To encourage management students to take up entrepreneurship, Hubballi-based Institute of Management Studies and Research has organised a two-day ‘StartUp Fest-15’ on Friday and Saturday.

According to a release issued by director of KLE Society’s IMSR Prasad Roodagi, the event took shape after the ‘Make In India’ call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and developed keeping in mind the subsequent economic development and emerging opportunities in the field of entrepreneurship in the country.

As many as 25 teams are participating in the event.

Prof. Roodagi has said that the event was exclusively for students from undergraduate courses who are on the verge of completion of their degree exams and looking for building a successful career.

While each event would have three prizes, teams with highest score in all the events will be adjudge as general champion.

Registrar (Evaluation) of Karnatak University M. Basavanna will inaugurate the management festival on Friday at 9.30 a.m.

Event is only for undergraduates about to complete their degree exams

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Girish Pattanashetti / Hubballi – March 27th, 2015