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AIMS eNewsletter Vol 4 | No 3 | Mar 2019

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FROM PRESIDENT’S DESK

Dear Members,

Greetings from AIMS!

I am glad to release the AIMS eNewsletter, Vol.4, No.3, covering the events of AIMS

and its Member Institutes that took place during the months of January and February,

2019 for your perusal.

During the period under coverage, AIMS Board Members had been to Guwahati, Assam

to have a Round Table of Deans and Directors of the Eastern Region and the Third

Executive Board Meeting on 3rd February 2019 at Assam Institute of Management.

Further, a few International and National level conferences, as well as Faculty

Development Programmes were also conducted at New Delhi, Hyderabad, Guwahati,

Indore, etc.

Looking forward to your active support to AIMS activities and also greater contribution to

this bi-monthly eNewsletter.

With fraternal regards, Dr Rattan Sharma President, AIMS Mob: 99101 71010


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C O N T E N T S

S.No Name of the Institution Page Nos

NORTH ZONE

1 JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur conduct A Brief on Some Key

Activities – Best Educational Institutional Award, Jan – Feb, 2019 03 – 10

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Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management & Research, New Delhi

Faculty Competency Development Workshop, held on 4 – 9

February, 2019

11 – 15

EAST ZONE

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Assam Institute of Management, Guwahati - One day Faculty

Development Program (FDP) on the theme “Emerging Dimensions of

Management Education”, 2nd Feb, 2019

16 – 21

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Asian School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar -

Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp-2019, organized from 28th

February - 2nd March, 2019

22 – 28

5 Gandhi Institute for Technology, Bhubaneswar - A Two day Faculty

Development Programme, 3 - 4 Jan, 2019 29 – 30

WEST ZONE

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IES Management College and Research Centre, Bandra, Mumbai

18th Convocation function and Degree Distribution Ceremony on

2nd February, 2019

31 – 32

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Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore - 2nd Vikram

Sarabhai Memorial Centenary Oration on the occasion of 5th

Foundation Day on Jan 08, 2019

33 – 43

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Prestige Institute of Management, Gwalior - 10th International

Conference on The Econometric Society on “Digital Strategies for

Organisational Success”, on Jan 5 - 7, 2019

44 – 49

SOUTH ZONE

9 D J Academy for Managerial Excellence, Coimbatore - CFO's Panel

Discussion on Indian Economy, on 8th Jan, 2019 50 – 53

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National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Hyderabad

- 23rd International Joint World Cultural Tourism Conference on World

Tourism Development: Managerial Implications,10 - 12 January, 2019

54 – 57

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International School of Management Excellence, Bangalore - 7th

International Conference on “Contemporary Issues in Management”,

on 22 - 23 February, 2019

58 – 66


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NORTHERN REGION

JK LAKSHMIPAT UNIVERSITY

JAIPUR

A Brief on Some Key Activities of JK Lakshmipat University (January- February 2019)

JKLU bags “Best Educational Institution Award”

JKLU received “Best Educational Institution Award” in Educational - University –

Category on January 12, 2019. The Award was instituted by the Employers' Association

of Rajasthan and presented by the Hon'ble Minister of Industries, Shri Prasadi Lal

Meena and State Minister of Industries, Shri Arjun Singh Bamania, Govt of Rajasthan.

Commissioner of Industries, Mr Pathak and other dignitaries from the Association, like

its President, Award Jury Members and others were also present.

Dr. R.L. Raina receiving the award (January 12, 2019)

Master Class on Experiential and Project-Based Learning JK Lakshmipat University organized Masterclass on “Experiential and Project-based

Learning in Engineering Education: How to make it work” during January 11-12, 2019.

The workshop was conducted by Dr Siddharthan Govindaswamy, BS, MS and Ph.D,


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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, Associate Professor, Olin College of

Engineering, USA and inaugurated by Prof. M P Poonia, Vice-Chairman, AICTE. Prof.

M P Poonia emphasized on providing students autonomy, time and space to improve

the desired skills such as innovative, decision making and problem solving skills.

During the workshop participants got an opportunity to interact with faculty and students

who are implementing project-based learning in the Indian context.

Dr. Siddharthan interacting with the participants (January 11-12, 2019) HR Innovators Summit and Awards -2019 JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur organized HR Innovators Summit and Awards -2019

based on the theme ‘New Age Workplaces – Changing Role of HR’ on January 19,

2019. The main objective was to provide an opportunity to discover the latest HR

technologies, trends and innovations in the industries and to provide a forum for peer

learning. First, Dr. R.L. Raina, Honorable Vice-Chancellor, JKLU delivered welcome

address thereafter by Prof. Sanjay Goel discussed the new pedagogy adopted by JKLU.

Guest of Honor, Shri N. K. Jain talked about the skill sets required by students for

internship and placement in the industry. Key Note Speaker, Mr. A. Thiru, President,

Corporate HR, JK Organization shared his ideas on Technology for Industry 4.0.

Second half of the day witnessed presentation of the nominees for the award and

students interaction with the HR professionals. The coordinators of the event were Dr.

S. Taruna, Dr. Sheetal Mundra and Career Services & Outreach Division.


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HR Innovators Summit and Awards - 2019 (January 19, 2019)

International Conference on “Innovations in Technology and Management for

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”

JK Lakshmipat University organized International Conference on “Innovations in

Technology and Management for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

(SDGs)" during February 1-3, 2019 at JKLU Campus, Jaipur. The Chief Guest on the

occasion was Mr. Kamal Singh, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network India.

The welcome address was delivered by Dr. R. L. Raina, Conference Patron Hon’ble

Vice Chancellor, JKLU. Dr.Raina in his address aptly shared the purpose of organising

the conference on ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ and linked it with the innovations

and developments taking place at the University. Thereafter, Mr. Asheesh Gupta,

Honourable, Pro-Vice Chancellor, JKLU said that the theme of the conference can be

the most elegant way to describe the journey of JKLU. He threw some light on the

various recent developments of the university such as launch of Institute of Design,

establishment of Centre for Communication and Critical Thinking etc. Dr.Jyoti Prakash

CR Naidu elaborated on the conference theme. Dr. Sanjay Goel, Director, Institute of

Engineering and Technology, JKLU briefed the audience about the teaching- learning

process at JKLU which is largely based on experiential learning. Thereafter, Guest of

Honor, Dr. Karim M H, University of Kharazmi, Tehran, Iran said Innovation, as the fruit


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of science and technology, will play a fundamental role in the Sustainable Development

Goals.

Keynote Address was delivered by Mr. Pramod Kumar Jain (ED-Design), NCRTC. He

discussed the theme of the conference in the field of transportation and threw some

light on the various actions taken by Indian government to achieve sustainable

development goals. Inaugural Address was delivered by the Chief Guest, Mr. Kamal

Singh, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network India. He talked about SDGs

and illustrated with several examples how these are acting as game changers. There

were 2 plenary sessions and 6 technical sessions wherein papers related to subthemes

were presented by delegates.

In the valedictory session Dr. Dhruvi Bharwad, Social Research Officer with Space

Applications Centre (SAC)/ISRO was the Keynote Speaker who discussed various

programmes of ISRO which are contributing significantly in achieving the 17 SGDs.

Thereafter, an invited talk was delivered by Dr. Julie Ingram, University of

Gloucestershire, U.K. She discussed the scope of transforming agriculture to achieve

SGDs. Dr. Shivraj Dhaka, Counsellor, Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Guest of Honour) threw some light on ‘The Indian Green

Building Movement’. Thereafter, Dr. Jyoti Prakash Naidu presented the conference

report and solicited major takeaways from the participants. The concluding remarks

were given by Dr. Sanjay Goel.


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Glimpses of the International Conference


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5th National Seminar on “Leveraging Design Thinking for Introducing Innovative

Information Services (LDT-IIIS)”

JK Lakshmipat University organized 5th National Seminar on “Leveraging Design

Thinking for Introducing Innovative Information Services (LDT-IIIS)” in collaboration

with Rajasthan Technical Library Association (RTLA), Jaipur on February 17, 2019. The

Chief Guest on the occasion was Dr S. D. Vyas, Adjunct Professor of Library and

Information Science of Banasthali Vidyapeeth and Ex. University Librarian, NALSAR

University of Law. Dr R.L. Raina, Honorable Vice Chancellor delivered the welcome

address. He urged the audience to imbibe the concept of design thinking for introducing

innovative information services.

Dr Sanjay Goel, Director, IET said there is a dire need to revisit the definition of the

library - it is a concept, not a place. He further said the concept of ‘book’ is evolving

with the passage of time. Dr Raj Kumar Bhakar, Patron, RTLA, while throwing some

light on Rajasthan Technical Library Association (RTLA) said on 4 Sep 2017, 562

librarians joined in Government of Rajasthan. This vacancy was the result of RTLAs

regular effort. He further discussed various hardships and challenges which RTLA

encountered since its inception. Thereafter, Mr Mukesh Pathak Organizing Secretary

threw some light on the theme of the seminar. Dr Purnima Kaushik, Guest of Honor, in

her address gave emphasis on KISS (Keep It Simple and Short) principle. Dr S. D.

Vyas, the chief guest of the occasion, said there should be a seamless collection of print

and digital resources. He asked the participants to have a mutual discussion through

such type of associations. Finally, vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Roshan Lal,

President, RTLA.

