The induction program of IIM Ranchi began on 18th June. Our batch assembled at ‘Mayuri Hall’ and we were all welcomed by our director Prof. Anindya Sen. His wise words filled us with confidence and gave us an insight into the journey ahead. At the end of the Day 1 induction we were all informed that though officially we are part of ‘IIM Ranchi’ but unofficially we are still not part of IIM Ranchi and to become one we have win all the challenges that have been planned for us by the seniors and faculty members and our challenge starts from today. The first challenge was a 24hr movie making challenge where in 24hrs we had to make a 5 min movie on a topic which was allotted to us. Our batch was divided into 9 teams and the deadline to submit the movie was 19th June 11:59:59 am.
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli is pleased to announce the inauguration of 5th batch of Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) and the 6th batch of Post Graduate Programme in Management. The programme was conducted successfully in the presence of dignitaries from the industry, academia, the excited students and their proud parents.
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK), in association with Reserve Bank of India Thiruvananthapuram, conducted a Seminar on the 'Role of private remittances in the socioeconomic scenario of Kerala’ in its Kozhikode campus on June 25, 2016 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm which was attended by more than 250 delegates comprising faculty and students of colleges and universities, researchers, bankers, traders, businesspersons, consultants and other interested members of the public.
IIM Tiruchirappalli (IIMT) entered into an agreement with The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) to institute the ICSI Signature Award for the topper of the Post Graduate Diploma in Management of IIM Tiruchirappalli. The Signature Award along with a certificate will be distributed during the Annual Convocation of the IIM Tiruchirappalli. Apart from this, the top three students of the IIM Tiruchirappalli with qualifications as covered under this Scheme will be eligible for full waiver of Registration Fee for Executive Programme of the ICSI.
As we sit down to talk with Karthika Sivan, student of SCMS Cochin PGDM Batch 23 (Class 2014-2016), about her placement with the prestigious Aditya Birla Pantaloons, we realize that her mind has wandered off to her first day at the institute. She is filled with emotions as she says, “There was a lot of anticipation in the air. We knew that we had come to a place, which was going to shape our future. We were nervous but filled with hope.” And two years later, their hopes and decision of joining the institute have paid off.
On the occasion of World Environment Day (June 5), the Corporate Interaction Committee of Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) at IIM Indore inaugurated the EPGP iKon: A CXO Guest Talk Series on June 3, 2016. The series is an initiative by the EPGP Participants to create a platform where corporates from various industries can interact with the students and share their views. The first lecture in this series was marked by the presence of Mr. Vijay Sethi, Chief Information Officer and Head CSR, Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Mr. Sethi spoke on the topic ‘Commencing Your Journey to Become a Better Professional’.
While the social media is raging with the pictures of the Outbound Learning Programme (OBL), I prefer to narrate my experience at OBL. Like my earlier experience, here’s the prelude:
SSMC,Bengaluru: Symbiosis School of Media & Communication hosted the induction event for the batch of 2016-18 on 6th June 2016. It marked the inauguration of the 15 days induction module for the students of the new batch. The chief Guests were Ms Malavika Harita, CEO Saatchi & Saatchi Focus Network and Mr Zubair Ahmed, Senior Multilingual Journalist, BBC Delhi. The lighting of the lamp was done by the esteemed guests accompanied by the Director, Prof Vikram Sampath and the Deputy Director, Prof Ketan Vaidya. The students were welcomed by the seniors and the staff of the college. At the program, Prof. Vikram Sampath, the Director of SSMC-B, addressed the students on the importance of self-learning for the upcoming two years of their lives and few important announcements. “We are happy to announce that this year we are starting with a new specialisation ‘Media Management’. Also, we have started building International relations, starting with the University of Queensland, where four students will be selected for 2 weeks long foreign exchange programme”, said Prof.Sampath. In her address to the students, Ms Malavika Harita, the chief guests explained the students the golden rules to survive these two rigorous years and come out with flying colours. “Use these two years to learn about yourself. Do a SWOT analysis regularly as honestly as you can. Be like a sponge, absorb everything. Keep Learning”, said Ms Malavika Harita. She expressed the importance of communication and that no one was born communicators and it is a skill to be learnt. Furthermore, the chief guest Mr Zubair Ahmed spoke of the paradigm shift of typewriter to MacBook today. He also aimed in his speech to give a reality check about the outside world to the students. “It is a big bad, cut-throat world outside. But if you are willing to have the adaptability and keeping your mind young, I think you will be ahead of the curve”, said Mr Ahmed. After the speech by the chief guests, the students were given a briefing about the library services, hostel rules & regulations, academics and examinations. Also, Photo Novella was introduced as an ice-breaking cum learning activity. For the next 10 days, some of the eminent speakers will be addressing the students on topics pertaining to the industry trends and also modules like Brand Communication, Public Relations & Marketing. Few of the names are Mr. Y.P.Rajesh, Dr. Shyam Bhat, Mr. Hemant Gaule, Mr. Prakash Belawadi, Ms.Ganga Ganapathi, Vasanthi Hariprakash, Sam Panchmukhi and the list goes on.
