lucknow the campus of indian institute of management lucknow iiml would be buzzing with activity on sunday as schoolchildren from 20 schools across the country are to gather at the institute to understand the business of management at its annual business event ocumenselection of children was done from 125 schools all over the country based on a case study solution children from 20 schools 12 outstation schools including those from kolkata mumbai meerut kanpur agra and 8 local schools were finalised the event would see the participation of 80 students and 40 teachers on campus on the day of ocumen this would be an increase in the numbers as compared to last year when 60 students and 30 teachers participated in the event some of the schools participating in ocumen include la martiniere school for boys kolkata modern school delhi navy children school delhi lilavatibai podar senior secondary school mumbai bal bharati public school delhi cathedral and john connon school mumbai dps chandigarh calcutta international school kolkata loreto convent lucknow kendriya vidyalaya lucknow colvin taluqdars college lucknow army public school lucknow and city montessori school station road lucknow the event is aimed to spread knowledge among the schools about the best practices in the education sectorthe 2010 edition of ocumen would include a finance game that would aim to make young minds conversant with the risks and returns interest rates and investments a special interest group in finance at iim lucknow aims to give to the students a rudimentary idea of the financial function in organisationsthen there would be a marketing game prism which would highlight the essence of marketing which happens to be one of the core managerial functions the media relations committee of iim said that they hope to use this event as a useful platform for information sharing across educational instituteslikewise the operations interest group oig of iiml will be conducting a simulation game for schoolchildren aiming to introduce them to the basic concepts of operations management the institute would also be organising an hr game to highlight the importance of teamwork for creation of a successful enterprise the participants would be expected to use the individual skill sets in a manner conducive to creation of synergies and ultimate achievement of their common goalsstudents would also be exposed to strategic situations under a strategy game in which theyll have to decide the course of their organisation by indulging in strategic decisions with the best decision makers becoming the ultimate winnersa sense of belonging with the country would also be cultivated among the schoolchildren under vision india2025 an event which would be organised for the first time the game is being designed to simulate the cabinet discussion environment within the classroom the objectives of the game are to make the students think about the future india they dream of to help them practically experience a sense of democracy help them in creating a sense of team spirit help them discuss in a logical and structured manner