports
events and entertainment.

MANAGEMENT EVENTS

The management events have always been successful in bringing together the brightest minds in the country
from premier B-schools across India like IIMs A, B, C, I, K, MDI, XLRI, FMS, etc. In the past, Manfest-
Varchasva has earned the repute of hosting events with the highest number of PPOs ever at a business school
fest. Management events at this year, were back with bigger and better formats, and case challenges and quizzes
were developed in collaboration with industry leaders like ITC, Tolaram Group, Mondelez, Bharti Airtel,
Edelweiss, TransUnion CIBIL, Tourism Authority of Thailand, UPSDM, UP IT & EL, Vicks, SCIFI, NTPC,
UPSRTC, UP Tourism etc. and included overall prizes worth about INR 13 Lakhs and 25+ PPIs.

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Manfest-Varchasva saw a confluence of art form presentations and bright-minds alike with events ranging from
street-style dancing to band competitions, from simulating the United Nations at the Model United Nations to
poetry recitations, from performing on-stage for audiences to creating awareness on issues like menstrual health
in villages, the fest offered a platform to the participants to showcase their talents and engage in social activities
as well.
With electrifying dance performances, soulful music events, brain racking quizzes, glamorous fashion shows,
and expressive thespian competitions the portfolio of cultural events was a treat to witness. Adding to the mix,
Shiamak Davar trained instructor, Ayaz Sheikh conducted a 3-day Jazz workshop on campus during the festival,
which saw a huge turnout from colleges across India.

LEADERS EXPRESS

Leaders Express Series was spread across 3 days and provided students across Lucknow with an unique
opportunity to gain a fresh perspective through interaction with leaders, hone their leadership skills and learn
from eminent personalities.
The event was graced and inaugurated by the presence of Hon. Mrs. Smriti Irani, Union Cabinet Minister,
Government of India – wherein she interacted with the students and also launched a book titled
“Duryodhanisation” authored by Prof. Nishant Uppal, Student Affairs and Placement Chairman of IIM
Lucknow. She spoke about women empowerment and the growing opportunities in the textile sector.
The Leaders Express segment gave the students an opportunity to interact with Mr. Hemant Daga, Dy. CEO
at Edelweiss Global Asset and Wealth Management, Mr. Ashish Vidyarthi, renowned national-award winning
actor, Major DP Singh, Kargil war veteran and India’s first blade runner, Mr. Ashwin Sanghi, critically acclaimed
author, Mr. Ankur Warikoo, CEO of Nearbuy, Ms. Richa Singh, CEO of Niine among others. Leaders express
has also joined hands with some of the industry leader firms to bring to its participants a range of workshops.

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ENTERTAINMENT

The evenings witnessed brilliant performances by Parvaaz, EDM night with Olly Esse and the musical Duo
Vishal & Shekhar. Vishal Shekar’s electrifying live concert set the stage on fire with sky-rocketing energy that
had the crowd grooving all night. The audience was mesmerized by the scintillating and soulful performance
by VS and their crew. The concert featured some of the famous scores by the duo, from the soulful Zehnaseeb,
to the energizing dance numbers from Ud-daa Punjab and all the 3 shows were immensely enjoyed by the
audience. DJ Hitesh who ensured all famous Bollywood tracks were played to which the audience swayed. Punit
Pania, stand-up comedian had the audience cracking with laughter with his management jokes. In addition, this
year witnessed a vibrating after-night with events like Silent Disco and acoustic night.

SPORTS

The Manfest-Varchasva Sports Cup is a coveted pan-India B-School tournament where more than 1200
participants from over 25 colleges will battle it out for one title across different sports. The Indoor and Outdoor
sports include Cricket, Football, Volleyball, Throwball, Chess, Carrom,
Basketball, Badminton, Tennis, Squash, TT, Weightlifting, Snooker, Futsal and Frisbee. Participants can also
engage in non-stop online gaming. The competition is fierce as the institutes fight it out for glory in their bid
to be crowned champions.

CSR

Manfest-Varchasva in association with UPSRTC hosted the 10th edition of Lucknow City Run with the theme
of Road Safety. The marathon witnessed a participation of over 2000+ who came to the venue to showcase
solidarity towards the cause and participate enthusiastically in the event. Artists from Radio Mirchi entertained
the marathon runners with quirky on-spot games and fun interactions.

CAMPUS RADIO AND ENGAGEMENT EVENTS

Various online and offline events were organized through the year till the run up and after the fest. Online
engagements included quizzes, selfie contests, etc. Various on-the-spot Informal events were also held to
engage the crowd.
The campus radio was organized to engage audience within the campus and provide a platform for students to
express and showcase their talent.

d) BrandOn: A national level marketing strategy competition. Participation of over 300 members.
e) Knock Knock: A sales pitch competition in association with Mr. Brown designed to give the participants a
first-hand experience of sales. We collected proceeds of over 40000 INR, which went to Bhavishya for
philanthropic activities.
f) MarKhoj: A cryptic treasure hunt competition.
g) MarQuiz: A quiz competition based on the world of marketing during the 90s.

MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES

1) Collaboration with Kraftshala: A workshop for the students to provide valuable guidance/hacks to excel in
Summer Internship, and thereby increasing chances to bag PPOs. (Scheduled Date: 22nd February, 2019)

2) Session on Tips for Acing ITC Interrobang: Facilitated a session where Ms. Laveena Saxena, IIM Alumnus
and former winner of ITC Interrobang provided the student with valuable tips on cracking the prestigious case
study competition.

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MESS COMMITTEE

The Mess Committee is responsible for providing good quality food to the students. It is an independent, not-
for-profit organization that caters to the need of 1000+ stakeholders: students, faculty, officials throughout the
year. It takes utmost care to incorporate the preference of every student, as much as possible, while deciding
and planning the menu.
The mess committee's role goes way beyond giving the student community it's daily calorie intake. Run by
students, it is sensitive to the mood of the student community in campus and does its bit to bring a little bit of
cheer every now and then at Hel(L).
EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

 Organized Theme Dinners throughout the year to mark special occasions and on major festivals – Eid
Dinner, Diwali Night, Street Food, Euro Night, New Year, Makar Sankranti & Night Mess Farewell.
 Operated special all-day kitchen catering to visiting companies during the Summer Placements 2018 and
Final Placement process 2019. The mess also provided snacks, FMCG products and beverages to all
students both in the Mess Tent and Placement Hall.
 Mess Committee operated a food stall “HELL’S KITCHEN” during Manfest Varchasva to serve
everyone inside/ visiting the campus during the fest. This was a special venture, operating for 3 days and
generated revenues of 1.5 lacs, the profits being invested towards the welfare of the employees and
reduction of mess charges for students. The profits were distributed to the employees as part of their salary
and was also used to purchase appreciation gifts for them presented on Employee Day in presence of
their families.
 The Mess Committee also handled food operations in collaboration with respective organizing committees,
serving 400-500 extra people during MV, Sangharsh Sports Fest and Nostalgia.
 The Mess Committee has maintained operational policies for serving food/snacks to all the
Committees/Section/Institute Parties as per requirement and order.

