IIM Jammu hosted the campus round of Hult Prize on 4th of December, 2016 which was graced by the presence of DSP of Jammu Sugandha Mahajan, MsAshimaKaul, NGO Yakjah and Dr. RekhaChowdhary, Rtd.Professor of Political Science University of Jammu, as the honorable judges.
Hult is the world’s largest student competition for social welfare. It sources ideas from MBA college students by challenging them to address a pressing social issue with cash prize of $1 million. This year, 2017, Bill Clinton has announced Hult Prize ‘President’s Challenge’ as ‘Refugees- Reawakening Human Potential.’ The competition gives an impetus to the youth to brainstorm some innovative solutions in order to restore the rights and dignity of people and societies forced into motion due to social injustices, politics, economic pressures, climate changes and wars. It is based on the belief that young people and their collective wisdom is the only way forward.
Ten teams each of 3-5 students participated in the competition which was coordinated by three students, Jeevan Kumar, Shiva Jalhotra, and Debarun Chatterjee, with the campus director for Hult Prize, DipankarSinghal at the helm. Each group presented their unique models concerning the case study handed over to them. The competition was concluded with a thanks giving, by presenting bouquets and mementos to the honorable judges. The heartbeats of the participants went throbbing when RekhaChowdhary announced the winners and two runners up for the evenings. The winners will participate in the national finals to be held in Delhi competing for international finals to be held in Boston.