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MATTERS Monthly News Bulletin October 2015
Monthly News Bulletin October 2015
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Content
Industry Institute Connect 03
Academics 06
Entrepreneurial Initiative 13
Faculty Zone 14
Research & Publishing 17
Student World 18
Forums 19
Special Days 20
Placement and Training 22
Performance Metrics (Nos. )–October 2015
Guest Lectures 03 Certification Program 02
Workshop 03 External Expertise 04
Paper Publications 01 Forum 01
Entrepreneurial Initiative 02 Placement Training 03
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INSTITUTION-INDUSTRY CONNECTS
Guest Lectures
Corporate Strategy - Concept to Execution by Mr. Saravanan Ramdoss, Co-
Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Tricely on September 1, 2015
Mr. Saravanan Ramdoss, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Tricely, delivered a Guest Lecture to II MBA
students(Batch 2014-16) on September 1, 2015 as part of the Strategic Management Course. He talked on
"Corporate Strategy - Concept to Execution". The session was interesting and looked at the strategy planning and
implementation at Tricely which is a consulting firm build on a very unique business model. There are 4 phases -
Needs Analysis, Benchmarking, Concept generation/ Selection and Prototyping, testing and roll out. They have 4
teams that work in these 4 phases and when 1 phase is happening with one client, another phase is happening at
another client and the 4 teams keep rotating between different clients and the cycle repeats. Depending on
which client they are servicing and their location, the team’s logistics and accommodation are looked after by the
client and the employees of Tricely live out of their suitcases and are always on the move from 1 client to the
other. Thus Tricely does not invest on real estate which gives them the flexibility to work from any geographical
location across the world. This guest lecture was coordinated by Dr. Mary Cherian Professor & Centre Head CoM
Professional Ethics by Shri Shankar Vanavarayar, Joint Correspondent ,KCT on
October 3, 2015
Our Joint Correspondent reiterated on a few mantras set by our founder Chairman Arutselvar Dr. N. Mahalingam during the value added course on Professional Ethics for students of Batch 2015-17 .The mantras for good professional ethics includes:
Lead , Delegate ,Trust
Growth is – ensuring growth for
everyone
Have a vision
Means is as precious as ends
A harmonious home is essential
Seek advice, take decisions
Good will be the perennial asset
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IFRS and Indian Accounting System by Mr. K Badri Narayanan, Chartered
Accountant , Partner M/s. Badri & Vijay on October 19, 2015
On October 19, 2015, Mr. K Badri Narayanan, Chartered Accountant, Partner M/s. Badri & Vijay, CAs, Coimbatore addressed Batch 2015-17 students on the need for global standards in the auditing system and the advantages of single set of global standards. He interacted on the Need for IFRS and its present position of IFRS in India and World over. He also elaborated on the key differences between IFRS and IAS. Pavithra Vanshi, Nisha, Preethi Sarenya student coordinators of Batch 2014-16,
coordinated this event. Ms.S.Sangeetha, Assistant Professor (SRG), CoF was the faculty coordinator.
Executive Development Program
Management & Leadership for Aries Agro Limited, Mumbai, October
26-November 7, 2015
The Executive Development Program for Aries
Agro Limited on Management and Leadership,
Level 3 commenced on October 26, 2015.
Level-3 of the EDP focuses on Management
and Leadership - Advanced Level, which
includes project presentation, implementation
of new management techniques and bringing
changes & transformation in the organization.
The program was inaugurated by Dr. Vijila
Kennedy, Director, KCT Business School on
October 26, 2015. The program will end on
November 7, 2015 with a graduation ceremony.
The program is coordinated by Mr. Senthil
Prakash P, Assistant Professor CoH
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Consultancy
Visioning for Synetics Automation Solutions Pvt Ltd on October 7, 2015
A consulting assignment on
Designing and Developing HR
Systems for Synetics
Automation Solutions Pvt Ltd,
a Robotics and Automation
startup was initiated on
September 15, 2015. The
assignment will be carried out
in three phases till mid of
November 2015. The first
phase was to understand the
company’s current business,
their functioning and their
processes followed. The next
agenda was in helping the
company to evolve their strategic plans. A Visioning Exercise was held on October 7, 2015 where the directors of
the company and a team of employees jointly with the guidance of the KCT BS faculty team worked together to
identify the vision, mission, values and strategic thrust areas for their company. The session was facilitated by
Prof. S. Swaminathan, Head CoCR. The outcome of the visioning exercise shall be used as the foundation on
which the ensuing phases of the consulting assignment will be structured. This consultancy assignment was
coordinated by CoH, under Dr. Kirupa Priyadarsini M, Associate Professor & Centre Head, CoH.
