IIM Raipur, one of
the premier management institutes of the country, qualified for the national
finals of ‘The Maverick', a business acumen challenge organized by Deloitte.
The challenge was thrown open, for the first time, to the top 54 B-schools of
the country and saw huge participation with around three thousand entries.
‘The Maverick’ is One-of-its-kind
platform to help uncover the young generation’s capacity for Unconventional
Thinking, Innovation, Leadership, and thinking sustainable solutions for current
day business problems.
Our team, Brainsters,
consisted of me, Ashish Mehta, and my team mates, Hemant Nagalkar & Gurjot
Singh. We are proud to declare that we made it to the East Zone regional finals
and are going ahead to compete in the nationals. The challenge saw teams
battling it out in a case-study competition, which required formulation of
comprehensive strategies. The
competition sought to expose the participants to the real, global corporate
work environment, and learn how to work in teams, respect and leverage diverse
perspectives, engage in client conversations and presentation scenarios, while
also interacting with experienced business leaders.
The contest
culminated in a four-minute presentation before a panel comprising of the top echelon
of Deloitte's management. The teams were subjected to rigorous questioning to
gauge their spontaneity and understanding of the case study.
We, as a team,
contribute our success to the team coordination and dedication shown by each of
our team members. The biggest learning for us was to learn how to design,
propose and defend solutions for challenges that have significance to economy,
current day business and corporate world. The event also emphasised on how we
need to contribute back to the society.
The event also
celebrated the spirit of inclusion and Diversity through ‘Be the One’ and gave
exposure to the culture and value system of Deloitte which makes it the best
company to work for. The interaction with the Partners & Directors of
Deloitte was once in a lifetime experience and insights given by them will help
in shaping our careers in future.
The article is written by Team Brainsters,IIM Raipur
