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To submit articles to us, please mail us at <i><b>doms.iitm@gmail.com</b></i>Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.comBlogger1191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-20680115195630201472011-12-19T21:42:00.001+05:302011-12-19T21:44:05.623+05:30Samanvay day one Lecture: Mr.Prasad Narasimhan‘There is no adequate defence, except stupidity, against the impact of a new idea.’-the quote from the Nobel laureate physicist Percy W. Bridgman resounded with the session’s essence. It was so simple but so powerful! Everybody seemed ruminating on the message it conveyed. The session had just got over. It was 9th of September, the first day of Samanvay. The honourable guest, Mr. Prasad Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-61638873013993714192011-12-19T20:56:00.006+05:302011-12-19T21:05:07.596+05:30Samanvay day one Lecture: Mr.Pawan AgarwalIf someone had mistaken this man and his colleague to be social activists actively campaigning in support for Anna Hazare, then that person could be forgiven. That’s because you don’t normally find CEO’s sporting a simple white dress, wearing a Gandhi cap. But, Mr.Pawan Agarwal, CEO Mumbai Dabbawala is not an ordinary man nor is the organization to which he belongs.Highly qualified, Mr.Pawan Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-26634462478092199982011-12-05T14:24:00.001+05:302011-12-05T14:43:13.374+05:30SAMANVAY 2011:Day One The annual B-school fest of Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras - Samanvay, took place from 9-11 September 2011. Samanvay 2011, the 4th edition of its kind, comprised of various online and on-the-spot events, which saw the participation of about 6000 participants from over 40 business schools of the country, with 150 participants coming to DoMS. The offline events went on for over a Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-9813531841272949032011-12-05T09:42:00.000+05:302011-12-05T09:42:44.591+05:30Business Process Outsourcing- Making sense of the sector<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-10632874671620125632011-12-04T23:34:00.000+05:302011-12-04T23:34:50.329+05:30<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-15747405531303492102011-11-19T23:45:00.000+05:302011-11-19T23:45:16.228+05:30Release of India Venture Capital and Equity Report 2011
This edition of MBA Invitation Lecture Series(MILS) saw the release of “India Venture Capital and Equity Report 2011” authored by Assistant Professor Thillai Rajan A. and Maulik Doshi, co-authored by Josephine Gemson, on 15th November 2011. The release of 2011 India Venture Capital and Private Equity Report, follows the successful release in 2009 and 2010. This report concentrates on Private Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-77031262476783624192011-11-13T14:13:00.000+05:302011-11-13T14:13:51.414+05:30Rendezvous with an “Accidental” Entrepreneur<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-81702320496821778042011-10-30T17:56:00.000+05:302011-10-30T17:56:49.770+05:30Downgrade of SBI rating: Something to bank on?<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-30511738047229612922011-10-29T17:29:00.003+05:302011-10-29T18:11:54.733+05:30One Night @ The Students' Activity Centre<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-81575193283076421292011-08-06T15:00:00.003+05:302011-08-20T11:14:25.832+05:30Samanvay'11Well, it’s that time of the year again. You can smell it in the air. You can feel it in the sunshine!! It’s coming!!!NEW SEASON!!!
What! No way!! You get out of the lush campus of IIT Madras and the reality hits you hard! Same hot humid weather! No respite! What kind of new season is this??
Ah!! Correction! It’s a new season inside DoMS, IIT Madras! Simply because……ACHTUNG!! SAMANVAY 2011 is Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-73881562384945096252011-03-18T23:46:00.002+05:302011-03-18T23:49:23.528+05:30Admissions 2011 : DelhiThe admission process began with we "Madrasis" going Northwards (read Delhi). The aircraft housing the 10 faculty members and the 7 student coordinators taking off was symbolic of several careers that are about to take off shortly.The bugle of the GT-PI was sounded through the video being screened at 8 AM at Vishwakarma Buhawan at IIT Delhi. Regiments of bleary-eyed 20 somethings were ready to Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-68925700130336471722011-02-14T22:43:00.001+05:302011-03-03T21:37:22.193+05:30Hemu Ramaiah: A Landmark AchievementDept. Of Management Studies, IIT Madras was proud to host the founder and ex-CEO of Landmark, Ms. Hemu Ramaiah as part of the MBA Invitation Lecture Series on Wed, 9th Feb 2010. Ms. Ramaiah is presently MD of shop4solutions, a private equity firm. The topic for the lecture was “The Story of Landmark: Innovation, Challenges, and Learnings”.Ms. Hemu Ramaiah with 33 years of experience in retailing,Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-33711914751858304602011-01-21T14:15:00.002+05:302011-02-14T22:45:11.725+05:30Shashi Tharoor at IIT Madras..
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margin-top:0cm;Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-22293805870371787732010-11-21T00:20:00.004+05:302010-11-21T01:09:55.596+05:30India Venture Capital and Private Equity Report 2010On 2nd November 2010, we at DoMS IIT Madras, witnessed the release of the India Venture Capital and Private Equity (VCPE) report of 2010 by Prof. A. Tillai Rajan in the presence of distinguished guests, such as Mr. Arun Jain, chairman and CEO of Polaris software labs, Dr. M. S. Ananth, Director of IIT Madras, Prof. C. Rajendran, Head of DoMS and Prof. L. S. Ganesh.The author of the Indian VCPE Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-66173655991104034992010-11-18T20:24:00.001+05:302010-11-18T20:26:05.216+05:3028th Endowment Lecture of IIT-M & EFSIOn the 11th of November, the Twenty Eighth Endowment Lecture of IIT, Madras & Employers’ Federation of Southern India was held at DoMS, IIT-M. President of EFSI Mr.A. Venkatramani provided the welcome address by briefing on the Origin of EFSI, its interaction with the government on matters of labour legislation. Professor K. Ramamurthy, Dean (Academic Courses) gave the presidential address and Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-5816763945689812832010-11-06T01:26:00.000+05:302010-11-06T01:26:18.898+05:30An Intriguing Case Study : Coca-Cola.Corporate wisdom session of 12th October, 2010 was one of best sessions of the year so far. Conducted by Mr. Davinder Singh, Business Head (Beverages), Cavin Kare Pvt. Ltd, the session was attended by both the MBA batches of the department. It featured a case study on consumer behaviour based on his real life experience while working with Coca-Cola.The situation in case study was: Coca Cola wasDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-62898087581923236182010-10-25T20:44:00.001+05:302010-10-25T20:45:15.835+05:30DoMS IIT Madras Emerges Victorious at Navonmesh, the Entrepreneurial Convention at SJMSOM-IIT BombayManish Negi and Nipun Khanna, two second year MBA students from the Dept. Of Management Studies IIT Madras, did their school proud by winning ‘Navonmesh’ the flagship event at the fest ‘Avenues 2010’ organized by SJSOM, IIT Bombay.
