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iNM Magazine Volume 7 | August 2015 Nirvahana The thrill of organizers, the exuberance of crowd, the vigour and enthusiasm of participants and the whole hearted involvement of all clubs and committees is what led to the success of Nirvahana- the rst ever management festival of NMIMS Hyderabad. College festivals these days have found a way to be more extravagant than they used to be and Nirvahana, with its appeal and footfall just added to its je ne sais quoi. Nirvahana featured a potpourri of events that encompassed various spheres of management education in the eld of Marketing, Finance, Operations and S t r a t e g y. W i t h m o r e t h a n 4 0 0 s t u d e n t s participating from over 40 colleges to exhibit their managerial skills across verticals and competencies, Nirvahana became a cocktail of brilliance, gusto, nesse and virtuosity. In its endeavour to provide holistic development the clubs and committee(s) at NMIMS, Hyderabad organized eclectic events which were not only fun but encouraged students to apply their creative and analytical cognitive abilities. Finnacle, the nance club of NMIMS Hyderabad organized Merger Inc. the event dedicated to testing the investment banking acumen of the participants. The challenge comprised of 3 rounds - Online Quiz, Merger Analysis and Pitch book preparation focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions. Merger Inc. gave students a perfect opportunity to create a bridge between theoretical and practical learning. NMIPL combined the passion of cricket with the guile of business in an event where participants had to create their own IPL team and manage it with meagre resources. To add to this interesting mix was Private Equity which gave students a rsthand experience of the difculty one encounters when pitching an idea to an investor and FinaColada which tested the participant's knowledge on various contemporary topics in the eld of nance. 27