Life @ SJMSOM, IIT Bombay

[floyd&vodka]

AVENUES
Annual Business Festival of SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
28th - 29th October, 2006

The road to success is not a simple one. Indeed, success is not an end but a path in itself, an Avenue. It is about exploring, it is about innovating, it is about taking chances, and it is about winning. Winning when you are pitted against some of the brightest managers in India. Winning matters when you are at Avenues - the annual business festival organized by the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay.

This year we carry forward the legacy with Avenues - 2006, a unique Business Festival. On October, 28th-29th, 2006, visitors to the IIT campus will see abundance of Innovation and Business Acumen displayed at the various unique events by zealous students. See the Gladiators lock their horns at Colosseum- The Championships. See the best of B-schools match their wits and skills against each other in this battle.

In addition to the Colosseum, a plethora of events such as CEO talks, quizzes, various online games, on the spot games, and workshops will make sure that not a dull moment passes in Avenues 2006.

Expecting a grand participation, a lot of fun, learningand some intense competition between B-School students across the country.

Polish your swords and be ready, the battle for supremacy is about to begin....

Best Regards,
Team Avenues,
SJMSOM, IIT Bombay

[teenagedirtbag]

Great goin mate....keep up the good work

I will also try to chipin from time to time for some contribution.

[Phooka]

Good going Mates !! However, there is much more to SOM than just guest lectures and Dikshas

[TheCat]

good..going man....sjmsom is one of the college in my aspiration list....good to know such industry honcho..serial entrepreneur..coming to school and having interaction........

[floyd&vodka]

Originally Posted by TheCat

good..going man....sjmsom is one of the college in my aspiration list....good to know such industry honcho..serial entrepreneur..coming to school and having interaction........

Yeah .. this is something which gives us a lot of insight into the industry and gives us exposure to the true scenario in the real world. This helps to relate the classroom coaching with the practical business functioning.

However, I must mention, the above list is only a list of what has been going on at SJMSOM in the past one month. These include only the normal Guest lectures which we keep having almost every other day. These do not include lectures at events in our college, like the Leadership Lecture series, the management fests(Avenues), the continuums etc. Such events attract really big names.

To give you an idea of what I am talking about here, in this years Leadership Lecture series, our senior batch had got an opportunity to interact with the following industry big-wigs:

· Monday 9th January 2006- 4p.m.: Dr.Prathap Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Group of Hospitals. at IA

· Friday 13th Jan 2006 - 4p.m.: Mr. Kishore Biyani, Chairman, BigBazar and Pantaloon Group at IA

· Tuesday 7th Feb 2006- 3.45p.m: Mr. Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman, Mahindra and Mahindra at IA

· Thursday 9th Feb 2006 -3.45p.m.: Mr. Gautam Thapar, Chairman, Crompton Greaves Limited at IA

· Friday 10th Feb 2006 - 3.45p.m.: Mr. Shyam Benegal, Film Director,at LT

· Monday 13th Feb 2006- 3.45p.m.: Mrs. Ela Bhatt, Chairperson, SEWA,Ahmedabad at IA

· Tuesday 14th Feb 2006- 3.45p.m.: Mr.Arun Maira, Chairman,Boston Consulting Group (India) at IA

· Wednesday 15th Feb 2006- 4-15p.m.: Mr A.K.Purwar, Chairman, State Bank Of India at LT

· Thursday 16th Feb 2006 - 3.15p.m. : Capt.G.R. Gopinath, Chairman, Air Deccan Airlines, at IA

· Saturday 18th Feb 2006-2.45p.m.: Mr. Rahul Bajaj, Chairman, Bajaj Auto Ltd at LT

· Mr. Brij Mohan Lall Munjal, Chairman, Hero Honda


I had not joined the college at this stage, hence, missed out in the action. Really looking forward to the LLS of 2007 and other similar events coming up.

Cheers!
Ramesh

[floyd&vodka]

SJMSOM janta has been damn busy over the last two weeks .. Loads of project submissions and now we are into our end term exams ..

But its really commendable to see that, despite of such a high work load, lots of us have been involved in activities outside studies. A lot of effort took place in organizing the Finance continuum. To add the icing on the cake, the SOM-06-08 batch (with the guidance of SOM05-07) has come out with a fantastic new edition of our B school magazine L!VE.

I am attaching the copy for all of you to go through. Comments and feedback are welcome!

Regards
Ramesh

[Phooka]

SOm08 batch is having their first taste of the exams at SJMSOM . By the time they will come to 2nd year, they will be posting here like anything

[floyd&vodka]

Originally Posted by Phooka

SOm08 batch is having their first taste of the exams at SJMSOM . By the time they will come to 2nd year, they will be posting here like anything

Back from the exams .. and back in action

After the successful completion of the Finance Continuum, here is the coverage of the event in the Indian EXpress. The event proved to be a big success, and had people coming in from many colleges to listen to speakers like Mr. Rajnikant Patel, MD & CEO, Bombay Stock Exchange.

Attaching a screenshot of the newspaper report.

[floyd&vodka]

SUMMERS 2006 in STYLE

It just couldnt have been better. This is something very few Top B schools can boast of. Summers placements of the whole batch of SJMSOM IIT Bombay 2006-2008 got over in 2 days flat !!!

Only 3 students are left who havent yet taken up any offer due to their preferences. We still have many more companies coming in.

More than the quantity (30+ companies for just 54 students), it was the quality of placements and the profiles offered which underline SJMSOM's industry perception.

Profiles like corporate strategy, corporate finance, treasury, Govt. Advisory,Private Advisory, SCM consulting, investment banking operations, process improvements, marketing research, product marketing and much more were offered. Leading FMCGs, Banks, IT companies and others had come to recruit the talent here.


This adds yet another feather to SJMSOM's cap.

SOM Rocks

Ramesh

[floyd&vodka]

IIT Bombay can never be void of events and activities. The schedule in the coming few days, highlights this.

Today, Friday, Oct 06, we have our Honourable Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh visiting us and addressing the students of IIT Bombay. Over the next 3 days, we have the top dignataries of the country, visiting our campus and taking part in various guest lectures and panel discussions. Some of them include: Shri Mukesh Ambani, Shri N. R. Narayana Murthy, Dr. R. Chidambaram, Dr. (Ms.) Manju Sharma, Shri Ajay Piramal, Dr. (Ms.) K. A. Dinshaw, Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia and many more.

Such interactions will certainly be an enriching experience for all SOM Students.

Ramesh