Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University has bagged the first prize of Battle of Minds-2014.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) became the first runner up while Islamic University of Technology (IUT) bagged the second runner up award, reports BSS.
Nahiyan Rehman, award winning student from IBA said: “This competition has increased our self confidence. This competition will serve as a motivator when we will enter the new career by the end of study period.”
A total of 2,200 students from different universities across country took part in the competition through online application.
The online applications were narrowed down to 150 students who moved to first round.
Then 60 candidates who took part in various competitions and won, moved to second round.
Students from IBA, North South University, University of Khulna, BUET, Jahangir Nagar University, Islamic University of Technology and Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB) took part on semifinal rounds in the competition.
Battle of Mind-2014 competition was announced in September at IBA auditorium, University of Dhaka through a road show.
The annual competition is a prestigious event of British American Tobacco Bangladesh in the recruitment of talented human resources in the industries.
BAT is hosting the event from 2004 and this year’s event is its 11th edition.
