Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

The Handbook
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Activities of Student Bodies
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Student Council .....................................................................................................................4
Student Senate ......................................................................................................................9
Placement Committee .......................................................................................................10
Hostel Representatives .......................................................................................................11
Abhivyakti .........................................................................................................................12
Alumni Committee...........................................................................................................13
Art Strokes ..........................................................................................................................14
Bhavishya ...........................................................................................................................15
BizTech.................................................................................................................................16
Consulting & Strategy Club ..........................................................................................17
Crack Tank: The Case Competition Preparation Club .............................................18
Credence Capital ................................................................................................................19
Cultural Committee ..........................................................................................................20
EARTH – The Environment Club...............................................................................21
Entrepreneurship Cell ....................................................................................................22
Forty-Two ...........................................................................................................................23
HELICS - HR Club.............................................................................................................24
IGFAB ..................................................................................................................................25
Industry Interaction Cell..................................................................................................26
Infrastructure & Audit Committee ................................................................................27
Lucknow Laughter Club (LLC) ........................................................................................28
Manfest-Varchasva ...........................................................................................................29
Media and Communication Cell ...................................................................................30
Mess Committee ...............................................................................................................32
Music Band – 3.4 .................................................................................................................33
Oculus – Travel and Adventure Club ..............................................................................34
Operations Interest Group ..............................................................................................36
PRiSM .................................................................................................................................37
Public Policy Club ...............................................................................................................38
Quizzing Commoners .......................................................................................................39
Random Walk ....................................................................................................................40
Rang……………………………………………………………………………………….41
Right Angles ......................................................................................................................42
ShARE Chapter ..................................................................................................................43
SIGFI ....................................................................................................................................44
Spic Macay ..........................................................................................................................45
STEX Committee ...............................................................................................................46
Sports Committee ..............................................................................................................47
Tails and Tales ...................................................................................................................48
Team Disha ........................................................................................................................49
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Team Synapse.....................................................................................................................50
Toastmasters ......................................................................................................................51

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Student Council
Duties of the Elected Representatives:
1. Safeguard the interests of the students and to ensure that the students' view is expressed in the
IIML community, without compromising on the reputation, high standards and long-term interests
of the Institute.
2. Assist any student out of difficulties arising during his/her stay in IIML.
3. Act as the mediator as and when required between the students and the administration in the
matters pertaining to the interests of any individual or the batch as a whole.
4. Ensure that there is no misuse/unauthorized use of the name or logo of IIML or any other name,
logo or anthem connected with IIML, or, any formal activity organized by the students or any
facility provided to the students.
5. To monitor, aid and assist in the functioning of all Clubs, Committees and AIGs, including
organizing events, resolving operational difficulties / issues.
6. To ensure that various hostels elect their representatives in the first term on campus and call the
first meeting of newly elected hostel representatives.
7. Decide on matters of importance to the student body as a whole.
8. Call for GBM mainly for discussing regular or routine activities and to review other important
issues.
9. Maintain discipline among the students (in classes, examinations, submissions etc.)
10. Coordinate with external agencies/vendors directly/through the concerned committee for
procurement of various bulk deals such as - laptop, telecom talk plan, etc. in the interest of
existing and new students.

President
1. Facilitate the smooth functioning of each member of the Council and advise him/her in case of
any difficulty.
2. To review and evaluate the performance of the Council on a continuous basis.
3. To build contact/initiate relationships with newcomers to the Institute.
4. To look into any complaint or grievance against any of the secretaries or non-Council office
bearers about non-performance or misuse of authority and take appropriate action.
5. To handle any other matter that arises which does not fall within the purview of any other
secretary.
6. To head any representation made by the students to the Director or any faculty member formally
about any issue of importance to the students' community as a whole (e.g. representation before
PGP Review Committee)
7. To perform the duties of the Director at Annapurna Mess.
8. To conduct or chair formal events organised by students or welcome/thank the chief guests at
formal functions organised by students.
9. To perform the duties of the treasurer in his/her absence.

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Treasurer
1. To prepare budgets for various activities of the Students' welfare in consultation with the
concerned committees.
2. To get the budgets approved by the Chairman, Students' Affairs, the Director and the Accounts
Office on time.
3. To present the approved budget before the student body e.g. by publishing it on public forum
4. To operate the bank account jointly with the Chairman, Student's Affairs.
5. To ensure maintenance of records and minutes of meetings, etc.
6. To regulate disbursements to committees seeking assistance in accordance with student affairs
chairman.
7. To audit the accounts of all committees (other than those for which accounts are maintained by
the institute), and any other activities for which money is formally collected from/on behalf of the
students. He/she can take help of other students who are not office bearers.
8. To take over the duties of the President whenthe latter is not available.
9. To immediately bring any discrepancies in accounts to the notice of the students.

Academic Secretary
1. To act as a liaison between students, faculty, library, computer center, PGP office and Program
office.
2. To represent the student community in Faculty meetings & any academic matters of importance
including PGP Rules Negotiation.
3. Enforce necessary steps for a healthy academic environment amongst students of IIM Lucknow.
4. To constantly provide feedback to faculty and the PGP office on concerns related to academic
matters and propose any new amendments/suggestions about the course design/courses/course
study materials, if deemed necessary.
5. To propose additions/modifications to the existing courses and to propose introduction of new
electives based on interests of the batch to suit to the industry needs.
6. To request for guest lecturers & industry interactions for students, if found necessary.
7. To help PGP Office in scheduling of Class & Examination timetables.
8. To coordinate and conduct a fair and transparent Elective Allocation Process.
9. To ensure that the students receive timely feedback about their academic performance and in-
class behaviour from the faculty.
10. To identify and convey the genuine problems faced by the students (if any) to the faculty & the
faculty concerns to the students and help in clearing those issues.
11. To identify students facing difficulties in coping up with academic rigor & arrange for necessary
measures to help such students.
12. To coordinate the selection/election of Class Representatives for different Academic Sections
within the first week of the term and introduce them to the faculty.

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Cultural & Media Secretary

1. Responsible for all the cultural events by IIM Lucknow & supervising Cultural Committee to ensure
proper functioning of all the cultural events.
2. Prepares a schedule at the beginning of the year for the activities planned and publish it on all
forums.
3. Prepares a budget for the coming year and submits it to the Treasurer.
4. Enlists the help of the larger student community and appoints them to various positions for the
organization of events.
5. Coordinates with faculty and staff for Independence Day, Republic Day, and festive events
6. Responsible for movie screening at Utsav and core member of cinema club of IIM Lucknow.
Maintains of audio/video equipment, musical instruments, etc.
7. Coordinates the functioning of Clubs & Committees, resolution of grievances among CCAs &
acting as liaison between administration & CCAs
8. Having complete access to all information concerning the cultural events from all the Clubs &
Committees.
9. To conceptualize, plan & organize annual PGP day acting as a SPOC for the event.
10. Act as a member of the Spot Purchase Committee for event related purchases & negotiating with
vendors for various events across the year.
11. Coordination with the CCMR office to maintain and build the institute's brand on multiple
social media platforms while ensuring all necessary policies are being met.
12. Coordinates with the Media & Communication cell to ensure smooth functioning including any
external communication.
13. Selection of team to look after the institute website and updating the website with new
information on yearly basis.

Events Secretary
1. Responsible for all sponsored events/fests of IIM Lucknow such as Manfest-Varchasva
2. Responsible to be aware of all sponsored events; signing authority on approvals.
3. Responsible for maintaining an events calendar for all the events happening inside the college and
booking of slots for events.
4. Act as a member of the Spot Purchase Committee for event related purchases & negotiating with
vendors for various events across the year.
5. Responsible for equitable distribution attendance in mandatory events.
6. Events Secretary will have complete access to all information concerning the events and fests.
7. Coordinates the functioning of Clubs & Committees, resolution of grievances among CCAs by
proper compliance of the constitution & acting as liaison between administration & CCAs.

8. Responsible for preparing the Annual Student Activities report for administration purposes.

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9. Responsible for preparing the Handbook regarding the functioning of all the Student Bodies and
share it with the batch.

Infrastructure & IT Secretary

1. Plan the maintenance and potential needs of infrastructure for the upcoming year and coordinating
the fulfilment of the same with ‘Samadhan’ during the summer break.
2. Coordinate with various administrative bodies involved, on infrastructure or any other
requirements for the annual convocation.
3. Liaison with the Computer Centre for broadband infrastructure in the campus.
4. Maintenance of Hostel infrastructure like washrooms, water cooler, TV Rooms, Washing
Machines, telephone, LAN, dustbins, storerooms etc.
5. Close interaction with Hostel staff and administration, HRs, electrician, plumber, carpenter,
mason, cleaners etc.
6. Establishing/Managing the Lost & Found Cell.
7. Arranging transport at term breaks and on other special occasions.
8. For festivals, placements and other events, the Infra Secretary may be engaged by the respective
office bearers for coordination.
9. Specific hostel rooms required by the Committees shall become the responsibility of the
infrastructure secretary only when approached by the respective Committee’s member.
10. Responsible for allocating hostel rooms to PGP & FPM students.
11. Conduct HR elections in coordination with Student Senate and provide KT to the elected HRs.
12. Manage the gate entry/exit permissions for students and the vendors.

