Imprints october 2017 by Imprints-KJSIMSR Alcom

Imprints

October 2017 Edition

SIMSR Alumni Newsletter

Team ALCOM is enthralled to present to you the October Edition of Imprints. While the season of festivities have begun, we bring to you the latest events in college. Our Alums have been our strength and we thank them for making Nostalgia 2017 a success. This edition also features an exclusive interview with Mr. Anuj Bhargava, Banking Consultant - IFC, World Bank & CEO, A.B Associates.

We are delighted to inform that SIMSR won 2 prestigious awards on the Somaiya Vidyavihar‘s 59th Foundation Day held on 19th September 2017 -

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Best Institute Award for 2016-17 among all the 36 institutions of SVV

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Excellence in Teaching Award for 2016-17 won by Prof. Vilasini Jadhav

With every achievement SIMSR is touching new heights.

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We are proud to share that an MOU has been signed on 14th September, 2017 between Somaiya Vidyavihar and Yunnan University, China

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This agreement involves student and faculty exchange programs as well as joint research and publications in Culture, History, Management, Science, Engineering, Medicine,

Buddhism,

Sanskrit,

Chinese

and

Indian

language studies.

The institute is glad to organize SIMSR Alumni Meet in the US to reunite its Alumni residing there. The event will take place on 14th October 2017 in New York and on 28th October 2017 in Houston, USA and will be attended by Prof. Nilakanthan. This event would be a dutch treat. We look forward to seeing you all there.

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The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is a US based organization providing internationally recognized, specialized accreditation for business and accounting programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level.

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We would like to thank our mentor of AACSB for SIMSR - Dr. Mohamed Madi, Associate Dean, UAE University for his guidance and support to help us clear the first round of the self evaluation process for the accreditation successfully.

AlumSpeaks

with Mr. Anuj Bhargava SIMSR Alum Batch 1983-85 | Banking Consultant - IFC, World Bank & CEO - A.B Associates

Mr. Anuj Bhargava started his career in 1985 with TCS and went on to become the Director of Financial services. He then moved to HSBC as the CIO. He is currently the Founder and CEO of A.B Associates and is a Banking Consultant at IFC, World Bank. Favourite Movie

Favourite Car

One Word/ Line you say the most

Twelve Angry Men

Rolls Royce

“No”

Favourite Quote

Favourite Book

Help ever hurt never

Gita, Mahabharata, Ramayana

Role Model

There is something good to learn from everybody Favourite Holiday Destination

Paris, Rome, Switzerland Q. You worked with TCS, an Indian multinational and HSBC an International bank. What differences did you find in the work cultures of these firms and how did you adapt yourself to this change? A. The two are not strictly comparable as they are in different industries, have different work ethics and competency levels. When I joined TCS, it was growing. I was lucky to have been thrust in the Executive management Corner and was charged with developing TCS’s first internal For-ex Management system – that was the heart beat of TCS. This exposure gave me deep commercial insights and challenges in the IT Business. We faced machines we had never seen before, worked for platforms which we had not heard of, went to geographies where we didn't speak the local language. All in all, it was a heavy concoction and a great learning experience. My Financial Services Team at TCS was world-class. We worked on Unit trust of India, NSE, depository, clearing Corporations, Swiss Depository, South African Depository, SHCIL and Custody clients, Stock Brokerage packages for institutions, SEBI and so on - the list is endless. TCS allowed me to teach and grow. Whereas HSBC did not provide such opportunities; it was a job. Most of the work was non cerebral and I landed there when it was significantly moribund. I had to drive change, improve efficiency and team morale without effecting processes and oversized egos. Banking was morphing and scandals of all sorts were emerging. Q. How was your experience of being a student of elite institutes like IIM A and Harvard B-School? Can we expect to see SIMSR in that league some time in future? A. I have teaching experience as well. TCS encouraged me to teach and sent me to JBIMS when they were in need of a faculty from the industry. I found the pedagogy to be dependent on the faculty. At IIM, pedagogy was case based and research based. At Harvard, cases get far deeper as compared to IIMs where cases get into mid manager level only. Today, we are entering into an age of rapid obsolescence. There is an entire change in today's MBAs. Books, syllabus or faculty today do not cover real world scenarios. Pedagogy needs rapid change and involvement. MBA has become more relevant today because the course is about thinking. I think both IIM’s and Harvard encourage and drive that by getting world class talent in that room. SIMSR has been investing deeply in faculty and processes by going for Quality assessments of institutions that will put us on the global map – again, without lobbying, it is long journey.

