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Vision

We shall be a leader in education, training and consulting in

management founded on a strong base of core values, holistic

perspective, and recognition of human dignity.

Mission

We are committed to empowering young women become successful

business leaders and entrepreneurs and enable these young women

to lead their lives with professional will and personal humility

coupled with knowledge, skill and competence.

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Dear Readers,

Employability skill among graduates in India is

an issue that is currently being debated and

discussed in the various fora. With educational

institutions multiplying at an astounding rate,

the questions that arise are - is quality is being

compromised for quantity? Are educational

institutions responsible for imparting

employability skills? Is there a mismatch

between the students and the institutes they get

into? Is the education system of the country the

reason for this mismatch? Attempting to

address some of these questions, the theme

chosen this year for the Industry Institute

Interface Day held at GRGSMS was "Employability and

Management Education: The Way Forward".

For the first time, the CMA student chapter cluster institutes came

together and organized a mega event "Meeting of Minds 2011" on

the theme "Good to Great: Lessons from India" . This issue of

Impressions packs information of many more such events and

activities held at GRGSMS.

Do not forget to send your valuable suggestions, your feedback is

important to us. Happy reading!

- Vandana Madhavkumar

Leadership is not about dictating, it's about empowering employees so that they recognize their ability to take action.

And highlight it when they do. Give [employees] voice and dignity.

That's what leaders do; and that's how leaders build leaders. – Jack Welch

- Prof. S. Balasubramanian

I have attended a significant number of workshops and meetings

discussing management education in the past six months.

Invariably, most of these have focused on the need for b-schools

to impart 'soft skills' to the students. Most speakers mention the

low percentage of 'employable' MBA and Engineering graduates.

Soft skills, they say, would include communication skills too.

I am not certain if we need to look at the issue from a different

perspective. I strongly believe that any b-school should maintain

its academic rigour and should make sure that the students imbibe

a strong foundation of theoretical concepts and principles. Too

much 'practice-orientation' at the cost of academic rigour would

prove counter-productive. Our primary responsibility is to make

our students gain analytical and reasoning skills, leadership skills,

and creative skills. Self confidence, self awareness, social

awareness, and ability to work in uncertain and complex

environment are some of the skills that our students should

acquire during their MBA education.

I am glad that we, at GRGSMS, are tailoring

our curriculum and courseware to meet the

expectations of our stakeholders. After all, we

have been nurturing business leaders since

1993!

Director's Message

Faculty Retreat

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GRGSMS faculty went on the annual Faculty Retreat to the National Adventure and Leadership School (NALS) near Colacombai in the Nilgiris on 17th and 18th November 2010.

Faculty Retreat November 2010

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Prof. S. Balasubramanian, Director was the Chief Guest for the symposium on "Truth and Non Violence" held on 2nd September 2010 in PSGR Krishnammal College for Women.

Ms. R. Chitra, Asst. Professor has been recognized as a guide for MPhil by Bharathiar University.

Dr. P. Paramanandam, Asst. Professor was presented the "Best Teacher 2010 Award" on 4th September 2010 by Channel One Kavya TV of Coimbatore.

Prof. S. Balasubramanian, Director delivered a talk on "Business Leadership" at the special meeting organised by Madras Management Association at Hosur on 29th September 2010.

Prof. S. Balasubramanian, Director delivered a talk on "Building a Value-based Organisation" to the students of the Department of Management, Erode Builder Educational Trust Group of Institutions, Kangeyam on 27th October 2010.

Prof. S. Balasubramanian, Director participated as a Panel Speaker on "Enhancing Employability: Role of Industry and Institutions" at the Interface 2010 programme conducted by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore Cotton City at Jenney Club on 28th October 2010.

Mr. N. Elangovan, Asst. Professor delivered a lecture on "Introduction to and an overview of Marketing Management" to the MBA students of Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi on 19th November 2010.

Prof. S. Balasubramanian, Director meets and conducts mentoring sessions for senior executives of Titan Industries at Hosur. The first session was conducted on 20th November 2010 and the subsequent sessions were held on 27th December and 31st January 2011.

Mr. N. Elangovan, Asst. Professor was invited as a Moderator for a technical session at the National Conference on "Impact of Micro Finance in Enhancing Competitiveness and Growth of Rural Markets in India" organized by the Department of Business Management & NABARD in PSGR Krishnammal College for Women on 23rd December 2010.

Mr. N. Elangovan, Asst. Professor was invited to address MBA Students of Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi on 30th December 2010.

