IIM-L in Godrej Industries' campus challenge

The Godrej platform helps B-school students overcome obstacles of financing and mentoring that hinder their personal dreams

IIM- Lucknow
BS Reporter Lucknow
Last Updated : Jul 14 2015 | 7:34 PM IST

Godrej Industries' alternative platform for hiring and mentoring management students will have the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) competing in the challenge.

Godrej LOUD (Live Out Ur Dreams), set up in 2012, helps B-school students live their personal dreams, which could be facing the obstacles of finances or mentoring.

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It also serves as a platform for Godrej to identify suitable talent for future hiring.

LOUD 2014 had received 1,600 applications from 12 top campuses in India, including the IIMs. Of these, 14 finalists were short listed to share their dreams and finally 7 were selected to live out their dreams, Godrej India Culture Lab head Parmesh Shahani told the media here today.

 

The company provides Rs 1,50,000 to each of the selected candidates to redeem their unique dreams apart from the ready job offer, he informed.

 

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First Published: Jul 14 2015 | 5:56 PM IST

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