its how high. ASBM With the power of right education, the sky is the limit. Information Bulletin Asian School of Business Management B h u b a n e s w a r www.asbm.ac.in Look beyond MBA ASBM Transforms Your Life - Not J ust Career Welcome to ASBM Asian countries are undergoing a transformation that is increasingly witnessing the seamless integration of academic knowledge and behavioural skills into functional domains that is capable of creating a sustainable society of young managers and technocrats. The turbulent business weather and cut- throat competition have brought a sea-change in the corporate expectations. This has necessitated mastering new skills to excel in uncertain business environment. In an increasingly complex marketplace, an amalgamation of talent and level-headedness is at a premium. The market needs managers who can function optimally in multifarious environments. Management teaching is no longer confined to the literary domains of academic pursuit but has found the justification of its existence in the optimal delivery of products to the creation of impeccable economic value to the artful maintenance and development of the multilingual work force; all of which is a product of the best academic institutions of the country. ASBM is fully equipped to take the students through Prof. Bi sw aj eet Pattanayak Ph.D, D.Litt, D.Sc. FIMA Founder and Director exposure and exercise of honing new skills, positive attitude, organization-fit discipline, and above all excellent intellectual capital. It fortifies its post graduate programmes with innovative modules such as Finishing School & Psychometric assessment of students that moulds them into thoroughly groomed industry experts spearheaded with zeal to excel in every sphere of life. The ASBM Finishing School is a unique platform which has adopted several interesting transformational modules to shape the students to be employable and corporate-fit. This has made our students completely different from others and it has been invariably acknowledged by the recruiters for the exceptionally high performing attitudes of our students. I, on behalf of the ASBM community, extend our whole hearted invitation to you to visit ASBM and experience the spirit of excellence. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 2| Quality Policy 4High quality of academics 4Imparting peer-reviewed world class education 4Technology enabled teaching and learning 4Highly trained and motivated faculty resource 4Adherence to discipline and ethical conduct 4Equal opportunity for all-round learning 4Competitive and collaborative spirit 4Constant learning from corporate leadership 4Constant 360 degree evaluation of quality 4Continuous improvement of processes and systems Asian School of Business Management will set best standards for management education and business leadership. Vi si on Vi si on ASBM will shape itself as the school for the New Generation managers to instill in them power of positive thinking, exemplary speed of execution, insatiable desire for new information and knowledge, quest for adventure and a penchant for out-of-box thinking. The school would crystallise the maturity and experience of its founder professionals in diverse fields, benchmark it with learning from the best b- school practices from around the world and offer through the most modern pedagogic practice, the best b-school education to mould the student managers to take on the challenges of India Inc. ASBM would strive to provide a highly evolved value based education that presents the best precepts and practice of corporate governance, ethical business practices, sensitivity towards realities of the market place and that of a predominantly rural economy of India in order to shape the student managers to become mature business leaders of Asia. Mi ssi on YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 3| The white winged wonders, fragile as they are and yet can soar high into the sky scour the world with their friends for adventure and love and bring back myriad stories to share with their young so that they in turn can set to the sky continuing with the cosmic magic of creation There are tremendous management lessons in a flock of migratory birds for leadership, team work, spirit for adventure, risk taking, traversing unconventional path, winning every time and finally, never missing to head back with amazing precision. Wont you want to be part of this exciting world of adventure and personal achievement and soar the skies of success? ASBM Bhubaneswar Located in the midst of unruffled greenery near one of the largest Elephant Sanctuaries of Asia, ASBM is strategically positioned outside the commotion of city life. It presents an ideal environment that enables its student participants to deliberate within its thought provoking campus that integrates learning dispersed through world class systems and procedures in creating business leaders of the future. The students are constantly challenged here to exert themselves in all spheres of curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities in order to hone their competencies in areas of interest that best meets their objective of becoming industry professionals and entrepreneurs. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 4| YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 5| YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 6| A Daring Flight Established with the vision of creating an institution that goes beyond industry expectations and enters the frontier of thought innovation, exemplary business intelligence and leadership skills, ASBM has been successful in nurturing the best minds of the country in making a significant contribution to the country's overall intellectual pool. In a span of eight years, the students have been constantly shaped by the handpicked faculty, carefully chosen from various fields of expertise including foreign multinationals, who have acted as a catalyst in transforming latent talent into an extraordinary work force that has permeated into all sectors of the economy. The ASBM curriculum strives to achieve a balance between the latest academic research and an understanding of local economies of various Asian countries in order to diligently equip students with the right kind of education that can help in materializing their dreams. A sophisticated learning environment, an exemplary research library, an interactive platform with high calibre faculty and constant interaction with the industry on several domain related issues ensure that our students are nurtured with the most relevant industry based skills that would be demanded of them during their privileged career. From its very inception, the institute has imbibed outstanding curricular activities in the gamut of business erudition, entrepreneurship and innovation. Our students have been a testimony to our continuous search for excellence. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 7| ASBM Creates Socially Responsive Business Leaders 4Self-sufficient campus with modern facilities 4Air conditioned classrooms named after legendary management personalities to develop role models by inculcating value based management practices 4Fully residential programmes with separate hostels for boys and girls with high bandwidth internet connectivity Infrastructural Facilities YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 8| 4 cream parlour and Fast Food for refreshment 4Mother Teresa Health Centre to provide 24 hours service with ambulance and para-medical staff 4Fully air-conditioned central auditorium with advanced acoustics and visual equipments 4Open air theatre 4Bank ATM and Post office in the Campus 4Gymnasium, Meditation centre and entertainment zone with table tennis and other indoor games for holistic, physical, mental and spiritual development of the students 4Essential Store 4Outdoor games like volley ball, badminton etc. Multi-cuisine Food Court, Nestle Coffee Shop, Snacks & Ice YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 9| IIM model pedagogy, course curriculum and rigorous industry based experiential learning. Best core faculty from IIMs, IITs & leading institutions Intelligent air-conditioned library of 21,331 books and 10,396 National & International e-journals from EBSCO, SAGE, J-GATE Industry honchos on the Governing Board. Ever-expanding partnership with Blue chip companies for curricula development and training Holistic personality development through advanced Finishing School Modul es wi t h l anguage and psychometri c l abs for better employability Innovative curricular, co-curricular & extra-curricular activities with applied value. Emphasis on developing strong personality traits such as team building, leadership, entrepreneurial abilities, lateral thinking etc. Non-IIM member Institute of CAT Associate member of XAT Academic collaborations with St. Cloud State University, USA; Argentine University of Enterprise, Argentina; California State University, USA & North Carolina Central University, USA for student exchange, research & internship Fully residential programmes for better learning Lush green sprawling e-campus with state-of- the- art facilities World-Class Learning Environment YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 10| YouaretheCREATORof you | 11| r ownDESTINY ? ? ? ? ? A++ Institute Business India in the latest survey th 19 position among Top Institutes of India Dainik Bhaskar Lakshya Survey Silver A+++ Just Careers Survey Rated highest on Governance along with IIM Ahmedabad by Indian Management for three consecutive years One of the Top 20 B-Schools in India Deccan Herald ? CSR Top Institute of India Award ?DNAInnovation in Teaching Award ?B-School Leadership Award by 16th Business School Affaire and Dewang Mehta Foundation ?Dewang Mehta National Award of Best HR Professor conferred on Prof. Biswajeet Pattanayak, Director ASBM International Star for Leadership in Quality Award ?Education Excellence Award by Competition Success Review ? Ranks Awards YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 12| Recognitions YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 13| SA S ACCREDITED Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has recognised ASBM PGDM as equivalent to MBA of any Indian University. Asian School of Business Management (ASBM) is approved and recognized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India as an autonomous institution. AMDISA (A SAARC Recognized Body) has awarded full SAQS Accreditation to ASBM. SAQS Accreditation is a quality label which assures that ASBM has in place continuous quality improvement systems benchmarked with leading Business Schools in the world. PGDM of ASBM has received the rare distinction of accreditation for its quality education by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), Govt. of India for its quality education. AIU recognition NBA Accreditation : International Accreditation of ASBM : AICTE Approved In furtherance of its quest for quality, ASBM has entered into prestigious academic alliance with the reputed North Carolina Central University, USA, St. Cloud State University Minnesota, USA, California State University, San Bernardino, USA, Argentine University of Enterprise, Argentina, for promoting research and development and for exchange of students and teachers in the domains of International Marketing, International Business, International Economics and Entrepreneurship. ASBM is also recognized as a 'Centre of Research' by North Orissa University. Quality Imperatives Universidad Argentina de la Empresa, Argentina California State University, San Bernardino, USA North Carolina Central University, USA ST. CLOUD UNIVERSITY Minnesota, USA St. Cloud University Minnesota, USA ASBMsigns MoUwith St. CloudStateUniversity, USA ASBMinks MoUwith ArgentineUniversity of Enterprise, Argentina ASBM signs MoU with St. Cloud State University (SCSU), Minnesota, USA for the launching of MASTER IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (MEM) programme exclusively for engineering graduates. This is an unique initiative by ASBM in launching such a programme with foreign collaboration. