According to the press release, the website for the production house will be soon launched. It will be an interactive website where the viewers can exchange their views about the movie. It will also have additional promotional material, like additional shots, behind the scenes and interviews with the makers and...
Read MorePresent at the occasion was the Chief Guest, K P Singh, Chairman of the Board, DLF Ltd. Also, present in the audience, were the eminent Board members, Thomas Robertson, Dean of The Wharton School, faculty, parents, friends, and relatives of the students. This year the ISB Scholars of Excellence Awards...
Read MoreHemant Gupta has secured the first rank in the PGDM programme and will be receiving Dr BC Roy Gold Medal and other prizes. Ayushi Gudwani has secured the second rank and will be receiving Dr BC Roy Silver Medal and Dr Amiya Barat Prize. Joshi Nivedita S. has secured the...
Read MoreThe event highlight is the panel discussion, which in the past has seen participation from persons like Mr Santosh Desai (MD, Future Brands), Mr TS Seshu (Head- Rural Marketing, ITC), Mr. Lloyd Mathias (Director- Marketing, Motorola), Mr Hemant Sachdev (Director- Marketing, Airtel), Mr Raju Narisetti (Managing Editor, MINT), Mr Saurabh...
Read MoreOther participating teams for the India round were from B-schools like Faculty of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad (IIM-A), Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore (IIM-B), Indian School of Business (ISB), Institute for Financial Management and Research, Management Development Institute (MDI), SP Jain Institute of Management and...
Read MoreThe Chair will be charged with developing a two-month training program on social business designed for the final-year curriculum of MSc in Management students at HEC or at other business schools and universities. Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner 2006, founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and also HEC...
Read MoreBanking and Financial sector recruited 27 pc of the students and was represented by firms like Lehman Brothers, GE, Citibank, HSBC, Kotak Mahindra, SBI Caps, ICICI Bank, Standard Chartered, Crisil, SEBI, IDBI, Irevna, Westend Capital, E-Clerx etc. Companies like Bristlecone, Ernst & Young, IBM Business Consulting, MB Petroleum (Oman), Cognizant...
Read MoreSome of the first-time recruiters on campus were Microsoft, KPMG, Yes Bank, Synovate Business Consulting, Xerox, Acumen Funds, Horizon Asset Management, Avigo Capital Partners, CavinKare, Cadbury’s, i2 Technologies and Pagalguy. 19 pc of the students preferred Consulting domain. Ernst & Young, KPMG, Deloitte and PWC offered various roles in consulting...
Read MoreSrini Raju, Co-Founder of companies such as Peepul Capital (a.k.a iLabs Capital) Satyam Enterprise Solutions, D&B; Satyam Software (now known as Cognizant Technology Solutions) said, “I am keen to ensure that the benefits of IT reaches all sections of society. The ISB is doing seminal work in this area and...
Read MoreAlso, an award ceremony recognizing the scholastic excellence students was held at the MICA auditorium. Several awards were conferred acknowledging students with outstanding academic records and completion of projects from the different disciplines – Brand Management, Account Planning, Media Management and Marketing Research and Retail Communications, as well as awards...
Read MoreThe programme is divided into three modules of seven weeks each and one of three weeks. During the twenty-four weeks, the participants will study twenty two courses made up of three hours sessions and work on a project. They will study functional area subjects like Marketing Management, Financial Accounting, Manufacturing...
Read MoreThe day started off with Prof Arun Sehegal, CEO Chempro and a faculty at the institute, teaching the nuances of selling to the students. The students then bid for products which they thought would fetch the highest return on investment. Students tried various ways to sell the products, ranging from...
Read MoreThe first and second rank holders, Ms Soumya Gayatri and Ms Puspamitra Prusty were awarded the CM Kandoi Gold Medals along with a cash award of Rs.10, 000 and Rs.5000 respectively. These medals have been instituted by Aditya Steel Industries. NTPC Gold Medals went to Ms.Soumya Gayatri for being the...
Read MoreAddressing the occasion KT Chako, Director, IIFT, said, “In the four decades of IIFT’s existence, we have built a niche for ourselves and are constantly striving towards fulfilling our pioneering role”. He also congratulated the maiden batch of students from Kolkatta. Also, speaking on the occasion Kamal Nath, Minister, Commerce...
Read MoreThe earlier two awards have been conferred on Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh (Centennial Professor of the London School of Economics and internationally renowned scholar and writer) in 2006 and on the father of India’s green revolution, Dr. MS Swaminathan in 2007. Share your thoughts or leave a comment.
Read MoreTotal number of students 121Total number of offers made 160Number of PPOs 41Companies confirming participation 70Companies slotted 55Mean domestic salary Rs 11.44 LakhsMedian domestic salary Rs 10.32 Lakhs 30% of the batch had pre-placement offers from comapnies like Barclays Capital (Singapore), A&J; Consulting (USA), Citigroup, Ernst & Young, Pricewaterhouse Coopers,...
Read MoreThe key note address was delivered by the distinguished Chief Guest, Dr CK Prahalad. He congratulated the PGP students and appreciated the efforts put in by parents and professors in moulding the students. “India’s current financial success may hide its true potential”, remarked Dr. Prahalad. He stressed that it is...
Read MoreWhat are the top 3 advantages of XIMB’s MBA programme that no other business school in the same league offers? The top 3 advantages are: a) Higher Industry Interaction and Corporate Linkages for the XIMB students by using platforms such as Immersion Courses, CEO Talks, etc. The Immersion Courses are...
Read MoreAfter a four-year stint with a leading investment technology company in the USA, BARRA International, what impelled you to join the family business? Was joining the family business an unsaid norm you had to follow? Though I did my MBA in the US, and worked at BARRA International for 4...
Read MoreThe teams were gauged on parameters such as co-ordination, strategy and concentration. Presence of mind and impromptu thinking were also given considerable weightage. The participants had to go through these rounds under stress and time constraints to emerge as Business Tycoon. These rounds were judged by people from the industry...
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