Day: October 3, 2012

Jaipuria Noida hosted the Finance Conclave, finance stalwarts discussed “Emerging Paradigms in Indian Financial Sector.”

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida hosted a high-profile Finance Conclave on the 15th of September 2012. The one-day conclave saw Finance stalwarts from various industries discuss the ‘Emerging Paradigms in Indian Financial Sector’. The conclave was organised by the Finance Club of Jaipuria Noida, ‘HIRANYA’, at the Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida campus.

This conclave at Jaipuria Noida was divided into two sessions, the first being the inaugural session, which was addressed by the Chief Guest, Mr. Ranjan Dhawan, Chief General Manager, Punjab National Bank. Mr. Dhawan put in perspective the current status of the Banking sector, especially the technological advancements.

“The 24×7 banking culture has many facets today, and innovations will carry on simplifying things. However, local culture and practices will continue to play a major role in the acceptance of tools. 18 million people hold a PNB Debit Card; only 1 million hold PNB Credit Cards. Internet banking and mobile banking are a huge revolution and quite secure.”

Mr. Dhawan reflected on numerous challenges in the BFIS space, like the high cost of distribution channels of mutual funds, Retail Banking and Brokerage. Mr. Dhawan’s words laid the ground-work for the brain-storming session, which commenced after a short tea-break.

The second session of this conclave at Jaipuria Noida focused on corporate finance and investment banking. The panelists were Mr. Rahul Jain, Vice President, Maple Capital Advisors, and Mr. Deepak Singhal, President and CFO, Philipin Manufacturing Company. It was generally agreed that costly debts in the financial markets were leading to disinvestment of the corporate, sending out negative vibes in the financial sub-sectors, resulting in subdued results. Managing the funds requirements and the bottom-line at the same time is becoming increasingly difficult nowadays.

Mr. Rahul Jain, VP, Maple Capital Advisors – an MBA, CA and CS with 6 years of experience – laid out some facts, starting right from the definition of Investment Banking.

“Contrary to perceptions, Investment Banking is not ‘equal to’ investment + banking. Investment bankers advise corporates on investments,” elaborated Mr. Jain for the convenience of the student managers of Jaipuria Noida. He went on to explain how investment banking survives during downturns, and the skill sets needed for being a good investment banker. “A good investment banker is patient, has immense networking skills and is technically competent. Investment Banking makes an immense intellectual contribution to the economy.”

Mr. Deepak Singhal, a Finance wizard with 25 years of experience, spoke on the subject of corporate finance for students of Jaipuria Noida.

“A ‘fresher’ in corporate finance has to be ‘fresh’, open, and able to challenge the status quo. Finance is a complex domain, which requires wide job knowledge and accurate logic. It is a function of compliance and responsibility, and includes a vast amount of routine stuff. IT today is pretty much the backbone of Finance, and delivery is what professionals are ultimately measured by. Business is all about people; in this domain, the interest in numbers and interest in people walk hand-in-hand. ”

Mr. Singhal went on to explain the difference between the roles of a CA and an MBA in Finance. He advised the students of Jaipuria Noida to choose a good company over a good job, reminding them that maintaining cash flow and working capital management are the most critical roles of Finance.

The conclave proved to be of immense value to the future managers from Jaipuria Noida, and helped their understanding of the current financial market situation. The final session of the Finance Conclave at Jaipuria Noida was not just about advanced knowledge, but also about how basic definitions are changing with time.

Alumni Speak

“I wanted to go to a B-School outside Lucknow…but with time, I realised I had hit the jackpot with Jaipuria Lucknow!”

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Jamal Jafri’s relationship with Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow wasn’t exactly love at first sight. A brilliant student right through school and college, prior to opting for an MBA, Jamal had acquired work experience with Spencer Retail in Lucknow. She managed to crack quite a few top-notch B-schools, but her family was insistent that she pursue her MBA with an institute in Lucknow, where they were settled.

