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The Shining Star of ITM Chennai " Mr.Aditan Mohanraj ( I PGDM ) student, won the 2nd Prize in Paper Presentation in Voyage state level management meet held at AMET UNIVERSITY, Chennai on 3 Feb 2012, was awarded Rs. 2000/- Cash Prize and Rs. 2000/- Gift voucher .

4th Feb 2012: A Corporate guest lecture was organized forstudents of Batch 2011-13 at ITM-Bangalore. The speaker on the occasion wasMr.Alok Ranjan Senior Manger Dell and he delivered the guest lecture on the topic“Career Growth”. This was followed by Q & A Secession.

Institute for Technology and Management (ITM) is one of the premier private, unaided institution established in 1991 running AICTE approved PGDM programs. We have been consistently ranked among the Top 30 Business Schools in India and have 'A' grade certification from NAAC. Today, as ITM Kharghar celebrates its 20th year, we have been ranked 26th by Business World- Synovate Study 2011.

The Brand Summit 2011 - Astitva focused on how one achieves efficient Brand Equity and how one addresses the issue of Brand Survival in the given dynamic business environment and accordingly, the theme of this Summit was “Brand Equity and Brand Survival in Turbulent Times”. ITM Brand Summit 2011 - Astitva had a dream start.

The following is the breakup for the two day event which was organised on 16th and 18th December, 2011:

(A) Inter-college event (16th December, 2011): A Live case study challenge in association with TATA Consultancy Services and The Smart Manager was organised where the best brains of top notch B-Schools of India competed with each other to provide the best possible solution.

• Astitva had broken a number of records and created history. We got 237 team registrations from all across the country to participate in the case contest.
  
• The participating teams were from the top B-Schools such as IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Rohtak, Udaipur, Indore) IITs (Delhi, Bombay, Roorkee, Kharagpur, Kanpur) , SP Jain Institute of management and Research, K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, IIFT, MDI, IMT, Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, FMS (Delhi University), Goa Institute of Management, Great Lakes Institute of Management, NITIE, SIBM-Pune, XIMB, XLRI, JBIMS, IFMR and many more...
  
• Finally 24 teams were shortlisted for the final rounds held in Navi Mumbai campus. The winning team was from IFMR, Chennai (Mr. Abhishikth K) & was awarded cash prize of Rs. 25,000/-, teams from IIM-Indore (Mr. Nikhil Gulhane & Mr. Rahil Maniyar) & WeSchool-Mumbai (Ms. Arushi Juneja & Mr. Rishub Sapra) stood 2nd & 3rd and won prizes worth Rs. 10,000 & Rs. 7500 respectively.

(B) Corporate Summit (18th December, 2011): Eminent Professionals from various well known brands came under a common roof to discuss the most challenging themes from the world of Branding.

• We witnessed a corporate event with key note speakers and panel discussions with a complete new flavour. The speakers were from diverse sectors such as Media, Petroleum, Food and beverages, BFSI, Pharmaceuticals and Telecommunications.
  
• The three sub-themes for the panel discussion were Brand flexibility and responsiveness to change, the sudden lure of rural India and the new paradigm of co-creating brands with customer.
  
• The event was graced by the august presence of eminent personalities like: Dr. P. V. Ramana, Chairman, ITM Group of Institutions, Mr. Nitin Putcha, V.P-Operations, ITM Group of Institutions, Dr. Rahul Mirchandani, Executive Director, Aries Agro Ltd. (Former Chairman of CII), Mr. Mukul Jain, National Head, Wireless Group -Top Corporates, Reliance Communication, Mr. Bhavesh Thakkar, Former Director Marketing, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Dr. H. Sadhak, Advisor, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (Former Executive Director, LIC), Mr. N. Divakar, Head - Retail Branding, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mr. Zulfi Ali Bhutto, Head - Operations, Spice Mobile, Dr. Manohar Pandit, Former CEO – Wockhardt Ltd., Mr. Albert Pereira, President Digital-Genesis Burson-Marsteller, Mr. Mihir Upadhyay, CEO-Golden Medias, Mr. Tanmoy Goswami, Managing Editor – The Smart Manager, Mr. Anirban Dutta, Chief Client Officer at LoyaltyOne Rewards Pvt Ltd. and Mr. Nabjeet Ganguli, General Manager-Nine Dot Nine Media Pvt. Ltd.

