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SDMites Won the Runners Up in Crizellenz 2013

It takes courage to stretch your self-imposed limits, expand your comfort zone and make the impossible, possible. All great achievers have come through such a daring act continuously challenging their prevailing standards of performance. SDMites made it possible again in Crizellenz 2013 - the annual two-day B-School fest held at Christ University, Bangalore on January 18 and 19, 2013. SDMIMD students team was featured the best of management talents which bagged prizes in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Marketing and Finance events by displaying the leadership qualities, innovative approach and creative aptitude. Nair Dhannya Balakrishnan & Dilip Jaiswal won first prize in the CSR event. Swapnil U. Mahajan & Jitendra Lalwani bagged the second prize in the Marketing event. Gaurav D. Jhunjhunuwala & Ashish Jain won the second prize in the Finance event. The team effort made SDMIMD to emerge as Runners Up in Overall Champions by competing with over 30 MBA colleges from all over India.

International Symposium 2013

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A One-day International symposium on theme "Global Business – Challenges and Leadership" was held on January 4, 2013 at our campus. Prof. Avvari V Mohan, Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Director of MBA & MSc Programmes, Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia; Mr. Vinay Kumar, Vice President, Polaris Ltd. Hyderabad; and, Mr. Ramesh Venkateswaran, Chairman, Custommerce Service Excellence Foundation and Former Director, SDMIMD and Mr. C. Balagopal, MD, Terumo Penpol, India, delivered the invited talks. Innomantra Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Mysore, gave an introductory workshop on ‘Entrepreneurial Innovation.’ The Management Games organized by SDMIMD students for Texas A&M students and the audience gave a final touch to the theme of the symposium.

Successful completion of overseas term

Students who went to Mays Business School, Texas A &M University, U.S.A, and Global Management Education Institute of Shanghai University, China , for separate student-exchange programs have returned after completing their term of study there. Based on the excellent experience of these students as well as past students who have attended similar exchange programs, the Institute would be endeavouring to further enhance the content, reach and duration of these programs for the benefit of students.

Imprints: Alumni Reunion 2012

The half-a-day long Special Alumni Reunion of the First Ten Batches on the 22-Dec-2012 went off well at the Institute campus. Despite their professional constraints and demands many Alumni were present on the D-day and their interaction with faculty body was rewarding. Alumni made key suggestions on the PGDM Curriculum, Placements and Admissions. Keeping in line with the global trends in business the alumni interestingly stressed on the fact that the entrepreneurship be instilled in students as part of the curriculum.

International Conference on HR

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“Workplaces should be seen as social enterprises and there should not be work-life dichotomy”, thus spoke Mr. Madan Padaki, Co-Founder and CEO, MeritTrac Services, Bangalore, while delivering the keynote address during the Inaugural Function of the 2-Day International Conference on ‘Managing Human Resources at the Workplace” at SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore. He also stressed on a point that the Indian rural mass can be offered more and more jobs in the BPO business. With the ever growing web based technology and companies like “Coursera” offering online open education systems, there is tremendous opportunity for educating the youth. Coursera, over last nine months, has attracted over 2 million entrants. Health and Medicine is another area which is more sought after by Gen Y and Gen Z.

Adding values to the talk, Mr. Padaki said that HR should be viewed as “human infinite potential” not just as “resources” because with the increase in longevity among human population, even 60+ people are found extremely energetic. These elderly resources are highly potential for a paradigm shift from shallow generalist to serial masters. By the year 2025, the world will not be recognized as developed in technology instead technology will be embedded in the human life itself.

Earlier, the Conference was welcomed by Dr N.R. Parasuraman, Director of the Institute. Conference Chair Dr. Mousumi Sengupta kindled the theme of the Conference and introduced the Keynote Speaker. Conference Co-Chair Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta rendered Vote of Thanks. The two day conference is going to witness deliberation with over 250 paper presenters from academic and corporate area from India and abroad. The student community of SDMIMD fully geared up to organize the Track sessions with a view to gain hands-on experience in managing organizing conferences.

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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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.

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.