Student Activities

SDMIMD, Mysuru inaugurated its flagship B-School Management Fest ‘Naissance 2020 – Battle of the Zodiac Signs’, with Mr. Ryshyanth, Superintendent of Police (SP), Mysore District and Mr. H. S. Nagesh, Vijaya Bank, Mysore as distinguished Chief Guests. 

 

Mr. Ryshyanth, SP Mysore District, began his speech by stating that competition such as Naissance would bring the best talent out of students. He opined that the gap between education and company’s expectations are being bridged by educational institutes such as SDMIMD. He encouraged the students to think differently, be competitive and work hard. He also urged the students to keep in mind what is relevant currently. He concluded his speech by urging the students to understand the advantages that India has and how this can be projected to create a brand image for India.

 

Mr. H. S Nagesh from Vijaya bank congratulated the students of the institute and conveyed his best wishes to more than 150 participating young student managers representing B Schools from Karnataka and neighbouring states.

 

Earlier, Dr. H. Gayathri, Deputy Director of SDMIMD, welcomed the gathering and shared her views and thoughts about Naissance 2020 and its theme.  Student coordinator Ms. Sristi Roy Chowdhury gave a brief about the theme of ‘Naissance 2020 – Battle of the Zodiac Signs’, which revolved around the management lessons and principles to be derived from Signs of Zodiac which battle to prove their mettle.    

 

The two-day national level B-School fest witnessed the intellectual battle and supremacy between the brightest minds of premier B-schools of India. The students from Christ University, Bangalore emerged as Winners of Naissance 2020 by their outstanding performance in various events- Aquarius (Toastmaster Event), Libra (Entrepreneurship Skills Event), Gemini (HR Event), Capricorn: (Systems/IT Event), Scorpion (Marketing Marketing) organized as a part of the Management Fest.

The students of SDMIMD organized the flagship student event of the institute Naissance 2017 edition - a National Level Management Fest during February 3 & 4, 2017. The event was designed under the theme “India-The Promised Land” which reflects India as a jewel in the emerging market crown. Naissance’17 challenged the management students from across the country on various fields of management through 8 events, namely, The Best Manager, Finance, Marketing, HR, Operations and Logistics, Systems, Business Plan and Photography challenge. 

 

The event which was a host to around 140 participants from different B-Schools, was inaugurated by Dr. H. Gayathri, Deputy Director, SDMIMD, by lighting of the lamp, Dr. R Jagadeesh, Student Coordinators Mr. Narendran V and Ms. Shushma Chengappa joined. The event began with the welcome note by Ms. Shushma Chengappa followed by an address by Dr. R Jagadeesh and Dr. H Gayatri. The two day event was sponsored by Acer Incorporation, Vijaya Bank, Reliance Jio and GRS Fantasy Park Mysore. 

 

The valedictory function of the management fest held on February 4, 2017. Prof M. Sriram of SDMIMD, Mr. Rajagopal of Reliance Jio, participants and the students of SDMIMD were present during the prize distribution and valedictory ceremony.

 

Mr. Nirmal Abraham from DCSMAT Cochin was recognized as the “Best Manager” in Naissance 2017. St. Joseph’s Institute of Management Bangalore was identified as the Overall Champions for bagging the maximum number of awards in the event. The two day fest came to an end with the vote of thanks delivered by the Student Coordinator Mr. Narendran V. 

“Naissance” is a platform for all those aspiring zealous youth, who strive to make a difference in today’s world. The 10th Edition of Naissance was inaugurated on January 27, 2016 by Mr. Raj Sabhlok, President, ManageEngine and Zoho.com at SDMIMD Auditorium. During his inaugural address Mr. Raj spoke about the changing trends in management schools across the globe and what is relevant in the current scenario. He expressed his views on the theme for this year’s Naissance 'Cross the chasm'.  Mr. Raj narrated about Zoho Corporation & the products they have to offer and ended his speech. 

 

The grand 3-Day Annual Management Fest driven by SDMites was on the theme “Crossing the Chasm”. The fest comprises of exclusive events that challenge the participants with utmost difficult hurdles to cross the chasm. The event was conducted with broad spectrum of general management and flagship event of naissance that is ‘The Best Manager - Mahrfia’.