Faculty Highlights!

Faculty Update

Ms Kanchana Iyer, Asst Professor has left the services of GRG School of Management Studies.

Mr. N. Elangovan, Asst. Professor has re-joined the services of GRGSMS.

FDP OrganizedA one-day Faculty Development Programme on "International Financial Reporting Standards: A Road Map for Future" was conducted by GRGSMS on 8th December 2010.

30 management faculty members from 20 different b-schools in and around Coimbatore participated in the programme. Mr. G. Karthikeyan, Director, G K Management Services India Limited and Mr. K. Badrinarayanan, Partner of M/s Narayan & Dharan were the resource people. Mrs. R. Savitha, Asst. Professor was the programme coordinator.

Prof. S. Balasubramanian, Director was the Session Chairman for "Creating a Research Culture" at the Regional Summit on Quality in Education on "Creating Centers of Excellence through Research & Consulting" organized by CII Coimbatore on 21st and 22nd January 2011at hotel Ratna Regent, Coimbatore.

Dr. J. Anitha, Asst. Professor was the Chairperson for the HR Session at National Conference on "Innovative Management Strategies" at RVS School of Management & Research Studies, Coimbatore on 28th January 2011.

Dr. B. Sripirabaa, Asst. Professor was presented the CMA Best Management Teacher Award at the National Management Day organised by CMA on 21st February 2011 at hotel Rathna Regent, Coimbatore.

Ms. R. Savitha, Asst. Professor attended two day programme "Faculty Mission to Industries of Excellence" organised by CII in Bengaluru on 10th-11th February 2011. The industries visited during the mission were Kennametal India Ltd, Taegu Tec India Pvt Ltd, TVS Motors Company and L&T Komatsu, Bengaluru.

Prof. S. Balasubramanian, Director attended the ICTACT Bridge 2011 programme at Chennai on 16th February 2011.

Prof. S. Balasubramanian, Director conducted the event - CHARISMA (Leadership Contest) - as a part of the GRGSACT annual intercollegiate IT Meet - CyberSprint 2011 - on 18th February 2011.

Dr. B. Sripirabaa receiving the CMA Best Management Teacher Award

Faculty Group Photo - March 2011

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FDPs / Workshops / Conferences / Seminars attended by Faculty

Industry Institute Interface Day

The annual GRGSMS Industry Day 2010 was held on Saturday, the 18th December 2010 on the theme "Employability and Management Education: The Way Forward". The participants included senior executives from industry, faculty from the academia, and students from leading business schools in and around Coimbatore. The Chief Guest was Prof. J. Philip, President - XIME, Bengaluru & President - Association of BRIC Business Schools (ABBS). Mrs. Nandini Rangaswamy, Secretary, GRG Institutions presided over the function. The panel speakers were Mr. Tamilvanan of New Mangalore Port Trust, Dr. Narasimha Bhatta of TCS, Fr. P. Christie of Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai, Dr. Nandagopal of PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore and Dr. Dhanapal of KPR Institutions, Coimbatore.

Pannel Discussion at Industry Day 2010

Ms. R. Savitha, Asst. Professor, Dr. P. Paramanandam, Asst. Professor, Mr. M. Senthil Nathan, Lecturer and Ms. J. Ramya, Lecturer accompanied the students of II MBA on an industry visit to Bengaluru and Hosur during December 19-23, 2010. The students visited Titan Industries (Jewellery Division), Ashok Leyland, and Harita Seating Systems.

Industry Visit

Our Students at Titan Industries

Knowledge is learning something every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day.

- Zen Proverb

Research and Publications

An article on “Achieving Job Excellence through Emotional Intelligence” authored by Mr. M. Meenakshisundaram, Asst. Professor has been published in “RVS Journal of Management”, Volume 3, No. 2, November 2010.

Dr. T. Linga Murugeshwari, Asst. Professor published a paper “Impact of Policy Shift on Total Factor Productivity in Indian Textile Industry” in European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, pp: 145-155, Issue 29, February 2011.

Prof. S. Balasubramanian, Director and Ms. R. Savitha, Asst. Professor attended the 37th AIMA National Management Convention at Kolkata on September 22-23, 2010.

Ms. R. Chitra, Asst. Professor and Dr. J. Anitha, Asst. Professor along with 9 students of II MBA attended the learning session on "The Mumbai Dabbawalas" organised by CII Coimbatore at Hotel Residency on 25th September 2010.

