Corporate Interaction Division (CID), is an industry facing committee in FORE School of Management. It acts as an important connection between academia and industry. CID routinely organizes interaction sessions for the student fraternity. These range from solo-speaker seminars, panel discussions, guidance sessions, and more. The motivating aim of the committee is to ensure that the student body has a constant pulse on the dynamic corporate environment. CID conducts cross-specialization events that cater to the various specializations FORE offers as well as the individual career aspirations of the students.
Some of the events organized by the team are as follows:
Leadership Luminaries: It is a platform where seasoned corporate professionals and accomplished leaders from diverse domains and verticals generously share their real-world experiences with students. These interactive sessions are designed to bridge the gap between theoretical learning and practical application.
CXO Masterclass: This series brings together industry titans, including CXOs, Presidents, Chairmen, Managing Directors, and other top-level executives, to impart invaluable insights, expertise, and perspectives. Participants have the unparalleled opportunity to learn directly from the visionaries shaping the business landscape today.
Marketing, International Business, Finance, IT, HR and Operations Conclaves: These are held annually through the academic calendar. The aim is to collaborate with corporate leaders of respective domains and to open doors for healthy discussions on themes that are reckoned keeping in mind the-real world scenarios and business requirements. These industry interactions not only help students enhance their knowledge across all the management domains but also give them an insight into a plethora of opportunities and challenges that await them in the future.
Getting Fiascos Right: An inter-college competition where students tackle real-life business problems and propose prompt, effective solutions. Participants analyze complex scenarios, presenting their strategies to a panel of industry leaders, including senior executives. Judged on creativity, feasibility, and impact, the event offers practical experience, industry insights, and valuable networking opportunities.
Kurukshetra - The Management Battlefield: It is a national level event held during genesis wherein students from B-Schools across India participate. A real-world problem is given to the students and they are expected to bring out their most creative and unique solutions for the same. The competition provides students with an opportunity to pitch their ideas to the top management executives from various corporate giants.
The Preamble: It is a quiz competition held to mark India’s Constitution Day and celebrate an important milestone in Indian history that serves as the pillar of our democratic spirit. As the future leaders of the country, it is important for the students to be aware of various concepts pertaining to the political and social fabric of its people. Corporate environment today requires business leaders to be highly adaptable to change and align themselves with the events around them. Slightly digressing from the typical technical skills taught in B-schools, this quiz was initiated to hone the knowledge of students in the field of history and political science.
CID Committee (Faculty)
Prof. Shilpi Jain , Dean (Corporate Relations & Placements)
FORE School of Management has been designing, developing and conducting innovative Executive Education (EE)/ Management Development Programmes (MDPs) for working executives in India for over three decades.
