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The Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) are the winners of the Zone 4 (West) CFA Institute Research Challenge, India. The winners were announced by CFA Society India on December 22, 2016.
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A total of six teams were competing for the Zone 4 contest. Apart from NMIMS and JBIMS, NITIE, SPJIMR – IIT Bombay and SIBM Pune participated in the event.
The teams from each institute were supposed to pitch their equity research on a public traded company – PVR Limited within the limited time provided to them. The teams were analyzed by a panel of senior industry experts. The panel included Chief Investment Officer – Equity, CFA, Harsha Upadhyaya who is also Kotak Mahindra AMC’s Senior Executive Vice President; Jayesh Shroff ex-Fund Manager, SBIMF and Independent Management Consultant, CFA, Naveen Sharma.
The CFA Institute Research Challenge was started as a global educational initiative in the year 2006. The aim of the challenge is to give students a chance to work and interact with industry professionals. It also motivates the students to adapt the best practices in the field of research.
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NMIMS and JBIMS will now be participating in the finale of the research challenge at all-India levels. The finale will be held in February 2017. The team that wins the national level competition will be representing India at the final of the Asia-Pacific region. CFA Institute Research Challenge is a global phenomenon where students can get hands-on research experience within the industry.
