Guest Lecture by Mr. Sanjay Chandel

The SIMSREE batch of 2012-2014 had the privilege of having on campus Mr. Sanjay Chandel on 24^th September, 2012 for a guest lecture. Mr. Sanjay Chandel is an alumnus of the batch of 1996 and is currently the CEO at India Bulls Mutual Funds. Previous to this, he has also worked at the Indian Commodities Exchange as the CEO for more than a year and as an AGM at Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for 11 years. The topics for discussion for the session were Role of SEBI and impact of SEBI policies on Mutual Fund Industry, MCEX - Threat/Complement to other Sensex.

 

Mr. Sanjay Chandel started the session by asking the students what their understanding of mutual funds was. He then went on to explain what exactly a mutual fund is and how it had evolved over the years. He threw light on the Government of India created - UTI in 1964. He talked about how the monopoly of UTI had mainly targeted the retailers. Then in 1988 SEBI was formed and the Ministry of Finance allowed the public sector banks to float mutual funds as well. Although SEBI was created in 1988, it received the statutory power in 1993.

He also spoke about various scams like the Ketan Parekh scam and Harshad Mehta scam.  He explained in detail SEBI’s investigation in the former scam and how Ketan Parekh was ostensibly banned from trading on the bourses till 2017. He talked about the sector cap on the debt mutual fund schemes introduced by SEBI to reduce huge exposure in specific sectors and how the mutual fund industry had adapted to it.

He then concluded the session by answering numerous queries raised by students such as the reasons as to why SEBI was formed, the satisfaction one gets to work in SEBI as it brings in new acts and laws for the welfare of the country, the IPO issues and how the merchant banks will be responsible for it and the Facebook IPO. This session was highly interactive and the students got a deep knowledge in areas of stock exchanges in India such as BSE, NSE, and MCX – SX, SEBI, and Mutual Fund industry. We look forward to have him back on campus for more of such insightful sessions.

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Guest lecture by Mr.Sanjeev Dixit

SIMSREE was privileged to have Mr. Sanjeev Dixit on campus on the 22^nd of September, 2012. Mr.Dixit is currently leading People Management and Development Strategy as Chief People Officer at ABD. Mr. Dixit has done his Post graduation in Management from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune and was a Silver Medalist in the batch 1997. He has been felicitated with the “Pride of HR Profession” award by Indian Human Capital summit and World HRD Congress.

Mr.Dixit started the session with a discussion on the definition and practice of values in an organization. He encouraged an interactive session. He emphasized on the point that for the efficient working of any organization, the marriage of the person’s and the organization’s values must take place. The alignment of the employee’s beliefs to the company’s belief is essential.

Later on, he described his journey through various companies ranging from Hindalco Industries, Pepsico, Pt Indorama Synthetics and Philips and stated that adaptability to various environments is very essential for growth. Then he threw light on ABD Company’s mission, the values which they believe will enable to move towards it and the initiative taken by the HR department of his company to imbibe the values into each and every employee of the company and instill a sense of ownership into everyone’s minds. He also emphasized that rewards and appraisals are very important for the growth and motivation of an individual.

Then in the end, he opened the question answer session and very satisfactorily answered the questions posed by the students on value based management and HR strategies of his company. The session was very engaging and we look forward to more such sessions.

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SIMSREE Honoured at ABP News Awards Function!

It was a proud moment for SIMSREEites as SIMSREE was honoured at the recently held ABP News Awards Function. The awards were meant to recognize and honour excellence in education throughout the nation. SIMSREE was presented with 2 prestigious awards: “B school with Outstanding Industry Related Curriculum in Marketing” and “Outstanding B school in the West Zone”. SIMSREE has always been at the forefront in using new and improved pedagogy. It has always strived to give its students practical and relevant business knowledge which is exemplified by the number of guest lectures and events held at SIMSREE, which gives the students a chance to interact with industry stalwarts. The awards were a means to recognize the efforts put in to give the students of SIMSREE an all-round learning experience.  It was received on behalf of the director by the chairpersons of SIMSREE which seemed fitting as the USP of SIMSREE has always been that it is a student driven college.

The event was also a great opportunity for SIMSREE to mingle with the directors and professors of other prestigious institutes and promote the brand SIMSREE.

We hope that with the support of our director Dr. M.A.Khan and guidance of our faculty members we are able to scale greater heights in future.

