OCTOBER - NOVEMBER, 2019
NURTURING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
FROM THE EDITORIAL
ADVISOR’S DESK
In the end, what makes a book valuable is not the paper it’s printed on, but
the thousands of hours of work by the dozens of people who are dedicated to
creating the best possible reading experience for you. SPM mirror witnesses
the essence of this quote as it is back with its second issue of the current
Dr. Pramod Paliwal academic year to keep all of us updated about the activities going on around
Professor and Dean the campus.
School of Alumni sessions were held, Accenture launched its first-ever certification
Petroleum Management program, there were various sports and clubs’ activities as well. This issue
also covers the Business Management Symposium on the theme 5 trillion-
dollar economy which India is aiming at. The theme attracted renowned
experts from industries like real estate, manufacturing, and service sector.
Meanwhile, Indian Oil Corp has caught attention for developing batteries
(Metal-Air Batteries) based on indigenous metals to forestall dependence
on lithium imports once EVs and renewable energy projects take off in a big
way. This technology eliminates the need for charging infrastructure. At a
macroeconomic level, the benefits of using materials that can be broadly
sourced locally to create energy solutions will directly impact GDP, fiscal
deficit, and energy security and thereby, national security.
This mirror issue is even more special as it covers the most joyous festival of
India and especially Gujarat- Navratri. It’s so good to see junior batch joining
the bandwagon and contributing so much to the SPM Mirror.
I hope you all have a wonderful time going through the pages of this issue.
STUDENTS CORNER
Curious Case of ‘HUAWEI’
Huawei is a Chinese multinational technology company that
sells technological equipment and consumer electronics,
including smart phones. It started in Shenzhen, China in
1987, so it’s 32 years old.
Its main products are mobile phones, consumer electronics,
telecom equipment and networking equipment which has
developed its market in more than 170 countries and has
served 45 out of the top 50 telecom operators. It entered
India by a research and development center in Bangalore
back in 1999.It is the second-largest phone producer in the
world. Huawei currently holds 4.5% of India’s total smart
phone market. Its handset market covers 3.5% of the total
region.
Why is Huawei in so much spotlight recently? Yes, It is
known because of its product but in recent times it is in the
news because he is being alleged with certain cyber security
allegations by the superpower US that has affected it on a
large scale.
Let’s see what it is all about. On January 30, 2019, the justice
department from white house stated 2 cases against the
Chinese MNC Huawei. 1) The indictment accuses Huawei of
trying to steal trade secrets from T- mobile and of promising
bonuses to the employees who collect confidential
information on computers.
2)The indictment claims that the company worked to skirt to
US sanctions on Iran.
SPM MIRROR
Urvi Jain - PGP19
Commenting on these allegations CFO of Huawei said
that there are strong political motivations and political
manipulations behind the actions of the US. This started a
trade war between the US and China. But the allegations of
the US and the financial charges it indicted on Huawei have
created a major financial issue for it in the global market.
FBI said that Huawei intentionally conspired to steal the
intellectual property of an American company in an attempt
to undermine the free and fair global marketplace. Which
is like stepping on Chinese pride. The US has restricted its
technology companies by selling anything that harms the
country’s privacy which is a direct indication against Huawei.
Google has also officially stopped trading with Huawei so on
access to Google apps in Huawei’s products from now on.
Such statements on the company had affected its
market shares at the global level. National cyber security
coordinator Lt General Dr. Rajesh Pant said that security
is a big issue in 5G and the decision around participation of
Chinese telecom major Huawei should be taken after proper
consideration.
So being an industry giant it has to face a lot in the overall
market and also its country has to face in terms of the
overall economy. This trade-off will lead to more decline in
the economy and will affect larger part of other countries as
well.
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And the good news is that until now 10 states and union territories including Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, etc. have

STUDENTS CORNER formulated their EV policy invigorating people to move towards Electric Vehicles. To our delight, major automobile players
have also recognized India being a major EV market for the future. MG Motor, the iconic British carmaker and Nissan have
Electrifying Indian Roads – ‘Too sooner or Never late’ thought of expanding in the country by the means of electric vehicles.