Mess Secretary
1. Ensure purchases and make payments for all required food items.
2. Maintain daily accounts of receipts, expenditures and coupons.
3. Ensure verification of bills.
4. Check the quality of items purchased.
5. Timely preparation of mess bills and collection of dues and fines as decided by them.
6. Fixing the rates for various items such as extras and special dinners.
7. Recruitment of workers in the mess, fixing their salary & other benefits, revisions in salary and
overall management of manpower in the mess.
8. Distribution of coupons to students and coordination within charge, Students’ Affairs for
distributing coupons to non-student mess members.
9. Appointment of a mess committee by calling for volunteers for helping out with the menu, mess
bills and purchases and be responsible for their work.
10. Submission of accounts to the treasurer for audit.
11. Display the fine structure for violation of mess rules prominently on the notice board.

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Sports Secretary
1. Responsible for all the sports events in IIM Lucknow & supervising Sports Committee to ensure
proper functioning of all the sport events.
2. Organize sports events throughout the year, such as: Inter hostel events – Games during
festivals, matches between PGP I & II, between students and faculty, between students and staff
etc. in coordination with Sports Committee.
3. Coordinates with Sports Committee to prepare a budget keeping in mind the previous year’s
budget and plans for the coming year.
4. Purchase sports equipment and bring the details of purchases made to the notice of the students
periodically.
5. Display the rules governing the distribution of consumable sports equipment on the notice Board
at the beginning of the year.
6. Prepare a schedule at the beginning of the year for the activities planned throughout the year.
7. Appoint enthusiastic persons as captains to help organize specific events. Captains are not office
bearers, but they merely help in conducting a specific sports event.
8. Maintenance of sports equipment such as kits and keeping track of inventory in coordination with
Sports Committee.
9. Ensuring the availability of infrastructure and kits to the students.
10. Arrange matches with other institutes and selection of teams for Manfest-Varchasva, Sangharsh
among others.
11. Organize coaching sessions for various sports, as per the needs and requirements.

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Student Senate
Student Senate is the constitutional body of IIM Lucknow headed by the CEO and is responsible for
upholding and safeguarding the constitution. The Senate looks over all committees, academic interest
groups and clubs, whether they are function within the lines of the constitution. It is a neutral body
and abides by the constitution in case of any issues within and across committees. The Senate is
entrusted with the following responsibilities:
1. To conduct the selection processes of Committees, Academic Interest Groups and Club which
happen in 2 phases.
2. To manage the resignation of the members of Committees, Academic Interest Groups and Clubs.
3. To resolve any issue or conflict falling under the Senate’s purview as per the Constitution.
4. To conduct peer review for CCA members to evaluate their fellow team members for their
contribution /value addition to the team.
5. To conduct Student Body Ratification where, members of all Committees/Clubs/AIGs shall be
ratified by their batch.
6. To conduct Annual performance rating mechanism where each student body (except Alumni
Committee) will be judged throughout the year on a total score of 100. Senate will conduct the
rating in two phases to take a comprehensive view of the yearly activities, progress made and
initiatives taken beyond the activities mentioned in Handbook for student bodies.
7. To track the academic non-performance of members of Committees, Clubs and Academic Interest
Group with respect to Academic criteria as stated in the Constitution.
8. To set out the STEX requirement for members of Committees/Clubs/AIGs.
9. To organize the oath ceremony for all the student bodies and the office bearers.

Duties of Chief Election Officer (CEO)

1. Conduct Elections
a. To Ensure free, fair and peaceful elections for Office bearers of Senate, Student Council and
Hostel Representatives.
b. To invite nominations for all the elected offices.
c. To scrutinize and approve candidates' nominations.
d. To notify specific rules regarding the elections and the counting of votes whenever
necessary.
e. To conduct Soapbox for candidates to present the manifestoes to all students
2. Review of Constitution - To Lead Constitution Review Committee to keep the Constitution as
relevant to the current situation as possible.
3. To Conduct General Body Meetings.
4. To Conduct Referendum in case of Impeachment motion against any office bearer.

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Placement Committee
Description
1. The Placement Committee at IIM Lucknow works with the objective of fostering corporate
relations and undertaking placement activities for students.
2. The committee is responsible for activities including:
• Year-round interaction with companies
• Facilitating company presentations and pre-placement talks
• Conducting the placement processes i.e. Summer Placement Process, HEPP and Final
Placement Process
3. It is a committee constituted by students, working under the guidance of a Placement
Chairman, who is a faculty member.
Team
1. The size of the team is flexible, and it is determined by the team and Placement Chairman.
2. Currently, the committee has 14 members.

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Hostel Representatives
1. Celebration of birthday parties and other hostel events.
2. Interacting with Sports and Cultural Secretaries on matters of finalizing hostel teams for inter
hostel sports and cultural events.
3. Interacting with the Infrastructure Secretary and Infrastructure and Audit Team (IAT) on
issues related to hostel infrastructure and facilities.
4. To work to resolve hostel infrastructure issues/complaints with the help of students’ affairs
office. On non- resolution of the issue, the matter should be escalated to the infrastructure
secretary or Infrastructure and Audit Team (IAT).
5. Coordinate the change of hostel rooms at year-end.
6. Maintaining excellent relationships with all hostel residents so as to harness their collective
dynamism, knowledge and skills for furthering the progress of hostel and its residents in all
spheres of activities.
7. Maintaining discipline in the hostel during occasions such as hostel parties.

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Abhivyakti
Description
1. The objective of Club Abhivyakti is to help the young students of IIM Lucknow to express
themselves in the form of Dramatics. The Club helps theatre enthusiasts to showcase and
develop their acting, writing and directional skills. The club events are always open-to-all for
the students of IIM Lucknow.
2. Club Abhivyakti helps the students get in touch with new and innovative elements of dramatics
while embracing the traditional performance practices.
3. To include all the IIM community and ensure that the events are for the benefit of the society on
the whole.
4. To provide the audience with the opportunity to experience a mix of innovative and traditional
theatre that not only entertain but also try to spread awareness regarding social issues.
5. To encourage the participation by IIM Lucknow students in external events.
6. To provide an active online platform to promote and conduct activities of the club in order to
reach a larger set of prospective participants across pan India

Activities
1. Republic Day Street play
2. Foundation Day Stage play
3. Independence Day Street play
4. Stage play during Manfest-Varchasva
5. Street play during Manfest-Varchasva
6. Theatre Workshop
7. Monologue Chronicles – Competition
8. Judging all the dramatic events during Camaraderie

Team
1. Abhivyakti is a 1-year club.
2. It has 12 members.

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Alumni Committee
Description
1. To establish and strengthen the connection between students and alumni. This leads to
enhanced learning of students from rich and diverse experiences of alumni.
2. To provide a forum to establish a link among the alumni, students, and faculty of the Institute.
3. To strengthen ties between the Institute and alumni and encourage them to participate in various
academic, professional, cultural, and social activities.
4. To keep the alumni abreast of important developments and events happening at the institute.
Events
1. Functional Induction: Interactive sessions across the domains of consulting, marketing, product
management, and finance
2. NEXUS: Inter B-school collaboration. Case competition exclusive to IIM A, B, C, L & XLRI
3. Nostalgia: Annual Homecoming event for 5 batches, On-campus 3 days event or Online (Virtual institute
tour) event
4. Netrtv talk series: Interview some of IIMLs highly acclaimed alumni thought leaders encompassing
various domains and industries
5. SAMVAAD: Flagship event, engaging talks, panel discussions & interactive sessions with the 20+
distinguished Alumni leaders on specific theme
6. Godfather mentorship program: Provide summer internship guidance for students by mapping them with
Alumni in the same organization.
7. HEPP/ Finals preparatory interviews: Conduct mock interviews across domains with the help of alumni
for HEPP/ Finals
8. Alumni association assistance: Campus connect for Recruitment and other Institutional activities,
Placement Job Portal for Alumni
9. Social media: LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify with 10K+ followers
10. Alumni engagement Forum: Formulated 300+ alumni connection with strategic intent and connected
them with other CCAs for enhanced alumni-Institute engagement
11. Road less travelled: Have conversations with alumni who are following their passion outside the
corporate world. Conversations are broadcasted on Spotify Podcast
12. Masterclass: Skill development workshops for students prior to the summer internship.
13. Live projects: For PGP students, 4-5 weeks project given by alumni
14. Wikipedia page for Notable Alumni
Team
1. Alumni Committee is a 2-year body.
2. It has been sanctioned 12 members:
a. PGP1: 6
b. PGP2: 6

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Art Strokes
Description
Art Strokes, the Fine Arts Club of IIM Lucknow, aims to infuse, revive and reinforce the
profound love for art in all its forms. The club provides a platform to showcase and nurture the
creativity of art enthusiasts on campus. In this regard, the club conducts multiple events
throughout the year, both independently and in collaboration with other clubs and committees.
The club also strives to create an exceptional ambience for various celebrations on campus.
Activities
1. Art Carnival – the flagship event of IIM Lucknow, hosts multiple workshops and activities for
students to experience the joy of creating their masterpieces
2. Online Art Competitions – the club organizes competitions on Dare2Compete with specific
themes, receiving submissions from multiple colleges across India
3. Sparkles & Spirits – organized in December, this event allows students to reflect on the
time spent during the year, as well as look ahead at what one wants to accomplish in the year to
come
4. Camaraderie – the club supports the inter-section war that hosts art events where students
portray the culture of IIM Lucknow
5. Workshops – Workshops of different art forms (such as pottery, calligraphy, canvas painting)
are conducted by professionals or our very own student artists
6. Exhibitions – Art Exhibition is organized every year during the occasion of convocation as well
as a theme-based one, which generally marks the end of the tenure for the team
7. Competitions are organized for students to mark the occasion of national holidays or other
celebrations
8. The club also extends its support and cooperation in organizing any other art events organized
on campus or in assisting other clubs and committees with artistic contributions to their events
Team
1. Art Strokes is a 1-year club.
2. It has been sanctioned 6 members.
3. The work is divided into 4 verticals: Social Media, Operations, Creatives, Events

