Misfortune of misfortunes - my new bike's rear tyre got punctured and while it was being mended, I had to use a junior's Wego for going to MHD campus. Drove a gearless after a long time, evoked laughter in all those who saw a giant structure driving a gearless.
Placement season has begun. Whole campus is abuzz with resume updation, certificates collation, reflection of the past, interview preparations....all set for the D-day (Nov 2) 
The game begins today @9.30PM, where the fate of many of 2012 batch will be decided !
Had the Strategic Marketing workshop conducted by IIMC Alumni Association Chennai Chapter today. Two case presentations on the Food & Beverages industry and IPL were done. Got some useful insights from one Mr. J.Krishnan who has been associated with the Deccan Chargers from IPL season 1 onwards.
BIM was witness to a one of kind rendezvous with the whos who of the corporate world today (6/11/2011) as its students actively took part in the workshop on Strategic marketing organized by the Chennai chapter of the Alumni Association from Indian institute of management, Calcutta. The agenda for the day covered presentations by shortlisted teams on Coffee, Tea or Internet?, a case about the Store in store Caf Bean Counter and More than a match, a case about the ticketing and recruitment strategies for the IPL team Deccan chargers.
Shri. Ashok Jayaraman, President of the IIMC alumni association, Chennai chapter, set the ball rolling by issuing the guidelines for evaluating the student presentations. Shri. J. Kalyankrishnan, Shri K R Chandrasekaran, Shri Mohan Eddy and BIMs very own Prof. Sundar completed the judges panel for the presentations.
The presentations from the students were highly insightful and the dignitaries were of the opinion that there was thorough analysis on part of the students in analysing all possible recommendations for the problems posed in both the cases. The student presentations were followed by presentations by Shri. KR Chandrasekaran and Shri. J.Kalyankrishnan sharing their experiences on how they strategically approached the problem statements given in the cases during their earlier corporate roles as the COO of Java Green (a SIS model of Caf chain around India) and CEO of Deccan Chargers respectively.
The workshop culminated with the team comprising of Sudhir Sam, Shreenidhi Prabhu, Saravana Krishnan and Sriram of PGP I being declared the winners of the workshop and the team of Achal Sreedharan, Jyotsna Menon, Arjun Venugopal and Sreejesh Neelanath of PGP I claiming the runners up spot. Both these teams have been selected to represent BIM in the second leg of the event to be conducted in Chennai where they will be competing against the winners from other reputed B schools from the region.
The day turned out to be an enlightening experience for the students, as they gathered scores of inputs on strategic planning for real life business situations from very experienced players from the industry which would no doubt be of immense help for their careers post BIM.
Shri. Ashok Jayaraman, President of the IIMC alumni association, Chennai chapter, set the ball rolling by issuing the guidelines for evaluating the student presentations. Shri. J. Kalyankrishnan, Shri K R Chandrasekaran, Shri Mohan Eddy and BIMs very own Prof. Sundar completed the judges panel for the presentations.
The presentations from the students were highly insightful and the dignitaries were of the opinion that there was thorough analysis on part of the students in analysing all possible recommendations for the problems posed in both the cases. The student presentations were followed by presentations by Shri. KR Chandrasekaran and Shri. J.Kalyankrishnan sharing their experiences on how they strategically approached the problem statements given in the cases during their earlier corporate roles as the COO of Java Green (a SIS model of Caf chain around India) and CEO of Deccan Chargers respectively.
The workshop culminated with the team comprising of Sudhir Sam, Shreenidhi Prabhu, Saravana Krishnan and Sriram of PGP I being declared the winners of the workshop and the team of Achal Sreedharan, Jyotsna Menon, Arjun Venugopal and Sreejesh Neelanath of PGP I claiming the runners up spot. Both these teams have been selected to represent BIM in the second leg of the event to be conducted in Chennai where they will be competing against the winners from other reputed B schools from the region.
The day turned out to be an enlightening experience for the students, as they gathered scores of inputs on strategic planning for real life business situations from very experienced players from the industry which would no doubt be of immense help for their careers post BIM.
Posting after more than a week. Been busy with placement activities. Still waiting for a big fish that is coming my way.
Next week we would all be heading to Chennai for our annual mgmt conference CRESCITA. Speaker sessions and panel discussions dot this 2-day event which will be graced by eminent personalities from the industry. It is a one of our initiatives towards industry interaction.
After that comes the mid-term exams which are expected to be a truncated affair (ending in just 5 days as the schedule plan says). Lot of practical understanding of courses this trimester, thanks to the faculty members who have been keeping us on our toes with case studies, assignments, presentations etc. Have to get started with the theory part.
