July – Dec 2018

Vol.9 Issue #5

Half Yearly News letter of RIMS

RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF

MANAGEMENT STUDIES/SCIENCES

Outbound Training Program- PGPM-PGDM

Orientation Session of RIMS -PGPM

Independence Day Celebration

Guest Lectures

Orientation Session PGDM AIMA

Orientation Session for MBA –Annamalai University

Onam Celebration

Rotaract Club Activity

Teachers Day

“IGNITE” - Freshers Day

Annual Sports Day – RIMS Athlon

Clubs Inauguration

Management Seminar 2018

National Integration Day

Industry Institute Interaction RSCM Club

Entrepreneurship Workshop on „Start-Up Guidance‟

International Study Tour

10th

Annual Convocation

Faculty Papers Published and Conferences Attended

It is always enjoyable to walk down the memory lane and recall all the pleasant memories.

Walking down the memory lane is more relevant now as we have bid Good Bye to 2018 and

welcomed year 2019 recently. This half yearly Newsletter of RIMS packs in it all the memories

of the odd semesters. Looking at the contents of the Newsletter I am reminded of each and every

moment and my heart swells with pride looking at the sheer number of activities. Involvement of

teaching, nonteaching staff and active participation from the students has made all these

moments possible. Thank you all for your contribution in taking up the standards of RIMS a

notch higher. Looking forward to many more such moments…….

Dr. Radha.R

Dean, RIMS.

Inside this Issue

Editorial Desk

Outbound Training Program

PGPM-PGDM – 4th

Aug 2018

The students of the new batch of PGPM +

PGDM of AIMA went on a day of outbound

training to Ramnagar on 2 August 2018. The

outbound activities included adventure

activities of Rappelling, Tyrolean Traverse

and Ascending. Other activities included

games on goal setting, communication, team

building and entertainment.

Orientation of PGPM batch

2018-2020

Orientation session for PGPM students was

given a grand start on 6th

August 2018. The

week long session had industry stalwarts

addressing the students on the current trends

and concluded with an outbound training.

Program Head Dr. Radha.R welcomed the

gathering. The Chief Guest, Mr. Ajith Nair,

Assistant Manager Operations, 4TIGO

Networks Pvt. Ltd., an alumni of PGPM,

shared both his academic and professional

experiences and urged the students to give

utmost importance to discipline and rigour

to succeed in life and went on to explain

how RIMS had shaped his personality. The

Guest of Honour, Mr. B.K.Gupta, Chief

Mentor and Social Scientist, Giant Step

shared attributes to succeed in the

competitive workplace. Prof. Chowdari

Prasad, Dean RIMS addressed the students

and reiterated the importance of discipline in

academics.

Independence Day – 15 Aug 2018

Independence Day celebration had faculty,

staff and students gather in the early

morning hours to celebrate the day.

Guest Lectures

Guest Lecture on “Pre & Post Shipment

Finance” by Sri. Nagarajan Srikantaiah,

Karvy Group and Sri.S.V.R.Murty, Bank

of Bahrain & Kuwait on 18th August 2018

at RIMS campus.

4th

August 2018, Dr.Ananth Rao, Dean,

University of Dubai

8th

Sept 2018, Mr.Tanmay Nandi, SCM

SME for IAMP, ABB, spoke on

"Introduction to Supply Chain

Management".

6th

Oct 2018, Ms.Rajeswari, Client Financial

Management Analyst, Accenture, spoke on

"Budgeting and Forecasting".

Orientation Session PGDM AIMA

Dr.M.Swapna, Program Head welcomed

theAIMA PGDM 2018-2020 batch into the

RIMS family. The session was inaugurated

by Dr.Y.Rajaram, former Dean, RIMS.He

praised the excellent academic performance

of the institution since its inception under

the able leadership of the Director, Dr. M R

Pattabiram. He motivated the students to

focus on their dreams and reminded them of

Sri.Aurobindo‟s directive on right attitude

and pursuit of learning. The inaugural

speech was followed by inputs from the

Dean, Prof. Chowdari Prasad on emotional

and artificial intelligence. He referred to

these as requisite skills for future managers.

