2 From the Chairperson’s Desk
“Dr. Nilanjan Chattopadhyay”
October was eventful this year, in every sense of it. With two major festivals, celebrations all around the country, I sincerely hope you had a great time. Let me wish you an even brighter year ahead. Keeping pace with the festive mood, IMT Alumni Association has announced the IMT Alumni Housing Society project. It’s a golden opportunity to own an apartment at the heart of Gurgaon, in towers exclusive to IMT Alumni and professors, with all amenities, and at a special price, negotiated for IMT Alumni, as a limited number time bound offer. I am happy and proud to inform you that this is the first time in India that alumni of an educational institution of repute are going to have a branded exclusive housing society. Details have been sent as a separate mailer. Information is also available at IMT Alumni office. I welcome you to celebrate this festive season with a home of yours.
Dr. Nilanjan Chattopadhyay Chairperson Alumni Relationship Committee
3 Alum in News Mr Sudhir Agarwal (Batch of 1990), CEO of Wire and Wireless (India) Ltd, was interviewed last month by IndiaInfoline.com. The interview covered topics like the approval of the ordinance to digitise TV services in India, the impact of this on the television content distribution and the preparation of WWIL for the same. Mr Agarwal believes that the Cabinet’s decision will be an inflexion point for the industry and WWIL will be a direct beneficiary. Digitisation will reduce under-reporting and increase transparency in the Cable & Satellite
Mr. Agarwal has held senior management positions with leading MNCs and Indian Corporates, including, Director-Sales (South East Asia ), Motorola, COO at Bharti Airtel, Regional Director at Xerox & Head - National Sales at Philips India.
television industry, thus boosting subscription income. He also stated that there would be some impact on carriage fees but placement fees would continue and negative impact of carriage will be compensated by the increase in subscription revenues.
Besides Subscription,
Value Added Services (VAS) could add a big chunk of revenue. He feels that the consumer will also benefit from digitisation with better picture quality and sound, and also a greater ability to choose what they pay for in terms of channels. As there is no question of spectrum in cable television, MSOs will be able to increase the number of channels they offer to customers. Mr Agarwal also spoke about the preparation that WWIL has undertaken in anticipation of this move. A lot of work in terms of
Wire and Wireless (India) Ltd has been
been
ranked among the
undertaken. WWIL has taken steps to ensure a full 360° process
best 400 MID CAP
for migration to digitisation in all their areas. In terms of
Companies in India
competing with DTH players in the market, he says that there is
by Dalal Street
back-end,
technology,
systems,
processes,
etc.
has
enough space in the Indian market for both technologies and they will co-exist as there are advantages and disadvantages in both. He mentioned that cable has an advantage in its ability to provide broadband internet.
Investment Journal's annual compendium– “Mid Cap 400”.
Mr Agarwal expects ARPU to rise to Rs. 200-250 of TV services after digitisation.
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4 IMT Gearing Up For Placements IMT Ghaziabad has been breaking new ground in management education since its inception in 1980 with unrelenting, sustained efforts and a clear focus on all areas that contribute towards making a management institute complete. IMT Ghaziabad has been ranked 5th on Corporate Perception amongst all B-Schools by
IMT
Economic Times. As the Final Placement Procedure for this year looms large, the students are charged up to raise IMT’s standing in the corporate world once again. The past 31 years have seen IMT grow in leaps and bounds into the premier institute that it is today. IMT creates leaders that have instilled in them the vision, ability and perseverance to adapt and succeed in a dynamic and challenging environment.
One, A
comprehensive curriculum
spanning 100 electives, including foreign languages put together by our 70 member strong faculty body, all doctorates and comprising policy makers, seasoned management leaders and administrators.
IMT's alumni find themselves in key roles in organizations all across the globe. They are men and women of leadership and integrity, who are constantly driving positive change in their business organizations,
communities
and
institutions.
Institute of Management Technology is indeed proud of its Alumni. Each student of the PGDM program of IMT Ghaziabad
has
been
handpicked
through
a
meticulous selection process that finally grants admission to only 2.5 percent of the total number of applicants. In 2 years’ time, these students are transformed into managers ready for real world challenges. After walking the same halls as their esteemed predecessors, is it any surprise that our students are achieving greater heights every year. Taking this relationship forward, IMT extends an invitation to your organization to participate in the Final Placements for the PGDM batch of 2010-12.