Training
Soft skill Training for Marketing Executives of India Post on October 9, 2015
Centre of Marketing, conducted a one day training for the Marketing Executives of India Post. The training
program was inaugurated by Prof. S. Swaminathan, Head CoCR on October 9, 2015. The training program was
carried out with an objective of equipping the participants to face the present dynamic market trend with new
selling techniques. The training platform educated the participants on various tools to manage the customers &
services confidently. The workshop had four modules which included Product Positioning and Marketing
Strategies, Transaction Analysis, and Social Media Marketing. The course content was developed by KCT
Business School in consultation with the India Post Authorities. The training sessions were conducted by the
faculty team of CoM- Dr. Mary Cherian Professor & Centre Head, Dr.B.Poongodi, Ms. Latha.A, and Dr. P. Nalini ,
Assistant Professors’ CoM assisted by the students. The program was coordinated by Ms. A.Latha, Assistant
Professors’ under the guidance of Dr. Mary Cherian, Professor & Centre Head – Marketing.
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ACADEMICS
Certification Program
Certified Recruitment Analyst by Middle Earth HR, on September 15-16, 2015
Middle Earth HR, a
pioneer in HR
certifications in India,
offered a Certification
program on "Certified
Recruitment Analyst" for
17 students of HR
Specialization of Batch
2014-16 on September
15 -16 , 2015.The
program comprised of 16
hours of teaching and 24
hours of project work.
The projects will be
evaluated and certificates
issued by the Carlton
Advanced Management Institute USA. The course was facilitated by Mr. Jeyagopal Sridhar, Consultant, Chennai.
The workshop enabled students in understanding the costs associated with bad recruitment, to use the
behavioral interviewing techniques. They were introduced to a set of best interviewing practices and to
understand the latest trends and tools in recruitment. The certificate program was coordinated by Dr. Kirupa
Priyadarsini M, Associate Professor & Centre Head, CoH
Tally ERP 9.0 by Sri Krishna I- Tech and Management Solutions Pvt.
Ltd, Coimbatore, from October 14, 2015
Centre of Finance initiated Tally ERP 9.0 Certification Program for 40 hours scheduled from October 2015 -
December 2015. The knowledge partner for the Certification Program is Sri Krishna I- Tech and Management
Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Coimbatore, authorized franchise of Tally Academy. Forty one students of batch 2015-17
registered for the certification program. The program will be conducted in two modules, evening module and
week end module. Classes for evening module commenced on October 14, 2015. The program will cover the
basic tally modules of Book Keeping and Accounting Concepts, Accounting, Inventory, Financial and Voucher
management in Tally 9.0 ERP software. M.Abirami (Batch 2015-17) is the student coordinator and
Ms.P.Mohanamani, Assistant Professor, CoF is the faculty coordinator for the Certificate program
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Workshop
Japanese Anime & Manga Art by Mr. Bharath Murthy, Animation Film
Director & Comics Author, Ass. Prof., FTII, Pune, on September 12, 2015
A workshop on "Japanese Anime &
Manga art" was arranged under the
aegis of the General Interest course
called Film Appreciation for 29
students of I MBA who have enrolled
for the course on September 12,
2015. Mr. Bharath Murthy,
Animation Film Director & Comics
Author, Ass. Prof., FTII, Pune was the
resource person. It was a one day
workshop where a film on the Manga
Art was screened and its influence on
animation was discussed. This was
followed by a brief interaction on
Manga and its culture in Japan. A screening of a Japanese animation film was also done and students explored by
doing a comic strip by themselves. The main objective of the workshop was to introduce students to the history
of animation and the profoundness in the simplicity of the art. Students understood the evolution and role of
animation in art. This workshop was coordinated by Dr. Mary Cherian, Professor & Centre Head, CoM
Online Share Trading by Ms. S.Chitra, Director, Annamalai Capital Services (P)
Ltd, Coimbatore on October 9, 2015
A workshop on Online Share
Trading a reality-learning
practice was conducted as a
part of the Realtime Online
Share Trading Programme
(ROSTP) of Security Analysis
and Portfolio Management
course on October 09, 2015
.The objective of the workshop
was to provide knowledge and
skill to buy and sell shares in
the Axis Direct Share Online
Trading Platform. The intended
learning outcome of the
workshop was that the
participants should have executed trades using the Axis Direct Online Share Trading Platform with the Online
Contract Note submitted as a documentary proof. Ms. S.Chitra, Director, Annamalai Capital Services (P) Ltd,
Coimbatore was the resource person for the workshop. 28 Students from II MBA (Batch 2014-16), attended the
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workshop. The facilitator demonstrated the procedure to buy and sell shares with short cut key, usage of menus,
view of executed trades, etc. Participants actively interacted with the facilitators and executed the buy and sell
trades as an outcome of the workshop. Mr. A. Senthil Kumar, Assistant Professor (SRG).CoF was the faculty
coordinator for the workshop. The student coordinators for the workshop were Boggarapu Nikhil, Masi
Periyannan and Akash Jaiswal of batch 2014-16.
