Fortune Cookies August 2014

IN THIS ISSUE Red Carpet on Campus Students walk the ramp during their Freshers Conclave Season Begins Finance Conclave marks the beginning of the conclave season at FIIB Through the Corridors Highlights of what keeps the campus bustling with activity Brush your Vocab A crossword challenge for you to brush up your vocab

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We bring to you another edition of Fortune Cookies. An initiative of the Corporate Communication Department at FIIB, Fortune Cookies aims to keep you updated about all activities at FIIB! In this issue, lets relive the fond memories of Freshers, congratulate the recipients of RK Shrivastava Scholarship, indulge in brain teasers and read through the campus news.

We hope you enjoy this edition and if you would like to contribute in the same, write to us soon!. Your feedback and Letter to Editor is most welcome at newsdesk@fiib.edu.in Akshita Agrawal and Swati Sharma Team Fortune Cookies

Want to write for Fortune Cookies and be a part of the Editorial Board? Write to us at newsdesk@fiib.edu.in by 30th September 2014

HOISTING THE NATIONAL FLAG

FIIB paid homage to countless freedom fighters on the occasion of India’s 68th Independence Day. On the eve of Independence Day, the FIIB community came together as the corridors were gripped with the fervor of patriotism. Amidst the love for our country and in an atmosphere of national pride, FIIB-ians hoisted the national flag.

For the occasion, everyone was dressed in ethnic wear with vibrant colors of saffron, white and green filling the air with joy. The Cultural Committee felicitated individuals for their efforts to dress according to theme of ethnic and traditional wear.

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“You can learn anything!”

To learn anything, you only need to know one thing. That you can learn anything!- Sal Khan, Khan Academy What a powerful statement. It packs so much in it. You may have heard it before; but I want to share some research behind this which is absolutely revolutionizing the way we are learning in this decade. Specifically, this research shows that it is possible to boost one's achievements by just changing our mindset.

Let’s consider a small case study to understand this. There are two students: Student A has a 9.3 CGPA and has been on the Dean's Honor Roll for each of the previous 4 terms. He completed his CIP at well-known FMCG Company working on an industry study project. He was the class representative for the junior year. Apart from this he mentions he hasn’t had the time to pursue any extracurricular or co-curricular activities as they would have distracted him from keeping her grades up. During interactions with him. he impresses us with his strengths and also makes it clear that he neither has any weaknesses nor has ever experienced failure.

Student B has a CGPA of 7.5. She completed her CIP at a digital marketing start-up company. Enthused by the positive experience she has in this challenging set-up, she develops a strong interest in the area and has been working on a part-time live project with an NGO in helping set up their social media presence with an aim to increase awareness for the NGO. She has participated in most competitive events on campus with mixed results for herself. In conversations with her she comes across as a grounded person who has persisted in the face of setbacks and embraced challenges.

Who do you think has a higher chance of being successful and happy at the workplace, and more generally in life? Let’s look at some research.

Carol Dweck is a researcher at Stanford University and through her research she reveals the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset- “In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just fixed traits. They have a certain amount and that’s that, and then their goal becomes to look smart all the time and never look dumb” - This is Student A. He keeps doing the same thing again and again –excels in academics, because that has a high chance of success. He does not take challenges or accept that he has made a mistake, because that would make him look less smart. The extracurricular that he takes on are the ones that are low effort and low risk. He would probably not try for a debate competition or lead a new initiative because for these he may have to struggle and potentially fail. Such students may plateau in their careers and achieve less than their full potential.

“In a growth mindset students understand that their talents and abilities can be developed through effort and persistence.

They believe everyone can get smarter if they work at it” - This is Student B. She prefers taking on challenging assignments and learning from them. She is open-minded about life’s experiences and feedback received because she has a strong desire to improve. This helps her reach her full potential.

As a result of this research, we now know that much of our success depends on our belief that our abilities can be developed and grown, versus believing that they are fixed. If the brain is a muscle, then like every other muscle in our body it must get stronger as we exercise it more by doing harder and harder tasks rather than repeatedly attaining success with familiar and easier ones. You need to have effort, struggle, and failure on a continuous basis to change your learning outcomes. You need to embrace challenges and sometimes look not-so-smart to attain overall success.

An important part of Dweck’s research is most people are neither 100% growth nor 100% fixed mindset people. And therefore in reality there are no Student A and B as described above. There’s usually a combination of both. Another key part of this research is that we can train ourselves at all ages to change our mindsets. In case you would like to read about some of Carol Dweck’s growth mindset interventions, do read her book Mindset –The New Psychology of Success.

As the student clubs heat up their activities on campus towards the end of September, do consider using your growth mindset to enroll in the myriad of activities that will be offered. See how just believing that you can learn anything, will affect your motivation, ability to accomplish tasks, and achieve your goals!

- Radhika Shrivastava, Executive Director

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Featured Story: Freshers walk the Red Carpet Setting the FIIB lawn on fire, and adding to the glamor of Delhi, FIIB’s new batch turned out to be the most happening place on Friday, 22nd August when the fuchchas got the warm welcome from their seniors during their Freshers’. All the participating students were dressed in accordance to the Bollywood Theme and carried off their ‘dress to kill attitude’ with a high. The students definitely had a gala time while celebrating the evening with joy and gusto. In conversation with Mr. and Ms. Freshers 2014 How does it feel to be awarded the titles of Ms. and Mr. Freshers 2014?

Namita: The competition was tough and I was not expecting this but after being awarded, I am feeling really motivated. This experience has boosted my confidence and removed the little fear I had for stage.

Sukhwinder: 6It has boosted my confidence and I feel highly motivated.

Appreciation and love from all the friends and faculty was overwhelming.

You were dressed quite aptly for the event.

