Speakers of the session were:

·         Mrs. LopamudraDewan, Associate Manager, Centre for Teaching and Learning at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

·         Dr. Shekhar Seshadri, A Psychiatrist, and Professor of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in NIMHANS, Bangalore, India.

·         Mr. S. Raghunath, Professor of Corporate Strategy and Policy. He is currently the Director at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore.

·         Mr. Chetan Subramanian, Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore.

Dr. Shekhar Seshadri, A Psychiatrist and Professor of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in NIMHANS, Bangalore, Indiasaid that Theatre is Powerful because of its Immediacy. He Quoted the Theatre of Augusto Boal as a great method of Theatre of the Oppressed. Cinema can also be used in the Intend – Content- Method-Process Paradigm. He also stated that he is going to start a Movie Club soon. This is to watch Curated Films but follow it with Discussion and Debate. This is how we Cultivate Taste.

Mr. S. Raghunath, Professor of Corporate Strategy and Policy. He is currently the Director at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore. Talked about How management is necessary for Cinema. And Cinema and Literature can certainly be used as a tool of research in the public policy sector.

The volunteers for the day were Abhishek, Anuj, Aryan, Shubham, Amit, Om, Anubhav, Jyoti, Sourav, Akash and Atul.

The day’s programme started with a storytelling session by Anuj. It was a very inspiring tale where the basic idea was to teach the children the fact that it is not necessary that the situation will always be in one’s favour. In such circumstances it is more important to keep faith in oneself, one’s near and dear ones and in God above. Things will ultimately come around, but one needs to be patient, no matter how difficult the situation.

The second part of the day’s proceedings consisted of a game of tambola or housie. Aryan took the lead, assisted by Abhishek and Anuj, as the kids were instructed to strike out the relevant numbers as they were announced. As has been the trend at Parivartan, the games are not simply games; the idea here was to encourage memory retention and quick response to stimuli in a competitive environment. The ultimate winners were presented with Sketch Pen Sets.

With the day’s programme drawing to a close, and with everybody exhausted from the exertions, Britannia Good Day biscuits and Melody Coffee-Bite toffees were distributed among the learners, before they headed homewards. Prof. Lokesh Upreti planned and presided over the day’s session, while also guiding the volunteers in the performance of the various tasks.

The session was conducted at AIMA headquarters at Lodhi road. The objective was to launch the book “The Art of Management” written by the famous industry personality Mr. Shiv Shivakumar. Shiv as he is popularly known is one of India's longest-serving CEOs. He is currently the group executive president at Aditya Birla Group. He has worked across multiple industries and categories, and has handled over sixty brands in his career. He was CEO for Nokia in India and subsequently led the company's emerging markets unit; he was also chairman and CEO for PepsiCo South Asia. He is regarded as one of India's leading management and leadership thinkers and speakers. The book was released by a notable journalist Mr Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Print.

During the book launch Shiv Shivkumar discussed about how this book had taken this shape. He also discussed about the contribution of various industry experts who contributed to the book through their valuable comments. He also talks about the longevity of job and states that the time has changed. Earlier people join the company and plan to retire from the same company but not a day, the average stay in any organisation is 4 years and in America the average age of any CEO is 18 Months.

He further states that how things have changed over the period of time. According to him “The value of a degree done 20 years back is just a piece of paper” he further reinforces that people should work for their own and up-skill themselves on regular basis.

In the last he suggests young people to develop their abilities in solving complex business problems and developing creativity.

Financial Model is a representation of a company's operations in the past, present, and the forecasted future. Students should be aware of how these models are intended to be used as decision-making tools in a company. Company executives might use them to estimate the costs and project the profits of a proposed new project.

The PPP Financial Model was been prepared by the students in Excel by taking into consideration the past, present, and forecasted data. The model was divided into three categories Input, Output, and Management Summary. In the end, the students were able to take the decision whether they can invest in this project or not.

The students participated with great enthusiasm and zeal. During the debriefing session, students have been explained the importance and relevance of the financial model in the real life. The session was highly interactive with a high degree of student engagement.

The sub themes of the program were Fulfilling Nation’s Aspiration through New Education Initiatives, Redefining Skill Ecosystem to Harness Demographic Dividend and Future of Higher Education in the Digital-first Economy. The program started with the welcome address by Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on Education followed by Special Address given by Mr. Piyush Nangru, Co-Foundeer, Sunstone and Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman, UGC. Smt. Anandiben Patel, Hon’ble Governor, Uttar Pradesh was the Chief Guest of the day. The discussion was focused on infrastructure, skills, innovation, startups, ecosystem, digital economy, aganwari workers specially women workers, self resilience, technology, and collaboration with both academia and industry. The main dialogue was based on new education policy which is ready to implement at large in different aspects of education and development in the interest of stakeholders of the system. Overall discussion was focused on orientation in the areas of research, technology based education. The latest development at UGC was shared by chairman on inculcating the program structure at rural ground with the help of online education to migrant and poor persons. It was highlighted that the gap between academia and industry should be reduced with latest techno oriented apps and software in the system. The speakers and delegates were from academia and industry like bureaucrats, technocrats, policy makers and regulators in the summit.

Mr. Raghav Gupta, Managing Director, Coursera India & APAC presented his company’s new programs and structure with growth based on upcoming requirement of the market and new education policy. Dr. Prem Maheshwari, Business Director –South Asia D2L, presented his company profile on technology based products and software as per need of the new education policy and campuses for their growth at students and faculty level.

Overall program was very interesting and remarkable in the domain of education, skill, ecosystem and innovation for all the participants.             

The event commenced with the ceremonial lamp lighting and the welcome address of Dr. V. N. Bajpai, Director.  Shri Surinder Sood, Director (PR), I.T.S – the education Group, in his address encouraged all the participants and emphasized that the spirit of participation is more important than winning the competition. Scintillating dance and instrumental performances marked the culmination of the inaugural ceremony.

