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F O C U S“When the going gets tough, the tough get going” goes an oldadage. Last month was an eventful one for the whole nation,with the preparations for Commonwealth games and theAyodhya verdict coming through. What was inspiring to seewas the new face of India. Leaving the disappointments over thecommonwealth games preparations, there is a desire to excel,embark and prove ourselves. It is this desire when converted topositive attitude makes us successful. The Ayodhya verdict sawthe whole nation come together, calling for peace.This episode taught us that change is the only thing

constant and is inevitable. What becomes important is thatdesire should get converted into an attitude. We should learnto leave negatives behind and move forward towards a newbeginning.With this positive thought, let’s begin this issue of IBSAF

World. We have had a busy two months, with the BOG, theIBSAF Awards for SIP-2010 and the Best Teacher awardstaking place, apart from all the regular meets, outings andinteractions. You will find excerpts and photographs of allthese events in this issue. The BOG meeting for the first timewas held at the IBS Hyderabad campus. The members apartfrom discussions on our future course also took time out toenjoy, interact, look around the campus and spend time withjuniors. Alumni meets were held at London and Singapore,photos and excerpts of which are presented in this issue. TheDubai meet on September 24 was a huge success withmembers coming all the way from Muscat and other nearbyplaces. We would bring you all the details and photographs ofthis event in the next issue.In the meantime keep sending your insights and ideas to

us and we are sure to become the best and the largest alumninetwork. We have already crossed the 25000 mark. We haveintroduced the mentorship program and have received anencouraging response. You are welcome to both – opt forbecoming a mentor to guide your juniors or request for amentor to guide you! Just send in your request [email protected] then,Harsh [email protected]

Vol. IV No. 8 September-October 2010

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IBS Gurgaon (’07) is a chemistry graduate from MagadhUniversity and is working with Tecnova Pvt. Ltd as aConsultant. He is based out of Gurgaon. He is also pursuinghis MS (Consulting Management) from BITS Pilani.Amit has worked with several NGOs where he managedprojects which required skills in networking, resourcehandling and project management. He was associated withCII and Ford India during his internship.He loves interacting with people and is an insatiable readerwith interest ranging from Indian philosophy, englishliterature to branding and strategic books. He loves listeningto music and watching cricket.You can reach him at [email protected]

The IBS ExperienceI remember my first interaction withIBS. Things come alive when I thinkabout my MBA days spent at IBSGurgaon. We had a good mix ofstudents from diverse educationalbackground. The induction classesbefore the beginning of first semesterreally helped me to get into the skinof MBA and gain confidence.I think IBS is one B-school which

has an active, participating andhappening alumni fraternity. Theconcepts of dedicated magazine,Alumni portal, Alumni parties,Lounge in city are excellent. Stillthere is a need for interactionbetween the alumni and currentbatches of IBS through seminars,conferences, lectures where alumnican contribute to their alma materand form a strong network.Patience is the KeyFrom my experiences in life, I havelearnt patience. The key to

everything ispatience; you geta chicken byhatching the egg,not smashing it.So practice

patience fromtoday and don’trun through lifeso fast that youforget what youhave been andwhere are yougoing.A n o t h e r

thing that Iwould like toemphasize on isbeing positive.No one has everinjured theireyesight lookingat the brighterside of things.It is not what

life takes awayfrom you that

counts. It iswhat youmake of whatis left withyou. Life is agr inds tonebut whetherit grinds usdown orpolishes usup dependson us.The funnysideThere aremany funny incidences that occurwith me on a regular basis and I haveseriously not been able to overcomeit. I ride my bike most of timeswithout checking fuel in it, readwrong paper for the examination andget shock of my life, get confused withtrain timings and reach station at thewrong time.

Life is more than a degree orsalaryDon’t take your life on single trackof either study or Job. Dosomething creative in your life orsome social welfare. That issomething which will completeyou not the degree or salary at theend of the month in your account.Take life as it comesLive each day as it is your last. Itmeans taking life on day-to-daybasis.Balancing personal andprofessional lifeI am a complete family man. I feel ifone doesn’t carry family atworkplace and work issues whenone reaches home, there will neverbe a question on work-life balance.IdealI have no such ideal but have beeninspired by many personalities in myLife. My mother being one of them.

Swami Vivekananda, MahatmaGandhi, George Bernard Shaw, andDeepak Chopra to name a few.Parting thoughtsWoods are lovely dark and deepBut I have promises to keepAnd miles to go before I sleepMiles to go before I sleep

Amit Kumar Jha


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I joined an NGO – Dr. Reddy’sFoundation – as a SeniorExecutive in the Training &

Development Department. InOctober 2007 I moved to AvayaIndia Pvt. Ltd., as an associate ofthe Training & Developmentdepartment. These 3 years ofworking experience taught me a lotin terms of professionalism and theintricacies involved in the Trainingfunction.I got married to Vamsi Krishna

Gudimetla in November 2009. Myhusband works with Oracle as aPrincipal Software Consultant. Iam now living in Dallas with myhusband.The person who has influencedyou mostCan’t point out one personactually…the list is endless…learnt from my teachers, friends,roommates, seniors, juniors…everyone has something you canlearn from…IBSAFIt is very interesting to see theAlumni meets that go onsuccessfully…shows everyone’sattachment to their IBS friends…the IBSAF magazine keeps usconnected…Which role according to you ismore satisfying/challenging -homemaker or a career womanWell…that’s a tricky question…bothhave their own goods and bads…andequally challenging…but I can sayfor sure that I don’t regret taking abreak in my career and become ahomemaker.What does success mean toyou?Two simple words… “BeingHappy”.HobbiesWell, I am a trained carnatic singer.Apart from singing, I enjoyreading, cooking and knitting.

Advice to fellow alumniYou will hear a lot of opinionsfrom everyone around you aboutyour career and do’s anddon’ts…listen to them all…butDO NOT get scared…’cosultimately “Everything happens

for your own good”…I am notbeing philosophical…believeme…it is really true…I’ve beenthrough some tough times…butas time went by, everything justfell in place…it always does. ALLTHE BEST!

IBS Bangalore (’06) is a homemaker living in Dallas, USA.She can be reached at [email protected] was born on 17th November 1983 into a family of 4. My Dad is a Prof. & HODof General Surgery and my Mom is a Prof. & HOD of Microbiology. My brotheris a Software Engineer working in California. About my childhood, I was bornand brought up in Hyderabad. I studied in The Hyderabad Public School from1st to 12th standard and passed out as the Head Girl in the year 2001. I thengraduated as a Bachelor of Sciences (Mathematics, Statistics & ComputerScience) from Osmania University. After which I joined IBS and graduated asa HR major in 2006.

