Campus News

Invited Talk on Positive Thinking

Prof. Parashiva Murthy, Professor & Counsellor, Mysore delivered a talk on 'Positive Thinking' to the newly joined students of the PGDM 2023-25 batch as a part of the orientation program on July 11. 2023. He narrated that positive thinking would make people successful in their chosen fields. "Hurdles in life are normal and one should not be deterred by failure as it is the stepping stone to success", said the speaker. He advised the students to adhere to values and build self-confidence as it is going to be pivotal in personal and family life. Prof.Murthy concluded by saying, "Winners make it happen, Losers let it happen".

Workshop on Indian Society in Transition

Dr R. Indira Ramarao, Member of the Governing Board of SDMIMD and Formerly Professor of Sociology & Former Director, International Center, University of Mysore, conducted a section-wise focused Workshop on Indian Society in Transition to the PGDM 2023-2025 Batch. The Workshop was organized as a part of the Orientation Program for the batch PGDM 2023-25, held during July 10-11, 2023.

Workshop on imperatives in Social Responsibilities

Prof. C.V. Sridhar, Faculty – General Management and Manager - Administration, SDMIMD, conducted a workshop for the sections of the PGDM 2023-2025 between July 10 and July 12, 2023, as part of the Orientation Program 2023. The workshop focused on sensitizing the young manager toward their responsibility for society and introducing them to the social-centric philosophy of Dharmasthala.

SDMIMD Commences Residential PGDM 2023-25 Batch

Commencement inauguration for the SDMIMD Residential 2-Year Full-time PGDM (MBA Equivalent) Batch 2023-25 was held on 10 July 2023. Dr. (Lt Col) Prasad. S. N., Director, SDMIMD and Dr. NR Parasuraman, Director Emeritus addressed the incoming students. Distinguished Address was delivered by the Sri. D. Surendra Kumar, Vice President, SDM Educational Trust, Prof. L. Gandhi, Chairman - Admissions, SDMIMD, welcomed and introduced the batch. Prof. Mohammed Minhaj, Chairperson-Academic Programmes gave an overview of the entire programme. Dr. S Saibaba, delivered the Vote of Thanks.  
 
231 students from 20 Indian states have been admitted this year with a record gender ratio of 53% Male and 47% Female students with a big jump of 12% in the number of female students from the last year. The academic diversity of the batch includes undergraduates from Engineering, Commerce, Management, Science, and with 25% of students having relevant work experience.

Faculty Development Program

A 14-hour Faculty Development Programme was conducted at SDM College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Udupi for their Professors & Doctors on 6th and 7th July 2023.

Following sessions were conducted by the SDMIMD, Mysore faculty resource persons during these two days:

  • Professional & Personal Goal setting, Communication & Presentation skills, Time and Stress Management by Dr.L.Gandhi
  • Making your profession your passion, Team building & Leadership skills, Role model for students and Public by Dr. Mamta Hegde
  • Updating teaching skills by Dr.Sunil MV
  • Creativity, Innovation and problem solving skills to promote research attitude by Dr.S.Saibaba
The programme was well appreciated by the participants as well as by the SDMCA Principal Dr. Mamata K.V. and Programme coordinator Dr. Gayathri Hegde.

The Second Edition of the RDP on Writing Impactful Research Paper for Indexed Journal

SDMIMD organised a one-day Research Development Program on “Writing Impactful Research Paper for Indexed Journal: Editor’s Perspective” on July 7, 2023. The key focus of the program was to disseminate the fundamental ideas of a journal’s expectations from a research paper and build the capacity of the participants to write a good-quality manuscript. The day-long program covered pertinent topics such as an overview of different types of research, conceptualization of the research theme, structuring a research paper, research ethics and journal selection. The event was attended by 60 participants who were research scholars and Faculty affiliating to organisations from different parts of the country.
 
Dr.B.Venkatraja, Associate Professor of Economics at SDMIMD Mysore was the Resource Person of the program. 
 
Dr.S.N.Prasad, Director- SDMIMD Mysore delivered an inaugural talk to the program. He stressed the increasing role of research in individual and institutional development. In the concluding session, participants were distributed with the Participation Certificate.  

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Orientation Program for PGDM 2023-25 batch

An Orientation Week for the students of the incoming batch of PGDM 2023-25 will commence from July 10, 2023. A series of  lectures are organized throughout the week. The lecture series from prominent speakers is designed in manner that will bring in a lot of industry expertise and experience, for the students to assimilate and take advantage of. 
 
Other than the expert lectures, information sharing sessions are slotted in the schedule over the week for the students which covers the practicalities availing the student support services and the transition to postgraduate study. 
 

Seminar on Best Practices in ESG by Dr. Stephen ARO-GORDON

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues have gained prominence recently, with managers, investors, governments, and other stakeholders increasingly applying these non-financial factors to their strategic analysis process. Many questions about ESG arise about the material risks factors, how ESGs protect and create value for the business. This SDMIMD 3-day seminar on ‘Best Practices in ESG’ held from 28 June to 1 July 2023 allowed participants to examine these questions afresh and to revisit the related concepts and issues around ESG. The discussions covered sustainability reporting, climate action, ESG rating, and greenwashing. Using a case-study approach with conglomerates such as General Electric, Tata Group, Reliance Industries, Mahindra and Mahindra, and Larsen and Toubro, combined with ESG ranking data from leading raters such as MSCI, Bloomberg, Sustainalytics, and Refinitiv, the participants explored how ESG performance could impact a firm’s cost of capital and valuation. In this regard, participants used the opportunity to refresh their knowledge of ratio analysis and capital structure. Participants exhibited their forecasting skills and valuation methods, such as the dividend discount models and price multiples, to draw valuable insights into the role of ESGs in firm value. Besides the highly interactive lectures, participants gained critical ESG insights through quizzes and group presentations based on assigned publicly quoted companies. The seminar concluded with the awareness that ESG best practice is all about effective risk management.