But mere policies are not enough to ensure the transformation to an Electric Mobility hub, the required effort of the citizens
is equally needed and important. It is equally vital for each responsible individual to sensitize towards the environment and
climate issues and reduce the use of carbon-emitting items and thus adopting greener options such as an Electric Vehicle to
ensure more sustainable and better future for all. Absolute transformation to Electric Vehicles seems to be a timely affair but
with a comprehensive collaboration of all the stakeholders of the society, India can and will turn out to be an Electric Vehicle
empowered nation in times to come if we start inculcating it right here from this very moment.

Juhi Shah - PGP19

So much of talks have already been circling in India about the adoption of Electric Vehicles shortly. Moreover, India’s rank
at 177th position out of 180 in the Environmental Performance Index alarms us on becoming more greener and sustainable
economy for the present and the future generations. And now is the time when globally sales of Electric Vehicles have
accelerated to 5.1 million than 3.1 million in the previous year that India too be in the race of becoming an EV empowered
nation.

For any nation to adopt new technologies it is very crucial to develop an ecosystem for easier adaptation. Hence policies
introduced by the government have a bigger and much developmental role to play in ensuring the implementation of the
same. And thankfully in recent times, we have been watching the government taking many proactive steps for inducing
Electric Vehicles in the country by introducing various policies. The government announced FAME 2 – Faster Adoption &
Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric vehicles in India wherein INR 10000 crore has been allotted to ensure electric mobility in
the country. It will provide lucrative incentives for the purchase of electric buses, two-wheelers, three-wheelers, four-wheelers
to be adopted by the masses. Under the policy INR 1000 crore funds specially allocated for the development of charging
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subsidies and incentives for the purchasing of Electric Vehicle to encourage the buyers on shifting their preferences. The
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government also established a policy infrastructure which aided manufacturers of EVs and OEMs, thus cutting the costs for
the end-user. Hence all of this has lead China to be the front runner in the EV race.

The Indian government aims of having 30% Electric Vehicles on roads by 2030 which will be full of tests and trials and they
might require working on various forefronts to fulfil the target. Some of the areas to focus on are:

• Affordability

• Building charging infrastructure

• Empowering India to be a producer of electric batteries

• Providing subsidies to the manufacturers of charging/battery swapping services

• Finding substitutes for the lithium-ion battery

• Electrifying entire public transport systems

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STUDENTS CORNER ACTIVITIES AT SPM

A Revisit to ‘Outliers’ Authored by Malcolm Gladwell Guest Lecture On ‘Campus to Corporate’ Mr. Purav Bhatt

Vaishakh Nair - PGP19
Gladwell asks the question, “How do people become extremely successful at what they do?” He nurtures the answer by writing,
Mr. Purav Bhatt, Head Sales & Business Development- Digital Solutions- Asia, Siemens ltd, were invited by the Guest Lecture
Committee of SPM, to have a talk with students on a topic most relevant at this point of time- “CAMPUS TO CORPORATE”.
According to Mr. Bhatt one should know the proper way of making ideal decisions. Earlier decisions were made thinking what
could possibly go wrong with this decision? but, now its time to think that what can be guided ahead through this? He with
his own job experience explained why diversification at every level of your corporate world is important so as to add value to
yourself. He differentiated between Campus and Corporate that, campus allows us to make mistakes but corporate doesn’t,
campus must be taken as a net practice while corporate is playing in the field. Staying steady in a dynamic & unpredictable
ecosystem needs 4 characteristics as stated by him- agility, flexibility, risk bearers and speed. And this is the right time to start
networking your-self, your work and your learnings. He concluded the session by advising the students to stay consistent in
making efforts.

“The successful are those who have been given opportunities and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize
them.”

As the subtitle states, this is a book of success stories, and true to his usual style, Gladwell draws on a diverse and interesting
set of examples and presents a unique thesis on ingredients it takes to make a person successful. Hard work matters much
more than talent. In the chapter called “10000 hours”, he cites a study of music students which shows that the number of hours
spent practicing is the key determinant in mastery. I found that very encouraging. If you want to succeed, spend your time
practicing.

