Orientation 2018 (MCA)
 

IIIM, commenced  its new academic session  for the new entrants of MBA and MCA  programmes on 7^th August with a welcome ceremony followed by a weeklong orientation program “Parichay-2018” an initiative to acquaint the students with the culture of the Institute and give them conversance of the current and ensuing IT trends

The week long orientation programme started with a melodious Saraswati Vandana, blessings of goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge & wisdom, followed by lighting of lamp by Dr. Ashok Gupta, Director, IIIM.

Dr. Gupta extended a warm welcome to the new batch of students. He informed the students about the vision and mission of the Institute. He highlighted practice of experiential learning, and contemporary industry-focused curriculum, driven by strong corporate interface that the Institute offers to equip them with the tools for a confident future. He expressed delight over the success the brand IIIM has achieved.

A brief presentation by the senior batch about the repute, awards and the recognitions earned, by IIIM and the events of the year gone by, was made to the newbies.

Dr. Manju Nair, Principal, IIIM in her session motivated students to dream big in life and then chart their plan for success and be passionate about whatever they do. She briefed the students about the curriculum offered, rules and regulations of the institute.

The week -long comprehensive induction and orientation programmes aimed to  go beyond familiarizing students with the campus and other fellow students, and in fact to acclimatize them with what an MCA programme is all about. Some of the key aspects that were covered in it include: Know your campus & the facilities; Know yourself ; understand IIIM; personality development; communication skills; team working; collaborative learning; soft skills; values and ethics etc.  

An electronic presentation on some of the computer science fields was made by the seniors. This has followed by a quiz on the same.

New Students were acquainted with the activities conducted under the NSS and E-Igniters cell. They were also made aware of the student clubs #include - The Programming Club and Webscape - The Web Designing club. During Orientation Programme a test was organized to assess the aptitude of new batch. Panels of interviewers were continued to conduct skill mapping of the students through personal interview. The endeavour was to identify the gap between competencies expected in a MCA graduate and those possessed by the students.