In Case you think that with 10 days to go for exams everyone will be doing study, study & only study then THINK AGAIN. Genesis- The Marketing Club came up with Mark-O-Mania another fun filled event. Round 1- MARQ comprise of 25 ques of 10 marks each under the heads of Connect-O, Logo Bash, Gyan Curry & Dekh Bhai Dekh. In a team of 2 you had to score the maximum to qualify for the next round- Mark Your Fortune.
6 teams (3 Seniors & 3 Juniors) reached next round. Herein a survey had already been conducted among 200 people & the teams had to give their answers nearest to the top 5 answers to that survey questions. Top most answer would fetch you 50 marks, 2nd one 40, then 30 & so on. After 13 questions the top 2 teams were left to answer next 3 questions. These 2 teams also competed in the final round- Mark The Beats wherein a member had to listen to a jingle on headphones & then enact it to your partner who would guess the product as well as the jingle. The winners won by a margin of 55 points (515 against 460) & received a cash prize of Rs 1500/-.
I was the part of the team which scored the maximum in Round 1 but couldn't clear Round 2. Trust me this was an amazing event with fun written over every moment of it.
that moment when you realise that 3 months have passed and it just feels like 3 weeks.. as the first trimester draws to a close and exams being a couple of days away, I drag myself to the library to pick up what's been left behind by the intellectual junta and realise that "OMG... a trimester has passed!!".. i'm 1/6th of an MBA.. (optimism.. considering exams havent even started.. let alone results being declared :-P )... its been one hell of a journey... the highest point being the Outreach program which has probably been discussed at length in ths forum... I mean, getting a chance of a one on one interaction with the VP of JPMC at blore.. how cooler cud that get.. that IS one of LBSIM's crown jewels... add to that the fun filled events hosted by various academic and cultural clubs and on the other end, the assignments and projects multiplying like a farm of rabbits... each day at LBSIM throws up something new and interesting..
exams conclude tomrw... getting ready to meet two long lost friends of mine... namely "sleep" and "peace of mind"... and looking forward to the next trimester.. the important national level HR conference on saturday to start off with...
Time really flies.. Trimester 1 exams are over meaning we have completed 3 months in LBSIM.. 3 months- when did they passed by have no idea but how they passed will always remain as finest memories. Unknown faces turned into best est buddies & life just completely changed from then on.
Well 1st experience of PGDM trimester exam was equally thrilling.. Preparations reminded us all of our engineering days. Last night study that too by being awake whole night.. Scanning the question paper for 10 min to find out the question for which the answer is known.. Then looking around to see the expressions on everyone's face & to find out who will help us.. When some one asks for extra sheet feeling shocked & counting the no of pages we ourselves have filled till now.. Who says Exams are boring.. They are equally fun filled..
Now its time to get back to all the stuff that was happening before the exams- Various fun events from various clubs. It will start with a National Level HR Conference on Sept 29,2012. But before that Best Of Luck to all the teams going to IIM A for competing in the finals of various events- Debating event, Marketing event & many more. Hope they are able to replicate the success of previous years & be rest assured this is just the beginning. With the kind of talent we have anything is possible.
Admission Notification for the batch 2013-15 is out. Forms are available from 24/09/2012 to 10/12/2012. All the details regarding admission procedure are available at
For the aspirants a separate thread has been created to resolve your each & every query regarding CAT & admission related procedure. Please make the best use of it. The link to the thread is
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management is conducting a National Human Resource Conference on Organizational Excellence Through Human Capital on the 29th of September, 2012 at its campus in Sector XI, Dwarka.
The conference will commence with an inaugural session presided by Mr. S.K. Roongta, MD, Vedanta Aluminium. The conference presents an opportunity to bridge the gap between academia and industry through knowledge sharing in the arena of best HR practices.
The first session - 'Aligning HR Strategy with Business Strategy' will focus on amalgamating the HR policies with the demands of the dynamic business environment to achieve nominal as well as strategic success. The eminent panel consists of Mr. N.S. Iyer, GM €“ HR, Asian Paints Ltd.; Mr. Praveen Kumar, Business HR Head Steel, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd & many more.
The second session - 'Employee Engagement in Dynamic Business Environment' will focus on addressing the issues emerging in the recent business environment faced by HR managers due to its ever changing nature. Here the eminent HR specialists comprises of Dr. Tapomoy Deb, General Manager (HR), JK Lakshmi Cement to name a few.