Dr. J. Anitha, Asst. Professor, Ms. R. Chitra, Asst. Professor, and six students attended the workshop on "How to Become an Entrepreneur" conducted by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) at hotel Rathna Residency, Coimbatore on 11th and 12th November 2010.

Mr. M. Meenakshisundaram, Asst. Professor participated in the FDP on "Case Writing" at RVS Institute of Management Studies and Research, Coimbatore on 12th November 2010.

Dr. T. Linga Murugeshwari, Assistant Professor participated in a two-day FDP on "Econometrics for Management Research" at DJ Academy for Managerial Excellence, Coimbatore on 19th &

20th November 2010.

Dr. J. Anitha, Asst. Professor, attended a seminar on "Guiding Principles of ACBSP Accreditation and Assessment of Student Learning" on 30th November 2010 at PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore.

Mr. M. Meenakshi Sundaram, Asst. Professor participated in a programme on "Quality Issues of Textile Industry" organized by Sardar Vallabhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management, Coimbatore in association with Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic on 14th December 2010.

Dr. P. Paramanandam, Asst. Professor attended a two-day workshop "Psychometrics in HR practices" on 15th & 16th of December 2010 at PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore.

Mr. M. Senthil Nathan, Lecturer attended the Management Development Programme on "Finance for Non-Finance Executives" organized by PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore from 24-25 February 2011.

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To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first. - Shakespeare

Guest Lectures

Dr. Keyoor Purani, Professor, IIM-K

Mrs. Malathi Mohan, former GM of Punjab National Bank, New Delhi

Mr. Vamseedhar Soma, Senior Consultant, Virtusa, Chennai

Mr. Karthikeyan Jawahar of Finerva Solutions Private Limited, Coimbatore

Prof. V. Krishnan, Consultant, Bengaluru

Ms. B.T. Sundari, Management Teacher and Consultant, Mumbai

Mr. P.M. Jagatheesan, Vice President - HR of Sara Elgi, Coimbatore

Mr. R.V. Rajan, Founder President, Rural Marketing Agencies Association of India and Chairman, Anugrah-Madison Advertising

Prof. C. Jeevanandam, Associate Professor – Finance, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management

Mr. P.M. Jagatheesan, Vice President - HR of Sara Elgi, Coimbatore

Mr. Giri Manickavasagam, Branch Manager, LIC, Coimbatore

September 3, 2010

September 13-14, 2010

September 18, 2010

September 18, 2010

November 10, 2010

November 29-30, 2010

December 4, 2010

December 8, 2010

December 14, 2010

December 16, 2010

December 27, 2010

Creative Advertising (Advertising and Sales Promotion)

Capital Markets - Overview (Financial Markets)

Training & Development

Portfolio Selection (Security Analysis & Portfolio Management)

International Human Resource Management

Financial Services

Training and Development (Human Resource Management)

Brand Building in Rural India (Rural Marketing)

Multinational Capital Budgeting (International Financial Management)

Strategic Human Resource Management

Government Regulation on Insurance (Insurance and Risk Management)

Guest Lecturer Date Topic/Course

Student Champions

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Ms. U.J.Mohana Priya of II MBA participated in the Drucker's Day Celebrations and won the first prize by presenting a paper on "Drucker's Concept of Management and Technology" organized by Department of Management Studies, Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology on 19th November 2010.

11 students from I MBA participated in the intercollegiate management meet - Mistakes 2011 - conducted by the School of Management, VLB Janakiammal College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore on 3rd February 2011. Ms. S. Hinduja and V. Aishwarya of I MBA won the 1st prize in Finance Game and Students of GRGSMS won the Overall Championship Trophy.

Three students from I MBA participated in the intercollegiate management meet - ZESTA 2011 - conducted by GEM Business Academy, Gopichettipalayam on 9th February 2011. Ms. S. Sivaranjini and Ms. S. Visalakshi won the 1st prize in 'Business Plan' contest. Ms. T.P. Vigasini won the Best Manager award.

Six students from I MBA participated in the intercollegiate management meet - Brilliance 2011 - conducted by Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology, Coimbatore on 11th February 2011. Ms. S. Visalakshi and S. Sivaranjini of I MBA won the 1st prize in Paper Presentation and 2nd prize in Business Plan Competition. Ms. P. N. Priyanka and R. Shwetha of I MBA won 1st prize in Business Quiz.