Orientation Session of Annamalai

University

Inaugural function for MBA (Industry

Integrated) offered by Annamalai University

was held on 27th

August 2018 at

Lt.Col.Niranjan Kumar Hall. Mrs. Usha

Mohan, Founder, Triumph India Software

Pvt. Ltd. was the Chief Guest for the

inauguration. Prof. Murali, welcomed the

dignitaries and students. Annamalai

University Program Head, Mr. S.Saravana

Kumar and Chief Guest Mrs. Usha Mohan,

released the Handbook for the academic

year 2018-2019. Mr. S.Saravana Kumar

recounted the highlights from the last one

decade of the institutions under M S

Ramaiah Foundation.

Mrs. Usha Mohan shared her experience as

an entrepreneur while setting up „Triumph

India‟ and urged students tobe actively

involved in decision making to become

effective managers.

Onam Celebration – 27th

August 2018

Onam is a special day at RIMS as it nurtures

the feeling of harmony and pride in oneness.

The programs, hosted by students, featured

the many facets of the state.

Rotaract Club Activity – 30th

August 2018

Following the drastic impact of heavy

rainfall in Kerala and Coorg from 13 August

to 20 August 2018, the student community

pooled resources to lend a helping hand to

the suffering population. RC RIMS in

partnership with Kempegowda Rotaract

Club undertook the responsibility of

arranging the necessary provisions and

ensured that it reached the remote and

neglected corners of the affected land.

On 15 September 2018, the Rotaract Club of

RIMS appointed Rtr.LohitShekar as the

President. Office bearers were appointed for

the Rota year 2018-19 in Major Sandeep

Unnikrishnan Auditorium Dr.Radha, Dean

RIMS and Rtn.Nitin M.S were the Chief

Guests.Rtn.Ravi Shankar, District Rotaract

Committee Chairman and Rtr.Kiran Raj N.,

District Rotaract Representative – RID 3190

were the Guests of Honor.

Teachers Day Celebration- 5th

September 2018

The respect and gratefulness expressed by

the students towards their faculties marked

the emotional high point in the celebrations.

Students hosted the program and organized

games to entertain the teaching fraternity.

Fresher‟s Day „Ignite – 2018‟

The senior students and faculty members

teamed-up to organize the events.

Preparations began weeks in advance and

student coordinators encouraged the new

students to shed their inhibitions and prove

their mettle in the run for the coveted title of

„RIMS – Best Fresher‟. The event held at

Major Sandeep Unnikrishanan Hall was

entertaining and enlightening.

RIMS Athlon – Annual Sports Day

Annual Sports Day 2018-19 at RIMS

witnessed the addition of new coordinators

to the sports committee. The guidance and

supervision of faculty members, coupled

with the zeal and enthusiasm of sports

coordinators and participants led to the

success of RIMSATHLON. Events were

selected and designed to ensure maximum

participation from students, teaching and

non-teaching staff. There were total of 9

student events and 5 staff events.

HR, Marketing, Finance, RSCM

Club Inauguration-11th

October

2018

Specialization Clubs continue to provide a

platform to design new learning

opportunities outside classrooms and enable

participative and creative learning. The

Dean, Dr. Radha gave the welcome address.

The Chief Guest, Sri K. UllasKamath,

Managing Director, Jyothi Laboratories

shared insights and opinions on what the

future holds for management graduates. He

outlined the skills, attitude and orientation

that will enable aspirants to find the most

lucrative opportunities.

Faculty coordinators and second year

students teamed up based on their

specializations and planned series of

activities to be conducted under each club in

the academic year 2018-19.

RIMS Management Seminar – 26th

October 2018

Ramaiah Institute of Management

Studies/Sciences organised a Management

Seminar on „Management in the 21st

Century – Opportunities and Challenges‟

on 26 October, 2018. The speakers for the

day were:

• Mrs.Shukla Bose, Founder and CEO,

Parikrama Humanity Foundation and

TedSpeaker

• Mr. Devender Malhotra, Vice President

and Chief Quality Officer, Wipro

Limited

• Mrs. Preeja Sreedhar, Corporate Trainer

• Dr. Kumudhini Ravindra, Principal,

Strategic Innovation and Research,

Innomantra Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Mrs. Shukla Bose, Mr. Devender Malhotra

and Dean, Dr. Radha, inaugurated the

function.