Workshop of Banking Instruments by Mr. Jagadeesan, Assistant Manager (Retd), State Bank of India on October 19, 2015
On October 19, 2015, a workshop
was organized on Banking
Instruments. The workshop aimed
at providing practical learning on
Banking Instruments to batch 2015-
17 students. Mr. Jagadeesan,
Assistant Manager (Retd), State
Bank of India, the facilitator helped
students in understanding the
utility of banking instruments. The
participants were given various
forms like pay-in-slip, Challans and
cheques and were taught how to fill
them. He also described the dos and
don’ts in bank transactions. He clarified all doubts pertaining to availing loans, the need to appoint nominee,
procedure to claim the amount of deceased account holder etc. Discussions and clarifications on various types of
cheques such as CTS, transaction handling methods and procedures to be followed in transfer of bank accounts ,
loss of ATM card, self-cheques, necessity of PAN card, money laundering, KYC forms, causes for cheque bounce
etc was done through an interactive session. Nithivika, Harshita and Manoj of Batch 2014-16, coordinated this
event. Ms.S.Sangeetha Assistant Professor (SRG), CoF was the faculty coordinator.
Reality Learning
Activity based learning on Elasticity of Demand on September 30, 2015
Students of Batches J1 & 5 (Batch 2015-17) had hands on learning by doing an activity to learn elasticity of
demand. The students brought the real
feel of a market and exhibited consumer
behaviour in purchase decisions and
price negotiations. This experiential
learning, part of the Economics for
Business course for I MBA students was
conceived and executed by Sangeetha S,
Assistant Professor (SRG) on September
30, 2015
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Outbound training, at LEAP Academy October 4-10, 2015
Students of Batch 2015-17 attended a three day outbound training at LEAP academy, Karamadai
(Mathampalayam) from October 4-10, 2015. The main objective of the program was to unleash the potential of
young students to imbibe life skills. The program had six major real time exercises which mainly focused on
teamwork, team bonding, communication, leadership, time management, problem solving, crisis management,
decision making and personal development. The deliverables of the program is to reflect on students’ team
skills, increased collaboration, sharing of common vision and values and team spirit. Activities included high
rope course, dynamic obstacle course, human web, A-frame, shapes & colours and tyre maze.
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Experiential learning for Business Statistics on October 10, 2015
Students of J4 (Batch 2015-17)
were involved on an experiential
activity of Tower Building using
playing cards. This activity has
been conducted with the purpose
of Introducing concepts of
Hypothesis Testing and T Test. 8
volunteers were identified as
samples and they were
encouraged to construct tower
using 15 cards. The participants
used their creative ideas to
complete the task at the earliest.
Time taken by each student to
complete the given task was
recorded by the observers. The
time consumed to accomplish the
task varies from Minimum 3
minutes to Maximum 20 minutes
with the average mean of 11 minutes. The data collected through this experiment was used to execute one
sample & Independent t sample test. The complete activity was coordinated by the course facilitator Ms.Latha.A,
Assistant Professor CoM
Market and Rural Visit Presentation
Batch 2015-16 students made their presentation on the
varied market and rural visits made by them during
September 2015 on October 14, 2015. The session was
moderated by Ms.S.Sangeetha, Mr.V.Kaarthikheyan, Dr.
Nalini.P and Mr. Senthil Prakash faculty coordinators of
Economics
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ANGADI – The Shopping Carnival on October 16-17, 2015
The shopping carnival ‘Angadi 2015’ was organized
by KCT Business School students on October 16 &
17, 2015 at Kumaraguru College of Technology,
Coimbatore. Angadi is a student initiative organized
by the Student Association of KCT Business School.