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Bhavishya
Description
1. Bhavishya is the social initiatives committee of IIM Lucknow. Our aim is two-fold:
2. To raise awareness about social issues among the students of IIM Lucknow, sensitize them and
energize them to take action; and
3. To actively engage in projects that directly benefit society at large. Through our activities in
education, health, women empowerment and other social sectors, we leverage the technical and
managerial competencies of students and the faculty at our institute to help the underprivileged.
Till date, Bhavishya has reached out to thousands of beneficiaries through its activities.
Activities
1. Evening school: We impart supplementary education to children from nearby villages with the
help of volunteers from our institute.
2. Village development: We aim to transform Saidapur village (3-4 km from the institute) into a
model village in all major aspects such as sanitation, education, health, digital literacy, etc.
3. Paarijat: We act as a vehicle to sponsor the education of girl children in Prerna school (Gomti
Nagar).
4. HOPE: We collaborate with Pranyas Foundation’s HOPE initiative, which actively endeavors
for the sponsorship of the children facing financial strain and lack of resources.

Stand-alone events that happen on only 1-2 days every year

1. Pause for Perspective: It aims towards the mental wellness of the students during the
COVID19 lockdown period in collaboration with “The Art of Living”.
2. Gift Smiles: We collect funds and notes of gratitude from the students and distribute gifts with
a token of thanks to our superheroes (mess workers and the housekeeping staff) on behalf of the
entire student community.
3. Health Camp for Workers: We hold medical camp to provide free testing for basic illnesses
and diseases to all the contractual workers in the institute.
4. Paintshala: The event witnessed bathing the walls of Evening School in beautiful colors with
the collaborative efforts of the students of IIM Lucknow.
5. Harmony Cup: We organize our flagship fundraiser event, the intra-college cricket tournament
that brings together the IIML community to play for a good deed.
6. Community visits: We organize an orphanage visit on Independence Day and an old-age home
visit on Republic Day to sensitize the students about the children and senior citizens living in
these homes respectively and interact with them.
7. Cloth donation drives: We collect winter wear and even normal clothes from students, faculty,
staff living in the institute to donate them to needy people.
8. Blood donation camps

Team
1. Bhavishya is a 2-year committee.
2. It has been sanctioned 18 members:
a. PGP1: 9
b. PGP2: 9

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BizTech
Description
BizTech is an academic interest group which aims to further the interests of students of IIM
Lucknow in the space of technology, analytics and product management. It provides students
with the resources and platform to develop the business acumen while leveraging technology.
BizTech aims to provide the students with a platform to unleash and develop the product
mindset in them.

Activities
1. Live Projects and Case Competitions:
BizTech conducts many case competitions throughout the year to encourage the students to
solve real world problems. It also acts as an interface between the industry and academics by
providing students with various opportunities of live projects.
2. Case Book and Placement Preparation:
BizTech releases a case book on product management to aid the placement preparation of
students.
Besides this, BizTech also conducts mock interviews and discussions which help the students to
prepare for their final placements and summer internships in the field of analytics and product
management.
3. Product Management Fest (Inflection Point):
Biztech conducts the annual product management fest of IIM Lucknow. During this, a lot of
workshops and competitions are conducted across colleges which help the students in
understanding concepts and applying them to solve real world problems.
4. Speaker Sessions:
BizTech brings renowned people from the industry to give insights on technology, business,
analytics and product-management to the students. They also have tie-ups with product
management clubs from other reputed B-Schools like IIMA, IIMB and conduct CoLAB
sessions with them.
5. Newsletters and other industry related content:
BizTech provides current industry updates and information on concepts related to product
management and technology in business on its social media handles.

Team
1. BizTech is a 2-year academic interest group (AIG).
2. It has been sanctioned 16 members -
a. PGP 1 - 8
b. PGP 2 - 8

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Consulting & Strategy Club

Description
The Consulting & Strategy Club (CSC) is a student association which aims to provide a
platform to IIM Lucknow students to develop their interest, aptitude and orientation in the
profession of management consulting and strategy. It seeks to equip students with the tools and
resources necessary for careers in the consulting domain through a series of exposures to live
projects, case studies and strategy games. Moreover, CSC aids the industry veterans to tap the
immense potential of students at IIML and gain fresh and academic perspective on real life
problems.

Activities
1. Live Projects: CSC acts as a conduit between the students and companies who want to tap into
the pool of talent available at IIML. Live projects help students interact with industry experts,
work on live projects and manage their end-to-end execution. This allows students to get a
flavour of the real world by working as consultants.
2. Strategy Games and Events: Designing and conducting competitions (games and simulations)
related to consulting and strategy. These include:
a. Guesstimation is a three-round competition testing the logical approach and number
crunching skills of the participants. It consists of an online quiz, followed by a pen and
paper round which tests your guesstimation skills in a fantasy world. The winners of
round 2 move to the final round which is an interview.
b. Mindunes is a simulation game around testing decision-making relating to strategy
and optimization.
c. Strategia is the annual flagship event that revolves around live case studies provided
as well as judged by the sponsors.
Casebook and Placement preparation: CSC launches a casebook which is a collection of
consulting interview experiences (both from summer and final placements) with the consulting
firms recruiting from the campus to aid the placement preparation of students. Besides this, CSC
also conducts mock interviews and discussions which help the students to prepare for their final
placements and summer internships in the field of consulting.
3. Campus rounds: We facilitate the various flagship case-study/strategy competitions of various
companies.

Team
1. Consulting Strategy Club is a 2-year Academic Interest Group.
2. It has been sanctioned 18 members –
a. PGP 1 – 9
b. PGP 2 – 9

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Crack Tank: The Case Competition Preparation Club

Description
The club is aimed to create a sustained surge of representation of IIM L across the national level
and corporate level case competitions. It aims to create a community, that serves and guide the
new batches on skills required to crack creme case competitions. Events like - Guidance from
National Winners, Alum Workshops, Cohort based guidance will be used to achieve the goals of
the club.

Activities
1. Webinars by Alumni:
Crack Tank brings renowned people from the industry to give insights on problems that
businesses are working on alongside the aspects that candidates should keep primarily in mind
while solving a case in terms of viability and feasibility.
2. Workshops by National Winners:
Roping in the prior year’s national winners to put forward their thoughts on what worked and
what did not for that specific case competition. And provide insights on those aspects that
respective company specifically looks for.
3. Case-competition based cohorts:
Division of students into various case competition-based cohorts making it easy for students to
find teammates and providing respective access to resources.
4. Mentor mapping:
Facilitating the mentorship to the students by previous year national winners and finalists of that
particular corporate case competition. Each mentor shall be tagged 1 or more teams depending
on the supply-demand ratio on a random basis.

Team
1. Crack Tank is a 2-year club
2. The work is divided into verticals: Research & Content, Operations, Creatives, External Relations
3. It has been sanctioned 12 members:
a. PGP 1 – 6
b. PGP 2 – 6

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Credence Capital
Description:
Credence Capital is the student run investment club of Indian Institute of Management,
Lucknow. It is responsible for promoting a culture of personal finance and investment among
students through exposure to investment analysis and trading. Credence Capital also helps the
student community comprehend happenings in the financial markets and macroeconomic
environment through various knowledge sharing activities.
Activities
1. Nivesh – Credence Capital’s flagship event, the annual Investment summit of IIM Lucknow isa
platform for students to interact with and learn from veterans in the financial markets. Over the
last 4 editions, Nivesh has witnessed sessions by accomplished professionals including Kalpen
Parekh (DSP Mutual Fund), Ramesh Damani (Veteran Investor), Rahul Mukim (Carlyle), and
Mukul Arora (Elevation Capital) among others. It has also featured panel discussions moderated
by anchors from Bloomberg Quint and CNBC.
2. Speaker sessions, trading and investment workshops conducted in collaboration with
financial market participants. (Past speakers from Zerodha, Windrose Capital, Quadria Capital,
General Atlantic)
3. BizWiz – Regular sessions by Credence Capital on macroeconomic environment and
happenings in the financial markets. (Past topics include oil prices, monetary policy, Gamestop,
bad bank among others)
4. Publications and newsletters – Credence Capital publishes a monthly magazine, Bottomline,
in collaboration with the finance clubs of IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta.
Additionally, the club also covers topical issues like budget analysis, monetary policy, and
views on financial markets in regular newsletters. Credence also publishes regular sector
reports, with a focus on Indian markets.
5. Website (www.credencecapital.in) – The website consists of investment news and various
research articles. It also features stock market screeners and trackers to aid students in
identification of investments.

Team
1. Credence Capital is a 2-year club.
2. It has been sanctioned 16 members:
a. PGP1: 8
b. PGP2: 8

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Cultural Committee
Description
IIM Lucknow’s Cultural Committee was initiated as a club in the academic year 2015-16 and
has since then been one of the most active body on the campus responsible for organizing
cultural events throughout the year. The committee has the following duties apart from
conducting events.
1. Organize all institute gathering/celebrations/festivals with Cultural Secretary.
2. Coordinate activities among students to bring out the culture of the institute.
3. Ensure engagement between students at regular intervals throughout the year.

