Nimitt'07 : ‘Unleashing what lies beyond and beneath’
July13-14, 2007

361 participants, 56 corporates, 96 teams, 21 institutes, 10 mega-events in partnership with corporate houses like NASSCOM, TCS, TiE, Atos Origin, Tech Mahindra, BMC, I m e t r i s , and McGraw Hill…

Nimitt, the 2-day annual B-School fest of SPJIMR, was hosted by the students of PGDSM-MIT. The theme 'Unleashing what lies beyond and beneath' was about finding business solutions for empowering the population at the bottom of the pyramid. The event was declared open by Professor Sunil Rai, joint director of SPJIMR, in the gracious presence of Mr. Deepak Ghaisas (Vice chairman, i-flex solutions) and Mr Ninad Karpe (MD,CA India & SAARC).

Tech Mahindra sponsored Anveshan - A case study contest, Atos Origin and TCS sponsored Tatva 1&2 - Paper Presentation while TiE sponsored Aakruti - BPlan contest. McGraw Hill's Vedanta saw a huge success with over 350 participants and INR 2.5 lakhs worth prize money. Tark-Vitark - Corporate Panel discussion with panelists from organizations like NASSCOM, TTSL, ITC-IBD, Citigroup & Novell Technologies and Gurukul - Lecture series from the Guru's desk were much applauded events of Nimitt'07. Gurukul showcased varied perspectives on the theme starting from those of the young entrepreneur and founder of Pagalguy.com moving on to a matured look from the top of the pyramid by AVP of Tech Mahindra and concluding with an international perspective by the US Consul General himself. Nakshatra - Star team contest, where the winners of all the events competed for the title of the stars was the concluding event of Nimitt '07. Team from I I M I performed marvellously well and grabbed the title 'Nakshatra of Nimitt '07'.

Nimitt '07 provided the participants with a unique opportunity to work towards one goal ‘Unleashing what lies beyond and beneath'. The event concluded with a DJ party for participants. Joint Director Prof. Sunil Rai applauded the organizers and quoted Nimitt '07 as a 'Landmark event in the history of SPJIMR’

"Nimitt '07 is an extremely well designed and structured event. It has the right mix of just about everythinginteractive discussions, quality inputs from the faculty and collaboration with industry. And the most important element is the lively environment and buzz created by Nimitt '07.”
- Ninad Karpe, Managing Director, CA India & SAARC

"SPJIMR has a family like environment and lives by its values. As a learning centre SPJIMR, constantly comes out with themes that enrich the minds of participants and as well contribute to the society. The theme of Nimitt '07 for the 'Bottom of the Pyramid' is a good theme and ‘beyond for beneath’ is what is important at this point.”
- Deepak Ghaisas, Vice chairman, i-flex solutions