DAILY OPERATIONS

 Finance: processing and audit of monthly bills; Generating student bills on term basis for PGP, FPM,
Faculty, MDP and IPMX students.
 Vendor Management: vendor coordination and negotiation to ensure efficient procurement channels.
Ensuring at least two vendors in each product Categories to maintain competitive advantage. Introducing
6+ items including Pizza for the first time in Mess menu.
 Infrastructure & Quality: Maintenance and daily operations of machines in the Mess. Daily operation of
Coffee Vending Machines near BG and Mess. Daily monitoring of quality for both Live counter and regular
meals
 Night Mess: streamlining of operations, delivery, special items added on menu, etc.
 HR: salary slips for employees, incentives, resolution of issues, implementation of HR based software

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

 An accountant, dedicated for bookkeeping, is employed to maintain transparency and be ready for audits,
if any. The accountant has also been given the responsibility of recording proper expenses during theme
dinners, placement processes to ensure extra burden does not fall on the student’s bill.

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 As we are a registered society, we have begun the process of opening an EPF and ESI account for all our
employees, taking into account all the regulations related to this activity. We have setup monthly generation
of salary slips for all employees and setup processes for giving loans on need basis.
 To standardize the operations and functions in the mess we have created a ‘Rule Book’ for leaves, benefits
and mess charges for various stakeholders. This has been circulated as necessary to maintain transparency
in our operations.
 We have on-boarded vendors like Metro, Wal-Mart etc to help us procure items and looking to find more
vendors for better cost effectiveness and help us enhance our menu going forward.
 Separate bins for efficient waste segregation of paper, plastic and biodegradable waste have been
maintained in the mess as we would like the fraternity to do its bit towards protecting the environment.
 All monthly Menus were designed by incorporating the preferences and feedback of students received by
floating a form to the batch.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR 2018-19

 Snacks Vending Machines:

Installed and maintaining operations of 3 Food Vending Machines in Hostels 4,13 & 15 with effective
standard processes for inventory, filling and payment schedules.

 Ban on Plastic:
Complete ban on use of Plastics polythene for better environment including Night Mess food delivery and
Sick Food delivery. We have reduced the use of plastics cutleries in daily Mess operations as well.

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MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION CELL
MCC acts as the sole communications liaison between IIM Lucknow and the external world, we work in close
collaboration with the Corporate Communications and Media Relations Cell of IIM-L. MCC endeavors to
promote brand IIM by providing all the relevant media exposure to the institute as well as provide the
information about campus life.

POETRY SLAM

Poetry slam is the first event of the academic year conducted by MCC. It was an evening where the poets within
the campus and outside the campus were given an open mic platform to share their works. The event sponsored
Gabblin and Not Just Tea has seen a participation from 50+ poets and was a huge success. Going forward, we
intend to increase the scale of the event from the next year with increased participation and much better reach.

NUTSHELL

Nutshell is a Facebook page that holds a collection 2-3 liner write-ups from students highlighting their
bittersweet experiences in IIML. The page has reached 300+ likes as of now. Going forward, we intend to
make it as a Newsletter with multiple segments and release one edition in every term.

MEDIA HANDLING

Media coverage and newspaper deals were handled by MCC.

Manfest Varchasva (MV) : One of the biggest events hosted inside the campus, MV plays host to many colleges
from outside. More than 10 media houses visited the campus on all 3 days. Due to the strict guidelines provided
from the administration this time, the media handling process was made stricter this time. We had a stall near
the enquiry desk and every media personnel was accompanied by an MCC member throughout the coverage.
Releasing press releases to media houses through CCMR was also done.

CONTRAPUNTO

Contrapunto, the Mock Press event is held during MV to provide the contestants an opportunity to put their
impromptu speaking skills to test. The contestants were to act as a celebrity and face media on a wide range of
questions. Event was covered in a National newspaper.
Going forward, we intend to make this a multiple round event with more interesting segments.

PULSE

IIM Pulse is the annual magazine of IIM Lucknow, which gives the students an opportunity to display their
creative skills. Entries were collected under segments of prose, poetry, travel blogging, art and photography.
The magazine in a hard copy format is distributed among the student community along with the soft copy to
the entire IIML community. It was widely appreciated by students and faculty for its content and design.

YEARBOOK’19 VIDEO

As the farewell season came closer, MCC published a video dedicated to the batch of 2019 showcasing their
camaraderie and their journey throughout. This was part of the promotion for the soon-to-be-launched
yearbook portal. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl4QCZfCM4Y

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YEARBOOK’19 LAUNCH EVENT

A nostalgia-filled evening was arranged with fun Photo-booths and Handprint activity for the out-going batch,
marking the launch of the yearbook portal that was waiting to house the experience and the bonds created in
two years through the students’ own words.

YEARBOOK’19

The entire batch of 2019 will be given customized Yearbooks free of cost. Media and Communication Cell
increased the scale of the project, both in terms of quality and content. A 280 page offering that captures the
memories of every individual in the campus was designed to evoke nostalgia every time they look into it. In a
span of 2 months when the portal was made accessible for the student community, a total of over 20,000+
testimonials were written, polls were launched and a lot of emotions that cannot be expressed were put into
words. The Yearbooks will be distributed to students by their convocation to make the day much more special
for them.

HUMANS OF IIM LUCKNOW

Students and administrative staff who have achieved something significant or have some interesting stories to
tell were provided a platform through Humans of IIML page. Potential candidates are identified and
interviewed by MCC and their stories are posted in a beautiful way. The Page maintained by MCC recently
crossed 1700 followers amidst very positive response. Going forward, we intend to increase the frequency of
the posts and make sure that two stories every month are published.

VIDEO PROJECTS

Media and Communication Cell shot a video that best captures the expression how the place is far bigger to be
captured by placements sum total. It is about how this place helps you discover yourself and gives you the
courage to pursue the unexplored. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpJwjU8lUWE

WELCOME VIDEO

Being a Hellite is something all of us feel proud of and one of the biggest accomplishments of our lives so far.
But for an aspirant who aims to get into top IIM’s and is confused about how the life in a B-school is going to
be, we wanted to provide them a glimpse. It is soon to be released.

TAABIIR- FILM-MAKING COMPETITION AND WORKSHOP

MCC collaborated with India Film Project to organise the mega film festival on campus for the first time. We
invited Ritam Bhatnagar for an exhaustive workshop on the nitty gritties of film-making from pre-production
to post-production. The competition had 500+ national level film entries. It was followed by a panel discussion
on the passion for movies and the hard-work that goes behind it by renowned directors- Abhishek Chaubey,
Alankrita Shrivastava. There was media interaction with the directors and newspaper coverage.

EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS (SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLE INCLUDED)

As per norms, all external communications via Facebook, Twitter. IIML Blog, YouTube Channels were updated
with all the regular updates happening in the campus along with covering inspiring stories of students winning
laurels to the institute at various B-school competitions. Going forward, we intend to change the design of the
IIML Blog and make it more user friendly. We intend to post interesting content to increase the subscribership
of the official channels.