Activities
1. Institute Gathering: first week of the academic calendar.
2. Festivals: Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Lohri, Janmashtami, Christmas, Holi, Republic Day,
Independence Day.
3. Parichay: second week of joining.
4. Camaraderie: Usually first half of August.
5. Farewell: February.

Team
1. Cultural Committee is a 2-year body.
2. It has been sanctioned 18 members:
a. PGP1: 9
b. PGP2: 9
3. It has the following verticals: Operations, Events, Creatives, and Promotions.

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EARTH – The Environment Club

Environmental Awareness, Recycling and Sustainable Practices

Description:
Environment Club was founded last year to promote and build awareness of the environment and
sustainability amongst the students. Since the year of inception, we have conducted many
events/activities such as Gift a plant, Sustainability themed case competitions, regular quizzes &
mini-events like Detox-hour.

Objectives:
The objectives of the club are –
• Increase awareness about environmental issues and conservation best practices in IIM Lucknow and
beyond.
• Advocate necessary policy changes to make IIM Lucknow a benchmark in sustainability measures.
• Provide opportunities for students to be involved in projects that impact the environment and
sustainability
• Create future leaders and change agents in preserving and sustaining the environment.

Team
1. It’s a one-year club
2. It has sanctioned 10 members.
a. PGP1: 5
b. PGP2: 5

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Entrepreneurship Cell
Description
1. Our aim is to foster entrepreneurial spirit among the students through innovativeness,
knowledge sharing, mentorship, hands on experience, competition, networking and
monitoring.
2. We provide a platform in terms of seed---funding, incubation, mentoring, training &
knowledge dissemination to convert path breaking business ideas into self---sustaining
business ventures. 'Abhiyan' is a space for students who are interested in setting up their own
venture.
a. It aims transform the innovative ideas into viable business propositions.
b. We ensure that the incubates are provided adequate infrastructural, financial and
mentorship support throughout the period.
c. Deferred placement process has also been introduced to create an entrepreneurial
culture minimizing fear of failure.
Events
1. Srijan: The event calls for viable business idea from the students/startups from across the
country and gives them a platform to pitch their ideas in front of the industry experts
including angel investors, Venture capitalists.
2. FunkyIdeas: An impromptu event where the participants are given the task of pitching an
idea related to a funky useless object to a VC and convince them to invest in the crazy idea.
3. Bizness: It gives an opportunity to showcase the Entrepreneurial mettle with real money, real
profits. The business stalls put up this year included roses & Rubik cube gifts, snacks, dosa &
chicken, handmade decorative, and stoles & scarfs.
4. Campuspreneur: The event intends to address the problems existing on campus and seek
innovative solutions to solve it.
5. Margdarshan: It is a platform to allow students to gain insights from IIML alumni about their
successful entrepreneurial stories.
6. Business Simulation Game: A premier strategic management simulation game, combining
practical hands---on decision making with real world modelling.
7. Conclave: An annual meet of some of IIM Lucknow's most high-profile alumni providing a
chance for them to network as well as an opportunity for students to learn from them.
8. Functional Inductions: At the onset of every academic year, experts from different domains /
functions are invited to the institute to guide the incoming batch regarding their career
choices.

Team
1. Entrepreneurship Cell is a 2-year committee.
2. It has been sanctioned 16 members.
a. PGP1: 8
b. PGP2: 8

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Forty-Two
Description
The Forty-Two Club was launched in 2014 as the official literary and public speaking club of
IIM Lucknow. Inspired by the Answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and
Everything in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the club was
christened The Forty-Two Club.
The key purpose of the club is to awaken latent interest towards literary engagement on
campus. We aim to inspire fellow students to read and discuss books, write essays, poetry and
short stories, participate in literary games and contests, engage in debates, mock parliaments
and other similar activities. We look forward to foster healthy social interactions for like-
minded individuals and provide a platform for intellectual activities.
Our responsibilities include but are not limited to:
1. Promoting literature and conducting literary and public speaking events in the institute
2. Forging ties with the staff community on campus, with the aim of promoting speaking skills of
the larger IIM L community,
3. Maintaining an active online forum to promote and conduct activities of the club in order to
reach a larger set of prospective participants within and outside the campus.
4. Forming a team of literary and debating enthusiasts to represent IIM-L in literary events across
various institutes, and act as the point of contact for events by external agencies.
5. Provide a platform for connecting book enthusiasts on campus, facilitate exchange of books,
promote reading through pre-decided genres and titles and foster discussion on the read books.

Activities
1. Online literary quiz event for the incoming batch.
2. Camaraderie literary and speaking events (Twist n Shout, TurnCoat, Dumb Charades).
3. Word Game.
4. Speaking events during Manfest-Varchasva (TurnCoat and Charades with A Twist).
5. Debate competition for Employee Welfare Committee on Independence Day.
6. Initiation of the first ever Book Club on campus.
7. Competition by external agencies like News Laundry.

Team
1. Forty-Two is a 1-year club.
2. It has been sanctioned 6 members.

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HELICS - HR Club
Description
Helics is an Academic Interest Group in Human Resource Management conceptualized and
came into being in 2016. The aim of the club is threefold:
1. To provide a platform to the student community to engage with and promote the interest of
study of the HR discipline.
2. To facilitate the student body understanding of the HR domain through academic and
extracurricular activities.
3. To build industry-relevant HR skills in the student community and bridging the existing
gaps through training and development.

Activities
The roadmap for the academic year is planned as follows:
1. Industry interaction through expert talks.
2. Skill building workshops (Pre-summers/Pre-finals joining).
3. Soft skill development workshops.
4. Content dissemination (Newsletters).
5. Games, simulations, case-writing competitions.

Team
1. HELICS is a 2-year body.
2. It has been sanctioned 10 members.
a. PGP 1 – 5
b. PGP 2 – 5

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IGFAB
Description
Team IGFAB is a group of enthusiastic upcoming managers and is the sole student
representative in the domain of Agri-business Management at IIM Lucknow. The Academic
Interest Group IGFAB, at IIM Lucknow, was formed with a vision of making a difference in
agri-business by disseminating awareness about the domain, attempting to carve paths for
conserving the environment and diffuse subtle prosperity in rural India by undertaking socially
relevant activities.
The major objectives of the committee are:
1. Bring together agribusiness professionals on a common platform for exchange of ideas.
2. Create opportunities for the students to display their problem-solving skills.
3. Provide a taste of real time challenges to students by giving them an opportunity to work on
prevailing business scenarios in the agri-business domain.
4. Disseminating awareness on critical issues related to agriculture/agri-business.
5. The core functioning areas of the committee are around rural marketing, Food Retails and their
supply chains, Agri-finance or microfinance, food and agri-business scope and sustainability.

Activities
1. Qriosity: A National Level brand quiz competition for the marketing geniuses with a flair for
FMCG, rural initiatives, and other Agri-Business topics
2. Fabfest: The National Level Food and Agribusiness Conclave of IIM Lucknow, a witness from
various top institutes including B-schools & Undergrad Colleges across India. The event
comprises multiple competitions like case competition, B-Plan, posters, photography &
Quizzes.
3. HULT Prize: The campus round of the HULT Prize, the world’s largest social entrepreneurship
competition organized by the HULT foundation and the United Nations, is conducted
exclusively for IIM Lucknow students.
4. Vimarsh: Speaker series conducted by IIM Lucknow to enlighten students with industry
knowledge imparted by experts from Food & Agribusiness domain.
Team
1. IGFAB is a 2-year committee.
2. It has been sanctioned 10 members.
a. PGP1: 5
b. PGP2: 5

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Industry Interaction Cell

Description
1. The Industry Interaction Cell (IIC) aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry. As a
committee, we do not work in silos or departments, and everyone gets an opportunity to work in
all the verticals in various events.
2. We try to invite leaders not only from big corporations but accomplished people across domains
like sports, film industry, novelists, economists, social entrepreneurship etc. IIC aspires to
conduct events that:
3. Engage student community with industry stalwarts.
4. Complement academic learning with industry insights.
5. Provide a platform to make students aware and sensitive to business trends, practices and
recruitment needs by leaders.

Activities
1. Maintain and enrich a contact base of 800+ senior leaders and 400+ corporations.
2. Organize SAMVIT, IIM Lucknow’s annual business and leadership conclave – held in various
formats – ranging from panel discussions and debates to talks and workshops for students
3. Organize TEDx IIM Lucknow – A platform devoted to Ideas worth spreading. Short &
powerful talks are facilitated on variety of topics by experts and leaders.
4. Build and maintain a database of interviews of business leaders – offering a peek into their
success stories, mantras, and respective industry developments.
5. Conduct leadership talks/ panel discussions based on upcoming events like Budget presentation
or any current issue prevailing in the country which is relevant for the student community.
6. Share opportunities for working on live projects with companies.
Team
1. IIC is a 2-year committee.
2. It has been 14 members.
a. PGP1: 7
b. PGP2: 7

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Infrastructure & Audit Committee

Description
Infrastructure and Audit Committee is responsible for infrastructure, audit of all the club &
committees and to bring convenience deals for making the student stay more comfortable. IAC
acts as facilitators between student community and third-party vendors by doing collective
bargaining to bring out the best possible price.

