SOAMAANSH ,marks 3 newspaper headlines

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THE TIMES OF INDIA

Ludhiana: Neha Aggarwal, a final year B Com student of local Government College for Women here was declared Student Entrepreneur of 2005 in the inaugural edition of inter-college competition held at Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (GNIMT), Model Town, here.
Aggarwal received a trophy, certificate and Rs 6000 as cash prize for her powerpoint business plan presentation on dried potato powder. Soamaansh Bansal, a third year students of College of Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, bagged the second prize consisting of a trophy, certificate and Rs 4000 cash for his presentation on Vishwas-A tractor true value shop.
IS Paul, MD, Drish Shoes Limited, Ajay Tiwari, CEO, Smart Data Enterprises India Limited and Vikram Hans from Multi Overseas were among the panel of judges. The competition, first of its kind in north India, was organised by a private coaching institute and conducted over a period of 3 months in various stages across colleges in Ludhiana and Chandigarh region. Around 200 students from 15 Ludhiana colleges participated for the Ludhiana zone competition. Of them, five shortlisted students competed in the final round held on Saturday.
For a visibly elated Soamaansh, the competition provided new insights into business planning. He showed how a second-hand tractor can be made available to a farmer at half the price of a new one after refurbishing it.

Tribune HeadLINES

Neha, Soamaansh win student entrepreneur award

Ludhiana, January 28 Neha Agarwal, B.Com III student of Government College for Women here, and Somansh Bansal, 3rd year, Agricultural Engineering, declared first and second for ''Student Entrepreneur of the year'' award from the Ludhiana zone here today. The Top Careers & You had organised the final round of its ongoing inter-college competition ''Student Entrepreneur of the Year'' at Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology.

Neha and Somansh, who won the student entrepreneur award in Ludhiana on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Neha, Somansh win student entrepreneur award
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 28
Neha Agarwal, B.Com III student of Government College for Women here, and Somansh Bansal, 3rd year, Agricultural Engineering, declared first and second for ''Student Entrepreneur of the year'' award from the Ludhiana zone here today.

The Top Careers & You had organised the final round of its ongoing inter-college competition ''Student Entrepreneur of the Year'' at Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology. The contest was the first of its kind in North India and gave exposure to the students.

It was sponsored by Trident and supported by TiE and SBS. Mr I.S. Paul, Chairman, Drish group and President, TiE, and Dr M.A. Zaheer, Director, SBS, inaugurated the function.

The purpose of this competition was to gauge the hidden entrepreneurial spark in students and bring it to the forefront. The event was conducted in almost 30 colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh region in four stages. These stages included written test, group discussion,writing an executive summary of a business plan and finally, the presentation of the business plan to a panel of judges.

Finally, the best students shortlisted from the Ludhiana zone competed today. The students included Vibha Maini, 3rd year, B.Tech (Comp Science dept), LCET, Ravinder Singh, 4th year, B.Tech (Mech), GNDEC, Neha Agarwal, 3rd year, B.Com, GCW, Soomaansh Bansal, 3rd year, Agricultural Engineering student, and Amandeep S. Sangha, 2nd year, Agricultural Engineering, PAU.

The Indian EXPRESS

GCW student is TCY Student Entrepreneur for the year 2005 Express News Service

Ludhiana, January 28: NEHA Aggarwal, a B.Com (III) student of Government College for Women has been adjudged the Top Careers and You (TCY) Student Entrepreneur of the Year 2005. Neha was selected as the best entrepreneur for her business plan on dried potato power, a nutritional gold mine of nutrients.

Soomansh Bansal, a third year students of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, was selected as the second student entrepreneur for his business plan in Vishwas - A Tractor True Value Shop.

This contest was first of its kind being held in Punjab and was held over a period of three months in various stages across various college in Ludhiana and Chandigarh region.

In the first round 100 to 150 students participated out of which 30 students were selected for the group discussion. The third round witnessed seven participants where as only five reached the final round. The final round contestants included Vibha Maini from Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology; Ravinder Singh from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College; Neha Aggarwal from Government College for Women; Soomansh Bansal from College of Agricultural Engineering, PAU, and Amandeep Singh Sangha from Punjab Agricultural University.

The members of panel included managing director of Drish Shoes Limited, I.S. Paul, CEO of Smart Data Enterprises India Limited Ajay Tiwari and Vikram Hansa from Multi Overseas. The evaluation criteria of the contest included a range of parameters including quality and clarity of thought with respect to market, competition, candidate’s research and financial data, number of slides, opening and closing of presentation, handling the question and answer session and personality of candidates.

Representatives from industrial houses, educational institutions and corporate forums were present in the audience. The management of Abhishek Industries and senior members of Ludhiana Management Association (LMA) were also present at the event. Chairman of Drish group I.S. Paul and President TiE, Dr M.A. Zaheer, director of SBS, inaugurated function by lighting the lamp. The CEO of TCY, Kamal Wadhera, presented the vote of thanks.