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OCULUS - TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE CLUB

Oculus- The Travel and Adventure Club is a provider of holistic travel experience to the students of IIM
Lucknow. Our motive is to provide a platform for innovative travel events and develop accessibility to
information on tourist destinations to help student community plan their travel and dream vacations. We also
provide hassle free Visa processing and planned a group trip for the inquisitive traveller on various occasions
like term break, weekends, graduation trip etc. The club aspect is to create lifelong travel experience and our
initiative to connect with different travel partners around the country gives a diverse and cost-effective travel
plan.

TREK-A-TRAIL

Trek-a-trail is winter break trip exclusively designed for the IIM L students. We acted as facilitators between
Students of IIM L community and Vendors who offering the trip. We interacted with one of the best Trekking
trip providers of India, Indian Hikes. We negotiated with them and reduced prices for the trip and offered best
prices to IIM L student community.
Place: The beautiful Devban Trek!
Date - 30 Dec 2018 - 2 Jan 2018
Cost - Regular retail cost- Rs 9000 plus GST
IIML discounted cost- Rs 6000 (incl taxes) per person (tentative - from Dehradun to Dehradun)
Event Partner – India hikes

VISA PROCESSING

The Visa processing service that we introduced had 80+ benefactors interested since it was the best option for
them in terms of effort, cost and trust. As a part of Graduation Trip conducted by Oculus, we have offered
two of the most stunning and picturesque locations of the world - North East India and Thailand!

For Thailand, Oculus has coordinated with Fly Goldfinch, an international outbound tourism company
specializing in exotic locations, to help the interested bunch with visa services. As a part of the process, we
guide them at each and every step of their process i.e., right from the Visa document requirements to the time
they avail their Visa for the Trip. In the last conducted process, 18 visas have been processed.

GRAD TRIP PACKAGES:

One of the initiatives taken up by Oculus in its first year is to provide solutions for the major trips taken by
students. In this we provide detailed itineraries of North-eastern states and Thailand. We included all the
locations which must be visited and the nearest big city and how to travel from there. We also helped the
students contact the travel agents for arrangements like travel and stay. We collaborated with Chal Kabira to
provide personalised packages to students for their grad trip to locations like Bhutan and Thailand.

DIARIES OF IIM LUCKNOW (14 FEB):

Launched for the first time as an initiative of Club Oculus, the Diaries of IIM Lucknow is an attempt to bring
the IIML fraternity together on a platform where they can share their stories of travel and adventure. It is a
guide in the making wherein regular additions to the online platform would give the students a ready reference
and personal perspective on the destinations covered.

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OPERATIONS INTEREST GROUP (OIG)
Operations Interest Group, IIM Lucknow is responsible for promoting the various areas of Operations through
simulation games, quizzes, case study competitions, paper-submission and newsletter editions in intra-college
and inter-college level and certification training. The core objectives of this committee are to make students
inquisitive about latest innovation, emerging business strategies in Operation fields and depicts the importance,
application and implementation in latest knowledge of various verticals of Operation management. Being
Operation management, its core working area, simulation game designing for interested students has an
unmatched level of challenges. There are a few flagship events that were conducted by OIG in last academic
years. Enthusiastic students are always welcome to innovate and implement new events and take the level of
activities to a new era.

BEER GAME

Inspired by the famous Beer Distribution Game created by MIT in the 1960s, OIG has designed this game to
experience the hands-on and real-life decision-making in supply chain management. This game tests a team’s
fundamental understanding of aggregate planning, stock level strategies and product rate formulation on the
basis new challenging environments. It also checks the understanding of Bull Whip effect in a supply chain
system. OIG organized Beer Game exclusively for PGP1 students on 6th Aug 2018. The event saw an
enthusiastic participation of 188 students.

CONUNDRUM

This is a two-stage event.

Stage 1: The preliminary round is an online quiz round where students were examined on concepts of
Operations Management and general knowledge. The event was conducted on 24th November 2018 for PGP1
students. The event saw an enthusiastic participation of 84 students.
Stage 2: Top 16 teams will play round two, a board game of simulated business development in a competitive
market through negotiation and strategic skills. It was conducted on 25th November 2018.

OPSYRUS

A national level white paper competition inviting articles from all the major B-schools of the country on
different operations related topics. The topics this year was usage of block chain in optimizing supply chain
management. This event was conducted in March, 2019.

TRILOGY

This is a three stage event,

Stage 1: The preliminary round is an online quiz round where students were examined on concepts of
Operations Management and general knowledge. The event was conducted on 06th March 2019. The event
saw an enthusiastic participation of 200+ teams all over the country.
Stage 2: The top 20 teams were selected for the stage 2, an interactive on-line simulation game that helps the
participants to play the exciting role of a Chief Operating Officer. The participants need to apply all major
concepts of operations management in a decision-making setting to achieve the objectives of the firm.
Stage 3: The top 8 teams are selected for stage 3, a business operation case study round.

KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION

Placement preparation via newsletters on current topics of Operations and supply chain management.

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PRiSM
PRiSM is the Marketing Cell of IIM Lucknow. Its roles and responsibilities are as follows:

To generate an interest in marketing among the students of IIM Lucknow by providing a platform to develop
and hone marketing skills through live on-the-spot events, workshops, case studies etc.
To link theoretical knowledge with practical application and give the students an opportunity to relate marketing
concepts with real world business problems.

PLACEMENT (SUMMERS/HEPP/FINALS)

SUMMERS

Assisted students in the preparation for marketing roles during summer placements by providing them with
PRiSMags (of 24 companies), a bi-annual company-wise brand analysis journal covering the following topics:
a. Company information & Brands
b. Positioning Strategy of major brands
c. Latest Ad campaigns & Analysis
d. CSR & related information
e. Competition Analysis

Conducted 3 sessions to facilitate marketing preparation for students in their summer placement process,
including a session exclusively on Digital Marketing
Providing regular marketing related content on latest trends in marketing through Whatsapp Channel
Posting regular marketing content on latest ad campaigns through our PRiSM Facebook page

HEPP/FINALS

Assisted students in the preparation for marketing roles during HEPP/Final placements by providing them
with PRiSMags (of 8 companies), a bi-annual company-wise brand analysis journal covering the following
topics:
a. Company information & Brands
b. Positioning Strategy of major brands
c. Latest Ad campaigns & Analysis
d. CSR & related information
e. Competition Analysis

Assisted students in the preparation for marketing roles during HEPP/Final placements by providing them
with documents on the different tenets of marketing. The content of the documents were as follows:
a) Marketing Frameworks
b) Digital Marketing
c) Sales & Distribution
d) Marketing Campaigns
e) Marketing Communications
f) Pricing Strategy

Provided Case Slots to students to assist them in preparation for marketing case before the placement process

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Exclusive Whatsapp channel to assist students for their marketing preparation before the placement process
by providing them with regular content on latest Current Affairs in the world of marketing, e-commerce,
FMCG; Important information to ace GDs; latest ad campaigns and latest ad campaigns