The Inaugural session was followed by plenary session on “Technological Innovations

for Information Services”. Thereafter, there was a technical session in which various

papers related to the theme of the conference were delivered. Valedictory session

started with a report presentation by Dr Bhoop Singh. Thereafter, Hon’ble Vice-


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Chancellor Dr. R L Raina gave concluding remarks and said the librarians must be

equipped with cutting edge technology, innovative approach, proactive and future ready.

Dr. R.L. Raina delivering the welcome address (February 17, 2019) Annual National Level Sports Fest - “Spardha”

JK Lakshmipat University organized its 8th National Level Sports fest “SPARDHA”

during February 22- 24, 2019 to provide a platform to the students to showcase their

proficiency in sports. Sports like, Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Kabaddi,

Athletics (Shot Put, Long Jump, Cross Fit and 100 m Race), Table Tennis (singles,

doubles, team event), Chess, Carrom (singles, doubles) and LAN Gaming (PUBG, NFS,

FIFA, COUNTER STRIKE) were part of the annual sports fest of JK Lakshmipat

University. The University received overwhelming response from around 45 institutions

of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Haryana with

participation of more than 1300 students. Institutions such as GLA Mathura, Galgotia

University, Amity University, Prestige institute of Management, Gwalior, PEC, IIMT

Delhi, Govt. college Ajmer, Mumbai University, LNMIIT, Manipal University Jaipur,

MCC, JNVU Jodhpur, RIET, RCW, JEC, JNU, Arya College, SKIT, VIT, JECRC,


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Maharishi Arvind College, GIT, Jayoti Vidyapeeth, ICG, IIS University, UEM, JIT and

Poornima University were the highlights with a dominating participation.

Mrs. Sapna Punia, Olympian & Former National Record Holder graced the event as the

Chief Guest for the Inaugural function. She was accompanied with Mr. Anil Punia,

Coach Indian Athletic Tem as the guests of honor. Dr. Sanjay Goel, Director, IET, JKLU

welcomed the esteemed gathering and said that the objective of this program is to

develop in the students a sporting spirit and provide a platform to display their physical

strength. Honorable Chief Guest, Mrs. Sapna Punia highlighted the Importance of

sports in students’ life and threw some light on the values taught by games such as

team spirit, target achievement etc. Guest of honor, Mr. Anil Punia said that a healthy

balance of academics and extracurricular activities is a key to successful life.

Thereafter, events of the day started and all the students actively participated in various

events with full sportsman spirit. Attractive trophies and Cash prizes were awarded to all

the winners and runners-up by Honorable Chief Guest Mr. Dhananjay Tyagi, National

level Karate player, Dr. R.L. Raina Vice chancellor JKLU, Dr. Sanjay Goel Director IET,

Dr. JayotiPrakash Naidu, Dean R&D and faculty members of the University participated

in the Valedictory Session. Spardha ‘2019’ was coordinated by Prof. Devendra

Bhavsar, Dr. Pushpendra Singh and Mr. Pankaj Pandey Sports Officer.

Glimpses of Spardha 2019


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BHARATI VIDYAPEETH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH New Delhi

AIMS Sponsored Faculty Competency Development

Workshop held at BVIMR, New Delhi

04 – 09 February, 2019

Dr Manpreet Kaur & Dr. Nishith Mishra1

The Research and Training Advisory Committee of BVIMR in association with AIMS

organized a workshop named as “Faculty Competency Development Workshop” during

4th February to 9th February 2019. The workshop was intended to build competency of

young faculty and research scholars in dealing with day to day teaching assignments. It

also aimed at imparting experiential learning in preparing research proposals,

curriculum design, Google class room, student engagement, academic leadership, case

development & analysis etc. The participants were exposed to the background and

fundamentals of these topics. They were also trained and taught, how to continuously

assess and evaluate their students’ learning in order to guide and manage the teaching

process for better student learning environment. There were 20 participants who

attended the workshop. The session use to start at 10am in the morning till 1:00 pm.

After a lunch break from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, the post lunch session continued till 4:30

pm in the evening.

Day 1: 4 February 2019 The first day started with inaugural session of the workshop and lightening of the lamp.

The first session was taken by Prof VikasNath on the topic “Roles and Responsibilities

of a teacher in institutions of higher Education”. It was apt beginning as the participants

were sensitized on the critical role a teacher in higher education. It helped them to

develop comprehensive course outlines for overall development of the learner

throughout the semester.

1 Members, Research and Training Advisory Committee, BVIMR, New Delhi


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The post lunch session on google classroom taken by Mr Nikhil Rajput was very

interactive and provided participants with required knowledge of creating virtual

classroom through google. The enabled them to develop online quiz and do

assessment of students when they are not in the class.

It was a wonderful beginning for the participants who learned so much in the following days. Day 2: 5 February 2019 The daystarted with discussion on “Curriculum design and development” by

Prof. Vikas Nath. He deliberated on meaning, types of curriculum, outcome of

curriculum and procedure for assessment and grading.

The second half of the day was focused on creating audio visual content and resources

by Mr Nimit Gupta. He highlighted the importance of audio visual aids and their effective

usage in the classroom.

Day 3: 6 February 2019 There was a refresher dose on Management of Emotions taken by Mr Beni Kinha,

which was most enjoyed by the participants. It included discussion on maintaining work

life balance. Furthermore, it emphasized on how teacher can be mentor for his students.

After lunch, Prof S R Singhvi took a session on how to select a research topic and

factors to be considered while selecting the appropriate topic.

Day 4: 7 February 2019 The day begin with session on “Faculty Feedback from the stakeholders” by Prof Rattan

Sharma, President, AIMS. He highlighted the role of different stakeholders in

development of faculty and institution as a whole. After that, there was a session on

“Academic leadership” by Dr C S Sharma explaining on how to emerge as an effective

leader in the academic set up. Dr R K Sharma in the post lunch session discussed on

various pedagogic techniques which can be effectively used by teachers in higher

education.


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Day 5: 8 February 2019 This was the power pack day assigned with providing hands on experience to

participants on research tools like SPSS, plagiarism, EBSCO etc. Dr Manpreet Kaur

took a session on data entry in SPSS. Mr M K Chaubey discussed about plagiarism

software and Mr Ritesh Kumar explained how to use EBSCO data for research. Also,

there was a very interesting post lunch session on developing E-contents and MOOCs

by Mr Nikhil Rajput.

Day 6: 9 February 2019 On the last day, Prof M D Kakade took a session on developing case studies and case

study as method of teaching. The day ended with valedictory session including

distribution of certificates to participants, feedback and final note on the workshop.

It was indeed a comprehensive workshop covering various aspects from curriculum

design to software learning to case study analysis. Participants were really satisfied

after attending the workshop and provided good feedback for the same.


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EASTERN REGION

ASSAM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

GUWAHATI

The Assam Institute of Management (AIM) organized one day Faculty Development

Program (FDP) on the theme “Emerging Dimensions of Management

Education" sponsored by Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS),

Hyderabad on 2nd February, 2019. Further, a Round Table of Deans and Directors of

Association of Indian Management Schools was organized on 3rd February 2019.

The Faculty Development Programme on the theme ‘Emerging Dimensions of

Management Education’ was well received by Management Faculty of different

business schools of North East. The different business schools were: Assam Royal

Global University, Guwahati Commerce College Centre of Management Studies

(GCMS), NERIM Group of Institutions, Assam University, Silchar, MIT University of

Meghalaya, Assam Kaziranga University, Assam Women’s University, Institute of

Advance Studies in Science & Technology, Don Bosco Institute of Management,

Gauhati Commerce College, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya and

Department of Statistics, Cotton University.

The welcome address for the FDP was delivered by Prof. Dr. Mukulesh Barua, Director

& ONGC Chair Professor Assam Institute of Management. He emphasized on the

emerging areas of Management Studies and the challenges faced by business schools.

Prof. (Dr.) Sujata Mangaraj, Regional Vice President (East), AIMS & Director-cum-

Dean, Academics, Bhavan’s Centre for Communication & Management, Bhubaneshwar

introduced AIMS and welcomed the gathering on behalf of AIMS and further

emphasized on the role of AIMS as a body which facilitates interaction between

Business Schools, provides financial aid for Conferences to member institutions, as a

body which recognizes exemplary management institutes, teachers and students

through their reward programmes.


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There were four sessions in the Faculty Development Programme. The first session

was on ‘Accreditation and Quality Assurance’ and the resource person was Prof. (Dr.)

Sujata Mangaraj. She emphasized on the factors which are taken in account for

accrediting the management institutes. Further, the advantages and principles of

accreditation were discussed.

The second session was on Leadership & Governance and the resource person for the

same was Prof. Shantikam Hazarika, Founder Director, Assam Institute of

Management. The third session was on ‘Curriculum and Pedagogy’ which was

delivered by Prof. Dr. Subrangshu Sekhar Sarkar, Former Dean, School of

Management, Tezpur University. He spoke about Outcome Based Education and

Designing UG Programmes. The fourth session was on Design Thinking and Innovation

and was conducted by Prof. Dr. Mukulesh Barua. He spoke about the perspectives of

innovation and Intelligent Frequent Failures.

