ITM :: The Institute for Technology and Management

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The following information is to be given in the Information Brochure besides being hosted on the Institution’s official Website.

Name of the Institution
(Address including telephone, Fax, Email)

Institute for Technology and Management ,
No. 11/D14, 4th Main Road, SIPCOT IT Park,
Old Mahabalipuram Road, Pudupakkam Post,
Siruseri, Chennai – 603 103.
Ph: (044) 27470525, (044) 27470133/34/35/36
Fax: (044) 27470524

Email: chennai@itm.edu

Name & Address of the Director

Dr.G.K.Sharma
Institute for Technology and Management
No.11 / D 14 SIPCOT IT PARK , Fourth Main Road,
Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Old Mahabalipuram Road.
Pudhupakkam Post , Siruseri ,
Chennai 603 103.
Tele: 044 27470132

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Governance: Members of the Board and their brief background.

The ITM Trust Board consists of:

Dr.P.V. Ramana B.E.(Hons) Elec. Prof. Engg (Mech) ( USA ), MBA ( USA )
Founder & Life Chairperson

Dr. P.V. Ramana served in senior executive positions as MD in TTK Group and as a Chief Executive in GRASIM Group. He secured the Academic Collaboration of New Hampshire College to offer the MBA and MS programs in India in 1991 leading to the establishment of the first ITM program in Mumbai in June 1991. The ITM Trust (a public charitable trust) was founded in September 1993. He is also a highly reputed Management Consultant. He has served as President of Bombay Management Association (1998-99).

Mrs. P. Lalitha Ramana B.A. (Econ.), MBA ( USA ) Managing Trustee & Life Vice Chairperson

Mrs. Lalitha Ramana had a long and successful career as a Students Counselor advising thousands of aspiring Indian Students about higher studies in USA , UK , Australia , etc. with her in-depth knowledge of many Colleges & Universities in these countries. She has served as the Authorized Representative of New Hampshire College in India since 1985 and continues to do so even now.

Dr.G.K. Sharma, MA, PGDIT, MBA, PhD, with an experience 20 years in corporate sector in senior positions and 11 years in academics as Professor. He has also taught for about 10 years in IIMs as resident visiting faculty. His area of specialization is International Business Strategy, International Marketing and Cross-Cultural Management. He is also on panel of consultants for UNCTAD/WTO/ITC, GENEVA

The ITM Advisory Board consists of:

Mr.Devender Nath
VP Human Resource Management, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

Dr.Jagdeep Kapoor
Managing Director, SAMSIKA

Mr.J.V.Ghorpode
General Manager, IBM

Mr.Shekar Datta
Chairman, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd

Mr.Leonard D'Costa
Consultant/Associate Grid International Inc.

Mr.N.Hariharan
VP Human Resource Development, Jet Airways

Mr.K.K.Nohria
Chairman, Crompton Greeves

Mr.Parag Rele,
Director, APLAB

Dr.P.N.Singh
Chairman, GRID Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

Mr.R.Subramaniayan
Director, Vivtar Electronics

Dr.S.Misra
Director, Birla Management Corporation & Head-HR Aditya Birla Group

Dr.S.M.Udupa
Director Human Resources, Oracle India Ltd

Mr.S.R.Sawant
HR consultant, HR Solution

Dr.Vinayshil Gautam
Dalmia Chair Professor, Prof. Management Dept. of Mgmt. Studies IIT-Delhi

Mr.V.K.Mahindru
General Manager (Popular Foods) Hindustan Liver Ltd.

Mr.Vijay M.Crishna
Managing Director, Lawkim Private Ltd

* Members of Academic Advisory Body.

