Extracurricular activities at IMS, Ghaziabad

Extracurricular activities at any institution are as important as academic activities. Extracurricular activities help in the overall growth and development of the student. It improves the confidence level and motivates the students to possess a positive attitude in all walks of life, be it in the workplace or personal life. In this article, we will discuss the extracurricular activities at IMS Ghaziabad.

The Cultural Committee at IMS Ghaziabad shows cultural diversity at the institution through various cultural performances and various festive events. This helps IMS Ghaziabad to develop cultural harmony amongst students from different backgrounds. IMS Ghaziabad has healthy, fun, and frolic-activities along with a busy academic schedule. The institute offers a platform for students to showcase their talent. The institution has different types of talents, which include musicians, writers, painters, photographers, and art dreamers. The institution provides a homely ambiance for students so that they will feel free to pursue their passion. The institution has the following clubs to involve students in extracurricular activities:

Finance Club

To improve the financial quotient of the students, IMS Ghaziabad has established a finance club. It creates an environment that develops the culture of regular learning and its application. The club was established to provide knowledge about the financial domain and to encourage active participation of students. This is one of the most popular platforms at IMS Ghaziabad to share finance knowledge beyond the classroom. This is done through workshops, guest lectures, games, and events like business quizzes, role-play competitions, money magic, IPO watch, etc. The event, named "FINNACLE"—The Finance Fest, is also organised by the students.

The Marketing Club (Markwizz)

The marketing club was established to provide opportunities for future managers to discover the hidden potential of students. This platform helps in unleashing the creativity and innovation of students through different competitive events related to the current market scenario in India and across the globe. So far, various events like MarkT Vyom ( Marketing Quiz Competition), MarkT Aaknti (Bill-board Designing Competition on the theme " Protect Girl Child" ), AD-diction (Unlimited Innovations) and MarkT Sangram (The Ultimate Marketing Engima) have been held. An annual inter-institute marketing festival is also organised by IMS Ghaziabad. MarkT Fest consists of diverse events. All these events provide the opportunity for students to learn the basics of marketing concepts, which improves their marketing and leadership skills. Not only that, but this club also runs a wall magazine named MarkT Zine, which displays current articles related to the happenings in the marketing and advertising field.

Saksham: The HR Club, evidence of excellence

To achieve excellence, the HR club named Saksham continuously delivers experiential learning to acquire knowledge of HR. At IMS Ghaziabad, HR Fest is designed to develop the students to attain professional excellence. It is done through guest lectures, games, and quizzes. Different competitive exams like Juggernauts, Whizkid, Synergims 2010, and Aaron 2011 have been conducted by Saksham. Many other subevents are also conducted by this club, such as Creative Punch, Sangathan, Team it up, Abhiney, etc. Saksham runs a yearly e-magazine on HR. The Core Committees and Editorial Committee of HR students handle all this with the support of the faculty in charge. The students of other streams are motivated to contribute to this magazine.

The Aayam Operation Club

This club is for enhancing the theoretical basics and their applications in the field of strategy and operations management. It has been established with the basic aim of sharing knowledge in the areas of systems and operations. Students who are interested in subjects like strategy and operations usually run this club. Students in this club are usually updated on the latest trends and improvements in these fields. Key elements of the club consist of different strategic games related to operational systems like quizzes, SCM, and strategic games.

Apart from these clubs, IMS Ghaziabad has a student activity council which has seven academic clubs, three cultural clubs also known as (Pratham club, film club, and literature club), one sports club also known as Spardha, one media and social media club(Smart Club)  and three CSR clubs (Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Club, Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat Club, and Innovation & incubation club). 

About The Author:

Amit Kumar Sharma is an Assistant Professor at Lovely Professional University. With ten years of experience in teaching organisational behaviour and HRM, he has also conducted 13 faculty development programs at the school level and two management development programs at the industry level.

Note: The views expressed in this article are solely the author’s own and do not reflect/represent those of Shiksha.