Gayatri Gorth


IBS Chennai (00) works withInfosys Technlogies as a ProjectManager in Hyderabad.He can be reached [email protected]

I started out as a Release Engineer atSallieMae Solutions at Bangalore,presently called SCT Sunguard. Afterthat, I moved into Fractal Analyticsat Mumbai as a Software DesignEngineer for close to two years.Though none of the 2 jobs paid well,the learning was okay.My first break came close to 3

years after starting out. That’swhen I joined TCS, Mumbai assoftware engineer. Those were thedays when B.Tech’s and BE’s werethe most sought after. Sciencegraduates were generally not hiredby IT companies, though thingshave changed since then.My first job in a leadership role

happened when I was offered aposition by Satyam at theirHyderabad office. This was by far mybest job to date as it exposed me tocustomers for the first time ever. Myjob required me to travel extensivelyand the experience enriched me andreinforced my belief that I belongedhere, in the big league of companies.After close to four-and-a-half

years at Satyam, I moved to Infosysas a Project Manager in their EAIpractice. It has been about a yearand I manage Integration projectsin the telecom space.IBSAF experienceNot experienced much of IBSAFyet. Participated in one alumnimeet in 2008 but have not been aregular by any means. Themagazine is a good way to keepabreast of happenings at IBS,though.Balancing ActI do not carry my work home.That’s probably the best way tobalance the two aspects of life. Ifthere is a burning issue that needsattention, I prefer to work late orstay back at office rather thancarry that work home and remainhooked onto the telephone andInternet for hours into the night.Seldom has any official problem

been solved from home. Finally,weekends belong to family andfriends. This has been a keylearning over the last 10 years.Hard work Vs Smart workThey are not mutually exclusive.Doing something well requireshard work. At the same time, youhave to market yourself. Yourmanagers have to know that youdelivered a piece of work on timeand within budgets. You need tocommunicate regularly and that’swhere smartness comes into thepicture.Of course, some people survive

on stealing credit meant for otherpeople, but they are generally foundwanting in the long run.HobbiesI indulge myselfwith crosswords

Giridharan B

and video gaming. I also lovereading Dilbert. I have my owncollection of strips running intohundreds of pages.Stress bustingI love driving. My car is my mostprized possession. My workplace isabout 35 kms from my place ofresidence. I love driving back homein the evenings, irrespective oftraffic conditions.Your message for buddingMBA’s1. Recession is a state of mind andit will change with time.

2. There is no such thing calledinstant success.

3. Success is not about winning. Itis all about handling losses onthe way to winning.4. If everything seems tocome your way, you are inthe wrong lane.Plans for futureAll the plans in theimmediate futurerevolve around my sonand his schooling,which is expected tostart in the next 6months. In fact, mywife and I are veryexcited aboutthis new phasein our lives.My motto is

a quote byV i n c eL o m b a r d i :Winning isn’teverything, butwanting to winis!!!



I started my professional careerat an early stage of my life. Iworked on marketing profile at

F-TEC Computer Center whilecompleting my engineering. Fromthere, post MBA-Marketing I gotcampus placement in MotilalOswal Securities Ltd., as an Asst.Manager for their e-brokingchannel. Due to my familycommitments that time I shifted toDelhi and worked for MiracleTechnologies as a Manager-Corporate Communications beforeshifting to Diginatives. Here inDiginatives, apart from handlinginternational and domestic sales Iam also involved in pre-sales andmarketing activities like preparingbusiness strategies, R&D on targetmarkets and industries.IBSIBS reminds me of the days oflearning, grooming, entertainmentand fun. We used to do edutainmentactivities to make learning better.All the mentors are like friends andare always ready to clear thedoubts. I really miss the time I havespent at IBS Mumbai.Case study methodologyIndeed a proven and effectivemethodology for classroomteaching. In over two years westudied more than 150 case studies.But this is just half of the effortsmade by the IBS research team.

These case studies perfectly gelwith the concepts being taught inclassroom teaching. Thismethodology has helped us inbetter understanding of complextopics/concepts.Perfect lifeI believe in living my life inpresent but am prepared for thefuture as well. If nothing worksfor me in bad times then I just letit pass by and I always get a wayout. I always enjoy my life andthe current situation I am in. Ireally liked and strongly believein what Mr. Ratan Tata said“Don’t focus on how to spend lessmoney, instead focus on how toearn money to spend.”

IBS Mumbai (’07) is working withDiginatives Content Solutions Pvt. Ltd.in their Business Developmentdepartment looking for International &Domestic Sales.Reach Nitin [email protected]

NitinChaudhary

Biggest lessonTo survive in the competitive worldyou have to make others to listen towhat you say and give attention towhat you do. This you have to donot only by your action but also byyour words. Never attach yoursentiments to a company but makegood relationship with yourcolleagues.FutureI have plans to start my owneducation institutes network innear future, but I am concentratingon gaining more and more skills inmarketing and sales and alsonetworking with good people.


Handling PressureI strongly believe that “IF THEREIS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY”. Ialways try to find out the differentways to handle high pressuresituations. I never lose confidenceand faith in myself during highpressure situations.BalanceI try to put my 100% efforts andinvolvement in the job as well as athome. I never carry any personalstress to office; similarly, after officehours I am totally dedicatedtowards my family.LessonsBeing a pharmacy graduate withtwo years of experience in apharmaceutical company, I shiftedto banking sector just after MBAin order to flourish in thefinancial sector. This decision wasthe biggest lesson in my life. As Ibelieve in myself and in the greatsupport of IBS, I started

achieving success in the bankingsector.IBSI would like to express my deepestgratitude towards IBS because it issuch a magnificent business schoolwhere students can learn a lotbecause of its study curriculum,highly qualified faculty members,disciplined environment and givespractical knowledge to students.The important fundas I learned

from IBS is CRM – CustomerRelationship Management, TimeManagement, Handling Pressuresand Smart Working.PhilosophyMy Philosophy In Life – “celebratelife – with each moment with everymovement”Two “Musts” I carrySincerity and positive attitudetowards work.

IBS Ahmedabad (’07)works as an AssistantManager with IDBI Bankin Ahmedabad.Shweta is married toanother alumnus HiteshNagpal, IBS Ahmedabad(’06) who works as aBrand Manager in apharmaceuticalcompany. The couplehave been blessed with ababy boy named Adit.

ShwetaShukla


W ake up at 6 am…getr e a d y … h a v ebreakfast…and reach

office by 9/9:30. At office hear yourboss give out targets to you. Allday long you make sincere effortsto please him/her and do your jobefficiently. At the end of the day,when you may or may not havehad lunch or even a short break,you are asked about “thenumbers”. If you have achievedthem you are saved for the day. Ifnot, the targets are doubled for thenext day. Your so-called “friends”at office are only looking foropportunities to backstab you andstep over you at the time ofappraisals. When you reach homeat 10 at night you are not left withany energy to mingle with yourfamily or friends. This is the lifetoday’s society has designed foryou.And then you sit down and

think — is it all worth it? Yourhealth goes for a toss, your sociallife is gone and your power tothink for yourself is eaten away.

You are so used to doing things theway you are told, that you juststop questioning things and youlearn to accept anything and

everything, whether or not itmakes sense to you.Then you wonder for whom are

you doing all this? To make someorganization richer? Is it reallyworth it? Considering all this wequit our jobs, bid those heftypackages goodbye and now we areon our own. To start with, we haveopened a music institute atBanashankari, by the name of JBMusicals, bringing forward thestory of this renowned institute toBangalore from Mysore. We are alsocoming up with specialty tourismshortly, by the name of Prana.Life, like this, is also not easy.

We face financial crunchestypically, slog equally hard orprobably more than we used to inthe corporate, but at the end of theday we have the satisfaction thatwe are doing this for ourselves, andnot to make anyone else rich.We have room for creativity, we

are the decision makers. If somethingdoes not make sense to us, we drop it.We take suggestions, guidance, butapply it as and when we want to. Wehave time for ourselves, our family.We are proud that we have utilizedour education to build our characterand acumen, and not merely to seekjobs. We do not lead a mechanical,monotonous life. We work onweekends and have an off onweekdays, because that works out forus. While most people suffer from‘Monday Blues’, we celebrate that‘It’s Monday’!! There are hurdles, butit is exciting. For those who thinkthat they should enter the corporateworld and gain some experiencebefore they venture out on their own,we would just like to say that onceyou are there, you might never beable to come out leaving the hugepackages, security and comfort. If you want to be an

entrepreneur, the time is now! Ifnot now, then when?!!