Once he has opened our mind to the idea that a significant component of success might be being in the right place at the right
time, he asks us to hold that thought while he introduces another idea. He uses the example of the Beatles and their time in
Hamburg, and Bill Gates and his time at the University of Washington’s computer lab. Then Bill Gates is used to correlating
both the ideas. Bill Gates was born at a perfect time to be a success in the computer industry and had an additional advantage
of hours and hours of practice as a teenager.

Gladwell’s curiosity takes him to many other topics. He looks at the traits of persistence. He questions the role of language in
the early mastery of number sense. He examines the effect of summer vacation on academic performance. His restless mind
and energetic research stir up contradictions that force the reader to revisit intuitive explanations that are so tempting to
grasp.

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ALUMNI SESSION INDUSTRY ON CAMPUS

Mr. Nihit Jain (Manager Sun Petrochemicals) ‘Accenture - Business Analyst: A problem solver’
The Alumni Relations committee organized an alumni session by Mr. Nihit Jain on 30th August 2019. Mr. Nihit Jain is currently With an aim to make students ready for industry, Accenture in collaboration with IIBA (International Institute of Business
working as a manager with Sun Petrochemicals and has a vast amount of experience in contracts, procurement and supply Analytics), took a revolutionary step towards fulfilling their obligation of building a better, stronger and a more durable
chain management. company for the future generation, by selecting School of Petroleum Management, PDPU as a platform to launch their program
ECBA (Accenture Business Analyst Program). The Managing Director of IIBA, Mr. Ashish Mehta and four panelists from
He discussed the concept of supply chain management. Diving into the upstream sector, he explained that supply chain
Accenture including Mr. Mithilesh Kumar (Business Analyst at Accenture) and Mr. Prateek Chawdhary (HR Head). Imparting
management in upstream is more about contract management and material sourcing. Further, he explained the difference
the knowledge about Business Analytics and making the students aware of the same, they defined Business Analytics as ‘Into
between Agreement and Contract. Agreement tends to be verbal whereas contracts are enforced by law. He stressed on the
the business of people’. They enlightened the students about how the analyst’s mindset is useful in every field and also the skills
importance of the Tendering process in Oil and Gas contracts and explained about limited tender as well as global tendering.
required to become a problem solver.
Limited tender is addressed to a limited number of suppliers, who are the reliable source of supply whereas Open Tender is
open to all the suppliers within the country who can supply the required quantity and quality of materials. He also explained
about pre-qualification of vendor and vendor management process.

It was an interactive session where he also shared his experience and answered the queries of students and insights about
SCM and contracts management in the oil and gas industry were provided.