The valedictory session was presided by Dr. Rattan Sarma, President, AIMS & Principal

Director, Delhi School of Business. He addressed the gathering and emphasized on the

role of AIMS, how management schools can be life time members of AIMS and the test,

ATMA. The programme ended by awarding certificates to all the participants and a

formal vote of thanks by Dr. Shazeed Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Assam Institute of

Management.

A round table of Deans & Directors was organized on 3rd February 2019 on the topic

“Challenges of Business Schools in North – East Region and the Role of AIMS”. The

welcome address for the same was delivered by Prof. Dr. Mukulesh Barua. He

mentioned about the Assam Institute of Management MBA and PGDM & Ph.D

programme. He briefed the audience about the journey of AIMS since its inception to

the present stage. Dr. Rattan Sarma, President, AIMS & Principal Director, Delhi School

of Business briefed about AIMS and various activities that AIMS is engaged with. He

mentioned about research grants for conducting minor projects, annual management

convention of AIMS, about Ravi J Mathai Fellowship programme, research and case


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study awards, guest faculty awards, AIMS Journal published bi-annually. Prof. Dr. Uday

Salunkhe, Former President, AIMS & Group Director, Welingkar Institute of

Management Development & Studies addressed the gathering on the theme of the

Round Table ‘Challenges of Business Schools in North East and role of AIMS’. He

stated that North East has numerous strengths rather than challenges w.r.t

management education. He spoke on the budgetary aspects of education and focused

on the creation of North East Chapter of AIMS.

The inaugural address was delivered by Prof. (Dr) Mihir Kanti Choudhury, Advisor

Education Department, and Government of Assam where he stressed for a need of a

Management Academy in line with Science Academy, Engineering Academy etc. for

Management People. He suggested for conducting a national level examination like

GATE for the management professionals. According to him, there is scope for

improvement of management schools and a need to thoroughly introspect the specific

reasons for closure of management schools. He lamented the exodus of management

students to other metro cities as the local management business schools could not

meet their expected needs. He also spoke about the dearth of quality faculty in North

East, less of job opportunities in North East due to lesser number of industries and

entrepreneurs. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Mridul Hazarika, Vice

Chancellor Gauhati University. He mentioned about the need for striking a balance

between traditional values and modern ideas. According to him, the education system is

more into length and breadth instead of depth. He exhorted the need to go for inclusive

growth in the society. He also brought reference of joint family system where students

learn to be together with a sense of collective wisdom and intelligence. He suggested

the need for building the foundations of students through school curriculum. The vote of

thanks was offered by Dr. Mreeshi Agarwala, Assistant Professor, Assam Institute of

Management. The other dignitaries present were:

1. Dr. Subhrangshu Sekhar Sarkar, Tezpur University

2. Dr. Papori Baruah, Head , Department of Business Administration, Tezpur

University

3. Dr. Amit Choudhury, Dean – School of Business Sciences , USTM


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4. Dr. Sangeeta Tripathi, Dean Academics & Administration, NERIM

5. Dr. Fr.P.D. John , Director, Don Bosco Institute of Management

6. Dr. Fr. Biju Michael, Registrar Assam Don Bosco University

7. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain, Professor & Head Department of Business

Administration Gauhati University.

8. Prof. Shantikam Hazarika, Founder Director Assam Institute of Management

9. Prof. Dr. Mukulesh Barua, Director & ONGC Chair Professor, Assam Institute of

Management

10. Prof. Agnimitra Biswas Dean, Kaziranga University School of Business

During the discussions of the Round Table meet, North East has been identified as a

purely heterogeneous group. Members from different representative institutions

requested for a start of AIMS Chapter at a suitable place in North East. Prof.

Subrangshu Shekhar Sarkar further highlighted the huge out-flux of graduates to other

metropolitans even if the course pedagogy of management is the same. He sought help

from AIMS to make North East an attractive place for students to pursue studies. Prof.

(Dr.) Mukulesh Barua emphasized on the need for collaborative placement, proposed

for faculty exchange programme and need for knowledge creation. Further, he

mentioned about the need for research collaboration.

The Round Table was followed by an Executive Board Members’ Meet of AIMS. Further

all the members were taken for a local sightseeing followed by a get-together.


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ASIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (ASBM) BHUBANESWAR

‘Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp’ at ASBM

Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp-2019, was organized from 28th February, to 2nd

March 2019 in Asian School of Business Management (ASBM) in its campus. This

workshop was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Mr. Y. N. Dwivedi, Zonal Manager, Bank

of India, by lighting the 'Lamp of Wisdom'. He was much impressed by the motivational

power of budding talents and also appreciated the innovative ideas projected by the

young management graduates. In his address to the audience he said,

an entrepreneur is an individual who undertakes the creation, organization, ownership,

and risk of a business. In order to become a successful entrepreneur he should focus

on the mainstream of economic factors like land, labour and capital. Entrepreneurship

helps in finding solution to the problems like concentration of economic power, regional

imbalances, exploitation by the competitors, he again said.

In his welcome address, Prof. (Dr.) Kalyan Shankar Roy, Dean, ASBM explained, ‘the

word “entrepreneurship”. He motivated students by giving case studies of different

people from his past experience whoo became entrepreneurs and leaders with skill and

attitude to take risk.

More than 200 students from various management institutes have actively and

enthusiastically participated in this 3-day camp. The camp was also graced by Dr.

Ramesh Biswal, CEO, Villamart.com, Mr.Sourav Mahapatra, CEO, Merexam.com,

Mr.Joseph Prakash, MD, Oriplay, Mr. Abhisek Satapathy, Founder & CEO, Cinet IT

Solution Pvt Ltd, Mr. Rahul Anand, Founder & CEO, Eduflick and Mr. Himansu Sekhar

Panda, Founder & CEO, Skyy Rider Institution in it’s different technical sessions. This

awareness camp was coordinated by Prof (Dr.) Prakash Ch. Dash, coordinator EDC &

Prof Barada Prasanna Mohapatra, Co-coordinator EDC gave the vote of thanks.


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Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp-2019, 28th Feb, 2019 welcome address


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NamCon 2019 at ASBM

National Management Conference (NamCon) 2019 was organized by the leading B-

School Asian School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar on 22nd and 23rd

February, 2019 on a theme “Weatherproof Organisation: Challenging the Challenge”.

The event was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand, Charman-

cum-Managing Director of NALCO by lighting the lamp of wisdom. Dr. Chand in his

address articulated NALCO 3-4-5 an all weather business module implemented in

recent past and narrated the success story of NALCO by its implementation. While

explaining the word weatherproof he explained it as a fight against all illusion of

business environment. He highlighted on two energetic points, ‘Environment regulation-

both internal and external’ and ‘Time to change the technology’ with a number of

amusing examples of corporate market. He concluded his talk placing a philosophy

‘Who can measure he will win’ and advised students and participants to acquire

knowledge and apply intelligence to craft the organization a weatherproof.

Prof. (Dr.) Biswajeet Pattanayak, founder group director of ASBM sited the story of

current existence of the then fortune 500 companies of 50’s and top 100 Indian

companies and their survival at present. Very few of them only are working now and all

others have vanished from the corporate world. He discussed a few attributes to put

together to build a weatherproof organization like Strong corporate mission and culture,

Beliefs and philosophy of founders, Strength of change management and finally

Building of relationship with all associates.

Key Note Speaker Prof. (Dr.) Bijay Kumar Sahoo, Associate Vice-Chancellor of

Southern University, Lousiana, USA delivered that Change is the only living truth but

human needs are not changed. He explained that with all changes a few constants are

there like, trust of founders and their value propositions. He highlighted on dynamics like

living on margin, innovation and few others.


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Guest of honour, Mr. Vivek Pattanayak, IAS (Retd.), Former Director, ICAO and Former

Chairman, OPSC delivered few mantras for the long-run survival of the corporate like,

Viability of investment, Profitability, Growth in revenue and Impact of high revenue on

public taxation etc.

Mr. Gadadhar Upadhya, Ex-CMD, NALCO in his presidential speech said to excel one

has to cope with the change in technology and dynamic leadership.

Participants from different b-schools and universities of different states have presented

their research papers in the conference.

Dr. P. K. Mohanty, Former Professor, Deptt. Of Business Administration, Utkal

University Dr. Rajendra Kumar Senapati, Director, HR, OPTCL, Dr. Siba Prasad

Mishra, Director (Research and Development), K K University, Bihar and Mr.Jatindra

Kanungo, Former Senior Specialist, Portfolio Management & Corporate Strategy

Cameco Corporation, Canada have conducted Technical Sessions in both the days.

Prof. (Dr.) Kalyan Shankar Ray, Dean, ASBM introduced the guests at the beginning

and Dr. Mrutyunjaya Dash, Co-ordinator, NamCon-2019 gave the vote of thanks.

ASBM PGDM Students Bag 100% Placement

Asian School of Business Management has completed campus placement drive for its

passing out batch 2019. The entire batch is placed in the just completed campus

placement drive. The students have received offers from 30 companies, who visited the

campus. The Banking Sector leads with placement offer to 31% of the students,

followed by Microfinance (17%), Finance (16%), Insurance (10%), logistics & supply

chain management and manufacturing (7%), Retail (5%), IT/ITES (5%) and HR

Consulting (2%). Many students have got multiple offers.


