Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 5: The Department of Management Studies, North Campus, University of Kashmir (KU) has secured 2nd place in national round of programme ‘RBI Policy Challenge 2023’ surpassing prominent institutions including IIT-Madras and others.
The team was represented by four students of IMBA-Noureen Jan, Irtiqa Naaz, Madiha Shabir and Bazila Mehraj along with their faculty advisor Dr. Viqar U Nissa.
The national round was held in Mumbai.
“The journey to the national round was marked by significant victories at both regional and zonal levels. The team from the department first emerged as the winners of the regional round which led them to represent the region in the North Zone competition,” an official spokesperson said in a statement.
Competing in zonal round against teams from diverse regions, including Himachal Pradesh, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Dehradun and institutions like Jawaharlal Nehru University and IMT-Ghaziabad, the students showcased their exceptional understanding of financial policies.
The team secured the top position in North Zone and was adjudged as the winner of the Zonal Round of ‘RBI Policy Challenge 2023’ held in New Delhi on December 6, 2023.
Followed by the Zonal Round, the national round of ‘RBI Policy Challenge 2023’ was held in RBI Office, Mumbai and witnessed participation of the winners of all zones from across the country.
The KU team reviewed the monetary policy in front of a distinguished jury including the Governor and Deputy Governors of Reserve Bank of India, Chief Economic Advisor, GoI, V Anantha Nageswaran, member of Monetary Policy Committee, Dr Ashima Goyal and other leading economists and public policy experts.