Mangaluru, Mar 4: A total of 11 teams from various colleges across the district participated in competitions such as Proprete-De-Master (Best Manager), Schoonmaak-De-Stake (Finance), Nairmalya and Kaaranji (Kannada), Tamizlik-De-Personnel (Human Resource) and Renhold-De-Mart (Marketing) at “Flames 2015” – a national-level undergraduate fest for management students organised by Centre for Management Studies and Research (MBA), P A College of Engineering at Kairangala on the outskirts of Mangaluru on Wednesday.
Speaking after inaugurating the fest, vice-president of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Mangaluru Ram Mohan Pai Maroor said that practical knowledge was the best kind of knowledge, which would be useful for management graduates once they turned into professionals. Knowledge is something that keeps increasing as you acquire it, while imparting it is also equally important, he said.
Instilling confidence among the participating students, he said that marketing was an important aspect in the way of life which would take them to greater heights in the future.
Executive director of Bharath Beedi Works, Mangaluru Ananth Pai said that competitive fests brought the best of talents among students and the platform was like an acid test for different individuals to show how they performed.
“Facing competitions with opponents is like a testing process for real life, to see how you perform in difficult situations and where you stand among other professionals,” he said, encouraging students to take part in competitive events and make best use of the opportunities they had.
Principal of P A College of Engineering Dr Abdulla Sharief said that MBA graduates had a lot of scope and opportunities in the country and it was their major responsibility to plan, make good decisions and take the country forward as future leaders.
Executive director of PACE P A Abdullah delivered the presidential address. Director of MBA studies Dr Beeran Moidin B M welcomed the gathering, while student co-ordinator Mohammed Rafiq delivered the vote of thanks.
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