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Overwhelmed with the offers, Kameswar, a student having multiple offers said, “ASBM

is a place for learning with fun. Study of two years at this Institute has helped me to

grow professionally and individually.” Echoing with similar lines, another student, Shruti

Wadichar said, “”ASBM provides a good platform for excellence in professional life.”

According to the Placement Coordinator Prof. Manmath Nath, it is a matter of pride that

the students of this batch have achieved 100% placement like in the previous years. He

gave credit to ASBM quality academic delivery and innovative finishing school training

for this success.

Prof. Biswajeet Pattanayak, Director of the Institute, has conveyed his gratitude to the

recruiting companies and has congratulated the students and their parents.

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ASBM 8th National MARKLOGISTICS Symposium

ASBM, one of the leading B-schools of India, organized the 8th National Marklogistics

Symposium on 19th January 2019 on a pertinent theme, “Creating and Managing

Customer Centric Supply Network”. The symposium was inaugurated by Mr. D. K

Samantaray, IRAS, MD, Angul-Sukinda Railway Ltd. In his inaugural address, he

highlighted the key role of logistics contributing to the micro and macro levels of

economy. He discussed about the journey of Indian Railways in pre- and post-

independence era and the challenges faced by Indian Railways. He focused on various

important aspects like quality Infrastructure, market research, effective logistics and

supply chain process and inventory management which are crucial for any business

organization to flourish in the market. He has also released ASBM Journal of

Management, July- December, 2019 (Volume XI, Issue 2).

Mr. K. K. Paul, General Manager, MMTC Ltd. in his keynote address focused on the

importance of formulating effective logistics supply chain strategies to stay competitive

in the industry. He also said that it is equally important for any business organization to

develop customer centric approach to satisfy its valued customers.

Prof. (Dr.) Biswajeet Pattanayak, Founder and Director, ASBM and Chairman of 8th

National Marklogistics Symposium, stressed on the importance of three important

determining factors such as technology, innovation and strategy for any organization to

stay ahead of its competitors. The customer centric business organization should also

focus on end customers’ need, he further added.

Prof. (Dr.) Kalyan Shankar Ray, Dean, ASBM in his welcome address, highlighted the

origin and evolution of marketing and logistics as well as the need for their integration

for achieving customer satisfaction and desired growth.

The plenary session of the symposium was graced by eminent marketing and logistics

professionals like Mr. A. Talukdar, Founder, hotelementary.in, Mr. Himadri Keshari


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Pattanaik, MD, Exim Logistics Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Shesashis Acharya, Co-founder and CEO,

Unibro Martech Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Vishal Surana, Head Marketing, Bharti Airtel, Odisha

Circle.

The Coordinator of 8th National Marklogistics Symposium, Dr. Prakash Chandra Dash

introduced the guests and Co-coordinator; Prof Swasti Suvasweta Satpathy proposed

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GANDHI INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR

A Two day Faculty Development Programme was organized at Gandhi Institute for

Technology on 3rd and 4th January, 2019. The FDP was organized in a joint

collaboration with Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) and Bhavan’s

Centre for Communication and Management (BCCM), Bhubaneswar. The topic of the

FDP was Innovations in Management Pedagogy: “The Case Method of Teaching”.

The Two day FDP started with a formal inauguration session that was graced by the

eminent academicians’ Prof. (Dr). Sujata Mangaraj, Vice President, AIMS Eastern

Region & Dean cum Director Academics, BCCM, Bhubaneswar and

Prof. (Dr). P.Srinivas Subbarao, Dean, FCMS & CEO, SSU Innovation Pvt. Ltd graced

the occasion as Chief Guest and Guest of Honor. Dr. Mousumi Panda, HoD,

Department of Business Management, GIFT, acted as a facilitator and convener for the

FDP. It was as well graced by Dr. S. Krishna Mohan Rao, Principal, GIFT and Dr.

Prabhat Kumar Subudhi, Dean Academics, GIFT.

The FDP was attended by faculties from various colleges from Bhubaneswar and

nearby cities. Participating colleges included College of Engineering and Technology

(CET), Bhavan’s Centre for Communication and Management (BCCM), Srusti

Academy of Management, Utkal University, C.V.Raman College of Engineering, Trident

College, NMIT, Hi-Tech College, -- all from Bhubaneswar and P.N.College, Khordha,

and Kalam Institute for Technology, Berhampur

The FDP was conducted by richly experienced trainers from varied management

background. The trainers for the FDP were Prof Barada Panigrahy of Sri Sri University

Professor of Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship Development, Prof

Kamala Kanta Dash, National Law University Odisha (NLUO), and Prof Laxmana

Sandeep of Sri Sri University.


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The Two day FDP was based on case study method of teaching for management

students.

An extensive session was carried out by the trainers through lectures and debriefing on

case method of teaching on the first day regarding the topic.

The second day comprised of case development and activities that made the session

more engaging. The trainers gave various important inputs and many important insights

into various types of teaching pedagogies in management.

The concluding day came to end by a verbal feedback about the session about the FDP

by participants. The trainers also gave their personal feedback to each faculty

participant based on their two day observation. The trainers distributed the participation

certificates to all the participants.

The Convener for the Event, Dr.Mousumi Panda, Head, Department of Business

Management, GIFT extended her vote of thanks to the trainers and participants and

concluded the FDP.


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WESTERN REGION

IES MANAGEMENT COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE MUMBAI

18th Convocation Function of IES Management College and Research Centre

IES Management College and Research Centre, Bandra, Mumbai hosted its

Convocation and Degree Distribution Ceremony on Saturday, 2nd February, 2019 at

Manik Sabhagriha, the College auditorium.

The Chief Guest of the function was Shri S.S. Mundra (Former Deputy Governor,

Reserve Bank of India).

219 students received the certificates in the ceremony. A large number of parents and

family members were present to share the accomplishment of graduating students. It

was a proud moment for the parents to see their son/daughter as a part of the

convocation procession and later to see them embark on the stage to receive their

degree after 2 years of rigorous management training.

After the graduation certificates were awarded, toppers of the various specializations

were awarded with the merit certificates and trophies.

The event was carried out successfully with grandeur.


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Chief Guest, Shri S. S. Mundra being welcomed by the Chairman, IES MCRC, Shri. Sameer Tamhane.

Shri S. S. Mundra presenting certificates to the graduating batch.


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SHRI VAISHNAV VIDYAPEETH VISHWAVIDYALAYA

INDORE

2nd Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Centenary Oration

on the Occasion of SVVV 5th Foundation Day (8th January 2019)

Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore organized 2nd Vikram Sarabhai

Memorial Centenary Oration on the occasion of 5th Foundation Day on Jan 08,

2019. Cultural and Literary Committee coordinated the event. To make this event

memorable University invited Padma Shri Dr. V. C. Thakur, Eminent Geologist and

Former Director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun as Chief Guest.

Padma Shri Dr. V. C. Thakur, gave oration on the topic “Closing of Tethys Ocean and

Continent – Continent Collision giving birth of the Himalaya”. In his deliberation he

discussed about Gondwanaland and Continental Drift, Dynamics of Plate Tectonic,

Closing of Neo Tethys Ocean and volcanic arcs and Collision Tectonics and birth of

Himalaya.

Shri Purshottamdas Pasari, Chancellor, SVVV; Dr Upinder Dhar, Vice Chancellor,

SVVV; Dr Namit Gupta, Director, SVITS, eminent guests, media persons, faculty

members and students were present to celebrate this occasion. Dr. Upinder Dhar

welcomed the august gathering and congratulated students and faculty members for

successful completion of four years of SVVV. He said that it is a special day for all of us

as Govt. of Madhya Pradesh released the gazette notification of starting the university in

2015 on the same day. Shri Purshottamdas Pasari, Chancellor, SVVV briefed about the

journey of Shri Vaishnav Institutions and honor our Founding Fathers as we reflect on

the commitment, resilience and dedication they displayed to see their vision of a Shri

Vaishnav Vidya Parisar in Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya came to reality.

It is astounding that decades ago our fore-fathers, the leaders of this trust had such

focus on their goal. He further stated that the main objective of the University is the

overall and holistic development of students by giving them Value based education. In

the light of the increased tensions and disharmony around the globe, we continue to


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embrace the beliefs that our University was founded upon and understand how

important and relevant they still are today to both our Institute and to the world we live

in.

At the same time, the University honored Dr. Shamayita Patra, Asst. Professor,

SVITT, SVVV who has been awarded with Young Scientist award 2018. Dr. Uttam

Sharma, Professor and Head, Department of Physics, SVIS proposed the words of

thanks.

Youth Day Celebration

(January 15, 2019)

SVVV organized youth day on 15th January 2019, and the theme was “Vivekananda:

Man and his Message for the Youth”; the Guest for the occasion was Ms. Sakshi

Zambre, Advisor, Chief Minister’s Office, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. The Welcome

Address was given by the Vice Chancellor Dr. Upinder Dhar. Vivekananda (the original

name was Narendranath Datta; Datta was also spelled as Dutt was born on January 12,

1863, at Calcutta [now Kolkata] and died on July 4, 1902, near Calcutta), was a Hindu

spiritual leader and reformer in India who attempted to combine Indian spirituality with

Western material progress, maintaining that the two supplemented and complemented

each other. His absolute philosophy was based on a person’s own higher self and to

labour for the benefit of humanity was the noblest endeavour.

