SUMMARY OF INDUCTION PROGRAM
Dr. V N BRIMS organized its Foundation Program from 03rd July to 08th July2017, for the new batch of PGDM 2017-2019. This was a “Welcome and Induction Pack” to get students started on finding their way about the course and the institute. This program was designed to make students aware about both Institute’s and Industry’s expectations from them. Also delineate their career avenue based on the emerging opportunities in the corporate world.
The 1st day started with Inaugural Function which comprised of Welcome Address by our Director Mr. Nitin Joshi. Addressing speech of our Chairman, Dr. V.V. Bedekar and our Director General, Dr. Guruprasad Murthy. Following Addressing speech by Chief Guest Mr. Shantanu Bhadkamkar (Ex-President Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce). Guest of Honor, Dr. Chandrahauns Chavan, Director of JBIMS. At the end vote of thanks to all dignitaries by Dipti Periwal- PGDM Coordinator
In the 2nd half we had a session on “Start-Ups” by Mr. Victor Manickam whose is Chairman and founder at Victor Manickam Knowledge Group. The session was very interactive as he talked about How one can start his own business and to create opportunities for one self.
2nd day started with lecture on “Business Excellence” by Dr. Abhay Kulkarni who is the Director of IICMR. He talked about How an individual can excel in his work by using 6 Sigma concept. And how 6 Sigma can be used in daily routine. The second session of the day was “What’s the Value of MY MBA” by Mr. Deepak Agnihotri who has more than 37 years of experience, has pioneered two start-up organizations. He interacted with students what is the value of MBA in corporate world.
3rd Day started with session on “Build Your Own Brand” by Mr. Amarkant Jain who works as a Methodiser who trained students on how to build their own brand in this competitive world. Afternoon session started with chapter on “Learning from Ramayana” conducted by Mr. Chandrashekar Vaze where students learnt the management lessons from Ramayana and who those can be used in daily life.
4th Day started with session of Prof. Mahesh Bhanushali on topic of “Power of Conviction in Management” where he talked about why Conviction is important in our Life, the importance of Conviction. He interacted with students by telling story and playing games. At afternoon students were shown a Management Movie” The Miracle Man” by TMF team (Thane Management Forum) the session was headed by Dr. Prabhakar Kelkar, Consultant of Manufacturing and Business Management fir Business Consultants and Mr. Ram Vaidya who has a total experience of 40 years in various Technical & Managerial positions.
5th Day started with session on Motivation by Dr. H.S.Cheema, CEO of Excelssior Education Society, He has a total work experience of 30 years in Industry & Academic. He motivated students with his real life experiences and how one needs to be motivated even in bad times. Students enjoyed his lecture as his lecture was full of enthusiasm. Second session was conducted by Prof. Sukhada Tambe on topic “you Can Win- Awaken The Leader within” She conducted Management games for students. 1st game was of Team Building where students were given One Egg, Newspaper and one plastic bag they had to throw the Egg from the 1st floor using Newspaper and plastic bag but with condition that the Egg should not break. And there were many more games conducted for students.
The last day of the Induction week consisted of morning session on “How to Crack Case Study” by Mr. Amit Shrivastava where he discussed with students Tips on how to crack Case Study it was a fruitful session as students learnt how to deal with long case studies. Afternoon session was conducted by Mr. Asif Upadhye, Director of Never Grow Up, he has a work experience of 15 years. He interacted with students on topic “What they don’t teach you at MBA” He talked to students what topic and segments are not discussed in the classroom and how to invest and use their 2 years of MBA course for their better future.
With the conclusion of induction programme the students were eager to move deeper into their MBA. Equipped with the tools to unlock opportunities, the class are now very much a part of the Business School and on a path to success.