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 14| Academic Programmes An Impeccable Balance between Theory & Practice Management educati on has undergone a sea change in the wake of globalization. There is a paradigm shift from generic management focus to programmes based on the industry needs. ASBM is the first B-School in the country to adopt sector focussed business modules for spearheading industry linked new generation management programmes. All the programmes are approved & recognised by AICTE, Ministry of HRD, Government of India. PGDM - Post Graduate Diploma in Management PGDM - International Business Programme Pattern : Trimester Number of Terms : 6 Summer Internship Project : 8 weeks YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 15| The Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) aims at grooming the students to master general management concepts, skills and their application, with a strong focus on experiential learning. The Institute follows the IIM model pedagogy with open credit system to offer ample opportunities to the students to opt for subjects to their liking as specialisation. This flagship programme has a unique model of specialisation with focus on both domain and sector specific areas. Emphasis is given on case analysis and presentation with multi-disciplinary approach to sharpen the analytical and decision making ability of the students. Thereby this programme enables the students to navigate more effectively as managers in a challenging and changing business environment. Moreover, the concept of Finishing School, introduced for the first time by ASBM in management education, gives an edge to the students for employability. Two year full time residential Programme Recognized by AICTE, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India and AIU 4 4Domain & sectoral focused specializations 4Option of dual and/or single specialization 4IIM model choice based credit system 4Case based innovative teaching pedagogy 4Finishing school for employability 4Summer Project 4Research / Live Projects 4Course of Independent Study Two-year full time residential programme Unique features : Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) Human Resource Management Financial Management Marketing Management Information Technology Management Operations, Logistics & Supply Chain Management Banking Insurance & Financial Services Management Retail Management Term I 4Behaviour at Work 4Micro Economics 4Financial Accounting 4Marketing ManagementI 4QT for Managers 4Managerial Communication 4Finishing School Module-I (Communicative English) Term II 4Structure & Processes in Organisation 4Legal Aspects of Business 4Macro Economics 4Cost & Management Accounting 4Marketing ManagementII 4Operations Management 4Operations Research 4Finishing School Module-II (Communication Skill Development) YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 16| Specialisation : Course Structure : Term III Term IV Elective courses in seven areas (in Terms IV, V & VI) Human Resource Management 4 4World Business Environment 4Financial Management 4Working Capital Management 4Business Research Methods 4Logistics & Supply Chain Management 4Management Information Systems 4Finishing School Module-III (Personality Development) 4Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 4Strategic Management 4Finishing School Module IV (Impression Management) 4Compensation & Reward Management 4International HRM 4Labour Laws 4Performance Management System 4Self-Management Art for Executive Excellence (SMARTEE) 4Talent Management 4International Business Negotiation 4Managing Employee Relations 4Managing Organisational Culture 4Strategic HRM Human Resource Management 4 4Corporate Governance 4Assessment & Development Centre 4Leadership for Corporate Excellence 4Organisational Analysis & Transformation 4Intellectual Property Rights 4Business Analysis & Valuation 4Financial Markets & Services 4Financial Statement Analysis 4Security Analysis & Portfolio Management 4Behavioural Finance 4International Financial Management 4Project Finance 4Risk Management & Derivatives 4Entrepreneurship & New Venture 4Merger, Acquisition & Corporate Restructuring 4Strategic Management Accounting 4Banking Theory & practice 4Financial Markets & Services 4Management of Lending 4General Insurance 4International Financial Management 4NBFC Management 4Retail Banking 4Treasury Management 4Money Transfer & Foreign Exchange Management Training & Development Financial Management BIFS Management YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 17| 4Life Insurance 4NPA Management 4B to B Marketing 4Consumer Behaviour 4Marketing Research 4Rural Marketing 4Advanced Marketing Research 4Advertising & Sales Promotion 4Brand Management 4Sales & Distribution Management 4Strategic Marketing 4Customer Relationship Management 4Integrated Marketing Communication 4International Marketing Management 4Marketing of Services Marketing Management Retail Management Operations, Logistics & Supply Chain Management 4 4Category Management 4Store Profitability Management 4Buying & Merchandising 4Retail Verticals 4Store Operations Management 4Visual Merchandising 4E Retailing 4International Retailing 4Retail Promotional Strategy 4Infrastructure Management 4Inventory Management & Control 4Management of Technology 4Materials Management 4Purchase Management Introduction to Retail YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 18| 4 4Automation in Logistics & Supply Chain 4Decision Analysis 4Multi-Modal Transport Management 4Operations Strategy 4Production Management 4Production Planning & Control 4Project Management 4Services Management 4Stores Management 4Business Applications & Game Theory 4Enterprise Resource Planning I & II 4International Logistics 4Supply Chain Strategy & Design 4World Class Manufacturing Quality Management Systems Student is required to opt for minimum 20 credit elective papers to have a specialization. There is a choice for single, dual specializations depending upon the electives opted for. Information Technology Management 4 4Relational Database Management System 4System Analysis & Design 4Data Mining & Data Warehousing 4IT Strategy 4Networking & Communication 4Software Project Management 4Web Technology 4E Commerce 4Knowledge Management 4Management of ITES Operating Systems YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 19| PGDM - International Business The PGDM - International Business is an intensive, two - year, residential post graduate programme, specially designed for an exiting career in global business environment. This programme aims at equipping the participants with management concepts, skills and their application, with an International perspective, to prepare them for both domestic and International markets. The students have a unique choice to opt for specialization in various functional areas like HR, Marketing, Finance, Logistics & Supply Chain, IT etc. Thereby, this programme enables the students to navigate more effectively as global managers in the challenging and fast moving international business scenario. Moreover, the concept of Finishing School, introduced for the first time by ASBM in management education, gives an edge to the students for employability. Human Resource Management Financial Management Marketing Management Information Technology Management Logistics & Supply Chain Management Two year full time residential Programme Recognized by AICTE, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 4Two-year full time residential programme 4Functional specializations 4Option of dual and/or single specialization 4IIM model choice based credit system 4Case based innovative teaching pedagogy 4Finishing school for employability 4Training in foreign language 4Sea port visit 4Summer Project 4Research / Live projects 4Courses of Independent Study (CIS) Unique features : Specialisation : YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 20| Course Structure : Term I Term II 4Behaviour at Work 4Introduction to International Business 4Micro Economics 4Financial Accounting 4Marketing Management 4QT for Managers 4Managerial Communication 4Finishing School Module-I (Communicative English) 4Structure & Processes in Organisation 4Legal Framework of International Business 4Macro Economics 4Cost & Management Accounting 4International Marketing Management 4Operations Management 4Operations Research 4Finishing School Module-II (Communication Skill Development) Term III Term IV Term V 4Human Resource Management 4International Geo-Political Business Environment 4Financial Management 4Working Capital Management 4Business Research Methods 4International Logistics & Supply Chain Management 4Management Information Systems 4Finishing School Module-III (Personality Development) 4Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 4International HRM 4International Economics 4International Trade & WTO 4Finishing School Module IV (Impression Management) 4International Financial Management 4International Business Strategy YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 21| Elective courses in five areas (in Terms IV, V & VI) Human Resource Management Financial Management 4Compensation & Reward Management 4Labour Laws 4Performance Management System 4Self-Management Art for Executive Excellence (SMARTEE) 4Talent Management 4International Business Negotiation 4Managing Employee Relations 4Cross - Cultural Management 4Strategic HRM 4Training & Development 4Corporate Governance 4Assessment & Development Centre 4Leadership for Corporate Excellence 4Organisational Analysis & Transformation 4Intellectual Property Rights 4Business Analysis & Valuation 4Financial Markets & Services 4Financial Statement Analysis 4Security Analysis & Portfolio Management 4Behavioural Finance 4Project Finance 4Risk Management & Derivatives 4Entrepreneurship & New Venture 4Merger, Acquisition & Corporate Restructuring 4Strategic Management Accounting 4Export & Import Management 4B to B Marketing 4Consumer Behaviour 4Marketing Research 4Advanced Marketing Research 4Advertising & Sales Promotion 4Brand Management 4Sales & Distribution Management 4Strategic Marketing 4Customer Relationship Management 4Integrated Marketing Communication 4Marketing of Services Marketing Management YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 22| Logistics & Supply Chain Management 4Infrastructure Management 4Inventory Management & Control 4Management of Technology 4Materials Management 4Purchase Management 4Quality Management Systems 4Automation in Logistics & Supply Chain 4Decision Analysis 4Multi-Modal Transport Management 4Operations Strategy 4Production Management 4Production Planning & Control 4Project Management 4Services Management 4Stores Management 4Business Applications & Game Theory 4Enterprise Resource Planning I & II 4Supply Chain Strategy & Design 4World Class Manufacturing Information Technology Management 4Operating Systems 4Relational Database Management System 4System Analysis & Design 4Data Mining & Data Warehousing 4IT Strategy 4Networking & Communication 4Software Project Management 4Web Technology 4E Commerce 4Knowledge Management Youarethe CREATORof your ownDESTINY | 23| Astitwa Foundation Day Akanksha ' Freshers Day to welcome the new comers Moorchhana Anniversary Day Celebration Utkarsha Annual Business Quiz Vibranz Celebration to welcome the New Year Smruti O' Anubhuti Send-off to the final years students Markfest National Simulated Business Model Contest Ignite B-School Meet Extra- Curricular : Spearheading Holistic Growth YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 24| Extra-curricular activities are emphasized at ASBM with priority on proliferating students' creativity and cultural growth. The institute hosts every year National Management Conventions, Workshops & Seminars for exposing the students to the best of the industry and academic icons and National Markfest for providing a platform to the students to showcase their marketing ideas in a simulated environment. To make 'Excellence' a way of life for the students, we have instituted 'Road to Excellence' lecture series. Persons of eminence from industry and other walks of life deliver lectures regularly in the Institute and also interact with the students. Thereby the students get ample opportunity to rub shoulders with industry icons and academic stalwarts and exchange ideas with them. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 25| Our Glorious Convocations Sixth Annual Convocation, 2013 addressed by Chairman, Airports Authority of India Mr. V.P. Agrawal YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 26| Second Annual Convocation, 2009 addressed by Chancellor, North Carolina Central University, USA. Dr. Charlie Nelms First Annual Convocation, 2008 addressed by Managing Director, Lanco Infratech Ltd. Mr. Venkatesh Babu Third Annual Convocation, 2010 addressed by Hon'ble Chairman, Union Public Service Commission Dr. D. P. Agarwal Fourth Annual Convocation, 2011 addressed by Hon'ble Hon'ble Judge, Supreme Court of India Mr. Justice Ananga Kumar Patnaik Fifth Annual Convocation, 2012 addressed by President, St. Cloud State University, USA Dr. Earl H. Potter III YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 27| Holistic Personality Grooming Exposure to Icons gives a Cutting Edge Advantage A wonderful and highly disciplined institute churning out best students for industry. Chairman, Airports Authority of India Mr. V.P. Agrawal I am greatly appreciative of the success achieved by ASBM in a short period of time under the leadership of Prof (Dr.) Biswajeet Pattanayak. The quality of anything done in ASBM is highly appreciable. The placement record is commendable. I wish ASBM all the best. Director, IIM Ranchi Prof M J Xavier You have wonderful students, teachers and big heart. It was privilege being here . Director, Talent, Deloitte Mr. S. V. Nathan It was a great experience to visit the campus of ASBM. Prof. Pattanayak is a great visionary, meticulous planner and good executor. I am glad to be associated with him and the institute. Managing Director, Gati - KWE Limited Mr. Mahendra Agarwal It was my pleasure to interact with the students. I am thankful to Prof. Biswajeet Pattanayak for giving me this opportunity & Prof. Kalyan S. Ray for making it happen. Long live our association and friendship. Good luck to ASBM.
Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Mr. H. R. Khan It is a great pleasure for me to visit this institute. From a small beginning the institute has grown into a full-fledged school of business management having been recognized by Management Associations of India as equal to IIMs of this country. I congratulate Prof. Biswajeet Pattanayak for his distinguished and visionary leadership. His Excellency, Shri Janaki Ballav Patnaik Hon'ble Governor of Assam YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 28| It was a great discoveryDiscovery of ASBM. It is nice to see such a vibrant national institute in the middle of nowhere. It needs great deal of courage and vision to found such an institution. My personal congratulations. I wish all the best for ASBM. Director, IIFT, New Delhi Dr. Surajit Mitra, IAS It is indeed a pleasure for me to be here at this wonderful institute. My best wishes to Dr. Pattanayak and best of luck in all his endeavour. Chief General Manager SBI, Bhubaneswar Circle, Odisha Mr. Praveen Gupta Excellent campus, serious students and committed faculty members. Good opportunity to visit ASBM. Manappuram Finance Ltd Mr. V. P. Nand Kumar, MD & CEO It is a great experience to be in this temple of learning. Seeing such a facility in Bhubaneswar gives an added delight. Headed by a versatile personality, Dr. Biswajeet Pattanayak, ASBM can and should reach for the stars & beyond. God Bless. Managing Director, State Bank of Hyderabad Mr M. Bhagawantha Rao Amazing group of awesome students & faculty members with a quest of excellence and service. Professor Emeritus Kellogg School of Management, USA Padmashree Dr. Bala V. Balachandran I am quite impressed with the infrastructure and facilities created in a span of about 5 years and the sectoral design of curriculum to create management specialists for different Business sectors. CMD, Nalco, Bhubaneswar Mr. Anshuman Das I am quite impressed with the infrastructure and the palpable aura of learning. Glad to come and visit the campus. Director, PWC Consulting Mr. Robin Roy YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 29| Finishing School : Contouring The Edges This module focuses on Potential assessment through psychometric tests Complete grooming through mentoring and counseling Professional, social and personal etiquettes Effective communication Resume building Participating in group discussion Facing interviews Managing impressions of the recruiters Full dress rehearsal for placement Career planning needs a scientific approach to get success. ASBM strongly believes that students are to be moulded and shaped through a systematic approach on the line of Finishing School concept of West. While pursuing their programme, they will undergo competency mapping and development process to be prepared for entry to their dream career. This Finishing School is the first of its kind in India attached to a B-School. The school, benchmarked according to the best of European and American Models, aims at sharpening the presentability of our professional graduates and enabling them with the required expertise on corporate code of conduct and business etiquettes. Finishing School conducts Power Packed Personality and Placement Grooming Module (4PGM) for all the students to shape them as professionals. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 30| FINISHING SCHOOL MODULE I Communication Soft Skills Communicative English Listening Skills Speaking Skills Conversation Skills Questioning Skills Vocabulary Building Public Speaking Presentation Skills Extempore Management Concept Speeches Debates & Quizzes Phonetics Vowel Utterances Consonants Group Discussion Personal Interview Language Lab Learning Personal & Social Etiquette Business Etiquette Personality Grooming & Leadership Stress & Conflict Management Team Building & Leadership Impression Management Change Management
FINISHING SCHOOL MODULE II FINISHING SCHOOL MODULE III FINISHING SCHOOL MODULE IV YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 31| Placement Placement of students cannot be justified unless they are given a platform to showcase their relative merit in various corporate houses and institutions of repute. ASBM recognizes, aspires and implements the same philosophy by consistently placing every outgoing batch in the best possible enterprise that is pre- validated by an 8 week rigorous summer training that students go through in fulfilling the strict requirements of the course. The Placement and Training Division keeps track of students even after they are placed in companies to effectively monitor their work and behavioral related outcomes to add credible value to its evolving knowledge database that helps in the fruitful formulation of various training programmes and workshops in making post graduates of high-end competence through continuous feedback from the industry. CONSISTENTLY EXCELLENT PLACEMENT RECORD SINCE INCEPTION Carrying Forward the Legacy Students Shine in Placement Drives to maintain the Tradition of Excellence ASBM has been able to set a landmark in its journey towards success and commitment for continuous development through consistently excellent placement record of its students for both summer and final placement. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 32| ?ASIAN PAINTS ?BERGER PAINTS ?CEASEFIRE ?CHANDAN STEEL ?EDELWEISS ?FEDERAL BANK ?FUTURE GENERALI INDIA LIFE INSURANCE ?FUTURE VALUE RETAIL (PANTALOONS) ?GATI ?GENPACT ?GEOJIT BNP PARIBAS ?HCL INFOSYSTEM ?HDFC BANK ?HDFC STANDARD LIFE ?ICICI BANK ?INDIA INFOLINE ?BUTTA GROUP ?RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS ?RELIANCE RETAIL ?SBI LIFE INSURANCE ?SEW CONSTRUCTIONS ?SEW INFRA ?SHOPPERS STOP ?SHRIRAM TRANSPORT FINANCE ?SPANDANA Our Major Recruiters* : ?STATE BANK OF HYDERABAD ?STATE BANK OF INDIA ?TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES ?TATA SPONGE IRON ?TATA STEEL ?UCO BANK ?VISA STEEL ?VODAFONE SPACETEL ?WIPRO ?SKODA ?INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK ?INDU PROJECTS ?ITC ?JARO EDUCATION ?JAS GROUP ?KARVY ?KOTAK ?LANCO ?MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA ?MANAPPURAM FINANCE ?MAX NEWYORK LIFE INSURANCE ?MOTILAL OSWAL ?NESTLE ?OCL INDIA ?REDINGTON INDIA ?RELIANCE CAPITAL ?MICRONUM * an indicative list YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 33| Alumni Speak I deem it an honour to pass out from ASBM. Though I could not make it to IIM, the learning that I imbibed from ASBM has helped me to make my career without any regret. It has refined me to fit into the corporate world perfectly. Mihir Kumar Khatua, Batch 2013 Nutrition Officer, Nestle ASBM has been a wonderful journey for me. It trained me to become an independent individual having my own values and knowledge that I gained from this eternal h ub of learning. The never ending support and guidance from highly intellect faculty members has enabled me to secure a respectable position in a renowned company. Sweta Sahoo, Batch 2013 Asst. Manager , Kotak Securities Getting into ASBM not only shaped my life but also my personality. Within these two years I got golden opportunities in discovering many things among which time management was one. Pursuing PGDM not only fetched me value added courses to my career but at the same time, it taught me how to trade off between them. Pritee, Batch 2012 Manager, UCO Bank After studying for two years, I feel proud to be a part of ASBM one of the premier institutes of India. I shall be ever grateful to its beautiful campus, robust curriculum and vibrant faculty members. I am thankful to our Director Sir for giving me such an opportunity in making my dream come true. Padma Lochan Sahoo, Batch 2012 Logistic Executive, ITC YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 34| ASBM is a perfect place for nurturing talent. The institute has given me a platform, whereby I could create an identity for myself in the Banking sector. Sanket Sahoo, Batch 2011 Asst. Manager, HDFC Bank It has been a great experience at ASBM. The rigorous curriculum has made us more adaptable for the corporate ambience that we have ventured into. I would like to thank each and everybody for providing us the best years of our life. Sutavya Sen, Batch 2011 Consultant, Deloitte I never thought that my dream would turn into a reality. ASBM not