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Human Equation 2009

 

Invitation

K .J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research is organizing its annual festival " SAMAVESH" on the 11th, 12th, and 13th December, 2009.
 
"Human Equations" , SIMSR's annual HR event is being organized on December 11th, 2009. The event aims at enlightening the students with current industry HR practices during global meltdown.
 
The theme this year is "Impact of Economic Downturn on HR Functions". 
 
The following events shall be a part of this year's Human Equations:

• A Panel Discussion by eminent speakers from different business sectors on Impact of Economic Downturn on HR Functions
• Case Study Competition "Mimansa"  - Case Study and the guidelines for the same is attached herewith. The Deadline for sending the soft copy of your case analysis is 25th November 2009. Send in your analysis at humanequation09@gmail.com along with your college name and contact details.

  

Students’ participation is invited for the case study competition. As always, attractive prizes will be awarded to the deserving brains!

  

Please log on to http://simsr.somaiya.edu to know the detailed schedule for the entire event. For any information please mail to humanequation09@gmail.com.

  

We look forward to your enthusiastic participation in this exciting occasion.

 

For further details or queries contact:

Archana 09892066645

Neha 09967950322

Surbhi 09833424197

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Team Human Equation 2009

K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research ,
Mumbai 77

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Nostalgia - 2009, "You spread the colors" - A very big thank you to all of you

Dear All,

This is probably the last mail from the Alumni Committee regarding Nostalgia '09. And it also marks the end of an event which was truly fabulous to state the least. The event garnered praises from the alumni as well as the college authorities and our batch mates. The efforts and the sleepless nights spent by the most of you have finally paid off.

 The Alumni Committee wishes to thank each and every one of you who made Nostalgia '09 a memorable event. We wouldn't have been able to pull off this event without the support and contribution of all those who participated in its making. Congratulations to all of you!!

We would like to acknowledge the efforts put in by a certain few. So here it goes:

The decorations team: The hard work you all put in cannot be expressed in words. You all spent days and nights planning and implementing the entire display. And your hardwork was indeed noticed and appreciated by the alumni. 

We would like to thank our creative minds Vidhisha Shah, Kshama Singhania, Vaibhavi Damania, Priyaj Shah, Megha Saraf, Hersh Lulla, Shweta Goyal without whom all the beautiful decorations wouldn't have conceptualized. 

We would specially like to thank our creative heads- Jinesh Vasa, Amish Dalal, Jigar Dharamshi and Nidhi Jain  for ensuring that the entire process goes on smoothly. They have worked as an excellent co-ordinators between the alumni committee and the decorations team. Whether it was co-ordinating with the ALCOM for materials or delegating tasks to the juniors we knew that the job was given in responsible hands.

Also, it goes without saying that the creative team would have been incomplete without the support of a host of juniors who volunteered and helped their seniors out with the decorations even if it meant bunking lectures and staying back late in the nights. With you all around we are rest assured that we have nothing to worry about Nostalgia '10 ;).Out of those who came in regularly were Nayan, Khushboo...

In addition, special praise for all the committee members who worked for the decor of their own rooms to ensure that the interiors of SIMSR look as beautiful as the well decorated campus.

The Banners and the Videos team: Jigar for working diligently on the videos namely the SIMSR movie which was applauded by one and all present in the auditorium. Evellyn for helping us make the phenomenal teasers. You guys spent endless hours on your laptops and gave us some never seen before creative outputs. 

The Culturals team: Guys, you all rocked the stage. The alumni as well as the DG were all left stunned by your performances. The audience was enthralled by your flawless and energetic performances. Each one of you put in your best on the stage. You all practiced and rehearsed all through the day to ensure that each and every move of yours is well coordinated and synchronised.

We would like to congratulate the dance team for their excellent choreography and coordination. The dancers were namely:Kamal, Rahul(PGB 1st yr), Shrenik, Amit Mittal,Mitesh, Rudro, Tuseet, Riddhi Shah(mms 2nd yr marketing),Neha Jain , Priya,Vineeta, Richa, Preeti Tola, Rajdeep (PG A 1st yr),Mitul,Mohit Handa,  Gargi Singh, Khushboo, Riddhi Shah - MMS 2nd yr (finance) ,Anusree Paranjpe ,Charu Vyas, Kavish, Jaya, Manushi, Garvita, Wilma, Ankita , Ayushi. 

