MBA Students Outperform Nifty with Real Fund

TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) students manage Samnidhy, a Rs 48 lakh investment fund, investing real money instead of simulations. The fund, benchmarked against Nifty 200, has outperformed it every year, with the 2025 batch achieving a 26% return.

The student-managed investment fund, places Rs 48 lakh of real money in the hands of MBA students, who debate, take risks, and sometimes stumble, but always learn. Since 2014, the performance has only been improving.

Published in The Times of India (Print and Online)

Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/mba-students-outperform-nifty-with-real-fund/amp_articleshow/123738146.cms

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