Every year, Xpressions witnesses a congregation of the best minds in business schools across the country to test their business acumen, and showcase their talent. To support this, the various functional committees of XIMB offer a variety of business events that present the participants with a unique, challenging experience. Here’s a sneak peek into the various business events at this year’s edition of Xpressions.
Nirnay (Your make or break decision)
Running an organization is not easy, especially with limited resources and increasing constraints. Add to it the cut throat competition with everyone vying for the largest share of the pie. Keeping this in mind, X-Ops, the operations society of XIMB is conducting Nirnay , the in-house business simulation game. The game, which will be conducted in two rounds, will not only test the participant’s basic concepts of operations management, but also their awareness of the latest happenings in the field.
Maven (The supreme consultant)
For all those who get excited at the prospect of providing solutions in different functional areas, Constrat, the consulting and strategy consortium of XIMB is conducting Maven, its flagship event of Xpressions. A national level case study competition, Maven has, since its inception in 2010, seen some of the best minds from prestigious institutes like IIT, Madras and SIBM Pune battle it out in their quest to be crowned ‘The Maven’.
Parikrama (The All Rounder)
The flagship event of X-Sys, the systems association of XIMB, Parikrama is a national level online treasure hunt competition which, along with the participant’s quizzing skills, also tests their analytical acumen. With participants from the top b-schools like IIM-A, IIT-B, XLRI, IIM-K, MDI and NMIMS, the event among the most fiercely contested events at Xpressions.
MPower & MAXIM Mela (Taking Xpressions to the MAXIMum)
This one’s for all the marketing enthusiasts. MAXIM, the marketing association of XIMB is conducting MPower, an event designed to test the participant’s marketing acumen. A national level case study based competition, last year, MPower witnessed marketing mavericks from top institutes like IIM-A and IIT-B vie to provide innovative solutions to real life problems. Associated with Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation and sponsored by Printbindass, this year’s MPower promises to be even bigger and better.
MAXIM Mela is a marketing fair from MAXIM. It is a three day event, which allows students to set up stalls at strategic locations and engage the audience through a series of activities in order to understand and document the consumer behaviour The MAXIM Mela aims to help students learn the nuances of marketing in a fun and exciting way.
Trade Wars (Dalal Street at Xpressions)
The hustle and bustle of Dalal Street will be recreated at Xpressions-2015 as X-Fin, the Finance Association of XIMB, brings out Trade Wars, the trading and simulation game. It is held in 2 rounds with the first round, an online quiz, already underway. Qualifiers from round 1 will be required to build up portfolios in equities over a period of 6 days. Sponsored by NALCO, ICICI Direct and Gloster, the event promises to be a comprehensive trading simulation game.
Case in Point (Get cracking)
XIMAHR, the HR association of XIMB, is conducting Case in Point, an HR case study competition. The case study aims to test analytical, data interpretation and conceptualisation skills. A truly unique event, the case study competition witnesses an active participation from the top b-schools in the country.
Inquizzitive (The Xpressions Megaquest)
Always thought General Knowledge is your forte? If yes, then come and put your skills to test at the mega quizzing event ‘Inquizzitive’ conducted by X-Quizzite, the knowledge committee of XIMB-XUB. The quiz, which would be open for all: students, professionals etc. would cover any topic under the sun. Exciting cash prizes await the winner.
Model United Nations (Collaboration for a better planet)
Consistent with the vision to conduct a bigger and better Xpressions, SpeakUp, the oratory club of XIMB-XUB, in a first , is conducting the XIMB -- Model United Nations. Participants (called delegates) will debate and discuss issues plaguing nations from economic, social and human rights points of view.
XIMB is poised to give Xpressions a new dimension, so if it your debating skills hat you want to put to test, or your marketing skills, or even your skills in finance, Xpressions is the place to be. It’s all happening here at XIMB!