Club Activity on 14th March 2026

The School of Business and Management – BBA, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus – ‘The Hub of Analytics’, organized the Club Activity session on 14th March 2026 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM across BBA Classrooms in the Management Block. Conducted for First and Second Year BBA students as part of the Academic Year 2025–26, the event featured seven dynamic club activities, including a major collaborative session. The session was coordinated by Ms. Devleena Banerjee, supported by student volunteers, and witnessed active participation from approximately 185 students.

This week’s theme centered on Strategic Communication, Data-Backed Analysis, and Negotiation Dynamics, delivering an intensely balanced mix of technical hard skills and high-pressure team psychology. A key highlight was the collaboration between the ED and SMPR Clubs across Classrooms 2400 and 2402 for the activity titled “Guess the Company & Unique Pitching.” The first round tested students' brand awareness through taglines and product clues, while the second segment challenged them to deliver on-the-spot entrepreneurial storytelling to pitch innovative, out-of-the-box products. This collaborative session successfully blended analytical brand recognition with agile communication and persuasion skills.

High-pressure negotiation and communication barriers were heavily emphasized this week. The Communi-cat Club, in Classroom 2401, executed “The Shipwreck Consensus,” a highly psychological MBA-style simulation. Students were given a scenario where their ship had capsized, and they had to unanimously agree on ranking 5 out of 15 salvaged items for survival, scored against actual US Coast Guard standards. The activity taught the critical difference between logical influence and loud dominance, simulating the frustrations and necessities of boardroom compromises. Similarly focused on communication barriers, the HRM Club in Classroom 2403 conducted a sensory-deprived “Communication Drawing Game.” With one student acting as the “Speaker” and another as the “Artist” without the ability to ask clarifying questions, the resulting humorous and wildly inaccurate drawings starkly highlighted how easily instructions are misinterpreted, emphasizing the need for active listening and feedback loops in corporate hierarchies.

Technical and analytical skill-building were driven by the Analytics, Marketing, and Finance Clubs. The Analytics Club, in Classroom 2312, introduced students to Python-based data visualization using the Matplotlib library. Students moved beyond theory, learning to actively generate line graphs, bar charts, and scatter plots to identify hidden trends and patterns in raw data. Concurrently, the Marketing Club, in Classroom 2404, conducted a deep-dive case study on IndiGo Airlines, where students explored real-world customer acquisition, competitive positioning, and operational efficiencies within the aviation industry. The Finance Club, in Classroom 2405, held a critical comparative discussion on “Investment vs. Savings,” challenging students to weigh immediate capital safety and security against long-term risk, returns, and wealth creation.

Finally, the MDQ Club, in Classroom 2313, hosted “The Colonial Audit,” a rigorous data-driven debate on the socio-economic impacts of British rule in India. By dividing the room into “The Crown” and “The Patriots,” students were forced to bypass emotional rhetoric and argue using statistical evidence regarding the “Drain Theory” versus administrative unification, culminating in a rapid-fire “What If” historical trajectory round.

Overall, the session successfully bridged theoretical knowledge with practical execution. By blending coding, historical debate, and psychological simulations, the Club Activity ensured that modern business students are challenged across multiple dimensions of corporate readiness.