This contest was intended to sensitize the business fraternity about innovative ideas that require their support and funding to bloom. It invited entries from the bestDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-8952376666134873382010-10-19T11:33:00.023+05:302010-11-06T01:48:56.088+05:30SHAASTRA 2010Shaastra is the identity of IIT-Madras and year after year it has been bringing together creative and intelligent minds to a conglomeration and this year was no different. In this year's event held from September 29 to October 3, student participants were from all IITs & other prominent engineering colleges across the country and the distinguished chief guests and event judges were from among theDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-80777311774362094432010-10-19T11:26:00.019+05:302010-11-06T01:13:19.974+05:30ICON 2010
Inter Corporate Outbound Nationals (ICON) is the annual "Adventure Sports “event organized by the MBA students of IIT Madras. A student-corporate initiative of the department of management studies (DoMS), ICON has a history of 3 years and like wine gets better with age. It provides the corporate to break free of the cubicle shackle and breathe some fresh air. The huge forested area of IIT Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-49044835544185915592010-10-17T21:25:00.005+05:302010-10-20T17:40:05.086+05:30Standard Chartered Bank reinforces association with DoMS, sponsors Trading Room Training
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Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-41778989268584412682010-09-20T22:13:00.001+05:302010-10-08T09:31:12.017+05:30Expectations@MBAOn 18th September 2010, a Saturday, the third Corporate Wisdom session in the academic year 2010-2011 was organized. The speaker was Mr. P. Jeevan Jose, Head of HR, Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance. We students thought that the topic would be ‘expectations of the corporate world’. When the session started however, we saw that the topic title on Mr. Jose’s presentation was ‘Expectations...’
Mr. Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-2662852380366698652010-09-03T23:58:00.001+05:302010-09-06T22:47:39.605+05:30Wealth Management: IndusInd style
We had Ms. Sushri Mishra, VP of Wealth Management in IndusInd Bank address us on Wealth Management on the evening of 3rd September, 2010.
Ms. Mishra started with the growth of Wealth Management through the years in India. UTI was the first to offer Mutual funds in India in 1964, after which PNB followed suit, but this happened only in 1991 – nearly 30 years later! And before 1993 (which was Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-13811982170988579522010-08-25T22:03:00.002+05:302010-08-25T22:10:18.887+05:30GIMME A BREAK: Freshers Party for the MBA Batch of 2010-12The 1st orientation week was quite hectic with the faculty and seniors giving us some hard time with their ides of serious fun. Hardly slept!! Anyways the next week began and we found ourselves in the DAM class starring at the slide show and subsequently this became a way of life. That was quite monotonous and to add insult to injury were the attributes of quizzes, presentations, assignments and Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-25094987191416818382010-08-25T21:54:00.001+05:302010-08-25T22:06:15.590+05:30‘Open Collaborative Innovation’ by Dipankar Ghosh, Caterpillar IncCorporate Wisdom Team DoMS IIT Madras hosted the first session for the academic year by Mr. Dipankar Ghosh, Operations Director-Engineering Division, Caterpillar Inc. The session was on ‘Open Collaborative Innovation’.
The concepts of collaboration and innovation are age-old and well known. But the phrase ‘open collaborative innovation’ was the theme of the session.
Very initially, innovation Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-33288333607937935532010-08-09T12:42:00.001+05:302010-08-09T12:48:26.933+05:30"Excuse Me Sir, I'm a student at DoMS"While going to malls and public places I have always dreaded strangers who come to you for either surveys or sell some schemes. Just imagine, you hanging out with your friends and suddenly somebody comes by saying "Sir could you spare a moment please"; you are in a dilemma whether to turn him down or take off your attention from the conversation. The situation becomes worse when the person is a Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-34570313854490816772010-08-07T20:27:00.001+05:302010-08-07T20:27:23.186+05:30New beginings ........reloaded
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marginDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-61815255517422547872010-08-07T20:11:00.001+05:302010-08-07T20:41:30.756+05:30Re-innovation and Rural Development by Prof. R ChidambaramThe new session at DoMS IIT Madras began with an encouraging session by Padma Shri Prof. Rajagopala Chidambaram, the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India and former Director of India's primary nuclear research facility, BARC.
Mr. Chidambram emphasized about the need for interaction between the industry and the academia for India to truly evolve as a world leader. He Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-81210329270738822842010-07-24T21:19:00.003+05:302010-08-09T12:47:46.250+05:30Wake me up when the compri ends...Here comes the rain again,
Falling from the stars.
Drenched in my pain again,
Becoming who we are.
As my memory rests,
But never forgets what I lost,
Wake me up when Compri ends...
