G-20 is the annual Summit where the Group of twenty (G-20) Finance Ministers and Foreign Minister of the twenty major economies of the world come together to discuss key issues in the global economy. The G-20 is a premier forum for our international economic development that promotes open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability.

'Manthan' - is an attempt to simulate the 'G-20', in order to harness the power of ideas of the youth of this country to find solutions to some of the most pressing global problems of today. The entire event is based on a format very similar to the actual G-20 summit, providing a realistic experience to the participants.

Event Format

Round 1: Online (Screening)

1. Each team is expected to write a 'Position paper' on the theme mentioned in the download section.
2. The theme along with the guidelines and evaluation criteria would be mailed to the participants through e-mail address provided during the registration.
3. A total of 20 teams will be shortlisted to participate in Round 2 to be conducted at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay.
Round 2:

1. The shortlisted teams will be randomly allotted countries of the G-20, which they will represent in the Manthan Summit. The teams are expected to begin their research on that country before they attend the summit.
2. Throughout the day event participants will engage in discussions (on pre-disclosed themes), knowledge dissemination sessions & distinguished speaker sessions which will leave an indelible impression on those who participate.

1. Participants from each college/corporate need to form a team of 3 members:
a. Head of state
b. Finance minister
c. Foreign Minister

2. The Head of State, Finance Minister &Foreign Minister have to come down to the IIT Bombay campus for the actual discussion rounds scheduled for a day to be held on 3rd Nov, 2012.

3. All the members should belong to the same institute/company in each team

4. An individual can be part of only one team

5. All the teams need to be registered in order to play the online round

6. The Organizing team reserves the right to modify the terms and dates of the event

7. The decision of the judges would be final and binding

Important Note:

Submit your Position Paper at manthan2012@sjmsom.in
The Subject of mail and the name of the word file should be in the following convention: Manthan_[Team Name]_[College Name]

Navonmesh, the annual entrepreneurship convention of SJMSOM , IIT Bombay proudly presents Praarambh - 'The budding entrepreneur workshop'.

The workshop would be directed to add significant skills to the budding entrepreneurs and kindle the spirit of entrepreneurship amongst them. The event will be held on the 21st October, 2012

Timings: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Content:

1. B-plan making session by Industry Experts

2. How to present B-plan and get funding by VCs

Event Format:

1. Participants will have to fill registration form by 18th Oct, 2012.

2. Top 60 participants with most interesting and visionary ideas will be shortlisted by 17th Oct, 2012 for the final workshop at the campus

1. This event has individual registration

2. We ensure the confidentiality of your idea and vision

3. The participants will be provided with a certificate for attending the workshop

4. There is no registration fee for the event.

Leagile stands for Lean and Agile. A first of its kind event among the B schools in India on Lean Management, it acts as an evolving Organizational Excellence tool. Leagile tests the participants in their practical skills and concept clarity in Lean Management and Supply Chain Management.

The initial rounds of event involve a Quiz based on Lean concepts and an online supply chain simulation game. In the final round of the event on campus, the teams will be tested over the course of two days, first on the overall supply chain conceptsand then specificallyon designing a Lean production line using product models in a simulated Supply chain environment.

The event will be fun to play and will provide edutainment to the participants. The team with the greatest holistic understanding of operations including know-how on their applicability would emerge victorious.

Stay connected on our page Avenues 2012 Facebook Page for all updates.

Event Format

The event would be conducted in four rounds.

Round 1:

The teams will face an elimination round of Quiz cum Operations problems challenge which is based on Lean and Supply Chain management concepts. Thirty teams will move on to the next round.

Round 2:

The next round engages our shortlisted teamsin an online simulation game that would test their supply chain concepts. It would be a test of functions of procurement, planning, manufacturing and delivery that tests whether participants can maintain budgets, lead times and order promises at the same time.

Round 3&4:

For the final round, the teams will be involved in phases across two days. This would move to simulation of a real time manufacturing unit and test the supply chain and lean management conceptual understanding. Further details will be disclosed during the event.

1. Students from all B-schools are eligible to participate in the event.
2. Each team must comprise of three members.
3. Team members need to be from the same B-school.
4. There is no limit on the number of entries per university/college.
5. A participant cannot be a part of more than one team.
6. The decision of the panel of judges regarding evaluation will be final and binding.
7. The short listed teams for the on campus round will be informed by mail. Teams need to send their confirmation regarding participation within a day of receipt of the mail, failing which the next best team in order of ranking of all submissions would be invited.
8. The decision of the organizing committee will be final.

It's not just about giving gyaan anymore!!! Strategia puts you in the shoes of a consultant. You step out into the real business world and solve live business problems. Strategia will give you a unique opportunity to diagnose a given problem by interacting with the employees of the firm and collecting necessary information. It will test your persuasive and innovative skills as you will need to defend your recommendations in front of a panel of CXO's of the firm. Are you up for the challenge?