Angadi gives an opportunity to budding
entrepreneurs of KCT Business School to strategize,
plan and execute their small businesses in the
campus. Students had 41 stalls selling more than
500 product categories and 10,000 product items.
The stalls included cars, clothes, accessories,
footwear, candid photo centre, tattoos, fortune teller
and a variety of eateries. The event was sponsored
by JSW and co-sponsored by Nexa, HDFC Bank, State Bank of Hyderabad, KVB Bank and Anand Rathi Securities
Ltd. There was an overwhelming interest shown by the students, faculties and IT employees and there were
more than 8,000 footfalls on both days.
Smt.J.Mohanasundare, Managing Director of Sharp Electrodes Pvt. Ltd, inaugurated Angadi 2015 and said, “This
is a very impressive show and record breaking trade fair with the highest number of foot falls and exhibiting
product categories by students which was not seen ever before”. Mr.M.Shanmuga Velayudham, Vice President,
Cluster Head of Tamil Nadu 2, HDFC Bank was the special guest who discussed the art of selling and importance
of exhibiting the entrepreneurial skills for today’s managers. This event was conducted to demonstrate the
entrepreneurial and leadership qualities of the students of KCT Business School and also to accomplish their
goals as a team. This made the students to understand the current market trends and promotional strategies to
be followed thereby gaining the competitive advantage. This is
a
marketin
g event
organized
and
coordinat
ed by t
CoM. This
event was
coordinat
ed by Dr.
Nalini P,
Assistant
Professor
CoM
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Bank Visit and CFO visit presentation on October 19, 2015
Students of Batch 2014-16
visited various banks to know
the operational part of banks
during the month of October
2015. The event was organised
for finance students .12 teams
visited KVB, Indian Bank, South
Indian Bank, Coimbatore
District Central Co-operative
Bank, Repco Bank, HDFC Bank,
ICICI Bank, Canara Bank,
Federal Bank, City Union Bank
etc. The students presented
their learning’s which was
evaluated by a panel
constituting Dr. V.R.Nedunchezhian Professor & Centre Head, Mr. Senthil Kumar. A, Assistant Professor (SRG),
Ms.Mohanamani.P, Assistant Professor, CoF and Mr. Senthil Kumar.N, Branch Head, Repco Bank.
2 student teams interviewed CFO of Roots Company and JSW. The students interviewed the CFO of the above
leading companies and collected data for 31 relevant questions. They made their presentation on October 19,
2015. Pavithra Vanshi- Finance Forum Coordinator and Syed Parvez coordinated this event. Ms.S.Sangeetha
Assistant Professor (SRG), CoF was the faculty coordinator.
Debate session on October 19, 2015
A debate on the topic “Release
of New License to Corporates –
A welcome RBI?” was
conducted on October 19,
2015 for batch 2014-16. Lots
of insights were obtained
along with the positives and
negatives of licensing to new
payment banks. The current
status of new entrants and its
future effects in banking
industry were discussed.
Students spoke for the topic
and counter argued against the
topic. Prof. Swaminathan. S
Head CoCR and Mr. Vijayaraghavan , Head – Training of Sakthi Finance Limited were the moderators for the
session. The Team which spoke against the topic bagged the prize. Pavithra Vanshi, Aarthi & Ramya of Batch
2014-16, coordinated this event. Ms.S.Sangeetha Assistant Professor (SRG), CoF was the faculty coordinator.
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Social Immersion Project 2015 -Proposal Evaluation on October
26, 2015 On October 26, 2015, the project
proposal evaluation of Social
Immersion Project (SIP) for 2015
batch students was conducted.
Each team of students along with
their NGO partner presented the
proposal before faculty panelist
who evaluated the proposal. 15
NGO coordinators visited KCT. BS
and gave their valuable inputs.
The SIP project proposal
evaluation was coordinated by
Ms. Deepa Manickam, Assistant
Professor, CoH.
ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES
Webinar on Entrepreneurship by Prof. Rajeev Roy on October 10, 2015
The Centre for Entrepreneurship organized a webinar by Prof. Rajeev Roy on October 10, 2015 .The topic for the
session was “Should I worry about my business model or business plan?” 50 students from MBA and
Engineering attended the same. The Webinar was organized for the students to introduce them to Business
Model / plan and its importance for a Startup. It was a great opportunity for students to listen to a renowned
professor in Entrepreneurship education. Students learnt the basic components of a business plan and steps to
develop one for their idea. It was organized by Lakshmi Meera BL, Assistant Professor & Centre Head CoE
Business Mantra’s for Women Entrepreneurs by Dr.Radhika Meenakshi
Shankar,Startup Consultant on October 29, 2015
KCT Business school, in association with women entrepreneurs –Coimbatore chapter, organized a workshop on
Business Mantra’s For Women Entrepreneurs on October 29, 2015.Dr.Radhika Meenakshi Shankar, Startup
Consultant for MSME’s from Hyderabad deliberated a intensive workshop on various business challenges faced
by women entrepreneurs and provided
tactics to grow their business by product,
process and business model reengineering.
Women entrepreneurs from various
industries like technology, education, retail,
fashion, manufacturing, cosmetics
participated in the workshop. This
program was coordinated by Lakshmi
Meera BL, Assistant Professor & Centre
Head CoE
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FACULTY ZONE
Knowledge Sharing with Outside world
Dr.S.Jaisankar, Associate Professor, CoO
A guest lecture on 'Application of Statistics in Business' was delivered
by Dr.S.Jaisankar, for PG Degree students of Dept. of Textiles and
Apparel Design at Bharathiar University on October 1, 2015
Dr.P.Nalini, Assistant Professor,CoM
Dr. P. Nalini addressed 120 students of Department of Management
Studies, K.S.Rangasamy College Of Arts and Science (Autonomous),
Thiruchengode for a special lecture on the topic of ”Business -Off-
Line Vs On-Line" on October 1, 2015
Dr.V Kannan, Professor,CoO
Dr.V.Kannan, , was the Chairperson for the Operations sessions during
the ‘6th International Conference on Banking, Finance, Business &
Technology for Sustaining Economic Development in Global Market’
conducted by Sairam Institute of Management Studies, Chennai
on October 10, 2015
B. L . Lakshmi Meera, Assistant Professor,CoE B.L. Lakshmi Meera, was invited as jury at PSG CAS for an event organized by
Nativelead Foundation. Nativelead Foundation, a non-profit organization for
promoting new-age innovation organized a business plan presentation for students as
part of an entrepreneurial capacity building program on October 10, 2015
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Knowledge Enhancement MOOC Dr.Nalini P Assistant Professor, CoM successfully completed a MOOC course on Creative Problem Solving and
Decision Making offered by Delft X -Delft University of Technology through edX
FDPs /Workshop Organized
Demo campaign on PASSPORT on October 7, 2015
A Demo campaign of ‘PASSPORT’- an international reference multi-disciplinary database has been launched for
KCT BS faculty and students. The offer was solicited from M/s. Euro Monitor International Bangalore. The first
demo session was initiated and approved through video conferencing on October 7, 2015 and it is made
available at present for three weeks in the campus. The database, as it is shall be handy for new age researchers
and serves as an alternative solution for Google search. The package is also expected to reflect research data,
articles and tweets about industry, global landscapes, economics and consumers across 80 countries. The demo
campaign is currently coordinated by Dr. Mary Cherian Professor & Centre Head and Mr. V.Kaarthiekheyan,
Associate Professor, CoM
Workshop on Quality Systems on October 12, 2015
A workshop on Quality Systems
was conducted on October 12,
2015 for the faculty of KCT BS
by Dr. Roji George, Professor &
Associate Dean, Saintgits
Institute of Management,
Saintgits College of Engineering,
Kottayam, Kerala & Subject
Expert - National Board of
Accreditation. The purpose of
the workshop was to orient the
faculty members on quality
systems with special focus on
NBA accreditation. He
highlighted that among the
different accrediting agencies, NBA and AACSB -Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business are vital at
national and international level, respectively. The parameters and sub-parameters of NBA, viz., Organization’s
Mission, Governance & Leadership, Input (with 8 sub parameters), Process (with 8 sub parameters) and Output
(with 10 sub parameters) were presented in brief. The session ended with active interaction between the faculty
members and the facilitator. Mr.A.Senthil Kumar, Assistant. Professor (SRG) .CoF & Member-NBA PMT organized
the workshop.
