SIMSREE students meet the FIRST LADY OF USA, Mrs. Michelle Obama

It is with great pride and joy that we put this news down on paper. Adding another feather to the already well-adorned cap of our alma-mater SIMSREE, a group of our students has gone where many prominent personalities can’t even imagine of going. They are a part of the select few who met and welcomed the US first lady, Ms Michelle Obama on 6th November in Mumbai. A few weeks back, these SIMSREE students made the college proud, by winning MUNIJAN...

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Guest Lecture by Mr. Bharat Shah

In the medium to long run markets will remain bullish and by the end of this decade the BSE Sensex will reach 6 digits. Though it may sound startling, this was the first message that Mr. Bharat Shah, CEO and Managing partner at ASK Investment, gave us during his guest lecture on 21st September 2010. Mr. Shah stated that this valuation of the markets is based on the growth numbers and opportunities that are present in the economy. Historically if we see the markets have grown by a multiple of ten in each decade- rising from few hundred points in...

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Guest Lecture by Mr. Mangesh Vaitla

Our esteemed alumnus and Director at C2L BIZ Solutions (HK) Pvt Ltd, Mr. Mangesh Vaitla took a guest lecture on 17th September 2010. The general area of discussion was how different management specializations have their  own application in the field of IT and his lecture changed the way most of us look at the IT sector today.  The learning that made a mark was that IT is not all about coding. According to Mr. Vaitla, IT is all about making use of the technological advances to make businesses more efficient. Be it Sales, Marketing,...

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Guest Lecture by Mr. Kapil Khandelwal

On the 5th of September, SIMSREE proudly welcomed our prestigious alumnus, Mr Kapil Khandelwal on campus for a guest lecture. Mr Khandelwal is an alumnus from the batch of 1992-1994 and is someone who regularly visits the campus for guiding the students with insights he has gained through his long career in the industry. Currently he is the Director and CEO at Makven Capital and is also an Independent Board Member at Healthcare and Life Sciences Venture. He works closely with the ministry of Human Resource Development and the HRD minister Mr Kapil...

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Guest Lecture by Mr. Boman Moradian

Mr. Boman Moradian, 1975 Alumnus of JBIMS, Proprietor Telesis Consultancy Services, Director Essel Propack, Director Garware Polyester Ltd, took a lecture with us  on 31st August 2010. The topic of the lecture was “Introduction to Operations Management”.  The audience which included both the seniors and the juniors were totally absorbed in the 4 hour long lecture. Mr. Moradian made use of three examples- an automobile plant, a person being checked into a flight and the movement of documents in the creation of a new credit card...

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Forex Workshop by Mr V. Rajagopal

Mine! Yours! Thanks nothing! Yours or Mine? These were the thoughts going around in the heads of the second year finance students at the end of a two day Forex workshop conducted at SIMSREE. Mr. V. Rajagopal, once chief dealer-Forex treasury in ICICI and Kotak Mahindra bank, introduced Forex markets and its various terminologies on Monday 29th August 2010. In a four hour session he explained the working of international Forex markets and the role of a dealer. On Tuesday 30th August, he along with his colleague Mr. Subramanium conducted a day long...

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Guest Lecture by Mr. Vasant Sanzgiri

After a host of people from the world of finance who enlightened all of us with their insights in the seemingly incomprehensible world of finance, SIMSREE today welcomed an eminent personality from the field of Human Resources. Our esteemed alumnus, Mr. Vasant Sanzgiri, visited the campus today 26th August 2010 for a guest lecture on his field and to throw some light on his wide experience of almost 25 years. The wealth of experience Mr Sanzgiri has can be gauged from the simple fact that most people attending the lecture and listening in rapt...

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Guest Lecture by Mr. Chetan Sharma

It was a guest lecture with a twist. Rather than giving a theoretical lecture, Mr.Chetan Sharma -alumnus of SIMSREE and Vice President, Bancassurance, Royal Bank of Scotland on 25th August 2010, chose to share some of his experiences with us. He spoke about all the problems he has encountered and the mistakes he has made in his career starting from his days at SIMSREE. It was of particular relevance to us as it is likely that most of us will face similar decisions in our careers. Describing his initial tough time during his summer...

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Guest Lecture by Mr. Dhananjayan Govind

Mr Dhananjayan Govind, CEO, Home Entertainment Business, Moser Baer Entertainment took a very interesting session for us on 17th August 2010. He is an alumnus of the 1991 MMS Batch of SIMSREE and has about 20 years of experience in the industry. He has immense experience in the paint industry, telecom sector and the entertainment industry.He began the session by giving us a brief of SIMAA(Sydenham Institute of Management, Alumni Association). He told us that SIMSREE has come a long way from the time he was part of the institute in 1991 to today...