From the pen of
Arjun Nehra
MBA 2nd year
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-91367778822147470892010-05-07T19:27:00.002+05:302010-05-11T19:10:42.121+05:30Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan alliance at IIT MadrasFrontiers of Green and Electric Vehicles with Sustainability and Innovation in Auto Industry
Stalwart, trans-cultural leader, the icebreaker were words used to welcome Mr. Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan alliance to the most keenly anticipated EML session of the academic year organized in association with NDTV Profit. It was indeed a privilege to listen to someone who is rated Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-81034966289304333002010-05-05T17:48:00.003+05:302010-05-05T18:10:58.079+05:30DCL - DoMS Cricket League - The "Baap" of all Cricket leaguesDCL – The better version of IPL...
People play IPL for several reasons like, money , fame, a good hug from a hot star and so on. But DCL has only one purpose- FUN!!
So we play just for the fun, that makes the game better, what makes it best? . It wonderful set of teams and unique set of rules. For starters, DoMS Cricket Leaque ,(DCL) is the intradepartmental cricket championship of the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-89177618743772737002010-04-23T13:25:00.001+05:302010-04-25T11:20:22.977+05:30Mr. N Ravichandran, CEO, Lucas-TVS addresses students at DoMS, IIT MadrasCEO Connect organized a talk by the Chief Executive Officer of Lucas-TVS, Mr. N Ravichandran on Wednesday, 14th April 2010. The topic for the day was ‘Competitive Manufacturing’.
There is no substitute for experience; and it was a rich treasure trove of industrial wisdom and expertise which Mr. Ravichandran shared with the students. With an illustrious career at Lucas-TVS, having worked his way Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-44986435597808112092010-04-23T13:23:00.000+05:302010-04-23T13:23:14.068+05:30Movie Screening: The Truth About TigersOn Tue, 13th April 2010 at 5:00pm, Prakriti, nature club of IIT Madras, screened a movie ‘The Truth About Tigers’ by Mr. Shekar Dattatri followed by an interactive session with him. The event was held at the IC&SR auditorium.
There is great public concern about India's dwindling tiger population. But the constant bombardment with numbers such as 1411 leaves people bewildered and a bit frustrated.Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-79333323065137781622010-04-23T13:14:00.002+05:302010-05-11T19:11:57.305+05:30ROCK IS DEAD? You’ve got Brain Damage baby! : Prof. L S Ganesh rocks at IIT Madras
The age of classic rock still lives within the sacred portals of IIT Madras; and it is people in their golden years, who carry on the flame and are passing it on to the younger generation. Sunday, 11th April 2010 the audience at the Central Lecture Theatre was mesmerized by the performance of an artist who defies the stereotype of his profession, and refuses to act his age. Thank God for that!
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-41607023556598875892010-04-17T22:23:00.005+05:302010-04-23T13:28:50.669+05:30Sourcing from China! by Mr. K. SwaminathanThe dragon nation has always been a mystery. Its stupendous growth in the last three decades has been an envy for both the developed and developing countries across the world. The success story and the business environment of Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Middle East nations has been widely discussed and analyzed in a many forums and business magazines. But, we are less exposed to Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-6892046469276113002010-04-08T19:33:00.002+05:302010-04-09T21:02:09.029+05:30Shri D R Dhariwal, President , Birla White addresses DoMSians
On Tue, 6th April 2010, CEO Connect organized a talk by none other than Shri D R Dhariwal, President of Birla White, recently voted the best company of the Aditya Birla Group. The topic for the talk was ‘Challenges in Marketing in Tomorrow’s World’.
Sh. Dhariwal, shared with the audience his immense industry experience and the wisdom gained by years of dedicated hard work. He began by pointing Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-57350425577818545082010-04-03T22:47:00.002+05:302010-04-11T15:20:20.893+05:30Prof. L S Ganesh's interview with NDTV Hindu
Prof. L S Ganesh's interview with NDTV Hindu on Management Education
Prof. LS Ganesh's interview with NDTV Hindu
Uploaded by domsiitm. - Discover more college videos.Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-10672112579996940282010-03-31T23:58:00.003+05:302010-04-01T10:11:38.321+05:30Morning trek to the lake at IIT CampusWhat do MBA students do on weekends? Sleeping-in would top the charts at most B-school campuses, but students at the Dept. Of Management Studies, IIT Madras have other plans.
Much is made about IIT Madras being the only campus which is part of a reserve forest in the very heart of the city. It’s common to see people wearing ‘Walking Passes’ and briskly sauntering on the tarmac within campus. Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-18466690467896480062010-03-22T23:01:00.000+05:302010-03-22T23:01:32.303+05:30Wasted Education?Only at IIT Madras could you have a crowd made up of venerable professors, a PhD student in Nanotechnology, a CAT 100 percentiler and other brilliant people discussing a topic such as ‘Wasted Education’.
This was the topic for a panel discussion held on 20th March 2010, Saturday at IC&SR Auditorium IIT Madras.
The moderated panel discussion tried to throw more light on issues like societal Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-63646718577892433172010-03-10T12:30:00.000+05:302010-03-10T12:30:18.174+05:30DoMS Facts
Some facts about DoMS that you may want to know
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-19599770501046076252010-03-08T18:52:00.003+05:302010-03-08T20:23:42.845+05:30Kiran Bedi visits IIT Madras for an EML lectureYou know what is the best thing that could happen after a sleepless and peace-deprived weekend and a six hour class on a Sunday morning? A talk by one of your role models. The one who had been one of the main reasons for what you are today. I was lucky enough to have such an experience.
Kiran Bedi was in IITM, to share her experiences with the future leaders of the nation (well, she called us Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-89397061921114172562010-02-28T23:33:00.004+05:302010-02-28T23:47:00.710+05:30MS entrepreneuship student makes DoMS proud with product sale to IndusInd Bank through Polaris Software Polaris Software Lab Limited (POLS.BO), a leading Financial Technology Company, launched Intellect(TM) PRIVACY based on state-of-the-art technology and four patents filed by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. IndusInd Bank has become the first bank in India to implement Intellect(TM) PRIVACY, an online and internet banking security card, for its internet banking customers.