Dynamically providing company-specific information to students shortlisted for marketing companies during
the placement process

AIG EVENTS

1) MARQUEST:

A marketing based competition. It comprised 2 events:

a) A quiz on marketing concepts and advertising campaigns, followed by a round based on knowledge of brand
taglines and a marketing-themed crossword.
b) An Ad Analysis contest that tested the participant’s ability to analyse the positioning as communicated by
brands through the medium of advertising. (Participation ~ 110)

2) MARKMANIA:

A National level marketing competition where the first round was an online marketing based quiz. The final
round was a business simulation game on Sales & Distribution. Participation ~ 1500+ from B-Schools and
Engineering colleges Pan-India

3) MARK THE TALK:

An interactive guest session conducted in campus. The guest speakers were from P&G, one of the mercurial
giants of the FMCG industry. They had spoken on “The Emerging Trends of E-Commerce in the FMCG
industry”. There was an overwhelming participation of 150+. The esteemed speakers were as follows:
a) Mr. Sripath Hariharan (Global Emerging Markets Innovation Leader, P&G)
b) Mr. Kamlesh Jayant (Country Category Leader, Oral-B India, P&G)

4) MARKETING WORKSHOP

A comprehensive marketing workshop was conducted for the students before the placement process. The
workshop encompassed various topics such as:
a) Marketing concepts from MM-1 to PGP2 electives
b) GD tips
c) Personal Interview Tips
d) HR interview tips

5) M-DAY

A National level marketing fest conducted across 3 days. The fest comprised 7 offline and online events. There
was 1500+ participants Pan-India across premiere B-Schools. The events are as follows:
a) MarCase: A national level case competition in association with Niyo. Participation of over 500 members.
b) Mad-Ad: A national level video ad-design competition to give the participants an insight into the world of
advertising. Participation of over 230 members.
c) AdMin: A national level online minimalistic poster making competition. Participation of over 270 members.
d) BrandOn: A national level marketing strategy competition. Participation of over 300 members.

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e) Knock Knock: A sales pitch competition in association with Mr. Brown designed to give the participants a
first-hand experience of sales. We collected proceeds of over 40000 INR, which went to Bhavishya for
philanthropic activities.
f) MarKhoj: A cryptic treasure hunt competition.
g) MarQuiz: A quiz competition based on the world of marketing during the 90s.

MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES

1) Collaboration with Kraftshala: A workshop for the students to provide valuable guidance/hacks to excel in
Summer Internship, and thereby increasing chances to bag PPOs. (Scheduled Date: 22nd February, 2019)

2) Session on Tips for Acing ITC Interrobang: Facilitated a session where Ms. Laveena Saxena, IIM Alumnus
and former winner of ITC Interrobang provided the student with valuable tips on cracking the prestigious case
study competition.

3) Disseminating information to students about marketing competitions being conducted by Pan-India B-

Schools.

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PUBLIC POLICY CLUB

The club was established to generate interest in current public policies among students of IIML. The
objectives of the club are as follows:
 Provide platform for discussions
 Develop economic & social rationale behind policy measures among students
 Increase awareness about policy formation and its implications
 Understand policy implications in real-world context and its effect on the future business
Our Mission is to initiate a dialogue among students on public policy measures across the globe
LAUNCH OF THE NEWSLETTER “ABHIMAT”

Abhimat tried to bring forward the aspects of public policy that are crucial parts of our daily lives, and have
yet stayed largely hidden. It covered basic sector-wise policies in the newsletter, thereby giving these policies
due attention, and also attempts to highlight their significance along with some current titbits.
The theme of the newsletter was “THIS MONTH THAT YEAR”. The December edition included various
important constitutional polices and other programs launched by the Indian Government in great detail.
IPOLICY 2019 in association with Centre of Civil Society, New Delhi

Ipolicy 2019 was a 2-day immersion program that covers comparative institutional analysis, public choice
economics, new public management and an overview of the policy-making landscape in India as it
stands. The delivery of this program was undertaken by a recognized faculty consisting of sector experts and
key individuals in policy space. The program module incorporated lectures, discussions, documentaries and
games and around 35 students attended the same

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QUIZZING COMMONERS

Quizzing Commoners, informally known as QComm is the official platform for Quizzing at IIM Lucknow. It
provides an arena for quizzers of all kinds – professionals, rookies, fanatics and amateurs. Quizzing Commoners
was established in 2009 by the quizzing enthusiasts of IIM Lucknow. The aim of the club is to inculcate and
sustain interest in quizzes of various genres.
Quizzing Commoners offers a lot of reasons to participate in the quizzes. The quizzes organised by QComm
stand out in their design – the questions break up into logic that can be deduced by the participants, rather
than just being fact based. The club undertakes extensive research into the questions and these are to bring in
the Eureka moment of realising the answer. The quizzes itself ensure that the students remain abreast with
the latest happenings from around the world.
INQUIZITION QUIZ SERIES

A three-quiz series targeted at the Freshers joining the campus to introduce them to world of quizzing and
welcome them to IIM Lucknow family. Themes of three quizzes were
1.General Quiz
2.Business Quiz
3.Literature Quiz (Conducted in Collaboration with 42)
The list of other quizzes conducted during the year are
90's quiz: A quiz focused on the phenomenal last decade of the millennium that brought back nostalgic
memories from school days.
Binge watchers: Quiz conducted during Camaraderie’18; a battle of sections to find the true master of the
pop culture.
Womens’ quiz: This was an effort to encourage more women to be part of the quizzing culture. The quiz
was in an open-air setting with bonfire.
Mess quiz series: Conducting Quizzes in the Mess was a new initiative to bring in the quizzes at the focal
point of the campus. Mess as the location also brought in casual audience who could engage in trivia.
1. Republic Day India Quiz: A two round India quiz on the eve of republic day to celebrate
2. Sports Quiz: An all-encompassing sports trivia quiz
3. Food Quiz: QComm celebrated love of food with a two round quiz on cuisine from all over the world.
This was our way of expressing upholding the partnership with Mess for Quizzes.
TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS QUIZ

Hosted one of the biggest Campus Quizzes in the country, in IIML. The Lucknow Regional round in here was
a tribute to the legacy of winning teams from IIML all through the years, with three teams from IIML making
it to campus finals this year as well. The event saw extensive publicity and media coverage.
QUIZZING HELLITES

WhatsApp based quiz platform with 172 group members and 10 quizzes till date. This is an innovative effort
to engage campus audience on daily basis at their convenience. Theme based quizzes like Game of Thrones,
Avengers, Business, Sports etc. were conducted. Students also regularly take up the role of Quiz Masters in the
open platform.