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Guest Session on ‘Power Purchase Agreement’ ‘Commodity Derivatives and Trading at MCX- Multi
Ms. Shailaja Vachharajani Commodity Exchange’ - Mr. Shrikant Koundinya
It is the PPA that secures the viability of the business of power A session on commodity derivatives and trading was held on 12th September 2019 by Mr.
generation. Lack of adequate PPAs causes power generation Shrikant Koundinya. He is currently working as Assistant Vice president at Multi Commodity
capacity under stress. An interactive session and a guest Exchange of India and has a huge amount of experience in finance and capital markets, risk
lecture was organized by Dr. Lalit K Khurana on 28th August management, and advisory in financial markets.
2019 for the students of MBA in Energy &Infrastructure at the
An introduction about MCX and its functions was provided by him initially. MCX provides a
School of Petroleum Management, PDPU.
platform to mitigate risks through investments and trading of commodities. He then explained
Ms. ShailajaVachhrajani, General Manager from Gujarat Urja the various types of financial markets. Capital markets: It is the stock market where trading of
Vikas Nigam Limited was the speaker on the occasion. She shares takes place, Debt market: It is the financial market where participants can issue new debt,
explained various aspects of PPAs, its importance and present known as the primary market, or buy and sell debt securities, known as the secondary market.
challenges and also brought about some thought-provoking This is usually in the form of bonds, but it may include notes, treasury bills, etc. The foreign
and interesting reasons for the overall better performance exchange market relates to the exchange of foreign currency.
of Gujarat Power Sector. She also explained the complex
Commodity market: Detailed insights on commodity markets were provided which includes trading of commodities which are
mechanism of price determination and competitive bidding
classified on segments namely bullion segment which includes gold, silver, etc. Crude oil segment i.e. natural gas, crude oil, and
process in the power sector. It was very enriching experience
Agriculture segment which includes Agro products. An explanation of the process of trading of commodities contracts and
of learning for the students.
hedging or risk management through derivatives. Derivatives include futures, options, forwards and swaps. He illuminated
the students about the reason behind commodities trading and the new areas of Freight contracts, Temperature contracts in
the global scenario.
A Session on ‘How to be Interview Ready’ by Skill Prodigy
Skill Prodigy – an E-learning platform conducted a session on 28th & 29th of September 2019 for the second-year students Influential lecture on ‘How to be a successful team player’
to train them for placement interviews. The rationale for organizing the session was to make students perfectly ready for the
interviews to come and clarify all the doubts, queries by the experts themselves. In the session, the moderators gave general Captain Akhilesh Saxena
tricks and tips to inculcate in daily life to prepare well for the D-Day. They explained about making the best in case of a resume
as per the job profile of the company and tips on preparing an apt resume for the job. Students also got an idea about the
“Freedom is not free, somebody else
Application Tracking System used by most of the companies today. They also briefed students about do’s and don’ts in the
is paying price for the same.”
interview via conducting a mock interview. Also, a mock Group Discussion was held to guide them on the same. According to
Ms. Anu Bansal, “Preparing for the interview isn’t a day preparation; it is a process which prepares you gradually.” A session by Captain Saxena - a Kargil
War Veteran and Vice President – TATA
Communications was organized on 1st of
October 2019. Captain started the session by
delivering his story during the Kargil war and
how despite many difficulties his regiment was
able to conquer the Kargil peaks – Tololing, The
Hump and Three Pimples. But unfortunately,
Captain got severe injuries due to which he
decided to move out of the army. With his
leanings from the battlefield, he moved to the
corporate world to inculcate and contribute
immensely to the corporations of the country.
Currently, Captain along with his wife Ms.
Shikha Saxena is on a journey to inspire the
youth of the nation by their initiative “Inspiring
Mantras”. They firmly believe, “Every citizen of the country is a soldier if he/she intends to be.” Inspiring mantras aims to bring
about a transformation in the vision, thoughts, and actions of the countrymen.

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Pandit Deendayal Memorial Lecture On Business Management Symposium 2019

‘Kashmir: Socio-Economic & Political Perspective’
Mr. Ram Madhav
On 25th September, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University organized Pandit Deendayal 10th memorial lecture in memory of
Late. Shri Pandit Deendayal on his 103rd birth anniversary. Shri Ram Madhav, National Secretary of Bhartiya Janta Party was
invited as the chief guest of the event. The theme of this year was “Kashmir: Socio-economic and political perspective”. With
the right person to address the lecture, Mr. Madhav described Shri. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay as an activist, philosopher,
and leader as he worked till his last breath for the upliftment of the society. Talking about Kashmir and eradication of Article
370, he enlightened the students with the political perspective and how this step was important for the welfare of Kashmiris as
well as India. Concluding his speech, he encouraged students to serve the nation with their innovative mindset leaving behind
inequalities and discriminations.
School of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal University organized a 2-day event for their Management Students
Focused on India’s current economic scenario. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM 2019 was held on the 17th and 18th
of October, 2019. The theme is focused on this year was- “India a $5 trillion economy and role of Indian industries”. The whole
event was divided into 3 tracks- Service Sector, Manufacturing Sector and Real estate &infrastructure’s role in Economic
Change.
DAY 1: Day 1 of BMS started with wise words of Director of SPM, C. Gopalkrishnan, Dean Dr. Pramod Paliwal and Faculty, DR.
Kaushal Kishore. Students were briefed about what is BMS and what all can be learned through it.
TRACK 1: Day 1, Track 1 was to be focused on the “SERVICE SECTOR”. That is how the service sector as an industry would
play an important role in reaching the Indian Economic goal of $5 trillion in the next 5 years. On this theme 4 speakers, Mr.
Amitvikram Sharma, CEO of Claris Capital, Mr. B. Renganathan, executive VP at Edelweiss Financial Service ltd, Mr. Dipesh
Shah, IFSC & Strategy department at Gift City ltd and Mr. Pramod Jain, Insolvency Professional, Registered Valuer and
Charted Accountant proved that share of Service Sector in Indian economy which is around 53.66% now, if balanced out can
help achieving the ultimate goal. All we need is to focus on the proper data analysis, reducing over leveraging and customer
satisfaction appraisal.

