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Corporate and Media Placement Committee

Interaction Cell The Placement Committee at VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur, seeks to effectively advertise the VGSoM brand and cultivate symbiotic

business relationships with industry leaders. This is evidenced by the excellent placement statistics, rich alumni base and
the stellar roles being awarded to VGSoM students across industrial disciplines. In addition to recruitment opportunities,
The Corporate and Media Interaction Cell of the Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur serves as a bridge the placement committee aims to develop industry-academia connections through information sharing to enable a superior
between VGSoM and the corporate world and fosters academia – industry synergy through corporate interactions. The learning experience and facilitate experiential learning.
Leadership talk series, “Vaakya” and the flagship events - HR conclave “Vaachna” and the Leadership Summit integrate the
experiences of illustrious leaders and provide the student fraternity important insights into current industry dynamics and
the core competencies in use. The Corporate and Media Interaction Cell is also responsible for publishing the institute’s
national rankings and accomplishments along with maintaining VGSoM’s online presence across various internet channels.
Sports Committee
enhance their business acumen. The distinguished panel
included Mr. Amitabh Panda, Managing Director -Tata NYK, Olympia, the sports committee of VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur, is a student-run body committed to fostering a love of sports by
Ms. Sanchita Mustauphy, Chief Risk Officer - Tata Capital, improving students’ ; mental and physical welfare. We believe that giving students several opportunities to participate in
Ms. Reena Evans, director of operations – Swiggy, Mr. sporting events would aid in their holistic development. While our indoor competitions focus on improving mental acuity
Gaurav Sabharwal, Chief Executive Officer - Kantar Public, and intelligence, our outdoor activities help students refine their physical agility and teamwork abilities, emphasizing total
Mr. Prasun Kumar, Chief Marketing Officer – Justdial and growth. Our flagship sporting events include Racquets, Futsal and VPL (VGSOM Cricket Premier League). Also, our unique
was moderated by Mr. Roopank Chaudary, Partner & CCO range of online events includes Martillo, the football auctions and World Cup Fantasy Leagues. These activities offer a
- Aon India. pleasant diversion from the hectic B-School environment, allowing students to socialize in varied groups and engage in fair
competition.
Vaakya - Guest Lecture
series

As part of its leadership talk series Vaakya, the Corporate Spring Fest
and Media Interaction Cell invites corporate executives
Vaachna and innovators to give lectures on a wide range of subjects. Committee
It aims to help students in fusing theory with experience
The HR Conclave of VGSoM – Vaachna 2022 was one of the and gain a professional’s perspective on various functional
much-awaited events in VGSoM’s academic calendar, where areas of business through this endeavor. Such extensive Spring Fest is the annual social and cultural festival, a highlight amongst the numerous events conducted at IIT Kharagpur
prominent personalities from various organizations gathered industry exposure improves their managerial skills and aids round the year. Events ranging from Dance, Music and Photography to Literary, Fine Arts and Social events, Spring Fest
to discuss and consider the subtle aspects and subtleties of the institute in developing long-lasting business ties. Some provides the students with an opportunity to put on their thinking caps and a platform to display the very best of their
human resource management. This year’s discussions were of the esteemed guests that it has hosted recently are Mr. talents. It’s in the last week of January when the 2100-acre campus of IIT Kharagpur glitters with smiling faces of thousands
focused on the diverse elements of the theme – “Navigating Siddharth Dasgupta, Associate Director, Global Government of thousands of participants from various colleges, who come down here with a plethora of talents and expectations. Many
Tomorrow: ReDesigning the Future of Work”. The experience and Public sector – EY, Mr. Ramesh Krishnan, Head Digital, esteemed personalities from various fields are invited as judges and guests for various events and competitions. Famous
has given the participants a clear grasp of dealing with Data and Cloud Delivery – Mphasis, Mr. Ajay Bhandari, EVP singers, stand-up comics, bands and artists are also invited over to perform.
unforeseen situations and coming up with solutions. The – Global Head customer & Provisional Services – Icertis, Mr.
panelists of Vaachna 2022 included Ms. Apoorva Bapna, Harshvardhan Joshi, Co-founder - Elev8 Expeditions, Dr. Jai Some other events conducted by the VGSoM Springfest Committee include literary events like Impromptu- an extempore
Chief Culture Officer -WPP, Ms. Hema Mani, Regional Ganesh, Chief Product Officer - Harman International and competition, Just a minute, Jumble the good word etc. Fun events like Dumb charades and Pictionary have also been
Director – Lennox International, Mr. Mukesh Tiwari, CHRO- Mr. Ved Praksh, Chief Knowledge Officer - Trianz organized by the committee in the past.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation, Mr. Sajjad Ahmed, Senior
Director – Capgemini and the event was moderated by Dr.
Srinivasan S, Asst Professor, VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur
Leadership Summit

Leadership Summit, the premier event of CMI, which
transpires during the flagship fest of VGSoM, had garnered
plaudits from the corporate and media fraternity. Some of
the biggest personalities in the industry gathered together
for the recent edition to provide insights on the theme
“Leading Paradigm Shifts - Achieving breakthroughs in
a disRUPTed world (Rapid, Unpredictable, Paradoxical,
Tangled)”. The incisive learnings gained from the prominent
group’s combined expertise provide the students with an
ideal opportunity to enrich their academic knowledge and

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