Batch of 2008, IBS BANGALOREE Mail id: [email protected],[email protected]

Darshanand

Abhilash



Life at IBS – a great balancingactIBS for me was the gateway toplunge into the maddeningcorporate world. Theexperiences that I have gatheredin those 2 years help me to sailthrough the stress conditionstoday. Life after all, is a greatbalancing act. This is even truerfor a working woman who needsto juggle family and work fronton a day-to-day basis. It wasnever easy then to balance therigorous class lectures andassignments along with theextracurricular activities – likebeing a part of the editorialteam, member of the festcommittee etc. However, I firmlybelieve that all those helped mein being what I am today andtaught me to balance andprioritize work and life moreeffectively. I personally considerthose to be the greatesttakeaways from IBS apart fromthe management insights. Theexperiences and learning at IBShave had significant influence onmy thought process and way ofliving.Life after IBSMy journey after IBS has beenquite interesting andchallenging. I consider myself tobe fortunate to be a part of two ofthe BIG 4s in last three years.After my campus placement withPricewaterhouseCooper inTransfer Pricing, I ventured fora short period into theinvestment banking arena atHSBC and then moved inTransfer Pricing with Deloitte.The last three years wereextremely fulfilling. I believeconsultancy is a very differentball game wherein the learningcurve is constantly moving

upward. Every new assignmentunfolds a new challenge andsomething new to learn. Moreoverin consultancy one always has tobe proactive in upgrading his/herskill sets as otherwise there isalways a probability of beingantiquated.Life’s Mantra – Give time toyourself and invest in thingsyou love to doI believe it is very important toinvest a lot of time in things oneloves to do. Work takes away mostof our time and we are most of thetime complaining of stress,boredom, monotonous work lifeetc. Unfortunately most of ourenergy goes in regretting thingswe cannot help. However, we allcan thrive to lessen these regretsby doing things which makes ushappy, be it a frequent long driveor a music lesson or a good read.This is my only distressing mantraand I strongly endorse it amongstfriends. These also help my mindto relax and encourage out-of-the-box thinking.Take life as it comes – so enjoyevery moment without beingbothered about what is in storefor futureWell let me give a disclaimer that Idid not mean that one should bereluctant and enjoy life withoutprioritizing or working hard. All Iam trying to harp on is one shouldbe persevering and give best shotfor every aspect of life but shouldnot worry about the fallouts toomuch as the future is not really inour hands. Well it might soundlike a cliché message of a self-development book. But in realitythis works for me. Not that it iseasy to follow this mantra alwaysbut if one can adhere to it, it can

IBS Kolkata (’07) works withDeloitte Haskins & Sells as anAssistant Manager and is basedout of Bangalore.You can reach her [email protected]

Trina Maitra


work wonders. On the job frontthis philosophy can actuallyreduce a lot of stress andeventually produce a betteroutput.Striving for that next level isimportantSaying this, one should alsocontinuously strive forachieving something more inlife. The Pepsi tag “Yeh DilMange More” is a brilliant wayto express this thought. I wouldlike to quote Mr. Chetan Bhagat–“To us, having materiallandmarks is success and rightlyso. When you have grown upwhere money constraints forceeveryday choices, f inancialfreedom is a big achievement.But it isn’t the purpose of life. Ifthat was the case, Mr. Ambaniwould not show up for work.Shah Rukh Khan would stay athome and not dance anymore.Steve Jobs won’t be workinghard to make a better iPhone, ashe sold Pixar for bil l ions ofdollars already. Why do they doit? What makes them come towork every day? They do itbecause it makes them happy.They do it because it makes themfeel alive. Just getting betterfrom current levels feels good. Ifyou study hard, you can improveyour rank. If you make an effortto interact with people, you willdo better in interviews. If youpractice, your cricket will getbetter. You may also know thatyou cannot become Tendulkar,yet. But you can get to the nextlevel.”Therefore for me I feel that the

key to live a fulfilling life isalways – to strive for that nextlevel.

The hardest thing about getting news fromthe Net is keeping up with it. First there werebrowser-based bookmarks, but you had tocheck them all the time. Then the RSS reader

was invented, which brought the news home by asking you to subscribeto feeds from your favorite sites. Invariably, they stacked up, unread.Then popurls (it rhymes with popular) cracked the code by pullingtogether up-to-the-moment headlines from the biggest and mostpopular news and opinion sites, blogs and vlogs onto one giant Webpage for you to graze through. There’s nothing to remember to checkor install. It’s the perfect homepage.

A long, long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Google was just twograd students at Stanford with a smart idea for search technology. Today’ssearch whiz kid is Stephen Wolfram, one of the biggest brains on theplanet — and he’s got the new idea. Wolfram has developed a searchengine that can actually understand your questions and try to figure outanswers. It takes some doing to learn how to talk to Wolfram|Alpha, butit’s well worth it.

The old way of cooking at home includedfiguring out what you wanted to eat, lookingup the recipe in a cookbook, buying theingredients and whipping the meal up.Here’s the Supercook way: Open your fridgeand pantry, type the ingredients you have

into the site’s search bar and stand back. Supercook will look throughits database of 300,000-plus recipes and spit out the ones that match.The result? You can start cooking right away, using food that wouldotherwise spoil. It’s a painless alternative to traditional menu-planningand a great way to find new recipes and economize at the same time.

Visuwords is a thesaurus re-imagined as a toy. It asks youto think of a word and thenturns that word into auniverse of bouncing, rotating, vibrating meaning by pulling related wordsinto an orbit around it. The words careen off one another like balls on abilliard table until they settle down, at which point you can set them inmotion again — or choose a new word. It’s highly addictive, especially forEnglish majors.


Giriraj Chandak, IBSHyderabad (08) hasjoined ICICI SecuritiesLtd., as Manager(Private WealthManagement).He was earlierassociated with HDFCBank as Asst. ManagerPrivate Banking Group,in Mumbai.He can be contacted [email protected]

Piyush Singh, IBS Mumbai (07)has Joined Zenith ComputersGroup as Manager - NorthAmerica Marketing.He was earlier associated with 3iInfotech as Executive - NorthAmerica & Global Marketing.He can be contacted [email protected]

Anurag Srivastav, IBS Mumbai(06) has joined Videocon GroupHe was earlier associated withReliance Retail as Sr. Manager HR- NHQ - Retail Operations.He can be reached [email protected]

Manoj Pillai, IBS Mumbai(06) has joined Voltas Ltd.,as Assistant Manager – HRHe was earlier associatedwith Reliance Retail asDeputy Manager.He can be contacted [email protected]

Sherin Pillai, IBS Mumbai (06) hasjoined Birla Sun Life Insurance Co.Ltd., as Manager – Risk, Compliance& Operations.She was earlier associated with ICICIPrudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd., asManager - Operations.She can be contacted [email protected]

Ashutosh Kinra, IBS Mumbai(09) has Joined Akzonobel DuluxPaints Ltd., as Sales Officer.He was earlier associated withKajaria Ceramics as MarketingExecutive.He can be contacted [email protected]

Disha Sahni, IBS Mumbai (07) hasjoined Willis India InsuranceBrokers Pvt. Ltd as Client Manager.She was earlier with HowdenInsurance Brokers India Pvt. Ltd.,as a Manager – Corporate BusinessDevelopment.She can be contacted [email protected]

CAREER MOVES


M r Arijit Sarker, Director, GoogleIndia exhorted the students of IBS to‘leave their ego behind’ on

graduation while delivering the keynote address atan awards function in IBS, Hyderabad on

September 5, 2010. He also advised thestudents to ‘connect the dots’ betweentheory and practice using the medium ofInternship. He distributed the Awards forExcellence in SIP-2010 to thegraduating class from all 10 campuses ofIBS across India. These awards institutedby IBS Alumni Federation in 2007recognize the best SIPs undertaken byMBA students every year. This year out ofnearly 3000 students, 31 students were

selected for the Award which carries a cash prizeof Rs. 10,000, a certificate and a trophy.Sharing their experiences, Gunjan an awardee fromIBS Gurgaon said “It broadened my perspective”while Amit from Mumbai quipped “Team work wasthe key to success”. They were unanimous insaying that SIP was a turning point in theirMBA program. It prepared and transformed themto face the real life outside the classroom.The awards ceremony was also attended by

many alumni of IBS. Rajeev Gupta, one of thealumni quipped “Wish we had a chance to competefor such awards in our time.” The internship at IBSis supervised and assessed jointly by an industryguide as well as a faculty guide. One of the

industry guideswho had supervisedthe 14-weekinternship inHyderabad said“We are delighted tohave students ofIBS for internship.They are keen onlearning andapplying theirknowledge.”This year a total

of 1000o r g a n i z a t i o n sparticipated in theInternship programof IBS across Indiaincluding 5o r g a n i z a t i o n soverseas.

