What is 'Daan Utsav'?
Daan Utsav, (formerly known as Joy of Giving Week) is a "festival of giving" that aims to bring together Indians all across the country and abroad through different acts of giving- money, time, skills or resources. The Week was launched in 2009 and will be held every year starting on a Sunday and ending on a Saturday, containing October 2 within.
Shadow a CEO is a unique program organized by Indian School of Business (ISB) as part of Daan Utsav (earlier known as the Joy of Giving Week) to inculcate the habit of giving among the youth of India and provide them with an opportunity to interact up close with the country’s most successful managerial talent. The program has been a great success since its launch in 2009.
The objective of Shadow a CEO is two-fold:
• Engage the youth in the act of giving
• Provide them with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe and learn lessons by spending a day with some of the biggest CXOs in India
The students bid for the CXO of their choice in a live auction. The CXO has an option to match the winning bid and the collective corpus goes to a charity of the CXO's choice.
The event is open to current students of Post Graduate Program of the following B-Schools:
• Indian School of Business
• Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
• Indian Institute of Management, Banglore
• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
• Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
• XLRI, Jamshedpu
This year, for most CXOs, the winning candidate will be selected on the basis of the bidding amount. If the bidding winner is unable to co-operate within 1 week, the opportunity will be passed to the next highest bidder.
More details on exact process for each CXO will be shared closer to the bidding dates.
You can shadow only one CXO in the final event.
If you win a bid but are unable to attend shadowing session, you will not be refunded any amount. You will still need to pay the bid amount. Non-payment shall result in an administrative action against you.
All travel and lodging expenses for shadowing the CXO shall be borne by you.
Working Hours (IST)
Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 17:00