Mrs. Shukla Bose shared personal

experience drawn from her illustrious

industry background.

Mr. Devender Malhotra, highlighted that

young managers should be techno-savvy.

Technology is the future as evidenced with

innovations and digitalisation.

Mrs. Preeja Sreedhar emphasised on

leadership, change, learning and social skills

as important for meeting the managerial

challenges. Dr. Kumudhini Ravindra

emphasized the challenges of strategic

leadership.

National Integration Day -

1st November 2018

Karnataka Rajyotsava Day on Thursday, 1

November 2018 had students celebrate the

culture of Karnataka and the spirit of Indian

unity. Senior and Junior batches competed

for winning the cash prize of Rs. 7500 (I

Prize) and Rs. 5000 (II Prize). Eight teams

participated in the competition which

required them to score the highest average in

three activities, namely- group dance, group

song and ramp walk. The theme of national

integration was portrayed in creative and

versatile ways by the participating teams.

Presence of the Director, Dr. M R

Pattabiram encouraged the teams. The event

was remarkable on the scale of participation,

volunteer team‟s commitment and

most engaging theme performance.

Industry Institute Interaction –

RSCM Club – 10th

November 2018

Shrinkhala – the Retail, Supply Chain

Operations club of RIMS, Bangalore

organized Industry Institute Interaction to

bring the two entities on one platform for

discussions and collaborations. Industry

experts and representatives of various

professional bodies interacted with students.

The winners of various club activities

received cash prizes sponsored by the

industry.

Entrepreneurship Workshop on

„Start-Up Guidance‟ – 12th

November 2018

The workshop was led by Prof. Amlan

Bhattacharya who is the co-founder of

Throttle PAD 2.0 and was an inspiring and

informational session on how to be a

successful entrepreneur.

International Study Tour - 22nd

Nov

to 3rd

Dec 2018.

We encourage students to gain knowledge

and explore new things not just within the

boundaries, but also beyond them. For

exposing them to global opportunities, we

often organize educational trips to

international destinations. Saint Augustine

once said „The world is a book, and those

who do not travel read only a page.‟ At

RIMS we believe it. So it is compulsory for

all the MBA students to travel at least to one

foreign location. Life is not meant to be

lived in just once place. This academic year

we selected two very important destinations

Dubai- Abu Dhabi and Singapore- Malaysia.

Through travel a student can receive one of

the best educations. The five days stay in the

foreign country helped the students to

savour the rich cultural heritage and modern

lifestyle. The memories of the trip will

always remain in their heart and will be

cherished forever. Students participating in a

foreign industrial and educational tour not

only have a fabulous and unique time during

their trip, but also benefit from many other

advantages.

1. Expanding students' worldview

2. Learning about Local Culture

3. Meeting new people and making new

friends

4. Students' increased motivation and

prestige

5. Culinary experience

6. Understanding the importance of learning

a foreign language

7. CV building

Students' enjoying and experiencing the

benefits of a foreign trip is very rewarding.

As Paulo Coelho said, „Be brave. Take risks.

Nothing can substitute experience.‟

10th

Annual Convocation 2018 -8th

Dec 2018

Ramaiah Institute of Management

Studies/Science‟s 10th

annual convocation

ceremony for the year 2016-2018, was held

on Saturday, 8th

December 2018 at BEL

Kalakshetra Auditorium from 10:30A.M.

The Chief Guest was Sri Madan Padaki,

Founder and CEO, 1Bridge. The Guest of

Honor was SRI H. U. Talwar, Director,

Department of Technical Education and

Government of Karnataka.

Dr. M. R. Pattabiram, Director, RIMS;

Dr.Radha R., Dean, RIMS and Prof. Dorai

Raj SN, Registrar of Evaluation, RIMS,

presided over the ceremony. The Parade was

led by the Registrar.

10th

annual convocation was declared open

by the Chief Guest. He addressed the

Graduands and in his speech motivated them

to appreciate the many opportunities

available to them. The Guest of Honor

congratulated all the graduands for the big

day and highlighted ways to ensure growth

for India.

