


Socrates

The Socrates club of IIFT Kolkata was established with a mission to provide a platform for the members to gain insights into the strategy, consulting and general management industry, help the members develop the required skill-set required in the domain and involve members with the consulting industry to foster hands-on implementation of theories and ensures that they have enough dry-runs in decision making, value addition, and strategic management before moving on to the Consulting macrocosm.
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Vision
To become a self-sustainable club that provides, among other platforms, an avenue for interactions with faculty, alumni and corporate enabling students to develop an understanding of the consulting domain.
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Mission
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Deliver practical knowledge to the club members and subscribers
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Provide a platform that fosters open discussions and debates about contemporary issues
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Showcase the potential of students in the domain of consultancy and strategy through various mediums
Goals and objectives:
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To provide a platform so that the batch gets the ultimate exposure and information about Strategy consulting.
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To educate the students about what the industry is, the different types of consulting firms, their roles and functions in the value chain
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To help the batch relate with the strategy courses in the curriculum and application of related frameworks taught in class.
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To develop competencies in analytical and decision-making skills required in the industry.
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To help the Batch put their learning into perspective through participation in various B-School events, corporate competitions, and live projects.
Initiatives
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Workshops – Arranging Design Thinking workshop in partnership with reputed consulting learning and development platforms to equip the batch with the methodology and tools of design thinking.
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Inter/Intra College Case Study Competition – Hosting an inter-college case study competition on D2C give students opportunities to showcase and develop competencies in analytical and decision-making skills required in the industry. Also host an intra-college competition Pinocchio where participants are given a business situation and are tested on economic feasibility, go-to-market strategies, and other concepts.
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Guest Lecture Series on different topics to make the members updated regarding the world of strategy and consulting as well as during Pragati.
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Case Nights - Organizing Knowledge Transfers Sessions and Workshops to help students put their learning into perspective.
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Strategy and Analytics Summit during Vivaan – the flagship business summit of IIFT Kolkata.
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Annual Publication – Consulting compendium encompassing consulting and strategy frameworks and cases.
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Social Media Engagement– Corporate Epistles – weekly dose of business insights.