The Commerce Department of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organised its Annual Inter-School Commerce Festival ‘ComAstitva – 2018’ on 6 October, 2018. Students from 24 schools took part in the event, making it a great feat.
The ComAstitva aimed to instil a sense of understanding in the students regarding the functioning of the economy, business, commerce and its industrial activities. The students were encouraged to rack their brains and think outside the box, which further added to the thrill of the competition. The event was coordinated by Ms. Anita Singhal, Ms. Anu Bhandari and Ms. Reena Mehta.
The festival comprised of the three online events – Admad, ArtCom and The Comical Chronicles, and six on-site events – Imprenditore, Mock-Stock – ‘Subject To Market Risk’, The Bidder, Fin-O-Rama, Tell-a-tale and a Surprise Event.
ONLINE EVENTS
AdMad was an online advertisement designing competition, in which the students had to create an E-Poster on a topic allotted to them with a suitable tagline. The event was judged by Mr. Daksh Aggarwal, an alumnus of DPS R.K. Puram.
ArtCom was an online caricature making competition in which each team was required to sketch a caricature – a picture, description or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. The artworks were judges on the basis of creativity, presentation, originality and relevance. The event was judges by Mr. Shubham Bansal, an alumnus of DPS R.K. Puram.
The Comic Chronicles was an online economics comic strip creation competition. The topic drew its inspiration from the Bob Dylan song ‘Times they are a-changin’ which was an anthem of the frustrated American youth at the time when it was obvious that change was at hand and no one really knew what that meant, what it would look like or when and where it would happen. The students had to depict the topic with the help of a four panel comic strip to draw attention to current global economic issues using satirical commentary. The task requires them to use humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize vices, particularly in the context of contemporary global economic policies as viewed from the perspective of the Indian common man. The event was judged by Mr. Anant Mehra, Founder of the Fun Design brand, Krita and Penna, and Mr. Diptiman Das, Chairman and Managing Director of EdCIL(India) Limited.
ON-SITE EVENTS
Imprenditore
The event was a business planning competition that provided the students with a dais to bring forth their technical, managerial and business skills. The event consisted of two stages – The Preliminary and The Final. The teams that passed the preliminary round in which they had to clearly state their idea and articulate a basic strategy for a company then moved to the finals where they formally presented their ideas the help of a presentation and a logo design for the brand of the product. The product or the service had to be innovative, new and noteworthy. It had to be prepared with specific reference to the opportunity evaluation and feasibility analysis framework. The event was judged by Ms Medhavi Malik, a DPS. RK. Puram Alumna, currently working as an analyst at Ernst and Young, and Mr. Sahil Puri, who is currently working with Panasonic as an Area Manager in Delhi and has also worked with Discovery Channel.
Mock Stock – ‘Subject To Market Risk’ – This event was conducted in two rounds, an on-site preliminary, ‘Test Your Logic’ and a final round ‘Market monopoly – Mock Stock.’ The first round challenged the participants’ mental ability through a written quiz, followed by a ‘mock’ investment game, where they were allotted virtual stocks and were tasked with creating and managing a winning portfolio. The trading was conducted in real time and news articles given to the participants before each round caused prices to fluctuate, keeping the participants on their toes. The event was judged by Mr. Daksh Aggarwal , an alumnus of our school and an Economics graduate from Deshbandhu College, DU, and Mr. Kapil Mittal, a 1st year BMS student at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, DU.
The Bidder was conducted in two rounds, an elimination round and a final round. The first round tested the basic knowledge regarding economics. Out of 18 teams, 6 made it to the final round wherein they were required to study the balance sheets of different firms and after close analysis, bid on the firms they would like to own.
