K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai, India

13TH BATCH - PGDM – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 24 Month Marketing Super - Specialization MBA Program

WELCOME PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS BATCH 2019-21

Overview of International Business Scenario in India

International Business involves trade in goods and services, as well as other operations such as manufacture and marketing of goods and services in foreign nations

India is the 7th largest economy in the world and the fastest growing. As per Goldman Sachs report, it is poised to be second largest economy by 2050

The Indian economy is largely resilient to external pressures and is expected to grow around 7.5% in 2019 according to Moody's Investors Service

According to RBI, India's total foreign exchange (Forex) reserves stand at US$405.1434 billion with foreign exchange assets (FCA) component at US$380.0499 billion, gold reserves at US$21.1399 billion, SDRs (Special Drawing Rights with the IMF) of US$1.4796 billion upto July 2018

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India attracted USD 22 billion of FDI flows in the first half of 2018, according to a UN report and managed to make it to the top 10 host economies receiving the most FDI during the period

International trade accounts for 54% of India’s GDP. It is the 9th largest commercial importer

India’s major items of exports include engineering products, chemicals and related products, textiles and garments, gems and jewelry, agriculture and allied products, crude oil and petroleum products, capital goods, pearls, electronic goods

India had a great year in terms of mergers and acquisitions in 2018, and the same trend could continue till 2019. The total amount for transactions involving Indian companies is expected to cross $100 billion again in 2019, according to PwC India

Overview of International Business Scenario in India

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Economic Forecast – India

The outlook for India’s economy should be bright in the future. Growth of real GDP will be about 6.6% per year by the middle of the next decade

The GDP Annual Growth Rate for the first quarter of 2019 is expected to be 7.5% and drop down to 6.4% by 2020, according to World Bank

The unemployment rate is expected to be 3.6% in 2019 and would continue to be the same by 2020.

Every month, the work force increases by 1.3 million people and India must create 8.1 million jobs a year to maintain its employment rate

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source: https://tradingeconomics.com/india/forecast

Imports & Exports – India

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Cumulative value of exports for the period April-June 2018-19 was US$ 82.47 Billion (Rs 552781.61 crore) as against US $72.21 Billion (Rs 465472.04 crore) registering a positive growth of 14.21 per cent in Dollar terms and 18.76 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.

Cumulative value of imports for the period April-June 2018-19 was US$ 127.41 Billion (Rs. 854096.98 crore) as against US$ 112.26 Billion (Rs. 723631.11 crore) registering a positive growth of 13.49 per cent in Dollar terms and 18.03 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.

India Foreign Exchange Reserves

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Emerging Market Economies in 2019

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Objectives of the Program

The Post Graduate Diploma in Management (International Business) endeavors to make the students competent and versatile in all the functional areas like Marketing, Finance, Operations and Human Resources in addition to developing expertise in the specialization subjects of International Business

The focus is on creating a global mindset and developing functional competencies necessary for operating in the changing international environment

To develop cross cultural sensitivity and foreign language capability

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Program Highlights

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Started In the year 2000 as Post Graduate Program in International Business. 737 Alumni till date with First Batch passing out in 2002

Two year full time AICTE approved program since 2007

Equivalent to MBA – International Business as per AIU (Association of Indian Universities) w.e.f. 1st June 2012

Intake: 60 seats

Program was accredited in the year 2017 for a period of 3 years by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), a body of AICTE, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Open to students from India and abroad including Non-Resident Indians (NRI’s), Persons of Indian Origin (PIO’s) and Foreign Nationals (FN) within the intake of 60 seats

Conducted in six trimesters of 10-12 weeks each, spread over a period of two years

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The subjects chosen for this program are a judicious blend of foundation core courses, key courses in functional areas and advanced level courses within the area of international Business

Each trimester has 7-8 full credit subjects, requiring 30-45 hours of class work/ tutorial each

In the third trimester, Export-Import Policy and Imports Management are covered in depth as a subject, in addition to the common first year subjects

Fourth and Fifth Trimesters consist of 7-8 full credit subjects each with a mix of core and specialization subjects

Sixth trimester consists of 5-6 subjects. Students are required to choose one foreign language from either of Mandarin or Spanish, which is taught throughout the program

Subject Board Members – International Business

Prof. (Dr.) Monica Khanna – Director, SIMSR

Dr. Shailesh Surve - CEO, Gita Exports and Shipping Pvt. Ltd.