Experts Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-11954382454057743792010-02-24T20:45:00.003+05:302010-04-19T22:37:29.159+05:30Seshagiri Dhanyamraju of Mphasis addresses DoMS IIT Madras
The monthly CW session in DoMS IIT Madras, hosted Mr. Seshagiri Dhanaymraju Head Strategy and Benchmarking at MphasiS(An HP company). Sesha is responsible for strategy development and articulation, benchmarking against competitors and against the company’s stated goals, execution of key strategic initiatives on behalf of the Office of CEO.
Mr Seshagiri delivered his address in form of Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-84617629801717563932010-02-07T16:36:00.001+05:302010-02-07T16:38:09.437+05:30A student's version of serious fun @ DoMS IITM
If waking up at six, with barely two hours of sleep to be the first ones to watch the great Kamalhasan, and head banging with thousand other insane souls on a rock concert is not fun, get a new dictionary. If you haven’t guessed yet, all these happened at SAARANG, the great cultural extravaganza of IITM. Those four days were nothing but pure unadulterated indulgence.
The rocking end of SAARANG Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-27591198396033296022010-02-05T22:41:00.007+05:302010-02-06T22:34:44.125+05:30Mahindra Satyam VP Shiv Ajagane shares 'gyan' on IT Retail & CPG BusinessDoMS played host to Mr. Shiv Ajagane VP at Mahindra Satyam who spoke about the Retail and IT fields and their future outlook. Mr. Ajagane has around 20 years rich experience in Strategy Planning, Profit Centre Operations, Operational Excellence, Process Management, Sales, Support Client Servicing and team building, Team Management across Retail Merchandising, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-53389603986676720622010-01-31T15:52:00.001+05:302010-01-31T15:57:23.726+05:30DoMS IIT Madras' Samanvay hosts a special Lecture by Dr. Alo Ghosh
DoMS IIT Madras on the second day of its annual B-School Fest Samanvay hosted a Special Lecture by Dr. Alo Ghosh. He is a Seasoned entrepreneurial CEO-CFO-COO, Private Equity principal, & business educator with diverse international strategy-finance-technology experience including as: ‘Head of Ventures’ at largest infrastructure development fund in the South Pacific, Founder & CEO of Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-21504977286310341482010-01-31T15:43:00.003+05:302010-02-05T22:57:43.476+05:30Samanvay '10 kicks off in styleSamanvay 2010, the annual National Level Business fest organized by the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras was inaugurated on Friday by Mr. K. Ananth Krishnan, Chief Technology Officer of Tata Consultancy Services. In his address, Mr. Ananth Krishnan talked at length about the emerging opportunities in the fields of technology and management. He also emphasised the need for the human Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-16431761698399857142010-01-16T20:56:00.009+05:302011-01-15T21:03:03.781+05:30Admissions 2011 FAQs1. What is the degree offered by DoMS IIT Madras?
The degree offered by DoMS is MBA. It is a general MBA program where the students can choose electives from different specializations viz. Marketing, HR, Finance, Operations, IT and Business Consulting during their second year of study.
2. What is the qualifying exam for admission into DoMS?
Students can apply through either CAT conducted by Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-32727493739204212672010-01-10T16:51:00.002+05:302010-01-10T16:53:46.680+05:30Samanvay 2010 - Serious FunThe Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras proudly presents its annual B-School fest, Samanvay 2010. Celebrating synergy, that connects all living creatures and the Samanvay in the universe since its evolution from big bang, is core to our B-feast. But Samanvay is about something else too, it’s about having fun seriously. Fun is an integral part of DoMS culture. We believe in having fun Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-1460871909035469902010-01-04T19:42:00.002+05:302010-01-04T19:50:13.267+05:30DoMS IITM professor awardedMeet Dr. Thillai Rajan, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Studies at the IIT Madras, and recipient of the Outstanding Young Management Teacher Award from the Association of Indian Management Scholars (AIMS) International. He received a gold medal and citation at the Seventh AIMS International Conference on Management held last week at IIM Bangalore, where he was a Fellow in Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-21071090866900247542009-12-09T22:26:00.003+05:302010-01-08T23:46:31.838+05:30DoMS IIT Madras launches MSME incubation initiative
The Department of Management Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and the Cell for Technology Innovation, Development and Entrepreneurship Support (C-TIDES) have launched the IIT Madras- MSME incubation initiative. This initiative has been set up with the assistance of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India. Dr.Thillai Rajan, Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-16787385959506892722009-12-04T19:58:00.005+05:302009-12-07T14:18:16.727+05:30NCDEX AVP Mr. VV Ganesan teaches a lesson on Commodity Futures and Derivatives
Mid November saw a flurry of educational lectures. The address by NCDEX's Mr. Ganesan was one that perfectly complemented the course material. He began introducing NCDEX as an electronic exchange dealing with over 900 commodities and having warehouses at all strategic locations. He established the fundamental definition of a market and the demand/supply forces that operate within it. He briefly Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-3818019794305220882009-10-27T21:29:00.001+05:302009-10-27T21:34:18.872+05:30CEO CONNECT presents Mr. Sanjeev Sinha, MD of Siemens Information Systems LimitedDepartment of Management Studies (DoMS), IIT-Madras hosted Mr. Sanjeev Sinha, MD of Siemens Information Systems Limited for the CEO CONNECT session “The Role of Corporate Strategies “on 26th October 2009. In CEO CONNECT, eminent business leaders are invited to the campus by the department to share their experiences and lessons of excellence. The essence of the event is to provide the students an Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-77708448287543978322009-10-26T09:53:00.001+05:302009-10-26T13:47:41.061+05:30THE AWE-SAMPARK 2009Sampark-the first Business Conclave organized by the Department of Management Studies (DoMS), IIT-Madras lived up to the buzz it had created over the last week. The theme for the event was “Innovation” and it was sponsored by Business Line Club and Karur Vysya Bank. The highlight of the event was the eminent speakers who came from diverse backgrounds but bonded by the common thread-“Innovation”.