Ten students from I & II MBA participated in various events at the Student Management Day 2011 conducted by Coimbatore Management Association at KPR School of Business, Coimbatore on 18th February 2011. Ms. U.J. Mohana Priya and V. Jhanvi Radia of II MBA won the First prize in the Debate contest.

Ms. K. M. Pavithra of II MBA was presented the Best Student Award for the year 2011 by Coimbatore Management Association at the National Management Day celebrations on 21st February 2011.

12 students attended National Level Management Meet - Repowis 2011 - conducted by Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 22nd February 2011 and won the 1st prize in Marketing contest and 2nd prize in the Best Management Team contest. They also bagged the Overall Trophy. The winning students were Ms. Dania Rinu Varghese, M. Uma Maheswari, Y. Mauriya, K. Sri Prabha, V. Brundha Rajam, Ms. Nabeela Mahboob Ali, A. E. Saranya, P. Gayatri, and N. Hamsa Priya.

Nine students from I MBA participated in the intercollegiate management meet - Alethia 2011 - conducted by Coimbatore Institute of Management and Technology on 25th February 2011. Ms. T.P. Vigasini won the Best Manager Award.

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Day with NatureMr. M. Meenakshisundaram, Asst. Professor, Dr. B. Sripirabaa, Asst. Professor, Ms. J. Ramya, Lecturer and Ms. S. Sathyapriya, Lecturer accompanied 107 students of II MBA to Anaikatti as a part of the "Day with Nature" programme on 4th September 2010.

I MBA students visited Annur Selvanayaki Amman temple and Government school at Pillayappanpalayam as a part of the monthly "Day with Nature" programme. They were accompanied by Ms. R. Savitha, Asst. Professor, Mr. M. Senthilnathan, Senior Lecturer, Ms. Ramya, Lecturer, Ms. Sathyapriya, Lecturer, and Ms. V. Sumathi, Secretary to Director on 19th November 2010.

Nilgiris Biosphere Natural Park, Anaikkatti

Know that it's your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny – Anthony Robbins

Students celebrated "Teachers Day" on 6th September 2010.

Celebrations

National Integration Day was celebrated by students on 19th November 2010. Ms. Shobana Kumar, Creative Consultant and Writer was the Chief Guest.

Saraswathi Pooja was celebrated by the students and faculty of GRGSMS on 15th October 2010.

Teachers Day Celebration

Pooja Celebration

Students presenting a tableau at National Integration Day

National Education Day was celebrated by the students on 11th November 2010. A presentation on "India's Education System - A Recap" was made by students of II MBA. Two tableaus were put up by students of I MBA on "Impact of Education". The knowledge forum conducted a debate on "The Impact of Emerging Technologies and Communication Media on Higher Education.

AIMA National Students Management Games

Presentation of awards to winners at AIMA NSMG 2010

GRGSMS hosted the National Semi-Finals and National Finals of the 14th AIMA NSMG 2010 on the 23rd and 25th of October 2010. 24 teams (96 participants) from across India participated in the semi-finals on 23rd October 2010. Nine teams were selected for the finals on the 25th. The valedictory function was held on the 25th October 2010. Mr. S. Narayanan, VP of Bimetal Bearings was the Chief Guest. Dr. Kerron Reddy, CEO of Acharya Institute of Management, Bengaluru was the Guest of Honour. Mr. U.K. Ananthapadmanabhan, President of CMA presided.

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Students under the umbrella of Entrepreneurship Cell along with

NEN, jointly organized 'Feb Fiesta – 2011' (Exhibition Cum Sale)

on February 24th 2011, Thursday on college campus. “Feb Fiesta”

is an initiative to encourage the creative and enterprising skills of

the students and comprised of Food Fiesta, Flair Fiesta and Fun

Fiesta. The products showcased and sold were purely of students'

effort and collaboration. Around 100 students took the

responsibility of managing the stalls. Feb Fiesta – 2011, was an

occasion when the classroom theories were put in practice and the

students learned tough management lessons through the practical

application.

Feb Fiesta 2011

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. - Ralph Nader

Shreyas Forum ActivitiesThe Students forum - SHREYAS - was inaugurated by Ms. Sujatha Krishnan, Managing Director, Suvai Foods on 8th September 2010.