Mr Jayant Joshi - Managing Director, Ajay Techma Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Manish Pathak - President Strategy, Welspun

Mr Parag Saigaonkar - Country Head, Deloitee Consulting

Prof Sreedharan - Ex. General Manager, RBI

Mr. Chen Bing - CEO, ICBC

Mr. Ragavan Neelkantan - Director, India SAARC, Middle East Africa Elgi Equipment

Prof. (Dr.) J S Lamba - Area Chairperson – Operations, SIMSR

Prof. (Dr.) Thomas Mathew - Assistant Professor, Marketing & International Business (IB), SIMSR

Prof Isaac Jacob - Professor and Area Chairperson - Marketing and International Business, Program Coordinator (PGDM - Communications, PGDM - International Business)

Prof. Brajesh Bolia - Assistant Professor, Program Co-coordinator (PGDM - IB), SIMSR

Prof. (Dr.) (CA) Swati Godbole - Assistant Professor, Program Co-coordinator (PGDM - IB), SIMSR

Student Representatives

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Pedagogy

In addition to classroom learning through case studies, projects and assignments, the students learn through participation in International Immersions, co-curricular activities including interactions with key industry experts, which are arranged by International Business Society (IBS@SIMSR) functioning from November, 2009

Students also contribute to its newsletter – International Brew and quarterly e-publication e-Globuzz, which goes a long way to enhance their perspective of world affairs and changing trends in the International Business Environment

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Exclusive Courses Offered

Apart from the Regular Common courses in different streams of Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations & IT, this Program offers exclusive courses like International Finance (including FEMA) Derivatives & International Commodity Markets International Trade Finance Country Analysis & Sectoral Strategies Multinational Management Export-Import Policy and Imports Management Compulsory Foreign Language Course Intellectual Property Rights Business in Emerging Markets International Business Consulting International Relations & Diplomacy

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Learning Goals

Management Knowledge (MK)- To demonstrate practical application of concepts in dealing with various business situations

Critical and analytical thinking (CT)- To demonstrate an ability to analyse the issue, identify and critically evaluate alternatives and come to a logical conclusion in business situations

Communication Skills (CS) -To demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills while persuasively trying to convey perspectives in diverse contexts

Team Orientation (TO) - To demonstrate an ability to work in a team, understand roles, manage conflicts and achieve team goals

Global Awareness (GA) - Students will demonstrate reflection and appreciation of global issues and concerns

Ethical Responsibility (ER) -To demonstrate an ability to be sensitive to ethical dilemmas and make decisions that positively impact business, environment and society at large

Expertise in International Business (EIB) – To recognize and analyse global International Concepts and to explore emerging economies for international operations.

Strategies in Changing Global Environment (SCGE) - To adapt, correlate and develop Sectoral Strategies for Multinational Corporate and to measure and judge country specific recommendations

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Events Held – 2017-18 & 2018-19

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CAMPUS VISIT BY AMBASSADOR OF KAZAKHSTAN IN MUMBAI CAMPUS VISIT FROM THE TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, CHINA

CAMPUS VISIT BY CONSUL GENERAL OF ITALY AND HEAD OF UNI-ITALIA

CAMPUS VISIT BY CONSUL GENERAL AND TRADE COMMISIONER OF ECUADOR IN MUMBAI

Events Held – 2017-18 & 2018-19

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CAMPUS VISIT BY THE DEPUTY CONSUL GENERAL OF ARGENTINA IN MUMBAI

CAMPUS VISIT BY THE CONSUL GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IN MUMBAI

International Business Summit

Highlights:

Panel discussion on “Business in Emerging Markets”

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Dawson Zhu, the Rep. of Chairman of the Board of SANY Heavy Industry Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Vishal Dubey - Director Corporate and Business Development - Amazon

Mr. Sajid Khan - Country Manager -Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India - South African Airways

Mr. Shashi Shekhar Kumar - Vice President International Business - Cachet Pharma (Alkem Group)

Etablieren – Case Study Competition & Quizzes

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Few Illustrious Alumni

Mr. Vishal Bhargava – Director Sales - India and RoW - Teva API India Limited

Mr. Vipul Khosla – Design and Evaluation Lead at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Mr. Anoop Somani – Vice President – HSBC

Mr. Monawar Hashmi – Territory Sales Hub Leader at Autodesk Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore

Ms. Meenakshi Kakar – Cloud Business Manager, Ingram Micro Cloud, Sydney, Australia

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Thank You

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