Two,
Over
70
percent
of
our
students are part of various committees or clubs that drive life at IMT, teaching them the practical aspects of working in an organization and act as a spring board for generation and execution of creative ideas.
Three,
IMT
promotes
dialogue
between industry stalwarts and students through Guest Lectures, International Conferences and Workshops in association with AICTE. Additionally, students are mentored by Alumni, to give them better insight into the industry
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The major past recruiters have been Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Proctor and Gamble, Kellogg, Colgate Palmolive, ITC, Perfetti Van Mille, Bacardi, L’Oreal, Wrigleys, Eli Lilly, Dr. Reddy Laboratories, KPIT Cummins, Deloitte, Bosch, Infosys Technologies,
EDGE Four,
IMT’s
student
Wipro
Technologies,
HCL
Technologies, IFCI, American Express, Kotak Bank, Yes Bank, Citi Group, Airtel, Vodafone, Tata Teleservices, Idea Cellular, Aircel, GE, Genpact,
exchange
program is ranked number one in India. Over 70 student exchange tieups exposes our students to a multicultural work environment. Additionally, Kellogg School of Management, North Western University has recently entered into collaborative research with IMT.
Five, Our students are fresh from summer internships in reputed firms spanning various sectors and industries. Additionally, 80 percent of them have worked on industry projects offline – providing them industry exposure and showing the faith corporations have in them.
Virtusa, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Maruti Suzuki, DSCL,
Abhishek
Industries,
Moser
bear,
MakeMyTrip, Religare, AT Kearney. Over the last couple of years many PSUs have come down to the campus with a host of them forming the elite list of recruiters such as State Bank of India, Reserve Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Maharashtra, Union Bank of India, Rural Electrification Corporation, TRAI, OPAL, HPCL, IOCL, Bank of India, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Corporation Bank.
Important Dates: Pre Placement Talk: 14th Nov '11 Onwards Final Placements: 12th December '11 Onwards
Six, IMT is a proud member of The
To facilitate building a career of challenges and
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and Global Business School Network (GBSN) and has recently received SAQS accreditation (South Asian Quality Assurance System).
contact:
opportunities for another proud IMTian, please
IMT Ghaziabad Placement Committee Email id: mbaplacement@imt.edu Contact Details: +91- 120 – 2829169 +91- 120 – 2825665 +91- 120 – 2829980
6 Q & Alumnus rankings, whether it is because of inferior Mr. Tushar
quality of students, or because of decrease
Maheshwari
in
Batch of 1989
exposure. This is a serious issue that needs
teaching
standards
and
practical
to be addressed because rankings create a perception in the minds of people.
Q. How has an MBA degree from IMT Ghaziabad helped you in your career? A.
Doing an MBA from IMT has
definitely helped me in terms of being where I am at present. I believe that had I not been exposed to proper management education, I would never have reached this position as quickly. This is partly because doing an MBA inculcates a certain sense of discipline in a person. Also, this is a place where people from diverse backgrounds come together. There are some people with whom one connects and others with whom one does not. In spite of differences, one is expected to behave in a professional manner. I believe this prepares you for the workplace where you would encounter similar circumstances. Q. What do you feel about the image of IMT Ghaziabad in the corporate world? A. People are definitely aware of IMT Ghaziabad.
It
is
a
good
institute.
However, we see in recent surveys that its ranking has gone down. We need to ascertain the exact cause of this drop in
Q. What steps do you suggest be taken, in this regard? A. I feel that more focus should be placed on highlighting alumni who have done well in their careers, and reached good positions in the corporate world. This should not be limited only to Sampark, but we should ensure that this message goes out to the outside world as well, so that people are more aware. We need to reach out to more people. Q. What advice would you have for our current students? A. I would request students to lay a lot more emphasis on practical learning and exposure, beyond text books. We already see that happening in college by means of guest lectures and Short Term Projects. I encourage these kinds of initiatives. This is because when Companies come to recruit people, they look for students who have hands on experience, or at least knowledge of the way work is done in the industry. This gives them a definite edge over others.
Did you know? More than 400 of our alumni are currently working abroad!
7 FOBE 2011:
IMT Ghaziabad And Essex B School Promote R&D and
papers and registrations poured in. A total
Development in
of around 350 abstracts and 184 full
all
papers
Research areas
of
were
received.