Business Quiz by Business Standard

On 10th October, Business Standard in collaboration
with Finance Club organized a business quiz for the
students of the School of Petroleum Management
(SPM), Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University.
Students of General Management as well as of Energy
and Infrastructure enthusiastically participated in
the quiz to test their knowledge of current affairs and
business trends. Business Standard provided a platform
to the students of SPM to showcase their talent and
also encouraging them to remain updated with the
happenings around the world. The top three students
were rewarded with certificates. Harsh Patel (Energy
and Infrastructure, PGP 2019-2021) secured the first
position. Anvesh Padhy (Energy and Infrastructure,
PGP 2019-2021) stood second, and Jayrudra Rahevar
(General Management, PGP 2019-2021) came third.

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TRACK 2: Day 1, Track 2 was all about “Manufacturing Sector”. That is how manufacturing as an industry can affect achieving
the Economic goal. All the 4 speakers Ms. Gauri Trivedi, Independent Director at Energy Efficiency Service Ltd, Mr. Dinesh
Yadav, CEO and Director of Arvind Envisol ltd, Mr. Rajendra Sisodia, Former Executive Director at Indian Oil Corporation and
Mr. Gopal Sharma, Former Senior General Manager at CERA, portrayed that manufacturing will contribute to the economic
goal with properly tested principles, ideas, and engineering along with effective usage of India’s population and resources as
an advantage. With compared to economic superpower countries India has to get 12%of GDP growth for reaching the desired
level.

Business Analytics and Blockchain Conclave 2019

On 15th November 2019, School of Petroleum Management, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University conducted its first-ever
Business Analytics and Blockchain Conclave. Renowned and distinguished speakers from the Industry were invited to throw
some light on Business Analytics and Blockchain Revolution. Mr. Santosh G, Director, International Council of Technology,
Mr. Shubhasish Biswas, CEO and Head of Asia Pacific, ASOS, Mr. Dheeraj Pandey, AVP, EXL Services, Ms. Yesha Goyal,
Business Consultant, Intuz, Mr. Savio Fernandez, Partner, Stratcon Business Advisors LLP, Mr. Neeraj Shah, Owner, Arihant
Satiatel and Mr. Mayur Pabari, Founder and CEO, Smartsense Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Were called upon to share their
DAY 2: With several takeaways from Day 1, Day 2 started with minds all engaged in the topic and ready to learn more. Day 2
valuable industry experience. The tracks of this conclave were: Empowering organizations through business analytics and
consisted of 1 theme to focus that can help in increasing the growth rate of the economy for achieving the goal of $5 trillion in
The Blockchain Revolution- Leveraging AI for transforming business. Students also enthusiastically participated with their
the coming 5 years.
intelligent rejoinders that made the session interactive. Overall, the event inculcated an optimistic mindset to the young
TRACK 3: Day2, track 3 was lined up for “Real-Estate and Infrastructure”. The whole track was all about the importance of managers towards Business Analytics and Blockchain Revolution.
proper development in Real-estate and Infrastructure, which in turn affects the economy. Speakers, Mr. Vimal R Ambani,
MD at Tower Overseas ltd, Mr. Chandranath Dey, Head Industrial Operations at JLL, Ms. Deepti Sharma, Director at Dholera
Industrial City Development Ltd, Mr. Vivek Bajaj, Co-Founder at Stock Edge and Mr. Sankalp Chugh, Deputy VP at Anarock
Property Consultant, guided the audience towards the proper consideration and separation of real-estate from economy and
explained that various aspects of it like, the infrastructure backdrop, growth drivers, human capital and categories of real-
estate that needs to be balanced out and improved for achieving the goal of $5 trillion economy.

