20 Things that make MICA Special
Know more about the uniqueness of the PGDM Programme in Communications in MICA - Click here. Last date to register is 18th January
Know more about the uniqueness of the PGDM Programme in Communications in MICA - Click here. Last date to register is 18th January
This is the second story in the Flipkart Stars Series (read here our interview with Raman Arora - IIFT Alumnus and Flipkart Star).
So far India has mainly viewed entrepreneurship as a vent for the ideas that the entrepreneur has. It is a way to transform such novel ideas into sustainable businesses and then carrying it forward. Another common perception is that those who decide to start something on their own are the ones who are either fed up working for somebody else or do not choose to do so at all. They are valiant risk-takers, excellent negotiators, and perseverance is their middle name. Now, how true these actually are or if they are true at all, is a debate for some other day. Today, I am here to shed light on two responsibilities that every entrepreneur out there has, and are, according to me, of prime importance. They are namely – Job Creation and Wealth Creation.
The summer placement process for the second batch of Dual Degree program in Global Supply Chain Management of Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur was successfully completed in April- May 2014. PGPX Summer Internship or “Experiential Learning Exercise” is an 8 week graded exercise. The goal of this exercise is to help students get hands-on experience of concepts in supply chain and operations. After the completion of internship project, students are graded by professors from Krannert School of Management, Purdue University. Students are also provided support by industry mentors as academic rigour is expected from students for internship projects..
We started reporting placements at IIFT in the InsideIIM format last year. Two things that stood out, and continue to stand out this year are
We are happy to inaugurate the Flipkart Stars series. Flipkart has generated considerable interest and curiosity among B school grads. As seen in the recent InsideIIM Recruitment Survey 2014, Flipkart came out as one of the top five recruiters in the Technology domain, across all categories of respondents including MBA aspirants, current MBA students and alumni. It is also the highest ranked Indian firm and in many cases, the only Indian firm in the top five.
On 30th October 2014, Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur had the privilege of hosting a guest lecture by Dr. Saugata Banerjee, founder and Managing Director of Mindspecs, an online interview platform in the learning and employment space.
IFIM’s placement strategy of holding a pre-placement week was lapped up by the corporates, 30% of the entire batch has been placed before the placement season.