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IBM Workshop
On November1, 2007, IIIM organized a day
long workshop for the budding technocrats. The resource person for the
workshop was Mr. Vikas Manoria, IBM Academic Initiative and Technical
Head, North & East Zone .Sir, initiated the session with a film on
“Success’.
Mr. Vikas with his rich experience in the
field of IT enlightened students with the significance of Project
Development. Sir also elucidated the various strategies for the project
development.
He also introduced the new Emerging
Technological Innovation from Microsoft to the students.
Mr. Manoria also briefed about
technologies like WSAD, DB2 for the development of project and laid
emphasis to work with industrial standards.
He discussed and interacted
with students on the various current and future prerequisite of
information technology world. |
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November1, 2007, International School of Informatics &
Management, Jaipur had a highly enriching session with Ms. Sunita Singh
on “Entrepreneurship Skills Development”. Mr. Sharad Kamra a renowned
personality in field of Entrepreneurship and NEN Consultant was also
present on this occasion.
Ms. Sunita in her session
stressed upon the Five essential qualities which every businessman must
have: Vision, Commitment, Dignity, Respect and Integrity.
Her lecture was followed by
a film on various successful entrepreneurs elucidating the essential
skills to be a successful businessman.
Mam with the help of well
framed questionnaires helped participants in judging there own
Entrepreneurial Skills.
At the end of the session,
Ms. Shared shared real life experiences to drive home with the idea.
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October30,
2007, Major Amit Sharma, Manager Human Resource, ICICI Prudential Life
Insurance Company Limited delivered a thought provoking lecture on ‘Body
Language’. Sir is a graduate from IIM Lucknow and has expertise in
strategic human resource.
He delivered
an extensive and comprehensive discourse on the rudiment of corporate
behaviour attitude and etiquettes.
Mr. Sharma
offered numerous practical tips for developing the right attitude and
inculcating effective approach to work.
Particularly
emphasizing the importance of etiquettes, he discussed body language,
dressing sense and interview tips. He gave a live demonstration to show
various body position, and there significance.
Since all the
students who attended the session would be appearing for placement
interview in the near future, Mr. Amit gave them various handy
suggestions to improve their pronunciation, communication, dressing
sense, body language and attitude.
The
session was well appreciated and the students enthusiastically raised
various queries at the end of the session that were answered very
impressively by the speaker. |
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February 27, 2007, International School of Informatics &
Management, Jaipur had a highly enriching session with Mr. Kajuhiko
Ueda, Principal, UNITAS Japanese Language School. Professor SomDev,
Dept. of Economic Administration and Financial Management, University of
Rajasthan, Jaipur was also present on this occasion.
Mr. Ueda emphasized on enhancing the relationship between India and
Japan by student exchange programs between the countries. Sir also
briefed about the Japanese culture, language and higher education
prospects in Japan. There are about 500 universities in Japan out of
which 50 are national universities. Mr. Ueda also discussed in brief the
financial assistance, visa facilities and work permission given by the
Japanese government to the deserving students.
Mr. Kajuhiko welcomed the inquisitive students to ask queries and
explained the prospects for Indians in Japan with respect to entering
the universities and the corporate sector. Sir described cultural and
education exchange programmes pivotal to strengthening the ties between
the two countries. |
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February 26, 2007 IIIM had the privilege of hosting the grand presence
of award winning performer Mr. Jeffrey Krieger, chamber musician, Solo
Recitalist and specialist in the performance of new music in association
with Embassy of United States of America.
Mr. Krieger plays the more conventional looking ‘cello’ as principal
cellest of the Hartpord Symphony Orchestra. Sir has incorporated
technology – computer and video to his music to create a diaspora of
excellence. There were no prerecorded sounds and the music was
spontaneous.
Sir gave a live performance and enriched the audience with his musical
rendering. His rendition consisted of three pieces- in Connecticut
Naturalism, shadows and light and the Land Mine which epitomized
serenity, emotional complexity and crisis as an incredible experience.
Mr. Jeffrey Krieger had an interactive session answering to the queries
of the audience. Sir ended on a high note mesmerizing the audience. It
was an innovation blended with symphony. |
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"The
Role of Corporate Sector in Accelerating Economic Growth in India",
keeping this as a vision Prof B.B. Bhattacharya, Vice Chancellor, JNU,
elucidated Management students from all over the country on
Globalisation with special reference to India in the current competitive
scenario.
Prof.
Bhattacharya, termed India a reluctant entrant in the global trade due
to historic reasons and gave the examples of suppression of
globalisation by pre and post independence administration in the
country.