The Graduands were presented to receive

their certificates by theDean, Dr. Radha R.

Degree certificates were awarded to 294

students and witnessed by advisory board

members, parents, Alumniand distinguished

guests. The Guest of Honor, Sri H. U.

Talwar administered the oath.

Medals and trophies to students for

exemplary academic performance,

supportive roles and contributions was

declared by Dr. M. R. Pattabiram, Director,

RIMS, and the winners had the honour of

receiving it from the special

guest, Mr.Panikar.

Following is the list of winners:

Recognition Title Winner Award

Institute Topper

Post Graduate Program Management Julia Singlong Gold

Post Graduate Program Management Bindiya Singh D Gold

University Of Mysore Thota Vijay Gold

Annamalai University AishwaryaPai Gold

Specialisation

Topper –

UoM

Marketing BoneniVenkaGiriBabu Silver

Human Resource Management Bindiya Singh D Silver

Finance Bhanu Sharma Silver

Retail Supply Chain Management Aparna A Menon Silver

Specialisation

Topper –

PGPM

Human Resource Management Bindiya Singh D

Marketing Deepak Mishra

Finance Rachna I

Retail Supply Chain Management Naradasu Siva SaiChaithanya

Specialisation

Topper -

Annamalai

University

Human Resource Management MouliSarkar

Marketing Yogesh Kumar

Finance AishwaryaPai

Finance Ajay Kumar Vorugonda

Special Awards

Best Usage of Library Mr. Ravula Krishna Sai

Best Senior Mr. Chetan U

Best Ambassador Ms. Bindiya Singh

Best Outgoing Student Mr. Thota Vijay

Best CR Award

Mr. S.Prashant, PGPM Sec A

Mr.Ankit, PGPM Sec B

Ms. SonuKavya(UoM C

Akshay(UoM D)

Chetan U.(UoM E)

Anoop(AU)

Best Peer Award

Gautham Reddy (PGPM A)

SourabDey (PGPM B)

Bhanu Sharma (UOM C)

Akash (UoM C)

Aryan (UoM D)

Vineeha(UoM E)

Akshay (UoM E

Faculty Papers Published and

Conferences Attended /

Achievements

Dr. Radha.R published a paper titled:

“Classroom to Boardroom” (A Study

with special reference to Post Graduate

Program in Management of Ramaiah

Institute of Management Studies,

Bangalore on the Curriculum and Course

Content to pave way for the transition

of Students), 1st International

Conference on Social Responsibility of

Educational Institutions in Developing

Countries (ICSEDC 2018). Published in

ISSN 2455 – 1449 ,24th

& 25th

August

2018.

Dr. Radha.R published a paper titled:

“Need of Disruptive Paradigm to

manage transformation – A critical

analysis of the recent happenings in PNB

scam”, Published in JETIR September

2018, Volume 5, Issue 9, ISSN – 2349 –

5162, September 2018

Dr. Radha.R published a paper titled: A

Study on “OCTAPACE” culture of

select organisations in Bangalore with

special reference to Employee

Engagement & Retention”, Published in

ISSN 0974-8016 ,Won the “Best Paper

Award”, September 2018

Prof. Julie Sunil presented a paper titled

Aligning Tier 3 Management Institutes

for Employability at the 30th

AIMS

International Annual Management

Education Convention held at Infosys

Convention Centre, Bangalore between

30th

Sept and 1st Aug 2018.

Prof. Prasad L, Dr. Vinay, Dr. Noor

FirdoosJahan, published a paper titled:

Efficacy of Management Education in

Increasing the Employability of Students,

in the Journal of Advanced & Scholarly

Research in Allied Education (UGC

approved, internationally indexed & peer

reviewed journal) ISSN: 2230-7540,

Volume 15, Issue 9, October 2018

Prof. S. Sarvana Kumar cleared UGC-

NET in Management, Dec 2018.

Prof. Dhanalakshmi served as an

“External Examiner” to conduct

University Practical Examinations for

the course Computer Application Dec

2018 at Ramaiah University of Applied

Sciences.