Arjun Siva and Dr Vikram of Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad (in picture) won the North Zone regional Quiz of the Business Today and Aditya Birla Group Acumen 2006 National B-school Challenge on Saturday.
Hosted by Harsha Bhogle, the business trivia inclined quiz was contested besides IMT by MBA students from IMI-Delhi, TBS-Jammu and Delhi School of Economics.
(Watch this space for the complete list of questions bowled by Harsha Bhogle)
We take a look at profiles of the triumphant IMT Ghaziabad duo.
Dr Vikram
A Delhi Public School-RK Puram product and a Bachelor of Dental Studies graduate from KMC-Manipal University, Dr Vikram worked for 6.5 years as a dentist-entrepreneur, starting three clinics by himself.
A quizzer since schooltime, when he won the St Columba’s School Quiz, he shone at the KMC-Open Quiz in 1999 and at IIM Lucknow in the recent past.
“Our best strengths are that both I and Arjun have been quizzers schooltime, as long back as 1991. Our team synergy is good and my being a debator helps,” he says to justify why he would win in the Acumen Quiz NAtional Finals to be held in November in Mumbai.
Dr Vikram is an avid soccer player and fan, is passionate about the healthcare industry and is trying his feet at Salsa dance lately. He did his summer training at 4S Financial Services.
Arjun Siva
Arjun was the Editor and Marketing Head for www.bestofbombay.com for two years before he joined IMT Ghaziabad. an avid quizzer since long, Arjun started business quizzing while studying Bachelor of Management Studies at Narsee Monjee, Mumbai.
“Since we prefer to work out the answers to quiz questions rather than mug them up, we need to work on our memory if we want to win the Acumen national finals,” he says. Arjun did his summers at Timesjobs.com.