Leaveyour behindEGO“ “


Selection ProcessThe selection process for the Awardfor Excellence in SIP is prettyrigorous. After initial shortlistingby the campuses, they arepresented before the Final SelectionCommittee comprising IBS alumni,faculty members and respectivecampus head of IBS. The alumniare the key decision makers as theaward has been instituted by theAlumni Federation. The principle of‘conflict of interest’ is also followedin the selection process.SIP Differentiators at IBSAt IBS, the SIP is of 15-weekduration which starts in Februaryand goes on till May. Each SIPstudent has two supervisors—onefrom the faculty and the other fromthe industry. Students areencouraged to take projects thatare not only from the industry butalso the social sector. Students

thus get the much needed exposureto real life. More than problemsolving, SIP enables them to get anexperience of corporate workenvironment, associated stress,building relationships, importanceof targets and deadlines and timemanagement.Learning Outcomes of SIPl Students will exhibit productiveworkplace behavior that will

IBSAF Awards forExcellence in

assist them in becomingresponsible productiveemployees/individuals.

l Students will demonstratemanagerial skills.

l Students will apply academicknowledge in the field.

AcknowledgementsAt the outset we would like toacknowledge the encouragementgiven by all the organizations andcompanies that regularly reposefaith in IBS students and acceptthem for the long internshipprogram. We also thank thecompany guides who give theirprecious time and professionalinputs for nurturing these futureleaders/managers of the country.And lastly we acknowledge theefforts put in by the IBS faculty andstudents for making the InternshipProgram a success.

SIP2010

Campus Awardee Name SIP OrganizationAhmedabad Srikant Singh Ceat India, NashikBangalore Shikhar Malhotra Deloitte

Moon Agarwal Unisoft Infotech, BangaloreSneha Sachdev Salmon Leap, BangaloreAnshika Phokela Rangson Electonics, Mysore

Chandigarh Abhinav R Sood Bank of IndiaDehradun Kanika Agnihotri Whirlpool India, DelhiGurgaon Himanshi Sethi Edumentor, Delhi

Gunjan Tandon Wipro InfoTech, DelhiNeelaish Tiwari Era Infra Engineering, DelhiCharu Kathuria HDFC Standard Life, DelhiHemang Jain V.K. Global Publications, Delhi

Hyderabad Abhishek K Sinha D E Shaw, HyderabadAngela Thomas KPMG, HyderabadSony Saha Oracle, BangaloreSumit Sinhal Fortis Hospital, Noida

The Winners of 2010 SIP Awards


Hyderabad Manish Agarwal SBI, KolkataYashi Aggarwal Metrics4 Analytics, HyderabadMayank Bansal Jubilant Organosys, NoidaJayant K Agrawal PCS Securities, HyderabadAditi Batheja Axis Bank, New DelhiManish M Patel NISM, Mumbai

Kolkata Sayan Shom O&M, KolkataInderjit Laik HCL Infosystems, Kolkata

Mumbai Goonpreet Singh Indian Oil, MumbaiAmit Maini Concept Hospitality, MumbaiKrishna Bhatter Vikabh Securities, MumbaiHrishkesh N Rao Market Search India, Mumbai

Noida Mandeep S Warraich JK Tyre, DelhiPune Arka S Chakrabarty Pune Stock Exchange, Pune

Antaraa Deb Indian Overseas Bank, Kolkata

I was hired as an intern of Lakshya Consulting, which provides value-addedadvisory and consulting services i.e. business valuations, business planspreparation/vetting, economic feasibility reports, project financing, fund

raising, VC & PE advisory, etc. My entire journey was full of practical learningsand experience of the field of corporate finance.Throughout this internship, I accomplished many things – from developing afunctional analysis report for a transfer pricing assignment, to acquiringknowledge about the various methods to calculate the arms length price, toadvanced financial analytics, complicated beta calculations and businessvaluations using the DCF methodology. I was designing and working onvaluation models, along with their finer nuances, and learning the practicalaspects of finance which I hitherto only studied during my college days.Lakshya Consulting’s strict quality standards made me learn how thingsshould be done in a consulting firm. It made me realize how even small thingsmake a big difference to the final work. I learnt to focus very strongly onstandardization, language, completion, essence, etc., when it comes to reportwriting.I was very lucky to attend Sankalp 2010 (Social Enterprise Awards &Investment Forum) at Taj Lands End during my internship, as a LakshyaConsulting representative. Here, I got my first brush with the corporateculture and etiquette. I got an opportunity to meet and interact with top levelexecutives and investors.I would like to thank the CEO of Lakshya Consulting, Mr. Pratik Singhi, whoincidentally is also an IBS-Mumbai alumnus of the 1999 batch, an incrediblementor for continuous guidance and my colleagues, Anand Prakash andSrikant Adhikarla.Vikas GoplaniIBS MumbaiClass of 2011

TheSIPExperience


My project at ITCwas titled, “Anevaluation of thew h o l e s a l echannel of PCPbusiness of ITCLtd”. The project sogiven covered a widerange of research study. According tothe project, my task was tounderstand the wholesale channel ofdistribution focusing on ITCdistributor, wholesaler, retailers andthen the ultimate consumer. Thetask involved an in-depth study ofthe PCP product variants, theirsupply according to their demand,and demand in comparison withHUL & P&G. The next step was tobuild the strategies to improve thesale of the products and implementthem at various retail and wholesaleoutlets.From the 2nd day of my SIP I was

send to the wholesale distributoroffice and was told to gather all therelevant information about thepersonal care products. For which Ihad to spend time in the distributorwarehouse and had to monitor eachand every variant. For a week I wasmade to understand the variousvariants. After that for 4 weeks Iwas sent with the differentwholesalers to understand theactual market position of theproducts. This involved visitingeach and every wholesale outlet andknowing their problems andsuggestions about the product. Itwas a great practical experience andtaught me things which no theorysession could have.All together it was on excellent

experience with an amazingexposure.Shruti KohliClass of 2011

I started my internship onFebruary 15, 2010, with“Smart Careers”. Theorganization prepares studentsfor competitive exams foradmission at undergraduatelevel. I started with counselingsessions; I counseled andenrolled many students in their schools and alsovisited their homes.I was handling 150 students at two centers.

