Day: March 5, 2013

“The final interview was held after a gap of more than a month, on 1st of feb 2013. This gave me valuable preparatory time with the faculty and the placement cell.”

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Sumit Ranjan Barik had just one stated expectation from Jaipuria Institute of Management. At the time he joined the institute a couple of years ago, he had informed his interviewers that he wanted to start his career with a ‘No. 1 brand’. Jaipuria Institute of Management found that Sumit could be groomed into an excellent manager, and decided to take on this challenge of grooming and placing him with a ‘No. 1 Brand’.

“The placement season in Jaipuria Institute of Management picked up pace in November. It was exciting, challenging and also quite hectic, as many of my colleagues were getting placed gradually with some company or the other. Very soon, one of my target companies arrived on-campus. Asian Paints, as we know, is No.1 in its industry. It was time to test my abilities and Jaipuria’s grooming against the toughest competition.”

Asian Paints typically goes through a 4-round process –Aptitude Test, followed by a Group Discussion, an HR Interview and the Final Interview. In Sumit’s case, a pool of 70 students from five different management institutes were tested in a bid to shortlist the right fit for the job. Demonstratingthe tough standards that Asian Paints sets, by the time the HR interview was concluded, there were just eight people shortlisted for the final interview.

“The final interview was held after a gap of more than a month, on 1st of February, 2013.This gave me valuable preparatory time with the faculty and the Placement Cell. This interview was at at the main office of Asian Paints in New Delhi.As luck would have it, I was the first interviewee. The interview started off well, and I gave a brief introduction to myself, but very soon I was bombarded with questions. There were the general questions about one’s strength, weakness, why I chose Sales, three qualities of a good salesperson, difficult situations that I’d overcome in life, etc. But in-between, they also tested me on my grasp of theory, like the question on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. In the later part, the focus was more on problem-solving through situation-based questions related to dealership.”

When the results finally came out, celebrations broke out at the Jaipuria Institute of Management. Sumit had made it!

“It’s a wonderful feeling when you are the only one who gets selected out of a tough competitive crowd. This is a dream start to any career. A brand like Asian Paints is a golden opportunity. The faculty and Placement cell have helped me with every possible information and support throughout. It is at Jaipuria Institute of Management that I realised that the best way to learn in life is ‘learning by doing’. This is the only way you have fun and view the practical aspect of things at the same time.”

While Sumit’s family members and friends back home in Kendujhar (Orissa) are celebrating his success, Sumit is busy getting a grip on what lies ahead in his new role as Sales Officer, Asian Paints.

“I will be meeting dealers, representatives of institutions, painters, building contractors, interior decorators and architects. I will be expected to explain the Company’s promotional schemes with respect to a product or group of products, as well as collect information about competitors’ sales and promotion schemes. Conducting retail audits to assess market potential, and estimating the sale of competitors’ products with a view to adopting suitable strategies for sale will also be within the purview of my job. The best part is that quite a few faculty members at Jaipuria Institute of Management come from a corporate background, and Marketing at that. I am trying to draw out as much practical, hands-on knowledge from them as I can. This will help me get ahead from the word go.”

Sumit Ranjan Barik advises his juniors at Jaipuria Institute of Management to maintain a positive attitude, smiling face, presence of mind and – if possible – a sense of humour, right through the placement process.

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“I always wanted to be a part of the Jaipuria family”, says Jitendra Mundhra

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Jitendra Mundhra completed his B.com from Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner. A meritorious student who won the CBSE scholarship, he is also a national level hockey player. He belongs to a business family of Rajasthan and his father has the Distributorship of HUL, along with a grain business. Jitendra always aspired to live a corporate life and wanted to pursue a degree in management from one the best institutes in the country. Looking back now, he says, “I chose Jaipuria because not only is it a management college, it’s a brand built on 15 years of trust.”

Jaipuria provides a platform for the overall development of its students and Jitendra has been leveraging this facility. “I am a member of the Finance and Marketing Club, through which I have attended a lot of quizzes and won one of them. I also participated in the flagship event of our campus – ENCORE 3, where I learnt real management skills like leadership, co-ordination, etc. I enjoyed the role play activity of the HR club. I played the role of a manager and learnt how to handle several situations”.

