Post on 16-May-2020
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.