Try and name the best business leader in your opinion. Now imagine a person who could surpass this business leader in all aspects in the coming few years. Finding it difficult? Make sure you meet the Olympus winners. Olympus, a name synonymous with leadership, is the biggest event across B-schools in the country and also, the toughest. A competition that challenges the limits, capabilities, and personality of the best amongst the best; an event that has become the biggest platform for potential leaders to prove their might; a forum that brings forth the best talent in the country and beyond competing for the coveted Olympian tag - Olympus.

As a flagship event of Intaglio, Olympus 12 promises to be more challenging than ever. That IIM Calcutta celebrates its Golden Jubilee along side, brings an extra zing. The elite B-schools across the Asia-Pacific along with the best of the best B-schools in India add to the glamour, elan, and aura! Every year, Olympus uses a subtle theme which coincides with Intaglio's theme and is reflected on various tasks across the 3 rounds. This year too, Olympus will base some of its events around the theme of Intaglio'12- "Tabula Rasa for the story ahead". Being a leadership hunt, Olympus strives to test its candidates on a broader dimension. Finally, it's not about who is right, it's about who is left.

Prize Money

• 1^st Prize : INR 100,000

The event would comprise of 3 rounds:

• Round I: Online round, where the participants should upload their resume, answer a short psychometric test and a few mini caselets.
• Round II: Telephonic interviews by industry experts; voting on articles and video/audio submitted and hosted at Olympus blog
• Round III: Multiple activities on campus during Intaglio 2011-12

Based on the entries received in Round I, 3 candidates will be selected from each of the institutes in POOL A, to move on to the next rounds. From POOL B, a total of 6 participants will move on to the round 2.

The 3 selected candidates from POOL A would undergo various stages of Round II. On the basis of the cumulative score of Round II, one participant will be chosen to represent his/her institute for the on-campus finals. Similarly, the 6 candidates from POOL B would undergo same stages of Round II, and on the basis of cumulative score of Round II, 2 candidates from these 6 will make it to the Olympus finals.

Round wise detail

Round 1: All participants have to participate in the online Round I, which consists of

• Uploading Single Page Resume: Team Olympus will get in touch with the respective Placement Committee of your campus for verification of your submitted resume.
• Short psychometric test (25 minutes)
• Mini caselets and a short write-up on a topic (20 minutes)

Round 2: All short listed candidates for round 2 would undergo through the following stages:

• Telephonic interview by industry experts: Each candidate will be interviewed by one person from the industry.
• Campus voting: Each candidate will be given a space on the Olympus blog, where they will express their opinion on a topic given by Team Olympus in the form of a video blog. This video blog will be visible to all and anyone can post comments, including the candidates themselves. The specifications of the video blog will be conveyed later. For POOL A, there would be a campus voting to select the representative from the respective campus. For POOL B, There will be a voting panel who will judge the candidates on various parameters. Both Campus voting and telephonic interviews will have some weightage in the selection process for being short listed for Round III.

Round 3: The campus representatives will come together during Intaglio where they will work both as team mates and adversaries in various events during those 3 days. While some events will simulate real life situations, others will be designed to test specific qualities. Details of the events would be shared with the finalists once they arrive on the campus. Round 3 will end with the crowning of the eventual winner of Olympus.

Participation in Olympus is open to all management students pursuing a Masters in Business Administration (full-time) or an equivalent degree at the following institutes only:

POOL A:

1. 6 Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow
2. Select International Business Schools
3. Indian Business School (ISB)

POOL B:

1. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Kashipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Shillong, Tiruchirappalli and Udaipur.

Among the eligible institutes, the event is open for both first and second year students. Please note that this event is NOT open to corporate and students from schools other than those listed above.

Timelines (GMT +5:30)

November 27, 2011: Registration starts for Olympus
December 01 - 04, 2011: Window for online tests and submissions
December 06 - 16, 2011: Campus representative selection (Round 2)
January 06 - 09, 2011: Final Round - On-Campus during Intaglio

To be updated soon

Event Coordinators:

Adrit Mishra
adritm2012@email.iimcal.ac.in
+91 9038451197

Eashwar S
muthukaleeshwarans2012@email.iimcal.ac.in
+91 9674315526

Kunal Bansal
bansalk2012@email.iimcal.ac.in
+91 9674319503