This boosted my confidence level and managerialskills.I came to know how a business entity runs. I

applied theoretical knowledge into practicalenvironment and applied my researchtechniques knowledge for analyzing datacollected for project work.In the field of marketing I went to various

schools at the time of CBSE board’s exams,which started on March 4 and went on toMarch 29; I covered almost each and everyschool of west Delhi. I went to these schoolsand counseled students who were there fortheir board exams along with their parents.I learned how to apply marketing skills

practically during my school activities. I alsodistributed various smart cards issued by ourcompany and collected data of those studentsand parents along with their names and phoneNo.s so that the company can use it for thepurpose of taking feedback from the students.I availed them with various discount offers;

various vouchers and I also understood theirmindset and guided them accordingly. When Iworked as a center manager I came acrossvarious problems which the students at mycenter were facing relating to the teachingmethod of the particular faculty, the batchtimings, the shifting of students into differentbatches etc.In short, I have inculcated leadership

qualities, learnt management skills,understood how a business entity works,enhanced my communication skills andlearned the applications of theoreticalknowledge.Priyanka RishiClass of 2011

ITC: Enduringvalue

Class of 2011

Learnings

When Ij o i n e dIBS fort h eM B Aprogramin 2009,I alwayshad a dream corporatecareer in my mind. Thecommencement of mySIP was a majormilestone of my dream.My first day atIndusInd Bank was fullof thrill and excitementcoupled with a lot ofunderline stress. Thenext fourteen weekswent by understandingthe nitty-gritty’s of reallife corporateexperience, its culture.What I would reallycarry on for the rest ofmy life is the informalrelationship I sharedwith my variouscolleagues over lunchor coffee. The vitallesson that I learnt atthe end of the day isthat one should be“passionate” abouteverything that he orshe does. This issomething Iexperienced and wishto carry lifelong.Rohan RungtaIBS KolkataClass of 2011

MyExperienceAt IndusindBank



The Placements season hascommenced in all the IBScampuses for The Class of

2011, which will graduate in April2011.During the first week itself IBS

has placed more than 100 students.There is intense placement activity

in all IBS campuses. In the comingyear, IBS expects to attract evenlarger number of recruiters to itscampuses.Placements – Class of 2010The placements for the class of2010 was a challenge of sorts for

IBS, with the largest batch to theplace at a time when the jobmarkets were not very favorable.But as always, IBS took thechallenges and achieved 70%campus placements mark. Here is abrief on how the placement recordswere at the end of the season.

Placements 2010

Campus On Campus Off Campus Highest CTC* Average CTC*

Ahmedabad 70% 22% 6.70 2.56Bangalore 65% 12% 6.80 3.75Gurgaon 70% 17% 9.50 3.66Hyderabad 80% 14% 9.54 4.68Kolkata 58% 27% 6.83 3.62Mumbai 73% 25% 9.53 4.60Pune 76% 22% 7.70(Domestic) 4.17

15.00(International)Bhubaneswar 76% 24% 4.76 2.55Chandigarh 70% 30% 6.00 3.19Dehradun 42% 25% 4.63 3.04Indore 83% 17% 4.82 2.84Jaipur 64% 36% 4.06 2.42Kochi 84% 16% 3.97 2.46Noida 63% 20% 5.28 3.05Nagpur 45% 55% 3.00 2.01

*Rs. In lakhs

IBS has successfully placed 3230 students of the Class of 2010.

# As on September 28, 2010

Sector wise Placements 2010

Sector Total

Banking 23%

Consultancy 4 %

Financial Services 19%

FMCG/Retail/Telecom/ Durables/Real estate 7 %

Insurance 7 %

IT/Ites 18%

Manufacturing 3 %

Media & Research 5 %

Pharma 1 %

Services 13%

Placements

Top 50 Recruiters

Sl. Company

1 ICICI Group

2 HDFC Group

3 Deloitte

4 Kotak Group

5 South Indian Bank

6 DMV Business & Market Research

7 J.P. Morgan Treasury & Security

8 Bajaj Allianz Life

9 ING Vysya

10 SBI Life

11 Fullerton Securities

12 Sundaram Finance

13 Union Bank of India

14 Northern Trust Operating

Services

15 Addmarc

16 TCS

17 Deutsche Asset Mgt

18 Indiabulls

19 J.P. Morgan Chase

20 Matrix Cellular

21 Bank of Baroda

22 Cognizant

23 Transparent Values

24 HSBC

25 HCL Infosystems

26 Verity Knowledge

Services

27 Capital IQ

28 Zycus Infotech

29 Bajaj Allianz General

30 India Infoline

31 Agilent Technologies

Sl. Company Sl. Company

32 Copal partners

33 Development Credit

Bank

34 Naukri.Com

35 ProSell Services

36 Videocon

37 Anagram Securities

38 Ibexi

39 MAQ Software

40 Religare Enterprises

41 Satguru Travels

42 HCL Financial

Services

43 Infosys

44 Yes Bank

45 Edelweiss

46 Eli Lilly

47 iTrust

48 Wipro BPO

49 Bharti Axa Life

Insurance

50 Google

Sl. Company Sl. Company


The Singapore chapter ofthe IBS Alumni met atthe Raffles Hotel on the

evening of Saturday, July 24,2010. The evening started offrather slowly, with people gettingdelayed due to the trafficrestrictions on account of therehearsals for the national dayparade. But once the gathering wascomplete, the mood was one ofcamaraderie and pride.As the group introduced

themselves, it was heartening to seemembers from various batches andcampuses coming together, eager to

share their knowledge andexperiences. And what a wealth ofknowledge it was—with alumniranging from 1997 to 2009—it wastruly a coming together ofgenerations. The presence of Prof Y KBhushan, Senior Advisor andCampus Head IBS Mumbai added tothe richness of the gathering. Comingfrom different campuses of IBSAF, theprofessors gave an overview of thelatest developments, curriculum,placements, etc.Another striking fact that came

to light during the introductionswas the number of people who

found their life partners while atIBS!!! Now if these marriages areas successful as the professionallives of their students, this couldbecome a very marketable USP!!! Iguess this too would have to betime-tested.The formal introductions were

done, and it was time to have somefun. First up was the kid’s game—thewell-known lemon spoon race. Theparticipation was rather scarce asthere were only two kids present. Butthey were cheered on enthusiasticallyby everybody present, as both of themwere declared winners.

Next up, was a couple’s game.The object of the game was for thehusbands to stick as many strawsas they could in their wives lovelylocks in 30 seconds. The team thathad the most number of straws stillon the hair was the winner. After 3grueling rounds and what seemedlike an eternity of looking like foolsto the wives, the winning team wasdeclared.For the next game, the whole

group was divided into two teamsand made to stand in two parallellines. Every member of the teamwas given a straw. Each team had a

finite number of rubber bandsplaced at the front of its line.To win, they would have topick up as many of the rubberbands and pass them alongthe entire length of their lineand deposit them in an emptychair placed at the end. Thecatch—this would have to beaccomplished using the givenstraws which were to be heldin their mouths. It was avisual worthy of“ A m e r i c a ’ sF u n n i e s tVideos”. At

the end of the allotted time, theprofessors got down to countingthe bands, deposited by each team.Team A was declared the winner by2 bands. There were whispers thatthe two children had in fact helpedthe other team by unwittinglytaking the infamous rubber bandsfor their own games, but sincenothing could be proven beyond areasonable doubt, Team B had toabide by the judges’ decision.I guess no party is complete,

without a round of musical chairsfor the ladies. So keeping up withtradition, the fairer sex went around

Alumni Meet @SINGAPORE



the diminishing chairs, until no onebut the victor was left standing. Andso the winner proudly collected herwell-fought box of chocolates fromthe Professor.As it was nearing dinner time,

we decided to go into the lastgame of the evening. “How Well

party, to give them a taste ofthings to come.The games played, the group sat

down to enjoy a scrumptious multicourse meal. The choice of cuisine forthe evening was Indian. Throughdinner, the conversation was easyflowing. There was an almost palpable

sense ofo n e n e s s — afeeling of

With the hours almost hintingto the beginning of a new day, itwas time to say ‘adieu’ to oldfriends and new. Commitmentswere made to keep in touch, contact

until next time…- Anandraj S JainClass of 1997, IBS Bangalore

knowing that each one of them has ashared piece of history, which will staywith them forever, no matter what.

