15-07-2025
Goa Institute of Management qualifies as first Indian b-school for Oxford finals
The Goa Institute of Management (GIM) has become the first Indian business school to reach the global finals of the 'Map the System' competition, held by the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Oxford. The final event took place from July 3 to 6 at Oxford's Sad Business School.A total of 134 students from 50 institutions across 17 countries were selected after campus and national rounds. Over 1,750 participants entered the contest GIM team -- Aryan Rajpal, Shubham Das, Dhruv Bhagat, Aditi Naringe, and Yash Kabra, all PGDM second-year students, presented their project titled Mapping Access to Justice in India.
It looked at deeper issues in India's legal system, beyond delays and studied how lack of infrastructure, old systems of thinking, and poor accountability affect justice team used tools like the Iceberg Model and causal loop diagrams to map the team also highlighted Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) as a practical, technology-driven solution to improve access to STUDENTS REACH OXFORD WITH JUSTICE RESEARCH PROJECTThe competition asked students to present research in written, visual, and oral forms. The focus was not on solving problems quickly but on understanding root GIM students were mentored by Professor Pravat Surya Kar, Professor Andy Silveria, and Prof. Karman project qualified for the global round after winning earlier stages at the institute Oxford, the students presented their findings before a panel of experts from academia, policymaking, and the social impact sector. The event also included workshops, speaker sessions, and networking with global Ajit Parulekar, Director of GIM, congratulated the team and said their work reflects the institute's efforts to promote systems thinking and problem-based it a turning point in their academic journey, the students said the contest helped them look beyond surface issues and understand complex systems behind everyday this recognition, GIM joins a growing list of Indian institutions gaining ground on global platforms in the area of social innovation and problem mapping.- Ends
