September 2014
CONTENTS 2 Back to Campus Alumni revisit Campus and bring it back to life! 5
6 Know Your Emissary Know who to reach out to you and reconnect with your batch 7 From FIIB Mr. VK Jain shares his journey of FIIB for the past 15 years 8 Bottled Thoughts Alumni from across the city share their messages and views
Alumni Achievements
Since the last edition, a lot has kept FIIB and its alumni busy through the many platforms that have been established for engagement. This issue is dedicated to the strong bonds that have developed over the past year between the alumni network and FIIB. This issue of Alumni Connect also captures some memories and thoughts shared by alumni. We also bring to you a surprise on page 7. Do read it! We thank all the alumni who contributed to the success of this edition and request others to write to us actively so that we can continue to share the information within our community.
FROM OUR TEAM
In the Spotlight Candid conversation with Mr. Bijoy and Ms. Babita Banerjee (Alumni class of 1999)
Dear Alumni, FIIB Alumni Cell presents before you an exciting edition of our newsletter- “Alumni Connect”.
On this note, we present to you Alumni Connect. Happy reading! Akshita Agrawal Editor- Alumni Connect
We are extremely proud of our alumni and their achievements
Mr. Bijoy Banerjee's (Class of 1999) short film Upohar (the gift) was awarded the Best Child Actor and Special Festival Mention at the 3rd Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2014. He, along with the film’s codirector and co-producer Kaushik Mondal is seen here receiving awards from renowned filmmaker Ashoke Viswanathan.
Mr. Sanjay Kumar (Class of 1999) celebrates with his team after Intex Mobile Business has grown 300% since last year and is credited to be one of the fastest growing mobile handsets brand
The information was found through various online channels and verified by the alumni
September 2014
Back to Campus At various occasions, FIIB Alumni extended their support by joining us on campus to interact with students and share their valuable inputs with them. We thank those who visited campus on various occasions despite busy schedule and encourage others to join us as well so that we all grow together. We encourage our alumni to volunteer and support us for one or more of the following initiativesMock Interviews: Simulation exercise to prepare the students for actual placement process Industry Preparation Sessions: Sharing knowledge for making students more fit for the industry Informal Interactive Session (Chai Pe Charcha): Talk to our students and discuss anything and everything Formal Guest Lectures: Add value to the domain knowledge of our students Live Projects: Give students an active dedicated project to work on Mentor a Student: Guide students on their journey towards a career Here is a glimpse of the many activities where FIIB Alumni joined us.
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Chai pe Charcha: 23rd Aug 2014
An Exclusive mentoring session titled ‘Chai pe Charcha’ was held for students with FIIB Alumnus Mr. Abhishek Bansal (Class of 2001). "Since the session was informal, I thoroughly enjoyed listening and sharing my concerns with Abhishek sir. The interaction was fruitful, stimulating and a creative experience, I got a roadmap that I know I must work on, and I shall" - Rini Rajan, 2nd Year Student Several Alumni joined us in the month of August to review the internship projects and reports submitted by the students. • Mr. Abhishek Bansal (Class of 2001) currently working with WellTrans Web Pvt. Ltd. • Ms. Shweta Chandra (Class of 2004) working with Yes Bank • Mr. Sudhanshu Kulshreshtha (Class of 2007) currently working with J.C. Decaux • Mr. Trailukya Dutta (Class of 2007) currently working with DB Group
Internship Projects Review
Ms. Shweta with the students who were elated when she gave them chocolates after they finished their presentations!
September 2014
Industry Preparedness Mr. Yogesh Anand (Class of 2008) and Ms. Yashi Shrivastava (Class of 2012) addressed students as a part of Chai Pe Charcha and helped them with preparation tips as students gear for campus placements. They met students who want to pursue a career in finance, and guided them on how to go about interviews and aptitude tests during campus placements. Their feedback was highly appreciated.
Key take aways from their session included - Build your future vision on a strong foundation - Hiring managers favor positive attitude the most among all personality traits - Embrace life long learning - Know what you want before the interview - Never lie during an interview; you will be found out - Research the company before job interview SANKALP: 25th to 27th Aug 2014 FIIB organizes Sankalp every year to help students become more conscious of their career choices. The sessions are conducted as per specialization, and each session is an opportunity for the students to understand job choices they have and helps them to prepare for the same. Primarily three types of sessions were organized during Sankalp this year, where alumni joined us as facilitators: • Career Track session • Domain Refresher • Job search exercise Apart from internal sessions, Alumni are invited for special sessions. Following alumni joined us for the same • Ms. Suruchi Bahal (Class of 2009) who works with Safexpress Pvt. Ltd. • Mr. Afzal Alam (Class of 2012) who works with DHL Express • Mr. Rohit Jaitly (Class of 2014) who works with Copal Amba An excerpt from Mr. Afzal Alam’s (Class of 2012) session Using his personal experience and journey with the corporate as an example, Mr. Afzal interacted with FIIB-ians who want to pursue a career in IB and logistics. During his session, Mr. Afzal shared insights of actual working situations that he faces everyday especially resoluting 22,000 complaints in a year. He advised the students to develop a problem solving approach while they are still studying as it is a desired skill, ability to multi task and be flexible. He reiterated that in order to have a career in this field, one needs to master the art of managing people across geographies and quickly adapt themselves to changing environments and situations. Students found Mr. Afzal’s inputs highly realistic, informative and inspirational.
