The session was conducted by the expert resource person Mr. Surya Narain Bahadur, Transformation Enable, Corporate Trainer, Chief Happiness Officer and lead trainer of ATDC. Mr Surya initiated the session with understanding the value of success. He shared some useful tips with the students in terms of realistic goal setting. Some of the important areas that were highlighted in the training program included understanding oneself, importance of self-discipline, self-determination, overcoming fear of failure and dealing effectively with difficult situations.

He made students play various indoor and outdoor games that made them do teamwork and interact with each other. He also explained the importance of assertiveness in a student life with the help of an interesting video. The session was quite interactive as participants asked many relevant questions and Mr. Surya answered them to their satisfaction. He showed some Ted talks and videos that taught the participants to learn from failure and move ahead in life. Session was then concluded with the presentation of plaque of honour as a token of gratitude.

Overall, it was a power packed, engaging and enlightening session. 

The session was conducted by the leading professional, Shri Ved Prakash, Coach, Founder Program Your Mind.

Dr Anusha Agarwal, Programme Chairperson welcomed the guest with a plant sapling. The session started with a bang sharing the significance of “Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)” for attaining success. Mr Prakash highlighted the relevance of success in student’s life and how they can carve their way to be amongst the top 5% of a highly successful person during their life span.

Shri Ved Prakash elaborated the process of NLP, as a powerful science to the students. He conceptualized the much awaited belief of every student that memory is the ability of the mind to store what it perceives, whether it is from sensory perception or from events created in the mind like dreams, thoughts, or decisions. He stressed upon the steps towards commitment for an action implementation aspect of a goal being planned by a person

He guided the students to learn and integrate the knowledge & skills of NLP into their life. Outcome of this session was quite tangible taking note of the fact that students openly participated and discussed their life goals with the resource person

The panel discussion session was embraced by the industry stalwarts and corporate veterans from various sectors to share their expertise and experience with students of new batch. The session was moderated by Prof. Yachna Malhotra. The purpose of the session was to make student understand the emergent needs of corporate sector and the new age skills required for entering and sustaining in the contemporary times.

Mr. Amit Jawar, Business Head North-Dabur shared his insights on the changing scenario of FMCG industry and do’s and don’ts to mark success in current era.

Mr. Nitish Mandhar, National Sales Manager- Coloressence Cosmetics, elaborated on the role of AI in emerging fields and also suggested how to create value addition and develop differentiation strategies for millennial.

Mr. Dev Mani Pandey, Associate Director- Hippo Stores, emphasize on the importance of goal setting & flexible working in normal working style. He gave insights into B2B and B2C business industries and also suggested students to develop techno savvy skills with right attitude.

Mr. Deepak Behl, Director- The Park Hotels, briefed on importance of ‘planning in our lives’. To adapt and change as per requirement and KASH (Knowledge, Attitude, Skillful & Habits) was his success mantra. Machine learning and Artificial Learning is a must for students to learn and understand, he elaborated.

Mr. Tushar Bhaskar, Chief Business Officer- Rubix Ads, gave insights into mindset where stability and continuous learning are the key focus areas. Mr. Bhaskar motivated students to learn data science & neuro marketing, and develop technical and communication skills.

The session was very interactive and at the same time gave an opportunity to students to clarify their queries related to the changing expectations. 

The dignitaries for the session included Chief Guest Mr Mahesh Munjal, Chairman and Managing Director, Majestic Auto Ltd.; Guest of Honour Mr V. Kumaraswamy, Financial Advisor and Former CFO, JK Paper Ltd; and Ms. Aditi Mishra, CEO, Lodestar UM was another Guest of Honour for the session.

Sh. Arpit Chadha, Vice Chairman, I.T.S - The Education Group inspired the students to achieve excellence in life with trust and positivity. He further urged the students to convert adversity into opportunity.

Shri Surinder Sood, Director (PR), I I.T.S - The Education Group, exhorted the students to be clear on the purpose behind joining this course.

Mr. Mahesh Munjal used his own life experiences to enlighten the students about how to plan their professional lives and thereafter.

Mr. Kumaraswamy focused on the skills sets that the students need to build and enhance during their time in the campus.

Ms. Aditi Mishra referred to older era when things were more planned; somehow the availability of more options today has led to more last minute activities.

