NITIE (National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai), consistently ranked as one of the top ten B Schools in our country, is organizing its annual IT conclave ’LITMUS’ on Friday, 13^th August 2010. Litmus provides a platform for the students to get a deep insight into the IT industry and to build a better understanding of the dynamic business environment.

 Litmus is the flagship event of NITIE’s dedicated IT management course – Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management (PGDITM). The highlight of the event is “Biz Talk”, a panel discussion by some of the stalwarts of Indian industry. “Biz Warz”, the B Plan competition, gives students a chance to showcase their entrepreneurial talent. There is also a case study competition “Sync Quest”, which attracts a large number of participants from across B schools all over India. Sponsors for the event are Aditya Birla Group, Siemens, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Alok Industries. Apart from this, Technopak is the case study partner, MBAUniverse is the media partner, Prueba is the knowledge partner, Loot is the merchandise partner and D2C is the B-School event partner.

 This year, the panel for “Biz Talk” will have Mr. Shiva Shankar - CIO, Reliance Communications; Mr Umesh Jain - CIO, Yes Bank, Mr. Amod Vijayvargiya - Director, Global Knowledge & Business Services, Capgemini; Mr Anirvan Saha - Senior Manager, Consulting, Cognizant; Mr. Dhiren Savla - Director, IT, CRISIL; Mr. Pradeep Erinjery - Chairman & CEO, Thirdware Solutions; Mr. Rahaju Pal - Director, Enterprise Risk & Services, Delloitte. They will be discussing the topic: Leveraging India As a Consumer: The next big catalyst in Indian IT growth story.