Shikhar ’25: Christ University Crowned Overall Champion

Shikhar International Management Fest, the flagship annual celebration of SCMS Cochin School of Business and SCMS School of Technology and Management, returned in 2025 with unmatched vibrance and creativity. Hosted at the SCMS Muttom Campus, Kochi, this year’s edition embraced the inspiring theme “Rhythm of Management”, highlighting the perfect blend of strategy, timing, and innovation in modern leadership.

Bringing together top institutions from across India, Shikhar ’25 showcased two days of intense competition, learning, and collaboration through diverse management and non-management events designed to test analytical abilities, teamwork, creativity, and leadership.

Highlights of Shikhar ’25

Management Events

  • Best Manager
  • Best Management Team
  • Business Simulation
  • Finance Game
  • HR Game
  • Marketing Game
  • Business Plan
  • Agency Pitch

Non-Management Events

  • Corporate Walk
  • Treasure Hunt
  • IPL Auction
  • 3’s Football
  • Paper Presentation & Case Study Analysis

Results & Achievements

Overall Championship

  • Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore

Management Events – Winners

Best Manager

  • Winner: Mr.Ben Saju Pappalil, CUSAT School of Management Studies, Kochi

Best Management Team

  • Winner: Christ University, Bangalore

Finance Game

  • 1st Prize: Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies, Kochi
  • 2nd Prize: Christ University, Bangalore

Operations Game

  • 1st Prize: Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies, Kochi
  • 2nd Prize: Amrita School of Business, Amritapuri, Kollam

Marketing Game

  • 1st Prize: Amrita School of Business, Kochi
  • 2nd Prize: Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies, Kochi

Management Simulation

  • 1st Prize: Amrita School of Business, Kochi

HR Game

  • 1st Prize: Amrita School of Business, Amritapuri
  • 2nd Prize: School of Management Studies, CUSAT

Non-Management Events – Winners

IPL Auction

  • 1st Prize: St. Berchmann’s College, Changanassery

Corporate Walk

  • 1st Prize: Sacred Heart College, Kochi

Treasure Hunt

  • 1st Prize: Sahradaya College of Advanced Studies

Paper Presentation:

  • 1st Prize: University of Kerala, Trivandrum

Case Study Analysis

  • 1st Prize: University of Texas, Arlington, USA

3’s Football

  • 1st Prize: Sree Sankara College, Kalady
  • 2nd Prize: Sree Sankara College, Kalady

Spot Reel competition:

  • 1st Prize: DC College, Vagamon

Shikhar ’25 captured the essence of its theme, “Rhythm of Management,” through every challenge, performance, and collaborative moment. Students showcased remarkable strategic insight, creativity, and coordination—echoing the harmonious rhythm that great management requires.

The success of Shikhar ’25 reinforces SCMS’s vision of cultivating future-ready leaders and creating vibrant platforms where academia, industry, and innovation converge. With every edition, Shikhar continues to set new standards in management education and remains one of the most anticipated student fests in the country.

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