However, Kamal Ravi, Richa Tripathi, Vineeta  Nair deserve a special mention here. Guys you'll were the ones who pulled all the strings together to put together an awesome show. You pushed each and every dancer for putting in that extra lil bit. Whether it was coordinating with the alumni committee or devising the entire sequence or coordinating with rest of the dancers you'll worked excellently.

The SIMSR music band take a bow.

We would also like to thank all our volunteers who escorted our alumni and helped us out with the registration, helped us with culturals in the audi and miscellaneous tasks on the D-day.

With the long list of those who helped in the making, we regret if in case we have missed out on any. Once again, congratulations to all of you for making this event a grand success!!!!  Kudos!!

 
Thanks & Regards,
The SIMSR Alumni Committee

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PRISM: SIMSR – MIEL e-Security Pvt. Ltd. Initiative (Course Commences on 3rd Oct, 2009)

 

         

K. J. Somiaya Institute of Management Studies and Research

Vidya Nagar, Vidyavihar, Mumbai – 400 077

PRISM

SIMSR – MIEL e-Security Pvt. Ltd. Initiative

The institute proposes to facilitate Information security management programme in technical collaboration with MIEL. The

FUNCTIONAL FEATURES

Course code: PRISM-PT

Course Name: PRISM (Programme in Information Security Management)

Mode of delivery: Lectures at SIMSR campus by subject experts

Duration: 10 months (Friday-eve, Saturday & Sunday)

Course Fees: Rs. 95,000/-

Last Date of filling up application forms: 25^th Sept. 2009

Course Commence Date: 3^rd Oct. 2009

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

·          To prepare candidates for highly lucrative jobs in the area of Information Security in Indian and International organizations.

·          To prepare candidates for the subjects to appear for CISSP, CISA, Cyber Foremsic, Business consultancy & Disaster Recovery, Lead Auditor certifications.

·          To provide Candidates with adequate knowledge in the technical aspects of Information Security to support and promote the implementation of information security related technologies.

·          To develop Candidates' understanding of the context of information security in organizations and the change management issues involved in developing and implementing information security policies in organizations.

·          To develop Candidates' ability to function as a reflective information security management practitioner, capable of critically reflecting on their practice as a professional, and maintaining a critical awareness of current issues in information security.

·          To provide Candidates with the opportunity to develop their conceptual thinking. Providing a strong foundation for all aspiring Candidates in Information Security.

·          This programme offers advanced modules of study for those wishing to gain a deep understanding and insight into Information Security Management.

ELIGIBILITY

Any graduate with minimum 50% marks from recognized university [OR] Final year appearing students can also apply.

EMPLOYABILITY

Placement will be provided by SIMSR & MIEL for all PRISM students.

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EYE-DEA - 2 Min Elevator Pitch

Have you ever felt that your idea is good but you are not sure about it?

 Have you felt that your ideas can be converted into reality but there is nobody to validate it?

 

Come be a part of the challenging event “EYE-DEA - 2 Min Elevator Pitch” contest to be held on 14^th Sep 2009 at 5:45 PM.

 

You can win:

ü A chance to develop your ideas

ü A chance to meet potential business partners

ü Attractive  Cash Prizes and Certificate

 

So, what are you waiting for? Come forward and be the part of the exciting competition.

We look forward to a ‘passionate’ response to this event, after all, that’s what Entrepreneurs are made of!!!

ü Last date for registration: 11th September 09

ü Last date for sending the summary:12^thSeptember 09 ( 11:59pm)

ü Any modes of presentation (ppts, charts etc. are allowed)

ü Only 1 member of the team will present for the complete 2 minutes.

ü For any doubts and clarifications, get in touch with your E-cell coordinator.

 

For details please see the attached brochure.

--

Regards,

Pooja Sethia 

9892272125

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Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)’s Study Support Centre at K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research

 

K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (SIMSR), Mumbai, has tied up with CIMA - the world’s leading professional body of Management Accountants to facilitate a study support centre for the CIMA qualification.

 

CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is a globally recognized qualifying body that offers a globally recognised professional management accounting qualification. The CIMA professional qualification has an emphasis on accounting for business. For more information on CIMA log on to www.cimaglobal.com

 

 

SIMSR announces a crash course for CBA (Certificate in Business Accounting) – The first level of the CIMA qualification, starting September 7, 2009

 

About CIMA CBA:

The CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting is the first step towards the CIMA Professional qualification.  It gives a solid grounding in the basics of accounting and business

 

 

Highlights of CBA:

• All examinations are computer based assessments
• Results are known immediately at the end of the exam.
• On successful completion of the five subject examinations, students are awarded the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting.

