“Hamara Dhandha”, the brainchild of Dr.T Prasad, aims at brining out the best entrepreneurial fortes in the students. This program acts as a frontier so as to bring out the best business solutions that today’s burgeoning India needs. Rhythm Consultancy & Solutions, an endeavor by 4 strategic thinkers of NITIE...
Read MoreThe industry stalwarts discussed the topic – ‘Financing India’s growth story.’ The event was flagged-off with the keynote speech by Dr. Shailesh J Mehta – President, Granite Hill Capital Ventures. In his insightful speech Dr. Mehta highlighted the economic opportunities presented to us and how we Indians should cash in...
Read MoreThe power drivers of HR fraternity made their presence felt in a strong way through engaging discussions. The topics were diverse and relevant to the modern HR practices not only in the Indian industry but also in the global scenario. One of the main focuses was on aligning HR practices...
Read MoreAs an integral part of the Systems Management course, autumn internships are designed to provide management students an opportunity to put their learning into practice, while enabling companies to assess quality managers-in-the-making by exposing them to real-time projects. With 27 companies making a beeline to SPJIMR’s campus on day 1...
Read MoreIn a highly interactive session Mr. Kaka spoke about his experiences at the institute and the great legacy of JBIMS. He highlighted the advantages the students of the institute enjoy by virtue of being located at the heart of the business district of India’s financial capital, Mumbai. Recounting his own...
Read MoreSo, the best rule to follow is ‘throw all the rules out’ for none is holy enough to hold universally. Let me justify how all this makes sense. Consider the following: CAT in 2003 was what I would call a plain-vanilla CAT with English, DI (data interpretation) and Quantitative aptitude...
Read MoreIn fact, there is still a general notion in the world of MBA wannabes that there are two kinds of MBA aspirants. Those who are poor at quant and those who are very poor at quant. People who are good at quant and DI stay on Mars. However, I dare...
Read MoreThe seminar was attended by over 200 students of the Post Graduate Programme in Communications Management (PGPCM), Crafting Creative Communications (CCC) and Retail Communications Management (RCM). Dr. Schultz is currently the Professor Emeritus of Service at Northwestern University’s Medill School, USA. He was accompanied by his wife and co-author, Heidi...
Read MoreMrs. Vasumati Kumar, Executive Director, United India Insurance delivered an enlightening talk on the evolution of the insurance sector in India. Having worked with LIC for the past 27 years, Mrs. Vasumati spoke eloquently about the past history of the insurance sector and the role of LIC in reaching out...
Read MoreMr. Sanjeev Bikhchandani completed his MBA from IIM-A in 1986 after graduating in Economics from St. Stephen’s Delhi. Sanjeev is the man behind India’s first job search portal naukri.com, internet matrimonial portal jeevansaathi.com and 99acres.com, India’s property bazaar, and in-house placement consultancy, “quadrangle”. InfoEdge is the first Indian internet based...
Read MoreAparna started with a story that depicted the sorry sight at workplaces without effective ERP systems. The HR department spent its time collating and arranging data thus having no time for up the chain value added work. Things drastically changed as HR Information Systems came to place. The information was...
Read More1. How is it different from doing social work at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and running a commercial organization?I gradually moved from TISS to running a profit-making organization. I started off with working in the social work sector for a while after which I didn’t do anything much...
Read MoreJudge business school is one of the youngest business schools perceived to be in the top 20. How do you strive to keep the cut among top b-schools, given that some of them are nearly 100 years old? This is a big challenge, and one that we are eagerly anticipating....
Read MoreThe founder’s day celebrations have the following as the key elements:1. A Book Fair2. Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD) session.3. Students Interaction with Infosys Chief Mentor 4. Presentation of Awards5. Founder’s Day memorial Lecture 1. Book Fair As part of our Founder’s Day celebrations, a book fair is...
Read MoreSamiksha is an earnest attempt is to attune the students to become more responsive and better prepared to face the ever-changing nature of business and industry. The discussion is aimed at providing a platform for student-corporate interaction and knowledge sharing. In the past, issues like Insurance Sector: Opportunities and Challenges,...
Read MoreThis six-week LAMP programme was launched early this year as a joint initiative of XIMB and United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The objective of this programme was to empower HIV-positive people by enriching them in managerial skills in order to help them lead a meaningful life with self-dignity and advocating...
Read MoreThe theme of “Financing India’s Growth Story” is apt with India Inc. companies’ global ambitions. Matching and even setting new global standards has become a norm in this quest for global scale. Strong growth story of India coupled with the ever improving business environment makes for a strong organic growth...
Read MoreFor example, an Indian MBA hopeful wanting to study in the UK may find Lancaster, Oxford, and Ashridge will likely provide the best return on investment (ROI); that is, twenty years following business school graduation, the percentage of the amount invested in tuition costs will be highest after attending one...
Read MoreThe traditional 3-plus years of work experience, while still highly valued by most business school admissions officers, may be subject to greater flexibility than in the past. Linda Meehan, Admissions Director at Columbia Business School, announced during the QS World MBA Tour in 2006 that Columbia is actively seeking to...
Read MoreWhat is new and interesting, however, is a recent change in attitude in prospective Indian MBA candidates. When asked to declare some of the reasons why the candidate is considering business school, results were remarkably different from last year’s. 2007 2006 Primarily for education 17.19 21 To boost salary 26.55...
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