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Demo session on Satellite Based Courses on October 20, 2015
A demo session on "Satellite Based Courses" was organized for KCTBS faculty on October 20, 2015. Mr. Nishant
of Live Tutor gave a live demo explaining the technical requisites and conduct of on-line courses. The demo
included how to best connect teachers and students, in a two way interactive platform using internet, Integrate
Black Board, PowerPoint, Audio, Video Teaching, Monitored, measured evaluation using analytics model, Learn
multiple courses from a single location, Learn anytime (Video on Demand Solutions).During the live demo Mr.
Antony from Chennai also joined the live conference and gave useful information on integrating Moodle with
Live Tutoring. The session was found useful in gaining knowledge on offering courses on-line with lecturing
mode and interaction mode. Dr.S.Jaisankar Associate Professor CoO, coordinated the program.
Conference /Workshops Attended
Dr.Hemanalini R, Assistant Professor(SRG) CoH , attended NIPM's 34th National Conference on
"Winnovate HR for Business and People Aspirations" on October 8-10, 2015.The theme of the
conference was about taking time to Pause, Ponder, Predict and Prepare and the sub themes were
Preparedness of HR to Synthesize changing customer expectations, business dynamics, disruptive
technologies and people aspirations. Topics also included role of HR in digitalized world and impact of
Social Media, evolving next generational leaders, reverse mentoring and learning, HR Analytic for
Business transformation. The conference was organized by the NIPM Coimbatore Chapter.
A.Senthil Kumar, Assistant Professor (SRG) attended a Webinar on Outcome-based Education and NBA
Accreditation on October 8, 2015. The session was facilitated by Dr. N.J.Rao, Dr. Rajanikanth, Academic
Experts and attended by 36 participants pan India, online. The facilitators provided synoptic view on
how an institution should prepare their Engineering Programmes for the accreditation by National
Board of Accreditation, India
Lakshmi Meera BL Assistant Professor & Centre Head , CoE attended Tech Spark City Event by Your
Story in PSG STEP on October 9, 2015. It was a great opportunity to interact with many Entrepreneurs
and Startups from the city. It was a wonderful practical learning platform with recent trends in startup
India
Dr.P. Nalini, Dr.R. Gokilavani and Ms. Lakshmi Subbramani Assistant Professors’ attended the
Workshop on "Success Mantras for Women Entrepreneurs" by Mrs. Radhika Meenakshi, start-up
mentor, Hyderabad hosted by WE Coimbatore Chapter for women to learn business secrets on October
29, 2015
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RESEARCH & PUBLISHING
Research Forum Meeting on October 17, 2015 The research forum for the month of October
was held on October 17, 2015. The bytes of
Knowledge session was facilitated by
Dr.Ramkumar of PSG Institute of Management,
Coimbatore on G Power Analysis. G*Power 3 is a
software for performing statistical power
analysis. It is particularly useful for applied
researchers who need to perform a power
analysis as part of their research. The software
is free, runs on Windows, and provides a user
friendly GUI. The research scholars and faculty
members were given an introduction to
determination of sample sizes using the software and
how they have to report the same for doctoral work.
The research scholars presented their progress post
the session. This meeting was coordinated by Dr.
Kirupa Priyadarsini M, Associate Professor & Centre
Head, CoH
Paper Presentation by faculty
Dr.V.Kannan, Professor & Center Head CoO presented a paper entitled 'A
Study on Manufacturing Process Improvement in a Foundry Based at
Coimbatore' which has been adjudged as the Best Research Paper at
the ‘6th International Conference on Banking, Finance, Business &
Technology for Sustaining Economic Development in Global Market’
conducted by Sairam Institute of Management Studies, Chennai on October 9,
2015.
Publications by faculty
Dr.V.Kannan (2015) published a paper titled 'A Study on Manufacturing Process Improvement in a Foundry
Based at Coimbatore' in the Annamalai Journal of Management - Special Issue, October 2015 - page numbers
20 - 27 with ISSN number 0974- 0406.
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STUDENT WORLD
Student Association Inaugural on October 13, 2015 The mission of KCT.BS Student Association
is to provide opportunities for students to
pursue their personal, professional and
academic goals. To enhance their
educational experience, students are
encouraged to participate in group
activities that allow them to develop their
inter-personal and professional skills, learn
leadership and organizing skills, and also
serve the community. The premier
antecedent of our student association is to
involve and evolve in all aspects.