September 2014
Participation during Conferences FIIB alumnus, Mr Upendra Rai (Class of 2006) participated at the annual Finance Conclave on 30th August 2014, as a speaker to highlight “Opportunities in Wealth Management Industry” Excerpt from his speech: During his presentation, he shared that Wealth management has huge responsibilities towards customers. Those who are people oriented, modest, gregarious, ethical and are in the business for a very long duration are more likely to be successful in this field. He emphasized on integrity, transparency and adherence to compliance as key indicators for being successful. Guest Lectures and Panel Discussions
Few Alumni joined us during the Pre Term sessions for the new batch of FIIB-ians and shared with them their FIIB journey. The new students highly appreciated the opportunities to interact with Alumni while the Alumni were excited to come back to campus after some years.
A session with Plavon Bora, Shreeshti Ghosh, Bhuwan Chopra and Sugandha Arora (Class of 2014) was held during the Orientation week to identify Dos and Don’t’s during college
Ms Nivedita Pandey (Class of 2010), currently working with Lakme spoke to students about career lessons and road ahead
I thoroughly enjoyed the session with our alumni. I relate to my alumni more than industry speakers, as our alumni bring FIIB and corporate experience together. I thank all alumni who came during Pre Term and I look forward to more alumni interaction sessions Anuja Solanki, Student (Batch 2014-2016) If you are interested in coming to campus and interact with students, please fill a simple form here and we shall schedule a session with you!
September 2014
ALUMNI SPEAK Mr. Bijoy Banerjee and Ms Babita Banerjee (FIIB Alumni Class of 1999) share more from their journey since FIIB and their plans for life You are amongst the select batch of alumni at FIIB who found their better half on campus. How did both of you connect? Bijoy: We met on the 27th day of our college. I guess we were the first couple in our batch! It was the Fresher’s Party at FIIB that brought us together. Babita: We made group projects and presentations together and this gave us opportunities to interact and get to know each other better. Most of our interactions were in a group and we started enjoying each other’s company. It’s been 14 years since then, but still feels like those early days! Congratulations on your victory at 3rd Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2014. How did film making and acting come your way? Bijoy: Film making is the only thing I want to do. Always wanted to pursue film direction at some point in my lifetime. This was not fashion or short lived love for me; rather it was “my calling”. For a long time now, I was deliberately and consciously sparing out time from my schedule and pursue my passion towards film making. In fact I have also done a short course in filmmaking to hone my skills in this field. Babita: I was trying acting for the first time. The script was quite good and I was able to relate to it very easily, so that made acting quite an easy task for me. The film proved to be an opportunity for him to be acknowledged as a director and me as an actor.
“In last 2-3 years, we have seen lots of alumni activities happening and we really appreciate the efforts. It’s good to catch up with old friends and we promise we will attend a get together very soon.” What are your future plans? Bijoy: The blueprint of my plans is ready and you will soon see me directing films full time. Currently working on script of my first feature film. Babita: I am a trained Kathak dancer and currently learning other dance forms like hip hop. I plan to teach this fusion dance form someday. Apart from dance, I feel very happy being with children. I have done special training in child education and have developed special content for play school. I plan to start a play school in next couple of years. In addition to this, I am involved in many social activities too. Feels good have new challenges.
Did FIIB play a role in your film career? Bijoy: Yes, certainly. I would like to give credits to a few professors at FIIB, particularly, our marketing professor back then – he turned out to be a guiding force in my life. FIIB has played a role in shaping up my personality as well. Today I am considered as a successful business leader, audience in international conferences applaud my speeches, I am regarded as a mentor - I believe FIIB has foot prints in all these. I also made great friends at FIIB and am happy that they are doing so well in their lives. I continue to fondly remember professors who were always ready to help us. Babita: FIIB has certainly helped me to become stronger and more confident. I believe FIIB has contributed in shaping up business and career outlook. I want to thank all the professors. And of course, the wonderful friendships that I developed in those 2 years.
September 2014
KNOW YOUR EMISSARY The FIIB Alumni Advisory Board consists of the Regional Alumni Association Chapter Office-bearers in addition to selected alumni representing each batch, who have demonstrated an active interest in the Alumni Association's goal of furthering FIIB-Alumni partnership. Find out who represents your batch!
S.N.
Name
Batch
S.N.