The ITM Academic Advisory Body consists of :

Dr. P.V. Ramana
Chairman

Mrs. P.L. Ramana
Mg. Trustee

Wg. Cdr. A. H. Babu (Retd.)
Trustee, Dean ITM (South)

Dr. J.D. Mehta
Director, ITM EEC

Dr. G.K.Sharma
Director, ITM Chennai

Dr. A.K Dasbiswas
Dean ITM Navi Mumbai

Dr.T. Dayakara Rao
Director, ITM Warangal

In addition to the above, the local Academic Advisory Board consists of :

Prof. V. Ramamurthy, IAS (Retd)

Mr. R. Balakrishnan, Executive Director, Andhra Bank

Ms. Asha Mathen, VP & Regional Head (South), Deutsehe Bank

Mr. V. Kalyanaraman, PGDM, IIM (Kolkata), President, Khivraj Estates

Mr. Joseph Mani, PGDBM, IIM (Ahmedabad), Former Director, MRF

Mr. V. Suresh, VP (Sales), Naukri.com

Mr. S. Venkatesh, PGDBM, IIM (Lucknow), Principle Consultant, The Elitist

Prof. S. Suri, PGDBM, XLRI, Management Consultant

*Frequency of the Board Meetings and Academic Advisory Body.

ITM Trust is fortunate to avail of the service of the Academic and Industry professionals, who have agreed to be the members of the Advisory Board. The Board meets 3 to 4 times a year and oversees the programs and performance.

* Organisational chart and processes

* Nature and Extent of involvement of faculty and students in academic affairs/ improvements.

Since this is a full time program, there is a continuous interaction between the Faculty and the students in all the academic related activities. Our Faculty will also act as Mentors for the overall improvement of the students. Periodically, the improvement of the students are being assessed by the Institute.

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Programmes

* Name of the Programmes (Full Time) approved by the AICTE.

    Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)
   Post Graduate Diploma in Management - International Business (PGDM IB)

* Name of the Programmes (Part Time) approved by the AICTE.

    Not Applicable

* Name and duration of programme(s), if any, not approved by AICTE and being run in the    same campus.

    Not Applicable

* For each Programme the following details are to be given :

Name: PGDM (Full time)

Number of seats: 120 Per Year.

Duration: 2 years

Name: PGDM IB (International Business) (Full time)

Number of seats: 60.

Duration: 2 years

Cut off mark for admission during the last 2 years
50% cut-off marks through CAT for admission

Fee for PGDM (Full time)

Non-Hostel
FIRST YEAR : 3.10 Lacs
SECOND YEAR : 2.85 Lacs

Hostel
FIRST YEAR : 3.40 Lacs
SECOND YEAR : 3.15 Lacs

Note: Hostel is provided only to Girl Students. Rs. 30,000 is charged additionally with the regular fees in each year

Placement Facilities
   Yes

   Placement assistance is being provided by the Placement Co-ordinator with the active    participation by students placement committee, who will in turn interact with the    Placement Coordinator.

Campus placement in last two years with minimum salary, maximum salary and Median salary

   Placement Records

Year	Minimum Salary	Maximum Salary	Median Salary
2008	2.5 Lacs	5.5 Lacs	3.0 Lacs
2007	3.0 Lacs	5.80 Lacs	3.50 Lacs
2006	3 Lacs	5.05 Lacs	3.0 Lacs

* Name and duration of programme(s) having affiliation/collaboration with Foreign University(s)/Institution(s) and being run in the same Campus along with status of AICTE approval.

Not Applicable

Details of the Foreign Institution/University: NOT APPLICABLE

Name of the University / Institution

Address

Website

Is the Institution / University Accredited in its Home Country

Ranking of the Institution / University in the Home Country

Whether the degree offered is equivalent to an Indian degree ?
If yes, the name of the agency which has approved equivalence. If no, implications for students in terms of pursuit of higher studies in India and abroad and jobs both within and outside the country.

Nature of Collaboration

Conditions of Collaboration

Complete details of payment a student has to make to get the full benefits of collaboration.

For each Collaborative / affiliated Programme give the following: Not Applicable

Programme Focus

Number of seats

Admission Procedure

Fee

Placement Facility

Placement Records for last two years with minimum salary, maximum salary and average salary

* Whether the Collaborative Programme is approved by AICTE? If not whether the Domestic / Foreign Institution has applied to AICTE for approval as required under notification no.
37-3/Legal/2005 dated 16th May, 2005. - Not Applicable

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Faculty

* Profile of each faculty with qualifications, total experience, age and duration of employment at the institute concerned.