He
coined customer "the king" in this world of globalisation where customer
gets the best at an economical price. Citing the economic reforms that
have been made in the past decade he gave strong reasons for continuing
with the same. But at the same time he cautioned that the small scale
and cottage industries must be protected by the government. He
emphatically advocated globalisation and advised the future managers to
change and adapt to the ever increasing and changing demands of the
corporate sector. His command over the subject and oratory skills are
mesmerized.
The
session was well appreciated and the students enthusiastically raised
various queries at the end of the session that were answered very
impressively by the speaker |
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International School of Informatics & Management, Jaipur organized
a guest lecture on “Current Reforms and Trends in Banking Sector” by Mr. N.K. Purohit, State Head, Centurion Bank of Punjab, Jaipur.
Mr. Purohit with his rich experience in the field of banking and
management enlightened the student community on Retail Banking,
Investment banking, Basel II committee and Non Performing Assets.
He also stressed upon the relevance of “Know your customer (KYC)” in the
current banking scenario and elucidated the concept of “Bank assurance”
to MBA and MCA students.
By the end of the session, the budding professionals got an appreciable
understanding of the changing paradigms in the banking processes
The session, concluded with Mr.Purohit answering the queries raised by
the students.
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Pleasing personality is a
necessity in today’s competitive environment. It facilitates in
differentiating individuals on the basis of specific traits in order to
enhance their ability to stand above the crowd.
With the objective to groom the budding managers to improve their
overall personality. International School of Informatics &
Management , Jaipur is organizing an inciteful session on
December 13, 2006 at 10:00 am with Mr. Pranab Mukherjee renowned
knowledge master, conceptual artist, workshop facilitator who has
conducted over 500 quizzes, as the resource person. |
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IIIM
organized a guest lecture on 29 November 2006, on “Secure Coding” by
Prof. Shashikant Kelkar, IIT, Mumbai.
There are many security
vulnerabilities found recently in IT Industry which have caused havoc
all across the Internet and therefore “Secure Coding “ is necessary to
mitigate these weaknesses.
Prof. Kelkar threw light
on the threats of computing systems during collection of data and the
problems created by misinterpretation of data. He further elaborated
that instead of focusing on efficiency part of any software, one should
focus on measuring its effectiveness.
Prof. Kelkar, elucidated
the sources of error in the systems, IT integrity assumption and IT
security requirement.
Through his cogent
discourse, Dr. kelkar made the students realize that many security
vulnerabilities could be prevented by taking security into consideration
at the beginning of development process of any software. |
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International
School of Informatics & Management, Jaipur organized an
interactive session on “Banking Scenario” for enriching the knowledge of
the students about banking sector delivered by Mr. Prashant Jhantani,
Regional Credit Manager, ICICI (North). He talked about how primitive
banking evolved and reached to the present day scenario with
advancements, new services, innovations, technological advancements etc.
He also revealed the success factors for any bank like, zeal to serve
customers, excellent services and alacrity to introduce new changes,
young blood and their ideas. He shared his experience about ICICI and
inculcated ideas about growing banking sector. The session ended with
the satisfactory answering of queries of both MBA and MCA students about
banking sector. |
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A one-day workshop on
"Competition and Competitive Policy of Government of India" was
organised at IIIM, on November 10, 2006. Dr. Ravindra Vinayak, Dean,
Faculty of Commerce, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, apprised the
students with the Competition Act and its direct and indirect effects on
the Indian economy.
Dr. Ravindra, first,
critically analysed the shortcomings of MRTP ACT and then conversed
about the ‘Competition Act’ based on the recommendations of Raghavan
Committee. Due to Liberalization and Globalization, the Indian Economy
has become very strong but this has also helped the MNC’s to position
themselves in the Indian market. In this changed scenario, where Indian
companies are being forced to fight a tough competition with these giant
MNC’s, the need of the hour is to enforce a law, which could help
sustain the healthy competition in the market. In this context, Dr.
Ravindra, stressed upon the relevance of Competition Act and enlightened
the MBA and MCA students, with the legal aspects of this Act. In the end
of the session, Dr. Ravindra contented the inquisitiveness of the
students by answering the queries raised by them. |
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Mr. Suhas, H R
Manager, ETS India,
enlightened the MCA & MBA students on “HR Practices in
Contemporary Organizations”, in a one day workshop held on November 3,
2006, in IIIM auditorium. Mr. Suhas has a vast corporate experience in
a number of multinational companies on various managerial positions.
In the
beginning of his elucidation, Mr. Suhas discussed “getting started and
involved”. He very methodically exposed the students to the fact that
in today’s changing business environs, a candidate’s analytical ability,
communication skills, presentation skills and oratory skills are given
more weightage in selection against her/ his degree.
