ISB Hyderabad wins Vedanta's Case Study Competition

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad lifted the first Runners Up trophy, while IIM Calcutta and MDI Gurgaon were jointly adjudged 2nd Runners Up.

ISB Hyderabad won the Vedanta’s XStrat B-School case study competition. According to the official press note, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad lifted the first Runners Up trophy, while IIM Calcutta and MDI Gurgaon were jointly adjudged second Runners Up. The students from ISB Hyderabad, Vishnu Kiritee Guttikonda, Akhil Ruttala and Pradeep Bodige, stood out amongst all participants for their insightful analysis on unlocking greater value and capitalizing on emerging opportunities for Vedanta and its group companies.

Launched in November, Vedanta XStrat B-School case study competition gives India’s talented student community a sneak-peak into the interesting spectrum of business cases in the metals and oil & gas industry, which they are not traditionally exposed to, at a time when India is emerging as a global manufacturing destination, the press release said.

The competition was conducted under interesting themes such as new market development for Oil & Gas business, innovations in ESG excellence, creating greater value for the conglomerate, etc. The first season of the competition witnessed the participation of over 6000 students from 30 premier management colleges of India. 20 CXOs from Vedanta’s group companies mentored the students as they competed through various rounds.

Congratulating the winners, Anil Agarwal, Chairman of Vedanta, said, “India’s youth is its true strength. They have the entrepreneurial drive, passion and outlook that is required to capitalize upon the land of opportunities that is our country. Vedanta is a young company with a young employee base. Our learning curve is steep, and we make sure to provide our employees with opportunities that accelerate their career progression, as we build India’s self-reliant future together. This initiative is our endeavour to encourage critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in our future leaders. Hearty congratulations to the winners and their alma maters for winning the first season. We look forward to having the talented students as part of our vibrant team at Vedanta.”

Sharing views during the event, Madhu Srivastava, CHRO of Vedanta Limited said, "At Vedanta, we strongly believe in our human capital that has transformed us into a world-class natural resources conglomerate that leverages leading-edge technologies, strong analytics, and global collaborations to create immense value for our customers and country. Our industry-leading people practices have nurtured a culture of meritocracy that enables our employees to explore their potential to the fullest.”

“Nurturing the right talent, with the desired attitude and skills, is fundamental to shaping Vedanta's growth strategy and our case study challenge XStrat, is one such interesting endeavour in this direction. We are delighted to welcome the winning teams to the Vedanta family," Srivastava said.

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