In continuation to our series, we bring you the Alliance University sponsored Weekly Reading Comprehension Quiz to help you sharpen your comprehension skills. The winner gets a cash prize of INR 500/.
The rains in Chennai have caused severe devastation in the city causing the loss of more than 250 lives and a property damage of nearly Rs.15000 crores. In order to help the flood-affected people, IIM Trichy collected relief materials led by efforts of the Elixir Club, the Social Responsibility Club of the institute, in three phases from the students, alumni, faculty and staff of the institute. During the first phase, on December 4, supplies like biscuits, water bottles, clothes, ready-to-eat items etc. were collected and sent to Cuddalore through ShineTREEchy, an NGO working to help the flood victims.
Few weeks ago, certain brave individuals flamboyantly raised their hands to bid for the team they planned to manage but what could not be veiled by their enthusiasm was the evident jitters they felt regarding the task they were taking up. A task which was to be managed amidst the grueling schedule of academics and other student activities. A task which manifested befuddling interweaving of ambition, hope, pain, frustration, leadership, team-spirit and most importantly belief. Four mangers stood out and outstayed all their competitors. Let us relive their moment of glory.
The placement season at New Delhi's top-ranked FORE School of Management is giving the 2014-16 batch a reason to cheer. This year the placement process has been faster and extremely successful. More than 60 percent of the batch has already been absorbed by organizations like HUL, Asian Paints, Deloitte, PWC, E & Y, KPMG, Accenture, Cognizant, Dell, HP, Infosys, CapGemini, NIIT, HCL, Bank of America, State Bank of India and many more. Students have become choosy with many going in for multiple job offers. The estimated number of companies visiting the campus this year is expected to go well beyond 100. This would make the company-student ratio close to 1:2 - representing a wide choice of industry and functions to the PGDM and PGDM-IB class. There is a good representation of all sectors from the industry making it easier for students to find employment with their desired organizations. Traditionally consulting companies have had a strong presence at FORE. The average CTC being offered to the students is higher than last year and should end up recording a jump over the 2015 number of Rs 8.2 lacs. Several students are being offered over Rs 14 lacs per annum package this time around.
I am always amazed at the ingenuity of our street side vendors - selling vegetables / fruits & shop owners - like laundry.
We don’t see doctors in Management programs very often. What was your reason to pursue the same?
All it takes to get a good job or admission in a good school is… a Burger!
This is in continuation to our series ‘The Special Ones‘ ,where toppers from the finest Business Schools talk about their first year experiences. This time, we have Pankaj Kumar Thakur from IIM Indore Mumbai Campus giving you some interesting insights about how life is at the premier B-School of the country