FOBE
2011
business form an
recorded 112 registrations and 84 papers
integral aspect of
were invited for presentation. Participants
any
School.
in FOBE 2011 arrived from different parts
The area needs
of the world, bringing with them their
constant
unique perspective that benefited the
B
focus
and
shared
conference on the whole.
encouragement for it to develop further. Business
Chief Guest for the conference was Vice
School, University of Essex, UK, have
Admiral N. N. Kumar, AVSM, VSM.
joined hands to bring like minds together
FOBE 2011 was chaired by Professor Jay
with ‘Facets of Business Intelligence
Mitra from the University of Essex, UK
2011’, an International Conference on
and by Professor Kongiti Phusawat,
Facets of Business Excellence – Leveraging
Kasersart University, Thailand. FOBE
Information
Strategic
2011 was co-chaired by Professor Jayanthi
Advantage. An international platform,
Ranjan, Professor Rakesh Chopra and
FOBE will be a regular event where idea
Professor
sharing and exchanging of professional
Ghaziabad. Authors and visitors from
views in concerned areas will assist
outside Delhi were offered assistance in
business administrators to develop and
organizing
grow in their fields of expertise.
accommodation was also made available
IMT
Ghaziabad
and
Essex
Technology
for
at FOBE 2011 was held at the India Habitat
IMT
Sandeep
Puri
from
accommodation.
Ghaziabad
campus
IMT
Limited at
very
reasonable rates.
Centre, New Delhi, from November 4 to 7, 2011. It was an ideal forum for thinkers
Each session at FOBE 2011 was held in
and researchers from across the globe to
tracks and chaired by experts from the
meet and share their views backed by
field – either from an educational institute
studies
Strategy,
or from the industry. All accepted papers
Information Technology, Marketing and
were published in a book that was
other
released at FOBE 2011, and each of the
in
the
areas
Administration.
areas
of
pertaining This
to
Business
combined
effort
elicited a tremendous response from the moment it was announced. Abstracts, .
registered participants received a copy of it.
8 Events on Campus Passion 2011 Passion,
the
flagship
event
of
IMT
Ghaziabad, is the epitome of student life; a combined effort of over 950 students. It is an opportunity for students to showcase what
they
have
learnt
through
the
curriculum and experience the practical aspects of management, right here on campus. Intense business competitions in the morning fuel rivalry among the
Inter
students coming from crème de la crème
Presentation Contest’ and attracts best
institutes of the country, and the evening
talent from across India where students
sees them enjoying in blithesome cultural
present their summer projects in front of
events,
esteemed panel of judges and industry
full
of
entertainment. amalgamation
excitement An
of
and
appropriate
management
and
cultural events, Passion has energy and enthusiasm flowing for three days nonstop. This year Passion revolved around the theme “Citius” with the spirit “Anything you can do, I can do better" It’s time for us to draw forth utmost power, vigour, and fervour inside us and aim for nothing but the best.
B-School
Summer
Internship
experts. Spread over four days, Passion witnessed vigorous cutthroat competition amongst teams from elite B-schools across the country. All these teams reached IMT campus after clearing a preliminary round that estimated their potential and decided how deserving their presence on campus will be. As a management graduate, the events
were
designed
to
test
the
participants’ proficiency in verticals like
The lamp lighting ceremony of Passion
marketing, finance, human resources, IT,
started with Tatva. Tatva is an ‘Annual
consulting,
operations
and
general
management. The winners achieved the satisfaction of rising above the others along
with
handsome
rewards.
The
evenings of Passion days were filled with fun filled laughter, merriment with no bounds and new friendships blooming all around.
9 Start-Up Fair On 15th October 2011, E-Cell, IMT-
Canaan Partners, Springboard Ventures,
Ghaziabad organized its annual flagship
Mobisolv and The Times. The VC’s gave
event –“Start-Up Fair” with great zeal and
valuable advice on the issues related to
enthusiasm. The Entrepreneurship Cell
the need of funds and also took questions
has always endeavoured to foster the
asked by the start-ups. This was followed
spirit of entrepreneurship amongst the
by a panel discussion on “The Social
students. Start-Up Fair is one of such
Entrepreneurship”. This discussion was
platforms for interaction amongst the
facilitated by Mr. Anshu Gupta, Founder,
future
Goonj and Mr. Piyush
entrepreneurs,
Tiwari, Founder, Save
start-ups
Life
and
Foundation.
venture capitalists
During the discussion
across
they mesmerized the
the
audience
country.
with
the
was
efforts done by these
inaugurated with
foundations to improve
the lamp-lighting
the conditions of rural
by
India as well to save
The
event
Dr.
