2021-22 | SDMIMD

Toastmaster Club Activities

SDMIMD Toastmasters works with a shared vision of Toastmasters International and encourages the students to achieve their potential. SDMIMD Toastmasters Club is heading towards a milestone of the 100th meeting on December 12, 2021. To make each meeting count, several educational sessions were organized in the month of October.

SDMIMD Toastmasters Club organized an interactive educational session on "Creative Table Topics" on 3rd October 2021, by a well-known Toastmaster of the Mysuru area, TM Azharnaveed Kairdi. Through this session, club members encountered abundant ideas for table topics, where each speaker will be given 2 minutes to speak on that topic.

Apart from the regular weekly meetings, our club also conducted an educational session on the topic “Mastering Presentation” on 17th October 2021, by Sandipa Maheswari, DTM. This session was addressed by SDMIMD students of PGDM Batch 2021-2023. One of the essential skills for managerial students is presenting. DTM Sandipa shared the insights to make a good presentation a great presentation by following a few basics of presentation. The session had more than 50 participants from SDMIMD.

For the 97th anniversary of Toastmasters International on October 22nd, 2021, Club President TM Nandha Kumar and Club secretary TM Sai Sri Harsha organized a special meet to share the numerous accolades the club has won last year and the forthcoming awards for the club. This session was conducted in person on the SDMIMD campus.

SDMIMD ranked in Top 10 in India

Siliconindia, a leading business, and entrepreneurship US-INDIA Magazine, ranked SDMIMD at 10th among 20 institutions in A+++, the highest grade. The survey has listed SDMIMD in second place among the Top 10 B-Schools in Academic Excellence; fifth place among the Top 10 B-Schools in Placement; and 2nd among the Top 10 B-Schools in South Zone.

Talk on ‘Groom the Corporate Soldier in You’

Mr. Dwarakanath A R, Trainer – Organizational Behaviour, Wellness & Fine Arts, delivered an invited talk on ‘Groom the Corporate Soldier in You’ introducing the importance of Yoga and Wellness in the life of a corporate individual, on October 1, 2021. The talk was organized as part of the Orientation Program 2021 for the PGCM 2021-22 batch.

Invited talk by Expert from WBC Sydney

Shri. Giridhar Kannan, Manager, Group Audit, Financial Crime, Compliance and Conduct at Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC), Sydney, Australia, delivered an invited talk on ‘What Corporates Expect?’ for the PGCM 2021-22 batch on September 30, 2021.

Case Workshop by Dr. M.R. Suresh

To introduce the PGCM 21-22 to the case study-based teaching-learning method, a Case Workshop was organized on September 29, 2021. Faculty resource Dr. M R Suresh, Professor - Marketing, SDMIMD, conducted a workshop as part of the Orientation Program 2021.

Workshop on Design Thinking

The workshop on Design Thinking was scheduled for September 28, 2021, for the PGCM students as part of the Orientation Program 2021. Faculty resource Dr. Sunil MV, Head - Academics Administration, SDMIMD, conducted the Workshop.

Foundation Day Lecture 2021

Every year Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) commemorates its Foundation Day through a lecture delivered by an eminent person. This year the Foundation Day lecture was delivered by Dr Hasmukh Adhia IAS (Retd), Chancellor, Central University of Gujarat and Former Union Finance Secretary and Revenue Secretary to an audience consisting of young management students, faculty members and invitees. Read More>

Interaction with Industry Expert

An interactive session about the journey of an entrepreneur was excellent learning for the PGCM Batch 21-22 on September 27, 2021. Mr. S.N. Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, Supreme Pharmaceuticals Mysore Pvt Ltd, was invited to share his entrepreneur journey and discuss the company's new initiatives with the batch. The session was part of the PGCM Orientation Program 2021.

Dharmasthala trip for PGCM 2021-22 Batch

As a part of the PGCM Orientation Program to the PGCM 2021-22 students, a trip to Dharmasthala was organized on September 25 & 26, 2021. Students got the opportunity to see first-hand the numerous social activities in Dharmasthala and interact with the Chairman of SDMIMD and Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala, Dr. D Veerendra Heggade. The students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and had a lot of good things to say about the inspiration they received from meeting Dr. Heggade and being in the holy place.

Talk on Personal Wealth Management by Alumnus

On September 25, 2021, SDMIMD and Prerana – SDMIMD Alumni Association organized an invtited talk by Mr. Feroze Azeez, PGDM Alumnus 2003-05 Batch; and Deputy CEO, Anand Rathi Private Wealth Management, Mumbai. Mr. Feroze gave insights on personal wealth management and elucidated the different products available in the current market. The online session was interactive and exciting, with the active participation by the alumni members and students on campus.