Business leaders of tomorrow

The 10th edition of Barcode 2019 at Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIIMS), Pune, will see participants from top B-schools across the country display their managerial wit and acumen

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIIMS), Pune, is all set to host the 10th edition of its annual managerial flagship event, Barcode. The competitive event that aims to test the mettle and foresight of student managers to the hilt will be organised on September 21 and 22. 

This year’s theme gives all the aspiring managers an opportunity to become the Incentre or Inceptra that is the divine — the one who is capable of reaching heights that can only be attained if s/he is ready to give what it takes to be the centre of limelight within a period of 36 hours and thus test their managerial abilities and explore their potential to the fullest in order to become the Invincible. 

Like every year, this year’s edition of Barcode will witness a pan-India participation from top B-schools. The event, which is particularly known for its one-of-a kind competition, The Best Manager, spans over a period of 36 hours. Based on the Last Man Standing format, it is an inventive managerial competition that aims to test the managerial acumen and endurance of participants. 

Commenting on the event, Ruby Chandra, the faculty-in charge for Barcode, said, “We, at Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, are always striving towards shaping leaders of tomorrow, by providing them with out of the box opportunities and exposure. Through our flagship managerial event, we aim to strengthen our resolve to equip students with the kind of skill set and competitive spirit they need to excel in the corporate world.”

Inclusive of a plethora of specialisation games right from Marketing to Finance, and Operations to Human Resource, the two-day event will focus on different experiential competitions, such as case studies and quizzes. The same will be branched out into different sections, based on the specialisation. 

Competitions
Conundrum: It will include specialisation games and competitions meant to test the marketing acumen of participants. 
Stratefin: Under the umbrella of Stratefin, participants will compete to put their financial skills and knowledge to use to compete with each other. 
Smooth Ops: Games within Smooth Ops will test participants on their skill set to ensure that the world of operations remains fluous. 
Interpreters: Focusing on Human Resource, within the preview of Interpreters, competitors will contest to showcase their best corporate problem solving skills.
Bloomberg and Stock Simulation: Introduced for the first time in Barcode, the same will put competitors through an intensive experiential fight to use their wits and outrun the rest. 
For each of these competitions, Barcode invites applications from across the country which includes publishing the events on D2C —  Dare2Compete, a national competition platform widely accessed by management and engineering students.