The conference would be of immense value to academicians and middle and senior level executives in the industry who aspire to acquire deeper insights into various aspects of achieving organizational excellence through human capital.
A day long HR Conference on the topic Organizational Excellence Through Human Capital got underway with blessings from Late Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri. After the floral tribute & lamp lightning welcome speech was delivered by Dr. G.L. Sharma. Dr. Bindu Chhabra, Conference Convener, briefed about the conference followed by the inaugural session by Sh. SK Roongta, MD Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. Sh. Anil Shastri, Chairman, LBSIM delivered the Presidential Address & the vote of thanks was given by Prof. SK Jain & Alex K, Student Coordinator, Corporate Relations Cell.
Technical Session-I on the topic Aligning HR Strategy with Business Strategy had some eminent speakers like Mr. Vijay Chaudhary, Sr. Director-Finance, HR & Export, Unicharm India Pvt Ltd who enlightened on the challenges of an HR, Mr. Partho Chatterjee, Associate VP, Corp HRD, Balmer Lawril emphasized the importance of talent management & Mr. Praveen Kumar, Business HR Head Steel, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd agreed that Developing Leaders is the need of the hour. The session was chaired by Mr. NS Iyer, GM-HR, Asian Paints Ltd.
ďťżTechnical Session-II on the topic Employee Engagement in Dynamic Business Environment was chaired by Mr. Sandeep Tyagi, VP-HR, Videocon Industries & had the speakers like Mr. T.K. Srinath, Director-HR, Grundfos Pumps who emphasized the importance of Employee Engagement. Satisfaction is different from Engagement. 10 c's of Employee Engagement are Connect, Career, Clarity, Convey, Congratulate, Control, Collaborate, Creditability & Confidence. Mr. Vijay Kumar, Director, Interim Management Solutions enlightened about the importance of Employee Engagement in Dynamic Business Environment with reference to Ranbaxy.
ďťżOn a whole we can say that HR is a field full of challenges but at the same time there are numerous opportunities also to develop as an individual as well as contribute maximum to the development of organization.
A great start to the Academics fest season for the year in different institutes. Team Zenith (Deepak Upadhyay & Surabhi Chakrabarty) of LBSIM has won the debating event (Bone of Contention) in IIM A. They won Goodies & Cash Prize worth Rs 25k. Heartiest Congratulations to both of them. LBSIM is proud of them. Hope the other teams also come up with similar results & All The Best to the teams going for various events in IIM L, IMT Ghaziabad & many such places.
LBSIM also announces 2 days Management Development Programme on "Excellence Through Effective Communication" on October 19-20, 2012 by Prof. Rashmi Sharma & Prof. Joyeeta Chatterjee. Interested participants may contact [email protected] or [email protected].
A moment of Pride for every Shastrian. The national awardee lecture was given by Dr. Tessy Thomas at Teen Murti Bhavan, Library Auditorium.
Dr. Tessy Thomas, Project Director, AGNI gave a lecture on “Technology Growth in India: Recent Developments” as the recipient of the 13th Lal Bahadur Shastri NationalAward for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management. Shri Anil Shastri, Former Union Minister and Chairman, Board of Governors, LBSIM delivered the welcome address where he referred to Dr. Thomas as the 'Agni Putri'. Dr. Tessy Thomas has been associated with the AGNI project since its inception and has contributed in various fields such as Guidance, Control, Inertial Navigation, Trajectory Simulation and Mission Design.
In an inspiring lecture in a packed auditorium, she elucidated that there have been great strides in India's Aerospace Capability. Launch of Chandrayan with its Moon Impact Probe, Multi Satellite Launch Capability and Long Range Missiles of 5000 km range have given a new dimension to India's Aerospace Capability. Technology jumps in many crucial areas have enabled the visualisation of major projects for future in the areas of Agriculture, Bio-Technology, Medical Science, Power Generation, Communication, Nano-Technology, Transportation, Information Technology and Natural Disaster Management besides Space Technology and Defence.
She concluded by calling AGNI a 'weapon of peace' as having this technology prevents neighbours from attacking us and the fact that the same technology can also be used for seamless high performance communication with the development of Integrated Network Centric Operations.
After such an inspiring Lecture she was presented with the award comprising of Rs 5 Lac, a Citation & a Plague by Mr. Pranab Mukharjee, Honorable President of India.