E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p F o r u m organized a TiE workshop for the students of GRGSMS on 16th September 2010. Students from Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Sri Krishna Engineering College and NGP Business School also attended. The speakers included Mr. R. Ramaraj, Founder and CEO, Sify Chennai and Chairman, TiE Chennai, Mr. Sudeep Jain, IAS, Government of Ta m i l N a d u , M r . Vi s h y Vishwanath, Vice Chairman of TiE Chenna i , Mr. Raghu Rajagopal, CEO, Energeate Chennai, Prof. Jayaram K Iyer, LIBA, and Mr. G.V. Ravi Shankar of Sequoia Capital.

I MBA students were given a grand welcome by II MBA students on 17th September 2010 by organising a spectacular "Senior Junior Confluence" programme.

Arts & Aesthetics forum conducted an activity based on the concept of "Blue Ocean Strategy" on 22nd September 2010.

Students of Arts and A e s t h e t i c s F o r u m conducted a team building activity on 9th December 2010.

Students of Community forum conducted a programme with Poetry, Tableau, Skit, Debate and Movie presentation on 16th December 2010.

Students of Environment Forum conducted a Quiz programme on 29th December 2010. Ms. Shwetha of I MBA was the Quiz

M a s t e r. T h i s w a s f o l l o w e d b y a n interaction with our alumni, Ms. N. Fasiha, Finance Executive, Covai Properties.

Environment forum screened the movie - "Inconvenient Truth" -

on 2nd February 2011 as a part of environmental awareness activity.

Entrepreneurship forum conducted a quiz contest on 9th February 2011.

Ms. Sujatha Krishnan

Mr. G.V. Ravi Shankar

Senior Junior Confluence

Arts & Aesthetics forum activity

Quiz by Environment Forum

CXO Forum

Mr. K. Ravi, Chief Financial Officer, Roots Group of Companies addressed the students on "Exploring the New Opportunities for the Management Professional in the Changed Economy" on 21st September 2010.

A Video Conferencing session with Ms. Anu Aga, former Chairperson of Thermax India was organised for the MBA students on 13th October 2010. Secretary, GRG Institutions, Mrs. Nandini Rangaswamy and the Principal, Dr. Mrs. N Yesodha Devi were also present along with faculty and students. Ms. Aga shared her experiences and interacted with the students.

Mr. K. Purushothaman, Regiona l Di rec tor (Tamil Nadu, Kerala & P u d u c h e r r y ) o f NASSCOM delivered a talk on "Employability" to the students of MBA and MCA on 29th November 2010.

Mr. Raghavan, Director and CEO, Sundaram Business Service Limited delivered a talk on "Business Process Outsourcing" to the students on 1st December 2010.

Mr. K. Purushothaman speaking on employability

Mr. Raghavan delivering the CXO talk

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Personality Development Programmes

II MBA students, section 1 underwent a 4-day Career Counselling Programme “SPARKLE” from 25th to 28th August and section 2 from 30th August to 2nd September, 2010. Ms. P. Arunya, N. Sowbarnika and N. Swarnarekha were given the Best Participant award. The Best Team award was given to Ms. R. Kheerthana & team of section 1 and Ms. K. Sripriya and team of section 2.

Students of I MBA and PGDBA attended the Personality Development Programme conducted by Vertical Eye, Coonoor from 6th to 13th December 2010.

Outbound programmeDr. Linga Murugeshwari, Asst. Professor and Ms. Sathyapriya, Lecturer escorted the students of II MBA on their Outbound Programme to Pegasus Institute of Excellence, Puducherry during October 20-23, 2010.

Urjith 2011

The popular Annual Mega Event of GRGSMS - URJITH 2011 - was held on 7th January 2011. 490 Students from 35 colleges participated in various events like Chandrakanthi Memorial Young Business Leader Award (CYMBL), GRG Best Management Team Award, Management Games, and Business Quiz. The chief guest at the inaugural session was Mr. K. Ilango, President, TiE Coimbatore. The chief guest at the valediction was Mr. Jayanthra Jayachandran, CEO, Angler Technologies.

Mr. Jayanthra Jayachandran giving away prizes at Urjith 2011

A two-day Management Development Programme on "Negotiation Skills" was organised on 21st and 22nd January 2011. The Resource Person was Mr. V. Krishnan, Bangalore-based Consultant. 24 executives from 11 organisations participated in this programme.

MDP Organised

Mr. V. Krishnan during a session of MDP

CMA Student Chapter "Meeting of Minds 2011'

GRGSMS hosted "Meeting of Minds 2011" - a mega event of the Cluster of CMA Student Chapters - on 29th January 2011. The theme of the event was "Good to Great: Lessons from India".