Invest in the Alum of the college from college days, join organisations like IMCI – for which I have rolled out special offers. Learn a few skills out of the campus whilst on campus. Life later seldom gives time – this is the time invest in your skill and knowledge repertoire

Spend on investments and not expenses Q. You are the president of SIMSR Alumni Association and one of the founding members. What is your vision for the same? A. I think that as an association we’re still finding our feet because general perception is that once you pass out all that you gain is only yours, very few look back and give credit to the institutions that have made them. However, we are on our way to break these norms and become a vehicle of trust for all our alums. My vision is not only to gain financial funding for our institute but also educational funding by attracting guest lecturers from all around the world. My only mantra for our association is to spend on investment and not expenses. Q. What are the significant learnings you had in your two years at SIMSR? A. I think the Entrepreneur in me came alive. I saw business opportunities there. An entrepreneur is somebody who takes initiative, fulfils the needs, need not be for money. We were in a single classroom, there were very few books; we played a key role in selection of faculty and the our director was very receptive, he understood that these students mean good to the college, they’re investing their time in it. We built in many associations, we conceptualized the students body for the first time. So I think more than joining the campus I joined the crowd because it is your peer group which actually decides who you become. When I was in the academic board of the campus I used to insist on diversity and on experience in the candidates because unless you have suffered management in real life, you do not know what management is all about. You need to suffer management to learn management Q. What would your advice be for young Alumni starting their career? A. Focus on learning. Focus on joining a great organisation which is great not only by name, also listen to your peers who have the experience. Only if the environment is good, if it is a learning environment, join them. I will give you a Stock Market theory; you buy stock for capital appreciation and not for dividend. In the initial years you must buy into companies and join companies that give you your own capital appreciation and not salary. Don’t let salary be a stumbling block. This sounds counter intuitive, not many will agree to it, but that’s the way it is because it keeps your skin in the game. The salary to benefit ratio for the organisation must remain firmly in the organisations court. It is strategic to get in and then when you get paired with somebody who is getting X lakhs (I remain referring to the IVY league) more but as you are delivering more value you gain. The work then (read experience) gets thrown more at you than your colleagues. Belief in yourself is important – find and seek help from mentors.

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We are proud to share that SIMSR Director, Dr. Monica Khanna and Dr. Anjali Chopra presented their paper at the 8th Regional Europe Marketing Conference (EMAC) in Timisoara, Romania held from 20th - 22nd September, 2017

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Their paper was titled - Analyzing dimensions of caring behavior that impact and create lifetime memories: the student –teacher relationship in a digitized world

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The theme of the Conference was Bridging the Marketing/Theory Gap and the Competitiveness of New Europe

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We are proud to share that Mr. Manoj Bhatia, Deputy General manager - Commercial, Raymond Limited, Alum of batch 2008-10 has secured first position in "Outstanding Future Leader" at ‘CPO Forum India Awards 2017’, held on 15th September 2017.

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The CPO Forum India Awards, organized by ISM & Conference, aim at recognizing & celebrating the collaborative efforts of individuals & the teams in their journey towards procurement excellence through innovation, commitment & hard work.

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ALCOM

congratulates

Dr.

Preeti

S Rawat

winning

the

award

for

'Best Teacher

in Human Resources

Management'. She received the award on the occasion of Teacher's Day on 5th September 2017.

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Dr. Preeti Rawat has done her PhD in Organizational Psychology and has been a professor of Organizational Behaviour and HR in SIMSR over the past 10 years

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She is also the Chairperson of Centre for Diversity Management and Inclusion as well as an independent woman Director at the Board of Godavari Bio-refineries.

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We congratulate and wish her more success in upcoming endeavours.

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PATHFINDER, the Entrepreneurship Cell of SIMSR, started with E-Walk, an initiative in which the E-Cell team makes a visit to the workplace of an established entrepreneur and gets the actual insight of the business model.

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This year they visited PrettySecrets store on 2nd September, 2017. PrettySecrets is an online lingerie brand founded in 2012 by Mr. Karan Behal

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During the visit Mr. Behal spoke about the journey of PrettySecrets and explained the business model and the work-culture

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A healthy Q&A session between Mr. Behal and the E-Cell team was led by Dr.Radha Iyer and Dr. Poonam Chauhan.

SIMSR Annual Alumni Meet, Nostalgia - 2017 was held on September 2nd, 2017. They say “It is so wonderful when you meet someone who already has their mask off in this masquerade of life” and that is what the theme was this year – 'Masquerade'.