From the Core of Heart of every Shastrian we pay a tribute to the great son of India, Late Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji on his 108th Birthday, whose personality and actions spoke of simplicity of ideas, innovation in implementation and an inclusive approach towards growth.
LBSIM got an extensive coverage for both its events(HR Conference & Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award) from reputed nationalized media houses highlighting the importance of these events to the outside world. Some links to this coverage are
In the days to come we are expecting some more media houses to share there views on these events. The links for those would be shared as & when available.
LBSIM provided me great opportunity to visit RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN..... it was nice experience to see the 13th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award ceremony live at Rashtrapati bhawan... The event was graced by Shri Pranab Mukharjee,Honorable President of India along with Dr. Hamid Ansari,Honorable Vice-president of India and many other eminent personality. The President gave the Award to Smt. Tessy Thomas, Project Director, AGNI.
When the President and the Vice-President entered, trumpet blew and the light went
dimmed and the National anthem started. Its the feeling which cant be expressed in words..it will be Life-time experience.
Shastrians Successfully Executed yet another event in its kitty... :-)
The Annual Alumni Reminiscence Meet 2012 was held at India Habitat Centre , Delhi on Oct 6,2012.
And i would use just one word to describe this "Spectacular" .
The event was graceful just as the Event cake ..
Strategic Planning n most of all Guidance from the Seniors helped us make this event a big success.
After the HR conference and Lal Bahadur shastri award at Rashtrapati Bhavan , this was another major event in quick succession ...
All i can say is , I am Glad that i was part of this event ...
n One more thing this cake was Delicious and signified the Love , Friendship n Bond with our Alumni's as well as the LBSIM reminiscence Family .... 😃 :-)
Winning is a habit of every Shastrian & they are proving it in every competition they are a part of.
Biztoon - Cartoon Strip Competition was won by Dheeraj Kathuria.
Varun Arora and Kundan Kumar secured 1st position in 'Marketing Masters' at Zeal, ISB&M;, Gurgaon.
Arpit Sharma, Chiranjeeve Bansal, Himanshu Kukreja, Vibhu Sharma, Jatin Jain and Rohit Gupta bagged 1st position in 'The Real Deal' at Zeal, ISB&M;, Gurgaon.
Khyati Jain : Gold in 400m and Silver in Shot Put(IIML)
Boby Sebastian : Silver in 400m(IIML)
vaishali : Silver in 400m(IIML)
Team Abhivyakti and Shreya Sharma came second in Stage Play and 50m breaststroke girls respectively(IIML).
Sahil Pandey - Silver Medal (Swimming 50 meter breaststroke).
Shreya Sharma - Silver Medal (Swimming 50 meter breaststroke).
A special nod of appreciation for the women's volleyball team, who despite injuries won the silver medal.
Shweta Shridhar & soumya sharma for winning Gladius 2.0 at IMI, Delhi after beating likes of SCMHRD, IMI & FORE. Win also includes a cash award of Rs. 25,000!
Umashankar Joshi rocked 'Disk-o-tek' - The DJ competition and secured third position amongst professional DJs at Passion 2012 at IMT Ghaziabad.
Abhivyakti team won first prize at IMT-G.
Souvik D. Chakraborty wonsthe Mock UN General Assembly event at IMT - Ghaziabad.
Husein Harniswala, Sujit Pandey and Chiranjeeve Bansal got 2nd position in V-Govern;
Garima Madan- Runner's up prize for the Best Interjector in Sansad;
Hitesh Hooda- Best Panelist award in Sansad.
Kanishk Pratap Singh and Anusha Gupta set the stage on fire in So La Te Do, Western Solo Vocals Competition at Passion 2012, IMT-G securing second and third position respectively.
The list is endless with various competitions in the pipeline. All The Best to everyone & keep rocking.
It was 1st time, I was not at my home town(i.e Surat)during Navratra.... But Thanx to "LBSIM CULTURAL TEAM" for organizing "JHANKAAR - GARBA&DANDIYA; NIGHT at LBSIM"....It was amazing and i enjoyed lot ... All were in typical Gujarati Dress ( Kediya) or in traditional attire... The ambiance of dandiya night gave me feeling that am in Gujarat only...
Unknown faces turned into best est buddies & life just completely changed from then on.
My first Dandiya/Garba night!! 
