The objective of the workshop was to make PGDM 2022-24 students understands the corporate expectations from them during their summer internships beginning May 2023.

The workshop was taken by distinguished alumni resource, Ms. Anchal Ganjoo, India Compliance Lead, Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (Alumnus PGDM 2013-15 Batch) and Ms. Shivangi Singh, Team Lead, Google Cloud Sales Enablement, Cognizant (Alumnus PGDM 2016-18 Batch) for PGDM (2022-24) Batch.

The workshop began with the welcome of alumni speakers by Prof. Durba Roy, AVP – CRC. In her welcome remarks, she discussed on the changing landscape of organisations with respect to SIP interns over a period of time and deliverables expected. She focussed on developing the right set of learning attitude and observe go-getter approach to gain maximum.

Ms. Anchal Ganjoo, shared that the responsibilities of an intern have evolved.In many internship programs, one can be working on projects, managing a small team and even working along some executives. It’s also not uncommon to receive a full-time offer upon completion of one’s internship with a company. Also, employers like to hire interns and use their internships source new talent for their company. Students shall definitely aim for PPI & PPOs from their SIPs.

Ms. Shivangi Singh, during her interaction with the students discussed about developing the niche skills to perform better. She discussed that companies expects a problem solver. At the time of joining, the main job will be to assist, learn, and grow. After one is settled in, he/she be expected to pull his/her own weight. She advised picking up hard skills and brushing upon the soft skills.

The alumni’s answered the queries of the students too and shared that Internships are usually short-term. They’re smaller investments in time and energy than full-time jobs. But they are certainly without a doubt a great investment of your time.

Dr.Timira Shuka, Director and Dr. Anusha Agarwal, Chairperson PGDM presented the plaque of honor and token of gratitude to the alumni speakers.

The workshop was coordinated by Prof. Yachna Malhotra and Dr. Mayank Sharma.

The dignitaries of the program were;

·            Ms. P.V. Sindhu, Brand ambassador of PNB MetLife;

·            Mr. Subhash Chandra Garg, Former Finance Secretary;

·            Mr. Sameer Bansal, Chief Distribution Officer PNB MetLife;

·            Ms. Sanchita Mukherji and Ms. Neha Nagar, Finance Content Creator

The panel discussion focused on financial planning of child education for their dreams. White paper on the theme of PNB MetLife to all citizens of India by Happy and Chhoti Sindhu the mascots of PNB MetLife was released.

Ms. P.V. Sindhu shared her childhood memories and discussed the role of finance planning. Mr. Subhash Chandra Garg shared his views relating to government initiatives related to child education schemes. Mr. Sameer Bansal highlighted the importance of financial security for the children in the scenario of rising education cost.  Ms. Sanchita Mukherji talked about the need of financial planning for children at the earliest. Ms. Neha Nagar gave several examples of financial goals and impact of inflation on financial planning. At the end of the show audience asked few questions to the dignitaries. 

Prof. Yachna Malhotra, I.T.S School of Management introduced the importance and requirement of Personal Branding in the professional and corporate life.

An ice breaking activity was conducted to make students alert and active listeners for the session. The session was a mix of both the slide show coupled with some interesting activities, engaging videos and online quizzes to make students understand the significance and need of Personal Branding and how to make best use of their smartphones and social media to increase their networking and branding in the virtual age.

The session covered various aspects of personal branding like creating a personal brand statement, identifying target audiences, and using social media platforms to build a brand. The advantages of personal branding like creating connections, enhanced reach, making narrative and leadership building were discussed at length. Some real life examples coupled with video examples were discussed  for better comprehension of the subject among the audience.

The session concluded with an online quiz on Personal Branding in which all the students actively participated and realized their learning outcomes of the session. The students' joy was further enhanced with the virtual certificates they generated based on the scores in the online quiz.

The attendees were enthusiastic and engaged throughout the workshop, asking questions and sharing their experiences related to social media and personal branding.