* Number of faculty members:

Permanent faculty: 11

Click here to view Permanent Faculty

Visiting faculty: 30

Click here to view Visiting Faculty

Adjunct faculty:2

Click here to view Adjunct Faculty

Guest Lectures: 25 Gust Lectures were conducted in the academic Year 2006– 07

JANUARY 2007

1. Mr. K. Venkatesh, Management Consultant, IIM-A, delivered a guest lecture on “Personality Development”.

2. Mr. Suhas, Business Development Executive, Office Tiger, delivered a guest lecture on “Investment Banking”.

3. Mr. R. Damodaran, Director, IBM, delivered a guest lecture on “Current Scenario in IT industry”.

4. Mr. S. Chandrasekaran, Managing Director, CTS, delivered a guest lecture on “Globalization of Software Industry”.

5. Prof. Tapan Chowdhry, Management Consultant, delivered a guest lecture on “ERP Applications”.

FEBRUARY 2007

1. Ms. Ruchi, Manager HR, M/s. Prodex Technologies, delivered a guest lecture on “Software development in Indian Students”.

2. Mr. Heman Suseth, Regional Manager, M/s. HP Ltd., delivered a guest lecture on “HR Practices in Indian IT Industry”.

MARCH 2007

1. Mr. A. K. Pattabhiraman, Head Accreditation Process, TCS, addressed the student on “Placement Process”.

APRIL 2007

1. Dr. K. Balasubramanian, Executive Director, M/s. Indian Institute of Leather Products & R. Sivasubramanian, Executive Director, Dorven Agro-Eco-Bio Ventures Pvt. Ltd.,, addressed the student on “Entrepreneurship Development Program”.

July 2007

Ms. Ranjana Sridhar, Asst. Vice President/Training, Southern Zone, M/s. Axis Bank, Chennai delivered a guest lecture on “Emerging Trends in Banking” on 08.08.2007 (Forenoon) for Junior students

Mr. V. Sridharan, Asst. General Manager- International Banking, M/s. State Bank of India, Chennai conducted guest lecture on 08.08.2007 (After noon) on the topic “Basics of Foreign Exchange” for Junior Students..

Mr. Suri Srinivasan, Head/HR, M/s. HCL Technologies, Chennai conducted guest lecture on “Emerging Opportunites in 'IT' Ssector” for Senior students on 11.08.2007.

August 2007

Ms. Ranjana Sridhar, Asst. Vice President/Training, Southern Zone, M/s. Axis Bank, Chennai delivered a guest lecture on “Emerging Trends in Banking” on 08.08.2007 (Forenoon) for Junior students

Mr. Suri Srinivasan, Head/HR, M/s. HCL Technologies, Chennai conducted guest lecture on “Emerging Opportunites in 'IT' Ssector” for Senior students on 11.08.2007.

Mr. V. Santhanam, Investment Consultant, delivered a guest lecture on “Capital Market” for senior students on 22.08.2007.

Dr, K. R. Subhramany, gave a Training on “Confidence Building” for seniors on 23.08.2007.

Mr. N. Varadan, Chartered Accountant, conducted a guest lecture for II Year finance students on “VAT, MODVAT & CENVAT” on 26.08.2007.

Mr. Achal N. Rengaswamy, Vice President (Sales & Marketing), M/s. Bell Ceramics Limited., conducted a lecture on“Soft Skills” for I year students on 28.08.2007.

October 2007

a) Ms. Arvinder Soora, Manager/HR, from M/s. Hyper City delivered a guest lecture on Retail Management on 9th October 2007.

b) Ms. Harini Narasismhan, Asst. Manager from M/s. Kotak Mahindra delivered a guest lecture on security markets in India on 12th October 2007.

c) Ms. Melissa Dixon, Manager/HR from M/s. Standard Chartered Bank delivered a lecture on innovative systems in banking sector on 19th October 2007.