Activities
1. IAC looks after scrap management for all the hostels.
2. Team will audit campus infrastructure and will assist Infrastructure Secretary in managing the
institute’s infrastructure.
3. The team may assist Treasurer in auditing the accounts of various clubs and committees.
4. The team will assist the Sports Committee in handling the sports infrastructure issues if
required.
5. Various Deals:
a. Provides convenience deals during convocation (Hotel deal)
b. Logistics deal
c. Cooler (second hand) deal
d. Valentine’s Day deal
e. Suit deal
f. Laptop deal

Team
1. IAC is a 2-year committee.
2. It has been sanctioned 16 members.
a. PGP1: 8
b. PGP2: 8
3. There must be at least one female member in the team

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Lucknow Laughter Club (LLC)

Description
Lucknow Laughter Club (LLC), started in 2019, is the official club for comic content in IIM
Lucknow and plans to bring to the surface the different predicaments faced by the student
community and the society at large in a satirical and humorous manner. The team has the
intention of giving opportunities to budding stand-up comics to give them a platform to express
their creativity and talent.
The club has the following broad objectives and functions:
a. Promote stand-up culture in the IIML community.
b. Conceptualize and organize various events to find and promote budding enthusiasts
c. Facilitate open mics and stand-ups as part of events conducted by other committees and clubs of
IIM Lucknow.
d. Coordinate with bodies of other colleges to enable participation of students of IIM Lucknow.
e. Use satire as a source to sensitize people on sensitive issues.
f. Handle the “@iim_llc” Instagram page to increase the outreach of the club and strengthen the
IIM Lucknow brand using comedy.

Events and Activities

1. The major activities of the club include social media engagement and open mic events
throughout the academic year.
2. A competition called “Just Kidding” is to be organized annually to encourage students to
unleash their talent in front of audiences.
3. An open mic event called “Lite Lo” is organized to bring laughter amidst the hectic student life
at IIM Lucknow.
4. A flagship roasting and ranting event called “Bhadas” is organized towards the end of the
academic year.
5. A professional show is organized by the club members by bringing a notable comic on stage to
bring joy and laughter to the student community.
6. Along with the above events, the club collaborates with other clubs, committees and AIGs in
their flagship events.

Team
1. LLC is a 1-year club
2. It has been sanctioned 8 members

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Manfest-Varchasva
Description
Manfest-Varchasva is the annual Business, Sports & Cultural Festival of IIM Lucknow. The 3-
day event is a confluence of Manfest, the Business Conclave and Varchasva, the Sports and
Cultural Festival. This 30-year-old legacy has established its position as one of the most
popular and biggest student-run fests across India. Over the 3 days, thousands of students
come together to witness and be a part of a plethora of precocious events that appeal to one
and all. The fest draws its participation from elite and well-established B-Schools, Engineering
and Undergraduate Colleges.

Events
1. Challenging and involving management events are organized in association with big
corporates, not-for-profits and government organizations. With large sums of money, PPIs and
PPOs at stake, these events attract participants in large numbers from across the nation.
2. Additionally, a gamut of cultural events including dance, music, theatre, etc. are organized.
3. Literary events and MUN also witness huge participation.
4. Leaders’ Express, a platform that brings together luminaries such as Railway Minster of India,
Mr. Suresh Prabhu, the Former President of India, late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the first Indian
to travel to space, Mr. Rakesh Sharma, Cabinet minister Smt. Smriti Irani, Infosys founder Mr.
N. R. Narayana Murthy and many more.
5. Over and above this, the evenings are packed with power performances and headlining Pro-
Shows that have featured national and international Pop and Rock bands such as Lost Stories,
The Local Train, RDB, Euphoria and Pain of Salvation and renowned artists such as K.K,
Javed Ali, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Guru Randhawa and many more.
6. Accompanying these are CSR activities including the Lucknow City Run, a city-wide 10 km
marathon for a cause.
7. Teams from participating colleges also battle it out to win the sports trophy by contesting
across a plethora of sports events spread across the three days.
Team
1. Manfest-Varchasva is a 2-year committee.
2. It has been sanctioned 28 members.
a. PGP1: 14
b. PGP2: 14

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Media and Communication Cell

Description
MCC acts as the sole communications liaison between IIM Lucknow and the external world,
working in close coordination with the Corporate Communications and Media Relations Cell
of IIM-L. MCC endeavours to promote the mission of brand IIM by providing relevant media
exposure to the institute.

Activities
1. Safarnama: A new venture by MCC where the team invites well known personalities from
different spheres of life to tell their stories. The podcast is live cast to the IIM Lucknow
audience who join the conversation with questions. The podcast is then uploaded to social
media channels.
2. MCC is responsible for creating the Yearbook for the outgoing batch every year. This includes
the Yearbook Launch event, managing external vendors to build a platform for data collection,
printing and delivering the Yearbooks each year.
3. MCC organizes Scribble Day for the outgoing batch, which consists of souvenirs, photo booths,
and the pictures to remember.
4. Being the sole representative of IIM Lucknow to the external world, MCC ensures extensive
media presence of the institute on all platforms to promote brand IIM L further. This includes
online visibility of the institute on websites like insideiim.com through articles and managing
the official accounts of IIM Lucknow on various social media platforms.
5. MCC creates its own content in different forms to cover the various elements on campus and
promote the IIM Lucknow brand.
6. MCC is the single point of contact between the media and different student bodies on campus
and thus ensures media coverage for events conducted by the different committees via different
channels and sharing it with online followers and the external parties.
7. MCC also assists in making the official IIM Lucknow newsletter - ‘Samanvaya’ every quarter
which keeps the entire IIM Lucknow fraternity aware of the happenings at campus. This
involves interviewing alumni and professors for the ‘Alumni in focus’ and ‘Faculty in focus’
sections.
8. MCC publishes a campus magazine- Pulse, displaying students’ talents. The magazine invites
students to submit their writings, art and photographs for publication.
9. Nutshell and Humans of IIM Lucknow: MCC also run regular social media campaigns like
a. Nutshel(L)s, which are three liner quirks on different happenings of the campus
b. Humans of IIM L, which showcases the diverse life experiences of the IIM Lucknow
community
10. MCC also regularly updates the official blog of the institute on happenings and articles from
professors.
11. MCC coordinates and facilitates media coverage for events like Manfest-Varchasva, Foundation
Day Celebration, and Convocation among many others in all national print, TV and online
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12. During IIM Lucknow’s fest Manfest-Varchasva, MCC conducts an event called “Contrapunto”.
This is a mock press event, which presents the participants with situations that have been in the
news and questions from the press. Industry experts from the media judge the event.

Team
1. MCC is a 2-year committee.
2. It has been sanctioned 18 members.
a. PGP1: 9
b. PGP2: 9

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Mess Committee
Description
Mess Committee works to contribute towards health and well-being of the IIM Lucknow
community by providing high quality food and services in a timely, hygienic, affordable, and non-
profit manner through effective use of available assets and promoting innovative ideas. We aim to
provide an unparalleled food experience for all stakeholders with continuous improvements in
services.

Activities
1. Verticals are as follows:
a. Finance: processing and audit of monthly bills.
b. Vendor Management: negotiations and monitoring of quality.
c. Infrastructure: layout, inventory, cleanliness, night mess and non-veg portal, etc.
d. Night Mess: streamlining of operations, delivery, menu, etc.
e. HR: salary slips for employees, incentives, resolution of issues, etc.
f. Creatives and PR: Create and manage contents on social media, Email communication,
etc.
2. Coffee vending machines at Academic Block and Hostels.
3. Increased engagement via social media and improved communication with batch
4. Employee Children Education Fund; a day out with employee children.
5. Hell’s Kitchen food stall operated during college fest.
6. Theme dinners - Eid, Diwali, Street food, New Year dinner, Pongal, etc.

Team
1. Mess committee is a 2-year body.
2. It has been sanctioned 22 members.
a. PGP1: 11
b. PGP2: 11

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Music Band – 3.4

Description
Three.Four (pronounced Three Point Four) is IIM Lucknow’s official band. Originally started
as an interest group for rock music, Three.Four is now an important part of IIM Lucknow’s
identity. The band attracts talent from within the batch every year to carry forward its musical
legacy and touch some lives along the way. With a range of music from Indian classical to
International music and all that lies in between, we aim to spread peace, music and a bit of
cheer on campus. We present a chance for the musically inclined to showcase their talents
through concert formats throughout the year.
With a diverse set of band members spanning different genres and geographies, Three.Four
aims to create lasting music that stays with people throughout their lives. The regular set of
events for the club include Jam Nights, Parichay (Freshers), Independence Day, Republic Day
performances, Manfest Varchasva, Euro Night, Nostalgia, Spring Fusion, Camaraderie.
Activities
1. Jam Nights
Three.Four conducts a jam night every term to celebrate music and provide much-needed stress
relief for the entire college.
2. Independence Day
Three.Four performs a collaboration of an array of patriotic songs during the Independence Day
celebrations, which is performed for students, faculty and the IIML community.
3. Manfest-Varchasva
The band organizes an Acoustic Night serenading the crowd with an Open Jam session during
the annual MV fest. The band may also be accompanied with performers from other colleges.
4. MCC Yearbook Launch Event
The band performs for the launch event of the Yearbook Launch conducted by Media and
Communication Cell to set the tone for a fun and nostalgic event for the students.
5. Harmony Cup
The band performs for a cause as part of the yearly Harmony Cup launch event wherein songs
based on inspiration, hope, dreams and aspirations are performed.
6. Republic Day
Members of the club collaborate for performing on various patriotic songs for students, faculty
and IIML community to spread the sense of pride and patriotism for the nation.
7. Spring Fusion
Senior members of the club perform one last time for the students evoking nostalgia and
engaging the audience in a night full of lasting music and reminiscing memories.
8. Camaraderie
The band judges and selects winners for solo song and group song competition in the inter
section wars.

