The inauguration commenced with the lightning lamp by the Director General and the renowned Chief Guest along with the faculty members and the students, followed by the welcome address by Akshat Gupta, Secretary of IMI Cultural Association
Padma Shri Dr. Bakul Dholakia’s address set the tone for the beautiful evening as he welcomed the Chief Guest Mr. P. Balaji. The Director General Dr Bakul Dholakia’s speech inspired the students body to go out and live the tagline of Kritva 2014 ‘Redefining India’.
Mr. P. Balaji then addressed the gathering where he stressed on the importance of making memory and grabbing every opportunity of the eventful Kritva.
Himanshi Mukhija, a student from IMI sang a beautiful rendition of Sarawathi Vandana at the beginning of the inauguration which immediately connected with the august gathering. Heart -warming initiative was the invitation of the young children from NGO named Jamghat who performed the dance of their life time and truly enthralled the crowd. The inauguration ceremony concluded with the dance performance by the students of IMI.
‘Kritva’ is the annual management and cultural festival of International Management Institute, New Delhi. Kritva derives its roots from the Sanskrit word meaning ‘to do.’ The theme “Redefining India” emphasises the same by involving youth who will bring the required changes.
Kritva’14 focuses on identifying the hidden talents among the youth and channelizing their energies in the right direction. Competition, culture, rivalry, strategy, management, skills, entertainment, jollity and celebration – it is a jamboree, which does not just have fun elements but an academic quotient too thus aiming at holistic development of all.
The fest spread across 3 days drawing participation from major B-schools like IIMs, IITs, MDI, XLRI etc. Ranging from case studies, business plans, stock market simulation to dancing, singing, street plays, band performances and fashion show, there is a diverse set of events which take place here. To mention a few Quiz Inc, Globus Feneratus, Ranneeti, Vidhan, Gladius, Treasure-o-Mania, Launchpad, Roving Lens, Excalibur are the management events and Flamboyance – the fashion show, Battle of Bands, VH1 Supersonic DJ night and Star night by Falak Shabir are the cultural events lined up this year for Kritva'14.
With a total participation of about 9000 and a footfall of around 4500, Kritva this year is surely en route its path to truly redefine India!
About IMI
International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi was established in 1981 in collaboration with IMI Geneva (now IMD, Lausanne). Admission to PGDM programmes for the batch 2015-17 in IMI New Delhi will be through CAT 2014 scores. Higher the percentile in CAT 2014 better will be the chances of getting shortlisted for final admission round at IMI New Delhi. Candidates desirous of seeking admission in IMI New Delhi should register and apply to IMI New Delhi and submit their application latest by November 15, 2014.
IMI New Delhi has been ranked as one of the best management institutes with excellent placement and industry interface by Times Research Media, sixth among private B-schools in India by Outlook, eighth overall by CNBC TV18 in Indian B-School Rankings and has consistently been featured among the top six private B-Schools in the quality of its intellectual capital. IMI has also secured a commendable overall rank of 6th in the latest ranking released by the NHRD (National Human Resources Development) Network, a leading apex body of human resource professionals with a membership base of 12,500.
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