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COLLABORATIONS

 Business quiz in collaboration with Helics

 National level online Quiz in collaboration with E-Cell
 Mini Bollywood Quiz during MV
 Night Mess Farewell Quiz to be hosted on Feb 16th 2019

NIHILANTH

Nihilanth is one of the most prestigious quizzing championships in the country. This is an unique inter IIT-
IIM quiz. Quizzing Commoners conducted the process for selecting the IIM Lucknow contingent to represent
in Nihilanth, hosted in IIM Calcutta. Facilated the participation of a contingent of 15 IIM L students in the
quiz, held for 3 days.

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RANDOM WALK
Random walk (RW) brings together dance enthusiasts from all walks of life. You need not be a dancer to dance,
all you need is the willingness and the spirit to enjoy while you perform. Random Walk is the official dance
troupe cum choreography club of IIM Lucknow. It was initially started as a small dance interest group to help
provide dancers an opportunity to continue pursuing their art. Till today, for dance enthusiasts, the club stands
to be the biggest extracurricular activity, providing the much required break from academic life. .
MAJOR EVENTS

Euro-Nite: The club members gave a graceful performance at the event held for the exchange students.
New Year Faculty Event: The team showed its gratitude for the event and faculty through a
dance performance.
BollyHop Classroom: RW organised a Bollywood workshop for the students. The students also learned many
free-style moves and appreciated the classrooms heavily

2-day Salsa Dance Workshop: Ball Room event was preceded by the Salsa workshop. The choreographers
built a great rapport with the students and helped them bring out the dancers in themselves.

Ballroom Dance Event: Ballroom dance is the flagship event of Random Walk. The theme for this year was
‘Hollywood’. It saw a great footfall from students. We organised games & dance competition to select the Prom
King & Queen.

MAJOR PERFORMANCES BY RW

Manfest-Varchasva: The RW members along with other batch students competed in the MV group dance
competition. The performance consisted of a combination of songs and dance forms.
Republic day: The junior RW team performed on patriotic songs for the special event.
Foundation day: The team performed to a combination of soulful tracks and gathered acclamation.
COLLABORATION WITH OTHER CLUBS/COMMITTEES

Cultural Committee: Parichay, Lohri Night and Lohri Bhangra Workshop

Sports Committee: Flash mob for Sangharsh & Sangharsh Flashmob Workshop . We performed a flash mob
in the Mess for the promotion of Sangharsh.

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RIGHT ANGLES:
Right Angles is the photography club of IIM Lucknow. The primary aim of the club is to capture the magical
moments in the campus through photography, which the student community can cherish for their entire life.
Apart from this, the club intends to spread knowledge regarding photography on the campus. In this endeavour,
the club conducts numerous events across the academic year.

PHOTONIGHT

It's Right Angles' flagship event. Like all the previous editions this time also the turnout was very good. In
addition to using fairy lights, we used fireworks and saber rods for the sci-fi effect which people loved. It was
a great opportunity for the new inductees of the club to test the water and experience the life as a photographer
of IIML. The other objective of the event was to introduce new students to long exposure and ignite interest
in photography as a hobby as many other students had brought their camera with them to take photographs.

PHOTOWALK

It is the first event where we introduce the beauty of IIML through the lens to everyone. From flowers to
peacocks, and peculiar insects to migratory birds, our campus is embellished with a plethora of opportunities
for nature lovers. All the interested people can join the complete walk around the campus during an awesome
morning. This is actually an icebreaker kind of event to introduce the Right Angles to the first year students
and also our team get to know the photography enthusiasts.

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

The flagship event is the DSLR workshop, which is usually conducted in association with industry stalwarts.
The event is usually clubbed with a photography competition for the students, subject to participation footfall.
The event’s primary objective to brush up the basics for all photography enthusiasts on campus.

BHAVISHYA PHOTOSHOOT

This is an event where we, the members of Right Angles, click pictures of different groups and collect a
voluntary amount of money for the same. The money is then donated to Bhavishya to carry out a particular
welfare project. This year, we clicked 500+ pics during the event and collected 10000 rupees and counting.

CONVOCATION PHOTOSHOOT

The club extends its best wishes to the outgoing batch and as a parting gift to them, will extend full support to
the convocation committee through covering of the entire event by launching a photo booth and capturing the
‘once in a lifetime’ moment for PGP33.

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SPORTS COMMITTEE

Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against high odds. It teaches us to stay focused,
dedicated and also understand you are going to have ups and downs and you need to keep running right through
them. Sports is one common denominator at IIM-L that brings everyone together. One place that displays the
camaraderie among the students, playing it out on the field with real team spirit and sportsmanship. Sports at
IIM-L also is a vent to release all the built-up pressure of academics, placements and much more.
The batch of PGP27 pioneered in the formation of Sports Club. But due to its unprecedented impact, the club
soon attained the status of a committee in 2014. The responsibilities and activities have been ever expanding
since then. The objective of Sports Committee is to provide a platform to the students to compete in sports at
the highest level, organized within the institute as well as other colleges nationwide. It also provides the student
with ample opportunities to venture into different games with the available infrastructure to keep them
refreshed physically as well as mentally.
FOUNDATION DAY

With the college foundation day being a quiet and formal event, we brought in a change adding the element of
sports into it, sports which not many here opt to play. The list of activities included powerlifting and gym
events, squash, swimming, badminton, snooker and a cross-country run to flag off the events spanned across
from July 23-25. The response was very much encouraging with more than 200 participants turning up across
all the games.
SANGRAM

The second inter-section event after Camaraderie, the section war was rekindled. Teams battled it out on the
field, building up an intense friendly rivalry. The inclusion of fun games such as 7-stones, tug of war and arm
wrestling gave an unique flavour to this event. Over the 4 days of the event from 18-21 October, the
participation and enthusiasm shown by the students amidst the busy schedule of classes, assignments, and
quizzes were encouraging. Students put their heart out in winning the championship bringing in the team effort
to fore. It was also a platform to unearth some new sporting talents towards the process of preparing for inter-
college events and specially Sangharsh’19.
MANFEST-VARCHASVA

The event every one of us wait for, Manfest-Varchasva lived up to the expectations, providing raw
entertainment and a platform to compete with the best of the country. Being one of the largest inter B-school
sports event, we received registrations of over 1000 for sports spread over 21 distinct events. The intense rivalry
between various colleges was on display, notably the one between Lucknow and Calcutta.
The performance by the students was highly evident, thumping the oppositions to retain the championship by
a considerable margin. An event to remember for long, it was for 3 days when the whole of college was together
cheering and supporting our brigades representing the college.
SANGHARSH

The battle of the big 4, the inter- IIM A, B, C, L sports fest was organized in IIM L this year. This event brought
the whole college together on the fields of IIM L, and we made our way to the championship beating IIM A,
B, C by a vast margin. We were fortunate enough to give outstanding hospitality to 600 students coming from
different IIMs. Powerlifting was first time introduced as a sport in Sangharsh this year, where IIM L won the
gold. We also organized sports for physically challenged people, which attracted a lot of media attention. IIM
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tournament. We won gold in Cricket, Volleyball, Badminton, Snooker, Carrom, Squash, and silver in Football,
Basketball, TT, Chess, hockey and Throwball. Sangharsh also included some informal events such as the
bonfire, Live Jam, Flash mob with the help of Random walk and 3.4 club.
HELL LEAGUES

Leagues were conducted for different sports like volleyball, tennis, and futsal in February. Volleyball league
consisted of 8 teams across PGP 33 and 34. Tennis league was first time started and got a tremendous response
with 12 teams fighting for the league. Futsal league also got the participation of 70+ people across the two
batches. The sole reason for these leagues was to promote sports culture in IIM L and provide a platform for
students to showcase their talent. With Sangharsh’20 in mind, these leagues proved to be quite fruitful for the
college.
PGP I VS. PGP II FAREWELL MATCHES

Matches were conducted for one last time between PGP33 and 34 batches for sports such as Cricket, Football,
Basketball, Frisbee, TT, and Volleyball. New kabaddi mat, synthetic TT flooring, synthetic basketball court,
and refurbished football field were the significant infrastructural progress. Sports Committee was able to put
forth its efforts in achieving the agenda it has pitched in, improving the participation and performance in sports.
We thank the students as well as the administration for the co-operation received.