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SIMSREE Gets a New Auditorium

                         Wednesday, 4^th July was a proud day for SIMSREE. The grand opening of the new auditorium – the Sydenham Management Excellence Centre - took place. The inauguration was done by eminent people like Mr. Rajesh Tope - the Hon. Cabinet Minister of Higher & Technical Education, Shri D.P. Sawant - Ministry of State, Higher & Technical Education, Dr. Rajan Welukar - Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University, Dr. P. R. Gaikwad  - Director Higher Education Maharashtra State and  Shri. Sanjay Kumar - Principal Secretary Higher and Technical Education.

                      The auditorium is built with an aim to seat the increased student intake of SIMSREE, which has been raised from 120 to 180 this year. This state of the art auditorium is an addition to the already well-equipped infrastructure of SIMSREE and will surely help the future batches in their academic endeavours.

                    As always, we have our Director, Dr. M.A. Khan to thank for this. It is because of his constant support and guidance that this has been made possible.

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SIMSREE at SIFE

SIFE India is a growing network of over 2000 students in 46 teams across the country, SIMSREE being one of them. This year SIMSREE presented the project DESI i.e. 'Development and Empowerment Student Initiative' through which a sustainable business model was created to empower the below poverty line (BPL) people.

SIFE represents the premier international business and higher education network with programs in 39 countries. SIFE brings together a diverse network of university students, academic professionals and industry leaders around the shared mission of creating a better, more sustainable world through the positive power of business. It has various community programs, leadership and career connections, regional and national competitions followed by the World cup which is the final round.

The western region regional competition was sponsored by KPMG and was held on the 3rd July, at Hotel Lalit, Mumbai where SIMSREE competed against 11 other teams from Mumbai and Pune. The presentation made by SIMSREE was appreciated and liked by the 20 odd eminent judges present.

The project includes fabrication of jute bags by the BPL people which will be painted with civic messages and sold under the brand DESI. The tagline for this initiative is ‘Show your DESIness ’. This project would empower the women of Cheeta camp; which is the second largest slum area after Dharavi, where the drug addicts, alcoholics are taken care of by JeevanDhaara.

We would like to thank our principal Dr. Khan for supporting us always and Prof Augi Dalton and Prof Anuja Mutha for making this project possible. Also, Prof Aashish Pawaskar and Prof Amit Bobhate for encouraging us throughout.

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SIMSREE Conducts Orientation for Aspirants

SIMSREE successfully conducted an orientation session for the aspirants of SIMSREE 2012-14 batch on Sunday,  1^st July 2012. The agenda of the session was to solve queries regarding Life at SIMSREE and CAP rounds. The session got an overwhelming response and was attended by around 100 aspirants. The session kicked off with a presentation on SIMSREE, which explained the working of the college, curriculum, esteemed visiting faculties, role of various committees, etc. Aspirants then got a chance to clear their doubts regarding SIMSREE, placements, CAP rounds and numerous other queries which were convincingly answered by the senior students. The students also had an opportunity to interact with Prof. Ashish Pawaskar who mentioned about the uniqueness of SIMSREE being a Student Empowered Institute. It was great to see the curiosity and enthusiasm of future SIMSREEites and their keen interest in getting their queries solved on campus which made the session last for 2 hours. It was a great opportunity for them to interact with fellow seniors and learn from their experiences. We hope the future batch will continue to maintain the legacy of SIMSREE and keep its standards high.

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SIMSREE Students take up a cause on World No Tobacco Day

The results of the CPAA, Snap-a-moment, a photography competition were announced during a press conference at Trident Hotel, BKC on 25^th May 2012. SIMSREE students were present at the press conference as volunteers due to their association with the Cancer Aid Body. Mr. Arup Patnaik, Police Commissioner of Mumbai was the Chief Guest for the event. The event also saw the presence of noted celebrities like Vivek Oberoi, Atul Kasbekar, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Rituparna Sengupta among many others.

The Cancer Patients Aid Association of India (CPAA) has always supported the notion of a tobacco free world. SIMSREE has been associated with CPAA and has been an active partner in the events conducted by the cancer aid body. The SSR (Student Social Responsibility) Committee at SIMSREE had partnered with CPAA in organizing a social event, Sankalp earlier this year.

On 27^th May 2012 CPAA will be organizing a Music Concert that will feature the likes of Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Shaan, Shweta Pandit and Neha Basin at the Rang Sharda Auditorium, Bandra. SIMSREE students will again be present for this Music Concert as volunteers to ensure the smooth functioning of the event.

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