He expressed the need to learn and adapt
to these changing scenarios to be successful in today’s corporate world.
Mr. Suhas stressed on the all round development of the personality to
become a successful manager. |
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Mr.
Hemant Amabani Consultant, Can & Will, Jaipur conducted a soft skills
training session on Saturday, October 7, 2006 in IIIM for the students
of MBA and MCA programme .
He
delivered an extensive and comprehensive discourse on the rudiment of
corporate behaviour attitude and etiquettes.
He
offered numerous practical tips for developing the right attitude and
inculcating effective approach to work.
Particularly emphasizing the importance of etiquettes, he discussed
table manners, dressing sense and interview tips. He gave a live
demonstration to show various table arrangements, proper usage of
cutlery, manners at table etc.
Since
all the students who attended the session would be appearing for
placement interview in the near future, Mr. Ambwani gave them various
handy suggestions to improve their pronunciation, communication,
dressing sense, body language and attitude.
The session was well appreciated and the
students enthusiastically raised various queries at the end of the
session that were answered very impressively by the speaker.
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“Reformation is the first step towards
improvement”, keeping this as a vision, Mr. Nandan Srivastav, Dy. G.M.,
Zonal Head, Bank of Baroda, Rajasthan elucidated M.B.A. students on
Indian Banking Sector with a “GLOCAL” perspective in the current
competitive scenario at International School of Informatics &
Management, Jaipur on September 27, 2006.
In his lecture, he acquainted students
with the progress of Indian Banking Sector, emerging challenges like
risk management, cost management, recovery and controlling NPAs. He laid
special emphasis on the regulatory acts and norms like SARFAESI Act and
BASEL II norms to maintain the capital adequacy ratio at par with the
international standards.
Further in his interactive session, he
compared the Indian Banking System with South East Asian Banks, the
Latin American Banks and the European Banking System, where he
illustrated students about the card money and online transactions
stating them as a demand of change. The impact of Mr. Nandan Srivastav
lecture could be judged from the enthusiastic and intelligent queries
put up by the students during the session. |
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A golden opportunity was grabbed by the students of IIIM on September 15, 2006, Branch Manager Mr. Rajeev and Training Manager Mr. Rahul Agarwal from ‘MetLife India Insurance’ visited IIIM campus and briefed students on the growing and future prospects of Insurance Industries and MetLife in India. In this interactive session, they ended up with giving a new vision about career prospects in Insurance Industry to the students.
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Eminent
speaker, Mr. Ajay Gupta, National Circulation Incharge of ABP group,
(publishing Anand Bazar Patrika, Bussiness World, Star News) elucidated
the inside story and working of media industry. He focused on pace,
ambition, passion and winning attitude as the success mantra in Modern
World. The session was interactive and ended with his best wishes for
the students.
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September
Morning 8, 2006, IIIM, Jaipur had an highly enriching session
with an eminent personality of the Indian Financial Management
area - Prof. V.K. Bhalla, Dean & Director, FMS, University
of Delhi. He has presented several research papers at national
and international conferences and has published articles on
international finance, security analysis and portfolio
management and corporate finances. |
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The
hall of curious students was satisfied by Sir’s lecture about industry
demands and placements and the most interesting - contemporary issues in
Financial Management.
Topics
like FDI’s, Portfolio management, Investment decisions, Leverages,
Cost of Capital, Capital budgeting (MM Model), RBI publications, Market
reforms, Stock options, Mergers & Acquisitions etc. were explained
broadly, which was followed by the interactive session with the
students.
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In the
process of learning about the Indian Economy with the growth perspective
a one-day workshop was organized with resource person Prof. Bibek Debroy
as the Speaker.
Mr. Bibek Debroy started his career as an academician, taught at his
alma mater, the Presidency College, later at Goblin Institute of
Politics & Economics, IIFT Delhi and National Council of Applied
Economic research, Consultant to the Department of Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India. He has also been Consulting Editor
with Financial Express, Indian Express, Business World and Business
Today. Sir has been Secretary General of PHDCCI since January, 2006.
In his lecture, Prof. Bibek Debroy introduced different areas of Indian
economy with special emphasis on per capita income growth rate, progress
of Indian economy in last five decades and its evaluation with regard to
contemporary major global economies.
He discussed and interacted with students on the various current and
future economic trends along with the growth factor affecting Indian
economy.
