NITIE annual IT conclave Litmus 2010 organised

’LITMUS’, the annual IT conclave of NITIE, was organized on Friday, 13th August 2010. It was the perfect amalgamation of the IT Industry and dynamism of business management. Organized by the students of NITIE’s dedicated IT management course, the Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management (PGDITM), the highlight of the event was “Biz Talk”, a panel discussion on “Leveraging India as a Consumer: The next big catalyst in Indian IT growth story”.

Mr. Amod Vijayvargiya – Director, Global Knowledge & Business Services, Capgemini; Mr. Anirvan Saha – Senior Manager, Cognizant Business Consulting; Mr. Dhiren Savla – Director, IT, CRISIL; Mr. Pradeep Erinjery – Chairman & CEO, Thirdware Solutions; and Mr. Rahaju Pal – Director, Enterprise Risk & Services, Delloitte formed the panel. As the stalwarts of the industry, addressed the topic, the audience gained considerable insight into the growing Indian IT industry and its high potential to portray India as a consumer.

“There is a huge potential for the IT sector in the Indian market can be unlocked. Projects like the Unique Identification Project and other e-governance initiatives are opening new avenues for the IT companies”, said Mr.Rahaju Pal. Mr. Dhiren Savla added, “… (India) has 65% of its population below the age of 35; the consumerism is going to increase tremendously in the near future. Indian companies have a great role in taking this growth to the smallest corners of the country.”

Among the inter-college competitions held during LITMUS 2010 were “Biz Warz”, the B Plan competition (won by students from Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) Mumbai), “Sync Quest”, the case study competition (won by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi) and “Enigma”, the online quiz (won by FORE School of Management, Delhi). A total of over 500 students from across B Schools all over India participated in these events. Total prize money exceeding Rs 1 lakh was given to the winning teams.

This year, the sponsors for the event were Aditya Birla Group, Siemens, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Alok Industries. Apart from this, Technopak was the case study partner, MBAUniverse – the media partner, Prueba – the knowledge partner, Loot – the merchandise partner and Dare2Compete – the B-School event partner.

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Consultancy –The Challenges, The Opportunities

The keenly anticipated NITIE event, Samiksha at NITIE brought together some of the leading luminaries from the Consulting industry, one of the most sought after functions in contemporary B-schools. Team Samiksha believes in taking the quest for knowledge beyond the confines of the classroom and help students stay abreast of the latest developments in the industry.

Panel discussion on Consultancy –The Challenges, The Opportunities

The consultancy sector has been hit hard by the global recession, as companies across the globe, look to curtail their expenses. Businesses have slowed down. Eminent personalities from the consultancy sector deliberated on the challenges that face the consultancy firms as well as the opportunities that lie ahead. The esteemed panelists included

• Mr. Anish Tripathi, Partner- Grant Thorton India
• Mr. Luca Ferro, Managing Partner-Value Partners
• Mr. Siddharth Kumar, Partner-Gallup India
• Mr. Sunil Bhave, Director-Fujitsu Consulting

Taking forward the Samiksha tradition, this edition of Samiksha not only proved its mettle of being a highly thought provoking session but also provided valuable insights on the consultancy sector.