Born into an upper-middle-class family of the Kayastha (scribes) caste in Bengal, he

was educated at a Western-style university where he was exposed to Western

philosophy, Christianity, and Science. Social reform became a prominent element of

Vivekananda’s thought and he joined the Brahmo Samaj (Society of Brahma), dedicated

to eliminating child marriage and illiteracy and determined to spread education among

women and the lower castes. He later became the most-

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Always stressing the universal and humanistic side of the Vedas, the oldest sacred texts

of Hinduism, as well as belief in service rather than dogma, Vivekananda attempted to

infuse vigour into Hindu thought, placing less emphasis on the prevailing pacifism and

presenting Hindu spirituality to the West. He was an activating force in the movement to

promote Vedanta philosophy (one of the six schools of Indian philosophy) in the United

States and England. In 1893 he appeared in Chicago as a spokesman for Hinduism at

the World’s Parliament of Religions and so captivated the assembly that a newspaper

account described him as “an orator by divine right and undoubtedly the greatest figure

at the Parliament.” Thereafter, he lectured throughout the United States and England,

making converts to the Vedanta movement.

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founded the Ramakrishna Mission at the monastery of Belur Math on the Ganges

(Ganga) River near Calcutta. Self-perfection and service were his ideals, and the order

continued to stress them. He adapted and made relevant to the 20th century the very

highest ideals of the Vedantic religion, and, although he lived only two years into that

century, he left the mark of his personality on East and West alike. Faculties, staff-

members and students patiently attended the session. Vote of thanks was proposed by

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Three day National Fine Arts workshop

Vishwankan-2019

(23rd -25th January 2019)

Shri Vaishnav Institute of Fine Arts, Shri Vaishnav Vaishnav Vidyapeeth

Vishwavidyalaya, Indore hosted a three day National Fine Arts workshop ‘Vishwankan-

2019’ from January 23-25, 2019. This National Fine Arts Workshop was graced by

many senior artists and gave the art scene of Indore a new destination. The workshop

commenced by invoking Goddess Saraswati. Dr. Santosh Dhar, Dean – Faculty of

Doctoral Studies and Research who was Convenor Vishwankan 2019 spoke about the

importance of Fine Arts and the objective of organising such workshops. Dr. Upinder

Dhar, Honorable Vice Chancellor, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya,

welcomed the eminent gathering and highlighted the importance of convention, style

and technique in an artistic work. The Chief Guest on the occasion, Shri Prem Singh

spoke about the intricacies of Fine Arts and executed a live demonstration of painting.

He responded to the questions from the participants of the workshop and guided the

budding artists as to how they can understand the finer nuances of Fine Arts. The

inaugural session concluded with Dr. Anu Ukande proposing vote of thanks.

National Fine Arts workshop ‘Vishwankan’ was a success with participants appreciating

the efforts of the Institute of Fine Arts in organising such events as there is hardly any

such exposure to the budding artists of the region. The event had 62 registered

participants including artists, art teachers, art graduates as well as art lovers from

Ajmer, Bhopal, Gwalior, Ujjain, Dewas, Dhar and Indore.

On the first day of the event after live demonstration of painting by senior artist Shri

Prem Singh, participants from far and near painted under one roof and displayed a

plethora of forms, perceptions, emotions, iconography and colours. On the second day

of the event, senior sculptor Shri Prakash Patidar demonstrated live sculpture making

and shared nuances of sculpting. Senior artist Shri Awadhesh Yadav, winner of the

prestigious Raza Award executed a demonstration of Modern art. Shri Ramesh

Chandra Vyas executed a demonstration of Nail Embossed art.


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The third day of Vishwankan 2019 hosted fun with colors activity for the faculty and staff

members of the university. The variance in styles and techniques offered students and

practicing artists avenues for further experimentation and learning in the field of fine

arts. The valedictory session of Vishwankan 2019 started with presentation of event

report by Dr. Alok Kumar. Dr. Santosh Dhar gave concluding remarks, and stressed

about the importance of hard work, persistence and sincerity to create excellence in life.

She invited the participants to continue their association with fine arts and looked

forward to seeing them again in Vishwankan 2020. Words of thanks were proposed by

Dr. Anu Ukande. This workshop marked the second phase of a long association

between the art fraternity and Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya to promote

excellence and quality in Fine Arts education. The overwhelming response from the

artists’ fraternity has encouraged the Institute of Fine Arts to conduct ‘Vishwankan’ as

an annual event with added energy, enthusiasm and creativity.

Shri Vaishnav Institute of Information Technology

SWAYAM-NPTEL Local Chapter ID No: 1360 (23rd January 2019)

NPTEL awareness workshop was organized on 23rd January 2019 at SWAYAM-NPTEL

Local Chapter, SVVV. The Speaker was Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Gandhi, Professor and

NPTEL coordinator, IIT Roorkee. Dr. Gandhi was welcomed by Dr. Anand Rajavat,

Coordinator, SVIIT. Total 200 students and 50 faculties attended the workshop. At the

end of session, doubts of student and faculties were cleared by the expert from students

and faculties. A memento was presented to Dr. B.K. Gandhi by Mrs. Rupali Bhartiya,

Assistant Professor, CSE Dept. and Mr. Aditya Trivedi, SPOC- NPTEL Local Chapter.


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Friends of Indore Cancer Foundation - SVVV Chapter Expert Lecture on

GENERAL AWARENESS ABOUT CANCER (January 29, 2019)

With the vision of helping others, Friends of Indore Cancer Foundation-SVVV chapter

organized an expert lecture. Rs.51,000/- raised by SVVV students through different

activities at SVVV was donated to Indore Cancer Foundation. Chief Guest of the

occasion Dr. Digpal Dharkar, Senior Oncologist and Founder of ICF, in his lecture,

enlightened the audience with the origin of ICF and awareness about cancer. Expert

guest speaker Dr. S.K. Verma, Medical Superintendant, Indian Institute of Head and

Neck Oncology, Indore Cancer Foundation, addressed the gathering on general

awareness about cancer and how to prevent from this dangerous disease, Lecture

was followed by questions and answers session.

Vice Chancellor Dr. Upinder Dhar in his welcome address talked about the activities of

this chapter from its inception. Dr. Dhar also emphasized the importance of such

activities to spread awareness about the disease. Vote of Thanks was proposed by Dr.

Asmita Sharma. Dr. Monika Sainy presented memento to the guest speaker. Program

was conducted by Prof. Pragati Tomar.


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Shri Vaishnav Institute of Textile Technology

VINIRMAH-2K19 (29th January 2019)

Shri Vaishnav Institute of Textile Technology of SVVV organized a fashion show-

VINIRMAH-2K19. The program was inaugurated at 5:30 PM with lighting of the lamp

by the Chief Guest Shri Sunil Agrawal, CEO, Lion Fabric, Bhopal, Guest of Honor, Shri

Saurabh Jain, MD, Prem Textile International, Indore, Dr. Upinder Dhar, Hon. Vice

Chancellor of our university, Prof. T.K.Sinha, Convener of the program and Prof. Yogita

Agrawal, Co-convener of the program.

Shri Agrawal said there are great opportunities in textile industry. Here he recalled his

college days and encouraged the students. Shri Saurabh Jain said fashion is an art of

transforming a simple attire into one that of elegance .He also quoted the line of famous

designer Ralph Lauren about the fashion “Fashion is not necessarily about the labels”.

On this occasion, Dr. Dhar said that the fashion changes over time and the dressing

speaks about the person's personality. This type of event exhibits the talent of students.

Convener Prof. Sinha highlighted the prospect of textile and fashion industry with the

global market.

In this fashion show, two emerging designers and 85 participants demonstrated their

skills on seven different themes like hunter, checkers, banjara, valentine, bridal, western

and winter collection. One more important thing is that this is the 1st time our 1st year

B.Sc. (Fashion Designing) students walked with their own designed dresses and

demonstrated their skills in designing. The judges were Shri Amitabha Chouhan, a film

producer, director and owner of a modeling school named, creative vision, Indore, Ms.

Shardha Aulla, Ino Mision Modeling School, Indore, and Ms. Deepti Maheswari, HoD,

Virtual Voice, Indore. There were seven categories in which awards were given as Mr.

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More than fifteen hundred students enjoyed the programme which continued up to

10:00 p.m. Prof. Yogita Agrawal proposed the vote of thanks. The winners of different

titles are as follows:

• Mr. Vinirmah - Parmeet Singh

• Ms. Vinirmah - Mahek Kachhawaha

• Mr. Attitude - Raghav shrivastava

• Ms. Attitude - Saim Ahmad

• Mr. Best walk - Abbas Dharwala

• Ms. Best walk - Jigyasa Agrawal

• Best Designer - Annie

After the fashion show DJ night was organized. DJ Shilpi Sharma from Mumbai played

famous Bollywood & English songs. Every one enjoyed the event.

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Shri Vaishnav Institute of Forensic Science

Report

POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM 2018 (January 29, 2019)

Shri Vaishnav Institute of Forensic Science, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya,

Indore, has organized, one-day Police Training Program on Crime Scene management

for the Trainees of RAPTC, Indore on 29thJan, 2019. The Training was grouped into two

parts: Theoretical Lectures and Practical Demonstration. The faculties, staff and

students of SVIFS shared their knowledge and explained the different aspects of Crime

Scene investigation.

