Dr. Srinivas Chunduru
Vans Group launches a live problem-solving platform for MBA students – Over 3600 teams from 50 B schools participate. Startups leverage the platform for solving real-time opportunities and solving critical issues and challenges.
YUGMA – A platform from VANS Skilling and Advisory (Part of Vans Group), has launched a live problem-solving platform for MBA students. Over 3600 students from 50 MBA colleges across the country have participated in the platform’s maiden competition. The live case studies involved go to the market and digital strategies for startups in Nutritional foods and e-marketplace for sustainability.
Yugma touches numerous B-School students’ lives by offering them live projects, internships, capability building sessions, and opportunities to participate in various national competitions. The students will be mentored by CEOs and CXOs to arrive at a business plan and be a part of the implementation team through a live internship with VANS Skilling.
“Through YUGMA, we created a platform that provides students an opportunity to leverage their two years of MBA to build practical capabilities that will help them be industry/entrepreneurship ready. This is a golden opportunity for startups, SME’s and corporations to fill their talent pipeline and get some of the business problems solved through “experienced freshers,” Says Dr. Srinivas Chunduru, Founder, Vans Group.
Deepak Grover, the founder of SnackAmor, says to Prittle Prattle News by sharing a press release, “At Snack Amor, our mission is to contribute to a healthier India! In alignment with our mission and goals, the company has been looking to transform its digital and e-commerce strategy to propel itself as a household brand in India. Thanks to VANS and YUGMA Team, we took the first step in this direction by associating with young, bright, and talented minds through the Snackathon event! The entire experience was organized in a structured and most professional manner, and we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to them in supporting us to take our mission forward.
Nidhi Mishra, one of the finalists from Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, shares her experience of participating in Prittle Prattle News by sharing a press release: “What started as an exercise, became an experience!” This was our first experience of participating in the corporate competition, and to say that it was an amazing one would be an understatement! All in all, it was a great learning opportunity for us, genuinely brainstorming, engaging, and challenging. We feel indebted to VANS skilling and advisory for giving us this platform.
ABOUT VANS
Vans Group comprises Vans Investments and VANS Skilling & Advisory, a boutique firm that focuses on helping companies scale. Vans Investments, prop fund, focuses on investments in pre-IPO, new age internet consumer, and Fintech companies.
VANS Skilling partners with organizations in its journey through its unique “Interim model” and co-owns the outcome through rigor in execution. It has served clients in FMCG, Housing Finance, Chemicals, consumer electrical, manufacturing, and New age internet companies over the last few years. VANS, through this model, has played a pivotal role as “Interim” (CHRO, CFO, CEO) for its clients. VANS is supported by its state of the art research and knowledge center in Mumbai. (www.vansskilling.co.in)
About Yugma – YUGMA offers a range of partnership models for both B-Schools and Corporates to build capabilities within students, build research-oriented knowledge, derive new solutions to unique business problems, and thus solve two critical challenges facing these segments– enhancing employability and access to future-ready talent.