“Frankly speaking, I wanted to move out of Lucknow, so when I joined Jaipuria Lucknow, it was with a feeling of compulsion. With time, and increased interaction with the faculty and my colleagues, I realised I had hit the jackpot! I slowly realised that the methodology of teaching in Jaipuria Lucknow and the amount of freedom it gives its students was something very few B-schools in India could match. This opened the flood-gates of thought – and opportunities – for most of us.”

Jamal was placed with Red FM, Lucknow after passing out of Jaipuria Lucknow, but soon made a shift to Cipla as an Assistant Manager. Jamal’s ability to work hard and work smart was noticed straightaway by the management at Cipla in Lucknow, resulting in larger responsibilities. Today as a Manager, Jamal handles 65 business managers for Cipla in the Central and Eastern UP zone.

“I had always aspired to be a part of an MNC. The best thing about Jaipuria Lucknow is that it prepares you to be a good manager as well as a good human being. Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow gave me the two most beautiful years of my life. The days at Jaipuria Lucknow were amazingly full. On one day, I would be sitting with friends, working on projects, presentations and quizzes, while on other days we would be preparing collectively for the exams. More than anything else, it was the ability to handle the pressure, which comes with the constant buzz of activities there, which paved the path for my career growth. I especially remember the classes of Professor Shubhendra Parihar and Mr. Maneesh Yadav for their practicality. What they taught us is something I relate to my workplace even today.”

Jamal Jafri today feels that sometimes God has a greater plan for us than we ourselves have been able to chalk out. She believes that her coming to Jaipuria Lucknow and her subsequent growth only goes to prove this.

Alumni Speak Jaipuria Jaipur

“Dream… and your dreams will come true.”

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“Whenever Jaipuria needed someone to speak onstage, they would take my name without thinking twice!” says Pallavi with pride and conviction. The reason Pallavi became the go-to girl for all public speaking events was due to her skills in that area and stage presence, which she attributes completely to Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur. “Jaipuria is one of the best PGDM institutes in the country and will always hold a special place in my heart. It was here that I found a new personality. The institute helped me by grooming my overall persona and transforming me into what I am today. My first year was very exciting, as I took part in almost all the activities and as I spoke well. I became a permanent speaker on stage.”

Pallavi is currently working at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur as an Executive looking after Alumni, Examination and Students Activities. She completed her PGDM with a specialisation in Human Resource and Finance in the year 2010. After that, she joined Hotel Devigarh Resorts, Udaipur as an HR Executive and then in January 2011, she joined Hotel Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur as an HR Executive. She attributes her learnings about the corporate world to her journey with these two organisations. Her marriage made it tough for her to continue with a corporate career and she shifted into academics.

Pallavi is proud of her achievements in life and the career she has been able to build for herself as she says, “I have made my dreams come true with my own determination and conviction”. She shares that life was more about learning in the second year at Jaipuria Jaipur, and she was more focused on academics at the time. The mock interviews organised by the college were extremely helpful to her and she claims to have learnt a lot from them. She rates her overall experience with Jaipuria as “awesome” and is extremely content with the learning that proved to be a springboard for her future career and life. She feels the college is the right fit for students who are looking for world-class academics.

Jaipuria Indore STUDENT Speaks

Jaipuria Indore’s ‘e-Spark’ club lends some dazzle to the NEN workshop on e-leaders

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Members of Jaipuria Indore’s E-Cell, better known as the E-Spark Club, went over to the Acropolis Institute of Technology for a session with the National Entrepreneurship Network, popularly known as NEN. The workshop on ‘E-Leaders’ had a total of 74 participants from across the Indore region.

6 members of the E-Spark club represented Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore, at this E-Leaders workshop. Ms. Vishnu Priya, Senior Manager NEN, was the resource person for the two days of workshop, along with Ms. Marlina Ramachandran, Regional Coordinator NEN.