only shaped my career but also my life. It showed me the ultimate height of dedication of profession and management of work life balance. I am really proud to be a part of ASBM. Jagruti Dikshit, 2010 Batch, Asst Manager, ICICI Bank ASBM is an experience that altered the vision of my life, changed my personality and transformed me from a college boy to a professional that I am today. Ayushman Ray, Batch 2008 Store Manager, Reliance Trends ABSM is rightly called a 'B-School with a difference'. Its LSCM is a unique programme which has made me a successful in a leading multinational company. Yatinder Kumar, Batch 2009 Manager, GAMMON India ASBM was a home away from home. I experienced very healthy and conducive environment at the institute. The learning at ASBM has made me an organised professional. It has enriched me in handling stress in a better way & stay calm & cool at difficult situations. Debashish Ghosh, Batch 2008 Store Manager Pantaloons Retail India ASBM has instilled in us the skills to lead and succeed in a knowledge-based world, to express our own uniqueness and be resilient enough to tide over tough times. Arun Kumar Mohanty, Batch 2009 Territory Business Manager Gates Unitta Asian I came to ASBM with high hopes to build a strong career with a solid foundation. Today I am extremely happy and satisfied with the knowledge and success gained here within these 2 years of my journey in this campus. Here I have learnt umpteen things right from organizing oneself to leading a team. Classroom learning with event management, facing mock interviews etc- all played a vital role in my final selection. I am thankful to all my faculty members and most importantly to the Placement team for giving this position. Suvigya Vats, 2012 Batch Territory Sales Officer, Asian Paints These two years in ASBM taught us everything which is needed in the corporate sector. The institution provides the best educational environment and facilities through our faculty and staff members. Moreover, the case based study and the Finishing school module is surely going to help me in future. I thank all the members of ASBM family for the love and affection bestowed on us during the days when we were away from our home. Abhijit Samantaray, 2012 Batch Sales Officer, Berger Paints YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 35| ASBM Merit Scholarship Scheme I Awarded at the time of admission on the basis of consistent academic record throughout the career from standard 10 to + 3 . 70% marks and more throughout the academic career up to and th th including graduation (i.e., 10 Standard, 12 Standard and Degree level examination). Graduates of ASBM Institute of BBA are also eligible irrespective of marks secured by them. 65% marks or more throughout the academic career up to and th th including graduation (i.e., 10 Standard, 12 Standard and Degree level examination). Scheme II Awarded on the basis of academic performance during the course in ASBM at the end of each term to the Top Three students of the institute on the basis of GPA of that particular term. Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) - Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand only) - YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 36| Industry Sponsored Gold Medals for ASBM Toppers add to the ace B-School's Credibility. A mark of trust, goodwill and credibility that the corporate world has reposed on the tradition of excellence of ASBM, is evident from the industry sponsored Gold Medals awarded in ASBM's Third Annual Convocation ASBM : Pioneering Greater Acceptability by the Lead Players of the Industry INFINITY Gold Medal SEW Gold Medal Director's Gold Medal - Sponsored by INFINITY Group for the Topper of Post Graduate Diploma in Management. Sponsored by SEW Infrastructure Ltd. for the Topper of PGDM International Business Sponsored by GATI Ltd. for the Best All-Rounder Student Industry Gold Medals YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | | 37 Mrs. Gargi Kaul, Principal Accountant General, Odisha and Mr. Praveen Gupta, CGM, State Bank of India, on the occasion of ASBM National Conclave on Banking & Financial Services, 2013 Shri Santosh Kumar Mohapatra, Chairman Dhamra Port (4th from Left) as Chief Guest on the occasion of ASBM National Seminar on Logistics & Supply Chain, 2013 Prof. M. J. Xavier, Director IIM, Ranchi and Mr. T. K. Somasajeevan, Executive Vice President (HR), Manappuram Finance Ltd. on the occasion of ASBM International Management Convention, 2013 Shri S. N. Patro, Honble Minister, Govt. of Odisha along with Shri P.V. Nandkumar, Executive Chairman, Manappuram Finance Ltd. on the occasion of inauguration of 8th Batch Post Graduate Programme in Management, 2013-15 Dr. Surajit Mitra, Director, IIFT (centre) as Chief Guest on the occasion of ASBM National Management Seminar on International Business, 2013 ASBM s Landmark Events Shri S. v. Nathan, Director (Talent), Deloitte (4th from left) with other dignitaries at ASBM National HR Conclave, 2013 YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 38| Gati Centre of Excellence in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Post liberalization, privatization and globalization policies of Government of India, Indian economy became one of the fastest growing economies in the world along with Brazil, China and Russia. With rapid growth of economy, more money are in the hands of the customers and their purchasing power increased. On the supply side, also the level of competition increased and, the increased availability of products and services triggered higher expectations from the customers. Faced with the challenge of meeting the customer expectations, organizations are now forced to look within and become cost effective. Logistics and Supply Chain as a discipline, which until now was not exploited for its potential to create value in organizations is now recognized. Asian School of Busi ness Management , Bhubaneswar in collaboration with Gati Ltd., Hyderabad has created a platform; Gati Center of Excellence in Logi st i cs & Suppl y Chai n Management to act as a catalyst to make this happen. Towards this objective, the center is conducting Post Graduate Programs in Logistics & Supply Chain Management for the working executives in distance mode with the approval of the regulatory authorities, AICTE and DEC, Government of India. As part of industry and academic interface, the centre conduct every year a National Seminar on Logistics & Supply Chain Industry. Eminent dignitaries on the dais on the occasion of ASBMNational Seminar on Logistics &Supply Chain, 2013 Shri SantoshKumar Mohapatra Chairman, DhamraPort Dr. SadanandaSahoo EmeritusProfessor, IIT Shri P. R. Choudhury ExecutiveDirector (S&P), Nalco Our Centres of Excellence YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 39| The Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC) at Asian School of Business Management (ASBM) Bhubaneswar is established in association and accordance with the All India Council of Technical Education, Government of India, with the ideology of educating, mentoring and providing enterpri si ng resources to buddi ng entrepreneurs. In order to provide the best of the services in building the entrepreneurship development programs, the ED-Cell of ASBM has forged alliance with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Bhubaneswar. Students are the greatest natural resource and the Cell intends to nurture them, provide them with opportunities for excellence. It intends to impart awareness of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship development programs and skill development programs among its students and associates through regular work-shop and seminars. Entrepreneurship Development Cell (Fromleft) : Shri S. S. Acharya (DGMSIDBI), Prof. Biswajeet Pattanayak ( Director ASBM), Shri Vivek Pattanayak, IAS (Retd.), Shri B. K. Bhoi (Banking Ombudsman, Odisha ) on the occasion of Entrepreneurship Development Programme, 2013 Shri Rajib Sahoo, Principal Partner, SRB & Associates, Chartered Accountants, awarding certificate to a participant in EDC, 2013 YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 40| Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC) Mrs. Jagi Mangat Panda, MD, Ortel Communications Prof. Vipin Gupta, Co-Director, Global Management Center California State University - San Bernardino, USA With liberalisation and globalization of the Indian economy initiated since 1991 by the Government of India, and opening up of Indian economy to the outside world, competitions among industries have become stiff. As technologies change rapidly, retraining and updating of the work force continuously are becoming major challenges facing each and every country today. At present, there is a significant gap for required skills in the industry which is necessary to sustain and promote industrial and economic growth. To bridge this gap, ASBM, Bhubaneswar has setup a separate Industry Institute Partnership Cell (under aegis of the AICTE) for developing close links between Industry and Institute by interaction programmes. The cell was formed with the very objective of identification of the present day requirements for professionals and meeting the future human resource needs, to conduct industrial training and industrial visits for the students and faculty, industrial exhibitions to highlight research facilities and expertise available with the institute, organizing seminars, symposiums, exhibitions and workshops on latest technological advancements, evaluation of project work with the collaborative efforts between industrial experts and faculty, training the shop floor / factory workers, supervisors and professionals through continuing education programs such as soft skill development, communication, leadership skills etc., and motivate the young future action leaders to become successful entrepreneurs. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 41| Centre for Social Responsibility (CSR) ASBM Centre for Social Responsibility was set up in August 2005 under the auspices of ASBM Trust as a constituent of Asian School of Business Management. This centre has the objective to sensitize the students towards their social responsibility through community participation and development of unorganized sectors. The Centre seeks to disseminate information and the research findings through publications, seminars, conferences, workshops and lectures, undertake consultancy for both national and international agencies in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies, practices and programmes, labour management and development support organizations, network with similar institutions, both in India and abroad in furtherance of the objectives of the centre to realize the goals of the ASBM Trust, retain a focus on the dimension of social responsibility with regard to all stakeholders in business management as well as corporate governance, conduct training programmes on responsible business and promote capacity building of civil society organizations, promote collaboration between government, private industry and civil society in the area of corporate social responsibility and play a central role in making citizens aware of their rights and responsibilities and prepare citizens to exercise those rights and undertake those responsibilities. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 42| Shri Amitabha Guha Chairman, South Indian Bank & Former MD, State Bank of Hyderabad Shri V. P. Nandakumar Executive Chairman, Manappuram Finance Ltd. Prof. Debendra Nath Jena Vice Chancellor, Utkal University of Culture Shri M. Naveen Kumar, IAAS Director (Finance) Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. Shri J. Subramanian Chief Group HR, GATI Ltd. Shri Srinivas Lanka Vice-Chairman, Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. Dr. Ashok Chanda Group CEO, AMR Constructions Ltd. Prof. Ramakanta Jena Former Professor & Dean, Faculty of Management, Utkal University Board of Governors Vice-Chairman Prof. Biswajeet Pattanayak Director, ASBM Prof. P. K. Das Senior Fellow (ICSSR), Former Professor, NCERT, New Delhi Prof. Thomas Mathew Former Director, NITIE, Mumbai Dr. Manoj Fogla, FCA Senior Chartered Accountant Shri M. Ram Krishna Managing Director, ZCS Consulting Ltd. Shri A. T. Raman Chairman, SEAA Trust Shri Laxmidhar Pangari Senior Advocate, Orissa High Court Prof. Phalgu Niranjana Professor & Associate Dean, ASBM Prof. Kalyan Shankar Ray Professor & Dean, ASBM Chairman Shri Sunand Sharma Country President ALSTOM India & South Asia and Chairman, Alstom Projects India Ltd. Associate Chairman Shri G. Upadhyaya Former CMD, NALCO Members YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 43| Academic Advisory Board Members Shri Ravindra Chamaria Chairman, Infinity Group Mr. T. S. Babu Sr. Vice-President HR, SEW Infrastructure Ltd. Mr. V. Seetaramaiah Group CIO, Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. Shri P. V. Raghavacharyulu Vice President & Centre Head First American (India) Private Ltd. Dr. Saroj Mohapatra Vice-President (HR) Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. Shri Rajiv Thakur Associate Vice President (Marketing) Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. Shri Dilip Wadhwani President Sales Ceasefire Industries Ltd. Dr. Ambuj Mahanti Professor, IIM Calcutta Chairman Dr. Ranjan Ghosh Former Director, IIM Calcutta Vice Chairman Dr. Biswajeet Pattanayak Director, ASBM Dr. Ashish Kumar Banerjee Professor, IIM Calcutta Dr. Shakti Ranjan Mohapatra Director, Centre for IT Education & Dean, Faculty of Management, BPUT Dr. Vijay K. Gupta Professor & Former Dean, IIM Indore Dr. P. K. Mohanty Professor, Dept. of Business Administration Utkal University Dr. Kalyan Kumar Guin Dean, Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Dr. Santosh Kumar Tripathy Professor & Head, Department of PM & IR Utkal University Dr. Mrinal Chatterjee Professor and Head Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Dr. Kalyan Shankar Ray Professor & Dean, ASBM YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 44| Mentors M e n t o r s
Biswajeet Pattanayak Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., FIMA Professor & Director Prof. Pattanayak is the Founder Director of the Institute and Professor in the area of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource Management. He is Ph.D. and D.Litt. in Organizational Behaviour, D.Sc. in Management Science and is a Fellow of All India Management Association (AIMA), New Delhi. Prior to this, he was the Vice Chancellor of KIIT University and Director, Indian Institute of Bank Management (IIBM), Guwahati an institution of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Earlier, he was a Professor in the area of Human Resource Management & Organizational Behaviour and Chairperson of HR Area and Executive Education in Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore. He has also worked with Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, Steel Authority of India Limited and the ESSAR Group. He has to his credit more than 80 Research Publications in National and International referred Journals and 19 books published by well-known publishers like Prentice Hall, Sage, Excel Books and Bloomsbury. His book "Creating Performing Organisation has been a global best seller of amazon.com. His papers are published regularly in reputed international journals like Organisation Development Journal (USA), HRD International (UK), International Journal of Psychology (UK), International Journal of HRD & Management (UK), Pfeiffer Jones (UK) etc. He has presented a number of papers and also chaired sessions both in National and International Conferences. Prof. Pattanayak conducted a continuing workshop in the 62nd Annual Convention of the International Council of Psychologists in 2004 at Jinan, China on Team building and Leadership, based on the Oscar nominated movie 'Lagaan", at the invitation of the Council that was attended by delegates representing 64 countries and had excellent rating by American Psychological Association. He also chaired scientific session on Group and Organisational Psychology in the same Convention. He has presented papers as an invited paper presenter in XXVIII International Congress of Psychology, 2004 at Beijing, China and XXVII International Congress of Psychology, 2000 at Stockholm, Sweden. Prof. Pattanayak is popularly known as the LAGAAN Professor after his innovation in teaching through the introduction of 'Lagaan' movie in course curriculum of IIM, Indore in 2001. Six scholars have been awarded Ph. D. and five others are pursuing their doctoral work under his guidance and supervision. He has successfully completed eleven research projects funded by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India and various industries. Currently, he is the Project Director of a National Research Project on "Organizational Effectiveness" funded by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Prof. Pattanayak's broad areas of interest are Organisational Citizenship Behaviour, Organizational Effectiveness, Personality Development, Learned Optimism, Stress Management, Corporate Excellence, Organizational Restructuring and Transformation, and Creating Performing Organizations. Organisational Behaviour And Human Resource Management YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 46| Phalgu Niranjana M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Professor & Associate Dean Prof. Niranjana is Professor & Associate Dean (Planning and Development). She chairs the Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource Management area. Prior to joining ASBM, she was working as Associate professor at the Institute of Management Bhubaneswar. She has also worked as Assistant Professor at IBAT School of Management, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Research Associate in Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore and Indian Institute of Bank Management (IIBM), Guwahati. She is M. A. and M. Phil. in Psychology and Ph.D. in Organizational Behaviour. Prof. Niranjana has to her credit twenty seven publications in nationally and internationally referred journals and seven books. Her research work has been published in the internationally reputed Pfeiffer Annuals on Organisational Citizenship Behaviour. She has also presented papers in different national and international conferences including the International Congress of Psychology at Beijing, China. Prof. Niranjana is a member of International Association of Applied Psychology, AIMA, National HRD Network and Indian Science Congress. Her areas of interest are Organizational Citizenship Behaviour, Learned Optimism, Emotional Intelligence and Stress Management. Prof. Das is MA in Economics from Calcutta University, MA in Personnel Management & Labour Welfare from TISS, Mumbai and Master of Law (Commercial Law) from HN Gujarat University. He has done his D.Phil. from HN Bahuguna Garwal University. Prof. Das has long teaching experience of about 11 years as visiting faculty in the Department of Management Studies of reputed institutions like Assam Central University, North Gujarat University and ASBM- Hyderabad. He has rich industry experience of more than 35 years in reputed organizations like British Oxygen Ltd., Voltas Ltd., Cycle Corporation of India Ltd. and ONGC and rose to the level of General Manager (HR) in ONGC. He has also published many research papers in national and international referred journals. Haradhan Das M.A. (Economics), M.A. (PM & LW), D.Phil.,L.L.M. Professor Bhakta Bandhu Dash M.A. , L.L.B., Ph.D. (cont.) Assistant Professor Prof. Das is a Gold Medalist in MA (Psychology) from NEHU, Shilong having specialization in Research Methodology, Counseling and Guidance. He also holds Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application and LLB from Utkal University. He has more than two decades of rich experience of developmental sector in different organizations including Christian Children's Fund (CCF), EU-NYSASDRI, UNWFP-RCDC. Being a development professional, he has track record of successful project management of various sizes and in partnership with different national as well as international organizations, expertise in Project Cycle Management, Partnership Support and Management, Development Research and Communication. He has presented many scholastic papers in different national and international seminars. He has also designed and conducted capacity building programmes for various groups at national and international level. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 47| Sibananda Mishra M.A., Ph.D. Asststant Professor Prof. Mishra is a Master of Psychology from Utkal University with Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University. He has rich and varied experience in teaching, industry and consultancy of more than 20 years in organizations of repute like Indian Red Cross, Spanish-American Red Cross, Spanish Red Cross, Action Aid, CARE, ICMR etc. He has undertaken several orientation courses and training programmes like College Teachers Orientation Courses by UGC, Crisis Intervention Specialist Training by American Red Cross, Master Training Programme on Disability Management by Rehabilitation Council of India, etc. He is also a trainer to UNDP, German Red Cross, etc. Prof. Mishra has substantial research publications. He has authored Manual on Psychological Support, which has been published by American Red Cross. His areas of interest are Psychological Support System, Stress Management, Counseling Psychology and Personality Development. Prof. Sukalyani is an MA from Banaras Hindu University and PGDM in Human Resource. She has more than six years of industry and research experience having an extensive exposure to core HR processes, hands-on experience in employee assimilation, induction, performance management, employee engagement and communication with Aricent Technologies Limited, Gati Limited and ZCS Consulting Limited. She has also done SAP on HR Information Systems. She has also done PG Diploma in Computer Management. She has published papers in refereed journals. Prior to joining ASBM, she was Senior Executive, Business HR in Aricent Technologies Limited, Gurgaon. Swati Sukalyani M.A. (BHU), PGDM Assistant Professor Mrutyunjay Dash M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor Prof. Dash chairs the area of Business Environment & Law. He is an M.A. from Utkal University having specialization in the field of Monetary Economics and International Monetary Management. He has done his Ph.D. in Economics from Utkal University He has experience in teaching both under-graduate and post-graduate classes including Management Institutes of repute. He has rich experience in premier institutions like Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies (an ICSSR Research Institute) and Ravenshaw College in major research projects sponsored by ICSSR and Ford Foundation, USA. Prof. Padhi is an M.A(Economics),M.A(Labour Law),M.Phil and Ph.D in Economics. from Sambalpur University. He has more than 24 years of rich teaching and research experience in different government colleges and management institutions, like