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP IN FINANCE (SIGFI)

SIGFI (Special Interest Group in Finance) is the finance committee at IIM Lucknow. SIGFI is a name known
for its endeavors for the batch. It aims to promote finance as an interest among the student community and
enable them to stay abreast of the latest developments in finance and economics. SIGFI provided a platform
for students to participate in numerous National and International contests. From trading game to stock pitch
and various other national level challenges to events simulating challenges facing a financial advisor, SIGFI has
done them all, with the aim of nurturing the finance acumen in the IIM-L community.
COMPETITIONS

CFA research challenge: Liaised with Indian Association of Investment Professionals (IAIP), the India
Society of CFA Institute, USA, to conduct campus round of CFA Institute Research Challenge and select team
to represent IIML.

SHANONSIDE Capital Equity Research Event: It provides a great opportunity for students to prove their
mettle in front of a Hedge Fund manager. This event received EOI of 170+ students.

Motilal oswal equity challenge: Conducted the campus round of flagship Equity research event organised
by IIM A. This event provided a great opportunity for students to learn from the best of the industry.
VCIC: It is a global VC event whose India round is conducted at IIM Bangalore. We conducted the campus
round of the event which was judged by Prof. Prakash Singh. We received over 10 submissions where 50
students participated.

ICICI StockMIND: StockMIND is an unique and interesting competition designed to teach the nuances of
trading in the stock market by using virtual money. It is organized in association with ICICI securities. The
latest edition saw an EOI of 94 students from the batch.

CERTIFICATIONS

FLIP certifications: FLIP certification provides students an opportunity to earn a PPI in partner financial
firms. We negotiated with the firm to get the best possible prices for the students for the program.

EDUCBA certification: CFAT and CGAT exams conducted by EDUCBA provides an unique opportunity
for students to get online certifications. Also, toppers in the exams were given free training material to hone
their financial skills.

PLACEMENT PREPARATION

Materials:
Released materials on Corporate Finance (including answers to past Corp Fin interview questions), Valuation
& Due Diligence.
1. Corporate finance: published concepts and commonly used terms of corporate finance
2. Valuation: published Valuation FAQs as part of the preparation material for final placements.
3. Due Diligence: published Due Diligence concepts as part of the basic preparation material series.
4. Global bond markets, Key macro themes, Indian trade deficit Material for finals prep.

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SESSIONS

1. CV Mela: SIGFi were a part of the CV mela organized by team Disha to assist PGP34 in preparation of their
CVs.
2. Valuation, FRA Sessions: SIGFi in collaboration with team Disha organised knowledge sessions to help in
summer placements of PGP34.
3. Preparation Session: Corporate Finance, in association with Team Disha- (8th January 2019). The session
covered concepts basic, advanced along with commonly asked questions by companies on these areas as per
previous interview experiences.
4. Mock interviews for Finance domain (Summers & Finals) in collaboration with Team Disha.

CFA PREPARATION- NOVEMBER 2018

1. Conducted Session on CFA L1 Prep in December’18 which had 32 participants appearing

for CFA L1 examinations. It was a first of a kind session for the batch.
2. Started a CFA Whatsapp group for continued support for preparation of the students.

KNOWLEDGE MATERIAL

1. Newsletter - When an Insurer Goes Shopping - August 2018. In this edition, we reviewed the good, bad and
ugly of the LIC-IDBI deal.
2. Newsletter - Is Uncle Sam roasting Turkey?- September 2018. This edition of newsletter focused on US and
Turkey issues and help the batch to draw inferences from the situation.
3. Newsletter – November 2018. Launched a newsletter series to keep the batch updated with the world around
through quick reads.
4. Newsletter - December 2018. The second edition of the newsletter was published to keep the batch updated
about the recent news in the finance world.
5. Newsletter – January 2019. This newsletter was part of a biweekly newsletter series to keep the batch updated
about financial happenings around the world.
Released Market briefs including Budget’19 Booster.

1. INTRODUCING SIGFI MARKET BRIEFUP

Introduced a fresh series of the periodical journal, analyzing the developments in the global markets and
corporate world. The focus was on all the issues that matter to a management student and an enthusiast of
business and finance - mergers and acquisitions; divestments; bonds and rates; debt and equity; state of other
economies.

2. SIGFI MARKET BRIEFUP

This edition focused on the key developments in the corporate M&A sphere and the start-up space over the
last one month.

3. OUTLOOK 2019

This edition specifically comprised of events that might come your way in 2019 like - general elections, US-
China trade war, Brexit deal. India market roundup for 2018 and outlook for 2019 were discussed at length.

4. BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS AND NEWSLETTER

In this edition, highlights of the budget were discussed with implications for the Indian society at large.

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SPICMACAY IIM LUCKNOW CHAPTER

This is the IIM Lucknow student chapter of the Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture
amongst Youth. SPIC MACAY seeks to conserve and promote an awareness of this rich and heterogeneous
cultural tapestry amongst the youth of this country through focus on the classical arts, with their legends, rituals,
mythology and philosophy and to facilitate an awareness of their deeper and subtler values.
EVENTS/ACTIVITIES CIRCUIT EVENTS:
SPIC MACAY organizes circuit events in the IIM Lucknow campus where exponents of various art forms
from different parts of the country perform. These events are aimed at sensitizing the community about the
rich diversity of music and dance forms prevalent across our country. In the past year, SPIC MACAY organized
a concert in the campus during Manfest Varchasva whose details are as follows.
KATHAK PERFORMANCE RITUSRI CHAUDHARI
• Ritusri is a dancer of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre.
• She is a prize winner of the Dover Lane Music Competition and has performed in a number of
prestigious festivals all over India and abroad, promoting the heritage of Indian dance forms.
• She is also a title holder of Sangeet Visharad and Sangeet Ratna.
• The performance received an audience of 50+ including faculty members and students
STUDENT PERFORMANCES:
SPICMACAY also promotes showcase of artistic talent from the batches through ‘Aarohan’ where students
showcase their talent in classical and traditional music and dance forms. The objective of this event is to increase
the involvement of the students in the cultural activities and motivate them to cultivate an interest in the
different art forms. A platform for students of IIM L to showcase their talent in classical and traditional music,
dance and other art forms. The details as follows:

 A platform for students of IIM L to showcase their talent in classical and traditional music, dance and
other art forms
 It saw participation of 25 students.
 Few highlights of the event were Bhartnatyam, Kathak, Rajasthani and Odhisi folk dances, Tabla and
musical performances by the students.
 The event had a footfall of 100+ people.