Team
1. 3.4 is a 1-year club.
2. It has been sanctioned 14 members.

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Oculus – Travel and Adventure Club

Description
“ONE’S DESTINATION IS NEVER A PLACE, BUT A NEW WAY OF SEEING THINGS.”
Oculus is the Travel and adventure club of IIM Lucknow. Our mission is to help students
discover and build their adventurous spirit to rejuvenate and build a strong morale towards life
ahead. We engage, assist and work with the IIM L community members to organize events
related to travel and adventure activities which will help them discover themselves, reduce
stress, increase their happiness and reach the destination they seek.
Activities:
1. Treasure Hunt:
To welcome the students to the campus and create familiarity, Oculus conduct treasure hunt
covering around 40 places across the campus. It helps students to discover new things related to
different places alongside having fun and solving puzzles with friends.

2. Hell’s Gate:
To bring out the talent in students and help them discover themselves, Oculus conducts Hel(L)’s
Gate the annual adventurous fest of IIM Lucknow which tests the physical, mental, and emotional
strength of the students. The event had 7 rounds with team events and individual events testing the
spirit of sportsmanship, team playing abilities, ability to handle stress interview, negotiating
abilities of the participants which would help them be prepared for their future.

3. Leadership talk:
Oculus intends to bring eminent leaders and achievers in the travel and adventure space who
have inspired the masses and are thought leaders. Apart from the celebrated heroes in the field,
there are a set of business leaders who have successfully built business ventures around travel &
adventure related services and products. Oculus intends to organise talk and interaction session
with such leaders and entrepreneurs.

4. Travel:
IIM Lucknow community members requires numerous travel related services (Be it visa
processing, ticket booking, hostel/car booking, trek, trip details, outdoor stays, reservations at
travel locations for various activities etc.). Oculus collaborate with various vendors and make it
easy for the community members to avail these services with least effort and cost.

5. Online Events
a. Guess the place & Hell Explore
b. GEWA - Graduation trip travelogues
c. INTERNAMA - Online intern guide which can help students in the new places of their
internship in terms of accommodation, food, ease of travel, places of visit etc.

6. Other Programs:
a. Organising Grad trips & providing related services for the batch.
b. Adventure Week
c. Travel Diaries
d. Lucknow Culinary Walk

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Team:
1. Oculus is a 2-year club.
2. It has been sanctioned 10 members.
a. PGP1: 5
b. PGP2: 5.

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Operations Interest Group

Description
The Operations Interest Group (OIG) is the Operation’s Academic Interest Group of IIM
Lucknow. It aims to promote interest in the field of Operations Management through
interactive games, quizzes, case competitions & newsletters. The Group puts continuous
efforts to explore the horizons of Operations/SCM and share them with everyone.
1. Conduct events to promote Operations as an interest and career option among students
2. Provide detailed analysis of important breakthrough events in the field of operations
3. Assist in placement related preparation for both 1st and 2nd year students
4. Acts as interface between organizations & institutions interested in collaborating with IIM
Lucknow on supply chain front
5. Keep the students informed with the latest trends in Supply Chain Management and Operations

Activities
1. Simulation Events based on supply-chain dynamics (Beer Game and Conundrum)
2. National level competitions that would test the participants widely on their knowledge in the
domain of Operations Management (Trilogy and Opstrix)
3. White Paper Competition that would encourage students to explore the breadths & widths of
Operations Management (Opsyrus)
4. Pan India Case Study Competitions (Trilogy)
5. Guest lectures to introduce to students the recent happenings in the Operations domain
6. Preparatory sessions for placements especially for Operations roles
7. Live projects and certification programs in association with recognized bodies in the
operations and supply chain field

Team
1. OIG is 2-year Academic Interest Group.
2. It has been sanctioned 10 members.
a. PGP 1 – 5
b. PGP 2 – 5

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PRiSM
Description
PRiSM is the marketing Academic Interest Group of IIM Lucknow and aims to foster marketing
skills among the students of IIM Lucknow.

Activities
1. To generate interest in marketing among the students of IIM Lucknow by providing a platform
to develop and hone marketing skills through live on-the-spot events, workshops and live case
study contests etc.
2. To act as a link between theoretical knowledge and the practical world and give the students
opportunities to apply marketing concepts on practical problems through workshops, live case
study sessions and events which are conducted throughout the year.
3. To act as POCs to companies for conducting corporate marketing events for the students.
4. To conduct M-Day, a 3-day marketing festival that incorporates a series of events covering
varied aspects of marketing such as sales, branding, market pricing, economics and live case
studies.
5. Placements: To assist students in preparation for marketing roles during placements by
providing them PRiSMags, which cover the following information about the top 15-16
marketing companies recruiting from IIM L:
a. Company information & Brands
b. Positioning Strategy of major brands
c. Latest Ad campaigns & Analysis
d. CSR & related information
e. Competition Analysis

Team
1. It is a 2-year Academic Interest Group.
2. It has been sanctioned 16 members.
a. PGP 1 – 8
b. PGP 2 – 8

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Public Policy Club

Description
The colossal scale of operations combined with the complex social and political fabric of our
country poses significant challenges in the policy domain of the government. With the current
trend towards leaner and thinner government, there is steady rise of third-party administration.
Public Policy Club seeks to bridge the gap between the students of IIML and the policies of the
government and empower them by:
1. Sensitizing the IIML student community towards the current problems in the policy domain
2. Providing platform for discussion by organising talks, lectures, case competitions etc.
3. Understanding policy implications in the real-world context and its future implications
4. Enabling students to make small improvement in the state affairs of the government through
live projects

Events/Activities
1. POLICYमच
The hunt for a policy enthusiast is what fueled PolicyManch. This is a two round event which
comprises of a general quiz followed by individual submissions on policy issues. The objective
is to create awareness about the government policies and current hot topics.
2. Aarambh – The Annual Budget Session
This is the flagship event, which involves a panel discussion on the Union Budget. Dignitaries
from academia, industry as well as corporates share the stage and shed light on the budget
initiatives and who it would impact the country soon.
3. Crepidoma – The Public Policy Hackathon
It is a one of its kind case study challenge, which involves an analysis and formulation of
policies. The objective of the event is to provide a platform for analysis and discussion on macro-
economic policies.
4. Themis – National Debate Competition
The debate competition is organized in collaboration with Manfest-Varchasva. It is aimed at
developing the public speaking skills of the future leaders and provide a platform to put across
their point of view.
5. Workshops in collaboration with corporates and NGOs
Various workshops are organised in collaboration with corporates and NGOs to initiate a
discussion on less talked about topics like gender equality, female hygiene, right and equality,
etc.
6. Live Projects
The club brings in various live project opportunities and acts as a collaborator between students
and the various organizations.

Team
1. It is a 1-year club.
2. It has been sanctioned 7 members

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Quizzing Commoners
Description
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. - Bertrand Russell. The human
mind is relentless in the pursuit of knowledge. This thirst for knowledge is what drives his
progress in any field. And of course, what format for the transfer of knowledge could be as
exciting, or as beautiful, as a quiz? Only through this format can you combine the nail-biting
suspense, the sheer thrill of neurons firing off and the feverish search through millions of
thoughts, until you finally stumble upon that elusive detail, culminating in a Eureka moment of
pure happiness as you realize the answer. Quizzing Commoners (Q-Comm) was established in
2009 by the quizzing enthusiasts of IIM Lucknow. Q-Comm aims to ignite this spark of
quizzing that exists in everyone’s heart.
Quizzing Commoners offers a lot to its participants and there are a lot of reasons to participate
in the quizzes:
1. Quizzing as a sport greatly enhances the inquisitiveness of students helping them explore a wide
range of topics.
2. It increases daily awareness and helps boost positive habits such as reading and independent
research.
3. Students are up to date in recent development across a large range of fields - the requirement of
the day is to be well informed.
4. It facilitates lateral thinking, by presenting and answering questions in an irregular format.

Activities
1. The major activities of the club include 'Quizzes', a series of informal quizzing sessions held
throughout the year. The club also organises the quizzing section for Camaraderie. The formats
for each of these quizzes vary, and various themes such as business, entertainment, sports,
literature are explored through them.
2. Quizzing Commoners also undertook the organisation of the largest quizzing festival that exists
in the nation, Nihilanth. IIM Lucknow was home to quizzers from IITs & IIMs from all over the
nation for a period of 3 days and host to a total of 173 participants from these institutions. Well-
known quiz masters were called to conduct Nihilanth. Round the clock quizzing was what
ensued, and it resulted in the participant colleges praising the scale and organisation of the event.
It was as big as an event comes to in the quizzing field. This was only the second time Nihilanth
came to IIM Lucknow and the first time it was conducted independently here. This shows the
teams' commitment to In-house quizzing and exhibits the passion and zeal that the club has for
quizzing, which inspired us to take Lucknow's image in quizzing on the national stage to a
different level altogether.
3. Quizzing Commoners also coordinates with the Tata group to organise the prestigious Tata
Crucible College Quiz Championship. The group hosts the Lucknow city event at the college
premises. Several teams from the college have gone on to win the competition and have
represented the college at the National level with recent success in the 2021 edition.
4. The team also manages dedicated groups on Telegram where the students are sent out daily
facts and trivia to increase engagement and to inform about the upcoming events.
Team
1. It is a 1-year club.
2. It has been sanctioned 9 members.