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International School Of
Informatics & Management (Formely India International
Institute of Management )organized a guest lecture on ‘Retailing
Business: Asian Perspective’ by Mr. Arun Bhardwaj, MD, Planet Sports
Pvt. Ltd. on 23 December 2005.
He expressed his views about the Indian Market as being a bundle of
opportunities because of its large unorganized sector, billion plus
population and access to free media as regards to the retail business.
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He also stressed on the
factors such as good brand awareness, high service quality and emotional
appeal that play an important role in providing a strong case for the
expansion of retail business in India. Mr. Bhardwaj gave an insight into
the areas of operation of Planet sports in India and its future
expansion plans. He highlighted the appreciable growth of the company in
Malaysia, Vietnam, Phillipines, New Zealand, Indonesia and Thailand.
His lecture was followed by an enthusiastic interaction with the budding
managers about prospects in the retail sector in India. In reply to a
question Mr. Bhardwaj stated that India has better prospects in the
sector than China because the Chinese are not as market and brand aware
as Indians and the quality of service in the Chinese market is yet to
match the Indian standards.
He emphasized on the need
for developing a passion for excellence and a zeal to succeed against
all odds, so that the students can carve a niche for themselves in the
competitive management world. |
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Industry - Institute Interface
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On
November 18, 2005, Dr. Bhaskar Bose, an alumnus of IIT, Kharagpur
and currently Advisor, GMR Group, Bangalore, McNally Bharat
Industries Ltd., Calcutta and International Eye Bank, Calcutta
addressed the MBA students on “Managerial Competence: Traits and
Behaviour”.
He acquainted the students with the mannerisms and attributes that a
manager should possess. Dr. Bose encouraged the future managers to
acquire and strengthen their interpersonal, analytical, leadership
and motivational competencies. He advised them to shun the ‘chalta
hai’ attitude and focus on quality.
Through his lucid discourse , Dr. Bose made the participants realize
that a hard working individual with average
intelligence, integrity, fairness and the ability to get along with
others can grow to be a successful manager. |
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lecture on ‘Thinking Against Conventional Wisdom’. |
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On
November 19, 2005 Prof. P.K. Jain, Director, FMS – M.L. Sukhadia
University, Udaipur delivered a thought provoking lecture on
‘Thinking Against Conventional Wisdom’.
Encouraging the budding managers to ‘Dare to Fail’, Prof. Jain
motivated them to shed the fear of failure, the fear of outcome and
the fear of being too old to succeed. He cited the examples of
achievers who thought beyond the conventional framework and
contributed their bit to the society & science.
Prof. Jain’s statement ‘Private victories always precede public
victories’ had a profound impact on the students. He emphasized the
need to overcome personal fears and weaknesses by highlighting the
success achieved by Shakespear, Milton, Beethoven, Edison, Roosevelt
and the like despite their physical disabilities.
This highly interactive session reinforced the importance of
originality of thought and unwavering commitment to achieving one’s
goals. |
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September 23, 2005, Mr. Ankur Goyal, IT specialist, IBM Global
Services India Pvt. Ltd., visited the IIIM campus. He discussed open
source technologies in detail and made an informative and
interesting presentation on some of these technologies.
Mr. Goyal highlighted the potential benefits of open source tools to
business, government, educational institutions and the student
community. He also emphasized the need to strictly adhere to the
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During his discourse he familiarized the participants with IBM’s
academic initiatives and encouraged them to hone their skills to be
significant contributors to open source technologies and to develop
socially useful products.
The impact of Mr.Goyal lecture could be judged from the enthusiastic
and intelligent queries put up by the students during the
interactive session. |
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On September
15, 2005, Mr. Pankaj Sharma, Head Customer Services Rajasthan,
Hutch, Jaipur, addressed the IIIM students on ‘Concept Delta and
Creativity’. Mr. Sharma said that it is necessary to be
creative, to accept change and newness, to be willing to play
with ideas and possibilities and to have a flexible outlook, the
habit of enjoying the good while looking for ways to improve, to
achieve success. In his encouraging tone he enlightened the
participants on how one can receive more and give more in life
by managing the way one thinks. Mr. Sharma took the attendees on
a journey of mastering "good thinking" to achieve their personal
and professional potential. |
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Mr. Sudhir Dalal, Sr. Manager,
Marketing, Punjab National Bank and Ms. Shikha Sharma,
Branch Manager, PNB, Mansarovar Branch, Jaipur, visited the
IIIM campus and briefed the students on the banking sector
dynamics on September 15, 2005. They provided an insight
into the concepts of credit deployment, impact of reforms,
and spoke on the current industry trends as well.
They also informed the
participants about various schemes and offerings of the
Punjab National Bank. |
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