Games and Contests - Best Management Team, Business Quiz and 'Talk the theme' contest - were conducted in the forenoon session. A panel discussion on "Good to Great: Lessons from India" was held in the afternoon. The panel speakers included Dr. N. Ravichandran, CEO, Lucas TVS Chennai; Dr. R. Mahadevan, Group Technical Director, India Pistons Chennai; Mr. A.V. Krishnan, Executive Director, BHEL Trichy; and Mr. T.K. Ramachandran, IAS, MD, TNPL Chennai. Mr. M. Settu, CEO of Syndicate Exports was the moderator.

Distinguished panelists at Meeting of Minds 2011

“A4” category in the September 2010 issue of Indian Management.

A+ by Business India in its October 2010 issue.

Among the top 125 b-schools in India by The Week in its recent issue.

“Silver A+++” by Just Careers magazine in its January 2011 issue.

Soaring High!

GRGSMS rankings

I forget what I was taught; I only remember what I've learnt."- Patrick White, 1912-90, Australian novelist and

1973 Nobel Prize winner for Literature

Students of I MBA and PGDBA went for t h e i r O u t b o u n d Programme to NALS, Coonoor from 14th February 2011 to 19th February 2011 in two batches. Students at Pegasus Institute of Excellence

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Mr. C.N. Ashok addressing the students

I have learned that success is to be

measured not so much by the

position that one has reached in life as

by the obstacles overcome

while trying to succeed

- Booker T Washington, 1856-1915,

American Educator and African-American spokesman

Dr. J. Anitha, Asst. Professor, and Ms. Vandana Madhavkumar, Asst. Professor accompanied four students (Ms. Devi D, Ms. Pavithradevi.K, Ms. Vigasini T.P. and Ms. Deepika S.R.) to the "BRICS Students' Meet" organized by the Association of BRICS Business Schools (ABBS) in association with XIME, Bengaluru at XIME Campus on 26th and 27th November 2010.

Dr. Sripirabaa, Asst. Professor and Dr. Linga Murugeshwari, Asst. Professor attended the "Regional Summit on Quality in Education" on "Creating Centers of Excellence through Research & Consulting" organized by CII Coimbatore on 21st and 22nd January 2011. In the same event, our Director, Prof. S. Balasubramanian was the Session Chairman for "Creating a Research Culture".

The meeting of the GRGSMS Board of Studies was held on 24th January 2011

Ms. R. Savitha, Asst. Professor, Ms. R. Chitra, Asst. Professor, Dr. Linga Murugeshwari, Asst. Professor, and Ms. J. Ramya, Lecturer along with 10 Students of II MBA attended the CII Event, "AAGNYA 2011" at PSGCAS on 28th January 2011.

In other News

MeritTrac Assessment for I MBA section II students was conducted on 4th September 2010.

Mr. Anand Sharma, Chief Mentor, IMS conducted a training session for students of I MBA on 1st November 2010, to help them in areas for development identified in the Merit Track assessment.

Student Assessment

e- Cell

The e-Cell (Entrepreneur Cell) of GRGSMS was inaugurated by Mr. C.N. Ashok, Director, Autoprint Machinery Manufacturers Private Limited, Coimbatore on 3rd November 2010.

Mr. N. Jaganathan, NEN Consultant and Mr. Julian, Faculty of Krishna Institute of Management handled a session on "Idea Generation" for the members of E-cell on 27th December 2010.

Venture Challenge

GRG School of Management Studies in partnership with TiE

Chennai and the Entrepreneurial Management Center, San Diego

State University, USA conducted the GRG - TiE Chennai “Venture

Challenge 2011" Business Plan competition on 9th February 2011

at TiE Chennai office. Six teams from various Institutions were

selected for the finals. Students of GRGSMS also participated.

The winner was Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Vishwa

Maha Vidyalaya University of Kanchipuram.

Prof. Swaminathan Badrinath of San Diego State University, USA interacted with our faculty members and finance students about the current scenario of finance on 29th December 2010.

Visitors on CampusInternal Faculty Seminar

Ms. Kanchana Iyer, Asst. Professor delivered an internal faculty seminar on "Performance Management System for B-Schools" on 4th September 2010.

Dr. J. Anitha, Asst. Professor delivered an Internal Faculty Seminar on "Methodology of Instrument Development and Validation" on 19th November 2010.

Dr. P. Paramanandam, Asst. Professor delivered an Internal Faculty Seminar on "Organisational Commitment and Functional Role Stress" on 26th November 2010.