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Random Walk
Description
“Dance like no one is watching. Dance with your heart, mind and soul.”

Random walk (RW) binds not only those who can dance, but also those who love and enjoy
dancing. Random Walk is the official dance troupe cum choreography club of IIM Lucknow. It
was initially started as a small dance interest group to help provide dancers an opportunity to
continue pursuing their art. Till today, for dance enthusiasts, the club stands to be the biggest
extracurricular activity, providing the much required break from academic life. Though the
general managerial activities of the club are carried out by its members, other dance
enthusiasts in the institute come together whenever a dance performance is to be staged. So the
club basically represents IIM Lucknow’s dancing community. It provides lot of opportunities
in the form of competitions, events and workshops for igniting the spark of interest present in
the budding managers and honing their skills towards showcasing their talents.
The club has come a long way from its humble start. Today it has built itself a very strong
internal brand image and is fast proceeding to stamp its name among the institutes in and
around Lucknow.

Activities
1. Major Events:
a. 2-day dance workshop followed by Ballroom event
b. Dandiya Night
2. Major Performances by RW:
a. Manfest-Varchasva
b. Independence day and Republic day
c. Foundation day
3. Collaboration with other clubs/committees
a. Cultural Committee: Camaraderie, Institute party and Farewell
b. Bhavishya Committee: Bhavishya kids’ performance during camaraderie

Team
1. It is a 1-year club.
2. It has been sanctioned 11 members.

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Rang – “Pride Club of IIML"

Description
"Rang - The Pride Club" aims to create a safe space for individuals of the LGBTQIA+ community on
campus, regardless of their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, caste and any other forms of
diversity. The club will also seek to promote awareness and sensitization about gender and sexuality as
a spectrum in a meaningful manner by utilizing managerial expertise, skills, and emotional intelligence.
The club will also conduct outbound PR activities to help IIM Lucknow become one of the top
institutions with an inclusive environment.

Activities
1. Vasant: A Case-study competition on D2C platform based on the issues of diversity and inclusion
along with a quiz and essay writing round

2. PAINT YOUR DREAMS: Setup up a counter during the MV fest selling items created by the
transgender community in association with an NGO for transgender empowerment like Sahodari
Foundation

3. RANGILA WEEK: It would be a week full of Art, Fashion, Poetry, Dance, Open-mic and Speaker
Session, Panel discussion with diversity champions of BCG, Microsoft, Novartis. Events will be in
hybrid mode.

4. PARADISE WEEK: A weeklong awareness campaigns dedicated to mark International Day of

Person with Special Abilities.

5. Buddy System/SPOC System: One-on-One interaction for LGBTQIA+ students with buddy from
same community

6. Marg darshan: Sensitisation & career development workshops

7. Dille-Dastan: Weekly cosy meet-ups of members and allies

8. Embrace your colours: Confidential platform for minority community to voice out their thoughts.

9. Routine Activities: Weekly awareness drives through social networks, posters, and graffiti.

Team

1. Rang is a 1-year club

2. It has been sanctioned 5 members

3. The team is divided into five verticals- Relationship & Sponsorship; Creatives & PR; Content;
Operations and Event Management.

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Right Angles
Description
Right Angles is the photography and videography club of IIM Lucknow. The club's primary aim
is to spread the magic of photography among the student community and provide an outlet for
the expression of creativity and sharing of skills and experiences with the community. In this
endeavour, the club conducts numerous events across the academic year.
Activities
1. The flagship event is called 'Photonite,' which is conducted in open grounds at night with little
to no ambient light to capture some of the most memorable moments enhanced by creative
elements of artificial lights, fairy lights, and LEDs.
2. Photowalks, as we like to call them, are casual walks around the campus while trying to capture
anything interesting on the way. While the peacocks are the all-time favourites, squirrels,
buildings, rocks, and even peer shutterbugs trying to take a shot in weird positions are captured.
3. 'Photoshoot for a Cause' is a month-long event and is one of the significant projects that the club
undertakes. The club members click pictures of students in their respective groups and friends'
circles to collect funds for charity and donate it through the social initiative committee or other
NGOs.
4. As Right Angles expanded further into videography in 2020, the club handles video coverage of
most of the events on campus. The club also takes up other projects upon request by other clubs
and committees, some major collaborative projects being made with Manfest Varchasva,
Alumni Committee, and Random Walk
5. The DSLR workshop is usually conducted in association with industry stalwarts. The event is
usually clubbed with a photography competition for the students to showcase their newfound
skills.
6. The club also conducts a completion for the incoming batch, usually with the theme of
"Unexplored IIM," to give the incoming batch to showcase the campus from their viewpoint. It
also works closely in association with MV in conducting the photography competition during
the fest.
7. The club also runs a Facebook page with about 4,000 followers and an Instagram page with
over 1,300 followers, making it one of the most followed pages among the clubs and
committees. The page plays a pivotal role in showcasing the life and spirit of IIM Lucknow to
the world outside.
8. Right Angles conducts a photo booth annually during the convocation as a parting gift to the
graduating batch. With funny props, heartfelt messages, proud parents, and nostalgia all around,
the photo booth provides a perfect setting for capturing memories one last time.
9. The academic year 2016-17 saw the first-ever inter IIM photography competition among all the
IIMs, and Right Angles played a pivotal role in conceptualizing the event. The club aims to take
this event to greater heights through collaborations with photography clubs from all IIMs.
Team
1. Right Angles is a 1-year club.
2. It has been sanctioned 9 members.

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ShARE Chapter
Description
The ShARE chapter is an innovative club at the crossroad of education and consulting. It runs a
leadership program to turn bright university students into Do Well Do Good leaders. It offers
corporates a new way of consulting, building innovation ecosystems and access to top talent.
• Inculcating Global learnings within the IIM Lucknow community, with access to join the
3000+ global alumni network post the program
• Providing Diverse learnings, across domains, in the world of consulting
• Fostering leaders of tomorrow who will take the “Do Good, Do Well” motto further

Activities
1. Live Projects: ShARE connects students with industries/startups seeking passionate and skilled students from
IIM Lucknow. With the community and company network, students can access live projects around the DWDG
concept.
2. Events and competitions: ShARE organizes national events and consulting case competitions focused on its
DWDG ideology. These include:
a) Triple Bottom Line: It is a three-round national-level competition where participants work on a real-
life case problem. The events comprise an online quiz in Round 1, case submission in round 2,
followed by ten finalist teams getting a chance to present their solutions to an esteemed panel of judges
b) Collaboration with other IIM’s Share chapter and launch annual flagship case competition.

3. Content creation: ShARE curates content on various industry verticals and publishes detailed solutions for the
projects the team has worked on, covering the approach, recommendations, and impact on the client. Also,
ShARE’s Lucknow social media channels publish about DWDG companies, startups, and other prominent
sustainable activities worldwide.
4. Speaker sessions: ShARE organizes sessions/webinars wherein industry leaders/CEOs share their knowledge
and experiences about business problems they have worked upon.

Team

1. ShARE chapter is a 2-year structured program.

2. It has been sanctioned 15 members each year.

a) PGP 1 – 15

b) PGP 2 – 15

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SIGFI
Description
Special Interest Group in Finance (SIGFI) is the finance Academic Interest Group of IIM
Lucknow. It aims to promote finance as an interest among the student community and enable
them to stay abreast of the latest developments in finance and economics. It provides a platform
for students to participate in numerous National and International contests. From trading game
to Finance aptitude test and various other national level challenges to events simulating challenges
facing a financial advisor, SIGFI has done them all, with the aim of nurturing the finance acumen
in the IIM-L community.
Following are the roles and responsibilities of the committee:
1. Conduct events to promote finance as an interest and career option among students.
2. Provide detailed analysis of important financial and economic events.
3. Placement related preparation for both 1st and 2nd year students.
4. Conduct corporate events to increase understanding of finance roles in industry.

Activities
1. Finanza, flagship finance event comprising of speaker sessions by eminent industry experts and
national level case competition
2. National and international competitions (CFA Institute Research Challenge – campus round,
VCIC campus round, International Bloomberg Olympiad, Corporate Bridge Tests – CFAT, FinQ
– finance quiz)
3. Corporate events, workshops, and guest lectures (ICICI Stockmind, speaker sessions on
valuations and elevator pitches, IPO and Monte Carlo simulation, Mergers and Acquisitions)
4. Live projects and online courses (offered in collaboration with eduCBA and FinShiksha)
5. Knowledge material to provide updates on financial and economic events (Monthly newsletters,
articles, guides, WAT/PI material on finance domain)
6. Placement preparation for finance roles (Preparation material, sessions, mock interviews)
7. Preparatory sessions for CFA exams

Team
1. SIGFI is a 2-year Academic Interest Group.
2. It has been sanctioned 14 members.
a. PGP 1 – 7
b. PGP 2 – 7

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Spic Macay
Description
This is the IIM Lucknow student chapter of the Society for Promotion of Indian Classical
Music and Culture Amongst Youth. SPIC MACAY seeks to conserve and promote an
awareness of this rich and heterogeneous cultural tapestry amongst the youth of this country
through focus on the classical arts, with their legends, rituals, mythology and philosophy and
to facilitate an awareness of their deeper and subtler values.