 

Eligibility:

·         Std XII pass

·         Good working knowledge oft English and basic Mathematics

 

Highlights of the CBA Crash Course at SIMSR:

·         5 week course

·         Classes to cover all five modules of CBA

·          3 hrs per day of lectures

·         Batch starts on 7^th Setember 2009

For more information/guidance: 

• Fill in your details.  
• Call SIMSR at 022-6728 3050 / 6728 3000
• Contact  - Prof. K S Ranjani
• Send mail to cima@simsr.somaiya.edu

Fees: The fee has two components

1.    The CIMA qualification fee which is payable to CIMA, UK. The details are as under: 

Fee	in Pounds	in Rupees
Registration Fees	58	4640
Annual Subscriptions	87	6960
CBA Exam £ 41 per paper x 5	205	16400
Total	350	28000

 

Mode of payment: Payable in Pounds. Online by credit card or by demand draft favouring Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK.

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CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS - Fifth SIMSR-ASIA International Marketing Conference

 

 Theme: MARKETING – Issue and challenges in       

  today’s environment

 

Conference Tracks

 

Fifth SIMSR-ASIA organizing committee welcomes

Submission for research papers across the following tracks:

 

v Retail Management

v Consumer Behavior

v Marketing Strategy

v Sales Management

v Brand Management

v Supply chain Management

 

Suggested Areas:

·              Information Technology

·              Telecommunications

·              Financial & Insurance Management

·              Public services

·              Healthcare Management

·              Retail Management

·              Hospitality and Tourism

·              Education

 

Instructions for submissions of paper for Review

-      Organizing committee welcomes research papers must be original in that they are not current under review, been accepted for publication or published elsewhere. Paper should be a maximum of 12 pages, including an abstract (200 words approx.), keywords, references, exhibits and appendices.

-      All papers should be submitted online as word documents using single spacing and 12 point Times New Roman font.

-      All papers should be submitted online not later than 30th of November 2009.

 

Registration Fees:

Corporate professionals: Rs.5000/-

Academicians: Rs.3500/-

Research Scholars: Rs.2, 500/-

Students: Rs.2, 500/-

International Participants: $150

 

Registration Fee includes:

-      Opportunity to present your paper at our international conference

-      Best selected paper will be published in SYNERGY research journal.

-      One year subscription of SYNERGY journal

-      Opportunity to meet and network participants

-      Welcome kit, Lunch & Breakfast and dinner during the conference.

-      Local Mumbai sight seeing will be arranged for interested participants.

 

Paper submission

Each submission of research papers kindly e -mailed to: Dr. R. K. Srivastava on srivastava@vsnl.net /srivastava@simsr.somaiya.edu.

Registration form, letter of acceptance will be mailed within one month after completion of the review of paper.

 

K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research

Vidyanagar, Vidyavihar (E), Mumbai – 400 077.

Tel:91-22-67283000

 

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"Elaan - e - Yudh: The Battle before the War..."

You can only take two sides in a battle... the victor or the vanquished...
You can only be one of the two in a jungle... the hunter or the hunted...

Two months into the grueling MBA course you must have learnt that everything has a process to it and there is a method even in madness .
You have woken up to pack your bags, snatch a sandwich and rush to your classrooms ... but now things are going to change... it’s time you wake up... draw your swords... find the chinks in your armour and get ready for the real battle.

It’s the start of a new season and all eyes will be on the warriors who show their mettle, their grit, their killer instinct and fight for pride and glory. 

Come 4th September 2009, the warriors will descend onto the real battlefield with Men competing for Cricket, Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Table Tennis and Chess and Women competing for Box-cricket, Throwball, Volleyball and Table Tennis. 

The ones who stand out in this 3 day war-fest will be anointed as the new Torchbearers of SIMSR SPORTS to take it to the new unscaled peaks.

At the dawn of 4th September, as the sun rises in the east and as the battle lines are drawn, the war-cry will mark the beginning of 
"Elaan-e-Yudh – The Battle before the War".