GM College (Sambalpur), NAC College (Burla) and Asia Pacific Institute of Management Studies, New Delhi. His areas of interest are Managerial / Labour Economics, International Economics and IR. Sunil Kumar Padhi M.A. (Econ.), M.A. (Labour Law), M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Business Environment & Law YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 48| Prof. Karmakar is an Asst. Professor in the area of Economics. She is a Master in Economics from Rabindra Bharati University and has completed her PGDBM and M.Phil. She has five years of teaching experience. Her areas of interest are Economics and International Business. She has presented papers in many national and International conferences. She recently registered herself for PhD in Centurion University, Bhubaneswar. Sipra Karmakar M.Sc., PGDBM, M.Phil., Ph.D. (contg.) Asst. Professor Prof. Chatterjee is M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Economics from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal. He has more than nine years of rich experience in research and teaching. He has undertaken several research projects under ICAR and NCDC, New Delhi in the areas of Rural Development, Micro- Planning & Community Development. He has conducted training programmes to train the trainers for RKVY projects under National Horticulture Mission, Govt. of Chhattisgarh. He has several research publications to his credit in national and international referred journals. His areas of interest are Production Economics, WTO, Agri-Business for Sustainable Development. Basistha Chatterjee M.Sc., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Finance & Control, Banking & Insurance Prof. Ray has Master degree in Economics and Ph.D in Business Administration from Utkal University followed by PG Diploma in Bank Management from the National Institute of Bank Management, Pune. He has been a professional banker with 31 years of rich experience both in operations and management. Prior to joining ASBM, he was working as Zonal Head of Bank of India in Madhya Pradesh. He was also a guest faculty at the National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM), Pune. Prof. Ray had undertaken a research study at the NIBM on the mechanism of the Lead Bank Scheme. He was also associated with the NIBM in formulation of the Service Area Approach of Reserve Bank of India. Prof. Ray is associated with All India Management Association (AIMA), Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, National HRD Network, Indian Science Congress, Higher Education Forum and Forum of Free Enterprise. His areas of interest are Behavioural Finance, Development Banking and Organisational Effectiveness. He has four books and a number of research papers to his credit. Kalyan Shankar Ray M.A., Ph.D., PGDBM (NIBM) Professor & Dean Dr. Sogala is the adjunct Professor in the area of Finance and Banking. He is an M. S. (Economics) from University of Illinois, USA and Ph.D. in Credit Risk Quantification. He has also done LLB, CAIIB and CRB. He has more than 30 years of experience in financial domain and technology solutions. He has worked with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for more than 26 years. His last assignment in RBI was as the Regional Director at Bhubaneswar. Prof. Sogala is the Founder and CEO of Shrichid Technologies Pvt. Ltd. He has handled large technology projects, conducted research and consulting in the area of risk intelligence and analytics in India and abroad. He has held the position of Professor and Research Director, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore and taught in IIM, Bangalore and IIT, Chennai. Sachidanand Sogala M.S. University of Illinois, USA LLB, CAIIB, CRB, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 49| Prof. Das secured first class sixth rank in Master of Commerce from Calcutta University and first class ninth rank in Master of Business Administration (with specialization in Finance) from IISWBM (Calcutta University). He is a Fellow Cost and Management Accountant from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (Formerly the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India). He also holds Diploma in Business Finance and Diploma in Computer Applications. He is a Licentiate Member of the Insurance Institute of India. Prof. Das has two decades of rich experience in the areas of Finance, Accounts, Insurance, HR, IT and MIS in the public sector General Insurance giant National Insurance Company Limited. Prior to joining ASBM, he worked as IT Manager, Systems Integration in Computer Maintenance Corporation (CMC). His areas of interest are Security Analysis, Portfolio Management, Financial Markets and Services, Strategic Management Udayan Das M.Com., MBA, FCMA, Ph.D. (cont.) DBF, DCA, LIII Professor Prof. Kumar has done Post Graduate Diploma in Management & Public Policy from IIM Ahmedabad and Masters in Economics from Madurai Kamaraj University. He has professional qualification of CAIIB from Indian Institute of Banking & Finance. Prof. Kumar started his career as a Branch Manager in Employees' State Insurance Corporation, Pune and has worked in several organizations including State Bank of India and IDBI Bank, his last assignment before joining ASBM being Assistant General Manager in IDBI Bank. His areas of interest are Corporate Banking, Risk Management and Public Policy. Ashok Kumar M.A., PGDM, CAIIB, Ph.D. (cont.) Assistant Professor Dr. S. B. Singh is Adjunct Professor in the area of Finance & Accounting. He is MBA (Finance) and Ph. D. from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalay, Indore. Dr. Singh is the Senior Advisor, National Tax Policy Advisory Group at Earnest & Young. Previously he was Additional Commissioner, Commercial Tax, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. He is the recipient of Bharat Gaurav Award. He has several research papers to his credit. His specialities are tax policy design, tax administration, fiscal policy, tax incentive design and analysis. S. B. Singh MBA, Ph.D (DAVV, Indore) Adjunct Professor Prof. Panda is a Master of Economics from Berhampur University, Odisha, Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing and Sales Management (PGDM&S) from SP Jain College of Management & Communication, MBA in Finance and PhD from Jamia Millia Islamia, Central University , New Delhi. He has more than 25 years of rich and varied experience in Teaching, Research, Consultancy and Training at Association of Indian Universities (AIU), NCERT and Bureau of Planning (NUEPA), New Delhi under the Department of Education, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Prior to joining ASBM, he was working as Professor - cum - Principal at ABA, Balasore. Hemant Kumar Panda M.A.(ECO), PGDM & MBA (Fin.), PhD. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 50| Prof. Jabbal is a Master of Commerce from Ravenshaw University with specialization in Higher Company Accounts and Indirect Taxes. She has done LL. B. from Utkal University and Ph.D. in Commerce from Fakir Mohan University, Balasore. Her doctoral work is on Agricultural Marketing with special reference to regulated markets. Prof. Jabbal has presented articles in UGC sponsored National Seminars. Her areas of interest are company accounts, indirect taxes and rural finance. Prior to joining the Institute, she was practicing as an Advocate of the Orissa State Bar Council. Rajee Jabbal M.Com., L.L.B., Ph.D., FDP (IIM-Ahmedabad) Assistant Professor Prof. Prashar has been awarded Post Graduate Diploma in International Marketing by the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Earlier he had completed PGDBM. He has also undergone the Certificate Programme in Export Marketing from IIFT, New Delhi. Prof. Prashar has rich experience of 22 years in the marketing area in India and abroad and has worked in renowned organisations like Philips India Ltd., Usha International Ltd., Bajaj Electricals Ltd., Havells India Ltd., and Cost Cutter, UK. Before joining ASBM, he was heading the Marketing and Retail Operations of Cost Cutter. Prof. Prashar's areas of interest are Brand Management, Strategic Marketing and Retail Verticals. Rohit Prashar PGDBM, PGDIM (Strathclyde University, UK) Professor Prof. Verma is the Assistant Dean (Industry-Connect) and chairs the area of Marketing . He is an MBA with P. G. Diploma in Materials Management from Annamalai University and EXIM Diploma from Indian Institute of Materials Management. He has also undergone an Executive Programme in General Management from IIM Calcutta. He is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Materials Management, Mumbai and Member of the All India Management Association, New Delhi. Prof. Verma has 27 years of rich experience at senior level in the area of Purchase, Sales and Administration in reputed companies, both in public and private sectors. His areas of interest are Consumer Behaviour, Marketing of Services, CRM, Materials Management and Purchase management. Prior to joining ASBM, he was working as Asst. General Manager (Materials) in NJMC Ltd., Kolkata, a Government of India Undertaking. Marketing Raj Kamal Verma MBA,PGDMM, FIIMM Professor & Asst. Dean Prof. Mohapatra is a Master of Commerce and Ph.D. from Utkal University. He has long 25 years of rich teaching experience. His areas of specialization are Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Managerial Finance & Investment Decisions, Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, Life Insurance Products & Practices. He has half a dozen of publications of research papers and five innovative cases to his credit.He has attended and presented papers in several national and international seminars. Padmanava Mohapatra M.Com., Ph.D. Assistant Professor YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 51| Prof. Sen holds PG Diploma in Management with specialization in Marketing Management from Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), New Delhi. He has more than a decade of rich experience in industry and academia. He has worked in several reputed organizations, like Planet Design India, Wizcraft International. His areas of interest are brand management, consumer behaviour, retail marketing, strategy, entrepreneurship and soft skill. Arnab Sen PGDM Assistant Professor Prof. Pattnaik is a B. Tech. from NIT Rourkela and has done his PGDM from XIM Bhubaneswar. He has more than seven years of rich industry experience in various reputed organizations like Vedanta Group and Honda Siel Cars India. His areas of interest are Brand Management, Product & Packing Development, Corporate Sales, Process Quality and Operations. Gaurav Pattnaik B.Tech, PGDM Assistant Professor Dr. Samantaray is MBA in Marketing from Berhampur University and M.Phil in Management from Alagappa University. He has done his Ph.D. in Commerce & Business Management from Kakatiya University. He has rich and varied experience of 17 years both in industry and academics. He has several publications to his credit in referred national and international journals. Dr. Samantaray has also presented several papers in different national conferences and seminars. His areas of interest are rural marketing, services marketing, retailing, market dynamics and consumer behavior, etc. Manmath Nath Samantaray MBA, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Jayalakshmi Gopalkrishnan MBA, Ph.D. (cont.) Assistant Professor Prof. Gopalkrishnan is an MBA from Berhampur University and was the topper of the batch. She has completed Intensive Course Work of the Full time Doctoral Programme in Management from Nirma University. She has worked as an Academic Associate (Marketing) in IIM, Indore apart from having 3 years of industry experience in reputed organizations like IDBI Bank Ltd. and JKT Asiatic Ltd. She has also taught in Devi Ahilya University (DAVV) & IPS Academy at Indore. She has presented papers in national and international seminars and conferences. Her areas of interest are retail management, marketing research, sales and distribution management and international business. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 52| Operations Management, Quantitative Methods & Information Systems Thomas Mathew ME (IIT Roorkee), MBA(University of Hawaii), Ph.D. (IIT Bombay) Professor Emeritus Dr. Mathew is the former Director of NITIE, Mumbai. He is a Ph.D. from IIT, Bombay and MBA from School of Business Administration, University of Hawai. Prof. Mathew has worked as a faculty in IIT, Bombay, XLRI, Jamshedpur and NITIE, Mumbai. He has varied and rich experience spanning over more than five decades. He has more than 73 research publications both in International and Indian journals. He has done substantial consulting assignments in several leading industries including ONGC, Coal India, National Airport Authority, ABN Amro Bank, CEAT Tyres, Voltas, TATA, ACC, L&T etc. He is a Fellow of Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering, Indian Institution of Plant Engineers and Indian Institute for Technical Education. He has been awarded Lilian Gilberth award of IIIE. His areas of interest are Project Management, Production and Operations Management, Total Quality Management, BPR, Strategic Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Prof. Das holds the degree of M. Sc. in Statistics from Utkal University and M. Phil. in Statistics from Meerut University. He has passed Honours Course in System Management from NIIT, Bhubaneswar and undertaken certificate course in Computer Science at Meerut University. Prof. Das has more than 20 years of rich experience in Government sector. He has done extensive research in applied statistics. Susan Das M. Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D (cont.) Assistant Professor Prof. Swamy J chairs the area of Operation Management, LSCM, Quantitative Methods & Information Systems. He is a B.Tech. from IIT, Kharagpur and PGDM from IIM, Calcutta. Prof. Swamy has rich and varied experience in Corporate and Business Education. He started his career in HMT Ltd. and rose to the level of Deputy General Manager. He has also worked as General Manager in different multinational companies based in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda. He has taught management students in Jadavpur University, Calcutta and has conducted various workshops in a large number of industries. His areas of interest include Operational Management, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Marketing & Retail Management and Strategic Management. Before joining ASBM, Prof. Swamy's last assignment was Balaram Swamy Jutta B.Tech. (IIT,KGP), PGDM (IIMC) Professor Prakash Chandra Dash MBA, Ph.D. (cont.) Assistant Professor Prof. Dash is an MBA from Utkal University and has completed his Ph.D. Programme in Management from the same university on Mall Management in India A study on selected large retail Malls. He has several research publications in different referred journals namely Indian Journal of Marketing, Asia Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation, International Journal of Management and Marketing Research. He has attended several seminars and workshops and presented papers. Prof. Dash has substantial teaching experience in different management schools. His areas of interest are Consumer Behaviour, Advertising, International Marketing, Strategic Management and Retail Management. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 53| Prof. Biswal is an MCA from Osmania University. He has more than 10 years of rich teaching experience in the Institutions of national repute, like Ravenshaw University, Cuttack and ICFAI, Hyderabad. He has developed application oriented soft-ware packages, such as, Library Information System, Exams Management Systems and HR Solution.Prior to joining ASBM, he was working as a Faculty Member in ICFAI, Hyderabad. Ratikanta Biswal MCA (Osmania University), Ph.D. (cont.) Assistant Professor Prof. Chakraborty is an M.Tech. in Operations Research & Business Management from REC Durgapur. He has also done Project Management Professional (Global norms) under Project Management Institute, PA, USA. He is also a certificate holder of French Language from Kurukshetra University and German Language from Goethe-Institute Deutschland. He has more than 26 years of rich industry experience in reputed organizations like Crompton Greaves, VA Tech T&D UAE, Siemens LLC UAE. His areas of interest are Project Management, Inventory Management, Quality Control & Operations Management. Prior to joining ASBM, he was working as Project Manager in Siemens LLC, UAE. Debasis Chakraborty M.Tech, PMP (USA) Assistant Professor Prof. James is a B. E. (Electrical & Electronics) from ANNA University, Chennai and an MBA from Karunya University, Coimbatore. He has more than five years of industry experience in industry and academics. He has undertaken a number of research projects with reputed organizations like NALCO, BHEL, Orissa Hydro Power Corporation, Orissa State Co-op. Bank, Karunya University, Big Bazar, Coimbatore. He is also experienced in SAP Material Management. His areas of interest are Materials Management, Inventory Management, Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Solomon James B. E., MBA Assistant Professor Dr. Jayasingh is Professor in the area of Business Communication & Soft Skills. He is M.A. in English from University of Allahabad and Ph.D. in English from Berhampur University. He has a long span of teaching experience in different institutions of repute including Ravenshaw University, Cuttack. He has taught in American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad, Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh University. He is the author of several books in English some of which are The Last Valley, The Lily Land, In Search of the Self, Invisible Bridge. His writings are published in several journals like Pratibha India, Lipi (Chennai), Literary Half Yearly, Indian Literature and the Journal of English Studies. He has also substantially contributed to Odia literature. He has presented several papers in different conferences and Seminars. Bhagaban Jayasingh M.A., Ph.D. (English) Professor Business Communication & Soft Skills YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 54| Prof. Mohanty chairs the area of Business Communication & Soft Skills. He has done Master's Degree in English. He is presently pursuing his Ph. D. in the area of Management from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack. He has 16 years of teaching experience. Besides he has also five years of rich experience in the Hospitality industry. Ashish Mohanty M.A., Ph.D. (cont.) Assistant Professor Prof. Tripathy has done her five years integrated MBA from Department of Business Administration, Utkal University. She has more than five years of experience in academic administration and teaching. She is a Certified Award Leader with international award for young people. Prof. Tripathy has presented several research papers in different national and international conferences and seminars in the area of Human Resource Management, Managing Generation Y at work place, Women Leadership, etc. She has undertaken several soft skill training and development programmes for both B.Tech and MBA students. Before joining ASBM, she was an Assistant Professor in Ansal University of Technology, Gurgaon. Her areas of interest are Business Communication and Soft Skill. Minati Mohapatra M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D. (cont.) Assistant Professor Prof. Mohapatra is an Assistant Professor in the area of Business Communication and Soft Skills. She is an M.A and M.Phil in English from Sambalpur University. She is also pursuing her Ph.D. in English in the same University. She has nine years of teaching experience in Communicative English and Business Communications. She has presented several papers in different national seminars. Her areas of interest are business communication and soft skills with specific interest in phonetics besides Canadian literature. Saswati Tripathy MBA Assistant Professor YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 55| Anti Ragging Policy Pursuant to the orders dated 16th May, 2007 and 1 T February, 2009 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, and in accordance with Regulation dated 17th June, 2009 of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Institute has formulated the following regulations to prevent and prohibit ragging in any form in the Institute. 1 . Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts a) any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student; b) indulging in rowdy or indiscipline activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student; c) asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student; d) any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher; e) exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students; f) any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students; g) any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harmor any other danger to health or person; h) any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, post, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill fromactively or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student; I) any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student. 2. The Institute follows Zero Tolerance Policy towards ragging and has completely banned it. Ragging will not be tolerated in the Institute in any formunder any circumstance. There is an anti ragging committee constituted in the institute. 3. It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Committee to ensure compliance with the provisions of these Regulations as well as the provisions of any law for the time being in force concerning ragging; and also to monitor and oversee the performance of the Anti-Ragging Squad in prevention of ragging in the institution. 4. It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Squad to make surprise raids on hostels and other places vulnerable to incidents of, and having the potential of, ragging and shall be empowered to inspect such places. It shall also be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Squad to conduct an on-the-spot enquiry into any incident of ragging referred to it by the Head of the institution or any member of the faculty or any member of the staff or any student or any parent or guardian or any employee of a service provider or by any other person, as the case may be; and the enquiry report along with recommendations shall be submitted to the Anti-Ragging Committee for action, provided that the Anti-Ragging Squad shall conduct such enquiry observing a fair and transparent procedure and the principles of natural justice and after giving adequate opportunity to the student or students accused of ragging and other witnesses to place before it the facts, documents and views concerning the incident of ragging, and considering such other relevant information as may be required. 