Fin-O-Rama, the event comprised of two elimination rounds to shortlist the top 5 teams that proceed to the final event. The first round consisted of a written quiz on subjects related to Commerce, Accounting and Current Business Affairs. The second round required the participants to enact various accounting principles. In the final round, the participants were given a brand name, which had to be enacted in the minimum time possible. The judges for the event were Mr. Aditya Agarwal, currently studying BA Economics Hons. at the Shri Ram College of Commerce and Mr. Sarthak, currently pursuing B.Com.(Honours) at SRCC, Delhi.
Tell-A-Tale was an extempore event in which the participants put their artistic and economic expertise to work as they concocted two minute stories out of the few prompt lines that they were given related to the vast discipline of economics. This served as a creative treat. The judges for the events were Ms Suman Lata, Former Head of Department, Economics at DPS RK Puram, currently teaching underprivileged children at a Government school, and Mr. Atulya Gupta, a 2nd year Law student at National Law University, Delhi.
Surprise Event was divided into two rounds – Crossword and Pictonomics. The participants were judged on the basis of their knowledge of basic economic problems and current affairs. The judges for the event were Ms Kavita Chaddha, an alumna of DPS RK Puram and Ms Simran Kaur, also an alumna of DPS RK Puram, currently pursuing BA Economics Hons from St Stephens College, Delhi.
VALEDICTORY CEREMONY
The Valedictory ceremony commenced with the felicitation of the judges by the Principal, Ms. Vanita Sehgal. The audience was enthralled by a euphonious rendition of the ‘Ganesh Stuti’ by the school choir. The students of DPS RK Puram showcased their tremendous talent by effortlessly blending two vastly different dance forms, Kathak and Flamenco, keeping the audiences’ feet tapping. A video displaying the day’s events was played. This was followed by the much awaited release of the 15th edition of the Annual Economics Magazine, ‘Econox ‘19’.
The Principal, in her speech, expressed her gratitude towards the Vice Principal, Ms. Renu Nayyar, for being a crucial and guiding hand for all the Commerce Departments. She laid emphasis on the critical role that economics plays in keeping the world spinning and went on to congratulate the Heads of the Economics, Business Studies and Accountancy Departments, Ms. Anita Singhal, Ms. Anu Bhandari and Ms. Reena Mehta, for their collaborative effort.
The winners were awarded.
The vote of thanks was delivered by the Vice Principal, Ms Renu Nayyar. She expressed her immense gratitude towards the Accountancy, Business Studies and Economics Departments of the school. She highlighted the importance such competitions as they provide the students a platform where everyone can learn from one another and thanked all the participants and the teachers accompanying them for making this event a commendable one.
The ceremony was drawn to a close by the National Anthem.
The overall winner was Modern School, Barakhamba Road.
The result is as follows:
| EVENT | POSITION | SCHOOL NAME |
| AdMad | 1st 2nd 3rd |
Delhi Public School, Mathura Road Delhi Public School, Dwarka Bal Bharti Public School, Pitampura |
| ArtCom | 1st 2nd 3rd |
Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj New Era Public School, Mayapuri Tagore International School |
| The Comical Chronicles | 1st 2nd 3rd |
Delhi Public School, Faridabad Modern School, Barakhamba Army Public School, Delhi Cantt |
| Imprenditore | 1st 2nd 3rd |
Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj Delhi Public School Sector-45, Gurugram DAV Public School, Gurugram |
| Mock Stock | 1st 2nd 3rd |
New Era Public School, Mayapuri Delhi Public School, Mathura Road Birla Vidyaniketan |
| The Bidder | st 2nd 3rd |
DAV Public School, Gurugram Delhi Public School Sector-45, Gurugram Birla Vidyaniketan |
| Fin-O-Rama | 1st 2nd 3rd |
New Era Public School, Mayapuri Tagore International School Delhi Public School Sector-45, Gurugram |
| Tell-A-Tale | 1st 2nd 3rd |
Modern School, Barakhamba Road Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok New Era Public School |
| Surprise Event | 1st 2nd 3rd |
Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj St. Columbus School Delhi Public School, Faridabad |
