The objective of this event :

·           To provide knowledge in the field of technology.

·           To enhance players’ observation skills and intuitive abilities, and hone their alertness and concentration.

·           To enhance the ability to collaborate and work together.

11 teams have been selected on the basis of first come first serve basis. All 11 teams play 1st level.  Out of 11 teams, 8 teams were selected for the 2nd level, and for the final level, 5 teams were selected.  Teams were selected as winners from evaluation by the event judge Prof. Mansi Tomar. 

 Winner Team are:

·        1st Prize Team Achievers :  Md Amaan, Rahul Sharma  

·        2nd PrizeTeam Sturdies : Nitish , Neeti

·        3rd Prize Team Divika :  Divya, Varnika

The felicitation ceremony was graced by the presence of Prof. (Dr.) Timira Shukla, Director & Dr. Shikha Arora, First Year PGDM Coordinator. The winning teams were awarded certificates of appreciation and gift hampers.

The interactive & fun-filled activity was conducted by Prof. Mansi Singh. 

The talk was delivered by Alumnus PGDM (2007-2009 batch) Ms. Supreeti Singh, Manager – Motherson Sumi Systems Limited, Noida. 

Dr.Timira Shukla, Director- I.T.S School of Management welcomed the guest by presenting a plant sapling. Prof. Durba Roy introduced Ms. Supreeti Singh to the audience.

Ms. Supreeti started the session by sharing her experience at I.T.S school ofmanagement. Further, she shared her journey from campus to corporate. She spoke aboutthe career in Human Resource as a HR Manager. During her address, she emphasized on thechanging of mindset about the perception about salary package. She said that except being focused about higher salary packages, budding managers should try to be focused about being ethical and professional. She said that the role of a HR manager should be holistic in nature to provide a brighter future to the organization as well as to the society.

She highlighted several examples of corporate sector where HR managers are re-skilling and /or upskilling to acquire new competencies to stay relevant and abreast of the changing landscape of work.  Ms. Supreeti also emphasised on the role of HR in creating a  positive environment for the employees as well as for employers so that organization can sustain for a long in the market.

She answered all the queries asked by the students satisfactorily. Prof. Durba Roy presented a memento as a token of gratitude to the alumnus.

The talk was coordinated by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma.

Professor Lam Khin Yong, Vice President (Industry), NTU Singapore addressed the audience through his opening remarks. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Honorable Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India described the 3C Model i.e. capacity, capability and capital in addressing problems of the country. He stressed on technological aspects in both countries to boost the environment of Innovation and Research & Development. Mr Gan Kim Yong, Honorable Minister for Trade and Industry, Government of Singapore discussed about financial inclusion for encouraging the startups.

The entire program was spread across three technical sessions:

The distinguished speakers of the panels included:

·         Mr. Vijay Sekhar Sharma, Founder, One97 & PayTM

·         Mr. Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

·         Ms. Tan Bin Ru, Deputy CEO of Chainup Pte Ltd and President, Singapore Blockchain Association

·         Mr. Walter de Oude, Founder, Singlife and Chocolate Finance

·         Mr. Niel Parekh, Partner & Head of Asia, Australia and New Zealand at Tikehau Capital & Chairman, The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI)

·         Ms. Amita Chaudhury, Group Head of Sustainability, AIA

·         Prof Tim White, Vice President (International Engagement), President’s Chair in Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

·         Professor Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India Professor T G Sitharam, Chairman, All India Council of Technical Education

Discussions centered onward technology, finance, block chain, IT, sustainability, research, unicorn, materials tangible and other. The program was informative and insightful for new startups, entrepreneurs and industry.    

The objective of the Research Symposium was to develop research abilities in students and provide them insights in their research reports in Finance Area.  Students demonstrated the research work to the panel for suggestions and evaluation. The winners were felicitated by trophies. 

 Overall the experience was enriching and overwhelming.

The objective of the conference was to provide a common platform for researchers from the Academia as well as the Industry and students to discuss and present their research work by providing an opportunity for collaboration among them. As a resource person the talk focused on IPR and its processes, know how to develop a patentable idea.

Overall the experience was enriching and overwhelming.

The volunteers were students of PGDM (2022-24 batch). Day’s focus was to teach names of Days and Names of months in English to the underprivileged children of Sahibabad area. The student volunteers included Shobhit, Akansha, Rupali, Radhika, Harsa & Abhinav.

Among student volunteers Rupali started by teaching names of days in a week with spelling to the children. After that Radhika taught names of months in a year with spelling. At the last Harsa & Abhinav organized an interesting number game activity for the children, which was enjoyed by the children a lot.