The two-day celebration comprised of 14 competitions Business Quiz, Antakshari Mania, Solo Dance, Group Dance, Fashion Show, Cyber Game, Shutterbug, Chitrakaar, Nukkad Naatak, Ad Mania, Abhinay, Treasure Hunt and Puzzle Mystery.  Some of the participating institutes were Maharaja Agrasen, Institute of Management Studies, Sri Aurobindo college, Ramjas college, Kamla Nehru college, Shaheed Bhagat Singh college, Dayal Singh college, Motilala Nehru college, Jamia Milia Islamia, KIET and RKGIT.  All the winners were presented with trophies, certificates & cash prizes as a token of celebrating their winning performances.

Management Games (or Business Games, Business Simulators) refers to the training method for managers. This form of training is based on an artificial environment that simulates the real situation in the management of the organization, whether it’s planning, decision making, control, communications or management itself. Business games allow monitoring of the consequences of decisions, and respond naturally to various situations.

The Management Games conducted today for the students was “Survival on the Moon”. The game was conducted with objective to demonstrate; Leadership, Individual & Group Decision Making process, Communication process, Managing Conflict and Team Work skills.

The students participated with great enthusiasm and zeal. During debriefing session, students were explained the above behavioral concepts in the light of the game played. The session was highly interactive with high degree of student’s engagement.

The session was delivered by the esteemed guest, Mr. Kanak Kr Jain from SSL Academy.

The session focused on learning to get internships and jobs in financial institutions and few game-based activities was also conducted and he also covered the important points in context to following:

·         Enemies of Income i.e, INFLATION & TAX

·         Power of Compounding

·         Advantages of Mutual Fund

·         Benefits of starting Investment early

·         Goals of Life: S-{Specific}, M-{Measurable}, A-{Attainable}, R-{Relevant},  T-{Time Based}

He elaborated the RVCC program which is a 9-day certification program with SSL Academy & NSE Academy (Subsidiary of National Stock Exchange). In 9 days 9 Modules will be covered in detail & an Exam will be conducted from NSE. He further discussed an internship will also be offered to students who wish to have a career in Finance & score above 80% (Grade A) in RVCC Certification Exam conducted by National Stock Exchange Academy.

The 9 Modules of program are as follows: 

·         The Volatility Game

·         Technical Analysis Volatility Game

·         Fundamental Analysis Volatility Game

·         Debt Volatility Game

·         Options & Derivative Game

·         Vision Game

·         Influencer Game

·         Financial Planning Game

·         Mutual Fund Analysis Game

It was a very interactive session and the participants raised several questions which were answered by Mr. Kanak Kr Jain to their satisfaction. Overall, the session was very enriching and full of learning for the participants.

At the end Mr. Debargha Deb proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Kanak Kr Jain.

Prof. Yachna Malhotra of I.T.S School of Management took up the workshop and introduced the importance and requirement of Effective Communication in the personal and professional life.

Initially to get connected with the participants, an ice breaking activity was conducted to make students alert and active listeners for the session.

The session was a mix of both the slide show coupled with some interesting activities, engaging videos and online quizzes to make students understand the significance and need of Effective Communication Skills for making their personal and professional interactions  more effective, clear and result oriented.

Session completely focused on all the three V’s of Communication i.e. Vocal,Verbal and Visual. Students were given demonstration on effective Non – Verbal Communication skills by making them part to some interesting videos on Body Language, Facial expressions and eye-contact during business meetings. Participants were over whelmed with the outputs and experiences they had during the session. Prof. Yachna Malhotra also shared the tips and techniques with the students to enhance their speaking and verbal skills. The session concluded with an energizing activity on Listening Skills in which all the students actively participated and realized that effective communication can help them to enhance their personalities and in-turn will make them better professionals.

Prof. Yachna Malhotra offered thanks to all participants for their patient listening and active participation during the session. 

The complete SSP programme had 4 different sessions on the topics of Effective Time Management, Effective Teamwork, Effective Project Management and Career Development Guidance.

Session speaker was Dr. Manu Vora, President and Business Excellence, Inc., USA IIT(BHU)CHE,1968. And moderator of session is Prof Anil Kumar Agarwal Professor incharge, Training and placement Cell, IIT(BHU).

First Session: Effective Time Management: Dr. Manu Vora defined the effective time management through THE EISENHOWER MATRIX. The Eisenhower Matrix, referred to as Urgent-Important Matrix, helps you decide on and prior tasks by urgency and importance, sorting out less urgent and important tasks which you should either delegate or not do at all.

Second Session: Effective Team Management Prof Dr.Vora, explained the 8 steps to become more resilient in today’ scenario - Accept change. He also introduced the five stages of team development.

Third session: Effective Project Management: Dr. Manu Vora and Prof. Anil Kumar Agarwal moderator of the session explained the applications of project management- strategic plan deployment, managing transformation/ change, capital projects deployment, conducting research- academic and applied, improvement project deployment, software development, enterprise resource planning implementation, product development, construction of bridges and roads, building aircrafts and ships and solving the organization problems.

He also defined the project and its characteristics and given the great examples of successful projects by showing some monuments pictures- Pyramid, Taaj Mahal, bullet train etc. He also explained the project goals: performance cost and schedule.

Fourth Session: Career Development Guidance Session

In this interactive session Dr. Vohra discussed on how to succeed at the University and professional career. The following step success pillars were focused:-

·      Focus on planning

·      Focus on strength

·      Focus on softskill

·      Critical skills needed to succeed 21th century such as communication, leadership, team network , time management , problem solving, project management.

Overall all the sessions were very stimulating and motivating for the students.