Workshop was coordinated by Dr. Vivek Pachauri

to attend the webinar on “Being fired to getting inspired: Bouncing back from layoffs” organized by NHRDN Mind Matters on 3rd April, 2023.The students got an opportunity to hear prominent speakers like Mr. Chetan Mahajan (co-founder, Himalayan Writing Retreat), Dr, Vandita Dubey (clinical Psychologist; Creator, Himalayan Writing Retreat), Ms. Ankita Poddar (Sr. HR Business partner, Amazon Web Service) and Ms. Ranjita.

The session was started by Ms. Ankita; moderator who skillfully wove the threads of the conversation into great takeaways for the audience. She asked panelists why organizations do layoffs, what was their experience when they faced the same, how layoff affects a person's mental and physical health, how to overcome them , and whether these layoffs work as an opportunity for self-realization.The questions were aptly addressed by panelists with real-life  examples.

Learning Outcomes

·        Organizations need to have tough conversations with honesty and compassion.

·        Individuals need to have self-awareness and a support network.

·        Shame is a socially created emotion and there lies a responsibility to the stigma around layoffs.

The session was interactive indeed. Questions from the audience were also answered in the discussion.

Mr Yamini Bhushan Pandey, MD, IIML EIC, delivered the welcome address. He also spoke about the support offered by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, Startup India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Mr Amit Trivedi, Head Investments, EIC, talked about the partnership with NABARD, following which Shri S. K. Dora, CGM NABARD, held forth on the Joint Accelerator Programme.

On the anvil was also IIML’s partnership with Microsoft, on behalf of whom Mr Raghav Sehgal provided insights on the latest developments in the technology sector. He enlightened the audience about Microsoft Startup Founders’.

Also on the agenda was the announcement of the partnership between IIML EIC and State Bank of India. Mr Saket Dalmia, President, PHDCCI elaborated on his involvement with the government. The keynote address by Prof. Neerja Pandey, Dean, IIML, emphasised on the strategic partnerships Finally, Prof. Pooja Pandey, who leads the Enterprise HER initiative for women entrepreneurs at IIML EIC, apprised all concerned about the woman led enterprises who had qualified for support from the institution.

Subsequently guests were given a guided tour of the incubation centre on campus. All in all, it was a fruitful day for the participants.

The objective of the event was to make students depict team Coordination, Creativity, Problem Solving and Time Management Skills.

The event started by the address of the Club Coordinator Dr. Vivek Pachauri. In the activity, ten teams participated, each team consisting of four members. There was a pre-prepared goodie bag of random objects. One member from each team had to pick three goodies from the bag. The member selecting the goodies was blindfolded. Each team was given 5 minutes for thinking and 3 minutes for enacting the skit. The total time for the activity was 8 minutes.

The teams were judged upon the basis of time management, creativity, coordination and effective use of props in the act. The judges for the event were Prof. Shikha Aggarwal and Dr. Shailendra Kumar Dube.

Out of 10 teams,3 teams were declared as winners :-

1.     Team Dramebaaz : Sundari Tomar ,Sunidhi, Anjali Verma, Abhishek Mishra

2.      Team A.R.M.Y :Md. Amaan Baig, Rahul Sharma, Anjali Sharma, Yashika

3.     Team Fantastic 4 :Maanyata, Sweeti Kumari, Narjis ,Khushi Jaiswal

Appreciation certificates and trophies were awarded to the winners by Dr. Anusha Agarwal, Chairperson PGDM, Club coordinator Dr. Vivek Pachauri and the esteemed judges. Certificates of participation were given to the rest of the participants. 

The sessions were addressed by Mr. Yogeshwr Prakaash, Senior Consultant, and Mr.Tandeep Chattopadhyay, Senior Analyst at Evalueserves Pvt. Ltd, Gurugram.