Bibek
Banerjee, the Director at IMT-Ghaziabad
the victims of roadside accidents.
along with the Chief Guest of the day,
Next in line was a talk by Ms. Rashmi
Mr. Hitesh Oberoi, COO & Co-Founder;
Bansal, an author of bestsellers including
Naukri.com. In his keynote address, Mr.
“Stay
Oberoi
how
entrepreneur and a much esteemed orator.
Naukri.com was started and the problems
Ms. Bansal enthralled the audience with
he faced as an entrepreneur. After the
her wit and charm. She talked at length
“Networking tea”, the start-ups were
about the need to follow your heart and
invited to take part in the “Elevator-pitch
passion and to gain wisdom from every
session”. Within a set time limit each start-
experience you have. The event saw the
up presented their idea and business
presence of students from top-B schools
models in front of the Banks and the
across the country.
Venture-Capitalists
The start-ups participating were from
spoke
at
length
which
about
was
well-
Hungry,
sectors
Stay
like
Foolish”,
appreciated and the feedback was given to
varied
pharmaceutical,
the start-ups.
education, IT, sports, rural marketing etc.
The Venture capitalists present included the likes of Indian Angel Network,
Did you know? About 200 of our alumni are working in over 40 of the Fortune100 companies!
10 Colloquium An initiative of HRuday, the HR club of
Raising the bar on Talent: Energizing and
IMT
the
engaging the workforce; and Role of HR
Annual National HR Summit, aimed to
when recession clouds over the industry
bring
the
were the topics that followed. It was a
contemporary HR challenges through the
forum for panel members and students to
doyens of the current business world. The
come under the same platform and
Ghaziabad, COLLOQUIUM, forth
and
understand
event was held on
participate
and
the 15th and 16th
from
October.
perspectives. The aim
each
learn others'
of this discussion was The
to
Inaugural
address
recent,
Discussion on "The
burning issues in the
Changing
Business
field of HR, with the
Landscape and its
right balance between
Impact
sensibility
on
HR",
brought out the diverse backgrounds, rich experience, different paths trodden, tough choices made, and revolutionary decisions taken – the session brought out eminent luminaries from the corporate world to one
dais
where
they
shared
their
experiences on how HR evolved from a support function to more of a partner in strategic decision making. The inaugural speakers
included
Mr.
President
and
CEO,
Vijay
Rai,
Powercon
Knowledge Services; Rajiv Malhotra, COO, Athena Energy; and Vikas Joshi,
and
sensitivity becoming a crucial aspect. On the second day the assessment centre ‘AANKALAN’ was held, in which top BSchools like MDI, DSE, IMI and SIIB participated. Mr Lokesh Nigam and Mr. Siddharth Nagpal from Aon Hewitt along with Dr. S.K Singh, IMT, were the judges for the event. Topics like recession intrigued
the
audiences,
the
panel
discussion brought out the best from the students and the dignitaries appreciated the
insights
given
by
the
students.
CHRO, Bharti Infratel.
Upcoming Events REUNION: Class of 1986 ‘Yaadein’, the ‘Twenty Five Years’ Reunion of the Class of 1986 would be celebrated at IMT Ghaziabad on 26th November 2011 by the Alumni Relationship Committee Marketing World Cup: The flagship Annual Inter B School Marketing event of MarkUp, the marketing club of IMT Ghaziabad will be conducted on 25th November and 26th November 2011.
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Since its inception in 2006, the Alumni Relationship Committee (Alcom) has been working towards strengthening the bond between the alumni and the institute. With activities like guest lectures,
panel
discussions,
mentorship,
chapter
meets,
reunions and the annual alumni meet, Alcom has tried to provide multiple platforms for deepening this connect.
In the same vein, Sampark has acted as an interface all through the years, bringing to you not only the latest happenings on campus but also updates with respect to our alumni community. This edition of Sampark is an effort to bring you the newsletter in a new light. We sincerely hope you like it and send in your feedback at
alumni@imt.edu You can also find us on
Compiled By The Sampark Team Alumni Relationship Committee