Jitnedra wishes to join the Banking industry after he passes out. He believes that not only is Jaipuria providing him with education and learning aligned to the industry, it is also equipping him with managerial and leadership skills that will help him attain his career ambitions. He is all praise for the faculty, who he believes focus on the development of each student. “The faculty at Jaipuria is co-operative and devoted to the students. They are keen to transform each and every student of Jaipuria into a smart and industry-ready manager.”

This reading enthusiast is also a keen music lover and interested in social work. He has aspirations for a scintillating future and is working hard towards it.

STUDENT Speaks

“I always wanted to be a part of the Jaipuria family”, says Jitendra Mundhra

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This reading enthusiast is also a keen music lover and interested in social work. He has aspirations for a scintillating future and is working hard towards it.

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EQ or IQ – Dr. J. P Upadhyay, Director – Japruia Indore, engages the students on one of the most important management debates

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Jaipuria Indore students had an enriching session on 23rd of February with the Director,Dr.J. P.Upadhyay,on the MBTI model and importance of Emotional Quotient(EQ). Dr Upadhyay started off with describing MBTI as a self awareness tool and how it helps managers to become more aware of their personlaity type and EQ level.
Creating a context for the model, he explained how longitudinal research from Harvard Business School (arguably the best B- School in the world today) indicated that some of the students with even the best IQ levels did very well initially, but some of them slipped off the track and lost momentum within 10 years. The research clearly indicated through this example, that a high IQ level was not a predictor of sustained growth in life. On the other hand, some of the students from Harvard were growing exceptionally well and living a balanced life. The psychological profiling (MBTI) of both these groups of students indicated that what separated themwas the Emotional Quotient.
Dr.Upadhyay went on to say that even though many Western countries were developed, many people there were still on the quest for happiness, while others from poorer countries were happier with their lives. Once again, the difference between these people boiled down to the EQ.
He then expanded his talk and laid emphasis on the importance of controlling ouremotions; unless we do that, emotions could quickly take control of us. This he said was important as students will soon be starting their professional journey and will be required to manage different relationships – be it reporting to superiors or managing large teams or even dealing with customers and suppliers.
He then went on to explain the model, which consisted of the following elements:

Self Awareness- Social Awareness

Self management- Relationship Management

He concluded by circulating an MBTI questionnaire,which students filled, and then helped them to track their personality types using their responses to the questions. This will be a start of the series of sessions that the students will undergo as they get to learn more about their EQ level and how they can improve by becoming more aware.

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“Innovative teaching methods at Jaipuria have made learning fun for me”, shares Geetika Goyal

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Geetika Goyal has set her sights on being an entrepreneur and her approach is smart and strategic. Not only is she training herself at one of the best management colleges in the country – Jaipuria – but she is also planning to work in the finance department of an MNC to garner the required experience before she walks out on her own in the world of business. She explains, “Even though a management college like Jaipuria does integrate a lot of management qualities in us, working in an organisation is an altogether different experience. I want to gain some management experience in a multinational company before I begin my own work”.

Born and brought up in the city of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, Geetika feels privileged to have stayed in a boarding school up to the tenth grade. Thereafter, she took admission in D.P.S Vasant Kunj, Delhi, where she completed her school education. She did her Bachelor of Engineering after that and bagged a campus placement with Wipro. She worked with them for a year, during which she decided to pursue an MBA. “My work at a multinational company made me realise the importance of a management degree and that’s when I joined Jaipuria Institute of Management”. She credits the world class infrastructure, faculty profile and academic culture with her decision to join Jaipuria.

Geetika is an active girl and interested in badminton, swimming, reading novels, going to the gym and dancing. She is a fitness enthusiast and the facilities at Jaipuria – like the gymnasium and sports clubs – impressed her. She is also an active participant in college activities, her favourite being the role of campus journalist with MRC, the Jaipuria media club. “I enjoy being a part of MRC the most because it gives me the authority to personally interview all those speakers and entrepreneurs who come to our college for presentations and guest lectures.” She completely enjoys covering the events on the campus and reporting them. She is also the coordinator of E-cell, the entrepreneurship club.