The event had following partners:

1. Title Sponsor – ICICI Bank Ltd.
2. Mobility Partner – Spice Mobility Ltd.
3. Corporate Solution Partner - IRIS Services
4. Knowledge Partner - The Smart Manager
5. Digital media Partner - Digital Sadhus
6. Online media partner - MBAskool.com
7. Online Recharge Partner – Freecharge.in
8. Apparel Partner – yo!Wear (customized t-shirts)

The annual event of ITM Business School, Supply Chain Colloquium, was inaugurated by the program chair Dr. V. V. Sople, Director - ITM Dombivali campus, followed by lightening of lamp by chief guest and chairman of ITM group, Dr. P.V. Ramana. The Director of ITM Kharghar, Dr. Ganesh Raja, then addresses the group and started the session with a lighter note. Mr. Niraj Ambani, chief guest and president – Reliance Logistics, continued the session by sharing his experience on logistics sector and talking on “Amid Global slowdown logistics sector looks at new solutions”. The 1st session was concluded by Mr. Shahzad Izediyar, General Manager – Mitsui OSK Line, who briefed about “IT & Business process in supply chain”.

The post tea break session started with a panel discussion on “How to compete as a leading logistics provider in an ever changing environment”. The key speakers were Mr. Pradeep Dubey General Manager - Snowman Logistics Limited, Mr. Suhas Prabhu, Thakur Institute of Management Studies, Mr. Ashish Sheth, Managing Director - Sarjak Container Lines Pvt Ltd, Captain Dinesh Gautama, Vice Chairman - Containers Shipping Lines Association of India.

Post lunch session started with an overview on “Emerging trends Asian supply chain”. First speaker Prof. Chakrabarty from NMIMS University talked about new Supply Chain Management Models which are evolving in Asia and how they can adapt to the Rise of India. Second speaker Mr. Sanjay Goel, Chairman GTC Corporation, gave his input on benchmarking with best-in-breed, innovative global supply chain strategies persisting in the industry. In the end Mr. Daryl Mascarenhas, General Manager - GlaxoSmith Kline, gave his industry experience on tactical urgency in supply chains.He also shed light on Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP ), in Glaxo Smith Klines’ Supply Chain.

Last session of the day was a round table discussion on the issues which CEO’s may face in 2011-2012. Captain Niranjan Khardenavis, Controller Materials - Indian Navy, gave his points on challenges that are faced by supply chain management in ship building and ship repair industry. Next Prof. Kedar Subramanium, Assitant Professor - NMIMS University, put his point forward on green IT and its role in supply chain which in turn is a sustainable perspective. Then Capt. Dinesh Gautama, briefed upon “Top talent: Next generation supply chain leaders – poach or groom”. Last but not the least Mr. Shantanu Bhadkamkar, Managing Director - ATC Clearing, ended the day by enlightening us how industry should learn from its past and be clear about the priorities to build the future of the industry bright and prosperous. The speakers emphasized the point that industry was looking and seeking out fresh talent and that top bosses could not help but ignore such talent.

A day full of knowledge gaining and experience sharing came to an end. Not only got the students benefited by getting the real industry picture on how shipping industry and supply chain can together make a great future but also the speaker’s who were enriched from sharing each others experiences on a common platform.

Anirudh Pundir
PGDM(Finance Major Operations Minor, 2010-2012)

“It’s not the strongest who survives, not the most intelligent but the one most responsive to change” – Charles Darwin. This quote was used by Mr. Ramchandra Rao (Group HR Head, GVK & Director MIL) Chief Guest, for setting the ball rolling for the Conference. This was said in the context of Human Resources, meaning that HR will survive in the coming decades if it re-invents itself and remains a rolling stone.

There were great speakers who have taken their time out from their busy schedules to grace the conference were Mr.Nitin Putcha (Vice President, Operations, ITM), Prof. R.S.S Mani (Vice President, Institutional Development, ITM), and Mr. Ramachandra Rao, who addressed the Inaugural session.