The activity ended with the distribution of cakes & candies among the children. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma accompanied and guided the students.

had an opportunity time to attend the UN Global Compact Organisation (GCNI) India summit on 6th Gender Equality Summit on the theme “Gender Equal Future: Technology, Innovation & Inclusion” at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi.

The gender equality summit 2023 focuses on innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Key learnings:

Unlock the path of the private sector for gender equality.

Rethinking through the gender lens using technology changes, innovation and education.

Closing the digital gender gap to achieve sustainable development goals.

It was an honour to hear the eminent speakers of the summit namely

·         Ms. Susan Ferguson, UN Women India

·         Ms. Ajaita Shah, Founder & CEO, Frontier Markets Pvt. Ltd.     

·         Ms. Naghma Mulla, CEO, EdelGive Foundation

·         Dr. Sangita Reddy,India Chair G20 Empower, Past President, FICCI and Jt. MD, Apollo  Hospitals.

·         Ms. Vaishali Nigam Sinha – Chair, GES 2023;

·         Mr. Gokul Pandian - Director EY;

·         Mr. Ratnesh - ED, UN-GCNI;

·         Ms. Ishu Shiva, Founder & MD of Sanitree

·         Mr. Sanket Atal, SVP & MD, Salesforce India

and other esteemed speakers across the globe. It was a very awe-inspiring workshop with free and fair exchange of thoughts, especially from women's point of view. Many of the participants had specific queries relating to their area of operation, which were adequately handled by the dignitaries.

It was an enriching experience to hear from experts on how a gender equal future can help us to achieve sustainable development goals.

The event started with the motivational address by the Director, Dr. Timira Shukla. She congratulated the students who secured 100 percent attendance in various subjects in the second and fifth trimester. She said that learning and enhancing employability skills is as important as attending the classes. PGDM Chairperson, Dr. AnushaAgarwal, PGDM Second year Coordinator, Dr. Vivek Pachauri and PGDM First year Coordinator, Dr. Shikha Arora were also present along with the respective subject faculty to felicitate the students.

96 students of the second trimester and 22 students of fifth trimester were felicitated with a certificate and a motivational book for maintaining 100 percent attendance in various subjects. A special plaque was presented to Ms. Priya Kumari from PGDM (2022-24) for maintaining 100 percent attendance throughout the second trimester in all the subjects. An appointment letter was also issued to Mr. Kunal Singh, the new Class Representative of Section-B.

Student Volunteers of the Business Summit 2023 were also felicitated with certificates. All the students were very enthusiastic and motivated to be regular in classes and give their best.

The session ended with the concluding remarks by PGDM Chairperson, Dr. Anusha Agarwal. She congratulated all the students on this achievement and advised them to carry forward this legacy. 

During the session, all the students were taken to the Computer Lab where they were taught to search on Google and make a presentation on the different topics given to them by PGDM student coordinators. Students learned the basics of MS office also and to make powerpoint presentations using different designs and tools. After making the presentations, students were asked to present their PPTs and were given feedback by the volunteers.

Faculty Coordinators, Dr. Nitin Saxena and Prof. Shilpi Rana along with student volunteers of Utthan Club coordinated the activity and motivated the students to work harder on their computer skills.  

At the end of the day, students were given refreshments.

The eminent speaker for the talk was Dr. Nadine Khair, Assistant Professor, Head of Marketing Department, American University of Madaba.

She began the session by raising a question “what is marketing?” to the students to have a basic idea about what students know about the subject. She explained the meaning of Ethnography to the students which basically means a qualitative method of collecting data often used in the social and behavioural sciences. It is classically deep “basic” research. She further explained how research is connected to reality.

She also suggested a book named “Rubin and Rubin (2012)” related to qualitative research. Then she explained about the story telling concept in marketing and why it is important for the branding of products. She also shared a few examples of storytelling done by the brands like- “Coca-Cola, Nike, IKEA, etc. At the end she explained steps from how research is converted into a campaign. “Real life experiences, asking questions, interpret the answers, generate content for campaign and create a story that connects customers. Towards the conclusion of the session, she welcomed questions from students and answered them comprehensively.

Overall, the talk was very insightful. A virtual plaque was presented at the end of the session as a token of gratitude and remembrance by Dr. Anusha Agarwal, Chairperson PGDM Programme.

The talk was coordinated by Prof. Yachna Malhorta and Dr. Shikha Arora.