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Guest Lecture by Mr. Purvesh Shah

SIMSREE organized a guest lecture with one of its prestigious alumni members Mr. Purvesh Shah on the evening of 16th of August, 2010. Mr. Shah currently is the Executive Director UBS Investment bank’s Asia Equity Sales. The guest lecture was a highly interactive one that broadly focused on the role of investment banking and the outlook of investment banking industry on emerging markets. He had a stint in London for three years before coming down to Mumbai. The inclination towards this sector stemmed up from a summer project that he had done with...

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Freedom

Freedom is the state of being free from all evils, Freedom is the road full of all challenges, Freedom is the opportunity to rise above self, Freedom is the language which has no barrier, Freedom is the science of discovery of inventions, Freedom is the right of excellence, Freedom is the duty of being right all the time, Freedom is the choice of transparency over even translucent, Freedom is the essence of democracy, Freedom is the culture of multiples, Freedom is the music of harmony, Freedom is the race to kindness, Freedom is the honor of compassion, Freedom...

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Dr Welukar at SIMSREE

Dr. Rajan Welukar, Vice Chancellor of University of Mumbai and the ex-director of SIMSREE, greeted the batch of 2010-2012 at SIMSREE yesterday. In his first visit to the campus after becoming the Vice-Chancellor Dr. Welukar shared some of his plans for the Mumbai University in the years to come. It is his vision to make Mumbai University more student centric and have a great level of student involvement in all activies. Talking about his role as a Vice-Chancellor he said, "I do not want to lead the University of Mumbai. I want University of Mumbai...

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SIMSREE Welcomes Batch 2010-2012

We (the 2009-2011 batch) officially welcome the batch of 2010-2011!  The induction programme for the new batch kicked off today with an address to the batch by the Director I/c Dr. M. A. Khan and some of the faculty members of SIMSREE. This was followed by few ice-breaker activities. Over the coming few days the induction committee plans by way of many activities to get the juniors in the groove for MBA. Once again WELCOME TO SIMSREE!!!!!!!!!!!...

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Marketing & Me

As I stepped into the exciting field of marketing little did I know that it is more a study of human behavior, a kind of human anthropological study wherein lie the real answers (well, most of the times at least) to most of the questions marketers since ages have pondered upon! It is not just about the art of buying and selling anymore. We as a dignified consumer want an overall experience- after sales services, support, tech updates, the works basically! “Striking...

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Does Outsourcing Spell the Extinction of In-House HR?

Throughout my first year with MBA, I have heard people, students and professionals alike, disparaging the profession of HRM. It is a common belief that ‘The best and the brightest don’t go into HR’ and when people asked me about what I wanted to specialise in, I have faced various discouraging responses like, “There is no scope in HR”, “HRs do no work” and so on. A popular question most HR aspirants encounter is “Why HR?” A short question that is never easy to answer, at least never to the satisfaction of the interviewer. One such interviewer...

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Credit Suisse visits SIMSREE Campus

Credit Suisse - Mr. Sandeep Kripalani, MD, Credit Suisse & Head of Prime Services In today’s world the customer is looking for two things -diversification and customization; said Mr. Sundeep Kripalani, MD Credit Suisse and Head of Prime Services Asia Business Development. He visited the SIMSREE campus on Wednesday 28th July for an interactive session with the students. Mr. Kripalani talked about the changing roles of private banking, investment...

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Reminiscence'10,Alumni Day on 20th March,6.30 pm onwards

Dear Alumnus, Invitation for a fun- filled evening to rejoice and relive those wonderful days of SIMSREE. It is time to kindle old memories, meet long lost friends and talk about old times. And also, it is your time to share your new experiences and moments of life. So we welcome you to the ALUMNI DAY-2010. REMINISCENCE '10Events Highlights: * Dinner with Cocktails * SIMSREE Leadership Forum * Live performance by Radio Band * Musical Fusion...

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SIM'ergence 2010

ABOUT SIM'ergence:SIM’ergence is a word derived by combining SIMSREE (Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research & Entrepreneurship Education) & convergence. It symbolizes an effort of SIMSREE to provide an interactive platform to combine ideas & thoughts by corporate’ who are stalwarts in their area of expertise.This years’ corporate event summit SIM’ergence 2010 is held in collaboration with Indian Merchants’ Chamber (IMC).DETAILS ABOUT SIM’ergence 2010:‘India Today: A storehouse of untapped Potential’India, one of the rapidly...

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