Next came the ‘Plenary Session’ with an altogether new set of speakers who were all enthralling in their own way. They give their personal opinions on the topic of discussion of the day – ‘HR Practices in Public Sectors’. It can be summed up that HR should create a proper (healthy) work-culture. The term‘re-inventing’ was used because business strategies and agenda change with time. HR practices are the same but the organization’s adaptations are different. This has been discussed on a broad level by Mr. Vivek Patwardhan ( Independent Consultant, Ex-Head HR, Asian Paints ), Mr. S.K. Maddodi ( GM HR, ONGC ), Mr. S.K. Agarwal ( GM HR, NPCIL ), Mr. S. Sathiavageeswaran ( GM HR, IOCL ), Mr. Tanmay Panda ( Head HR, NPCI ), Mr. Ashis Sen ( Head Training and BSC, HPCL ).

It is said that ‘a single conversation with a wise man is better than a 100 years of study’. It is true because the points put forth by the dignitaries have added value to the general knowledge base and have provided food for thought for the present generation and the future HR professionals. This had been over emphasized by our Director Dr. Ganesh Raja.

60 research papers were presented on various HR related topics and it was chaired by Mr.P.P Srees (Head HR, BASF) , Dr.C. Babu (Director YMT) , Mr. Ramesh Pathak (Management Consultant) and Mr. M.V. Nandanwar (Dy. Manager Admin & IR, BPCL).

There was a good overall participation of academicians and students from Mumbai and outside Mumbai. Various corporate delegates were also there from Raymond, Blue Dart, Indian Rare Earth Ltd, Tata Power, NTPC, ONGC, NPCI, NPCIL and HPCL and Reliance Retail etc. Various publishers like, Himalaya, Tata Mcgraw-Hill, Wiley, Oxford, Pearson, PHI and Cambridge were also part of the event.

Finally, the valedictory address was given by Mr. Vinod Chaturvedi, the President Corporate HR & Chief People Officer, Viraj Profiles Ltd. The function came to an end with the Vote of Thanks by Dr. Snigdha Mishra, the Convener, and ITM National HR Conference 2011. Thus came to end another very successful HR conference.

On 21st December, Starworld India's Celebrity Master Chef spoke at Oshiwara "Master Chef India would not have been possible without the support of Chef Yogesh & the students of IHM Oshiwara"

The star studded evening with Celebrity Master Chef Vikas Khanna, Entire Core Culinary Team of Starworld's Master Chef India, Hyatt Regency Team, Oberois-Trident Team, Thomas Cook Team, Celebrity Mixologist Shatbi Basu along with Dr. P. V Ramana & Mrs. Lalitha Ramana.

Mesmerizing Carol Singing, Rocking Dance Performances, Fabulous Fashion Walk, 5 course meal with Champagne to start with and wines flowing throughout the evening.

Celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna & ITM Institute of Hotel Management also Announced the "Young Visionary in Hospitality "Award. The very first of its kind in India. This award recognizes young, talented hospitality students from across the country. There were 4 main parameters: Creativity, Humility, Ability to manage Stress & Multi-task. The final call on the winner was taken by Chef Vikas Khanna & his team..

The Celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna & ITM Institute of Hotel Management's "Young Visionary in Hospitality" Award for 2011 was awarded to Ms. Afshaa Rajkotwala - Second Year BAIHM Student of IHM Oshiwara.

Annual Alumni Meet 2011 of ITM Business School Chennai held on 10th Dec. 2011

ITM brings together leaders from various schools of thought and shows us how priority sector lending can be made profitable. The idea is to provide a congenial environment to higher education for continuous improvement and innovation. With speakers from India and other countries in the financial and development sector, the program aims to really provide a forum for healthy discussion, debate and churn out realistic and achievable goals in education and the financial sector. Be there to participate and learn more.. Block your dates from 3rd – 4th February and come to Share your Thoughts...