For proper understanding of the subject, the trainees were divided into three batches. In

session I (Theoretical), Dr.Swati Dubey Mishra, Ms. Nandini Katare and Mr. Dinesh

Kamble explained the importance of forensic science in crime investigation. They

emphasized how an improper handling can lead to injustice and explained the steps to

be followed in Crime Scene Management. In session II (Practical), Ms. Nandini Bansod,

Mr. Ketan Patil and Ms. Mansi Trivedi demonstrated the process of Crime Scene

management by creating dummy Scene of Crime related to Hanging and Double

Murder case. Forensic significance of Questioned Documents, Finger printing and Gait

pattern analysis was also explained by Mr. Anurag Srivastav, and the laboratory

procedure was explained by Ms. Archana Pathak and Ms. Hiramanee Patidar.

A total of 114 trainees along with 4 Police Officers from RAPTC, Indore were benefitted

by this Training Program. This team was headed by Ms. Poonam Rathore, Inspector,

RAPTC Indore.

Feedback from the trainees was also arranged by Dr. Kavita Sharma, Coordinator,

SVIFS and Dr. M.P. Goutam, Professor, SVIFS, Indore in which police trainees

appreciated the training program and its utility to improve their professional skills.


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This Training program was coordinated by Dr. Kavita Sharma, Coordinator, SVIFS and

Dr. M.P. Goutam, Professor, SVIFS, SVVV, Indore.


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PRESTIGE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT GWALIOR Prestige Institute of Management, Gwalior organized 10th International Conference in

collaboration with Indian Economic Association and The Econometric Society on

“Digital Strategies for Organisational Success” during Jan 5 - 7, 2019. The

members of the Core committee were Dr. Rahul Pratap Singh Kaurav (Organizing

Secretary), Dr. Vani Agarwal, and Dr. Monika Gupta. The event has received

sponsorship from AIMS (Association of Indian Management Schools) and MPCST

(Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology). The publication partners were

SSRN-Elsevier and IJDAR (SCOPUS indexed journal).

Inaugural Ceremony was held on January 5, 2019 wherein Chief guest was Mr. Vinod

Zutshi, Former Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, India, Guest of Honour was Prof. Shyam

S. Lodha, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT and Prof. P. K. Singh,

IIM, Indore. During inaugural ceremony Life Time Achievement Award was conferred

upon Prof. Muneesh Kumar, Dept. of Financial Studies, Delhi University, and

Management Excellence Award was conferred upon Prof. Sanjeev Prashar, IIM Raipur,

Raipur, Prof. Prashar has delivered the keynote speech for the conference. Inaugural

ceremony was also honored by the presence of Prof. Shamsul Wares, State University

of Bangladesh as a Special Guest. Dr. Davish Jain, Chairman Governing Body, Dr. S.S.

Bhakar (Conference Chairman) were also present on the dais.

The institute felicitated Dr. Gaurav Jaiswal for completing 10 years in the institute, and

Dr. Vani Agarwal, Dr. Monika Gupta, and Dr. Indira Sharma for completing her PhD in

year 2018.

Dignitaries on the dais unveiled 10th International Conference Edited Book in its e-

Volume, Souvenir of the 10th Int. Conference, Release of Eleventh International

conference, Brochure, National Case Writing Workshop Brochure, National RMW

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Overall we received 310 abstracts and more than 200 research papers. Overall 20

International delegates registered themselves from US, South Africa, Bangladesh,

Tanzania, Australia, Sri Lanka, and Egypt, Uzbekistan, more than 280 delegates

registered for the conference across the country.

The academicians and business executives from various Institutions across the globe

like-

International: Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka; Soft Logic City Hotels

(Pvt) Ltd, Colombo; Department of HRM, University of Kelaniya; UAE Higher Colleges

of Technology, UAE; Nepal Tribhuvan University, Nepal; Algeria Abou Bakr Belkaid

university, Tlemcen – Algeria; U.K University of the West of Scotland, School of


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Education, United Kingdom; USA College of Information and Computer Sciences

University to Massachusetts, Massachusetts; Egypt Ain Shams University, Cairo;

Maxico University Center for Economic and Managerial Sciences, University of

Guadalajara; Uzbekistan Scientific researcher, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; South Africa

NWU Business School Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences; Bangladesh

School of Business, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur.

National: AMET University, Kannathur, Chennai; MEASI Institute of Management,

Royapettah, Chennai; Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi; North-

Eastern Hill University, Shillong; Institute of Hotel Management, Shillong; Maitreyi

College, University of Delhi; Delhi University south Campusl; Delhi School of

Economics, University of Delhi; New Delhi Institute of Management; Symbiosis School

of Banking and Finance, Symbiosis International; ABV Govt College, Indore; St.Paul

College Indore; University Institute of Management, R.D. University, Jabalpur;

University Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Chandigarh University;

Amity University, UP; Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula; Punjabi University,

Patiala; SGGS College, Chandigarh; Delhi University-Lakshmibai college; University of

Mysore and 127 other institutes have participated in this Conference.

In all conference was divided in 11 different technical sessions. Day wise schedule

along with the names of guests are attached in the with the report. The details are as

follows:

Day I, January 05, 2019 The First Technical Session was Best Ph.D. Thesis, total 8 theses were presented.

The Second Technical Session on IT and keywords are: Hotel, frequency, Collaborative, Allocation, Images, dataset, fuzzy, algebraic, theorem, ideals, non-constant, additive application. The Third Technical Session on HRM and keywords are: Leadership, Engagement,

employee, Literature, relationship, Job, Extroversion, Personality, Intention, turnover,

Emotional.


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The Technical Session Four on Financial Management and keywords are: Rural,

services, customer, loans, Bitcoins, currency, cryptocurrency, retrieved, Nations,

reforms, primary, trends, Futures, data, cointegrations, nifty, Index, Tax, Pair, GST,

price, goods.

The Technical Session Five on general Management and keywords are: Administration,

Public institutions, Government, Education, Technology, Banking, Satisfaction,

Cashless, FDI, Tourist, travels, International.

The Technical Session Six on Marketing Management and keywords are: social,

college, users, Strategy, Regression, relationship, digital, motivated, Medical, doctors,

tourism, hospitals, health.

Day II, January 06, 2019 The Technical Session Seven on Financial Management and keywords are: Card,

payments, transactions, ATM, credit, e-banking, internet, money, electronic,

Competition, PFMA, SASSA.

The Technical Session Eight on Human Resource Management and keywords are:

Leadership, Engagement, employee, Literature, relationship, Job, Extroversion,

Personality, Intention, turnover, Emotional.

The Technical Session Nine on Marketing Management and keywords are: Startups,

media, following, email, channels, Buying, Facebook, users, associations, penetration,

Artificial, Individuals, Machines, online, mobile, users.

The Technical Session Ten on General Management and keywords are: enterprise,

correlation, Barriers, projects, software, decision, ethical, Organization, situation,

Blockchain, Social, property, Cryptocurrency, encrypted.

The Technical Session Eleven the Best Paper Session and keywords are: Trading, call,

price, trader, option, Payment, RBI, reserve, transaction, banks, Financial, banking,

services, inclusion, schemes.


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The overall word cloud of the learning from the conference is formed as:

Valedictory ceremony was scheduled on January 06, 2019. Hon’ble Chief guest of the

occasion was Prof. Jayant Sonwalkar, VC, Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University,

Bhopal, Guest of Honor Prof. Ravinder Rena North Western University, South Africa,

Guest of Honor, Prof. S. G. Deshmukh, Director, IIITM, Gwalior; and Prof. Md. Anwarul

Kabir, Pro VC, State University of Bangladesh. The Special Guest, Mr. Dilip Pithadia,

Pithadia Foundation, USA; Prof. Ravinder Rena, North West University, South Africa;

and Ms. Karen Yong, CEO, Concept Key Elements, USA. Conference Chairman Dr

S.S. Bhakar, Director, PIMG and Prof. A.K.S. Tomar Joint Secretary, Indian Economic

Association were also present during the occasion. The Certificate and cash prize of

Best Ph.D. thesis was given to Dr. Arvind Kumar Sarswati, BCMCH, Delhi and Best

Paper award was given to Mr. Pinkal Shah, Gujrat.


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Day III, January 07, 2019 The institute organized Full day Agra Excursion tour wherein all registered faculty

delegates and guest accompanied. The tour was coordinated by Prof. C.K. Dantre

along with Dr. Sneha Rajput, Dr. Chanda Gulati and Prof. Brahmanand Sharma,

escorted the trip. The Agra visit made the conference a more memorable with never

ever ending memories.


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SOUTHERN REGION

D J ACADEMY FOR MANAGERIAL EXCELLENCE

COIMBATORE

Activities conducted at DJAME during January and February 2019

CFO Connect CFO's Panel Discussion on Indian Economy was organised at DJAME on 8th Jan 2019.

Esteemed Panelist included Shri.C B Chandrashekar - CFO LMW, Shri - K. Ravi - CFO

Roots Group of Companies and Dr.S.A.Gopalakrishnan - Director - Finance, Pricol

Corporate Services. The session was moderated by Dr.Deepa Venugopal, Associate

Professor, DJAME.