TARGETED DOMAINS:

SPIC MACAY IIM Lucknow Chapter was also recognized as a nodal centre for concerts in the city of Lucknow.
Currently tie-ups have been established with the Jaipuria Institute of Management and Avadh College in
Lucknow. Over the coming year we expect to organize events collectively to inculcate an interest in culture and
music among the college students and bring in additional activities like Yoga classes etc.

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STUDENT EXCHANGE COMMITTEE

The stex committee has worked to help facilitate the incoming students and to make the outgoing students’
experience easier as well as to organize events such as Anubhav and Cult fusion for the exchange students.
Apart from these, the committee has been providing back end support for arranging bulk deals for EURAIL
passes and ISIC cards and also a very needed deal on accommodation with Airbnb and designed promotional
materials of the college directed at the foreign exchange students.
EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

For outgoing students, we arranged for deals on trip essentials such as euro rail passses to make them available
at a reasonable cost to IIM Lucknow students. Anuhbhav event was organized to share the experiences of
senior batch who went on went on student exchange with aim of facilitating the next batch of outgoing student
to be better prepared for their student exchange program.
For incoming students, we looked into their queries and assisted them with academic issues to make their stay
comfortable. A buddy program was organized where foreign students were allotted buddies for enabling
cultural transition. Coordination in mess committee was done for Euro-Dinner. Euro night which is yet another
culture exchange event was also performed. .
On the promotional front brochures and informational materials depicting IIM Lucknow’s work culture and
student life, to strengthen Student exchange program in European universities.
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

The committee was able to handle the smooth integration of the exchange students with the IIM Lucknow
culture better than the last year.

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TEAM DISHA
Team Disha has been the backbone of placement preparation for the batch every year since its inception. It
strategizes for and aids in the preparation and mentorship activities for more than 900 students. The agenda of
the team is to utilize the batch expertise, leverage alumni experience and disseminate domain specific knowledge
in order to ensure the best preparation for the IIM Lucknow students.

EVENT/ACTIVITIES

The placement preparation process starts with the following step-by-step process covering every nitty-gritty
details to help the students.
 Introducing the team before joining college
 Mentor groups formation to provide guidance at every step
 CV & HR Preparation
 Functional Preparation
 Company knowledge
 Manning during the placement process

ACTIVITIES DONE FOR HEPP & FINALS IN THE ONGOING YEAR 2018-19

Sessions:
 Generic overview sessions for all functional roles
 Case and Guesstimate sessions through collaborations
 Marketing Session by TAS alumni
 HR answers event through collaboration
 Finance session in association with SigFi and Credence Capital
 Operations and e-commerce sessions
 Accenture and Deloitte specific case workshops

Preparation via Telegram groups:

 Daily guesstimate practice sessions on Telegram
 Domain preparation on specific channels – Current news, domain preparation material

Melas:
 Mock Day 0.5
 Domain Specific Mock interview
 CV Mela

Others:
 Prepared and shared reference guides for all processes on Disha portal
 Manned all company processes ensuring timely on ground support
 Resolved queries regarding Company applications and processes

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ACTIVITIES DONE FOR HEPP & FINALS IN THE ONGOING YEAR 2018-19

Sessions:
 Case workshops through collaborations
 Marketing session by TAS alumnus
 Product Management preparation by Flipkart managers
 Product management case solving workshop
 Marketing Case solving workshop by Prof Rajeev Kumra
 Valuation session in association with Credence captal
 Derivatives session by JPMC PPO holder
 HR session by Mckinsey Alumnus and Darwinbox Co-founder
 Google specific digital marketing session by Mr. Vipul Saini
 Corporate finance session in association with SigFi

Preparation via Telegram groups

 Daily guesstimate practice sessions on Telegram
 Company wise preparation conducted for HEPP
 Domain preparation on specific channels – Current news, domain preparation material

Melas:
 Mock Day 0.5
 Domain Specific Mock interview

Others:
 Prepared Finals and HEPP Compendium containing previous year interview experiences
 Prepared and shared reference guides for all processes on Disha portal
 Manned all company processes ensuring timely on ground support
 Resolved queries regarding Company applications and processes

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TEAM IGNICION

Team Ignicion consists of the Class Representatives (CRs) of each section from A to H and CR for ABM
students. The selection was conducted in the 1st week of July. Team Ignicion has a dual responsibility – that
of being Class Representatives and part of the pre-interview preparation process for the Admission Process
of IIM Lucknow.

RESPONSIBILITY AS CLASS REPRESENTATIVES (CRS)

Acted as Single Point of Contact between students, faculty and administration Responsible for ensuring
participation in inter-section wars: Camaraderie (Culture) & Sangram (Sports)
Increasing the bonding and fostering the feeling of trust and belongingness within the sections by use of
various methods such as birthdays, section outings etc.
Acted as facilitators for the Tutor Programme: A novel concept of student driven teaching support
introduced to help those who required some additional peer learning
Mock & Final Bidding: Aiding the Academic secretary to conduct bidding for electives Acting as trouble
shooters during the process and provide feedback to the secretary

RESPONSIBILITY AS TEAM IGNICION

WAT-PI Preparation Initiative Roll out of the Ignicion Mentorship Programme: Mentoring Call getters
for IIM Lucknow’s WAT-PI process Conduct of Mock PIs by mentors (Skype or Voice-based)
Single Point of Contact between Admissions Office and candidates: Handling Social Media channels
for Admission related queries Proactive correspondence with Admissions Office for issues in WAT-PI
procedures
Launch of the revamped WAT-PI Kit: Release of WAT-PI Kit 2018 with updated guidance on Current
Affairs New Section on Domain specific knowledge to provide more specific guidance Repackaged Soft Skills
package with specific feedback from the previous year’s process

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TEAM SYNAPSE
Team Synapse manages all the information portals and is the single point of contact for Knowledge
Management servers at IIML. We as a team are committed towards making the life of the students at IIM
Lucknow a lot easier by streamlining various processes and to enhance their learning experience by
conducting various events. Team Synapse facilitates important processes on campus like selection, peer
review and batch voting for clubs, AIGs, committees, elective bidding, elections of Senate and Student
welfare committee supporting placement systems etc.

