RACE - Research and Consultancy Enterprise
The Official Consulting Club of IMT GhaziabadResearch and Consultancy Enterprise is the official Consulting Club of IMT Ghaziabad, which provides a platform for students to master the art of conducting insightful research and develop an understanding of the consulting landscape to gain significant exposure to the dynamic business world. A cohort of distinguished alums from various industries and the brightest students of the institute belonging to the RACE family enrich the experiential learning of the students at IMT.
Vision:
To be an esteemed and pre-eminent Consulting Club while contributing to the development of business and society.
Mission:
- Provide students with an integrated platform for exploring the consulting landscape by collaborating with different industries.
- Boost the student community’s engagement in the consulting field with the help of various publications, case competitions, and other events of RACE.
- Provide expert consultancy solutions fostering lasting and impactful relationships with various organizations.
- Deliver unique and varied opportunities in the form of live projects for students to apply their classroom learnings in real life and promote innovation and excellence.
- Position RACE as the benchmark of Consulting at IMT and brand it as a one-stop solution for diverse business problems.
Structure of the Team:
The student members of RACE work in collaboration and coordination along the 5 main business verticals:
- Research and Analytics: This team is responsible for performing in-depth analysis and research on the various industries, organizations, and the club’s consulting practices.
- Content and Marketing: This team is responsible for enhancing the social media presence of RACE by sharing various insights and industry trends and also handling the marketing and promotional activities of the events.
- Corporate and Industry Relations: This team is responsible for engaging with industry partners and working towards bringing in new opportunities by networking with renowned industry professionals.
- Partnerships and Events: This team is responsible for conducting and managing all the significant events of RACE and engaging with the sponsors for the grand success of the events.
- Operations and Finance: This team is responsible for managing all the operational and financial administrations of RACE.
Events:
RACE conducts multiple engaging events throughout the year, which are as follows:
- Koncentrix: The national-level inter-college case study competition is RACE’s flagship event, one of the most popular competitions in the Indian B-School circle. The event consists of two sub-events: Aarohan – The Consulting Conclave, and Konsulenza, The National Case Study Competition.
- #IAmFreshmanConsultant: The strategy-based case study competition for the first-year students of IMT is conducted at the beginning of the MBA program to expose them to learning how to decode and tackle real-life business problems.
- RACE for Case: The Alumni interaction events help the students get in-depth insights into decoding the mysteries of case competitions and learn how to emerge victorious from the past winners of the national Business case competitions.
- Fireside Chat: The latest talkfest series aims to conduct informative chat sessions by industry experts and consultants, which helps the students learn what is not taught at the B-Schools.
Activities and Initiatives:
To help the students of IMT enrich their knowledge base and prepare for their Placement activities, the following activities and initiatives are conducted:
- Digital Knowledge Initiatives like CompViews, Gazette, Trendz, and News Snippet: The digital information snippets assist the students with their placement preparations by providing information on the analysis of companies taking part in the placement process, business and geo-political events, major Marketing and IT trends around the world, etc.
- Social Media Series like BizScan, Consulting 101, and Then & Now: The weekly social media posts by RACE on various business and geo-political events, consulting concepts, etc., help to enrich the student’s knowledge base.
- Industry and Business Projects and Knowledge-Sharing Partners: Collaboration with organizations like The Product Folks, Skilled Sapiens, etc. for developing the students’ skill-sets and short-term project opportunities at various organizations like Caere India, Centella, etc., help the students at IMT to become the business leaders of tomorrow.