Do You Know Your Spouse” –This game is not for the fainthearted (probably a good test forthe new found USP we weretalking about earlier???). As thename suggests, it was a couple’sgame. The couples in the groupwere separated and each of themwas given a set of questions to fillout with responses to be filledout for both themselves and theirpartners. The couple with themaximum number of matchingresponses would win—The BestCouple Award. To add a little zingto this, the questionnaires werecorrected by the singles in the

details wereexchanged andfinally with apromise to dothis again soon,people saidtheir goodbyesand goodnights—and asalways—it was



Campus Khabar

The battlefield was set, six sections from both juniorand senior competing with each other to attain thewinner’s title on June 23, 2010. Amidst the

excitement generated by the audience,the teams exhibited their impressiveknowledge in the seven spectacularlycrafted rounds. The quiz master was ourown professor, Bhaskar Basu. After thecompletion of all the rounds, section B ofbatch 2011 emerged as the winner. Otherteams also provided tough competition.

On with the dance! Let joy beunconfined;No sleep till morn, when Youthand Pleasure meetTo chase the glowing hourswith flying feet.

— George Gordon Byron

Fresher’s party PARICHAY for thebatch 2011 was the most awaitedevent by the “freshers”. As soon asits announcement was made,people got totally engrossed ingathering and buying all that isrequired to help them come in theirbest attire on that day. Meanwhilethe auditions for Mr and MissFresher had started in full force ineach section. People came in large

numbers to participate in it, andthey were thoroughly scrutinizedon their talent as well as theiroverall personality by the seniors.PARICHAY was held on June 25

at Mini Punjab, Powai, from 6pmonwards. The event was sponsoredby Bombay High ‘n’ Jawed Habib’s.Most of the seniors and the facultymembers were present there. Thefresher’s were all decked up in theirbest. The event was started by theInauguration speech by our facultyhead Prof YK Bhushan.Amidst all these, there was the

most thrilling competition of theevening selection of Mr and MissFresher. Mr Fresher was SouravDaruka from Section C and MissFresher was Surbhi from Section D.So the event was certainly a blast,

as was the food too. There was the

mouth-watering hot Chole Bathureand small and tasty Samosas. It wascatered by Mini Punjab. After all thestage events, came the grandjamming session initiated by thebeats of a dholak. Soon the DJ tookover and played all the peppy dancingnumbers. The crowd danced tovarious tunes. Indeed when youth ‘n’pleasure meet, one has no idea howtime flies away so soon. The sessionwas called off at 12am. After whichthe tired yet enthusiastic crowdstarted to disperse.The Freshers’ party was truly a

very enjoyable, interactive, thrillingand a well-organized event. Wejuniors are very grateful to all theseniors, specially our Student BodyHead Bhavy Sondhi and everyonewho were involved in making thisevent so special for us.

PUNE

KOLKATA Quiz Competition – Batch

2011 & 2012

MUMBAI

IBS Pune recently arranged IcfaiSilver Jubilee Commemorativelecture by Dr Subir Gokarn ,Deputy Governor of Reserve Bankof India. The theme of the lecturewas of a great interest to allstudents, alumni and invitees fromthe corporate world andacademia. As an eminent economist and byvirtue of being in the position of Dy.Governor of RBI, Mr. Subir

Gokarn was agreat authorityto speak on“ L o n g - t e r mdrivers and risksin the Indian economy: A post-crisis perspective”. Hispresentation with well researcheddata, its interpretation and expertcommentary was listened to withrapt attention by all those present.He entertained questions from theinvitees and media. The said

interaction turned out to be veryinteresting and informative.The attendance by alumni gave theman opportunity to participate in thisprocess of continuous upgradationof their knowledge which wasappreciated by the alumni present.

Parichay 2011

Icfai Silver Jubilee Lecture


HYDERABAD

“Actually I’m delivering a new babytoday!”, these were the first fewwords of Prashant whileinaugurating his yet anotherfabulous play “Mile Sur MeraTumhara”. He is the creator of theIBS’ XpressionZ Club and now“XpressionZ-The TheatreCompany”. He started the Club onJuly 4, 2008 with Varun Bhagatand since then there’s no lookingback. This Club is the inventor ofmany enchanting plays like‘Ramayana, Yeh Sab Kya Hai, SayCheese, Yeh Dil’ and many more.Till today, the plays were only

performed to entertain the IBS crowdbut now Prashant has made hisdream come true by opening a theatrecompany to entertain the wholecountry. He left a very high profile jobfor starting this theatre company,after completing his MBA from IBS.“Mile Sur Mera Tumhara” was a

promotional play of the XpressionZCompany with Director as Prashant

and the cast asAkshay Vasan,Ankush Sharma,Arpita Sharma,Jubie Jain,Manisha Lakhiani,Prashant, RichaBaid, SakshiHarsh, UmangKhirbat and ViralShah. As I enteredthe Auditorium Ifound it jam-packedwith 365 peoplesitting even on thestairs to relishPrashant’s play; that’s the power ofhis creativity. It was my first everchance to watch a play and trust meit was a lifetime cherishingexperience.The play was a romantic comedy

and Prashant’s innovation increasedits beauty. The personification ofvarious feelings like love, attitude,anger and confusion was awesome.

The best thingabout this groupwas that in spiteof not even beingprofessionallytrained all theactors were ani m p e c c a b l ecombination ofe x p r e s s i o n s ,acting, dancingand perfection.Prashant designshis plays andcharacters sobeautifully that it

keeps you glued to your seats.Such programs give you a

break from daily hectic routinesand make you realize the greattalent around you. I wishPrashant’s Company soon touchesthe sky.Ankita Singh, IBS Hyderabad(class of 2011)

XpressionZ – The Theatre Company

Prashant’s Troupe:

(from left) Aamir,

Prashant, Akshay,

Sakshi, Jubie, Manisha,

Arpita, Richa, Viral,

Umang & Anshul

A still from the play

Fully packed IBS Audi during the

play “Mile Sur Mera Tumhara”



Based on a guest lecture byMr. Hirdesh Singhal (IBS Ahmedabad, Classof 1997), Assistant Vice President, Mahindra Satyamdelivered at IBS, Hyderabad on 29th June, 2010

People are the Key to SuccessMr. Hirdesh Singhal started the lectureby telling us what we should do in orderto succeed. We should gain up-to-dateknowledge of the function we are going tojoin. We should also be aware of what ishappening in the industry andcommunication plays an important partin success. We should be a team playerand should develop people, capability.He told us that we should

conceptualize an initiative, giveconfidence to the management to lead itand showcase execution excellencecapabilities in an event or initiative. Theinitiative should add value to theorganization. We should have the abilityto lead people. Execute and achieveobjective by taking people along. Takingpeople along without authority is the keyto become a successful leader.In global organizations, we should be

able to work with people from diversebackgrounds. Diversity is important toorganizations. We should avoid groupsand should make effort to avoid speakingin vernacular because it hinderscommunication.In organizations, language and

business communication are veryimportant. Communication can make orbreak a person’s career. Communicationshould always be proactive. It becomesmore important when we foresee certainrisks in the work or in achieving projectobjectives. We should take calculatedrisks to achieve something better, higher.Articulation too is important. Intentionsshould be expressed correctly and clearly.Aparna KapseClass of 2012, IBS Hyderabad

August 14, 2010 dawned early for all members of Prakriti,our Environment Club. We left the campus at 4.45 AM, anhour at which we seldom get up otherwise! We reachedShamirpet lake which is around 70 km from our college by6:30 AM. It was a pleasant morning with cool breeze and anovercast sky.We were also joined at the lake by Prof Harsh Bhargava

who explained the damage that uncontrolled quarrying haddone to the lake. We saw huge tracts of land now devoid ofthe rocks and thus prone to mudslides. Rain water wouldnow wash away the sand and thus cause silting of the lakebesides higher losses due to seepage in the soil. This is whatwe the humans do to our precious environment!We started our trek with bird watching around the lake

and there were many birds across the lake, some flying inthe sky, some searching for food, and some taking rest aftertheir routine activity. It was a beautiful experience to spotthe birds and watch them through the binoculars becausewith binoculars we were able to see the real beauty of thesebirds with which they are gifted. To name a few birds whichwe spotted were: Cormorants (It has water proof wings),Grey Heron, Lesser Egret, Indian Shag, Shrike (it catchesthe food like lizard or insects and hangs them on thornybush and eats them after it gets dried), Lark, Bulbuls,Mynahs, Pond Heron, Ducks (swimming across the lake),Lapwing (which calls ‘did-you-do-it’ and makes its nest in