The Student Association inaugural
ceremony was held on October 13, 2015. It
was an honor to have Shri. T. Rajkumar,
Executive Director, Sakthi Group Textile
Division as our chief guest. The presidential
address by Shri. Shankar Vanavarayar and
our chief guest address reinstated the
above mentioned mission. Shri. Rajkumar
started his address by telling that just
learning will not help an M.B.A graduate. He
advised the students to do a SWOT and
understand their path. They have two
choices with an M.B.A degree, professional
career and entrepreneurship. He quoted examples about people from his generation who are shining in their
career in the above two options. He also gave hints to students on how to go ahead, once they decide on their
path. 'Imagination, creation and execution' should be the mantra for success, whatever the path they choose was
his closing remarks. This program was coordinated by Ms. Priya Dharshini. A, student association coordinator
along with the office bearers of the student association.
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Student Achievement
Students of I MBA (Batch 2015-17) successfully participated in the National
Semi-Finals in AIMA CHANAKYA 2015 on October 14, 2015 .Congratulations to
Abinaya.M, PriyaVarshini GR, Sudharson.G, and Balaji.S,
Surabi C (Batch 2014-16) a member in Asian paints dealership was invited to
"Global Annual Partner's Meet “conducted by Asian paints Ltd at ITC-Grand
Chola Hotel on October 27, 2015 . He was awarded the "Crorepathy Dealer” with
highest turnover
Student Participation
5 Students participated in Suriyan 93.5 fm, in the program 'Sema Ragalai' on October 7, 2015.Gowtham
Kalyan, Agnel Sujin, Aravind, Sahana and Rangani
Students of Batch 2015-17 interested in Entrepreneurship attended the Tech Spark City Event by Your
Story in PSG STEP on October 9, 2015. It was a great opportunity to interact with many Entrepreneurs
and Startups from the city. It was a wonderful practical learning platform with recent trends in startup
India. Students felt motivated to participate in Startup summit's and to launch their STARTUP.
FORUM
Finance Forum
Activity on Initial Public offer on October 12, 2015
The Finance Forum initiated a
new activity for Batch 2014-16
students. The objective of this
event was to experience real
time learning on Issue
Management. This would
facilitate the business to raise
money from public and perform
their operations. Once the
company generates profit, the
shareholders can enjoy the
dividend sharing. After a
serious brainstorming session,
the Issue regulator was named
as FISCA (Financial Investment
and Stock Control Authority). A proposal for fresh issue was raised by Munch Box team. Through the issue
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Rs.20000 of funds comprising 200 lots was raised through the fresh issue. The issue had a price band of Rs.12.5
to Rs.15. A live show of book building process, the subscription of shares at preferred price was done on October
12, 2015. Students and Faculty of KCTBS actively participated in the subscription of the shares. The issue was
subscribed 1.25 times and turned to be quite successful. Later the share was allotted in pro rata basis and funds
were collected. The share certificates were issued to shareholders on October 13, 2015. The amount was given
to Munch box to put their stall in Angadi event. On October 28,2015 funds were settled with the shareholders.
The event was coordinated by Pavithra Vanshi- Finance Forum Coordinator, Madhan Kumar and Suraj of Batch
2014-16. Ms.S.Sangeetha Assistant Professor (SRG), CoF was the faculty coordinator.
Save Smart Finance Expo on October 16-17, 2015
On October 16-17, 2015, Finance forum promoted a new event of promoting financial products under the banner “SAVE SMART”. As part of this, 5 stalls were booked by different financial institutions to promote their finance products. HDFC, KVB, SBH, Anandrathi Financial Services displayed and promoted their products during Angadi. The event was coordinated by Pavithra Vanshi- Finance Forum Coordinator and Abbidha of batch 2014-16
coordinated this event. Ms.S.Sangeetha Assistant Professor (SRG), CoF was the faculty coordinator.
SPECIAL DAYS
World Standards Day on October 13, 2015
As part of the World Standards Day Celebrations, operations specialisation students of 2014-16 batch visited
industries and service organizations of repute in Coimbatore (IndoShell Cast, Texmo Precision Castings, Best
Engineers, Mc Donalds, Sri Kannapiram Mills, to name a few) on October 13, 2015 with an objective to
understand the product / process standards being adopted by them and to acquire practical insights of the
various standards applicable to the industry. During the visit, students had an opportunity to study standards
like ISO/ DIN/ BIS/ QMS/ EMS being followed for their product / process and their relevance. A presentation on
the various standards being followed by the industry visited was made on October 14, 2015. It was a great
practical experience for the students to visit industries and learn about the standards and their importance.