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-12928167811858674132009-10-16T21:30:00.003+05:302009-10-17T17:30:28.211+05:30DoMS IITM organizes Sampark '09: A business summitSampark is a business summit conceptualized by the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras. The summit would deal with a wide range of issues that matter to the success of businesses and would act as a unique forum to meet thought leaders, present path-breaking ideas, establish new networks, and showcase managerial talent.
The core objectives of Sampark are:
To invite top managers from Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-43772861612840326362009-10-15T19:08:00.002+05:302009-10-26T13:44:20.797+05:30DoMS student releases report on PE-VC market. TVS Capital MD, Mr. Gopal Srinivasan accepts first copyThis September witnessed an event that rewrote the history of DoMS in bold golden letters. Ashish Deshmukh, a second year MBA student, in his summer project, analyzed the scenario of Venture Capital and Private Equity in India in the year 2009, under the able guidance of faculty member Dr. Thillai Rajan A.. The studies and learning’s were compiled in the form of a report and released in the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-48789898208286458822009-10-09T15:06:00.000+05:302009-10-09T15:06:45.846+05:30Nomura Holdings MD Mr. Koichi Ikegami visits IIT Madras, wins hearts with his energy packed speech
On 29th of September IIT Madras had the privilege of being addressed by Mr. Koichi Ikegami , Managing director, Senior CommunicationOfficer , NOMURA HOLDINGS. Nomura Group, a Japanese firm, which was founded in 1925, now employs over 26000 people over 30 countries and 5 business lines. The core vision which drives the company is based on the three pillars: Change, World Class, and Speed. Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-4844722259789428742009-09-20T00:21:00.001+05:302009-09-20T02:44:53.186+05:30Building a dream career; maintaining a work-life balance : Dr. N Chandrashekar, VP, Take Solutions, explains in a thought provoking manner
Dr. N Chandrashekar, VP corporate affairs, Take Solutions addressed the MBA students as a part of the activities organized by the 'Corporate Wisdom' team. Dr. Chandrashekar spoke at length about the concept of a 'dream career' and then later moved on to explain the nuances of work-life balance.
He started the session with a myth-shattering note that there is no such thing as a 'dream career'. Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-11375951920437104772009-09-17T15:42:00.001+05:302009-09-17T15:42:53.981+05:30New Cartoon Strip from DoMS IITM studentsBreaking the rigmarole of a mundane life, the students of DoMS decided that it was time for some 'serious fun'. Thus was born "Hoodda":the epitome of michief, fun, nonsense and what not. The character is inspired from an old friend of the creater.
The strip is a tribute to life of a typical MBA cum engineer at IIT. Miserable, plodding at times and fun, impulsive otherwise. The launch coincided Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-52360076208264915822009-09-10T18:40:00.004+05:302009-09-11T20:45:47.512+05:30Raju Venkataraman gives insights into what it takes to be an entrepreneurThe September began this year on an inspirational note with Mr. Raju Venkataraman visiting the IIT Madras campus for addressing MBA students. Mr Raju Venataraman has recently started a new venture called MED-all which focuses on the medical brokerage markets in India. He was awarded India's best entrepreneur of the year in 2000. He had worked with Cadbury’s, then EDS and later transformed himselfDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-83952649732179433292009-09-05T19:16:00.000+05:302009-09-05T19:16:32.001+05:30Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati of Columbia University addresses MBA studentsThe President of India, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was the Chief Guest at the first annual convocation and many distinguished personalities have graced the occasion ever since. In true IIT Madras style, Prof. Jagdish N. Bhagwati, an outstanding economist was the Chief Guest of the 46th annual convocation. Prof. Bhagwati addressed MBA students in a special session organized at the Department of Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-55973654617940808162008-11-06T21:28:00.003+05:302008-11-06T21:38:50.572+05:30Mr.Jeya Kumar, CEO of Mphasis - The Global financial crisis and its impact on the Indian IT industryDoMS IIT Madras and CEO Connect invited Mr.Jeya Kumar, CEO of Mphasis for sharing his experience and future strategies of Indian IT in the face of present global financial turmoil and its impact on the IT industry. He was Sun Microsystem's first, and only, Asia Pacific employee to be promoted to be on their Executive Management Group in Sun Microsystem's 25-year history.US Wall Street has Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-73462985204707429902008-09-05T21:21:00.004+05:302008-09-09T16:55:32.875+05:30An eye opener to managerial dilemmasDr S.Narayanan, Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister addressed the students of DoMS, IIT-M under the banner of the MIST club. He has nearly four decades of public service in development administration in the state and central governments, starting in 1965. He was responsible for the implementation of economic policies of over 30 ministries including Finance, Commerce and Industry, Petroleum, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-10272483607845950322008-09-04T18:18:00.006+05:302008-09-04T18:38:47.457+05:30Learning to Lean - Insights by lean management guru James WomackIIT Madras had the great privilege of holding a talk by Lean management guru Dr.James P.Womack recently.Dr.James is known for his new principles of management called Lean theory. He is the founder and chairman of the Lean Enterprise Institute, a non-profit education, publishing, conference, and research organization who advance a set of ideas known as lean production and lean thinking, based on Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-26820448952220741662008-04-14T11:34:00.003+05:302008-11-13T22:43:28.166+05:30Mr. R. Srinivasan, Executive-CMC ITC Ltd. Interacted with students of DoMS, IIT Madras CEO-Connect forum of Department of Management Studies IIT Madras, recently had the privilege of hosting Mr. R. Srinivasan from ITC Ltd. Mr. Srinivasan is an Electronics & Communication engineer from IIT Kharagpur('74) and has held several responsibilities in several businesses of ITC (including Tobacco) across India, in a career spanning over 34 years. He is currently a member of the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-81523403893949132752008-03-31T18:45:00.006+05:302008-11-13T22:43:28.437+05:30Investment Workshop at DoMS, IIT MadrasThe students of the Department of Management Studies (DoMS), IIT Madras have been running Moolyankan, a diversified fund. As future managers and investors the students felt the need to have a platform to apply theory and knowledge to practice, the end result of which has been Moolyankan. The entire focus at Moolyankan is on learning about stock markets as well as on evaluating companies, based onDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-79640598283518863632008-03-18T19:19:00.002+05:302008-03-18T19:23:46.461+05:30Admissions Process on the wayProcess for the admissions for the new MBA batch are on the way. GT/PI process in Chennai and Mumbai was held from 15th to 17th. Delhi process begins from 31st of March to 2nd of April.The process has been a great experience to the candidates as per the feedback available. The professors have been working really hard to bring the best candidates to DoMS.Once again, all the best to all candidates..Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-26263608826438514302008-02-28T10:56:00.003+05:302008-11-13T22:43:28.541+05:30“Global Imbalances & the Impending Dollar Crisis” by Mr. M.R. Venkatesh, CA, Columnist and an AuthorMoolyankan Diversified Fund (MDF) in association with Corporate Wisdom recently organized an interactive session with Mr. M.R. Venkatesh. Moolyankan, which has recently received many accolades from corporate, is a stock market investing fund house, managed by students of DoMS, IIT Madras. Mr. Venkatesh is a Chennai based Chartered Accountant who addresses the business concerns relating to Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-91075998175371132202008-02-14T15:25:00.003+05:302008-11-13T22:43:28.773+05:30“Is the filmmaker a Visionary?” Mr. K. Hariharan, Director, L.V. Prasad Film & TV AcademyManagement Insight for Social Transformation (MIST), recently invited Mr. K. Hariharan, Director, L.V. Prasad Film & TV Academy at Department of Management Studies for a talk on the topic “Is filmmaker a Visionary?” Mr. Hariharan, who heads the department of direction, is an accomplished filmmaker and distinguished scholar. He graduated from FTII Pune. The national award winning Tamil film "Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-1523376135626831602008-02-12T21:52:00.000+05:302008-02-12T21:59:32.596+05:30Admission process for 2010 Batch - GT/PI dates are outThe JMET results and GT/PI shortlists are out!! The GT/PI are slotted in March end. We at DoMS, can't wait to see the new batch come in. Welcome to one and all!Prospective students! Please check out our pagalguy forum for details and discussions.All the best to all who got the call for GT/PI. Please feel free to post your queries in the blog too..Learn more about us from the official site Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-72321956747420867592008-02-12T21:38:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:28.956+05:30CEO Connect : Mr C. Venugopal MD & CEO, Krysalis Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd . on Econometrics and more.The first speaker of another fresh quarter at the Department of Management Studies (DoMS), IIT Madras, under the auspices of the CEO Connect forum, was Mr. C. Venugopal, MD & CEO of Krysalis Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. He is an IIT Kharagpur and JBIMS pass out and has had a diverse and rich experience of having worked in many companies across multiple domains. He represents Nathan Associates, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-65859130419260542832008-01-15T07:43:00.000+05:302008-01-15T07:45:13.805+05:30Samanvay 2008 – Valedictory SessionThree days of euphoria at Samanvay 2008, the annual B-fest of DoMS IIT Madras, finally reached its termination with the valedictory function. The session was presided by Shri N. Vittal, Former Central Vigilance Commissioner and Shri T.S. Krishnamurthy, former Chief Election Commissioner as Chief Guests.Shri N. Vittal who is from the IAS cadre of 1960 batch, addressed the gathering on ‘Models for Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-44364966774272693372008-01-13T09:29:00.000+05:302008-01-13T09:30:14.335+05:30Jyotika – Lets Spread the Light“Jyotika”, a student and Goodwill Foundation initiative, endeavors to bring light in the lives of visually impaired girls. Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras, organized a Jyotika Event during Samanvay ’08 to create awareness among students. The program started with a very touching video manifesting the lives of visually impaired. Shivani, the coordinator from DoMS, then welcomed the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-88850840522018970962008-01-12T23:02:00.000+05:302008-01-12T23:05:15.213+05:30Gurcharan Das Inaugrated Samanvay '08Samanvay 2008, the B-fest of DoMS, IIT Madras started off on a high note with the inauguration of the event and the keynote talk by the chief guest Mr. Gurcharan Das. Though he has held esteemed positions in many organizations, he is best known as the author of the book ‘India Unbound’ and as a feature columnist in the Sunday Times of India.Mr. Gurcharan Das talked about the new emerging India - Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-73235358907162267142008-01-08T23:59:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:29.202+05:30Samanvay 2008Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras proudly presents its annual B-School fest, Samanvay. Celebrating synergy, that connects all living creatures and the samanvay in the universe since its evolution from big bang, is core to our B-feast. But this year Samanvay is about something else too, it’s about having fun seriously. Fun is an integral part of DoMS culture. We believe in having fun Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-52474866361110650422007-11-22T23:44:00.001+05:302008-11-13T22:43:29.358+05:30Mr. Srinivasan Suresh, Ex CFO, Emirates Airline, holds forth on the subject of Mergers & Acquisitions at the Department of Management Studies, IIT M The Corporate Wisdom forum of the Department of Management Studies (DoMS) invited over Mr. Suresh Srinivasan, Ex CFO of Emirates Airline, for a session on the intricacies of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). Mr. Srinivasan began by telling about the journey that Emirates had traversed from its inception to its present when it is the fastest growing airways and the 2nd most profitable airlines Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-6017638515943943722007-11-20T11:08:00.001+05:302007-11-20T11:09:42.632+05:30Dr. Asha Krishnakumar, Divisional Manager Ashok Leyland, emphasized on CSR at DoMS IIT Madras.Corporate Wisdom forum of DoMS IIT Madras invited Dr. Asha Krishnakumar, Divisional Manager Ashok Leyland for a talk on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The distinguished guest started with asking the fundamental question of “what is CSR?” She quoted