XPRESSIONS 2010 - THE GAME EVENTS

Xpressions 2010 saw the excitement, enthusiasm and spirit of the students at a new level altogether. Almost the entire student mass of XIMB was divided into 5 game committees, each trying to give a tough competition to the others. These game committees are the flagship committees of XIMB which uniquely prepare their own strategy-packed games pertaining to all the fields of Business arena. The knowledge, skill and experience of the participants are stretched to their extremes to be able to crack the games in each of the modules in Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations and Systems in each of the games. Each of these games are created by the students of XIMB from scratch, which not only sharpens their Business acumen but throws an open challenge to other students from reputed B schools of India. And frankly speaking, these students have been awe - inspired by the unparalleled creativity and business prowess showed by the students of XIMB in building up their games. Finally, the toiling of the midnight oil which is an investment each student puts in for the final Day in Xpressions has paid and paid off in a grand way...!!!

Lets see what the Game Committees, which have taken the competition to completely new level and have enlivened the spirit of XIMB, have to say :

Gladiator

A Hero Will Rise…

Gladiator is a test of intellect, resilience, equanimity, and endurance to unearth the Maximus of Management. The game is a simulation of real world management scenarios, which the best brains in the country battle to unravel. A number of modules spread over two days judged the contender's ability to perform in different functional environments with unique objectives. The chosen few battled to scale new heights for the moment of glory. The game culminated with the ardour to take on never ending challenges,and continuously hone skills to ace every opportunity in hand. As the legend goes, a Gladiator has always been a symbol of ultimate power and glory.

Kurukshetra

Aggression Justified!

The business world itself is a war fought day after day.The race to perfection never ends. The battle of intellects continues .So one had to get ready to prove their solid armament of critical hard skills and make the difference between the victors and the vanquished.

With a legacy of 15 years of great battles fought among the best of business sides Kurukshetra again brought forward the arena where the skills of the better was tested against the best; where battles were fought with brains. The glory went to those who could implement cross functional decisions by simulating a real world business scenario with the combination of financial, operational, marketing and human resource strategies.

Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression.

Helios

Nothing is bigger than the game !

Helios is the management game exclusively designed for undergraduate students. This is among the few B-school management events in India where the participation is only for undergraduate participants. The purpose is a ‘rite of initiation’ of sorts. The game provided an opportunity for undergrad teams to prove their mettle outside their comfort zone in the 'big bad world' of business.

Helios gave undergrad students from across the country, a sneak peek into B-School life - a life of rigor, vitality and a strong dose of fun. Helios not only tested undergraduates on a variety of parameters viz. General Knowledge, Mental Aptitude & Soft Skills, but also develops their business acumen on Finance, Marketing and Operations through the various modules of the game. Helios brought together bright and curious minds from diverse disciplines, and tested raw management potential – whether they can innovate, compete and perform in teams.

Skill City

Home for the creatively spoilt !

Skill City - the home for the creatively spoilt, isn’t just a competition. It’s an experience. For the three days spanning the event, creativity was worshiped, team spirit was applauded and strategies were formed, twisted, broken and reformed. Here, it was only your imagination that could have limited you.

In today’s corporate world where change is the only constant and the unexpected is to be expected, future managers and entrepreneurs constantly need to ideate and innovate to stay ahead. Skill City presented a gamut of events combining elements of wit, grit, perseverance, intelligence and of course, common sense! It is the acid test of the team-spirit when situations go horribly wrong; it tested the composure and resilience when a hitherto brilliant-looking strategy fails miserably; and then it tested your common sense a little more with its crazy twists and mind boggling tasks. It is indeed the toughest test of soft skills.

Like the 8 years gone by, the best minds from across the country battled it out once again this year. This was probably one of the few battles where one had a gala time fighting!

Spardha

A social entrepreneurship competition, was introduced by Rural Managers' Association of XIMB (RMAX), during Xpressions 2008.

Spardha tested the social entrepreneurship quotient of participants through a series of stages, encompassing sectors which influence the rural scenario of India. Spardha does not stop at being just a competition. It also aims at generating ideas, concepts and policy suggestions by participants, which can be put to use in real-time situations. This is implemented by XIMB, with the assistance of various partners, including local NGOs.