CHANAKYATHE POLICY MAKER

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.‘Plato’

The momentous life of Chanakya reminds us of a securekingdom and smooth administration bringing happiness tothe people. He looked at the country like a personsurrounded by problems. He worked at the totalannihilation of problems by the roots.

Now, it’s your chance to become Chanakya- to put yourselfinto the shoes of policy makers and address a wide range ofpolicy issues. This competition will put your ideas to a testagainst the equally bright set of competitors and if yourideas stand than you earn yourself the title of- ‘Chanakya-The Policy Maker’

Chanakya-The Policy Maker is a Policy Making competitionthat gives B-School students a chance to prove themselvesin strategizing and planning of an effective solution for theirstate.

The event is open to all 1st and 2nd year students of fulltime MBA Program. Register in a Team of maximum 3 onDare to Compete.

The event will be held in 3 phases:Round 1:Online Quiz on the following topics•Indian Politics•Indian Economy•Other current affairs

Round 2: Off campus Elimination roundEach team will be allocated a state based on a preference form floated to shortlisted teams from the first round. Each team will have to send in a PPT (Max 8 Slides) discussing and presenting following aspects of the state allocated to them•Analysis of a major industry of that state•Past trends and future prospects of that Industry•Role played by the industry in State’s development•Problems faced by the industry•Possible policy solutionsPPTs will be judged on the following criterion1. Reasons for choosing that particular industry2. Analysis of industry and its problems3. Feasibility and effectiveness of policies suggested

Round 3: On Campus Final RoundThis will be the final round. Shortlisted teams from second round will give a presentation on campus in front of the judges. Shortlisted teams will be allowed to expand the number of slides but they will have to stick to given time limit.

EVENT TIMELINES

For any queries, write to us at:‘fsc@fms.edu’ or contact the following:Prashant Khatri: +91-8744823650Vikram Chhabra: +91-9654407388Mukund Kumar: +91-9650731183

Date of quiz Jan 11th 2014

@11PM

Deadline for 1st

round submission

To be decided later

List of shortlisted

candidates

To be decided later

Final on campus

round

January 31st or

February 1st, 2014