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With every New Year come new challenges, new opportunities and new ideas. It's critical to reassess one's goals, objectives and strategies in order to keep pace with the changing nature of the world in order to remain relevant. IMT and its students are no exception. Its true when we say that Leadership is not in our curriculum, its in our philosophy. We learn not only from our esteemed faculty but also from the way things work out in IMT. To address the requirements of today's environment, education, advocacy and standards are continually served by the students of this institute. This premier institute can gladly boast of 17 committees and clubs as a part of its family. The year 2010 saw an enormous number of events being organized by such committees. Where on one hand the sports committee was trying its best to keep the students fit with its plethora of events, our mess committee also ran in the league in testing the culinary skills of our students with its grandeur Mess day. IMT consistently strives for the best as was seen in the two successful events Marketing World Cup and Start-up fair being organized by Mark-up and E-cell respectively. These two events garnered huge appreciation and pride of the students. Our college fest Passion was unmatched in its appeal and performance. Last but definitely not the least, we are happy to announce that from this year onwards we shall be including the activities of PGDM (Executive) program in all our issues. Their valuable support and experience will be our guiding light. We hope this year brings you good luck and happiness. We really look forward to your feedback to make this newsletter much more enjoyable and entertaining. Happy Reading!
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Article Editorial A walk with our faculty A world of diversity called PGDMExecutive @ IMT Bridging the Gap Connexions League of Titans Pearls of Wisdom The Future of Search MFIs in India Chakravyuh XI Quiz-O-Mania Life @ IMT Ghaziabad
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communication, retail marketing and brand management. She has published more than 40 research papers in international/national journals/book chapters and presented papers in international/national conferences, besides being on the reviewing board of a few. Dr. Sita Mishra has conducted a number of Executive and Faculty Development Programs in the area of retail management. She is currently Chairperson -Executive and part time programs at IMT. Excerpts of the interview, her take on PGDM Executive Program Q 1: How long you have been associated with IMT and how is the experience teaching in IMT? Ive completed four years in IMT. Teaching in IMT is a fantastic learning experience. IMT focuses not only on teaching but it also emphasizes research, training, and consultancy. It provides avenues for faculty developments. Faculty members can pursue research and knowledge co-creation without any interference. Q 2: What are the subjects you are teaching here? My area of specialization includes retail management, consumer behavior and brand management. Apart from this I take core marketing courses for first year students. Q 3: Which is the thing you like most about IMT? As a faculty, the best think I like is academic freedom which entails the freedom to engage in the entire range of activities involved in the production of knowledge, including choosing a research focus, determining what to teach in the classroom, presenting research findings to
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Keynote Speaker
Mr. Aquil Busrai CEO Aquil Busrai Consulting Former Executive Director Human Resources, IBM
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Moderator Dr. Omkumar Krishnan Associate Professor, IMT Ghaziabad
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Moderator Mr. Rajat Gera Associate Professor, IMT Ghaziabad
Panelists :
Mr Aquil Busrai CEO Aquil Busrai Consulting Former Executive Director Human Resources, IBM Mr. Naveen Luthra Vice President - Strategic Alliances GETIT Infoservices
Panelists :
Mr. Chander Sabharwal Director, Oriental Bank of Commerce
MD, Crop Health Products Ltd
Mr. Suresh Tiwari Founder and CEO- Corporate Spectrum Mr. Amit Roy
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i.) Action: The torchbearer and the most critical part of the strategy
Documenting the backup plan is a noteworthy aspect of execution. A thought provoking point put across by Mr. Sinha was the importance to understand the whyness of the cause i.e. the logic behind your action, and not its whatness i.e. merely the operational task in hand. According to him, self trust is the most important aspect of turning strategies into results, as a confident leader is the one who leads by example and in process gains support of his peers and subordinates. His mantra was to aspire to be an Alchemist. The house was mesmerized by the power talk of Mr. Sabharwal. He stated that the strategy to be adopted should be the one whose present value of future returns is measurable and
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quantifiable. Strategy, according to him, is not a rocket science but a bottom up approach of
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Tournament. One of the earlier matches of Hoop La saw sections A and G play the match of the tournament going into overtime at 25-25. Section G held their nerve , and came out as winners 27-25. The Sports Committee simultaneously organized the last two events which were Badmintons Shuttle Up and Lawn Tenniss Aces High. Badminton has always been the most popular sport to be played in IMT with the courts rarely empty at any point of time and the standard of players better than the that of players in other sports. It wasnt a surprise that it was a real crowd puller, a tense affair and characterized by closely fought contests. On the other hand, due to the location of the tennis court and space constraints, Aces High came about relatively quietly though brilliantly.
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http://www.facebook.com/Chakravyuh11 It promises to be another significant milestone in the competitions eighteen-year rich history. It is a legacy that each and every IMTian is proud of and looks up to. From Feb 11-13, 2011, IMT Ghaziabad throws down the gauntlet to all competing B-Schools You may have run a marathon, but can you run a Chakravyuh? Compiled by Nishant Singh Gahlot
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2. The secret and foucussed group research wing of which company is now gererically called as the Shrunk Works?
3. On which product would you find the initials of the brothers William Day and Henry Overtone Jr?
4. Ruben Rausing invnted the 'tetrahedron-shaped' cardboard carton for holding liquids in the year 1952.Identify the cmpany run by Rausing's.
6. Republic Day special: Which song is played during the 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony during the Republic Day?
7. Name the brand which is the first to sponsor a farm in the hugely popular social game Farmville.
8. England's football and cricketing hero Denis Compton was the first and currently it is Kevin Pietersen. What?
9. On which FMCG brand's website can one play the game Connect 4 to outplay the computer?
10. What is common to the brands Ravi, Cultus, Bolan and Mehran?
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