December 2007

Mr. Alain Ouvrieu, Director, International Development from Budapest visited our campus on 6th December 2007.

Mr. Michael J Murphy from Ireland visited our campus on 11th December 2007 and addressed the students on a comparative study of Irish and Indian Economics.

January 2008

Mr.K.Sundar, A.C.A, A.C.S, Director, Frost & Sullivan, Chennai delivered a lecture on “GLOBAL TRADE – Today’s Scenario in India with emphasis on Tax Regulations, Incentives and Other factors” on 12th January, 2007.

* Number of faculty employed and left during the last two years:

S.No.	Employee Name	Designation	Date of Joining	Date of Reliving
1	Mr. S.V. Ganesan	Professor	Jun-06	Aug-07
2	Mr. K. Sivaramakrishnan	Asst. Professor	Jan-07	Jul-07
3	Mr. K. Ambikasaran	Asst. Professor	May-03	Jan-07
4	Mr. Dhileep Raj	Lecturer	March 2006	Sep-06
5	Ms. M. Indhu Mathi	Lecturer	Mar-06	Jun-06
6	Ms. Smitha Pillai	Lecturer	Mar-06	Jun-06
7	Dr.R.Varadarajan	Asst. Professor	Feb 2007	Jan-08
8	Prof. P. Rajasekhren	Asst. Professor	Jun 2005	Jun 2009
9	Kunkuma S Balasubramanian	Sr. Lecturer	Jun 2000	Jun 2009
10	Prof. V. Ramasubramanian	Professor	Jun 2008	Jun 2009
11	Dr. V. Dhamodaran	Asst. Professor	Feb 2007	Sep 2009
12	Dr. Thresiamma Varghese	Asst. Professor	Jan 2008	Dec 2008

* Profile of Director/Principal with qualifications, total experience, age and duration of employment at the institute concerned.

S.No.

Employee Name
/Edu. Qualifications

Designation

Date of Joining

Experience

Dr.G.K.Sharma,
MA, PGDIT,MBA, PhD

Director

Nov 2009

1. 20 years in corporate sector in higher positions incompanies like Banaras House Ltd, CII and Dalmia Cements (Bharat) Ltd.

2. Served as Prof & HOD in Army Institute of Management, Greater Noida.

3. Secretary General in Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME)..

4. Taught in IIM, Kozhikode, IIM, Indore, IIT, Delhi, MDI, Gurgaon, IIFT.

5. Entrepreneur for 17 years

6. Senior Professsor in NMIMS, Mumbai and Shirpur

* Whether student assessment of faculty is in force.

Yes, Feedback will be obtained from the Students for every course in the curriculum.

FEE

* Details of fee, as approved by State Fee Committee, for the Institution. Not Applicable

* Time schedule for payment of fee for the entire programme
   At the time of admission and before the start of second year.

* Fee waivers granted with amount and name of students: NO

* Number of scholarships offered by the institute with the name of students, duration and     amount : NO

* Criteria for fee waivers/scholarships : NO

* Estimated cost of Boarding and Lodging in Hostels :   Rs.40,000/per annum.

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ADMISSION

* Number of seats sanctioned with the year of approval
   60 Seats. Fisrt Approval in 1994

* Number of students admitted under various categories each year in the last two years
   Admissions are on merit basis

* Number of applications received during last two years
   2006–08 : 500 for Chennai centre
   2005–07 : 400 for Chennai centre

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ADMISSION PROCEDURE

* Mention the admission test being followed, name and address of the Test Agency and its URL (website).
CAT , XAT , & MAT

* Number of seats allotted to different Test Qualified candidates CAT, MAT, XAT, JMET, ATMA,    CET, JEE (State conducted tests / University tests).
   Cat score was one of the factors in the case of 90% of the students admitted. In the case of    remaining, either XAT or MAT was considered as the3y have not given CAT.

   While alol the admitted students have given on of the required entrance test, we do not    maintain statistical record of actual distribution over different tests.

