Acumen is the Department of Managements intra-collegiate fest curated by the students of the final year for the students of the first and second year. The aim of this specific fest is to stimulate creative and critical thinking and to test the ability and knowledge of the participants. The theme selected for this year’s Acumen was, ‘Digital Entertainment- an escape from reality.’

The department of management inaugurated Acumen 2019 on the 8^th of August, 2019 at 9 am in Mini auditorium 3. The chief guest for the day was Mr Rajan Parulekar , Managing Director of Paradigm trainers private limited. The inauguration began with the lighting of the lamp. Later, Rev Dr. Augustine George, Vice Principal & Director, International Affairs addressed the gathering. In his address, he emphasized the importance of staying connected as individuals outside of a digital world. He also mentioned that in the dynamic corporate environment, change is the only thing that will remain constant and what will determine our success as students will be the way that we embrace the change and use it to our benefit. The Chief guest of the day  Mr. Rajan Parulekar addressed the gathering by highlighting the importance of a strong value system and the difference it makes in the work place, He also shared the importance and value of time, and punctuality in the corporate scenario sharing stories from his life to strengthen his stance. There was 687 participants from first year and second year. They were divided into 48 teams of 15- 17 members each, who have participated in the various events. The events for first year students were Finance, Human Resource, Entrepreneurship development, Marketing, and Best CEO. The events for the second years included Wealth Management, Public Relations, Best Management Team, Digital Marketing and Best CEO. Every event consisted of three preparatory rounds and a finale. The preparatory rounds were conducted on the 25^th and 26^th  of July, and the 6^th of August respectively, which hence geared up the students for the finals which was conducted on the 8^th and 9^th of August, 2019.

All the events constituting the fest came to an end with the Valedictory session of Acumen 2019 held on the 9^th of August, at 4 pm in the Main Auditorium. The Valedictory session began with the feedback of the participants from the events. The participants found the tasks challenging and as a test to their abilities which motivated them to work on improving their skills and left them in anticipation for external fests. Followed by the feedback session, the Overall best performing teams were felicitated by Rev. Fr. Emmanuel P J, Director of Kristu Jayanti College of Law and Jayantian Extension services and alongside Prof. Surendranath Reddy, Head of Department of Management. This brought about the end of Acumen 2019, which served the purpose for which it was initiated.