The event started with the SIMSR Alumni Association General Body Meeting in the Amphitheatre. This meeting

The event involved enthralling performances by Mauj –

included discussions on the Alumni Association's progress

SIMSR’s very own band, Grooves - SIMSR’s Dance Club and a

and the challenges they face

student team, lead by Jishnu.

The felicitation of the 1987 batch in appreciation and recognition of being a part of our Alumni family for the last 30 years.

The crowd enjoying Nostalgia - 2017

This year the institute Instituted SIMSR Superstars – The Alumni Awards. The event celebrated the achievements, innovation, creativity and leadership of the Alumni. The illustrious Alumni were awarded for the exemplary work in their respective fields. We were glad to have all the Alumni back at SIMSR to rewind and relive the memories and we thank them for making Nostalgia - 2017 a huge success

SIMSR Superstars â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Alumni Awards where illustrious Alumni were awarded for their exemplary work in their fields was held as a part of Nostalgia. The distinguished Alumnus who were awarded as as follows -

Ajay Kapur He was awarded with an Excellence in Leadership. Our Alum of batch 1989 - 91, he is the Managing Director and CEO at Ambuja Cements Ltd. Harsh Bhosale He was awarded with an Excellence in Human Resource. Our Alum of batch 1984 86, he is currently the Chief People Officer at Essar Oil Limited. Jamshyd Patravala He was awarded with an Excellence in Marketing. Our Alum of batch 1991 - 93, he is currently the Senior Director, Regional Marketing (Asia Pacific) at Johnson & Johnson.

Sendhil Kumar He was awarded with an Excellence in Operations. Our Alum of batch 1993 - 95, he is the Co-founder of Torrent Capital partners.

Lata Pillai She was awarded with the Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Special Award. Our Alum of batch 1986 - 88, she is currently the Director at Deutsche Bank. Jaideep Kewalramani He was awarded with an Excellence in Entrepreneurship. An Alum of batch 2002 04, he is the Vice Chairman and CEO at Skills Alpha Learning Pvt Ltd. Rambhushan Kanumuri He was awarded with an Excellence in Finance. Our esteemed Alum of batch 1993 - 95, he is currently the Head of India Corporate Finance and Equity Capital Markets at Investec India.

Srinivasan Krishnamachari He was awarded with an Excellence in IT. Our Alum of batch 1993 95, he is currently the Managing Director at TIAA.

Job Opportunities Total no. of recruiting companies 7 Total no. of Vacancies 11

Someone truly said that ‘College days are the best days of your life.’ The time cannot be rewound but the memories can be definitely re-lived. SIMSR brings you ‘Milaap – The Batch Reunion’ where our Alumni of specific batches come together and relive their college days. Following are the upcoming Milaap events :

Top Recruiting Companies (in September) Invesco, Mondelez, Paypal, Borosil, Simplilearn, Skills Alpha, Fire Star International ( A Nirav Modi brand)

Batch

Reunion

Date

2007

Decade Reunion

28th October 2017

2002

Quindecinnial Reunion

25th November 2017

1997

Vicennial Reunion

9th December 2017

1992

Silver Jubilee Reunion

9th December 2017

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We are extremely pleased to inform you about the launch of our admission brochure for the upcoming batch PGDM / IB / RM / FS / Comm / PG Executive. We request you to circulate the brochure among your family and friends in the industry and academia. Admission Brochure

Co-ordinator Hemanchi Hublikar Team Imprints Chief Editor Arvind Pandi Dorai

PGDM Exec Admission Brochure Online Application Form

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Editor Suryani Sinha Ray

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Designer Kushal Thakkar

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Contributors : Tulika Singh Divya Parekh Devayu Panda Ishita Gulati Kinjal Shah Priyanka Shetty Riya Jain Shreyas Bhaskare Smruti Thaker Swarna Sanghai Yesha Kulshreshtha

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Mr. Rohit Nagraj, an Independent Equity Analyst, Alum of batch 2003-05 gave an insightful talk on one of the fastest emerging sectors – FinTech in India: The Past, Present and Future on 23rd September, 2017 He spoke about how FinTech is changing the paradigm in financial services He also touched on the following Fintech themes like payments. Blockchain, P2P, Bank in a box etc He also shared his experience about working for a Fintech company and the students really loved his insights

Arvind Rungta (Convener, Alumni Committee) Kushal Thakkar (Co-Convener, Alumni Committee) Surabhi Singh (Co-Convener, Alumni Committee)

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