The final round of All Delhi case study contest was conducted on 21st November at Hindi Bhawan from 10 a.m to2p.m by Eptitude with the presence of Judges/Senior professionals from MNC’s like Reckitt Benkiser, E&Y, Pay U etc.
The winners of the contest were
Arushi Malik , Maharaja Agrasen College
First Runner Up- Tejan Goel, Keshav Mahavidyalaya
Second Runner Up- Prakshi Thareja-Maharaja Agrasen College
For the final round, 13 students were short-listed from 400 students across Delhi University colleges who got selected through the first and second round of the case study contest which was held during the month of Sept-Oct. Students participated and competed in a common case study contest. Students were judged and tested on the basis of their ability to solve case study based problems, cognitive skills, reasoning, aptitude, analytic s and decision-making skills.
“We are very happy that the contest concluded on a positive note and we received overwhelming response both from students and judges on the final round." said Abhishek Anand, Director, Eptitude.
” It was very exciting and enriching for us conducting the All Delhi Case Study Contest. It fulfilled our motto and we saw students working hard for this contest and it also gave us insights on student’s mindset and how they can go beyond their comfort zone and come up with something new and innovative if the right platform is given to them,” said Mr Anand Venkatesan, COO, Eptitude.
The names of the colleges who participated in the contest were:
List of Colleges participated in the Final Round
Hindu
Hansraj
Kirorimal
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College
Maharaja Agrasen College
Maitreyi
Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies
Name of Judges
Anu Anand, Head Talent Acquisition, South Asia at Reckit Benckiser
Prabhakar Tiwari – Chief Marketing Officer, PayU
Karan Bhatia – Senior Manager, Ernst and Young
It is to be mentioned that Eptitude operates in the education sector, specifically the Test-Prep and Employability/Job Proficiency space. The brand incepted in January 2015 as a Test-Prep company and has already tutored and mentored over 200 students till August 2015. These students were prepared for various entrance examinations in the disciplines such as Law, Business Management, Media and Hospitality/Hotel Management.
Eptitude was founded by the team of graduates of IIM Bangalore and ISB Hyderabad with rich and diverse experiences across multiple industries–FMCG, Banking and Management Consultancy.
Eptitude prepares students for areas where the students normally have no exposure like management consultancy firms conduct guesti-mates and case study based interviews.