Name
Batch
1
Mr. Gaurav Gupta
1997
12
Mr. Sudhanshu Kulshrestha
2007
2
Captain (Dr.) Kanwar Preet Sandhu 1999
13
Mr. Trailukya Dutta
2007
3 4 5 6
Mr. Jitendra Singh Ms. Vandana Choudhry Mr. Amit Garg Mr. Abhishek Bansal
2000 2000 2001 2001
14
Ms. Shahla Rahman
2008
15
Mr. Dipesh Jain
2009
16
Mr. Suman Kumar Roy
2010
7
Mr. Sourabh Verma
2004
17
Ms. Shweta Nautiyal
2010
8
Mr. Ravi Virwani
2005
18
Mr. Pankaj Lakhera
2012
9 10 11
Mr. Prateek Nirmal Mr. Upendra Kumar Rai Mr. Ankesh Ranjan
2005 2006 2007
19
Mr. Surbhitankur
2013
20 21
Mr Utkarsh Garg Mr. Vishnu Channon
2014 2014
If you are interested in joining the Alumni Board in any of the following capacities, please write to alumni@fiib.edu.in right away! - Chapter President (For coordinating activities in east, west or north India) - Batch Emissary (Class of 1998, 2002, 2003, 2011)
FIIB STARS Did you know Mr. Abhijit Das (Class of 2000) is a published author having written two books on retail and mall management and is credited to be amongst the first few authors in India who have addressed this issue with dedicated books!
On being asked about being awarded at Alumni Awards Night, Mr Gaurav Dua (Class of 2009) shares how being awarded Star Performer for the batch proves that an otherwise average student in academics who devotes time to sports and extra curriculars breaks a conventional notion of academics over other activities
More of these candid conversations and information in FIIB Stars- an FIIB initiative that features 31 successful alumni and their stories. If you want to receive a copy of the same sign up with us!
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September 2014
FROM FIIB COMMUNITY In conversation with Virender Sir aka VK Sir who has been with FIIB for 17 years now
Sir, you are managing accounts for FIIB for last 17 years. From where this sense of belongingness come? I personally believe in doing what you love. My love and dedication for my job keeps me going and I am looking forward to contribute my best in future too.
We have seen many students taking basic accounting classes with you, do you love to teach? Yes, I love to teach. In fact I got to know about this interest in FIIB only, when I taught basic accounts to Sati and Madhu (2nd year students) and helped them score quite decent in their Mid Term. (And my reward was a Chocolate). Currently, I am also trying to take small sessions with first year students.
Can you recall your first day at FIIB? I joined FIIB on 27th January 1997- 17 years ago. Infact that day the first batch of FIIB was passing out. My key role was to handle accounts and I also played a supporting role in IT and library.
According to you, how FIIB has evolved in last so many years?
“I wish we could meet more often and revive our old memories together. Do meet me during the Alumni Meets that our alumni cell organizes every year!�
FIIB has always attempted to provide the best to its students. Apart from the curriculum; FIIB introduced foreign tours, Meraki (B-plan competition), Samavesh (Fest entirely organized by students) and many other initiatives; that have, in my opinion, helped students to develop many required skills. I have seen FIIB transforming many lives here
Can you recall any student from the previous batches? Yes ofcourse! I remember many students and feel elated when they come to campus and take out two minutes to meet me. I particularly remember Vikas Sharma from 1999 batch, who I met during Alumni Awards Night. Meeting him after 13 years was a great feeling. It was really surprising to see no change in his looks and I was able to recognize him within a fraction of second. As a student, I remember he was one of the most sincere and well behaved students.
Any message to our alumni? I am very proud that our alumni are reaching heights and sharing successful stories. This really motivates us to strive more for success of our current students. I understand that all of you are working across the globe, but I wish we could meet and talk more. Our alumni team is really trying hard to conduct alumni meets across India; your presence will allow both of us to review the old memories of FIIB!! VK Sir may be reached at vk.jain@fiib.edu.in
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BOTTLED THOUGHTS Memories are always special.. Sometimes we laugh by remembering the days we cried, and we cry by remembering the days when we laughed.. Mr. Trailukya Dutta (2005-2007 Batch), recalls “In one session of the debate while referring to the images of a few known faces in Indian advertisements; I quoted by mistake that Shahrukh Khan carried a ‘multisexual’ image. The right word was ‘metrosexual’, not multisexual. All my classmates and Proffesor burst into laughter. I really had no clue until I was explained how slip of the tongue can create a hilarious situation.” Ms. Harshie Wahi (2008-2010 Batch) for whom life since FIIB has not been less than a roller coaster ride, shares “I still have fond memories from those two golden years at FIIB. When I recollect those sweet memories in random, a smile always joins me. The various kinds of activities such as those of dance performances, making presentations, bunking classes are some of the evergreen memories that I will cherish throughout my life.”
Mr. Yogesh Anand (2006-2008 Batch) when asked how FIIB and its alumni can reconnect said ‘FIIB needs to take some steps and the Alumni will be more than happy to contribute in any way possible”
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