Friedman and said motive of organizations is to make profit for the stakeholders, then why go for CSR? Tracing the history of CSR she said Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com93tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-64436899235113474692007-11-13T12:56:00.001+05:302008-11-13T22:43:29.589+05:30Rajeev Karwal, Ex-President & CEO, Consumer Durables Vertical of Reliance Retail Expounds on the Future of Retail in India at DoMS, IITMThe CEO Connect forum of the Department of Management Studies (DoMS), IIT Madras invited Mr. Rajeev Karwal, Ex-President & CEO, Consumer Durables Vertical of Reliance Retail to share his valuable insights and enlighten students about the present scenario and future prospects of the Retail sector in India. Starting off a session marked by sharp comment, he candidly talked about his own Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-16520786302783068672007-11-01T23:11:00.001+05:302008-11-13T22:43:29.774+05:30Twenty Fifth Endowment Lecture held at DoMS, IIT Madras Department Of Management Studies, IIT Madras had the honor of hosting the twenty fifth endowment lecture in association with EFSI (The Employers’ Federation of Southern India). Mr. K Pandia Rajan, Managing Director & CEO Ma Foi, was the chief guest of the evening. The program started with welcome note by Mr. Shaji Varghese, President EFSI. He briefly touched upon the history of EFSI, which wasDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-32278082845244849512007-10-28T21:08:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:30.022+05:30Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian of Daimler AG Addresses Students at the Department of Management Studies, IIT MadrasIt was a new quarter at the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras and it was a new corporate honcho who took out time to address its students and impart wisdom from his enterprising career. So it was Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Vice President, Group Research and Advanced Engineering, E/E, IT and Processes of Daimler AG whom the student came in droves to listen, under the auspices of the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-32345655880559803112007-10-21T02:13:00.000+05:302007-10-21T02:29:56.106+05:30From the horse's mouth - Gyan from the alumniWhen someone, who was there in the place you are currently in, and has reached the places you want to be , talks about things to watch out for, it is the time to listen!!!As a part of the Alumni Cell initiative, the students of First and Second Year met Mr.Rohin Mahajan, an associate consultant from Mindtree Consulting. Rohin, an alumnus from 2005 batch shared his experiences in DOMS and about Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-30875454909229939652007-09-27T13:14:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:30.129+05:30The World Is FlatEver since Christopher Columbus’s very famous westward journey busted the notion regarding “World being flat”, very few dared to question its authenticity. But seems like a new breed of proponents of “Flat World” have arrived and Thomas L. Friedman is leading them. In the book “The World Is Flat”, Friedman’s use of the metaphor of flat world to describe the next phase of globalization is Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-77583229863562962782007-09-16T19:49:00.000+05:302007-09-16T19:59:22.106+05:30Chak De - “Jo nahin ho sakta hai, wahi to karna hai...” - A Case StudyChak De India is the story of a coach's fight of making his team, Team India by overcoming their diverse backgrounds, by learning to use everything that life hurls on them as a secret weapon. It's a story about honesty, sincerity and integrity. A story to remind the nation of its National Sport."...The recipe for such a success was most wonderfully conveyed by Shah Rukh Khan and those wonderful Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-26183238226761161422007-09-13T11:31:00.000+05:302007-09-13T11:37:52.504+05:30RUN YOUR OWN RACE Open your eyes Avoid all disguise. To win a game, And for the fame, Be on the ground, Never push others around. Make fun of your face You better run your own race. Open the doorsLook for the floors. Don’t think three or four Many more are in the tour. Go with sympathy and grace, Take all along, And run your own race. Push your limits, Save your valve, Problems are part but ThereDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-90532360286718632522007-09-07T09:55:00.000+05:302007-09-07T09:56:48.320+05:30My HeroSir,We want to tell you something.Kotler and Rubbins are goodbut you told us how good is goodOB, I thought we knew since childhoodbut it Organized and Behaved our senses.Paradoxically speaking--"Who" is an answer at DoMSMany lives,different and questioning,we got frustrated by our own queries,but you didn't.Like a candle you burnt and lighted our life.Our inquiries so stupidPhones ringing,Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-62684846941434348992007-09-04T13:14:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:30.708+05:30"Good to Great" To "Built to Last"“Good is the enemy of great”, is what the first line of the book states. The book analyses 15 “Good to great companies” which had phenomenal results, some due to shrewd strategies, some due to innovative products and some due to changing consumer needs. There is another set of 15 companies called “comparison companies” which are compared with the “good to great companies” on several Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-71885745426125338472007-08-24T17:34:00.000+05:302007-09-04T11:54:26.364+05:30Business and leadership in the non profit space, Ingrid Srinath, CEO, CRYOn 23rd August, 2007 the Management Insights for Social Transformation (MIST) forum of the Department of Management of Studies of IIT Madras invited another social cause visionary, Ms Ingrid Srinath, the CEO of Child Rights and You (CRY). She spoke on the topic of “Business and leadership in the non profit space”.Ms. Ingrid Srinath was welcomed by Prof. L.S. Ganesh, the Head of Department of DoMSDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-78119388206586198302007-08-19T10:54:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:30.894+05:301st Year Freshies Have a Blast at Benz ParkIt was another evening of party for the new DoMSians of IIT Madras. The newly arrived 1st year students were invited for the informal freshers' party organized by the 2nd year students at the Benz Park on August 14, 2007. The first year students arrived at the premises at 8 pm. It was a very warm welcome that the seniors extended, cheering each freshie into the hall. Minutes after the entire Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-73615235468804607952007-08-19T09:19:00.000+05:302007-08-19T09:33:34.144+05:30Between Taramani and GCWarning: The following story is a