NEW INITIATIVES TAKEN BY THE TEAM

Sangharsh Portal- Provided a real-time platform to sports community for updates on various events.
Student Exchange - Developed a platform to enable students to rank the student exchange colleges as per
their preference. The system does an automated college allotment as per their preferences and CGPA. Reduced
the manual effort from 2 days to 10 min.
Feedback Portal - Developing a platform to enable students to give the term end course feedback online. The
system will enable collating of the data into a comprehensive report to be given to the PGP office for their use.
DC++ - Hosted DC++ to enable peer to peer content sharing in the campus
Citadel: One stop solution providing course reviews to aid in elective selection.

MAJOR UPGRADES

Aghanim Approvals Summary Page - a dashboard to track the CV points approval by clubs/committees
Student Review Portal

PROMINENT ACTIVITIES

 Conducted elections for Hostel representatives, SWC, Academic secretary, Treasurer and Senate
 Maintained and upgraded Aghanim for Summers, HEPP and Finals placements. Participated and
supported Placement Systems.
 Operated Calvin for clubs and committee selection
 Helped in promotion of various committee events on Etrigan
 Upgraded and maintained Claroline for course management
 Conducted peer review through Dumbledore portal
 Facilitate elective bidding for the second year PGP courses
 Maintained and optimized all the portals.

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THREE POINT FOUR

Evolving from an interest group to IIM Lucknow’s official band, Three Point Four has become an
important part of the IIM-L’s culture. With an unique and diverse collection of talents every year, the band
carries its legacy forward. It strives to rekindle the music within all and remind people the power of music.
Three Point Four evolved out of a legend: the 3.4km walk from the campus to the highway, singing and playing
the guitar to keep themselves entertained. Hence, the band name ‘Three Point Four’ came into being.
This band is a mix of various talents hoping to instill lasting music that stays with people.

EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Live Jams: Music is more fun when everyone’s involved. Three Point Four puts all hands together once every
term to perform a myriad of songs where the entire college is invited to display its musical talent.

Manchest-Varchasva: The band gathers up a crowd for an Acoustic Night with an Open Jam session inviting
talent from within and outside college.

Euronite: Music is universal. The band performs at the STEX party for our foreign exchange students.

Sangharsh: Music unites all. Three Point Four entertains the crowd with dashing performances between
matches, encouraging them to cheer for their team with music

Nostalgia: Reviving old memories of alumnus, the band gives a sensational performance to remind them of
the good old days.

Independence Day, Republic Day, New Year Performance: The band gives a traditional performance with
an array of songs during these celebrations.

Camaraderie: To welcome the new additions to the family, the band conducts music competitions, a quest to
identify the Voices of IIM.

Parichay: Setting up the stage for identifying new talents in the campus, Three Point Four performs and invites
the first years to show case their hidden talent.

Spring Fusion: During the last days at Hel(L), Three Point Four senior batch presents a night filled with not
just music, but memories and emotions

Harmony in Harmony: Three Point Four organises an event during the Harmony Cup which includes the
following
a) Antakshari Redefined: A musical quiz
b) Karaoke Swag: A fun Karaoke filled session

We aim at spreading music and creating a joyful atmosphere. Three Point Four went on an ashram visit with
the Bhavishya to spread love and happiness through music.

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TOASTMASTERS

Toastmasters is an International forum aimed at developing one’s communication & leadership skills. IIM
Lucknow chapter of Toastmasters club falls under the preview of North East region of Toastmasters District
41. As per IIM Lucknow, the club has a President and six executive committee members to govern the club,
meet its goals and help its members.

WEEKLY MEETINGS

In 2018-19, a total 10 meetings have been arranged. Each meeting has been 1.5 to 2 hours long, with around
100 speeches and evaluations overall.

CLUB COMPETITIONS

As notified by Toastmasters International, each year four competitions are to be held as per the timeline
proposed by district leadership team. Each contest starts from club level. Humorous speech contest and
evaluation contest for the club was organised on 14th November 2018. Table topic contest and International
Speech Contest for the club was organized on 6th March 2019.

CLUB NEWSLETTER

An edition of Toast Post - Newsletter of IIM-L Toastmasters will be published

in the month of March 2019.

MOCK LOK SABHA

For the first time, a parliamentary debate among the students of IIML was organized. Each student was given
a politician to enact and four issues which were discussed in the Parliament over a period of 1.5 hours.

INTERACTION WITH TOASTMASTER LEADERS

Area and district level leaders were invited to interact with IIML fraternity and share their experiences and
journey with Toastmasters. A total of two such interactions were organized during the year, the first one on
24th November 2018 and the second one on 19th December 2018.

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HELICS - HR ACADEMIC INTEREST GROUP

HELICS is the Human Resource Management AIG of IIM Lucknow and it aims to foster HR skills among the
students of IIM Lucknow. The aim of the AIG is threefold:
 To provide a platform to the student community to engage with and promote the interest of the study of
the HR discipline.
 To bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and the practical world and give the students
opportunities to hone HR skills.
 To foster awareness regarding the current HR trends and practices in the industry via interaction with
industry experts.
The events which were carried out by HELICS in the last academic year are as follows:

PARIPREKSHYA

The workshop’s main focus is to enlighten the participants on how to effectively handle HR interviews.
Important aspects on Group discussions, writing effective HR answers in company applications, and
understanding company perspectives are discussed. Last year, we had Shveta Raina, a graduate of Harvard
Business School and currently, CEO of Talerang as our key speaker for the event.

PRABHAV

In the recent edition of Prabhav, Abhinav Johri, Director & Global Operations Leader – Digital, for Ernst &
Young (EY) graced the event.
MAANAV

National HR Business Case competition conducted by IIM-L: This year, the number of registrations for this
event increased by more than 50% (compared to last year). The event was listed in dare2compete.com and it
was observed that the event was well-received by colleges such as FMS, other IIMs, SIBM-Pune and SCMHRD.
UDBHAV

This HR conclave has 2 guest speakers and 4 events conducted (in collaboration with other AIG/clubs) with a
footfall of 300+ students (including attendees/participants from other colleges).
Under the umbrella of Udbhav’ 19, we had the following events:

1. HRBiz Quiz (in collaboration with Quizzing Commoners)

2. ARTiculate - A game where team-building skills was tested (in collaboration with ARTStrokes)
3. Elephant in the Room - A game where 'communication' and 'tactics' was tested (in collaboration with Team
Forty-Two)
4. Da Vinci – National-level Business Case Competition (in collaboration with CSC)
5. Leadership talks:
Gautam Ghosh, Consultant on Digital and Social HR and a former Director in the Talent Branding Segment
at Flipkart.
Leadership Talk on – “How to Use Social Media for Professional Success?”
Jasbir Singh Solanki, Chief Operating Officer art Mahindra Defence Systems LTD.
Leadership Talk on – “How to Switch Industries and have Diverse Career Options?”.

CONTENT DISSEMINATION (e-Newsletters):

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Time-to-time sharing of HR related blogs and recent trends on Facebook.
CRACK IT, RALPH:

In this event, the prime agenda was “How to gain maximum out of one’s internship?”. We ensured that each
PGP34 student is prepared for the summers by giving him/her an option to interact with a PGP33 student
who did his/her internship in the same company. The event saw a registration of 100+ PGP34/ABM15
students.

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