Mr Tandeep focussed on research modelling and research techniques for resolving the issues of organization and society. He discussed various types of research i.e. Exploratory Research, Descriptive Research, and Causal Research.

Mr Prakaash explained about use of SPSS in Data Analyses and elaborated on Data Modelling.

The workshop was coordinated by Dr. Rajeev Johari.

The objective of this event :

·           To provide knowledge in the field of technology.

·           To enhance players’ observation skills and intuitive abilities, and hone their alertness and concentration.

·           To enhance the ability to collaborate and work together.

11 teams have been selected on the basis of first come first serve basis. All 11 teams play 1st level.  Out of 11 teams, 8 teams were selected for the 2nd level, and for the final level, 5 teams were selected.  Teams were selected as winners from evaluation by the event judge Prof. Mansi Tomar. 

 Winner Team are:

·        1st Prize Team Achievers :  Md Amaan, Rahul Sharma  

·        2nd PrizeTeam Sturdies : Nitish , Neeti

·        3rd Prize Team Divika :  Divya, Varnika

The felicitation ceremony was graced by the presence of Prof. (Dr.) Timira Shukla, Director & Dr. Shikha Arora, First Year PGDM Coordinator. The winning teams were awarded certificates of appreciation and gift hampers.

The interactive & fun-filled activity was conducted by Prof. Mansi Singh. 

The talk was delivered by Alumnus PGDM (2007-2009 batch) Ms. Supreeti Singh, Manager – Motherson Sumi Systems Limited, Noida. 

Dr.Timira Shukla, Director- I.T.S School of Management welcomed the guest by presenting a plant sapling. Prof. Durba Roy introduced Ms. Supreeti Singh to the audience.

Ms. Supreeti started the session by sharing her experience at I.T.S school ofmanagement. Further, she shared her journey from campus to corporate. She spoke aboutthe career in Human Resource as a HR Manager. During her address, she emphasized on thechanging of mindset about the perception about salary package. She said that except being focused about higher salary packages, budding managers should try to be focused about being ethical and professional. She said that the role of a HR manager should be holistic in nature to provide a brighter future to the organization as well as to the society.

She highlighted several examples of corporate sector where HR managers are re-skilling and /or upskilling to acquire new competencies to stay relevant and abreast of the changing landscape of work.  Ms. Supreeti also emphasised on the role of HR in creating a  positive environment for the employees as well as for employers so that organization can sustain for a long in the market.

She answered all the queries asked by the students satisfactorily. Prof. Durba Roy presented a memento as a token of gratitude to the alumnus.

The talk was coordinated by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma.

Professor Lam Khin Yong, Vice President (Industry), NTU Singapore addressed the audience through his opening remarks. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Honorable Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India described the 3C Model i.e. capacity, capability and capital in addressing problems of the country. He stressed on technological aspects in both countries to boost the environment of Innovation and Research & Development. Mr Gan Kim Yong, Honorable Minister for Trade and Industry, Government of Singapore discussed about financial inclusion for encouraging the startups.

The entire program was spread across three technical sessions:

The distinguished speakers of the panels included:

·         Mr. Vijay Sekhar Sharma, Founder, One97 & PayTM

·         Mr. Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

·         Ms. Tan Bin Ru, Deputy CEO of Chainup Pte Ltd and President, Singapore Blockchain Association

·         Mr. Walter de Oude, Founder, Singlife and Chocolate Finance

·         Mr. Niel Parekh, Partner & Head of Asia, Australia and New Zealand at Tikehau Capital & Chairman, The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI)

·         Ms. Amita Chaudhury, Group Head of Sustainability, AIA

·         Prof Tim White, Vice President (International Engagement), President’s Chair in Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

·         Professor Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India Professor T G Sitharam, Chairman, All India Council of Technical Education

Discussions centered onward technology, finance, block chain, IT, sustainability, research, unicorn, materials tangible and other. The program was informative and insightful for new startups, entrepreneurs and industry.