Director Dr Timira Shukla congratulated all the students for deciding to join the PGDM programme. She explained the different kinds of value addition that the students would experience during the course of study.

Dr. Anusha Agarwal, Chairperson of the PGDM programme, outlined the different activities of the 12 days orientation programme.

The thought provoking ideas provided many notable issues for the students as they contemplated the new life before them.

The Program initiated under the gracious presence of Mr. Surinder Sood, Director-PR I.T.S-The Education Group, Chief Guest Dr. Runa Maitra, Business HR Consultant and Founder and Director People Talent International, Guest of Honour Mr. Ambarish Rai, GM- Corporate Finance, Pacific Development Corporation Ltd, Dr. Timira Shukla, Director I.T.S School of Management, Dr. V.N. Bajpai, Director I.T.S Ghaziabad, Dr. Anusha Agarwal, Chairperson-PGDM Programme, Faculty members and students of PGDM 2021-23 batch.

In the Inaugural Session, Mr. Surinder Sood enlightened the gathering with his words of wisdom and discussed the importance of self determination and self belief to progress in changing environment of business. Mr. Sood accentuated to bridge the gap between bookish learning and practical exposure to the students to face the challenges of corporate life. The Chief Guest, Dr. Runa Maitra, addressed the students and discussed the importance of networking in corporate life. Dr. Maitra emphasized on setting clear goals in working life and develop different alternatives to achieve them. She discussed the importance of research skills, analytical skills and AI in value creation for the organizations. Mr. Ambarish Rai, Guest of Honour of the session emphasized on the importance of out of  box thinking and leaving comfort zone to get success in professional life. He also discussed the importance of punctuality and dedication in corporate culture. Mr. Rai addressed the queries of the students and advised them to focus on products, customers, process and synergic approach for getting success in professional career. Dr. Timira Shukla, in her address to the students, discussed the importance of learning, unlearning and relearning in changing business environment. Dr. Shukla also emphasized on new paradigm of learning in pandemic and post pandemic era, opportunities in adversities to meet out ever changing corporate expectations. Dr. Anusha Agarwal, in her address focused on changing corporate expectations for students and transition from theory to practice.

At the end of inaugural session, the students were felicitated by the dignitaries for their regular attendance. The session was concluded with national anthem.

The second session of the programme was chaired by Distinguished Expert Mr. Ajay Sharma, CEO TPC Global. Mr. Sharma addressed the students on the importance of aptitude training in jobs. He guided the students by disseminating various ways to improvise their aptitude skill as it is the integral part of selection process of various recruiters.

In the last session, management game related to team building was held. Students demonstrated various skills like innovativeness, collective thinking and working in a team in this game. The students learnt through this game the importance of team dynamics and team building in goal achievement. 

The resource person for the session was Mr. Ajay Sharma, CEO and ED TPC Global Pvt Ltd. In the beginning of session PGP Chair Dr. Anusha Agrawal, welcomed Mr. Ajay Sharma with a plant sapling and highlighted the importance of Aptitude and reasoning skills for making management students employable.

Mr. Ajay Sharma in his opening remarks introduced TPC Global and its certified trainers who will be conducting sessions in the forthcoming trimester. The session focused on how building right aptitude will help the students to get best of the jobs in the different domains of HR, Marketing, Finance, IT or Operations. He also emphasizes that daily practice of the aptitude enables students to enhance their IQ level.

Mr. Ajay during the session guided students on how to use the different online tests and various tips and techniques to improve their IQ by taking live examples and mental activities. The speaker further explained the process of the training and how participants will be assessed regularly through various assessments and sample tests being offered by various companies during the campus placement process.

Students were excited and motivated to start their new learning journey with this session. At the end Director Dr. Timira Shukla presented the plaque to Mr. Ajay as token of gratitude and advised students to be participative for aptitude sessions as this will help them their campus placement journey.

