SIBM Pune @ Global Finale of RB Challenge held at London

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB) is a multinational British company in the field of consumer goods-health, hygiene and home products. The company had grown steadily over the years under the guidance and leadership of its visionary leaders. Post liberalisation RB entered into many emerging markets where it had to face continuous competition from various other players into the same business. To tackle this RB has resorted to student engagement Initiative like RB Mavericks to bring the best minds and young talents under its wings.RB Mavericks Case Challenge was first launched in the year 2014 and the 5th edition of the competition was held in the year 2018. Mavericks Case Challenge 2018 was open to both 1st and 2nd-year MBA students across many B-schools.

The competition was open to students pursuing a full-time degree (Bachelors or Post-graduate) at the following Indian institutions: IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, IIM Shillong, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi, Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, Indian School of Business (ISB), Mohali, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad (IMT), Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai, Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, MICA, Ahmedabad, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai, SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai, Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, Xaviers Institute of Management (XIMB), Bhubhaneshwar, Xavier’s Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, BITS Pilani, and Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi,

For the National winners the award was INR 10 Lac and for the National Runners- up the prize money was INR 5 Lac . RB Mavericks Challenge is an opportunity to present your social impact ideas on an international platform, bring them to life, and contribute towards a real difference within your country.Vipul Mehta, Ayshu Varsha and Abhinav Bhargava, second year students from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune emerged as the National Winners of RB Global Challenge.

The students went on to the Global Finale at London for the where they had to compete with teams from 18 countries.

The students from SIBM Pune emerged as Global Runners up in RB Challenge 2018

The students presented to the jury their product – ‘Mortein Wands’ which is a water soluble sticks to kills mosquito larvae in stagnated water.

Dr R Raman

Director – SIBM Pune

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Dean – Faculty of Management – SIU