The Panel had a fruitful discussion touching upon several pressing topics. The topics

included policies on FDI, Central Governments Capital Infusion in CPSUs, Freebies and

Waiver of Farmers Loans and its impact on the exchequer, banks, taxpayers, impact on

food prices and inflation. Discussion also prevailed on whether India will become the

fastest growing economy in the world ahead of China. Should India grow faster or

should it be focusing on becoming a stable economy?

The session concluded with a detailed discussion on GST and its implication on economy. Students from B Schools like Tips Global, SNS Institute of Management, Hindustan

Institute of Management along with students of DJAME attended the event.


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DJ BRAIN TEASERS 2019

A national level quiz competition for under graduate students, “DJ Brain Teasers” was

organised on 25th January, 2019. The event was conducted by Prof. Dr. M. Rangarajan.

More than 75 teams from across TamilNadu and Kerala had participated in the event.

The First Prize was bagged by the team from Coimbatore Institute of Technology,

Coimbatore, the second prize was won by a team from PSG College of Technology,

Coimbatore and the third prize was won by a team from Sri Ramakrishna Engineering

College, Coimbatore. The winners of the Quiz were given cash prize of

Rs.20000/-, 12000/- and Rs. 8000/- , respectively.

The teams from Mepco Schlenk Engineering College - Sivakasi, Government College of

Technology, Coimbatore (two teams), Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College -

Coimbatore and Amrita School of Engineering were the other finalists and were given

consolation prize of Rs. 2000/- each.


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GRADUATION DAY 2019

D J Academy for Managerial Excellence organised its 14th Graduation Day on 25th

February, 2019. The event started with the academic procession of the dignitaries

namely, Sri Sanjay Jeyavarthanavelu, Secretary, Dr. Lalita Devi Sanjay

Jeyavarthanavelu, Managing Trustee, A.G.V.Narayanan, Director, DJAME and Dr.

Prem Anand, Dean, DJAME. The dignitaries adorned the dais and after the customary

invocation song the Thamizh Thai Vazthu, the Secretary of the Academy Sri Sanjay

Jeyavarthanavelu declared the Graduation Ceremony open. A.G.V.Narayanan,

Director, welcomed all the dignitaries, invitees, parents, faculty and graduates. He also

gave a detailed report of the activities of D J Academy for Managerial Excellence.

The Chief Guest Dr. Mukund Rajan, former Chief Ethics Officer and Brand Custodian,

Tata Groups delivered the Graduation address. In his address, he pointed out the

importance of innovation and the role of graduates, he also emphasised on

environmental protection. His address highlighted the need for graduates to be


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equipped for automation. He congratulated the Academy for maintaining high

standards in management education.

The Dean presented the graduates who were awarded with the degree certificates by

the guest of honour. In this ceremony, 74 students from Master of Business

Administration received their degrees. The Director then declared the graduation day

closed and the event ended with the national anthem.


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (NITHM)

HYDERABAD

About the conference:

National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (NITHM) organised the 23rd

International Joint World Cultural Tourism Conference on World Tourism

Development: Managerial Implications from 10 - 12 January, 2019 at NITHM

Campus. The conference is organized in association with Association of Indian

Management Schools World Cultural Tourism Association, Telangana State Council of

Higher Education, Telangana Tourism, and Vidzeme University, Latvia. And conference

was supported by twenty two universities across the globe.

The aim of this conference was to provide a forum for international scholars,

researchers, industry professionals, policy-makers with opportunity to explore and

discuss issues related to cultural tourism.

Speakers & delegates of the conference: Director NITHM & Chairman of the Conference Dr. S. Chinnam Reddy welcomed the

dignitaries and briefed about the conference, and institute. Prof. Sungchae Jung,

President, Chairman of the conference and the president World Culture Tourism

Association - spoke on various aspects of tourism management, marketing, strategies

and polices related to cultural tourism. Throwing light upon the development of

managerial, political and marketing implementations of tourism. And he highlighted

culture of India - how tourism has changed and helps to preserve culture and have

peace and harmony among the nations of the world. Dr Anil Rao Paila, National

President of AIMS mentioned about AIMS relationship with NITHM and how the campus

has devolved over the recent years. He also mentioned the importance of tourism

development in all aspects. Prof.T.Papi Reddy, Chairman TSCI Govt. of Telangana

appreciated NITHM for taking great steps to promote and improve tourism in Telangana

and also said that tourism that connects people and cultures, improves relations and


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unites nations. Sri. B. Venkatesham, IAS Chairman NITHM & Secretary YAT&C

Dept. In his message the key points were everyone is a tourist and traveller on earth,

tourism connects people and improves one's behavior - spreads unity & diversity. The

tourism industry is an employment generator for skilled, unskilled and semiskilled. The

Indian slogan of “ATITHI DEVO BHAVA”- talks a lot of our culture and imbibes great

value for tourism. He mentioned that this year CULT Award (Cultural & Tourism Award)

will be launched with the objective of valuing and recognizing the contribute to tourism

culture, in sustaining and promoting the same. He congratulated the Director of NITHM

for putting the conference together.

Key Note speakers Prof. N. Ravichandran, Former Director IIM Indore said that the traveling is an

experience involves verity of activities and contributes a lot for the socioeconomic and

environmental development. States like Rajasthan, Telangana, Orissa, Kerala have

improved in their tourism over the years. IT sector plays a vital role in tourism promotion

and connects local, national and internationally. Prof. Yasuhiro Watanabe. Obirin

University, Japan has highlighted that how labor shortage can affect the level of

hospitality and tourism sector. In Japan proper education is given on customer service -

right from taxi drivers to other top officials, he insisted on code of conduct. He

concluded saying that the tourism industry is a labor intensive industry bringing

customer and job satisfaction.

Outcome of the Conference: Delegates from Korea, Japan, Nigeria, Mauritius, Latvia, Iran, Malaysia, Vietnam, etc.,

participated in the conference. Total 65 papers were received and six concurrent

sessions were held with three keynote sessions consisting of 14 speakers on day one

and two. Conference Tour is organised on day three covering Nagarjunsagar,

Nagarjuna Konda and Buddhavanam Project.

In the conference productive discussion of various aspects of Tourism Management

such as tourism business, marketing, strategy, policy and other related issues on


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tourism. Especially the main theme of this conference: World Tourism Development

focused on managerial implications. During conference days, delegates shared ideas

and suggestions on how to develop world tourism and how we manage tourism to

development. The outcome of this conference is very useful for managerial, marketing

and political implications. The tourism industry of the country has undergone various

changes over the time. Cultural tourism is important for various reasons; it has a

positive economic and social impact, it establishes and reinforces identity, it helps build

image, it helps preserve the cultural and historical heritage, with culture as an

instrument it facilitates harmony and understanding among people.

Inaugural

Session

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Festivals of India performed by NITHM students

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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE BENGALURU

7th International Conference on “Contemporary Issues in Management”,

held on 22 - 23 February, 2019 at ISME, Bangalore

International Conference_2019 Panel & Guest Discussion Summary

DAY-1

Welcome speech – By Dr Anju Kumar, Conference Convener followed by introduction of

all the chief guests and speakers. Invocation and lighting of the lamp by the

distinguished guests – Dr Nandi math, Dr. Anand Joshi, Honorable director, Mr. Nitin

Garg, Director – Admissions, Pallavi Garg, Dean, Dr. Swaroop Reddy, Principal,

Dr. Bijoy Mishra. Infrastructure head, ISME, Mr. Krishnan.

Introductory address delivered by the Principal, Dr. Bijoy Mishra where he talked about

all the disruptive technologies which is changing the entire landscape. Director, Mr. Nitin

Garg presented the concept note in a PPT slide before the guests and audience. He

talked at length about the current issues and the trend that is affecting the Management

and the Industry.

Dr Nandi math, Professor of business law and Registrar, National law school and Dr

Anand Joshi, Mentor, ISME, Pro-chancellor, Atmiya University, Rajkot talked about

Ethics, leadership and strategy. Its effects on the functioning of the management and

the Industry.

Vote of Thanks – By Professor, Joydeep Dass, Conference co-convener


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Panel discussion

Dr Anju Kumar introduced all the panel members. Dr Swaroop Reddy moderated the

session.

➢ Dr Narayana Reddy

➢ Dr Anand Joshi

➢ Dr SK Prasad

➢ Dr Manohar

Speaker – 1, Dr Narayana Reddy

➢ Indians are resilient

➢ Problems are new but the solutions are old

➢ We need to adopt case studies from the West

➢ Academia should encourage innovative thinking and make the learning process

more dynamic and vibrant

➢ Observations not included in the curriculum

➢ AICTE prescribes the regulatory framework but need to Institution friendly

➢ Curriculum should not exceed the boundaries of the regulatory system

➢ Focus should be on the development of our own management system

➢ PGDM students should directly apply for fellowship

Speaker – 2, Dr Anand Rao

➢ Time to change

➢ Regulators are pulling the string

➢ Change in the ease of doing business

➢ Business models and millennials to change and adopt

➢ Good management institutes should work on new strategies to develop leaders,

develop a culture of empowering own internal faculty, reverse the brain drain,

invest more time on research, and invest in technology.

➢ Management institutes should focus on executive education, Corporates demand

good coaches in faculties and schools should adopt best practices


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Speaker – 3, Dr SK Prasad

➢ Management education need to shed the existing and adopt the new ways,

talked about the evolution of management in India.