The theme of the conference was “Current Trends in Multidisciplinary Research” The session was on 17th July’ 2022.  (1.00 pm onwards). The objective of the conference was to provide a common platform for researchers from the Academia as well as the Industry to discuss and present their research work by providing an opportunity for collaboration among them. Various research papers on the above mentioned theme were presented in the conference. The papers were presented by academicians, Research scholars, and Executives from industry in different areas from different parts of the world, Ethiopia, Indonesia to name a few. Overall the session was more on the research papers dealing with real problems and scenario in multidisciplinary areas. It was a rich learning opportunity for the participants and all. The interactive nature of the session further added great learning. The feedback was given to the participants on one to one basis along with suggestions for continuing their research in their area of interest. At last the concluding remark and best wishes was given to all participants for their research in future. Overall the experience was enriching and overwhelming.

The focus of the conclave was on the fact that for too long technical education in this country has been conducted in English and the time may have finally come for moving over to various Indian languages which can make it easier for the students to both understand and express themselves.

The dignitaries gracing the occasion included Shri Anil Sahasrabudhdhe, Chairman of the AICTE; Shri Chamukrishna Shashtri, Chairman of the High Powered Committee on the Promotion of Indian Languages, Ministry of Education, Government of India; Shri Santosh Kumar Taneja from the Sankalp Foundation Trust; Director of the Faculty Development Cell of the AICTE; and Shri Rajeev Mahajan, Member Secretary of the AICTE; Prof. M.P.Bhunia, Vice Chairman of the AICTE. Each of them offered their considered thoughts on different aspects of this mammoth project.

The conclave saw participation by several heads of institutions of colleges and universities from across the country, several of whom were felicitated for their contribution in popularising technical education in local languages. Over a thousand participants joined the conclave online from various parts of the nation. A few students were invited to share their experiences in learning in languages like Marathi, Hindi and Telugu.

It turned out to be an inspiring exchange of minds as all agreed on the significance of diversifying technical education in the vast repository of languages in a country like India.

The talk was delivered by respected guest, Mr. Vickey Kumar, Director, Foreign Posts. He has initiated the session by mentioning that recently India Post has signed an agreement with United State Postal Service(USPS) which is a good news for e-Commerce Exporters.

Through India Post, International Tracked Packet Service (ITPS)  provides 2 kg of weight limit, end to end tracking, fast & economical, Pick up facility, value discount and available in 15 countries- USA, Hong Kong, South Korea, Philippines, Bhutan, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia and Malaysia.

He also highlighted the International Tracked Packet Service Tariff Comparison with other Courier Companies. He also talked about Express Mail Service (EMS) where 30 kg in single booking can be possible, covers 70 Major Destination countries, end to end Track & Trace through EMS Smart Quality Monitoring Tool. Their service is available for 24*7 and delivery  can be done in between (7-10) days max. He has added about services like International Small Packet is 2 kg and International Air Parcel is 20 kg where it provides Origin to destination air facility, 135 destination countries, and reasonable tariff, track & trace, quality control system.

Along with this India Post provide insurance facility for every items as per sender’s requirement.

He has also mentioned about Post Bill of  Exports (PBE) this facility is available at India Post website, pilot testing is started 20 locations in India, online let export orders by customs as process can be done through manually as it is digitize.

The session was quite interactive as participants asked many relevant questions and our guests answered them to their satisfaction. Overall, the session was indeed a very insightful and thoughtful and this type of session should be conducted more often for the betterment of growth and future generations and it was ended up with the delicious lunch.

The conclave facilitated deliberations around the theme “India@75- Being Diverse, Inclusive and Better for all” by senior representatives, Industry leaders, policy influencers, professionals, CHROs, CSOs and various D&I experts from India and abroad. 

With 75 years of India’s independence, we cannot afford to exclude vulnerable sections of the society from the mainstream economy. We want to make every effort possible to ensure that all the diverse sections of the society- women, persons with disability, LGBTQ+ community and others are included in all aspects- be it education, digital, financial, employment, culture or society; leaving no one behind.  Through this conclave FICCI endeavours to ensure that Indian corporate have inclusive organizational policies in their companies with enough gender diversity, inclusion of people with disabilities as well as representation from the LGBTQI+ community.

The conclave was address by Keshav Suri, Co-Chair, FICCI Task Force on D&I, Executive Director, The Lalit Suri Hospitality, Sanjiv Mehta, President,  FICCI and CEO & Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever  Limited (HUL), Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj, District Magistrate, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Rekha M. Menon, Chairperson and Senior Managing Director, Accenture India and many more.