fictional piece of writing. It is to be taken in a lighter vein. Any resemblance to any living or dead person, thing or place is purely coincidental (yeah right!)"Trrrrrrrrriinnnngggg..." The alarm goes off. I reach out in the dark, groping for the clock, trying to shut it off. It won't. I get up groggily. Where had I put it last night? Like everything else in myDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-48056030007290599112007-08-19T09:03:00.000+05:302007-08-19T09:18:05.418+05:30ASSIMILATING THE DOMS CULTUREWe arrived with loads of apprehension, confusion, skepticism and dubiety. Many questions regarding people, place, soon-to-be-batchmates etc were occupying our minds. These new places always tend to instill a sense of solicitude and disconnected.The D-Day arrived and we were told that after registration a 4 days orientation program awaits us. Now this is called mind-reading. Our disorientated Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-33163241820801543592007-08-19T08:47:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:31.229+05:30Captain Gopinath Addresses Students of the Department of Management Studies, IIT MadrasThe CEO Connect forum of the Department of Management Studies (DoMS) IIT Madras added another legend to the growing list of corporate wizards on August 16, 2007.This time it was none other than Captain G.R. Gopinath, Managing Director, Air Deccan. Endorsed by many as the father of value-for-money airline in India, he founded Air Deccan with a vision to make air travel in India accessible to the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-61218836122256251442007-08-18T16:49:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:31.697+05:30Fresher's Party - For Batch of 2009It's the time of the year again when you realise how far you have come,and yet how much more there is to do...Last year, approximately this time, I was breathing in the fresh air of DoMS, trying to imagine what the coming years have to bring. There was a hope, enthusiasm, excitement curiosity on my face, in my spirit.Today after a year, I look around me, on this terrace, lighted up, people Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-64707532664702387522007-08-15T23:27:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:32.076+05:30Talk on Global Management by Mr. Srini Nageshwar, Director and CEO, DyAnsys IncEVENT: CORPORATE WISDOMDATE: 15th August, 2007VENUE: DoMS, Room#101- Mr. Srini NageshwarDoMS, IIT Madras first corporate interaction for the academic year of 2007-08 kick started with Corporate Wisdoms hosting Mr. Srini Nageshwar, Director and CEO of DyAnsys Inc, a US based medical instrumentation firm that has been founded with the aim of applying mathematics to Medicine. Mr. Nageshwar was amongDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-14909097660165408242007-08-04T13:49:00.000+05:302007-08-04T13:51:19.352+05:30Private-Public Partnerships-Breaking new ground for State HighwaysFolks,An article by Prof. Thillai Rajan and two DoMS students.http://www.blonnet.com/2007/08/03/stories/2007080350220800.htmDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-64926908555238181262007-07-30T17:36:00.000+05:302007-08-15T23:55:55.495+05:30The Convocation, The Alma materOn 27 July 2007, I became an Alumnus of IIT Madras. The 44th convocation took place in the Student Activities Centre amidst much fanfare. The chief guest Mr.R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India presided over the function. It was wonderful to meet many of classmates and buddies. The long walk to the podium, the bow to my HOD and the chief guest, the walk back to Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-45687192350290269432007-06-29T17:20:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:32.990+05:30Enjoying Summers in ChennaiDepartment of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-36475961581323572542007-05-24T10:11:00.000+05:302007-05-24T10:14:09.844+05:30Two Unforgettable YearsIn 2005 we entered as null,In 2007 we go out as full,Individual differences have always been,But when we stand united they are never seen,When we enjoyed amongst our fraternity,They are memories that stay for eternity,Four in a room, we never complained,In them blood brothers we gained,The lab has been our favorite hangout,Sitting together for unforgettable nightoutsEvolved we have with our Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-50786642812622295052007-04-18T17:21:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:33.303+05:30Event - CW - A Talk on Role of Banks in Agri, Commodity & Rural Economy by Executive Vice President, HDFC Bank, Mr. P.V. Ananthakrishnan“Change is the only constant” – This constant state has brought a lot of positive growth for rural India. The Indian rural economy is booming! The role of managers in this scenario has gained a never before importance. The new dimension to dynamically changing management was added to the future managers of DoMS, IIT Madras by none other than Mr. P.V. Ananthakrishnan (Executive Vice President, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-35317972263564578692007-04-14T14:47:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:34.708+05:30Farewell Party 2007Beedi, the classic number from ‘Omkara’ was the song that bought the first few rowdies on to the dance floor….then slowly followed others……and finally the girls joined in even though they would have liked some decent foot tapping number to begin with. The mood seemed to be all set for a party that would drag on well past midnight and with the copious flow of branded beverages, everyone simply Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-11136373821046488592007-04-06T10:27:00.000+05:302008-11-13T22:43:35.990+05:30Summer Placement Over - Party Time!!!With all students of the MBA Batch of 2008 getting placed for summers, it was time for a party!!Probably, the most sought after thing in any party here!!! ^They made it possible... ^ One of the placement team member cutting the cake ^ The centre of attraction - Cake ^ And all this crowd for - again - the cake!!! ^Eat, Drink and be Merry... ^Say Cheeze... ^ Smile Please... ^ (MBA Batch of 2008)Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805746050355584178.post-4927482908578602792007-04-03T17:19:00.000+05:302007-04-03T17:21:29.208+05:30Come on,Stop Dreaming!Come on, stop dreaming!These feelings are for the weak being.The sun is up and shining,Waiting for u to start trying,Let her know something so pure and true,When U say “I Love U”.There is no fear, there is no shame,Sometimes, rejection is the name of the game,Be happy, your feelings are through,And hope it works for you.Come on, stop dreaming!These feelings are for the weak being.Celebrate your Department of Management Studies, IIT Madrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457328823893194999noreply@blogger.com0