Indian Institute of Management Kashipur concluded Agnitraya 3.0 on 8-1-2017. This was the first Agnitraya that was held in the state of the art 200 acre new campus at Escorts Farm, Kashipur campus. The event saw participation from over 600 students from top tier institutes of the nation. Agnitraya 3.0 hosted management events, case study competitions on marketing, sponsored by O2 spa, consulting case study, sponsored by Craftkhana, finance case study, operations case study and HR case study competitions. The event saw participation from institutes close and afar. Participants included IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Shillong, IIM Rohtak, IMI Delhi and many more. More than 500 entries had been registered for the case study competition.
The cultural events started off with a band performance by the hosts. Various cultural events like group dance, nukkad natak, Mr. and Miss Agnitraya, judged by Mr. India and solo singing drew thick crowds of students to the amphitheatre.
The headlining show for the cultural event was performed by ‘The Chain Jokers.’ One half of the duo, Tanmay Sharma, is and alumnus of IIM Kashipur itself. The stand-up comedy was a hit with the students and the laughter riot was one experience not seen before at such an event.
IIM Kashipur holds the distinction of being a Sunburn campus. This year DJ Candice Redding and DJ Shiv were the guest to pump in the beat for Sunburn, IIM Kashipur.
The events that saw the thickest number of participation were the sports events. More than 300 participants had registered for various sports events like cricket, football, badminton, table tennis, chess, carom and many more. It was host institute’s women’s team that made IIM Kashipur proud by clinching most titles in the segment.
The event drew to a close with a battle of bands between IIM Kashipur’s Zephyr and Sting from Kanpur, with Sting getting the crown of being better.
The last event for Agnitraya 3.0 was the band performance of Underground Authority. For two long hours the students of IIM Kashipur jumped and moshed to the beats of the India’s Got Talent’s finalists.