Trek to Shamirpet Lake


the ground and attacks anypredators with a ferocious dive!).We climbed the western ridge of

the lake which has few survivingrocks and had to take shelter undera rock when it started to rain.After soaking in the rain and

enjoying the beauty of the lake weproceeded to College of DefenceManagement, which is only one ofits kind in India. This college isbuilt on a rocky terrain which wasonce a barren patch as shown to usin dated pictures. The greeneryaround the college campus is verywell maintained and worth a visit.This college imparts managementeducation to defense personnelfrom India and friendly foreigncountries who come with 20 yearsor more of work experience. Wewere given a guided tour by ColJagdish Chaudhuri who showed ushigh-tech classrooms, seminar halland academic block. The high pointwas breakfast in officer’s mess andeveryone liked it so much that theyhad to refill the dishes many times!We proved the old adage that anArmy marches on its stomach!Hitesh MotiramaniClass of 2012, IBS Hyderabad



On July 31st, Prakriti club of IBS,Hyderabad, showcased a livesnake demonstration event for

one and all in the campus. The show wasa good mix of entertainment and learning.It managed to pull a huge crowd and theauditorium was packed to capacity. Theshow started at 3 in the afternoon, and allwho came for it remained glued to theirseats for the next couple of hours. It wasconducted by Mr. Rajkumar Kanuri,The founder of, “The Friends of SnakeSociety”. Mr. Rajkumar in an interactivesession told us about the different speciesof snakes found in India and the plethoraof myths encircling them.To begin with he acquainted us with

various non-venomous species of snakesfound in the region. Some five odd suchsnakes were displayed to the audience.Amongst them were the Green Vine Snake(which merges with the trees and leaves),Common Sand Boa, the two-headed RedSand Boa, the Checkered Keelback and theRat snake. The non-venomous family ofsnakes survive on birds, rats and othersmaller animals. The most attractiveamongst them was the mammoth sizedPython, which has become one of theendangered species today due to excessivehunting and deaths in conflict withhumans.The crowd was awestruck by the way Mr.

Rajkumar handled each of them andvividly talked about the body color,habitat, distinct marks and traits ofeach of them. He emphasized uponthe position and importance ofsnakes in our food chain. He verygraphically told us about hisvarious encounters with thesemystic creatures, his friends.As the session proceeded, the

audience was acquainted with thevenomous and more aggressivemembers of the same family. There areclose to some 53 species of venomoussnakes and some 20 odd speciesamongst them wander on land. Therest take sea as a natural habitat.

The four most venomous anddangerous prodigies of the family wereintroduced during the show. Not onlyaggressive and dangerous, they werealso majestically beautiful. The firstwas the Common Krait followed by theRussell Viper and the Common Cobra.These non-gregarious creatures wereamongst the few found in India.The show was an eye-opener for

many who dreaded this mysteriousc r e a t u r e .During theshow welearnt abouth u m a nh o s t i l i t yt o w a r d sthem andv a r i o u s

myths spread through the grapevinesacross the nation about them. Thestudents were also briefed onprecautions to be taken, if oneencounters a poisonous or a non-poisonous snake. All in all, it was anentertaining and an informative showthat indeed did help many of us tobefriend the dreaded creature andadmire their mystic beauty.

- Gargi Majumdar (Class of 2011) and KanupriyaSharma (Class of 2012), IBS Hyderabad

Snake Show (31ST JULY, 2010)


E -Cell, Noida and IBSAFJointly organized BusinessIdea Generation and

Evaluation Competition on July 13,2010 from 11-50 am to 5.30 pm in anAuditorium at IBS Campus, Noida. Itwas a successful event in which largenumber of students participatedenthusiastically. This program was thefirst event of E-Cell in this AcademicYear and it was a formal function tointroduce E-Cell to new students and tocreate awareness of Entrepreneurship.The day started on auspicious note

with lighting of lamp and SaraswatiVandana, the prayer. Sr. FacultyMembers Prof. Niyogi, Dr.

Report of E-Cellacross India inp r o m o t i n gEntrepreneurship andhow it has become amajor Organization in the field. Healso distributed NEN E-LeadersCertificates to Noida Campusstudents who were active inprevious Academic Session. Afterthis Mr. Sushil and Mr. AbhishekGoel shared their experiences ontheir entrepreneurial journey. Mr.Sushil explained about what thenecessary things are required to

as they are the mostimportant things. Hewas able to involve andgenerate interest among

students to become an enthusiasticEntrepreneur. He also promised tofund the students who can come upwith an idea which is well plannedand could be implementable.After the lunch break, Idea

Generation Competition based onOpportunities derived from NewsItems of News Papers wasorganized, nine teams with threestudents in each participated in thecompetition. In the Second phase all

teams presented their bestideas to the jury andaudience about how theywould implement theirideas to make it a viablebusiness. Two teamswere declared first andsecond. Mr. Mohitshared his experiencesand his recognition as

consultant, in aninteresting way.Mr. Abhishekshared hisexperiences ofhow he

meticulously planned forshifting from regular jobto become a financial

consultant so that he can minimizerisk. Different views and pointsabout Entrepreneurship werehighlighted that each one canapproach the problem in their ownway. Overall it was an enjoyable,learning, and knowledge acquiringevent, where everyone who waspresent totally immersed in theactivities of the day. In the end prizeswere declared by Prof.Gopalakrishnan and distributed bydistinguished guests. Programended with Vote of Thanks.

July 13, 2010ProgramOrganized atIBS Noida

Gopalakrishna,Dr. RL Chawla,

Prof. Ravi Kumar, Dr.Vipin Khurana, Prof. HV Kothari,and Prof. Sudarshan Baurai andProminent IBSAF Members – 1.Sushil Sarawgi (Delhi 1999), 2.Abhishek Goyal (Delhi 2000), 3.Abhishek, and 4. Mohit Pawar werepresent in the event. All the Alumnimembers who were present have beensuccessful Entrepreneurs in variousfields. NEN Consultant – Delhi Mr.Shadab Mobin also graced theoccasion.Dr. Vipin Khurana welcomed the

guests and also gave briefintroduction of E-Cell. Students gavedetail of activities of E-Cell. Mr.Shadab briefly introduced that howNEN is helping College campuses

become a successful entrepreneur,namely, personal competence,attitude to take risk, early stagefinance support, networking etc. Hiswas characteristically cool style toexplain all the factors one by one andin a thorough manner. Mr. AbhishekGoel narrated about that passion tostart one’s own enterprise, learningfrom mistakes, never-say-dieattitude, making use of his/her ownskills in the beginning to startventure so that it requires minimumresources, and innovative thinking

Students Shweta,

Vaishali and Disha

making presentation

about implementation

of best Idea

Winners Disha,

Vaishali, and Shweta

and Runners Up

Abhinandan, Preeti,

and Mudit with Their

Trophies

Evaluation of best Ideas

Implementation by Mr.

Shadab, Prof. Vipin , Mr.

Mohit, and Mr. Abhishek

NOIDA


Identify the films in which these famous dialogues were

We are grieved to inform you of the sad demise ofManoj C Kriplani from the Batch of 2008 onJuly 24, 2010. Manoj was loved and known toall for his friendly behavior and joyous spirit. Itis unfortunate for us that we have lost such afun-loving friend who was always full of life andadded color and vibrancy to the lives of others.

