The hikes were announced on Tuesday following a board of governors’ meeting at the institute. IIM-C director Shekhar Chaudhuri said: “Costs have risen and are expected to increase even further once the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations are implemented, which will increase all salaries at the institute.” He added: “The decision...
Read MoreThis year a total of 344 students participated in early phases of the Competition with Internet concepts dominating the field again as they did nearly a decade ago. Ideas centered on IT, life sciences and consumer products were also popular in the early rounds. For the semi-finals, judges chose ventures...
Read MoreRecruiters at SPJIMR came from varied sectors: Consultancy, Banking, IT, Investment Banking, FMCG, Private Equity, Manufacturing, Healthcare& Pharmaceuticals, Telecom and Media. Companies participating in the process for the first time included McKinsey Corporate Finance, Bharti Group, Cummins, Ranbaxy, M&M; Corporate Strategy Group, Principal AMC, Barclays, Aricent, J & J Pharma,...
Read MoreJumbo Electronics recruited three students in UAE operations for retail and distribution operations. SBI Life was the largest recruiters for lateral candidates, recruiting five students for middle management. For the Marketing profile ITC recruited three students for its AUT programme. Among the other FMCG companies, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) recruited...
Read MoreRecruiters at IMT came from varied sectors: Consulting, FMCG, Banking & Financial Services, IT & ITES, Manufacturing and Telecom. This year saw participation of new recruiters like Mercer, AT Kearney, Cerebrus, Synovate, Perfetti Van Melle, Vodafone, Aviva, Yes Bank, Schneider, SKF, SEBI, ORG-IMS, Aptivaa and Moser Baer. The Banking &...
Read MoreWith an objective to become a platform to identify country’s diverse and creative talent, this film festival shall make an effort to evolve Ahmedabad as an Independent film capital of India. This festival intends to draw film makers from across the globe and from various demographics to showcase their passion...
Read MoreVarious leaders in the fields of Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology & Operations were present to participate in the event. The conclave witnessed discussion on topics influencing modern day business such as the power of HR, International Marketing, how to build brand equity overseas, CRM, Visual Communications in the...
Read MoreThe CAT applicants who were shortlisted by IIM-K for the GD/PI process were asked to register for the programme. All the mentors helped their respective mentees by sparing time for queries, responding online via chat and answering telephone calls. “My mentors were very friendly and helped calm my nerves both...
Read MoreThe Financial and Financial Services domain was represented by Barclays, Lehman Brothers, Standard Chartered, JM Financial, Centrum, among others who made offers for Investment Banking, Treasury Sales, Trading, Product Structuring, Wholesale Banking, Relationship Management and Merger & Acquisition (M & A) Advisory. Consulting firms offered students the roles of Senior...
Read MoreThe International Workshop on Accreditation will be inaugurated on 3rd March by Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar, Member, Planning Commission and the Guest of Honour will be Prof Sukhdev Thorat, Chairman, University Grants Commission. The two days are slated for discussions and debates on accreditation by international and national speakers and also...
Read MoreTVS Capital, part of the TVS group has instituted a chair professor of entrepreneurship to drive focused research on formulation of strategies that can help strengthening the ecosystem for entrepreneurship in India. Rs 1.2 crore has been earmarked by TVS Capital Funds, founded by Mr Gopal Srinivasan. The funds are...
Read MoreThe welcome address was given by Prof M Sankaran, Director, BIM. The conference was inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor of the Bharathidasan University, Dr M Ponnavaikko. He spoke on the importance of continuous learning, decision-making and management research. Mr GK Agarwal, Executive Director (HR& PMI), National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd, discussed...
Read MoreThe keynote address introducing the theme of the conference was given by Dr PN Mukherjee, Chairperson-SCM & TQM at NMIMS. Mr Suresh Lulla, Managing Director, Qimpro Consultants Pvt Ltd, spoke on the evolution of quality over the last few decades and its significance in the current business environment. Corporate leaders...
Read MoreAnnouncing the launch of the new Centre, M Rammohan Rao, Dean, ISB, said, “Launching the Centre for Leadership is in sync with our vision to groom business leaders for India and the world. We want to create thought leaders who will be able to change the way businesses are run...
Read MoreThe curtain raiser for the event witnessed Mr Siddharth Gautam, News Coordinator, Times News Network, as the Chief Guest. It was followed by the commencement of the competitions, the first being Protostar. Protostar, an HR consultancy game, was based on ‘How to improve recruitment and motivation practices at DRDO’. The...
Read MoreThe opening panel debate ‘Global Finance: The Issues‘ will be chaired by Dr Noreena Hertz, CIBAM’s Associate Director and an expert on economic globalization. There will be a panel discussion on the long term prospects of global financial markets. The panel will include Chen Zhao, Managing Editor, Bank Credit Analyst,...
Read MoreThe major recruiters on the campus included first time recruiters such as Lebua Group, Barclays Bank, ICRA management consulting, Raheja Group, Caterpillar and Lime Group. Other recruiters included consulting firms like Deloitte, KPMG, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst n Young (EnY). Also, banks such as Standard Chartered, Yes Bank, Barclays Bank also...
Read MoreHe enumerated the steps involved in executing a deal and from there on to the completion of the merger. He explained how the process of due diligence before the merger requires extensive role of HR, and how it can significantly alter the course that the prospective deal would take, by...
Read MoreBanking, Financial Services and Insurance was the main recruiter taking 31 pc of the batch. It was represented by Citibank, Irevna, UBS India, DE Shaw, SBI Bank, SBI Caps, HSBC Bank, HSBC CIBM, JP Morgan Services, Kotak Bank, Morgan Stanley Advantage Services, STCI, Yes Bank and Tata Capital. FMCG sector...
Read MoreMr S Sivkumar, Chief Executive, Agri Business at ITC and the brain behind the e-choupal initiative was the keynote speaker. He talked about the evolution of marketing thinking considering the social marketing network in rural India and how firms can make a fortune at the bottom of the pyramid. In...
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