Day One of the workshop began with ice-breaking activities, which helped students from various colleges familiarise themselves with one another. This was followed by a session with Ms. Vishnu Priya where the agenda of the workshop was set. She briefed the group about the ecosystem in which NEN works, and the role of an E-cell. She also laid out various functions like regularising programmes, maintaining leaders’ lists, campus activities, inviting local entrepreneurs to campus events, etc., which E-cells should carry out. She followed all this up with some thoughts on the process of institutionalising the E- Cell.

After the tea break, E-cells from various colleges made their DNA Pitch Reports. The E-Spark club of Jaipuria made its presentation on their Social Entrepreneurship initiatives.

“It was interesting to note how mature E-cells worked,” remarked Gaurav Kumar, one of the Jaipuria Indore students at this workshop. “We learnt a lot by observing how other E-cells make the most of available NEN Resources to nurture and groom entrepreneurial talent on their campuses.”

The post-lunch session was about challenges faced by various E-cells, and how they were addressed. There were discussions around ‘campus companies’. The E-Cell of the IPS Academy, in fact, distributed one of their products amongst all the participants – a unique notepad made out of recycled paper from waste in their college. Towards the end of Day 1, the NEN trainers distributed a case study from Harvard Business Review on Level-5 Leadership.

“Day 2 began with a recap of day 1”, recollects Priyanka Sharma, one of the participants from Jaipuria Indore. “It was followed by a discussion on ‘Fortune 500’ companies and listing of the 11 best companies amongst them. It was pointed out that the common factor in these 11 was that level 5 leaders held critical positions in them. This flowed into the discussion on level 5 leaders and their two traits – humility and professional will.”

Having addressed the Harvard Business Review case study, the NEN workshop then focused on basic qualities of E-cell leaders. A very entertaining ‘jigsaw puzzle’ method was then employed by the NEN team to bring out the need of teamwork and communication in E-cells.

Gaurav Mishra, one of the E-Leaders present, discussed the essentials of event management. The day ended with videos on entrepreneurs negotiating with venture capitalists on their products.

“It was fantastic to note that as leaders of Entrepreneurship Cells on campus, NEN E Leaders drive a wide, critical range of tasks and activities; from motivating and engaging student members, to conducting mega events and programmes to help connect their E Cell members to the right resources in the community,” concluded Abhishek Pratap Singh, one of the representatives of the E-cell of Jaipuria Indore. “The workshop made us hungrier to learn and build rather than passively receive education. We were able to see a lot of scope to experiment with entrepreneurship in the Jaipuria Indore campus itself!”

Undoubtedly, the 2-day NEN workshop brought back the spark in Jaipuria Indore’s E-spark Club!

Jaipuria Jaipur STUDENT Speaks

“The faculty at Jaipuria Jaipur is very understanding and helpul”, says Nikita Thomas, 1st year PGDBM student

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Very often, the choice of a course or an institute is the determining factor for success in one’s career. Aims and aspirations apart, what you study and where you study make a world of difference. Nikita Thomas, who hails from Jodhpur and did her graduation in biotechnology, chemistry and botany, is a first-year PGDBM student at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur. After her graduation, she faced the same challenge when the usual question cropped up – ‘What next?’ However, her dilemma was soon resolved when a friend advised her to join Jaipuria Jaipur, as it enjoyed a good reputation for having excellent faculty, infrastructure and facilities.

She did, and she is enjoying every moment of it as a part of the Media Relations Club and as a member of PRAGATI (PARIVARTAN, a CSR initiative), in which the institute has adopted a village and provides free-of-cost education to underprivileged students. “I am also an active member of the E-cell. I enjoy being the campus journalist the most, because I love writing and sharing my thoughts,” says Nikita, who promotes and publishes the activities happening in the campus through this club. Her most memorable achievement is being part of the first national inter-college sports meet conducted by Jaipuria Jaipur. “It was so nice to see the whole college working together for a common goal to make the event a success without any blemishless. We learnt about team spirit and cooperation and most importantly, how to manage a large crowd and be hospitable at the same time,” gushes Nikita. She believes that it was a great learning experience; besides, the event helped to create a bond between many colleges.