Event Format:

Strategia will be conducted in 3 phases:

Round One: Online Quiz: The first round would be a rigorous 30 minutes online Quiz. It will test general application of management strategy concepts, analytical capabilities, problem solving skills, general knowledge and decision making in real business situations

Round Two: Case Analysis: Qualified participants will attend second online round, which would test participant’s ability to present Case analysis. Participants would be judged on the framework, choice of frameworks for analysis, choice of key indicators and the quality of analysis presented. Participant can come up with creative metrics of their own.

Round Three: Final event: Third round would be on-campus round .Details of the round will be disclosed later.

Event Brief:

Prakalp is the systems event of Avenues 2012. The event aims to draw the interest of passionate systems enthusiasts with key focus on devising innovative solutions to solve problems in the IT industry. Over the years Indian IT industry has grown in leaps and bounds from being a low cost outsourcing destination to the world class IT solution provider. Although the technical capabilities are known worldwide, real pain lies in understanding the client's problem, suggesting the appropriate solution and partnering with client to implement and manage the solution efficiently. Prakalp is specifically designed to test the participants on their ability to come up with a solution to a given problem along with the directions to implement it. The event also aims to challenge the all round capabilities of Systems enthusiasts.

Event Format:

Round 1 - Online Quiz
1. The objective of the event is to test the knowledge of the contestants in the field of Systems.
2. The participants would be sent a link containing the questions.
3. Participants would be required to send their answers within a particular period of time.
4. Six teams will be selected for the final round.

Round 2 - On Campus
In the final round, participants will be given a Live Business Challenge faced by IT industry in the form of a case. They have to analyze and come up with a solution to the problem and present it in front of an esteemed panel of judges who will evaluate the teams based on the analytical and problem solving skills and the benefit that can be achieved by their solution.

Abhyutthan is the Flagship Marketing Strategy Event of Avenues 2012. With millions of brands coming up each day, Marketers today have a humongous job of differentiating their brand from the hoi polloi. They have to work out an intricate way to establish their brand in the minds of the customers and not just plant the seed but also nurture it regularly.

It is a race in which the complacent brand loses its identity as no brand is irreplaceable. Brand Managers have to "rise" from their slumber and shine above all in order to sustain their brand.

With an aim to arouse the "generation next" Marketers Abhyutthan is a marketing challenge to the young Marketers to carve out innovative solutions and creative strategies to help our partners revamp their existing brand in the market and contour their future strategies to strengthen their foothold in the market.

Event Format:

The objective of the event is to test the marketing acumen of the participants and to channelize the acumen of best marketing brains across B-schools towards finding a solution to a real world business problem. The participants will be given various scenarios to show their dexterity in Marketing. Each round is an elimination round which would require the participant teams to prove their mettle at every step.

The event will be conducted in two phases -

1. The Pre-Event phase: "Social Media Marketing Campaign"

2. On-Campus phase: "Live Marketing Case Study by Jet Airways"

Round 1 (Pre-Event):

This round is about creating a campaign for brands to help them deeply engage with their audience on Facebook.

1.Participants are expected to form teams of 2 students from the same college.

2.At the time of registration, each team has to give a choice of five brands on which they would like to work in this event. Depending upon the availability you will be allotted ONE brand from your preferences or some other brand.

3.You are expected to study the brand (from the website, facebook page, twitter, LinkedIn) and explain how the brand can engage their Facebook Fans better. This idea should be presented in a 4-slide deck (not including the first slide). Check out a sample here, which provides a Social Media Campaign for a fictitious Movie merchandise business called 'Movies Always'.

4.The next step is to create a Social Media App for the brand using Crowdnub, the Smarter Social App Platform. This is not a mandatory step. But slide-decks that are accompanied by the App will score higher. You can build rich applications on Crowdnub without writing any code. Check out a sample App made for the fictitious 'Movies Always' business here, and the making of it in the video here. Detailed Guidelines for Round 1 will be mailed to all the registered participants.

The submissions will be judged based on the creative idea of the campaign and the quality of its execution in the App. Participants must NOT promote the App. A panel of judges comprising of our Technology partner 'Adepto Solutions' and faculty will short-list the teams which will move to Round 2.

Round 2 (On-Campus):

1. The teams shortlisted for the second round will be given a live case study by Jet Airways for which they will need to send their solutions within the given time period (Guidelines for submission will be send along the case study).

2. The teams are expected to study the problem under consideration and come up with a comprehensive marketing solution. The teams will have to present their solutions to a panel, which will include professors as well as representatives from Jet Airways.

1. A team should consist of exactly 2 members (bonafide Management School Students only) from the same college, but can be from different domains.

2. The event is open to both first year and second year students

3. A student cannot be a member of more than one team.

4. There is no restriction on number of teams from the same institute.

5. Allocation of brands will be done on first come basis.

6. Each team needs to submit a four slide presentation for the first round ( 4 excluding the front slide with team details)

7. The front slide should carry

   I. Institute Name & address

   II. Team Name

   III. Details of the team members (Name, Course, Email IDs, Phone nos.)

These details of the participants SHOULD NOT appear anywhere else in the entry submitted.

Entries should be mailed to abhyutthan@sjmsom.in with the document name and subject name as "Abhyutthan_Team Name_College Name".

The decision of the panel of judges regarding evaluation will be final and binding.