 

The flagship event of Naissance 2016 ‘Mahrfia – the Best Manager’ was won by Ms. Chandini from Christ University (Kengeri Campus), Bengaluru; the Vittaksh - the Finance event was achieved by Mr. Mohit & Ms. Chanchal from Vanguard College; the marketing event – The M- Square Inc. was accomplished by Mr. Rishab Gupta and Mr. Pranav Mandal from IBA; and the Big Future - the General Management was gained by Ms. Nolita D’Souza, Ms. Kiran and Ms. Keerthana Kurup of Christ University (Main Campus). The participants from different B-Schools across the nation experienced the simulation of tough competitive corporate world in Naissance 2016. 

SDMIMD organised the annual flagship event for Undergraduates - Abhigyaan ’19, on October 10 & 11, 2019 at its campus. The two-day fest was inaugurated by Dr N. R Parasuraman, the Director of SDMIMD.  More than 400 students from colleges across Karnataka participated in various events such as Best Manager, Best Entrepreneur, Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, B-Quiz, Photography, Mad Ads, Treasure Hunt and Street Play. The sports event was introduced in this year’s fest and a cricket match was organized. The inaugural day culminated with vibrant cultural competitions such as Singing, Dancing and Fashion Show. 

 

The Day-2 of Abhigyaan 2019 commenced with the final rounds of the management events. Abhigyaan was a wonderful platform for the students to showcase their managerial skills and talents. SDM College of Business Management, Mangalore emerged as the overall champions of Abhigyaan’ 2019. The event was organized and coordinated by the Samprati Committee of SDMIMD.

SDMIMD conducted Abhigyaan ’18 the annual fest for undergraduate students during October 5 & 6, 2018 at SDMIMD. 200+ young undergraduates from colleges across Karnataka participated in various management events like Best Manager, Marketing, Finance, HR, Entrepreneurship. The events witnessed active participation in Quiz, Treasure hunt, Street Play, etc. The inaugural day culminated with cultural competitions like Singing, Dancing and Fashion show.

 

The Day-2 of Abhigyaan 2018 commenced with the final rounds of the management events. The team from MICA, Mysore, emerged as Overall Championship of Abhigyaan’ 2018. The colorful prize distribution ceremony to the winning teams marked the end of the management fest. 

 

SDMites Students Committee - Samprati, group engaged with event management, along with the student volunteers organized Abhigyaan '18.

SDMIMD conducted Abhigyaan ’17 the annual fest for undergraduate students. 200+ young graduates from colleges across Karnataka participated in various management events like Best Manager, Marketing, Finance, HR, Entrepreneurship and events like Quiz, Treasure hunt, Street Play etc. The Day 1 culminated with cultural competitions like Singing, Dancing and Fashion show. 

 

This years’ Abhigyaan saw a new addition i.e Sports, where sporting events like Cricket, Football and Badminton where held. At the end of Day 2 the prize distribution ceremony was held and our Director, Dr. N.R. Parasuraman along with the other faculty members distributed the prizes to the winning teams.

 

SDM Ujire won the overall championship award at Abhigyaan’17. SDMites students committee - Samprati, the event management committee along with the student volunteers of the institute organized Abhigyaan '17

On September 30 & October 1, 2015 SDMIMD, Mysore held the 2-Day Annual Management Fest for Undergraduate students – Abhigyaan 2015. SDMites challenged the young minds with a series of events to assess their managerial skills. More than 400 students from various parts of the country participated in the event. The events included Bourne Autocrat - to identify the Best Manager; Dossier – the paper presentation competition; HRythm – the HRM event; Pugmarks – the famous treasure hunt event; U-Snap - the photography event; Markemalgam - to analyze aptitude for innovation of among students and Vox Populi – the street play event, to judge how well the participants can showcase the concern towards societal issues. 

SDM, Mangalore Students emerged as overall champions by winning the First Prize in - Dossier HRythm and Vox Populi.  Mr. Vaibhav Yamadagni of Vidhyashram College was adjudged the Best Manager in the event Bourne Autocrat. Pugmarks the treasure hunt event was won by students from Marimallapa’s College. The prize for U-Snap was also bagged in by Vidhyashram, Mysore, who also stood first in Markemalgam. 

SDMIMD held their 2-Day Annual Management Fest for Undergraduate students – Abhigyaan 2014 on September 30 & October 1, 2014 at their Campus. SDMites challenged the young minds with series of events to assess their managerial skills. The events included Corporate Czar - to identify the Best Manager; Dossier – the paper presentation competition; the Human Edge – to test the communication skills; Game of Thrones – to test the wittiness; Big Picture - the photography event; Kotler’s Paradigm - to analyze the innovativeness; Escapade - to judge the participants about the concern towards societal issues.