2012 | SDMIMD

Guest Lecture on "Unleashing my potential..."

Annapurna, Asst. General Manager - HR Essilor India Private Limited, Bangalore, delivered a guest lecture on “Unleashing my potential...the way forward” at SDMIMD Auditorium on 24th November 2012.

Workshop on Opportunity Scanning

Mr. Kiran Pedada, Consultant - Assurance of Learning, Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Case Development Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, conducted a day workshop on “Opportunity Scanning: Tools and Techniques and How to write a successful Business Plan” for SDMites on November 24, 2012.

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Workshop on Market Research

Ms. Saroj Sridhar from Feedback Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore conducted a day workshop on “Market Research Workshop” on November 2, 2012. The workshop based on the case studies was interactive.

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Karnataka HR Mahotsava 2012

“Build human relations first, before trying to manage human resources” - HR Experts
	SDMIMD in collaboration with Chapters of National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM) organized the first ever “Karnataka HR Mahotsava (KHRM)” during November 2 & 3, 2012 at its campus. Shri. Sharu Rangnekar, legendary management educator inaugurated the Mahotsava. IMRB International south region business head Shri. M. Panneerselvam was the Guest of Honour for inaugural ceremony. The deliberations and the invited talks of Mahotsava were on the theme “Role of HR Professionals in E4WM – Ethical Wellness Management”. The sessions on E4WM (Employer, Employee, Enterprise, Ethical and Wellness Management) was held on Saturday, November 3, 2012. The invited talks on the Mahotsava theme were delivered by the leading HR managers from the corporate, consultancy and academia. Mr. Ganes Natarajan, ED (HR), BEML; Mr. Vishwaprasad Alva, MD, Skan Ray; Mr. Ravichandra Bekal, Head HR, Nestle India Ltd; Mr. P. Sudeep, Registrar, Earth Science, Trivandrum; Mr. Sreekanth, VP (HR), Britannia Industries; and Mr. Chandrashekar, Senior VP (HR), IBM Global; were among the key speakers. The Mahotsava concluded with the valedictory session chaired by Dr. Sudha Rao, Chief Educational Officer (CEO), Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Educational Society.
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Special Appreciation from SPI

Software Paradigm International (SPI), Mysore has awarded the special appreciation for the assignment submitted by SDMites. The assignment for the Product and Solution Division of SPI was carried out by Mr. Pankaj Kesarwani, Mr. Pote Shashank Shirish, Mr. Madhurh Malhotra, Ms. Nikita Ajwani and Ms. Siddhi Agarwal of PGDM 2011-13.

Guest Lecture by Mr. Dan Philip

On October 27, 2012 Mr. Dan Phillips, Washington, D.C, USA, delivered the invited talk on "Towards Sustainability and Vegetarianism" at SDMIMD Auditorium.

Dasara 2012: Best Educational Institute Garden Award

SDMIMD garden has bagged the Best Educational Institute Garden award in Dasara 2012 Flower Show Competition. SDMIMD is consistently winning this Rolling Cup (award) from 2005. The ornamental plants covering the entire campus and the fruit garden have won the First Prize in the respective categories.

International Study Tour 2012

The Institute-sponsored International Trip to Malaysia for all first year PGDM students got underway on October 11, 2012 with the departure of first batch. Students of all the sections have completed the international tour. The study tour of a full week long is aimed in providing hands-on experience in International Business Affairs covering socio-economic and cultural situations. The academic visit to University of Nottingham and corporate visits contributed in achieving the aim of the study tour.

SDMites Won First Place at XIM-B

A short film titled The Missed Class on Gandhian principles by SDMites Omkar Rajyaguru, HimanshuSingh Gurjar, Ashwin S. Prasad and Varun Kumar of PGDM 2012-14 has won the First Place in Short Film Making Competition held at XIM-Bhubaneswar. The team stood first amongst many prestigious B-schools participating from across the country.

Abhigyaan 2012: The ultimate undergraduate fest

Abhigyaan – Ultimate Undergraduates Fest, the annual management fest for undergraduate students organized by SDMites held on October 1 & 2, 2012. The two-day event gave an opportunity to 500 odd students from Engineering and Degree colleges to experience the management aspects through well-designed management games, paper presentations, testing their entrepreneurial skills, quiz, team-based events, testing their presence of mind, Mad-Ad and Treasure Hunt. Madras Christian College, Chennai, emerged as overall champions.