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Alumni meet was held on 3rd Dec, 2011 at the institute premises of ITM Bangalore. More than 100 alumni from all ITM B Schools namely Bangalore, Chennai, Warangal & Navi Mumbai graced the occasion.  Among the invited dignitaries were Dr. G K Sharma, Director, ITM Chennai, Dr. T Dayakar Rao, Director, ITM Warangal, Mr. Rajesh Pillai, National Director, Executive MBA, and Mr. Shelar, Director Operations, ITM Group.
During the event “ITM AAA (Alumni Achiever’s Award)” for the year 2010-11” were also presented to the alumni. The selection was based on their performance & achievement in the industry.
Mr. Shelar presented the memento to. Mr. Alex Mendes- ITM Navi Mumbai(1991-1993), Dr.T Dayakar Rao presented the memento to Mr.Prakash Mahapatra- ITM Warangal(, Dr G K.Sharma presented the memento to Mr, Saurabh Dafria – ITM Bangalore and Mr. Hemant Shah- ITM Bangalore, & Dr. B.S. Patil presented the memento to Ms. Pankaja  Acharya- ITM Bangalore and Mr. Prabhakar Lotulekar- ITM Bangalore.
Award ceremony was followed by a gala dinner. The evening came to an end at around 10:30 pm and ITM Bangalore family bid adieu a warm farewell to all the distinguished guest and alumni.

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”

The vision of bringing the best of the lot from the international business on a single platform was accomplished when International Business wing of Institute for Technology and Management started their annual event IB JAAGRAN 2.0 on 10th November, 2011. The three days annual event saw participants from all over the world and the corporate houses. Mr. Nitin Putcha, Vice President of the institute, Dr. Ganesh Raja, Director of the institute, Dr. C.S. Adhikari, Dean of the institute and Prof. B.V.R. Murty, Deputy Director, GLC Department of the college graced the function as the chief guest and enlightened the students about the changing world orders.

Be it the wondrous competitions that incite sparks of passion, or the thought provoking addresses that set you thinking, or, quite simply, a personal Eureka moment amidst the deluge of ideas all around - the Jagran has all the events ranging from online to offline.

 Day 1 saw entries from colleges like Symbiosis, corporate houses like IBM, where they show their intelligence in the I-quest, the international biz quiz show. Other events like Ad-Mad and Taste Buds qualifiers took place with plenty of participation.

Day 2 started with the much awaited Mock UN Summit where Mr. Manohar Pandit and Ms. Manisha judged the students on the basis of their knowledge about the global scenario. Computer Games like Counter Strike and NFS were also the part of this IB extravaganza and saw huge amount of participation. Mock IPL was also organized by the students and it was an instant hit among the students and they cherish and enjoyed every moment of it.

Day 3 started with the most sought after event "CEO Conference" where CEO's from variety of fields graced the function and enlightened the students about "Doing Business in Uncertain Future". Educates from various colleges attended the conference and got plenty of encouragement from the esteemed guests.

The Day ended with the finals of Taste Buds where IB students brought cuisines of various countries. Carrying on with the legacy passed on to it, IB 2011-13 with their cumulative efforts made the Jaagran 2.0 an amazing show with perfect blend of learning and fun and promised to make the Jaagran 3.0 an spectacular event with more zeal and enthusiasm

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Joy Banerjee

Mr.Kapil Sibal, India’s Minister for Human Resource Development laid out a five point agenda for private sector involvement at a discussion, focusing on innovative models and delivery mechanisms for U.S.-India higher education cooperation, jointly organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and USIBC on 14 October 2011 in Washington D.C.

The session also featured notable people like Mr. P Rajendran, Chairman, CII National Committee on Higher Education and Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, NIIT Ltd; Dr. P.V. Ramana, Chairman, ITM Group, Dr. Robert Brown, President, Boston University; Mr. Avinash Vashishtha, Chairman and Managing Director, Accenture; Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Mr.Ron Somers, President, US-India Business Council.

The discussion session was organized on the sidelines of the first ever U.S.-India Higher Education Summit which took place on October 13 in Washington D.C. and drew academics, private sector participants and government officials to discuss existing and future opportunities for collaboration.

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"International Accreditation Seminar has been held at Delhi on 7th & 8th November 2011. The leading accreditation agencies like AACSB, BAC along with NBA from India have attended. Dr.M.P.Rao along with other delegates, discussing the value addition and purpose of the international accreditation."