Initially, Nikita was apprehensive and unsure of herself when she joined the institution, but the understanding and helpful attitude of senior students and faculty helped allay her fears and made her comfortable. She vividly remembers the fershers’ party, which helped break the ice between freshers and seniors and helped her make a lot of friends. “Whether it is sickness or personal problems, the seniors are always ready to help us,” says Nikita, who now finds Jaipuria Jaipur a home away from home. She finds the faculty very understanding and helpful too. “They are not only our teachers but our guides, mentors and friends as well. It’s like we can share all our problems with them any time of the day and they are always ready to help,” she adds. She is all praise particularly for ‘Nair Sir, Anvay sir, Sheenu Maam and Swati Maam’, who helped her with the business subjects in the first year, since she has a non-commerce background. Faculty apart, even the Director, Dr. Rajiv R. Thakur, connects very well with the students “and comes and speaks personally to the students about their problems,” says Nikita. She adds that in case of any emergency, he is just a call away.

Nikita, who sees herself working in a good company like ITC two years from now, is very confident that Jaipuria Jaipur will help her become a good manager. “I am very sure that the institute will be very successful in the future, as it connects with the students and understands the students’ point of view,” says Nikita, who is proud to be a student of Jaipuria Jaipur.

FACULTY Speaks Jaipuria Lucknow

Returning to Jaipuria Institute of Management was a homecoming for Dr. Kavita Pathak.

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For Dr. Kavita Pathak, walking back through the gates of Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow was like a homecoming.

The Associate Dean of Marketing recently returned after spending four years in Australia, where she taught business research methods at the University of Queensland. But prior to her adventure abroad, she had spent 12 years teaching at Jaipuria’s Lucknow campus. “All my earlier teaching habits have been formed here at Jaipuria, so I owe a lot to this institution. That’s why when I decided to come back, I chose to come back to Jaipuria.”

With her areas of teaching being Marketing Management, International Marketing, Research Methods and Consumer Behaviour Research, Dr. Pathak still has her favourites. “I do love marketing. I love nothing more than teaching core fundamentals of marketing and even specific areas like consumer behaviour, but my latest love has emerged to be business research methods.”

And while she’s happy to be back at Jaipuria Lucknow, she has no regrets about her stint in Australia. “Of the four years spent in Australia, the teaching experience was definitely enriching,” she said. “I was teaching International Marketing to students from 13 different nationalities sitting in the same classroom. The kind of exposure I received as a teacher was the most enriching experience.”

Dr. Pathak said she hasn’t had a chance yet to teach any of the current batches of students, because her duties have been keeping her extremely busy. “Right now, my hands are full with placement training-related activities for first year students and I’ve also been given the responsibility of looking after student relations on campus.” Added to these tasks is her responsibility to interface with final-year students and the organising the AIMCAT as well.

And with more than 20 published papers to her credit, there are more in the works. “One is definitely under review,” she said, “and at least two interesting and good quality publications will come up next year.”

In what spare time she has, she says, “I fight with my kids, watch silly TV soap operas when time permits. I love music and I read, which is the first love of my life.”

As for words of advice for Jaipuria Lucknow students, Dr. Pathak has this to say: “You are the only custodian of your future – your parents will not be there throughout your life unfortunately, and your peers will be gone before you realise it. The only custodian of how you will carry your name and your destiny forward is you, so you are responsible for your own actions.”

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First inter-college LAN gaming competition held at Jaipuria Noida ‘RaceWars’ sends Delhi’s pulse racing much before the F1 Grand Prix!

