We, at ITM, believe in development that is holistic and inherent. Education, as we see, is one that is continuous and complementary, that which extends beyond the mere realm of grade-sheets and placement records. We believe in creating leaders, not just managers. In keeping with this tradition, we encourage our students to engage and participate in diverse arenas that help them evolve into holistic leaders.
This very aspect was again brought into the limelight recently when a student of ITM Chennai was selected as a ‘Young Achiever’ to participate and collaborate in the NANO GENEXT ACHIEVERS program.

Sindhu Priyadharsini Sankar (28), student of International Business, was one of the 60 Young Achievers shortlisted and selected from among 2500 applicants across the state of Tamil Nadu. Currently pursuing her industry-intensive ITM iConnect internship program with a promising Start-up in Chennai, Sindhu was chosen for her potential expertise in the field of Creative arts and Entrepreneurship. Previously employed with the Tata Consultancy Services, she was also one of chosen 300 ‘Yatris’ that participated in the Tata JagritiYatra (2009-10), which is a national level program for fostering and sustaining entrepreneurship.
In their own words, NANO GENEXT ACHIEVERS aims to identify, engage, & collaborate with young achievers from different walks of life. The program aims to give a common platform to selected achievers, where the bright young minds come together and engage through various online and offline activities.The Chennai Participants included a plethora of young professionals – doctors, engineers and researchers, entrepreneurs and students, all of them driven by a singular passion for excellence and achievement.At the ‘ice-breaker’ session held at Hotel Aloft on OMR, Chennai, the chosen achievers had had the privilege of interacting Ms. Rajalakshmi Vijay, Head – Customer Experience at Tata Motors, Mumbai. Fun drives in brand new Nano twist vehicles at the Go-kart premises, ECR, followed by Crossword puzzles and a creative story-making fun event formed part of the activities held during the day that culminated in a grand lunch-banquet. The highlight of the day was the Q&A session led by Ms. Rajalakshmi. The participants were promised of more in store for the future, with the prospect of engaging ace-racer Narain Karthikeyan in one of the near-future Genext event.
Talking about her experience, Sindhu says, “Thanks to ITM, I am now back on the right track. After marriage and child birth, family responsibilities had become my sole point of focus. The decision to join the PGDM-IB program at ITM Chennai was a turning point in my life. The industry intensive ITM curriculum gave me the right amount of re-orientation towards my career path. The program, in driving me to realize my full potential, has successfully magnified my scope of performance and ITM has taught me how to create and sustain balance amid priorities. NanoGenext Achievers is definitely an outcome of this balance. I now feel empowered personally, academically and professionally.”