
Purvodaya is an amalgamation of events spread across all the domains of business and management. Spread across 3 days, it provides an ideal platform for the budding managers and innovators of today to hone their skills and test their mettle against their peers. The event hosts a complete business extravaganza.
About Purvodaya
Purvodaya, the annual B-school fest of Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur is an amalgamation of events spread across all the domains of business and management. Spread across 3 days, it provides an ideal platform for the budding managers and innovators of today to hone their skills and test their mettle against their peers. The event hosts a complete business extravaganza.
We create an environment wherein students from all over India aspire to learn the business jargons and win the competitions. It aims to bring together management students from various B-schools of the country to a common platform where each participant presents his/her business acumen to be the best and win the competitions.
A coalescence of corporate tycoons, industry experts, technocrats and best business minds from all over India bring their vast knowledge share to the table
The Speakers are creative market leaders, who share their insights at the leadership summit. Meeting the experts unlocks the secrets of commercial success. Together, they change how we think about business.
Purvodaya is the place to learn, share and develop new ways of thinking. It is a festival of ideas, innovation, challenge and creativity, a place where future businessmen and corporate leaders of different backgrounds come to grow.
Purvodaya concludes on an ecstatic note with a fun-filled cultural night thereby adding colors to the mundane MBA life.
Purvodaya 2023 – Prism of Possibilities
“If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”
- Thomas A. Edison
The pandemic significantly changed the business climate throughout the world, leading to business shutdown, customer losses, and employee layoffs. At the same time, several companies developed innovative strategies for coping with the circumstances, continuing to operate, and even expanding during the unpredictable times. These businesses proved to be role models for the rest of the world in terms of turning a challenge into a possibility.
In this post pandemic era, Purvodaya, the annual B-School fest of Vinod Gupta School of Management, in our theme, "The Prism of Possibilities" seeks to help the emerging managers restructure their perspective when exposed to the VUCA World and urges them to view the world through a lens of untapped potential and possibilities for innovation and advancement. Through adaptability, flexibility, and robustness these bright minds decipher the labyrinth of contemporary business challenges and emerge victoriously. We strive to continue the magic and the ethos that has made past editions events to remember, by making sure that Purvodaya is where ideas get sparked, innovations thrive, and creativity blooms.
Purvodaya Stats
18+
More than 18 events spread over 3 days
6000+
Purvodaya '21 saw a staggering number of registrations of over 6000 students from across the country
10+ Lakhs
Over 10 lakhs worth prizes to be won
10000+
Over 10000 followers on Social Media Platforms
330+
Over 330 participating colleges spread across the country
30+
Purvodaya '21 saw over 30 sponsors
Events
Srijan - Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Cell
Srijan is a business plan competition that will enable you to take your ideas to the next level. The viability of your ideas shall be judged, mentors will guide you to improve upon your business plans and you will have a chance to showcase your ideas and B-plans in front of angel investors and venture capitalists.


Vichaar - Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Cell
Vichaar provides a unique opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to apply their strategic skills in solving real-time business problems faced by various Startups
Modus Operandi
Scope Club
The Supply Chain and Operations (SCOPE) Club of Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur proudly presents the prestigious event of the Purvodaya festival, Modus Operandi - The Supply Chain and Operations spectacle. A unique platform for students to taste the flavor of the real business issues related to core operations activities. Here is the chance to win exciting rewards by discovering your acumen in Supply chain and Operations, with challenging and invigorating rounds.

