Guest Lecture On 'The Radio Industry And Media Market In India: Strategies And The Way Forward' By Mr. G.G. Jayanta, National Marketing Head, Radio Mirchi

The Vinod Gupta School of Management had the privilege of hosting Mr. G. G. Jayanta, National Marketing Head at Radio Mirchi on 21st March 2018 under its guest lecture series, Pratyaksh. An alumnus of the esteemed IIM Bangalore, Mr. Jayanta has handled several exciting positions of responsibility at Radio Mirchi in the last decade. He used live case studies from his plethora of experiences to deliver a lecture on “The Radio Industry and The Media Market in India: Strategies and the Way Forward” to an eager bunch of MBA students.

VGSoM Kharagpur10 Apr 2018

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Guest Lecture By Mrs. Ekta Bhaskar, Expert Lead-CSR / Commercial Project, Ministry Of Water Resources And Transport, Government Of India

Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur since its inception has had very close ties with the corporate world. This time around we had gone ahead and forged a lasting relationship with the public sector. As a part of the ongoing guest lecture series ‘Pratyaksh,’ we had the privilege of hosting Mrs. Ekta Bhaskar, Expert Lead – CSR/ Commercial Project, Ministry of Water Resources and Transport, Government of India.

VGSoM Kharagpur10 Apr 2018

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Guest Lecture By Mr. Nitin Khanna, CFO, InOrbit Malls (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Malls, today, have become a significant part of the lives of many. From shopping to eating, everything today requires an individual to invest not just the money but also time which is, in most of the cases, even more valuable. The industry leaders are well aware of this paradigm shift and are strongly bent on providing a seamless experience to their customers.

VGSoM Kharagpur10 Apr 2018

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Vellore Institute Of Technology (VIT) Tops In RPC Section In Private Institutions Of NIRF Ranking - 2018

According to MHRD NIRF Ranking 2018 released on April 3 by Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, IIM Ahmedabad has been ranked at 1st place in the consecutive year, IIM Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow 2nd, 3rd and 4th places. Out of 10 places, 4 IITs ranked in Management List. While IIM A topped the management institution list, The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) in Bengaluru has been adjudged as the overall best institution in India, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) top in Medical, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) in Engineering and Miranda House Delhi Top in college, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur top in Architecture and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in university section.

Brahma Nandan09 Apr 2018

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Breakspace - Preparation For Life

They say that if examinations are fishes, then the CAT Exam is an eel. Slippery and difficult to handle, it’s the kind of fish which manages to surprise you time and time again. There are many who feel that they have managed to get it under control only to receive a ‘shock’ on the day of the examination just like the eel dispenses to over-adventurous fishermen. As both prospective aspirants and ‘veterans’ would tell you, it requires both skills and smarts to crack it.

Rohit Sahay05 Apr 2018

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200 Delegates Attend The 'Internet of Things Summit' By CII And FORE School

Digital Technology is slowly being recognized as an important enabler for innovations and exponential growth. The Government believes in the tremendous opportunities that the IoT presents, and is planning a close synergy between the Digital India programme and the IoT, and has already drafted it into policy. The IoT will be part of the broadband highway that will deliver a wide range of e-governance and citizen services to all corners of the country and Industrial IoT (IIoT) as an enabler of ‘Manufacturing 4.0’ | ‘Make in India’ initiatives and is the next wave of innovation impacting the way the world connects and optimizes machines. The Industrial Internet of Things is connecting the physical world of sensors, devices and machines with the internet and by, applying deep analytics through software are turning massive data into powerful insights and intelligence.

Manish Shah02 Apr 2018

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The International Study Tour - SJMSOM Mumbai

The International study tour is every student’s dream and aspiration in a B-School. A getaway for a month with a partially paid scholarship is an offer too good to refuse. I was one of the lucky ten to be selected for the Winter Study Tour Programme to Telecom Ecole de Management, Paris (TEM, Paris) from Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM), IIT Bombay. The anticipation and excitement for the tour started when the list was first announced and all ten of us had to prepare for the VISA and other documents. After countless hours of paperwork and sleepless nights, we were finally ready to depart from India on 27th November 2017; the ten globetrotters – Ankita, Kodi, Rishabh, Shivangi, Lionel, Aman, Utsav, Disha, Piyush, and Sruthi were ready to cover 8 countries and 13 cities in a span of 30 days.

SJMSOM IIT Bombay02 Apr 2018

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An Interview With A YES FUTURE READY Scholar - Anjal Agarwal

YES Bank recently announced the its list of 30 YES Future Ready Scholars for the year 2018. It’s a privilege to make it to the list. It has been more than a week since the announcement and the wishes keep pouring in. This year Yes Bank has increased the number of colleges eligible for the scholarship and included a few M. Tech courses from the most prestigious institutions of India to the list of eligible courses. I will soon share my own experience of what being a #YESBank #YesFutureReady scholar feels like, but before that I wanted to see how my fellow scholars feel about the scholarship. IIM Shillong this year is privileged to have two scholars and it made my job easier of finding a fellow scholar, he lives two room from mine. So, I talked to Anjal Agarwal, a fellow scholar, to understand how he prepared for the scholarship process and what it means to him. Here is how Anjal responded:

Gaurang Gupta31 Mar 2018

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Guest Lecture On 'The Radio Industry And Media Market In India: Strategies And The Way Forward' By Mr. G.G. Jayanta, National Marketing Head, Radio Mirchi

The Vinod Gupta School of Management had the privilege of hosting Mr. G. G. Jayanta, National Marketing Head at Radio Mirchi on 21st March 2018 under its guest lecture series, Pratyaksh. An alumnus of the esteemed IIM Bangalore, Mr. Jayanta has handled several exciting positions of responsibility at Radio Mirchi in the last decade. He used live case studies from his plethora of experiences to deliver a lecture on “The Radio Industry and The Media Market in India: Strategies and the Way Forward” to an eager bunch of MBA students.