Activities
1. Circuit Events: SPIC MACAY organizes circuit events in the IIM Lucknow campus where
exponents of various art forms from different parts of the country perform. These events are
aimed at sensitizing the community about the rich diversity of music and dance forms
prevalent across our country. In the past year, SPIC MACAY organised two such concerts in
the campus, a classical music performance and a Bharatnatyam performance.
2. Student Performances: SPIC MACAY also promotes musical talent from the batches through
‘Aarohan’ where students showcase their talent in classical and traditional music and dance
forms. The objective of this event is to increase the involvement of the students in the cultural
activities and motivate them to cultivate an interest in the different art forms.
3. Targeted Domains: Establishment of Nodal Centre: SPIC MACAY is also working towards
establishing itself as a nodal centre for concerts in the city of Lucknow. Currently tie-ups are
being established with the Jaipuria Institute of Management, Avadh College and KV in
Lucknow and over the coming year we expect to organize events collectively to inculcate an
interest in culture and music among the college students.
4. For the coming year, SPIC MACAY also plans to host artists of international repute for
campus events like “Manfest-Varchasva”. The objective of organizing these events is to
popularize Classical music and dance forms among the IIM Lucknow community and generate
an interest in the Indian culture.

Team
1. It is a 2-year club.
2. It has been 10 members.
a. PGP1 – 5
b. PGP2 – 5

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STEX Committee
Description
STEX Committee works as a facilitator on three fronts namely, the incoming students to IIM
Lucknow, the outgoing students and fostering the growth of IIM Lucknow’s students exchange
program by creating promotional materials meant for international students and institutions.

Activities
For Outgoing students, we arrange for deals on trip essentials such as Euro rail passes, to make
them available at a reasonable cost to IIM L students. Apart from this, an Event Anubhav is
organized to share the experiences of senior batch who went on student exchange.
For Incoming students, we look into their queries and assist them with academic issues to
make their stay comfortable. Apart from that, a Buddy program is organized wherein foreign
students are allotted buddies for smooth cultural transition. Coordination with Mess
Committee for Euro- Dinner, and Fashion Parade participation of foreign students in Manfest-
Varchasva, apart from organizing ‘Euro-Night’, which is a culture exchange event.
On the promotional front, STEX committee prepares brochures and informational materials
depicting IIM Lucknow’s work culture and student life, to strengthen Student exchange
program.

Team
1. STEX Committee is a 2-year body.
2. It has been sanctioned 10 members.
a. PGP1: 5
b. PGP2: 5

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Sports Committee
Description
To cater to the sports requirements of IIM Lucknow students by helping organize sport meets,
provide sports consumables for institute teams and IIML students in general, arrange coaching
facilities for the institute teams as and when required, maintain sports infrastructure with help
from Infrastructure Secretary and encourage participation of students in various sport events.

Activities
1. End to end management of sports infrastructure and pursuing new proposals for the same as and
when required in collaboration with Sports Secretary.
2. Procuring sports inventory after discussion with individual sports team captains using
committee budget.
3. All year maintenance of complete sports infrastructure in coordination with Student Affairs.
4. Host the sports fest during Manfest-Varchasva, one of the themes of annual cultural, biz &
sports fest of IIM Lucknow. Work in collaboration with MV team for a successful event.
5. End to end execution of Sangram - IIML Inter-Section Sports Meet every year.
6. End to end execution of Sangharsh, pan-IIM Sports Meet at IIM Lucknow as and when turn
comes to host and making arrangements for students when other IIMs are hosting the event in
collaboration with Sports Secretary.
7. End to end execution of Hell Leagues – a sports event bringing together PGP1 and PGP 2 and
forming teams via a bidding process.
8. Organize Foundation day where the committee facilitates conducting sports among staff and
students.
9. Coordinate among IIML students and other institute sports teams/captains/sports secretaries for
participation in external sports meets such as XLRI-IIMC-XIMB-IIML sports meet and pan-
IIM sports meet, Sangharsh and any other sports event in collaboration with Sports Secretary.
10. Provide coaching facilities and all other sporting facilities (only if possible) to all Institute
teams.
11. Design and provision of sports jerseys and tracksuits for the team to participate in various
events.
12. Collaborates and work together with sports secretary as and when required.
Team
1. Sports committee is a 2-year body.
2. It has been sanctioned 18 members.
a. PGP1: 9
b. PGP2: 9

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Tails and Tales

Description
Tails and Tales is the animal welfare club of IIM Lucknow working towards the well-being of
dogs and other animals on the campus. The population of 50+ dogs form an important part of
the campus life, and TnT aims to look after their welfare and health. Not limiting ourselves to
just dogs, we also look after injured birds and cats when such an occasion arises.

Activities
The club has the following major functions:

1. Regular dog feeding along with the help of volunteers

2. Regular vaccination of all the dogs on campus
3. Sterilization of dogs on the campus
4. Providing first-aid and medical care to injured and sick animals, including birds
5. Collaring and providing winter shelter for all the dogs
6. Carrying out fundraising to support the club’s activities
7. Adoption of the puppies by campaigning

Team
1. Tails and Tales is a 1-year body.
2. It has been sanctioned 5 members.

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Team Disha
Description
To aid and mentor the students of IIM Lucknow in preparation for their Summer Placement,
HEPP and Final placements. Team Disha works with the Placement Committee to ensure a
smooth placement process.
Activities
1. To conduct mentor allocation for the junior batch (during summers) and the senior batch (during
HEPP & Finals).
2. To oversee the CV preparation of the junior batch through guidelines, reviews and submissions.
3. To aid the junior batch in HR answers preparation through submissions, reviews and mock
interviews.
4. To conduct functional sessions, group discussion practice sessions and functional interview
sessions. Perform end to end logistics for the same (room booking, coordination etc.)
5. To prepare reference guides for all the companies participating in the placement process
6. Maintain a repository of past interview questions (company, industry and function specific.)
7. Collect interview feedback during the placement processes.
8. Maintenance of database/portal (accessible by students) with relevant preparation material
9. Selection of the new team (time as per Senate rules) and the transfer of knowledge.
10. Keep updated with information shared during HEPP and Finals company pre-placement talks
(through attending the presentations themselves or getting the information through other
sources)
Other activities of Team Disha:
1. Preparing domain specific preparation material.
2. Helping students with company, industry and functional information near/outside the interview
rooms during the Summer, HEPP and Final placement process.
3. Communicate form/company test/other preparation related guidelines to the batch
4. To coordinate with function specific committees for conducting sessions and providing relevant
preparation material.
5. Coordinating informal interactive sessions with company representatives/alumni
6. Conducting alumni HR and functional interviews
7. Facilitating informal sessions between respective PPO holders and new interns, to help students
perform better during their internships.
Team
1. Team Disha is a 2-year committee
2. It has 34 members:
a. PGP1 – 17
b. PGP2 – 17

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Team Synapse
Description
Team Synapse manages all the information portals and is the single point of contact for
Knowledge Management servers at IIML. We as a team are committed towards making the life
of the students at IIM Lucknow a lot easier by streamlining various processes and to enhance
their learning experience by conducting various events and guest lectures.
Activities
1. Etrigan is the one stop platform that provides up-to-date information about the campus-
happenings; and it integrates all the intranet portals used by IIML community. It also is
student directory, which helps to get information about all the current students in IIML
community.
2. Claroline is the online knowledge management system, which allows instructors to upload
lecture slides or other course material they want to share with the students and send across the
announcements to all the subscribed students.
3. Aghanim portal is crucial in the placement process at IIML. It enables students apply to
visiting companies during summers, HEPP and final placements. It also has an e-notice board
through which the placement team communicates about the placement events.
4. F.I.R. is the reporting platform for the students to register complaints regarding any difficulty.
5. Calvin is a portal through which all committees and clubs conduct their selection process.
6. Cerberus is the bidding portal that streamlines the elective allocation system for 2nd year
students.
7. IIM Prints is the portal where 2nd year students can connect and write testimonials for each
other.
8. Knockturn Alley is the portal that facilitates selling and buying items within the campus.
9. ExTra is a portal that helps students track their spending at various food joints on campus.
10. Disha portal is a placement wiki for the IIML students.
11. Apart from managing these portals Team Synapse also helps students by providing support in
various events like Manfest-Varchasva. Team Synapse also organizes multiple guest lectures
under the affiliation of ISACA.
12. In addition to these activities Team Synapse also conducts various events like
a. E-Sikander: an annual intra-college LAN gaming tournament.
b. LAN-WARS: an annual inter-college LAN gaming tournament conducted during
Manfest- Varchasva.

Team
1. Team Synapse is a 2-year committee.
2. It has been sanctioned 18 members.
a. PGP1: 9
b. PGP2: 9

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Toastmasters
Description
Toastmasters is an international forum aimed at developing one’s communication & leadership
skills. IIM Lucknow chapter of Toastmasters club falls under the preview of Northeast region
of Toastmasters District 41.

Activities
1. Weekly meetings: The Toastmasters community of IIM Lucknow meets every week for regular
sessions including prepared speeches and impromptu ones, with detailed feedback for each
speaker. We also host joint meetings with the Toastmasters Club of other IIMs to provide
exposure to the members.
2. Speaker sessions: We also invite esteemed speakers and communication experts from the industry
to aid the batch improve their communication and leadership skills.
3. Contests: We also organize multiple contests, both prepared speech and impromptu ones for the
IIM Lucknow community at large, including inter-college and inter-club events.

Team
1. Toastmasters club is a 1-year club.
2. It has been sanctioned 7 members.
3. However, PGP1 may take shadow roles with PGP2.

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