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Tech Club

Tech Club, the IT team at VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur is a student Achievement Updates – We publish weekly updates
driven body formed of Tech. enthusiasts. The club serves on student and faculty achievements in the website by
as a liaison for the VGSoM website’s maintenance, design collaborating with relevant stakeholders. We also partner
and development. Our key responsibilities include creating in publishing magazines by different clubs on the official
digital content, designing webpages, and monitoring VGSoM website.
VGSOM’s internet presence. In coordination with different Purvodaya – We are the in-house partner of Purvodaya,
clubs and committees of VGSoM, we help publish all the annual b-fest of VGSoM. We host the Purvodaya site
activities and events happening in the campus. Along with and provide support by timely reveal of events, posters,
the above responsibilities, we handle the following updates:
sponsors, theme updates, gallery images and other related
Admission process – Tech club is responsible for maintaining information.
the admission site and timely updating all the changes
suggested by admission committee on a priority basis. These
changes include but are not limited to changes in admission
criteria, changes in deadline, shortlist declaration, etc.
These timely updates help students as well as admission
committee to drive the whole process smoothly.

Consulting Club

The Consulting Club of VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur, is a student- conducted online, Chanakya Niti 2.0 invigorated participants
run body that aims to create a forum for exploring and to battle each other in thought-provoking debates on topics
comprehending the expansive world of consulting and around strategic consulting.
analytics. The club provides a platform for consulting The club aims to continue in its efforts of providing a conducive
enthusiasts to further hone their skills through competitive peer-learning environment for students to continually develop
events and knowledge-sharing sessions.
their skills, analytical thinking and consulting knowledge.
In 2020-21, TCC conducted sessions with prominent guests
from the industry such as Mr. Vikas Patel - manager at a
leading management consulting firm, who shared his insights
on approaching case studies and the prerequisites for a
consulting role, and Mr. Kuladeep Tummala - a marketing
analytics professional with a leading firm, who shared his
experiences on pursuing a career in analytics.
As part of Purvodaya’21, the club conducted its flagship event
Sumantran, which saw over 500 students navigating their way
through challenging quizzes and case presentations in their
quest to become the star consultant. The highly-participated
Purvodaya event, Guesstimates, had students from India’s top
business schools competing to solve stimulating estimation
problems.

Another highly successful event, Hunt-Ablaze, was an online
treasure hunt centered around statistics, analytics, consulting,
and general knowledge. The event Excelsior allowed
participants to leverage their analytical and Excel skills to solve
problems and emerge on top. Despite the challenges of being

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