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Starcom MediaVest Group & K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR) offer Advanced Programme in Integrated Marketing Communication

Starcom MediaVest Group and K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research announced a partnership to launch SSIMCAP-360°, a first of its kind full time advanced programme in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) on 25th August, 2009. The press conference was covered by various media stalwarts like The Hindu, Financial Express, NDTV, UTV, CampaignIndia and others. The intensive ten month programme leading to a Certificate in Advanced Integrated Marketing Communications is being offered at the Vidyavihar campus to graduates interested in IMC. Successful completion of SSIMCAP 360 will enable students to be placed in agencies offering Marketing Communications services.

Unique offerings of the programme will be Active Mentorship where every student will be assigned to a senior advertising or marketing professional in the industry, who will act as an off-campus coach for the entire duration of the programme. The Learning Clinic will offer access to a dedicated space within the state of the art office of Starcom MediaVest Group in Mumbai for research purposes, for gaining hands on experience on industry research and tools as well as get select exposure to SMG’s globally renowned tools and techniques. Brand Shoes is when each student will spend a week as an assistant to a brand manager in a respected marketing organization and Live In will enable students to spend a week in a relevant consumer home, somewhere in India, gathering practical insights into various aspects of consumer behavior.

For more articles on this launch, please visit
http://www.campaignindia.in/news/2009/08/26/starcom-launches-marcom-training-programme
http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/news/fullstory.asp?section_id=3&news_id=35698&tag=31458&pict=2

You can also watch the press conference exclusive on Cracking Careers on UTVi at 8:00 am on Saturday 29th August, 2009.

For more details about the course, please visit http://simsr.somaiya.edu/simsr/programs/SSIMCAP.asp

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4th SIMSR-Asia International Marketing Conference

The 4th SIMSR-Asia International Marketing Conference took place in the premises of KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai on the 4th and 5th of January. Eminent academic personalities from around the world, and also from India, came and participated in this mega international paper presentation conference. The broad categories of topics for paper presentation included such diverse management disciplines like General Marketing, Brand Management, Retail, General and Consumer Behavior. For the past three years this conference has been bringing together some of the best minds from across the globe in the field of management. This year was no different. Excellent papers were presented and a wealth of ideas was discussed through the course of 2 days.
The event was inaugurated by Mr. AD Sawant, Pro VC of University of Mumbai and the paper presentations ensued thereafter simultaneously in four different classrooms. The presenters featured academicians from famous Indian institutes like University of Mumbai, SIMSR, Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi, Vinod Gupta School of Management (management wing of IIT Kharagpur), Welingkar’s, NMIMS and many more. Also, there were management academicians from institutes of Mauritius (University of Mauritius Reduit) USA (Siena College Loundonville, Angelo State University, San Angelo) Denmark (University of Southern Denmark), France (Ceram Business School, Sophia-Antipolis) and Oman (College of Applied Sciences, Ibri Ministry of Higher Education, Sultanate of Oman). The event also featured corporate personalities like Wockhardt Hospitals MD Mr. Anil Kamath, LOOT India MD and Chairman Mr. Jay Gupta, DraftFCB + Ulka CEO Mr. M.G. Parameswaran and many more. The audience involved students from SIMSR and other institutes who immensely benefitted from the wealth of knowledge being discussed.
The discussed and presented topics encompassed a gamut of issues like Employee Engagement among Sales Professionals, Medical Tourism, Religious Factors and Consumer Behavior and much more. While some of the issues highlighted the Indian context, a few others touched on international flavors like Niche Market Strategies in SMEs in Mauritius. This fusion of ideas gave the event a truly global and relevant perspective.
The conference was finally rounded off on Monday (5th January) after one and half days of presentation and knowledge sharing.

Samavesh 08

Samavesh 2008 was schuled for 11th, 12th and 13th December with array of Speakers who had done exceptionally well in their in life and also are seen to be an inspiration by many in the society. Samavesh was divided into various sessions and each session was dedicated toa particular topic for discussion.

The event began with the lighenting of the lam by our esteemed Director General, Prof. P.V. Narasimham. Mr. O P Mishra, Pro Vice Chancellor, IGNOU was the key note speaker and gave some insights on the market scenario. 

Session 1: Human Equations
Topic : Employee Engagement - Challenges in Current Scenario.

The event started with an address from Santosh Dixit, Senior Consultant, Watson Wyatt, S K Dutt, Head Group HR & Admin., ABG and Dr. Uday Lajmi, Dean Mgmt Education Training and Development, REMI. The theme of Human Equations was Employee Engagement and Emnerging Issues and Challenges in HR. 