The short listed teams will be informed by mail. Teams need to send their confirmation regarding participation within a day of receipt of the mail, failing which the next best team in order of ranking of all submissions would be invited.

The decision of the organizing committee will be final.

Registration Starts

11th Oct, 2012

Registration Closes

19th Oct, 2012 23:59:59

Round 1 Launch

14th Oct, 2012

Deadline for Submission for First Round

22 Oct 2012, (11:59pm)

Announcement of Shortlist

25th Oct 2012

Deadline for Case study analysis submission

1st Nov, 2012 (9:00 pm)

Final Round ( on campus)

2nd - 4th Nov, 2012

Valuation, Portfolio Management, Project Finance, International Finance... And the list goes on!!!
Be prepared to test your skills & knowledge in every possible field of finance at the ultimate challenge for the "Fin Wizards" - Moolyankan

The event will test the financial acumen and real time decision making capabilities of the participants. Only the most deserving minds of the future financial leaders of the country will be able to make it to the final round at the campus where they will compete for top honors.

Event Format

The objective of the event is to prepare solutions/strategies to address real business issues faced by the industry. The event will be conducted in two Phases.

Phase 1: Online Round

1. The online round will consist of a quiz based on basics of Corporate Finance and Valuation.
2. A total of 30 teams will be selected based on the scores of the round one quiz to participate in the on campus rounds

Phase 2

The second phase of Moolyankan will consist of 2 rounds:

Round 1

This will consist of a financial case study involving an investment decision problem which will test the participant's ability to make correct investment choices and provide solutions to real world business.


Grand Finale

Only the best 5 teams would reach the final round which will involve more data and numbers on the financial case study and an in depth analysis of the case. The teams have to present the detailed solution to the panel on the campus.

1. A team should consist of Maximum 2 members (bona fide Management School Students only) from the same college.

2. A student cannot be a member of more than one team.

3. There is no restriction on number of teams from the same institute.

4. The decision of the panel of judges regarding evaluation will be final and binding.

5. The short listed teams for the on campus round will be informed by mail. Teams need to send their confirmation regarding participation within a day of receipt of the mail, failing which the next best team in order of ranking of all submissions would be invited.

6. The decision of the organizing committee will be final.

"To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other." - Carlos Castaneda


Mind over matter is what gets you here,
Aspirations galore and just no fear.
Hail no Lord, for in you is the power,
Acclamations you garner while others cower.
Yachts and penthouse we don't promise,
Opiatic enough is a winner's bliss.
Don't worry though we'r not giving the booty a miss,
Hey don't be just another brick in the wall
Abandon your doubts and give it all

Event Format

Round 1

The first round consists of the following:

1. A 2-minute video innovative Statement-of-Purpose stating

a. Why do you think you are the Mahayodha?
b. Whom do you consider a Mahayodha in your life?

2. Liking the official Avenues 2012 Facebook page.
3. Uploading the video on the official Avenues 2012 Facebook page as well as sending the entry via email to mahayodha.avenues@sjmsom.in
4. Weightage would be given to the number of 'Likes' the contestant can garner for his/her video.The likes will be counted till 20th Oct 2012, 23:59:59
5. A One-page resume submission to mahayodha.avenues@sjmsom.in
The contestants would be judged on the basis of the creativity as well as content of their video along with the number of 'Likes' on their video. A final shortlist of 20 participants would be released on 22nd October on the basis of the above criteria.



Round 2

The second round is a 2-day on-campus event where 20 participants shortlisted from the first round will battle it out to prove that whatever they stated in the video weren't just statements and they actually have it in them to become the Mahayodha. The event promises to test each and every aspect of the contestant over the two days because the stakes are high and only the best will receive the elusive title. They would have to use all their intelligence, cleverness, creativity, talent and overall mental strength to come out on top. The winner shall take away not only the glory but also handsome prize money!

1. This is an individual event.

2. There is no restriction on number of participants from the same institute.

3. The decision of the panel of judges regarding evaluation will be final and binding.

4. The short listed participants for the on campus round will be informed by mail. Participants need to send their confirmation regarding participation within a day of receipt of the mail, failing which the next best candidate in order of ranking of all submissions would be invited.

5. The decision of the organizing committee will be final.

To our old friends, Welcome back! For our new acquaintances, Qwest is the iconic and highly popular online treasure hunt conducted as a part of Avenues, the business festival at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay. Qwest has always been an addictive affair, forcing you to sit for hours. Qwest has seen a massive participation from B-schools and engineering colleges from all over India. Last year, the event saw 1230 participants from all over India and registered a phenomenal 749113 hits on the website.

Official e-mail id: qwest@sjmsom.in

Stay connected in Facebook at Qwest 2012 for all updates about the Qwest.

Event Format:
The online treasure hunt will run over 3 days. There will be multiple levels of online puzzles. It will be a virtual ride through cyber-space, where every bit of information at each level, lateral thinking along with apt use of online search engines will be used.
The event will be simple enough. Each correct answer will unlock the next question. Those who successfully run the gauntlet in the shortest amount of time will be the winner.
Perseverance, wit and attitude are all that matters in this ultimate test.

Event Registration Starts

16th October, 2012

Event Launch

2nd November(8PM)