The induction program of IIM Ranchi began on 18th June. Our batch assembled at ‘Mayuri Hall’ and we were all welcomed by our director Prof. Anindya Sen. His wise words filled us with confidence and gave us an insight into the journey ahead. At the end of the Day 1 induction we were all informed that though officially we are part of ‘IIM Ranchi’ but unofficially we are still not part of IIM Ranchi and to become one we have win all the challenges that have been planned for us by the seniors and faculty members and our challenge starts from today. The first challenge was a 24hr movie making challenge where in 24hrs we had to make a 5 min movie on a topic which was allotted to us. Our batch was divided into 9 teams and the deadline to submit the movie was 19th June 11:59:59 am.
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli is pleased to announce the inauguration of 5th batch of Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) and the 6th batch of Post Graduate Programme in Management. The programme was conducted successfully in the presence of dignitaries from the industry, academia, the excited students and their proud parents.
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK), in association with Reserve Bank of India Thiruvananthapuram, conducted a Seminar on the 'Role of private remittances in the socioeconomic scenario of Kerala’ in its Kozhikode campus on June 25, 2016 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm which was attended by more than 250 delegates comprising faculty and students of colleges and universities, researchers, bankers, traders, businesspersons, consultants and other interested members of the public.
IIM Tiruchirappalli (IIMT) entered into an agreement with The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) to institute the ICSI Signature Award for the topper of the Post Graduate Diploma in Management of IIM Tiruchirappalli. The Signature Award along with a certificate will be distributed during the Annual Convocation of the IIM Tiruchirappalli. Apart from this, the top three students of the IIM Tiruchirappalli with qualifications as covered under this Scheme will be eligible for full waiver of Registration Fee for Executive Programme of the ICSI.
As we sit down to talk with Karthika Sivan, student of SCMS Cochin PGDM Batch 23 (Class 2014-2016), about her placement with the prestigious Aditya Birla Pantaloons, we realize that her mind has wandered off to her first day at the institute. She is filled with emotions as she says, “There was a lot of anticipation in the air. We knew that we had come to a place, which was going to shape our future. We were nervous but filled with hope.” And two years later, their hopes and decision of joining the institute have paid off.
On the occasion of World Environment Day (June 5), the Corporate Interaction Committee of Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) at IIM Indore inaugurated the EPGP iKon: A CXO Guest Talk Series on June 3, 2016. The series is an initiative by the EPGP Participants to create a platform where corporates from various industries can interact with the students and share their views. The first lecture in this series was marked by the presence of Mr. Vijay Sethi, Chief Information Officer and Head CSR, Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Mr. Sethi spoke on the topic ‘Commencing Your Journey to Become a Better Professional’.
While the social media is raging with the pictures of the Outbound Learning Programme (OBL), I prefer to narrate my experience at OBL. Like my earlier experience, here’s the prelude:
SSMC,Bengaluru: Symbiosis School of Media & Communication hosted the induction event for the batch of 2016-18 on 6th June 2016. It marked the inauguration of the 15 days induction module for the students of the new batch. The chief Guests were Ms Malavika Harita, CEO Saatchi & Saatchi Focus Network and Mr Zubair Ahmed, Senior Multilingual Journalist, BBC Delhi. The lighting of the lamp was done by the esteemed guests accompanied by the Director, Prof Vikram Sampath and the Deputy Director, Prof Ketan Vaidya. The students were welcomed by the seniors and the staff of the college. At the program, Prof. Vikram Sampath, the Director of SSMC-B, addressed the students on the importance of self-learning for the upcoming two years of their lives and few important announcements. “We are happy to announce that this year we are starting with a new specialisation ‘Media Management’. Also, we have started building International relations, starting with the University of Queensland, where four students will be selected for 2 weeks long foreign exchange programme”, said Prof.Sampath. In her address to the students, Ms Malavika Harita, the chief guests explained the students the golden rules to survive these two rigorous years and come out with flying colours. “Use these two years to learn about yourself. Do a SWOT analysis regularly as honestly as you can. Be like a sponge, absorb everything. Keep Learning”, said Ms Malavika Harita. She expressed the importance of communication and that no one was born communicators and it is a skill to be learnt. Furthermore, the chief guest Mr Zubair Ahmed spoke of the paradigm shift of typewriter to MacBook today. He also aimed in his speech to give a reality check about the outside world to the students. “It is a big bad, cut-throat world outside. But if you are willing to have the adaptability and keeping your mind young, I think you will be ahead of the curve”, said Mr Ahmed. After the speech by the chief guests, the students were given a briefing about the library services, hostel rules & regulations, academics and examinations. Also, Photo Novella was introduced as an ice-breaking cum learning activity. For the next 10 days, some of the eminent speakers will be addressing the students on topics pertaining to the industry trends and also modules like Brand Communication, Public Relations & Marketing. Few of the names are Mr. Y.P.Rajesh, Dr. Shyam Bhat, Mr. Hemant Gaule, Mr. Prakash Belawadi, Ms.Ganga Ganapathi, Vasanthi Hariprakash, Sam Panchmukhi and the list goes on.