Mulyankan
Finterest Club
Mulyankan is a National Level Financial Valuation competition. It is a distinctive platform for students to demonstrate their financial acumen. The contest's three rounds will put a variety of your talents to the test, push the boundaries of your knowledge, and give you a fantastic opportunity to earn exciting rewards.
Valuing the best
Synergy
Drishtee Capital
Drishtee Capital – A Student-run Investment Club of Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur, proudly presents the challenging event of the Purvodaya festival, Synergy in association with Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX). This platform is where you get the opportunity to bring out the trading maniac inside you and showcase your trading acumen by solving some real-life challenging cases among thousands of talented minds across the country.
Time to showcase your Trading skills!!
Sumantran 2023 - Hunt for the Star Consultant
The Consulting Club
The Consulting Club of Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur is excited to present its annual event of the Purvodaya festival, Sumantran - A hunt for the star consultant. Here’s your chance to compete with the best minds across the nation. Put on your consultant hats and make your way through quizzes, cases, presentations and challenging questions to emerge as the star consultant. Spread across three rounds, the contest will challenge you with a comprehensive case that will test your analytical skills and business acumen to dive deep into the critical business problem and solve it in a structured way to deliver effective and implementable solutions
Hunt for the Star Consultant
Guesstimates
The Consulting Club
The Consulting Club (TCC) of Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur proudly presents one of the most prestigious events of the Purvodaya festival, Guesstimates - What gets measured, gets managed. Consultants all over the world are required to guesstimate on a daily basis to propose the best possible solution for the client’s requirements. Here is a chance to win exciting prizes by discovering your acumen on Guesstimates through challenging and invigorating rounds.
What gets measured, gets managed!
Leader's Challenge
MAD Club
Leader's Challenge is a national-level competition for developing innovative product lines for a market leader in a yet unexplored market segment. The objective of the event is to generate ideas about a new product for a market leader building on their strengths and brand values and then accordingly make plans for brand positioning, risk analysis, feasibility and SWOT analysis, financial analysis and overall business and marketing strategy for it.

Parishram
Saamanjasya Club
Saamanjasya Club of Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur proudly presents its prestigious event during Purvodaya, Parishram. A unique platform for students to showcase their analytical skills by solving a real-life CSR problem. "Parishram" is a live Social Empowerment Case Study Challenge, being held as a partof Purvodaya 2023 (Feb 03, 2023 to Feb 05, 2023) - our annual B-School fest - where we invite NGOs, to participate by giving inputs as to the major issues the NGOs are facing in today's time. This will be further built into a Case Study, which will then be given to the participants from reputed B-Schools who will be working on solving the case and coming up with feasible solutions and future course of action for the same. In this way, we get to learn about the challenges that NGOs are facing today, and the NGOs would get some insights from the best minds of the country.


Aalekh
Saamanjasya Club
Saamanjasya– The CSR club of VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur presents an opportunity to do some mind scribbling and pen down your thoughts for the article writing competition.A topic on a social issue will be provided to the registered candidates. The most practical, relevant, optimal, easy to implement and appealing solutions will be rewarded. Though English vocabulary alone is not the only criteria but the thought process and the structure of the article to be preferable maintained.
Quizzard
Quiz Club
“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.”- Frank Herbert.
We, a group of knowledge enthusiasts bitten by curiosity bug, a.k.a, the Quiz Club of Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur proudly present our flagship event of Purvodaya Festival – Quizzard – The Ultimate B-School Quiz. If you think you have what it takes, come, be a part of this challenge!"
Teams comprising of 1-2 members are required to participate in an online quiz to be conducted on 14th January, 2023.The teams/individuals need to complete all questions and submit their entries as early as possible.
Reflecto Spectronum
Flash
This contest is all about reflection! Show us your best shots that capture the beauty and magic of reflections in any form whether it's reflection in a puddle, a mirror red building or a shimmering body of water
Reflect light capture life
Pixels in panorama
Flash
Join us for a winter wonderland photography event! Grab your cameras and head out to capture the beauty of the winter season in panorama mode. Whether it's snow-capped mountains, frozen lakes, or cozy cabin scenes, we want to see it all. Don't forget to bundle up and bring your tripod for those stunning panoramic shots. Share your best captures with us for a chance to win prizes. Let's celebrate the season and capture it's beauty in panoramic view
panoramic views, panoramic photography

Martillo - Let the bidding war begin
Sports Committee
The Sports Committee (Team Olympia) of Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur proudly presents the prestigious event of the Purvodaya festival, Martillo - The Football Auction. ‘The most valuable player is the one who makes the most players valuable.’ Are you an enthusiast who keeps the stats of players and teams at your fingertips? Put together and blend your skills in football analysis with your efficiency in managing your resources to build the dream team! Put yourself in the bidder’s shoes and explore the strategy-think tank within you which will help you to showcase your bidding skills.

Cognitare - A quest for philomath
Admissions Committee
The Admission Committee of Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur proudly presents prestigious event of Purvodaya festival, Cognitare. You have the opportunity to put your analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities to the test in this competition and enhance your ability to solve problems by your participation, and on top of that, you can earn exciting cash prizes.
If you think you have what it takes, come, be part of this challenge!
