February 11, 2024
Imperium is the annual flagship cultural, management, and sports festival of MDI Gurgaon and truly represents our talent, aspirations, creativity, and vision. With utmost importance given to the freedom of expression, Imperium serves as a medium to express our emotions through art, culture, technological skills, knowledge, and entertainment. Organized independently by the students of the institute from 9th to 11th February 2024, competitions from all domains, such as Marketing, Operations, Finance, Strategy, Human Resources, etc., are conducted during the event and are open to participants from any stream. The organized activities include highly competitive case study competitions, quizzes, simulations, treasure hunts, etc.
Continuing the legacy of having unique themes, Imperium returned with the theme "Elysium: A Celestial Revelry". The event drew inspiration from vibrant heavenly bodies and aimed to give the crowd a cosmic experience. The event witnessed over 50,000 impressions on the Unstop listed online competitions.
Pro Nights
The event also hosts mesmerizing performances by some of the leading artists every year. Over the years, it has hosted artists like Benny Dayal, Euphoria, The Local Train, Rahul Subramanian, Biswa Kalyan Rath, Parikrama, Anubhav Singh Bassi, and Nishant Suri, among others. This year, the students organized:
- Elysian Enchantment, A Starry Prom Night
- Supernova Spectra, the Neon-themed Dance Night, and Comedy Night with Rahul Dua
- Pro-Night with Sachin-Jigar
Flagship Event - Nautica
Nautica is a 3-day business simulation challenge that provides a platform to test your business acumen against some of the best B-school students in the nation. The platform allows participants to formulate strategy implementation using key financial measures and market and customer insights. By observing the consequences of their day-to-day decision-making in a simulation, participants develop their analytical mindset and accountability while learning how to increase the total shareholder return of a company. The business simulation platform was developed in-house by MDI students. The event received over 800 registrations, with a total prize money of Rs. 50,000, the highest among all the events conducted during the fest.
Website
Imperium successfully launched its website this year - www.imperium.com. The website aims to provide people with a platform to learn about all the events, competitions, quizzes, etc., happening at Imperium, along with particulars like eligibility, deadlines, etc. With over 20+ events happening under the name of Imperium, the website helps not only MDI students but also outside college students with overlapping schedules to plan accordingly.
Sponsorship
Bank of Baroda was the title sponsor for the event. The pro-night with Sachin-Jigar was exclusively sponsored by Amazon MiniTV, which was also the Official Entertainment partner for the event. The event also had Maggie Korean Noodles and Portronics as associate partners, Molecule as the good times partner, Safexpress as the supply chain partner, Nerds of Comedy as the entertainment partner, Panny Fack as the travel partner, Hurricane as the Energy Drink partner, and Crax as the Snack partner.
Other Events
The event kicked off with a blood donation drive, and there were also some fun activities planned by WeVolve, the mental health and wellness club, like a Zumba session and Dog Therapy. There were also events for the faculty members and their families, which were enjoyed by all.
With many more challenging, engaging, and exciting events, Imperium ’24 proved to be a very successful endeavor by the students of MDI Gurgaon, thereby maintaining its place as one of the best management fests in the B-School Circuit.