Who was your inspiration?

Namita: My inspiration for the evening were all the dusky beauties in Bollywood like Sushmita Sen. Sukhwinder: I was highly inspired by Diljit Dosanjh, the famous Punjabi singer and actor.

Next year you will be hosting Freshers Party, what activities you would like to do for your juniors?

Namita: I wish to see some ballroom dance so that everyone feels engaged.

Sukhwinder: Next year, I would include paper fold dance, small fun games, dance and singing performances, Fashion show and the most importantly an elaborate DJ session.

How was your overall experience of Freshers Party? Which part of the event you liked the most?

Namita: I thoroughly enjoyed the question and answer round during the fashion show, especially the answers given by the boys, which were quite hilarious.

Sukhwinder: It was truly an amazing experience. The Fashion show was an interesting way to present ourselves. The DJ session at the end was my personal favorite as everyone enjoyed dancing their heart out.

HIGHLIGHTS • Red Carpet Entry of all the celebrities with paparazzi blocking the way • Walk the Ramp: A fight for the crown of Mr. and Ms. Freshers’ • Soulful performances by students • Hilarious Confessions • Lip smacking snacks and Sumptuous dinner • Lots of games and chocolates that were won • Faculty members walk the ramp and show how it is done!

• DJ all night!

Setting stage on fire!

Prof. Deepankar, Ms. Deepika, Prof. Anupam, Mr. Mukesh, Mr. Imran, Mr. Guru and Ms. Akshita set the stage on fire as they walked the ramp on students’ request and showed them how to do it!

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THROUGH THE CORRIDORS Abuzz with activities, the month of August kept faculty, staff and students busy in various events. Here is a snippet to the month gone by.

Students attended a conference on ‘How to bring a change from within’ The diversity of the speakers and their veracity has inspired change in me towards the outlook in life and society as a whole. – Manu Choudhury Shift Conference: 12th 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

Chai pe Charcha: 23rd Aug 2014

Cue Club organized its inaugural session for section B and C with activities including Bingo which turned out to be a great ice breaking activity followed by Watch and Analyze where students were asked to analyze a video recorded speech

Cue Club Activity: 13th Aug 2014

A Marketing Quiz competition was organized for students with marketing as their specialization. This Quiz was organized a part of Sankalp

Marketing Quiz: 26th Aug 2014

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Sankalp

FIIB organizes Sankalp every year to give students a head start in placements. The sessions were conducted as per specialization, and each session was divided primarily into three sections • Career Track session • Domain Refresher • Job search exercise

Students during Sankalp

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

FROM FIIB COMMUNITY In conversation with Dr. Deepankar Chakrabarty

Any incident with FIIB-ians that has left you rolling on the floor?

While submitting essays or assignments, a student of mine would always add references saying ‘Sir’s Class Lectures’ because he was worried ill mark him for plagiarized work!

Everyone cheered for you when you walked the ramp during Freshers’. What encouraged you?

Enthusiasm of the students is infectious and I couldn’t say no to their request I find Prof Deepankar to be a person of great Intellect and Integrity. His sense of humor is awesome and very interesting. He is full of love for life. I look forward to a strong association with him."

-Prof Partha Saikia

How was your judging experience at Freshers’?

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

The movie/book which you think is a must read.

Movie- The Eleventh Hour Book- Man’s Search for Meaning

How would you describe FIIB students in one word?

(Speaks In Bengali) “fatafati”

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FINANCE CONCLAVE 2014 The monthly conference season at FIIB was kickstarted with the first conclave of the season- FIIB Finance Conclave. During the Conclave, speakers and panelists deliberated upon Opportunities and Trends in Financial Services Opening Ceremony Highlights

Students Nickel and Rini introduce the theme through a presentation Our guests light the Ceremonial Lamp

The inaugural address was given by Dr. Sinha

Keynote Address was delivered by Mr. Satish Thakkar (Syndicate Bank)

Speaking Sessions Mr. Thakkar explained that new government are promising advancement of wealth management. According to him,

innovation as the key to change and banks play a major role in building the economy of the nation. With the launch of Jan Dhan Yojana, emphasizing on “End of financial untouchability for freedom from poverty” he sees a bright future for India.

Speakers from Axis Bank, Yes bank, Barclays Bank, SBICAP Securities, EnY and others spoke at the Conclave Behind The Scenes

•Morning Panel: Opportunities in Wealth Management Industry •Afternoon Panel: Evolving Trends in Knowledge Process Outsourcing

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WHACK YOUR BRAIN Time to put your vocabulary skills to test. Participate in our ‘Crossword Challenge’ and stand a chance to be featured in the next edition of Fortune Cookies and be awarded certificates

Across 3. Open land with low growing grasses and plants 8. Diverse and poorly organized group 9. Dog that looks like fox 10. Teacher 12. Top layer of ground 13. Chosen by divine intervention 14. Unrestrained explosion of expressions

Down 1. Criticize/ Beat soundly 2. Four feet animals 4. Giving a hint 5. Hypocritically pious 6. Long steep slope at the edge of a plateau 7. Reprimand 11. Coy/ Indirect

Answers in next edition of Fortune Cookies Send your answers to newsdesk@fiib.edu.in or submit them with us!

Hard copies of the crossword puzzle can be found at the Library

Issue August 2014

Save the date Sep 15, 19 and 22 Alumni Sessions

Sep 20, 2014

Congratulating the Achievers As a part of FIIB tradition, every year FIIB recognizes and rewards students in the top 10% of their batch (Based on merit). From 2013-15, the top 3 rank-holders got Rs. 1, 00,000/- each, and the others in top 10% were awarded Rs 50,000/- each.

Congratulations to the recipients of R. K. Shrivastava Scholarship

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