On the 20th of September 2012, the IT club of Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida hosted its first ever inter-college event. ‘RaceWars’, as the event was called, pitted the best teams in the Delhi-NCR college circuit against each other, in a cyber-game of car racing. With teams from institutes like Amity Business School, NDIM, IMS Noida, IIPM, Delhi College of Engineering and AISM locking horns with the cyber racers of Jaipuria Noida, the entire affair promised to be a super-hit right from the beginning.

There were four of us – Gaurav, Karan, Akshay, and yours truly, Hemant, who could claim ‘RaceWars’ as their brain-child; but in all honesty, the idea was sown in our heads by Professor Richa Mishra. ‘RaceWars’ was conceived as an inter-college affair in the first meeting the four of us held, but in further discussions we decided to play it big, turning it into an inter-college affair. All of us were quite surprised by the immediate and positive responses of quite a few colleges that we spoke to.

Somehow from Day 1 itself, the event was registered in our minds as ‘RaceWars’. We carried out a detailed planning session and decided that the best way forward would be to divide the members of our IT Club into different teams. These were the Event Coordinators (Chitra and myself); Lab coordinators (Akshay, Tarun, Gaurav, Tarun Suneja, Sharad, Shashank and Ashish Sharma), Promotion Team (Lidiya, Eureka, Tushar and Subhanshi) and Hospitality team (Karan, Gurneet and Sakshi).

As is always the case, the initial part of getting the ‘RaceWars’ organised was the toughest, especially the installation of the right game; but we didn’t quit, and the credit for this goes to our lab coordinators, Mr. Satyendra and Mr. Ajay Rana. In fact, Mr. Ajay Rana devoted his entire holiday to the job, and we finally cracked the problem by the evening of the auspicious Ganesh Chaturthi.

The thing about Jaipuria Noida is that you’ve got to plan your events within the curriculum schedule itself. In fact, barely a couple of days before ‘RaceWars’, we had to take our excel proficiency tests, and then spend the entire day in the event lab to make sure that all would go smoothly.

As they say, ‘A job well begun, is half the job done.’ On the day of the event, our Registration Counter was up, bang on time. We had targeted about 40 students, but were pleasantly surprised when the numbers crossed the figure. At the end, there were more than 80 entries for the first round. Before we could exult over this small success, my roommate, Deepinder, was taken ill and a few of the participants had to take him to the hospital. Deepinder, like the sport that he is, refused to let me accompany him, saying that I was needed at Jaipuria Noida for the success of ‘RaceWars’.

‘RaceWars’ was ‘flagged-off’ in true F1 style by Dr. A.K. Singh, Director, Jaipuria Noida, in the presence of the entire faculty. All of them tried their hand on the game; we, of course, let no opportunity go by to make them realise that they needed a lot of practice on cyber games. It felt good to teach the teachers! Funnily, they seemed to be driving within the speed limit and following traffic rules in the virtual world too! The good part was that a lot of faculty members of Jaipuria Noida asked me for the setup of the cybergames, so I’m counting on a better performance from them next year.

At the business end of the competition, we faced a bit of a technical snag right at the beginning of the first round. Luckily, it was sorted out soon and thereafter, the event progressed with uninterrupted fluency, round after round. There were four rounds in the event and the races were ‘Sprint’ and ‘Circuit’ alternatively.

The prizes were given away by a beaming Dr. A.K. Singh, Director, Jaipuria Noida. He looked even more proud of us than we ourselves were on having conducted our first ever IT inter-college event. The pride was doubled by the fact that the first prize went to our colleague, Rahul Gupta, from Jaipuria Noida. The second and third places were taken by Swastik and Abhishek respectively, both from NDIM, New Delhi. Certificates of participation were distributed among those who were able to clear the knockout round.

On a concluding note, Dr. A.K. Singh, Director, Jaipuria Noida, announced that the IT Labs will shortly be upgraded so that ‘RaceWars 2013’ can be organised on a much grander scale. It was a true recognition of our hard work by Jaipuria Noida.

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