Orientation Program

Invited talk by Mr. Alva of Skanray, Mysuru

Mr. Vishwaprasad Alva, Managing Director, Skanray Technologies, Mysuru, addressed the new batch of PGDM 2015-17 on June 15, 2015 at the Institute auditorium. Mr. Alva recounted various experiences from his career and stressed on important principles to be followed for success.

Opportunities in the Healthcare Sector in India

‘Among the multiple opportunities available to the young managers, healthcare is most emerging and demanding’ thus opined Mr. Bharatheesh Reddy, Head, Business Unit, Apollo Hospital, Mysuru, during his orientation lecture on ‘Opportunities in the healthcare sector in India’ delivered on June 15, 2015 at the Institute auditorium. Mr. Reddy said, Apollo has 10% share of the 60,000 Crore turnover of the Indian healthcare sector. He explained the contribution of heathcare to Indian GDP, the organization of Apollo and best HR practices. Mr. Reddy opined that 10% of all the employment in the health sector should be filled by management graduates.

‘Adopt to Environment’ advice by Alumnus

Mr. Narendra Medappa, alumnus of the Institute and Practice Lead, Talent Acquisition, Infosys Ltd, Bengaluru, talked about - what an MBA journey is all about, and what to consider in placements, on June 13, 2015. In the talk organized as a part of Orientation Lecture Series 2015, Mr. Medappa advised the students to focus on adaptability, learnability and collaboration through the journey which are key requirements of corporates. Further he said one must consider organizational culture, learning environment, empowerment and flexibility in managing individual career in placements.

Tips for ‘Successful Corporate Life’

“Understand your importance, care for fitness, focus on your uneasy areas, cognize the path for yourself to become an all-rounder, strong on fundamentals irrespective of your area of interest, grow in the path along with milestones” were the tips given by Mr. E.V.S. Saibabu, Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Wipro, Bengaluru, to the fresh batch of PGDM 2015-17. Mr. Saibabu was delivering the invited lecture on ‘What Corporates Expect from You’ on June 13, 2015 organized as a part of Orientation Lecture Series 2015.

‘Campus to Corporate’ talk by S. Sanjay of SPI

Mr. Sanjay Srinivasmurthy, Associate Vice President, Global IT Delivery, Software Paradigm International (SPI), Mysuru, spoke about Corporate Expectations from Management graduates, in his talk ‘Campus to Corporate’ organized on June 13, 2015. Mr. Sanjay stressed on the need to be up-to-date. Further, he highlighted the requirements that are imperative in professional life such as skills, commitment, leadership and ethical standards.

Invited talk by Alumnus

Mr. Sreevathsa S., Chief Executive Officer, Specvin Technologies, Mysuru and Alumnus of PGDM batch 2003-05 delivered an invited talk to the new batch of PGDM 2015-17 as a part of Orientation Lecture Series 2015. Mr. Sreevathsa, in his talk on “What Corporates Expect from Management Students”, gave 10 tips to succeed in their career and life. He also stressed on the fact that the basic education degree should not be discarded for other streams of education.

Orientation Lecture Series 2015

The week long ‘Orientation Lecture Series 2015’ was organized during June 12 to 18, 2015 to introduce the new batch of PGDM 2015-17 to the business scenario. Experts from industry and academia shared their thoughts and experiences. Further, the experts provided guidance to face the practicality of the PGDM program and corporate life.

The lecture by Mr. Rajashekara Melanta, Management Consultant, Bengaluru, was the first lecture delivered in this 2015 series. The lecture organized on June 12, 2015 at the institute auditorium was extempore, informative, interactive and educative. Mr. Melanta, drew responses from the students about their aspirations and expectations for the next 2 years. The talk was very interactive, with Mr. Melanta giving his expert inputs to students for achieving success in career and life.

Orientation Program for PGDM 2015-17

The inaugural function of the Orientation program for the newly-admitted PGDM 2015-17 students was organized on June 12, 2015 at the Institute Auditorium. Dr. N.R. Parasuraman, Director, SDMIMD initiated the program by lighting the traditional lamp and delivered the inaugural address. Dr. Parasuraman shared the message from the Honorable Chairman Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade with the young students. The program began with offering of prayers by Ms. Aishwarya Balasubramanyam, 2nd year student of the PGDM program. Dr. H. Gayathri, Deputy Director, greeted the fresh batch for their new endeavor and urged them to be focused for the next 22 months. A special talk titled ‘Life at SDMIMD’ was introduced to the new SDMites by Col. S.N. Prasad, Chairman - Admissions. Following this, an instructive session on ‘About PGDM Program’ was presented by Prof. Malathi Sriram, Chairperson – Academic Programs.

‘Crystallize your thoughts’ – Praveen Kamath of Wipro BPO

Mr. Praveen Kamath, General Manager & Global Head- Talent Transformation, Wipro BPO, Bangalore, conducted a workshop for the new batch of PGDM 2014-16 students on June 21, 2014. Mr. Kamath called upon the future young managers ‘to be the best and to be brutal in competition and to be winners all the way’. He said ‘viewing things in multiple angles and crystallizing thoughts will help to face the competitive world and develop the ability to manage risk’. Speaking on placement preparation activities he advised SDMites to get equipped with the thorough basic knowledge of all key subjects and to develop the ability to present these to groups; and how these can make a big difference at their workplace.The workshop was organized as a part of the week long induction program for the new batch.

Alumnus on Campus – N Chandan of Harita Fehrer Ltd.

As a part of the orientation lectures for the new batch of first year students, Mr. N. Chandan an alumnus of the PGDM batch 2004-06 who is presently working as Sr. Manager – Business Planning, Harita Fehrer Limited delivered a talk outlining his experiences he had in his first project which concerned the solutions in the supply chain of the client he worked for. He candidly answered questions from the new PGDM 2014-16 batch students and at the same time dwelled upon the expectations the corporate has from a B-School new bees in terms of understanding and gauging customer expectations.