All set for the Chennai trip tomorrow night. Looking forward to the Marketing speaker session by K.Ramakrishnan, President-Marketing,Cafe Coffee Day. Also time for me to catch up with a friend who is back from US after an 18-month onsite trip.
Meanwhile the volleyball season has begun. The tournament is expected to happen in the first week of December. Preparations already underway as the players, both professional and amateur, hone their spiking skills in the everyday (or rather everynight) practice sessions.
Starting to Chennai tonight for the flagship event Crescita. Super excited... looking forward for a weekend filled with fun and learning.
Done with CRESCITA. Very insightful speaker sessions and panel discussions. Liked the session on marketing by Mr. Ramakrishnan, President-Mktg, Cafe Coffee Day.
Thoroughly enjoyed the two days in Chennai. Felt happy to receive an award for my winning an inter-college event during the last 5 months; was overwhelmed by the loud clapping that happened when I was walking on to the stage. 
Am staying back in Chennai for a placement interview scheduled tomorrow. Mid-term season coming up on wednesday. Gotta get back to acads.
Midnight oil burning time. Cups and cups of tea 
, packs and packs of glucose biscuits, sachets and sachets of Tang to keep us awake.
Two exams today. First time for me in B-school. Excited. 
Got placed finally. Was a great learning experience, the whole process. Wouldn't have felt bad even if I had not got in. Left the campus on 30th with a lot of hope, came back this morning with lot of satisfaction.
Gyan Labs interactive session on summer internships this evening. I remember the same session last year when I was sitting there as a naive student seeking answers to a number of questions. Landed an internship with a leading foods company at the beginning of 2011, rounding the year off with a final offer from a leading business house.
The gyan labs organized by Bismarc, the marketing commitee at BIM turned out be informative and an elucidating session. All the queries and doubts regarding the summer placements were cleared.
Spikes ans Smashes, the volley ball tournament at BIM, conducted by the sportscom begins tomorrow. 12 teams have registered totally and are all geared up for action. Its going to be an exciting and refreshing week, especially after a jam packed 7 days with midterm exams.
-- Bhavya P
PRCOM, BIM
Spikes ans Smashes, the volley ball tournament at BIM, conducted by the sportscom begins tomorrow. 12 teams have registered totally and are all geared up for action. Its going to be an exciting and refreshing week, especially after a jam packed 7 days with midterm exams.
-- Bhavya P
PRCOM, BIM
It has become a familiar sight - that of seeing the Galacticos win every single sporting event in campus. This time it was volleyball and badminton. Great one week of sporting action came to an late night yesterday. I was doing commentary and enjoyed every bit of it. Felt happy to receive so many applauses from the audience, probably the greatest award I received from the tournament.
Looking forward to cricket next trimester. Back to jogging and stretching, and of course, academics, presentations and the regular grind from tomorrow onwards.
The gyan labs organized by Bismarc, the marketing commitee at BIM turned out be informative and an elucidating session. All the queries and doubts regarding the summer placements were cleared.
Spikes ans Smashes, the volley ball tournament at BIM, conducted by the sportscom begins tomorrow. 12 teams have registered totally and are all geared up for action. Its going to be an exciting and refreshing week, especially after a jam packed 7 days with midterm exams.
-- Bhavya P
PRCOM, BIM
Yours truly was one of the seniors offering gyan at Gyan Labs last week. The juniors were full of energy, enthusiastically listening to my words. Hope they land great profiles in their summers.
kalaicom has arranged for screening for movies in the OAT , waaaa.... 2 days , 4 movies , 4 languages.. luving it !!!
Arjun Prakash . S
2011-13
BIM Trichy
Exam season to begin in another one week. Five presentations lined up till 22nd. Enjoying the last few months of academic life.
kalaicom has arranged for screening for movies in the OAT , waaaa.... 2 days , 4 movies , 4 languages.. luving it !!!
Arjun Prakash . S
2011-13
BIM Trichy
of movies* was in a hurry, running to watch movie 😛
CHIAROSCURO, the movie club has arranged for a screening of "The Bicycle Thieves" at the open air theatre in BHEL. It is currently running and most of the first years seem to have gone there as the hostel area wears a deserted look.
Just done with CRM class and have B2B coming up at 9. Night classes after a long time, the last time I had a night class was in last trimester.
CRM and Brand Management courses concluded successfully today. Both professors, visiting faculty members, had a positive feedback for us. That time in college when you take leave of a professor with the hope that your paths cross each other some time in future.
5th sem started today (23rd dec'11) and it will go on till 7th Jan. Will be holidays till 18th Jan I guess...
My exams start from 27th .. Awaiting for sleepless nights once again....