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Alumni Committee

The Alumni Committee (ALCOM) of IIM Visakhapatnam plays a pivotal role in connecting the Alumni of the
Institute with its current students. This committee strives to maintain the strong bond that the students, past
and present, have with the institute. AlCom is actively engaged in numerous sessions involving alumni-student
interaction such as mentorship programs, knowledge-sharing webinars, placement related guidance, etc. A
host of events such as ‘V-Unite’ which is the Alumni City Chapter Meets are conducted pan-India where IIMV
alumni community comes together for get-together, discussion and interaction on various topics including
growth of the Institute. ‘Sanshrey’ - The Annual Alumni Homecoming is the flagship event of AlCom which is
conducted on campus by inviting all the batches to relive their MBA journey and cherish their experience in
the Institute. An institute can reach great heights if supported actively by its alumni base. We aim for the same
and continue working towards leveraging such alumni relations.

Zorba, Hobbies and

Interest club

Zorba holds events bearing the interests of the batch
and fosters an ecosystem wherein individual talents
and interests get various chances to develop and
flourish. At IIMV, we believe in the overall development
Hostel and Mess Committee of every individual for enabling them to reach their
fullest potential. The motive of Zorba is to provide a
Hostel and Mess Committee is a student-handled committee that supervises the hostels and mess operations platform for fun activities like Housie, LAN events,
at IIM Visakhapatnam. The committee ensures a comfortable stay for all the students and makes them feel at Tug of War, live-streaming of sports matches for the
home. The committee manages all the operations of the transportation of students from hostels to campus. students to get along with their hectic schedule, online
It also takes care of the infrastructure of the hostel and works for the comfortable stay of the students. The and offline games, several activities and rejuvenate
committee also prepares the mess menu and special menu on festival days. through Yoga, trekking, and enabling people to use
their creativity in events such as T-Shirt Painting and
DIY craft making contests.

MarkAdz, the Public Speaking and Novus

Marketing Club Literary Society Mission: Our mission is to cultivate Product

MarkAdz, the Marketing Club of the Indian Institute managers for the future by promoting the
of Management – Visakhapatnam, aims to create The Public Speaking and Literary Society of IIM discipline of Product Management via internal
value and knowledge around the evolving domain Visakhapatnam aims to foster communication and discussions, industry specific lectures, SME
of Marketing, Sales, Branding, Market Research, and literary skills by encouraging students to participate interactions and peer to peer learning sessions.
related areas among students through simulation, in multiple activities conducted by the society. Vision: To create awareness and provide a
interaction and activities. Markadz focuses on We believe that effective communication has the conducive environment for developing Product
conducting events to enhance the interest to provide potential to make remarkable changes in our personal management skillsets among the students of
innovative briefings, advertisements (posters and as well as professional world. It has the power to IIMV.
videos), branding strategies and storytelling through facilitate networking and opens the door for multiple
organising workshops, case study competitions, opportunities to learn, grow and progress. The
interactive learning, marketing events, guest lectures society helps students to understand the intricacies
and talks, social media management, and quizzes. of communication skills and aid them to develop
Such events ensure that the students are informed public speaking skills that leads a student to achieve
about the latest trends in the marketing arena excellence in their career. It provides a platform
to equip them with the necessary skills, essential for students to improve their skills by conducting
abilities and vital competencies through valuable toastmasters, inter-college debate competitions as a
experiences and “learning by doing”. Also, Markadz part of Annual Business Symposium VRIDDHI along
aids students in the selection of elective courses. with group discussions, extempore speech, essay,
poem and article writing competitions annually.