Incipience 2025 Report
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Date |
13 th October, 2025 |
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Time |
9:00 to 11 : 3 0 am - Incipience Exhibition 1:00 to 3:30pm – Incipience Performance |
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Event |
Incipience 2025 |
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Mentor |
Asst. Prof. Preksha Dattani ( Sem 1 Mentor) Dr. Abhigna Vaishnav Dr. Susmita Suggala |
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Venue |
LJ IMBA , 4 th Floor – Incipience Exhibition IJ Engineering Auditorium– Incipience Performance/Presentation |
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Institute |
IMBA- 5years Program (School of Management Studies), LJ K U |
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Number of Participants |
Sem 1- 150 Students 70 volunteers (Sem 3 and 5) |
Brief Summary
As a part of the curriculum in Semester 1, IMBA program, the students attended a 10- day workshop of general electives. This is a 1 - credit course with student engagement of 15 hours and more .
Six general electives were offered to the students, namely :
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General Elective |
Mentor |
Learnings |
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1 |
Corporate Etiquettes |
Ms. Ri k i t a Swaroop, ( S r. Corporate Trainer) |
Understanding about acceptable behaviour in a corporate setting, the way we usually behave in a social setting is actually not a pleasing behaviour in a corporate world. |
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2 |
Graphic Designing |
Mr. Sahil Khan, (Graphic Designer) |
Learn to create posters, info graphics, book covers, product labels, banners and business cards. Helped in coordinating with the end users and generating a strong brand image. |
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3 |
French |
Mr. Sonal Singh (F rench Lecturer ) |
Learning French to speak and write effectively involves developing linguistic proficiency — encompassing vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and sentence construction. It focuses on building communicative competence , enabling learners to express ideas confidently in real-life situations. This holistic l earning approach nurtures both spoken fluency and written accuracy in French. |
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4 |
Personal Styling |
Dr. Arpita Jain ( Sr. Corporate Trainer ) |
Understanding how clothes and accessories speaks’ about ones’ personality and what one can do with existing wardrobe or buying smartly to refresh ones’ look. |
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5 |
Theatre |
Mr. Nayan Bhil (Actor) |
Developing an ability to communicate inner thoughts, build confidence, enhance co-ordination and observations skills, understand and analyze people, situations and context. |
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6 |
Voice Over |
Ms. Bhargavi Buddhadev (Voice artist) |
Understanding of the importance of tone, clarity, and expression in effective communication. Consistent practice, leads to the art of modulating voice according to different contexts, audiences, and messages. This has enhanced confidence , articulation, and presentation skills , and the role of voice in influencing perception and audience engagement. |
Objectives
Incipience is a platform given to the first-year students
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To learn new skills besides academics to pursue their passion and an opportunity for alternative career choices.
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To enhance confidence and presentation skills to large audiences
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To enhance planning and coordination skills
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To build communicative competence and understand applications in real life situations.
Process
Sem 1 Students are offered
one
credit elective
workshops
of 15 hrs
. The electives offered to Batch 2025 were Corporate Etiquettes, French, Graphic Designing, Theatre, Voice Over and Personal Styling. Students chose an elective of their choice. This workshop spans over continuous 10 days for 1.5 hours each day
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At the end of the workshop,
the students were evaluated. The learnings of the workshop were
showcased
to their peer group through
Incipience: The Exhibition in the morning. This event gives students a platform to
demonstrate
and share
learnings
with their peer group
. In the afternoon, students performed the learnings and applications in real life situations to explain the significance of each skill in one’s daily life.
Schedule of the Activities:
Outcomes
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1. Holistic Skill and Personality Development:
Students acquired exposure to creative and professional skill domains beyond classroom learning, helping them identify personal interests and explore alternative career pathways alongside their core management education.
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2. Applied Understanding of Management Concepts:
The workshops enabled students to apply foundational management concepts such as planning, coordination, teamwork, and communication in real-world tasks, thereby strengthening the integration of theory with practice .
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3. Confidence, Expression, and Presentation Skills:
Through hands-on participation in theatre and voice-over workshops , students developed greater confidence, stage presence, and vocal modulation, enhancing their public speaking and interpersonal communication abilities—essential traits for future managers.
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4. Professional and Corporate Readiness:
The Corporate Etiquettes and Personal Styling workshops cultivated awareness of professional conduct, grooming, and self-presentation, preparing students for corporate interactions, interviews, and networking environments .
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5. Creative and Visual Communication Competence:
The Graphic Designing module equipped students with fundamental design thinking and visual communication skills, improving their ability to create impactful business presentations, marketing collaterals, and digital content .
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6. Cultural and Linguistic Enrichment:
Through the French Language workshop, students developed basic communicative competence —including vocabulary, pronunciation, and sentence formation—thereby enhancing cross-cultural understanding and global readiness , in line with NEP 2020’s multilingual emphasis.
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7. Collaborative and Managerial Coordination Skills:
All workshops required collaborative work and peer learning, helping students build coordination, planning, and leadership skills through task execution and group-based projects.
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8. Preparation for Future Management Roles:
Collectively, these workshops fostered a multidimensional learning environment where creativity met managerial thinking, empowering students to view management not just as a discipline but as a lived, applied skillset ready for diverse professional contexts.