BMS 2019 gave a great opportunity to the students to get an expert view in a particular subject that has helped to make one’s
own opinion on the same. BMS 2019 ended with a lot of takeaway with proper guidance. It inspired and motivate to work
towards a common goal with best of efforts from each of us. It was a great opportunity for exchange of thoughts and ideas with
leaders in decision making. India’s goal of reaching a $5 trillion economy is not far away.

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CULTURAL SECTION ‘RANGTAAL’ - Navratri celebration

at PDPU, Gandhinagar
Go Go Go……Govinda!! After the buoyant celebration of

Janmashtami Celebration at SPM

Navratri at SPM, Pandit Deendayal
Petroleum University also celebrated
Navratri by organizing Garba night
Janmashtami, an annual Hindu festival that celebrates on the very day of Sharad Poonam.
the birth of Lord Krishna is celebrated with great fervor Students of SPM enthusiastically
and zeal in India. According to the Hindu calendar, this participated in it. The celebration
religious festival is celebrated on the Ashtami of Krishna started with a mega aarti of the
Paksha or the 8th day of the dark fortnight in the month goddess Amba after which the crowd
of Bhadon which overlaps with August/September of was all set for the Garba. Students,
the Gregorian calendar. faculties and the entire staff of PDPU
This year School of Petroleum Management celebrated danced gracefully on the beats and
Janmashtami on 24th August. Cultural Committee the entire campus was filled with
organized the event with great enthusiasm. The pious colors, hues, and decorations done by
event began by worshipping Lord Krishna, followed by the student committees..
the ritual of matkifod. Everybody could see the three
hanging pots (Dahihandi) aligned at the same height on

Sports at SPM
the lawn. Cultural Committee made the event ebullient
and curious by adding treasure hunt. They made the
students play treasure hunt in a team of three, the clues
Students at School of Petroleum
were given such to find a stick at the end. Whichever
Management have a tradition of
team was able to find the stick won but the game didn’t
showing a great balance between
end there, one person from each team was blindfolded
academia and sports. This year, the
and carried the sticks to break their assigned matkis and their team members guided them towards matkis by giving directions.
students of SPM kicked off the sports
The winning team won by few seconds. Later, everybody rejoiced with music, dance, and colors.
season by bagging the Fresher’s Cup,
a sports tournament organized by

‘Dholida’ - Navaratri Celebrations at SPM PDPU for the first-year students of

every school within the institute. SPM
Ae Haalooo!! was the overall joint winners along
with SLS wherein both the schools
Navratri, the favorite festival of SPMites was celebrated scored a total of 150 points. SPM
on 3rd October at the School of Petroleum Management. emerged as winners in Cricket, Tug of
Cultural Committee organized the Garba Night- War, Carrom (girls), Badminton (girls)
“Dholida”. The students showed great enthusiasm in and stood runners up in Basketball
making this event successful. Everybody dressed in (boys, girls), Carrom (boys, girls) and
vibrant traditional attire and assembled in SPM’s lawn badminton (girls). School of Petroleum Management congratulates the winners and the participants.
for worship ceremony of Goddess Durga who personifies
the triumph of good over evil. Following that, students Institute of Management, Nirma University organized its annual sports fest “Parakram 2019” from 11th October to 13th
belonging to various regions immersed themselves into October 2019 where B-schools from across the country participated in this exuberant event of teamwork, perseverance, and
the rhythms of Gujarati folk songs and also engaged passion. School of Petroleum Management, with a team of 40 enthusiasts, participated in every sporting event of the festival
themselves in learning to march on the beats of Garba. wherein the participants put in a great effort, portraying their skills and passion as a result of which SPM stood runners up in
Photo sessions were observed in every corner of the Cricket.
lawn. It was a sight to behold. Everybody felt joyful and School of Petroleum Management also participated in the PDPU Intra tournament wherein all the schools within the institute
refreshed by this mesmerizing event. compete against each other in various sports. SPM were the winners in Badminton (girls) and Extreme Gym and stood runners
up in Carrom (boys). School of Petroleum Management once again congratulate all the winners and participants and conveys
special regards to the Sports Committee of SPM for providing proper training and integral support to all the players.

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