IIPM is India's Global B-School.IIPM was established by noted & renowned economic visionary Dr. M.K Chaudhuri in the year 1973. IIPM has 18 branches through out India, and Delhi campus is the International campus of the institute.IIPM is ranked No.1 in Global Exposure(Ahead of all the IIMs) and is ranked NO.5 in the overall category. Apart from giving World Class Education to its students, IIPM organises many events and extracurricular activities each year in its campus. Some of the events organised by IIPM every year are: 4Ps Business & Marketing Quiz,Aagman,Amaze and debate competition called the Cicero's Challenge.
Amaze :
Amaze is IIPM”s Annual Management and Cultural Fest. In 2009, Amaze was held on 4th,5th and 6th of November. The theme of the 2009 Amaze was_ One Earth, Let”s Heal It. It was only befitting that the participants from 18 countries had turned up to make it a mega success.Bravo_ the phoenix was the mascot. There were numerous events that where held in 09 Amaze. There was a debate, Ad Zap,Business Plan,Choreography, other corporate and fun competitions.
The festival was culminated in a grand finale concert by Bombay Vikings featuring Neeraj Shridhar on 6th Nov.09. Amaze09 truely was a huge success at all levels . The festival won laurels and appreciation from the media as well.
IIPM now plans to host Amaze 2010 in the month of November keeping it with line with the success of the 09 event.
Aagman:
“Aagman” as they call “The Arrival” marks a day of celebration when fresh and new blood is formally inducted into the IIPM family.What makes Aagman so special is the fact that it is a stage where the students get an opportunity to showcase their inherent talent before Faculty members and seniors.Also the efforts and hard work put in by students, coordinators and guides make this event more attractive,fun filled, eye catching and mamorable.
Missing classes for practices, walking into the institute with guitars and drums, students practicing dances in the cafeteria,auditorium and lobby charge up the entire atmosphere. Practices often start early and get over late in the evening.Even Sundays are not spared, for taking rest during the Aagman preparations.
Every year,''Aagman” is held in the months of July for the Spring Summer batch and October for the Fall Winter batch, at the Sri Fort Auditorium in Khel Gaon,New Delhi. The function usually begins at 7:30 pm, but the auditorium starts buzzling with activities much earlier.
There is also a carefully thought out theme attached to every year”s Aagman,like the theme for the 2008 event was “Revisiting Tradition”.
The evening usually begins with a traditional Indian dance. This is followed by a Medley of western numbers where the students get a chance to showcase their talent in Rap,Pop and Free Styling.
In the late evenings,scintillating sequence of fashion shows are scheduled. The fashion show is also based on some attractive theme.Talented young students scorch the ramp with cuts off jeans and denim skirts with an air of casualness.
The highly popular fashion show is usually followed by some kind of light comic play, where the entire audience takes part and burst out in roaring laughter.The next event for the evening is usually the students shake their legs on the tune of popular and latest Bollywood numbers.
The festival ends with some high octave famous music band performing some great hits like the Octane band in 2008.
At the end of the show,the students,staff and faculty members of IIPM enjoy the sumptuous buffet dinner laid before them. It makes the evening truely memorable and exciting.
We all hope IIPM will continue to celebrate Aagman with greater zest and vigour with each passing year adding some extra miles to the event in the true spirit of IIPM ie- Dare to Think Beyond.......
Cicero”s Challenge:
One of the most important event of IIPM is the Great Debate Competition known as the Cicero”s challenge.
Cicero”s challenge aims at bringing the students of different nationalities together on a common platform to share their thoughts , views and perspectives.
IIPM has been organising India”s largest inter-school debate competition -Cicero”s Challenge at the IIPM international campus,Satbari from 2006 onwards. In 2006, it was the first time ever an initiative was taken by a b school to create a platform for a school level debate competition in the city. IIPM,New Delhi organizes Cicero”s challenge every year to encourage young minds meet and ideate.
Last year in 2009, over 150 schools participated in this event. Students from countries like sri lanka, singapore, turkey, dubai,mauritius,pakistan,south africa,france and many more, flew in to be a part of this historic event. To judge the Great Indian Debate competition we had Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri(Hony.Dean,IIPM), Rajat Sharma(CEO and Editor in chief,India TV),Deepika Jindal(owner of Art d inox), Sulajja Motwani(MD,Kinetic Engineering Ltd.), as our honorable judges.
The events platter at Cicero”s also included events like 360 degrees,face painting,choreography,Ad Mad and many more.Live performance by Fuzon, kept the audience awestruck.
The first prize was cash amount of Rs. One lakh. Cicero challenge 2009 was one of the most memorable and blissful event of the year. The magnitude of the event was humungous as it involved participation of more than 60 schools, out of which 19 were international. The huge pool of knowledge raised the level of enthusiasm and confidence of the participants and made the environment all the more interesting and captivating. There were more than 150 participants from different International and National schools, however only top 23 reached the Grand Finale on 6th September2009, and the competition was tough and exciting.
IIPM known for its innovative initiatives and this was one of them which had carved for paying a common platform for students from different walks of life. Cicero”s 2009, had left an unremarkable and unforgettable memory in everyone”s life.
In 2010 also we expect more intensity level as well as more fun and frolic, as IIPM gears up for its next Cicero”s challenge.
4Ps-Business & Marketing Quiz:
One of the most important event that is being organised by IIPM is the IIPM 4 Ps business and marketing quiz. The 2009 event was a gala success. It was held in the month of August. The badshah of Bollywood and hearthrob of millions, Shah Rukh Khan was invited to host the quiz show. Only few bright students from IIPM were selected for the Grand Finale of the Marketing Quiz to represent the institute, after passing through a rigorous pre-quiz qualifying rounds.
There were students from different national and international b schools who participated in the Grand Finale. Shah Rukh stole the show by becoming a perfect quiz master with his vicious charm and enigma. The 2009 event was indeed a great success, earning laurels from the media through out the country.
After seeing the great response from every quarters in last year, this year also the IIPM”s International Business and Marketing quiz was held in the month of February(Dare”10). Again Shahrukh was back in the campus to host the show. This time the event was not only a celebration of the intellectual might of some of the world”s best trained management students but also served as a platform for them to share cultural and intellectual insights that created an unique synergy across borders and b schools.
Dare '2010 was carried on through zonal,national and international levels. Top national and international teams competed in the Pre Quarter Final,Quarter Final and Semi Final at the IIPM international campus in New Delhi. Only six finalists made it to the Grand Final which was held on 8th Feb,2010 at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bangalore.
Dare “10 was more than just another quiz, it was a paean to the global village and the elixir that emerged when churned with the right whisk. And presiding over this war of wits was screen god of Indian cinema SRK.
SRK is a brand in himself. For the first time in the history of any b school,IIPM invited SRK to host the grand final of the 4Ps business and marketing quiz Dare 10. Likewise, the previous year, Dare 10 was also a gala succesful event winning laurels and appreciation from all quarters of society. IIPM now plans to organize the 4Ps business and marketing quiz every year in its campus, hoping that like in 09 and 10, the quiz show will be a great success every single time.
All these captivating Events/Programs /Extra Curricular Activities along with the World Class Education that IIPM gives to its students, makes IIPM an Unique , Truely Global and a World Class B-School not only of India, but of the entire South East Asia......