* Calendar

Last date for request for applications. 31st March 2007
Last date for submission of applications. 31st March 2007
Dates for Group Discussion (GD)/Interviews

21 Feb. 2007 (Wed): Scholarship round GDPI at Navi Mumbai
14 March 07 (Wed): GDPI at Navi Mumbai (Call letters sent) (JAB, AKD, CB, CSA, AHB)
29 Mar 07 (Thu): GDPI at Delhi (Call letters sent) ( JAB, AKD, AHB)
4 Apr 07 (Wed): GDPI at Navi Mumbai (JAB, AKD, CB, CSA, AHB ???)
5 Apr 07 (Thu): Leave for Ahmedabad by evening flight
6 Apr 07 (Fri): GDPI at PT Ahmedabad ( JAB, CB, AKD, KSM, AHB???)
7 Apr 07 (Sat): Attend - Times Boutique
8 Apr 07 (Sun): Return from Ahmedabad by 19hrs flight
9 Apr 07 (Mon): At Mumbai
10 Apr 07 (Tue): Go to Blr - afternoon flight
11 Apr 07 (Wed): GDPI at Blr ( JAB, AHB)
12 Apr 07 (Thu): Go to Warangal with Cdr. Babu
13 Apr 07 (Fri): GDPI at Warangal (JAB, AHB, TDR)
14 Apr 07 (Sat): Go to Chn from Hyd
15 Apr 07 (Sun): GDPI at Chennai ( JAB, NGK, PVR)
Return to Mumbai
16 Apr 07 (Mon): Leave for Indore in the afternoon
17 Apr 07 (Tue): GDPI at Indore (JAB, CB, AKD, AHB, NGK)
18 Apr 07 (Wed): Leave for Delhi
19 Apr 07 (Thu): GDPI at Delhi (JAB, CB, AKD, AHB, NGK)
20 Apr 07 (Fri): GDPI at Delhi (JAB, CB, AKD, AHB, NGK)
21 Apr 07 (Sat): Return to Mumbai
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Prof. Bhavsar is not available from 22nd Apr to 28th Apr 2007
22 Apr 07 (Sun): Leave for Kozhikode
23 - 28 Apr 07: At IIM Kozhikode
28 Apr 07 (Sat): Return to Mumbai
However, Mr. Vaibhav & Mr. Sachin Suryavanshi will conduct a GDPI under Prof. C. Babu
0n 25 Apr. 07:
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25 Apr 07 (Wed): GDPI at Navi Mumbai (AKD, CB, CSA, AHB ???)
29th April 07 (Sun): Convocation at Mumbai
1 May 07 (Tue): Leave for Bhubaneshwar
2 May 07 (Wed): GDPI at Bhubaneshwar (JAB, CB, AKD, AHB, TDR)
3 May 07 (Thu): GDPI at Bhubaneshwar (JAB, CB, AKD, AHB, TDR)
4 May 07 (Fri): Return to Mumbai in the morning
5 May 07 (Sat): GDPI at Mumbai (JAB, AKD, CB, CSA, AHB ???)
6 May 07 (Sun):
7 May 07 (Mon):
8 May 07 (Tue): Leave for Chennai - EC meeting at Chennai
9 May 07 (Wed): Leave Chennai for Kolkata
10 May 07 (Thu): GDPI at Kolkata (JAB, CB, AKD, AHB, NGK)
11 May 07 (Fri): GDPI at Kolkata (JAB, CB, AKD, AHB, NGK)
12 May 07 (Sat): GDPI at Kolkata (JAB, CB, AKD, AHB, NGK)
13 May 07 (Sun): Return to Mumbai
14 May 07 (Mon): At Mumbai
15 May 07 (Tue): GDPI at Mumbai
16 May 07 (Wed): Leave for Lucknow
17 May 07 (Thu): GDPI at Lucknow (JAB, CB, AKD, AHB, NGK)
18 May 07 (Fri): GDPI at Lucknow (JAB, CB, AKD, AHB, NGK)
19 May 07 (Sat): AKD & others return to base / JAB & CB to attend Times boutique
20 May 07 (Sun): JAB & CB to return to Mumbai in the evening
23 May 07 (Wed): Last GDPI at Navi Mumbai
24 May 07 (Thu): Leave for Delhi
25 May 07 (Fri): GDPI at Delhi (if required)
26 May 07 (Sat): AKD & others return to base / JAB & CB to attend Times boutique
27 May 07 (Sun): JAB & CB to return to Mumbai in the evening
25 June 07 (Mon): PGDM 2007 term starts