Hands-on teaching and innovative teaching methods are the two things that have worked very well for Geetika in Jaipuria. “I have received my education from a lot of institutes in different parts of the country, but the faculty at Jaipuria Institute of Management is incomparable. The teachers use aids like white boards, projectors, videos, power point presentations, role plays, etc., to help each student understand the concepts being discussed.” She also thinks that the faculty at Jaipuria is easily accessible and that makes education not only fun, but also easy for her. She has built several skills, including public speaking, at the institute and is confident that going forward, she will be able to get a placement as per her caliber.

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E-week gets off to a thumping start at Jaipuria Noida

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Amidst the fun and learning, ‘Women’s Safety’ acquires central focus

Despite it being a Saturday, Noida woke up early on the 9th of February 2013. The satellite city of New Delhi reverberated with the insistent, collective voices of the youth of Jaipuria Institute of Management chanting, “We want safety; we want pride”. The management students of Jaipuria were taking part in the ‘Grand Marathon’ of the much-awaited ‘Entrepreneurship Week’. The E Week of Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida had begun… and with a bang!

“We organised a massive signature campaign at TOT Mall, Sector 62, Noida, on the 2nd day of E-Week, the 10th of February. But that was not all,” said Sonal Saxena, the coordinator of the event. “We gave the Grand Marathon event a ‘women’s safety’ theme as well; it became an extension of our ‘safety for women’ signature campaign. The marathon started with the pledge of E-week initiated by the E-leader, Ms. Akanksha also a student. Students holding banners and chanting slogans spread the message around Sec-62 to make everybody aware that Jaipurians stand for women’s safety. A healthy number of employees from the National Institute of Chartered Accountants also took part in supporting Jaipuria Noida’s message.”

The events so far have been a mix of fun and learning, but social activism – especially women’s safety – has clearly been prominent this year in this annual extravaganza organised in collaboration with National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN). With the first three days dedicated to ‘E-Arena’ – which focuses on innovations in sports – and CSR, this event has already seen a lot of activities…. and it’s still only half-way through.

Championships events have been conducted so far in Computer Gaming (Counter Strike – Fire in the Hole), Aerobics, Women’s Cricket, Kho-Kho, Sports Quiz and Kite Flying as well! Woven within all this fun was an amazing interaction with one of the best-known sports managers in the country, Mr. H.P. Singh Rishi, Deputy Director General, Organizing Committee Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010. Mr. Rishi spoke with urgent necessity for the need to clean up sports management. Recently in the news for his book, Sports Scare – The Ghost That Haunted Commonwealth Games Delhi, Mr. Rishi enlightened the students on how the noble concept of sport had been brutally assassinated under the guise of Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010.

“The interaction with Mr. Rishi was extremely depressing and motivating at the same time,” remarked Anuvriti Singh of Jaipuria Institute of Management. “He exhorted us to look very seriously at avenues in Sports Management, as the domain needed fresh young managers to run things in an organised manner.”

Traditionally, one of the most anticipated activities in ‘E-Week’ is the film screening and appreciation event. Last year, this event saw management lessons in the movie ‘Real Steel’. This year, ‘Goon’ a 2011 comedy directed by Michael Dowse, starring Seann William Scott and Liev Schreiber, made the cut at E-week. The main plot of the movie depicted an exceedingly nice but somewhat dim-witted man who becomes the enforcer for a minor league ice hockey team. The movie goes on to show how the protagonist brings the wisdom of his domain (he is a ‘Bouncer’ at a bar!) to turn around the fortunes of the ice hockey team.

“That’s why the opening day of E-week is always great fun!” exclaimed a smiling Rohit Sharma, who coordinated this event. “Students began rolling in at 11:45 am, and the movie began at 12:15pm. It was nice to have Professor Moid Uddin Ahmad to explain how the movie, in its essence, dealt with the finer points of management.”

Easily the most ‘green’ event of Day 2 (10th of February) of the ‘E-week’ was the Tree Plantation initiative. Students of Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida worked in groups of five towards a greener landscape, starting within Jaipuria Noida campus itself.

“The students of Jaipuria Noida worked in coordination with a few teams from the neighbouring ABES Engineering College as well,” explained Deepali Srivastav, the student coordinator for this event. “It was a great event and attracted many students as well as onlookers, who joined us on the spot.”

E Week is held across the country, building support for entrepreneurs while encouraging them to launch start-ups. Jaipuria is one of the central institutions for the E-week. And going by the thumb rule that ‘a job well begun is half done’, E-week this year is all set to be a thumping success at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida.

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