On 25th November 2011, ITM Chennai organised " One Day Entrepreneurship " in which 1st year students were given an opportunity to come up with ideas to prove themselves as an Entrepreneur. Different stalls were put by those students. II year students, faculties and staff members brought items and experienced the service provided by these 1st year students , which there by encouraged these students and also gave them a feeling of real entrepreneur market environment.

Invited by Govt.of.Maharashtra (Department of Rural Development) to observe the Public Private Participation proposal submitted by one of the private firm (Select Direct Marketing Communications Pvt.Ltd.,) for rural development and model village. The following were attended Dr.M.P.Rao, Dr.Nitin Desai, Secretary, Dy.Secretary of RDD and Mr. Ramesh Iyengara, CMD of the said company with his team.

Dr.Shariq Nisar (Director), TASIS, Dr.M.P.Rao, post award ceremony of FINANCIAL INCLUSION - Role of Intermediary (Digital Financial Inclusion)

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The Skill & Will required for making a differenceDate : 3rd December,2011.Venue - Convention center,TISS,Deonar, Chembur, Mumbai.

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Date: 17th October 2011, Venue: Big Auditorium (ITM- CSI)

The ITM Centre for Social Initiatives, Kharghar in collaboration with RCNM Sun Rise and Rotary Club of Millenium City Vashi organized a blood donation and thalassaemia minor screening camp on 17th Oct 2011. The objective of the camp was to propagate the significance of blood donation in saving lives, and to generate awareness about the need to prevent thalassaemia major. Since last six years, ITM-CSI has been organizing the blood camp annually in partnership with Think foundation. The resource pool of over 1000 students (junior and seniors) and faculty members offer a strong count for blood donation. The blood bank partners for this year were the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation blood bank and Samarpan Blood bank (Ghatkopar). The donors were scrutinized before the blood donation so as to ensure that the blood was collected from healthy donors. All the samples collected were tested for Thalassemia Minor as well. Certificates were issues to the donors by the blood bank medical officer at the camp site itself. The facility of thalassaemia minor screening was also offered to those who could not donate blood. The camp was organized with monetary support from Rotary Club of Millenium City, Vashi and Rotary Club of Navi Mumbai, Sunrise.

Thalassaemia Major is a genetic blood disorder which necessitates lifelong blood transfusions for survival. The child is born with Thalassaemia Major only if both parents are Thalassaemia Minor. The ignorance of the parents of being Thalassaemia Minor is responsible for the tragedy of Thalassaemia Major. The subject of Thalassaemia Major is therefore very important for all youngsters. By organizing the Camp, the Centre for Social Initiatives has ensured availability of blood to thalassaemic children, and at

the same time prevented the tragedy from happening in the lives of those tested. Overall during the day long camp 160 units of blood was collected.

The 20th Foundation day of ITM was celebrated with grand fervour on the October 8, 2011 in the Kharghar Campus premises. The day began with a Shanti Havan in 2 parts, the Ganesh Homam and the Navagraha Puja presided over by Dr Ramana and Mrs. Lalitha Ramana. This was followed by the felicitation of Dr Ramana and Mrs Ramana after which the couple took great joy in honoring those who had served the ITM group from its inception and also some who have about 15 years of service. Dr Ramana relived lively annecdotes from the time of its inception and the trials that the group went through before it gained recognition and the name that it holds today. Prof. R.S.S.Mani and Mr.Shelar regaled the audience with vivid stories from the past. This was followed by a short and entertaining cultural show by the students of ITM . The afternoon ended with lunch in the amphitheatre for all present on this occasion.

The National HR Conference organised by ITM Business School is the flagship event in the academic calendar of ITM. Every year in the middle of the month of December , the HR conference gives a common platform for the interaction of academicians and parctising HR managers and keeps each other updated about the recent developments in this field.

The conference offers a good blend of plenary sessions, papaer presentation and panel discussions.

The conference aims to strategically augment the skills and competencies of HR professionals through sharing knowledge and experiences, thus helping organizations to carve out the competitive edge that will help them respond to the current highly dynamic business environment.

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