5. The above Anti-Ragging Committee and the Anti-Ragging Squad will deal with all cases of ragging and prevention of ragging in the Institute's hostels as well. 6. On receipt of the recommendation of the Anti Ragging Squad or on receipt of any information concerning any reported incident of ragging, the Head of institution shall immediately determine if a case under the penal laws is made out and if so, either on his own or through a member of the Anti-Ragging Committee authorized by him in this behalf, proceed to file a First Information Report (FIR), within twenty four hours of receipt of such information or recommendation, with the police and local authorities, under the appropriate penal provisions relating to one or more of the following, namely : i. Abetment to ragging; ii. Criminal conspiracy to rag; iii. Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging; iv. Public nuisance created during ragging; v. Violation of decency and morals through ragging; vi. Injury to body, causing hurt or grievous hurt; vii. Wrongful restraint; viii. Wrongful confinement; ix. Use of criminal force; x. Assault as well as sexual offences or unnatural offences; xi. Extortion; xii. Criminal trespass; xiii. Offences against property; xiv. Criminal intimidation; xv. Attempts to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s); xvi. Threat to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s); xvii. Physical or psychological humiliation; xviii. All other offences following fromthe definition of "Ragging", 7. Notwithstanding filing of FIR, the Institute shall also institute its own enquiry and shall punish a student found guilty of ragging after following the procedure and in the manner prescribed herein under: a) The Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution shall take an appropriate decision, in regard to punishment or otherwise, depending on the facts of each incident of ragging and nature and gravity of the incident of ragging established in the recommendations of the Anti-Ragging Squad. b) The Anti-Ragging Committee may, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt established by the Anti-Ragging Squad, award, to those found guilty, one or more of the following punishments, namely : i. Suspension fromattending classes and academic privileges; ii. Withholding/ withdrawing scholarship/ fellowship and other benefits; iii. Debarring fromappearing in any test/ examination or other evaluation process; iv. Withholding results; v. Debarring fromrepresenting the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.; vi. Suspension/ expulsion fromthe hostel; vii. Cancellation of admission; viii. Rustication fromthe institution for period ranging fromone to four semesters; ix. Expulsion fromthe institution and consequent debarring fromadmission to any other institution for a specified period; Provided that where the persons committing or abetting the act of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment; c) Appeal against the order of punishment by the Anti-Ragging Committee shall lie to the Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University; 8. Every student of the Institute shall provide an affidavit at the time of admission or registration, as the case may be, during each academic year; 9. Similarly parents/ guardians of all the students shall provide specific affidavit during each academic year. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 56| Admission Procedure : Eligibility for Admission : ASBM follows three stages in the admission process as per AICTE guidelines - i. Valid score card of National level Management Test like CAT/MAT/CMAT/XAT/ ATMA ii. Group Discussion iii. Personal Interview The details of the entrance tests are given below CAT For details, please visit www.catiim.in MAT Held four times a year in September, December, February and May. For details, please visit http://www.aima.in/testing- services/mat/mat.html XAT For det ai l s, pl ease vi si t www.xatonline.net.in C-MAT For details, please visit www.aicte- cmat.in ATMA For detai l s, pl ease vi si t www.atmaaims.com Any Graduate with minimum 50% marks in aggregate (45% for SC/ST) in any discipline recognized by Association of Indian Universities is eligible to apply for admission into the two year programmes. Candidates appearing for the final examination for the bachelor's degree (or equivalent examination) can also apply, subject to furnishing evidence to that effect latest by 30th September 2014, otherwise they may be asked to withdraw from the programme. How to Apply The candidates have to buy ASBM application form along with the Information Bulletin on payment of Rs. 950/- (Rupees nine hundred fifty only) by hand from our Corporate Office or Campus. Application form can also be downloaded from our website at www.asbm.ac.in. The fee has to be paid by Bank Draft drawn in favour of 'Asian School of Business Management payable at Bhubaneswar or by cash. Candidates seeking admission to our Post Graduate Programmes will have to qualify either in CAT/MAT/CMAT/XAT/ ATMA. Based on the performance in CAT/MAT/CMAT/XAT/ATMA and past academic performance, the candidate will be short listed for the Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The final selection of candidate to the programme will be based on the performance of the candidate in GD and PI. How to Apply : YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 57| Reflections I am very much impressed with the functioning of ASBM which had set its feet about seven years ago with the stewardship of Shri Biswajeet Pattanayak. I am sure that ASBM will rise to greater heights. I wish the institute all success. Hon'ble Justice R.K. Patra, Chairperson, Odisha Human Rights Commission I am deeply honored to be a part of this wonderful day and to witness the passing out batch of ASBM . Dr. Earl H. Potter III, President, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, USA I am very grateful to ASBM for inviting us to visit this extraordinary land and to know this excellent school. Congratulations. Dr. Ricardo Orosco, Dean, Argentine University of Enterprise I am quite impressed by the well maintained campus and the neatly dressed students. I am more impressed with the Institute and its Faculty in arranging and conducting Topical Seminars in which the students get to hear views of the Industry practitioners. I wish ASBM, its faculty and students great success in the days to come. Shri S. K. Dey Purkayastha, Field General Manager, UCO Bank & Convener SLBC, Odisha Rising sun of the east, ASBM will be the source of light to the rest of the country an inspiration for years to come, and one day will dazzle the world. A well organized institute. Shri Vivek Pattanayak, IAS (Retd.), Former Director, United Nations' ICAO, Montreal ASBM will spearhead Odisha's development and propel Eastern India to Global levels in next twenty years. Shri R. Rangarajan, Vice President (HR), SICAL Logistics, Chennai I was very impressed with our visit. ASBM is truly a hidden Gem. Dr. Ben Baliga, Director, Engineering Management, St. Cloud State University Bravo!!! Sir, Prof.Biswajeet Pattanayak, I am sure with your leadership ASBM will achieve many more milestones. Dr. Subhasish Das, Vice President, Welspun Steel Ltd. Structures are impressive, content of the place is fabulous. Students discipline clearly visible. Outstanding Prof Pattanayak has built the institute with his heart. My congratulation to him for this incomparable endeavor. Mr. B. K. Sharma, Additional DGP, Crime Branch, Odisha Good Infrastructure. The current forum is very good and thought provoking. Quality platform for interacting with the future leaders. Shri Niladri Sekhar Chatterjee, Marketing Head (Odisha), Godrej & Boyce Shri
I am extremely delighted to be amongst you in this great institute. I am amazed to see the academic ambience of the institute. It has made a mark in the academic world. It has attracted students from all most all states of India. I wish, it grows further with steadiness, which ultimately depends on quality of teaching and marketability of the students in the job market. Prof. Kumar Bar Das , Vice-Chancellor, Fakir Mohan University Great dream realized. Kudos to great innovator Prof. Biswajeet Pattanayak. Dr. Satchidananda Sogala, CEO, SRICHID GROUP, Bangalore Delighted to have been asked to attend today's Convocation. I wish the b- school & all its students every success. of India Mr. Rod Solomons, Retd. Trade & Investment Commissioner from Queensland state for South East Asia It is just not an institution rather I would call it a citadel of learning. I salute its founder for having created this unique opportunity of learning in our state where the quality of higher education is deteriorating. I wish a bright future of the institute and its students. Dr. Satyakam Mishra, Director, Higher Education, Odisha It is a noble initiative by the institution to inculcate spirit of entrepreneurship in students. Obliged for the opportunity. Mr. Rajen Padhi, Director, EXIM Wonderful campus, good ambience, nice to be here . Mr. Sharad Kumar, Airport Director, Biju Patnaik Air Port, Bhubaneswar We have found an academic friend in this visit. I believe our institute can collaborate and mutually benefit from this interaction. Dr. Kalyan K. Guin, Dean Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Khargpur My second year here. The campus looks well kept. Lot of attention to details. Most important a class full of eager students making an honest attempt to learn. Mr. Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO, Retailers Association of India Beautiful campus, thoughtful faculty, aspiring mind. Wishing all the best to ASBM. Mr. Anil Chopra, MD, Competent Agrisolutions, New Delhi
YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 58| ASBM in News : YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 59| About Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, is also popularly known as the "Temple City of India". A thriving centre of art and culture, Bhubaneswar, literally meaning the Lord (Eswar) of the Universe (Bhuban), is a hub of historic temples the most important being the Lingaraj temple. Bhubaneswar with the Lingaraj temple , Puri with Lord Jagannath temple and Konark with the world famous Sun temple make a perfect triangle separated by 60 kms. The grand city is renowned for applique work of Pipli ,Handloom sarees of Sambalpur, silver filigree of Cuttack, brass & bell metal work, dhokra casting, pata painting, cane furniture etc. Art is an integral part of the city life from time immemorial, the world renowned Odissi dance form having originated in this city. The present modern city of Bhubaneswar was designed by the German architect Otto Knigsberger in 1946. Like Jamshedpur and Chandigarh, it is one of the first planned cities of modern India. With the Chandaka reserve forest on the fringes, the city with an abundance of in-city greenery is one of the cleanest and greenest cities of India. The other important attractions in the city are Rajarani th th temples (c. 11 century A.D.), Mukteswar temple (c. 10 century A.D.), Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, Dhauligiri with the Budhist Pagoda from where emperor Ashoka had surveyed the Kalinga war and had renounced violence. The other places of interest are Odisha State Museum, Odisha Modern Art Gallery, Tribal Museum, Pathani Samanta Planetarium, Ekamra Kanan housing the biggest Rose Garden of Asia and many more. YouaretheCREATORof your ownDESTINY | 60| www.asbm.ac.in Asian School of Business Management Bhubaneswar C or por ate Of f i ce 8, Sai Anandam Complex, Patia Square, Bhubaneswar - 751 024 Phone : 0674-2744881/ 882/ 885 C ampus Shiksha Vihar, Bhola, Chandaka Bhubaneswar - 754 012 Tel : 0674-2374824/ 25/ 01/ 02