The next module of the event consisted of Mimansa- the case study contest which witnessed participation from all over the country. The judges for Mimansa were - Mr. Raj Dubey, Chief Training and Development Manager IOCL, Ms. Falguni Thakkar, CEO, Ensamble, Mr. Suhas C Biswas, Bhatia Shipping. The winners of the event were Ms. Rashi Sharan and Ms. Shirley Aranha from SIMSR, while Mr Manuj Bansal and Mr. Rohit Kataria from NITIE emerged as runners up.

Session 2: Entrepreneurship

The Event started with a Bang, as Mr. Rajeev Samant, Sula Wines started with his story as to how he became a successful entrepreneur. He had completed his graduation from Stanford University and then he was working in Oracle Corporation.
Then after working there for two years he returned back to India – Nashik and bought a huge grape plantations => wineries in Nasik, itself. 
It took him two years to get a license. Till then he arranged for finance, plantation preparation, etc. As a result there was just 4-5months time lag. The company was named after Mr.Sawant’s mother.
In the 1st year the company sold sold 4000 cases and the production increased to 3 million bottles in 2007-08.
As of now it is the Biggest premium wine company in India.
The company has 40 wineries in Nashik and around 250 employee. They export to 15 countries – US, UK, France, etc
Took a big risk when he left US, but it paid off well and now India is the fastest growing wine market.

The next module was a panel discussion on Challenges for Entrepreneurs which was followed by question and answers. Below is a excerpt from the same.

“In the economic downturn, how do entrepreneurs handle different aspects of building organizations?”
I] How is this downturn different from the previous one?
1It is Integrated economic environment and countries like India, China etc also impacted but not to that extent
2.This time, downturn was driven by poor spending habits
.3.Impact is higher when you bump into a speed breaker while running at a faster speed.

Remedy – cut down our earnings for the betterment of the society.
II] Any specific characteristic of the downturn that affected any particular sector or company (of the panelist)?
Very nice opportunities for start-ups as job losses are high, Customer are facing problems as they require Faster response time and on top of it, this is bad time for Venture Capitalists due to fall in stock market.

III] Can we avoid VCs?
They are Vulture Capitalist and not Venture Capitalist so we can't avoid their eyes. Also the funds are sacrosanct.

IV] Massive bail-outs by government for companies, are there any incentives for self-employment?
Self-will and motivation should be the driving force. Govt. comes later. Entrepreneur needs to bail himself out. Make value for self. Also it is observed that Healthcare and agriculture are not much affected by the downturn. One key point is to “Keep the government as far as possible”. And during this recessionary times Deserving people will get jobs, undeserving will get corrected.

V] Would you start a new venture at this time? In which sector?
Yes, new venture is always an option. It might be Outsourcing or legal outsourcing busines, online book ordering, other online services. Also Movie rentals like seventy mm and bigflix are also good options.

VI] Recent attacks would put India in a different zone of terror. Does the attack put you on the back foot with your key competitor?
Even US had its 9/11. People respect you more if you come out stronger of all this.The world is together for terrorism
Tourism will be affectedand new opportunities like security ventures , karate classes for kids etc. can be looked into

At the end : 
Mr. Prashant Bhaskar
“Befriend the top-graders, as they would be your future employees. Make them feel you are in awe of them and at the same time let them make them look up to you”.

Thus, Day 1 at Samavesh Ended with encouragement for all the budding Entrepreneurs and also giving inspiration to be an Entrepreneur.

Samavesh Day 2: 
International Business and Excellence in Operations

Topic of Discussion : Globalisation and Challenges for Indian Companies

Speakers: 
Shri R Balasubramaniam, President, Tata International Ltd.
Shri Anil Shekhar, Regional Manager North and West Africa, Tata Motors Ltd.


Samavesh Day 3:
Economic Meltdown - Challenges for India

Speakers:
Shri B S Nagesh, MD Shoppers Stop
Shri G V Nageswara Rao, MD Fortis
Shri R R Mokasi, ED Care
Shri Ramesh Damani, BSE
Shri V Shanmugam, Economist MCX
Dr R Gopal, Dir, D Y Patil Institute of Management Studies

The event ended with Case stud competition by Draft FCB Ulka in association with Tata Sky.

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