Dates for announcing final results
Release of admission list (main list and waiting list should be announced on the same day)

At the end of the GDPI process the list of selected students is put up on the same day. Students have up to evening of the same day to confirm their acceptance of the center offered. A period of 30 days from the date of GDPI is given to each candidate to pay the full fees.

Date for acceptance by the candidate (time given should in no case be less then 15 days)

Last date for closing of admission. Admissions close on the date of the last GDPI

Starting of the Academic session: 3rd July 2007

The waiting list should be activated only on the expiry of date of main list

The policy of refund of the fee, in case of withdrawal, should be clearly notified. YES, We notify

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CRITERIA AND WEIGHTAGES FOR ADMISSION:

* Describe each criteria with its respective weightages i.e. Admission Test, GD, Interview etc.

The selection of a candidate is based on the following parameters. There is no discrete weightage given to each parameter.

Percentage score in 10 th standard

Percentage score in 12 th standard

Percentage score in Graduation

Score in qualifying management entrance test

Score in Group Discussion

Performance in Personal Interview

Extra weightage is also given to a post graduate degree, work experience and outstanding extra- curricular achievements.

* Mention the minimum level of acceptance, if any, for any criteria.

Though the admission is merit based, there is no specific minimum level of acceptance. In general a first class in all qualifying exams and a CAT score above 70% generally results in a seat being offered.

* Mention the cut-off levels of percentage & percentile (section-wise and/or total as case may    be) of the candidates in the admission test who are called for GD/ interview

All candidates who score above 60% in all qualifying exams are called for GD/PI

* Mention last two years cut-off percentage & percentile (section-wise and/or total as the case    may be) of the candidates called for GD / Interview.

All candidates who score above 60% in all qualifying exams are called for GD/PI

* Display marks scored in Test, GD, Interview etc. and in aggregate for all candidates who    come for GD / Interview etc.

While the parameters used for assessing an applicant's performance are informed to the students, the marks scored at various stages of the admission process are not displayed.

APPLICATION FORM

Downloadable application form, with online submission possibilities.

The application form is available as a pdf file for free download by the candidate. The application fee has to be submitted along with the submission of the duly filled form.

LIST OF APPLICANTS

List of candidates whose applicable have been received alongwith percentile/percentage score for each of the qualifying examination in separate categories for open seats. List of candidates who have applied alongwith percentage and percentile score for Management quota seats.

There is a single list of applicants with all required details, in computerized form. There is no management quota or any other reservation and hence there is no other list.

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CRITERIA FOR GD / PERSONAL INTERVIEW

* Norms adopted for calling the candidates for Group Discussion / Personal Interview. (It has to be strictly in order of merit.)

All candidates who score above 60% in all qualifying exams are called for GD/PI

* Attributes for evaluation in GD / Interview.

Attributes for evaluation in GD: Subject knowledge, Logical reasoning, Leadership Qualities & Group Behavior.

Attributes for evaluation in PI: Personality, General Knowledge, Communication ability & Career Objective

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RESULTS

* Composition of evaluation team with the brief profiles of members (This information be made available in the public domain after the admission process is over)

GD/PI Evaluation Team:

This team comprises of Directors of each of the centers assisted by the faculty of each center.

(ENCLOSURE NO.12)

* Score of the individual candidates called for Group Discussion and Interview in each of the components including the test and in total, arranged in order of merit.

Admissions are on Merit basis

* List of candidates who have been offered admission to Chennai Center

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