About

The Industry Interaction Cell of IIM Indore serves as an interfacing body which handles corporate relations and other related activities for the benefit of students. The objective of the committee is two fold:

–          Help students interact with the corporate professionals through various avenues

–          Prepare students for placements through skill based and other preparatory sessions

Under this, activities undertaken by IIC are as follows:

1.       Colloquium: Annual Business Conclave

Colloquium is the annual business conclave of IIM Indore which brings together a host of industry experts to discuss certain trends and issues under a specific corporate theme. In its first edition in 2013, Colloquium focused on the Venture Capital & Private Equity sector under the theme of ‘Shaping Successful Business Ventures of Tomorrow’. The event witnessed venture capitalists, angel investors and private equity players voice their opinion on several sector issues.

2.       Live Projects

Live projects by various companies in domains such as Analytics, Market Research, Operations, E-Commerce, Human Resources among several others are offered to students and coordinated by IIC. These live projects serve as an opportunity for students to gain hands on experience on live business problems faced by companies.

3.       Guest Lectures

IIC conducts several guest lectures by corporate professionals across industries on campus for the benefit of students. Our past guest speakers have come from top management of leading companies in sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Private Equity, FMCG to mention a few.

4.       Workshops

Several skill based workshops are organised to prepare students for the corporate life ahead. IIC has collaborated with reputed professionals to take workshops on domain specific skills required for Marketing, Finance, Operations, Consulting and Human Resources.

5.       Placement Preparation:

IIC organises workshops and training by corporate professionals in addition to internal preparation activities to assist in the preparation of the batch for placements.

6.       TEDxIIMIndore

IIC has procured the license to host TEDxIIMIndore on two consecutive years starting 2014. As a part of TEDx, the institute hosted several eminent personalities as guest speakers such as Ritesh Batra (BAFTA nominated director, The Lunchbox), Anand Neelakantan (author), Pawan Agarwal (Mumbai Dabbawalahs association), Porush Jain(founder, sportskeeda.com) and Ms Anisha Singh(founder, mydala.com) among others.