VGSoM Kharagpur10 Apr 2018

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Guest Lecture By Mrs. Ekta Bhaskar, Expert Lead-CSR / Commercial Project, Ministry Of Water Resources And Transport, Government Of India

Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur since its inception has had very close ties with the corporate world. This time around we had gone ahead and forged a lasting relationship with the public sector. As a part of the ongoing guest lecture series ‘Pratyaksh,’ we had the privilege of hosting Mrs. Ekta Bhaskar, Expert Lead – CSR/ Commercial Project, Ministry of Water Resources and Transport, Government of India.

VGSoM Kharagpur10 Apr 2018

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Guest Lecture By Mr. Nitin Khanna, CFO, InOrbit Malls (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Malls, today, have become a significant part of the lives of many. From shopping to eating, everything today requires an individual to invest not just the money but also time which is, in most of the cases, even more valuable. The industry leaders are well aware of this paradigm shift and are strongly bent on providing a seamless experience to their customers.

VGSoM Kharagpur10 Apr 2018

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Vellore Institute Of Technology (VIT) Tops In RPC Section In Private Institutions Of NIRF Ranking - 2018

According to MHRD NIRF Ranking 2018 released on April 3 by Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, IIM Ahmedabad has been ranked at 1st place in the consecutive year, IIM Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow 2nd, 3rd and 4th places. Out of 10 places, 4 IITs ranked in Management List. While IIM A topped the management institution list, The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) in Bengaluru has been adjudged as the overall best institution in India, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) top in Medical, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) in Engineering and Miranda House Delhi Top in college, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur top in Architecture and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in university section.

Brahma Nandan09 Apr 2018

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Breakspace - Preparation For Life

They say that if examinations are fishes, then the CAT Exam is an eel. Slippery and difficult to handle, it’s the kind of fish which manages to surprise you time and time again. There are many who feel that they have managed to get it under control only to receive a ‘shock’ on the day of the examination just like the eel dispenses to over-adventurous fishermen. As both prospective aspirants and ‘veterans’ would tell you, it requires both skills and smarts to crack it.

Rohit Sahay05 Apr 2018

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200 Delegates Attend The 'Internet of Things Summit' By CII And FORE School

Digital Technology is slowly being recognized as an important enabler for innovations and exponential growth. The Government believes in the tremendous opportunities that the IoT presents, and is planning a close synergy between the Digital India programme and the IoT, and has already drafted it into policy. The IoT will be part of the broadband highway that will deliver a wide range of e-governance and citizen services to all corners of the country and Industrial IoT (IIoT) as an enabler of ‘Manufacturing 4.0’ | ‘Make in India’ initiatives and is the next wave of innovation impacting the way the world connects and optimizes machines. The Industrial Internet of Things is connecting the physical world of sensors, devices and machines with the internet and by, applying deep analytics through software are turning massive data into powerful insights and intelligence.

Manish Shah02 Apr 2018

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The International Study Tour - SJMSOM Mumbai

The International study tour is every student’s dream and aspiration in a B-School. A getaway for a month with a partially paid scholarship is an offer too good to refuse. I was one of the lucky ten to be selected for the Winter Study Tour Programme to Telecom Ecole de Management, Paris (TEM, Paris) from Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM), IIT Bombay. The anticipation and excitement for the tour started when the list was first announced and all ten of us had to prepare for the VISA and other documents. After countless hours of paperwork and sleepless nights, we were finally ready to depart from India on 27th November 2017; the ten globetrotters – Ankita, Kodi, Rishabh, Shivangi, Lionel, Aman, Utsav, Disha, Piyush, and Sruthi were ready to cover 8 countries and 13 cities in a span of 30 days.

SJMSOM IIT Bombay02 Apr 2018

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An Interview With A YES FUTURE READY Scholar - Anjal Agarwal

YES Bank recently announced the its list of 30 YES Future Ready Scholars for the year 2018. It’s a privilege to make it to the list. It has been more than a week since the announcement and the wishes keep pouring in. This year Yes Bank has increased the number of colleges eligible for the scholarship and included a few M. Tech courses from the most prestigious institutions of India to the list of eligible courses. I will soon share my own experience of what being a #YESBank #YesFutureReady scholar feels like, but before that I wanted to see how my fellow scholars feel about the scholarship. IIM Shillong this year is privileged to have two scholars and it made my job easier of finding a fellow scholar, he lives two room from mine. So, I talked to Anjal Agarwal, a fellow scholar, to understand how he prepared for the scholarship process and what it means to him. Here is how Anjal responded:

Gaurang Gupta31 Mar 2018

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