The above program was coordinated by Dr.V.Kannan Professor& Centre Head, Mr.R.Vinayagasundaram, and
Dr.S.Jaisankar, Associate Professors, CoO
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International Accounting Day on October 19, 2015
On October 19,
2015, “Financeopedia” an
Accounting Word hunt
event was organized by
finance forum to celebrate
the International
Accounting Day 2015. As a
part of it, 19 student teams
from Batch 2015-17
participated and exhibited
their talent. There were 4
rounds of events namely
Bug finder; crack the chit;
crack the trick and Hide
and Seek. Students of Batch
2015-17, Vinothini & Sasirekha were the Winners and Sowbarnika &Subashini were the Runners of the
event. Sabarish, Padhmanabhan, Rajkumar, Nancy Backiya of Batch 2014-16, coordinated this
event. Ms.S.Sangeetha Assistant Professor (SRG), CoF was the faculty coordinator.
ASSESSMENT
Mid Term Test, Batch 2014-16
The Midterm test for semester III was conducted for II MBA students of batch 2014- 2016 from October 01 to 09, 2015. A total of 164 students appeared for the test. Seating arrangements and conduct of test was organized by the faculty exam coordinator Ms. Mohanamani.P, Assistant Professor, CoF assisted by office staffs Mr. Paulraj and Mr. Krishnamoorthy.
Mid Term Test Batch, 2015-17
Mid Term Test for I Semester for I MBA students of batch 2015-2017 was conducted from October 27 to 31, 2015. A total of 180 students appeared for the test. The conduct of the test was organized by the faculty exam coordinator Ms. Mohanamani.P Assistant Professor, CoF assisted by office staffs Mr. Paulraj and Mr. Krishnamoorthy.
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TRAINING & PLACEMENT
Placement Metrics
Company Date Students Selected
Position
ZOHO Corp
September 22,2015 2 Technical Content Writer
Technical Support Engineer
Colgate Palmolive September 29,2015 2 Sales Team Leader
Wildcraft October 6,2015 1 Corporate Manager
Jaro Education October 12,2015 (Result awaited) Corporate Sales / HR
Naukri October 19 ,2015 (Result awaited)
Redington October 26,2015 7 shortlisted(Result
awaited)
Marketing Executive(Channel distribution)
KPMG October 27 ,2015 5 Associate-GDC
Placement
Students of batch 2014-16 participated in ZOHO Corp placement drive on September 22, 2015 with a total
participation of 51 students and 2 students were selected for the post of Technical-Content Writer and
Technical-Support Engineer with a CTC of 4.6 lakhs. on September 29,2015 Colgate Palmolive drive was
organized by the college with a total participation of 75 students, for the post of Sales Team Leader with a
package of 3.25 lakhs CTC, 2 students were selected by the company.
In the month of October, Wildcraft had its recruitment drive on October 6, 2015 with 25 participants from the
college for the post of Corporate Manager and one student was selected with a salary package of 5 lakhs CTC.
Jaro Education drive took place on October 12, 2015, organized in the college with a participation of 38 students
and the final selection is yet to be completed. Naukri has initiated the placement process on October 19, 2015 a
total of 76 students applied and the first round of drive was conducted. Redington drive took place in the college
on October 26, 2015, 54 students applied for the job and 7 students were shortlisted and final results are yet to
be announced.
Students of finance specialization had the
opportunity to apply for the post of Associate-GDC
in KPMG that took place on October 27, 5 students
were selected with a salary of 3 lakhs CTC. The
placement activities were coordinated by Chief
Placement Officer Hari Vimalesh (Batch 2014-6)
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and Mr. Saravana Prasad V, Lead Corporate Relations
Placement Training batch 2014-16 During the month of October regular training was conducted for batch 2014 in aptitude, group discussion and
interview skills. On October 10, 2015, a workshop on how to crack an aptitude test was conducted by Launchpad
for the whole day and shortcuts to crack the tests were discussed. This workshop was coordinated by Dr.
Gokilavani R, Lead Trainer
Case based discussion was conducted during the training session
on October 28, 2015, on different issues faced by corporate in their
day to day activity. Students were asked to arrive at different
strategies to provide solution for the corporate issues. The
strategies were discussed in a group and final solution was arrived.
Company Specific Training
Company specific training was conducted for Jaro and Redington
interview process. Centre for career counselling initiated student
driven training headed by Syed Parvez II MBA (Batch 2014-16) and
the activities conducted were Group discussion and debate on
October 26 & 28, 2015
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