➢ Industry – Education should work in coordination

➢ Emphasis should be on personalized and experiential learning

➢ Projects and internship should be given more importance in management

education

➢ There should be a shift from the conventional method of evaluation to a

technology-based method.

➢ Practical and continuous learning which enhances intellectual discussions should

be encouraged.

Speaker – 4, Dr Manohar

➢ Management issues are temporary need to address the contextual

changes.

➢ Emphasize on the industry and academia collaboration

➢ Deliver value in the institutional placement process – Placements to a

derivative of the education process

➢ Prepare students for the dynamic job market

➢ Innovative strategies, motivations, leads to sustainability and all should be

aware and enlightened.

➢ Create value and plan accordingly, if you do not plan others will take the

advantage.

Questions from the audience

1. Nowadays, people are joining management colleges with the objective of getting

a degree or a certificate, there are other parallel options of online marketing.

What are your views?

Answer –Yes, these are definitely a parallel system of learning but the traditional

management education and the degree will continue to exist and not replaceable.


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Post Lunch Session – There were paper presentations by all the scholars, external

faculties in respective rooms. Parallel sessions continued until 5PM.

DAY-23/2/2019

Director, Nitin Garg addressed the audience, repeat of Day-1 first two slides -

convergence of themes - and clear cases of one or more themes dominating every

year- smart cities, GST were topics that were not even in the radar a few years ago -

what is not covered is industry 4.0

Contemporary issues in management - panel discussion

Started with an introductory speech by Bhimaraiya Metri - director IIM Trichy

VUCA world- now new term digital world- would bank estimated India to supersede

China

After world war 1980 - Japan was the super economy - 1990s it was Singapore - since

2000, it has been China- primarily because of its manufacturing. China has made the

world its marketplace.

In 1950s, Shanghai and Bombay were similar but Shanghai is now global capital coz of

manufacturing and FDI flows.

It is going to be India's turn soon by 2030. Students will be in the corporate world and

hence increased expectations will prevail.

100 years between industries 1 to 2. Industry 3 from 1990sthe gap has even more

reduced between industry 3.0 and 4.0.

The discussion is that are we ready. Before we gear up for 4.0, given the reduced gap

5.0 will arrive soon.

Tata acquired Jaguar. Jaguar was bigger than Tata


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Mittal acquired South African company, which was much bigger- small fishes, are eating

bigger fishes. Therefore, what is relevant is speed and not size. How face we are

adapting to new technology, new product and so on.

It is hard to understand who your competitor is

Today car companies like GM and Chrysler have to compete with tech companies such

as Tesla and Google.

Passenger car companies are looking at 3D printing as an opportunity to reduce

components vendor from14000 to a few 100- what happens to those vendors.

One smartphone has affected 57 job types are no longer there. Camera phones have

replaced Kodak, Kodak could not keep up the pace with technological change

Data privacy is a big issue worldwide and steps should be taken by Companies to avoid

misuse.

How to be successful when the world which is changing rapidly?

✓ Adapting to technology

✓ To be innovative (This happen only when you push yourself in crises). Jugaad leads

to management. People in Punjab are using washing machines to prepare LASSI, a

summer drink most common in northern belt of India.

✓ To be able to work in team. Have to learn from Japan. How to use ordinary people to

produce extraordinary results. Make a difference to your workplace.

Content covered

In 1958, Xerox launched copier. Canon and RICOH used Tyson technology and

reduced component to 175 from 900. As a result, it improved its profits margin and

captured the market share. XEROX went bankrupt Emphasize on speed more than size

Americans created Azim Premji & Narayana Murthy. Since they set up their businesses

when the US was looking to Asia for low cost labor

Targets needs to be high. One way to judge it is to see if your employees are laughing.

You need to be MAD – Make a Difference.


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Laser focus –Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were invited for dinner. Bill Gates mother gave

them a small piece of paper, asked them to sit on two different corner of the room, and

asked them to write the secrets of their success. Surprisingly, both of them have written

- It is because of Laser Focus.

India fared well in the financial crisis very well because of the Indian ethos

References to Oprah Winfrey & Dhirubai Ambani for having the Himalayan goal.

Who thinks the unthinkable achieve the unachievable – Swami Vivekananda

In 1980s, Bharti enterprises Sunil Mittal conceived the idea that mobile is going to be

there everywhere.

Transformational leadership - Satish Dhawan & Abdul kalam. Satish Dhawan was the

heading ISRO. After the failure of indigenous technology, he said ' That tax papers

money went into the sea' - Kalam took over and made it a success. Dhawan asked him

to talk to the Press– An example of how leaders make leaders.

Reference of President of NASSCOM- Mr. Kiran karnik and what he learned from

Vikram Sarabhai- how to connect to people and how to conduct meetings?

Panel discussion

- Professor Anshu Sharma’s introduction by Professor Joydeep Dass

- Professor Anshu Sharma, the moderator introduced all the panel members.

➢ Mr. Chandramouli (MD of Swiss Company, startup advisor

➢ Mr. Ratnesh Kumar, Director of Indo-Japanese Metal

➢ Mr. Mario Rodriguez from Columbia, Former CIO of several American and

Asian companies. Has been in Bangalore for the last six months.

➢ Mr. Nitin Garg, Founder & Director, ISME

Speaker 1 – Mr. Chandramouli talked about

➢ Mechanical revolution (1734), industrial, electronics and computer (1980s),

internet in the 1990s.


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➢ Covered a little bit on earlier discussions touched upon by Mr. Nitin Garg as well

as things like disruptive technology

➢ Regardless of all these changes the focal point is till Customer - How to increase

speed and customer experience

➢ VUCA, smart manufacturing, future factory

➢ Features of smart manufacturing –quality, delivery, cost and variety- changing

the architecture of supply chain – visibility, traceability and predictability –

descriptive, prescriptive and analytics

➢ Industry 4.0 - digital manufacturing? Cyber physical systems, robotics and

automation, process automation, predictive maintenance software, Artificial

Intelligence.

➢ Ten characteristics- interconnectedness, diminishing time lag, information,

transparency, complexity, removal of hierarchy, dissolution of personal barriers,

enhancing integrity, humanizing effect

Speaker – 2, Mr. Mario Rodriguez talked about

➢ Disruptive technologies - Airbnb, Uber and a reference to Napster

➢ Internet statistics – Internet users has risen from 740 mill (2000) to 5

billion (2016)

➢ Technology is cheap

➢ Competition is international and everybody is competing to make it faster

and cheaper

➢ Analytics - finding ways to get more value out of data -data is the new oil -

need for quality data - right leads to right outcome

➢ AI - more focused on prediction. Again good data is essential -speed

/accuracy tradeoffs-Machine learning research is a part of AI research

➢ IOT - 3D printing - block chain – cloud technology-Chatbots-biotechnology

and human interfacing -cyber security encompasses all the technologies.

➢ How to make this technology choice - this connects to a change in

management how people use it - Everybody has a plan until they get

punched in the face- A quote by Mike Tyson –With reference to failure


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Speaker – 3, Mr. Ratnesh Kumar talked about

In 1945, Japan lost the World War 2 - Loyalty to nation transformed into loyalty to

organizations. There has been no innovation and only cut copy paste while in the

developing phase

➢ Japan now we s looking at innovation after being developed

➢ Average age is 45 - decisions come from above people of 65

➢ To manage demographics they are looking at immigration

➢ They can also manage through AI and technology-so the government is looking

at a two-pronged approach of people and machine together.

➢ Touched upon the obvious inequality and social differences

➢ Talked about the impact on jobs and adjustments that will be required with the

advent of technology. Also, discussed about sociopolitical implications

Question & Answer session – To Panel & Audience

1. Mr. Nitin Garg to Mario Rodriguez & Mr. Chandramouli - What is it that company

is doing because of changes in technology?

Answer - Overall plant effectiveness - earlier measured by quality, downtime and

uptime - but did not apply to the entire machines together unit. Looking at

machine connectedness and its impact on productivity. Efficiency has moved

from65/ to 85/- jobs are lost - but new job roles are defined - robotics will coexist

with humans - new roles such as predictive maintenance engineering.

2. Mr. Nitin Garg to Mr. Ratnesh – Is there a fear/ optimism towards globalization

Answer – The emphasis is more on job evolution rather than job loss. The

sentiment is neutral since he belongs to trading company and the sentiment is

positive.

3. Dr Swaroop Reddy to panel members - What will be the impact on technology on

relationships, society and institutions?

Answer – The situation is positive right now. Chatbot will talk with people to

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4. Professor Sudindra VR panel members – What is the impact of industry 4.0 on

environment

Answer – The priority is effective resource utilization and sustainable

development and workforce efficiency. Human interface and awareness will also

contribute to least environment degradation

5. What is industry 5.0

Answer – It refers to machine human interface, the idea of collaborative robots,

Mr. Mario Rodriguez spoke of biotech and human interface,

extreme customization. Mr. Nitin Garg spoke of energy revolution.

6. Student question to the panel members – Why are Japanese workers different

and efficient? What distinguishes both of them

Answer –Japanese workers are inherently industrious and focused towards their

work.

Post Lunch Session – There were paper presentations by all the scholars, external

faculties in respective rooms. Parallel sessions continued until 5PM.

Valedictory session – The closing session was delivered by Dr. Anju Kumar and all the

internal faculties, the Dean, the Director and the Principal were present and continued

up to 5.30 PM