Obituary

Pls Chk Where Are The

Answers To Be Given

Mooche ho to Nathulal jaise ho….warna na ho

Sara saher mujhe lion ke naam se jaanta hai

Babumoshai….

Mere Paas Maa Hai

Mogambo khush hua

Kitne aadmi the?

Basanti tumhara naam kya hai?

Bade bade desho mein aisi chhoti chhoti

baatein hoti rehti hein.

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Ashwani Ranjan Jha, Class of 1997/ IBSKolkata passed away in August 2010.

He was in office when he suffered from brainhemorrhage. He was admitted to the hospitaland battled for life for eight days, but finallysuccumbed. He was employed with BCGConsulting at Hyderabad.

Participate online at www.ibsaf.org


Trina Maitra, IBS Kolkata(’07) tied the knot with Mr.Ayan Kar on March 10,2010. She can be reached [email protected]

Jyoti Kalra and AbhayYadav, IBS Chandigarh (’07)tied the knot on May 31, 2010.The newly wedded couple can

be reached [email protected],

[email protected]

Vaibhav Sehgal, IBSChandigarh (’07) got married toSonali Garg, IBS Chandigarh(’07) on June 8, 2010.Send in your wishes to:[email protected];[email protected]

Srinivas Kumar, class of2004 Chennai tied the knot

with Radhika (she is achartered accountant) on

February 17, 2010



The 30th BOG and 13th AGM was held onJuly 24, 2010 at the IBS HyderabadCampus. The members stayed at the

campus overnight and had a good mix of serioussessions of decision making, brainstorming, andnetworking amongst themselves and thepresent batches had fun.The board welcomed 8 new members for a

term ending in the AGM of 2013. IBSAF heartilywelcomes the new members and thanks themembers who retired with the 13th AGM.A few things that were discussed during the

meeting:l Appraisal of IBSAF Staffl Developments at IBSl Events to be held during 2010l IBSAF World and IBSAF Website: Futurel IBSAF Awards


IBSAFBOG Meeting July 24,2010


Pigeon fluffing itself

Pigeon panning

Shot taken from a flight

Leaf eaten up

Greener tomorrow

by Rajeev Gupta, IBS Hyderabad(’03)

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IBSAF organized the second alumni meet of theLondon chapter on July 24,2010. The venuewas Mumbai Junction, one of London’s finestgastro pubs for Indian food. The venue is located in

Harrow on the Hill, home to the famous Harrow BoysSchool where India’s first Prime Minister JawaharlalNehru had his schooling. More than 25 alumni membersturned up for the meet along with their spouses andchildren. It was a good way to catch up with batch matesand friends on network. It was a good opportunity for thefirst batch of Icfai Britannica students studying in Lutonto meet IBS alumni and discuss the ways of landing on ajob in the UK. The meeting was addressed by Prof SVenkata Seshaiah, Dean Research and Board Member ofIBSAF, and Dr P Venkateswarlu Assistant Registrar, IBS.Prof Seshaiah briefed the developments taking place inthe sphere of higher education in India with particularreference to ICFAI. Dr. Venkateswarlu apprisedeverybody of the strides that ICFAI had made in India andabroad. The mood was totally chilled out as everyoneenjoyed the wine and food. The fact that many alumnimade an effort to turn up for the meet was a touchingtribute to the enduring relationship that they wish tomaintain with ICFAI and a testimony to the productivetime spent in the IBS campuses.

Alumni Meet @LONDON



L iberation moves between the pastand present in Adriana Rundel’s life.On the day after her 70th birthday

party, Adriana was travelling in a commutertrain and thinking about her childhood onItaly’s isle of Elba. She was ten during WorldWar II, and remembers hiding under thekitchen sink for fear of being found during theisland’s occupation.During some daytime restlessness, young

Adriana sneaks outside and discovers aninjured boy. Amdu Diop is a Senegalese 17-year-old AWOL soldier. Adriana helps Amdu,who takes refuge in the family home. The pairform a bond and the innocent beginnings offirst love.This war-time past is mixed with Adriana’s

current situation. She collapses in thecommuter train. She provides narration of thepresent events, observing the otherpassengers’ reactions outside her ownunconsciousness.Author Joanna Scott deftly combines the

two storylines. Adriana’s childhood is the mostinteresting portion of the book, but hercurrent health status commands readers’attention toward events of the present day.Vivid setting descriptions are evident in the

book. Images of Elba, presented throughAdriana’s young eyes are bright despite thedarkness of war-time occupation. Interestingcharacters and events make this novel a goodchoice for those who like a deeper, morethought-provoking level of fiction. Liberationis a literary trip to another time and place.

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B Siddharth Reddy, class of 2010attended the 2nd IEEE InternationalConference on Information andFinancial Engineering (IEEEICIFE 2010) heldin Chongqing,China duringSeptember 17 to19, 2010. Themain aim ofICIFE 2010 wasto provide aplatform forr e s e a r c h e r s ,e n g i n e e r s ,academicians as well as industrialprofessionals from all over theworld to present their researchresults and development activitiesin Information and FinancialEngineering. The conferenceprovided opportunities for thedelegates to exchange new ideasand application experiences face-to-face, and to establish business andresearch relations. It also providedan opportunity to find globalpartners for future collaborations.The papers were reviewed by the

technical committee which includedProfessors from China, India, USA,Australia, Canada, Singapore,Turkey, Egypt, France, Malaysia,Iran and Taiwan.Following is brief report by the

alumnus. “My paper was onPrediction of Stock Market Indies –using SAS. The main objective ofthe paper was to analyze andforecast the data selected over a

time period of 13 years. Apart fromthe presentations in the conference,the exposure I gained over my staywith the delegates round the globe

was tremendous.There were manyr e s e a r c h e r s ,academicians andengineers presentfrom almost allthe continents.The interactionwith them andother esteemedpanelists was very

informative coupled with a widerange of discussions on the topics,which were thrown to the panel aswell as the participants for them toexplore in their respective fields.Each presenter was given a timeframe of 15 minutes to present theresearch paper including Q&Asession on the same.I am grateful to IBSAF for

supporting my participation in thisconference as an alumnus of IcfaiBusiness School (IBS), India.Having opened my presentationwith Ni Hao (Hello), Zao ShongHao (Good Morning) in Chinese, Iacknowledged a huge round ofapplause in the session hall,especially from the presenters whowere from China and Vietnam. Thepresentation was very interactivecoupled with a Q&A session”.-B. Siddartha ReddyClass of 2010, IBS Bangalore

IBS Alumnus attends conference inChina

The alumni meet in Dubaion September 24 was agreat success. There werein all 41 adults and 4 kids.Everyone enjoyed thedesert safari, especially,those who went on such asafari for the first time.There was a round ofintroductions and aBirthday Celebration of a3-year-old kid of analumnus. Look for thepictures and completestory in the next issue


IBSAF Chapter Offices

IBSAF Head Office: 6-3-354/1/2, Shriya Towers, Panjagutta, Hyderabad-500034 | Email: [email protected] Tel: 040 – 23385000 Fax: 040 – 23385200

NEW DELHI

Mohit Pawar/Milli Banerjee, IBSAF Lounge

K3, 1st & 2nd Floor,

Lajpat Nagar–II, New Delhi–110 024. Tel: 011 – 3086 6666

Mob: +91 – 98680 71938, 99900 00624 Email: [email protected]

BANGALORE

Aditya Basu, IBS Alumni Federation,

# 19/3, Srinivasa Industrial Estate,

Near Metro, Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru – 560 062.

Tel: 080 – 2686 0100 Mob: +91 – 97393 21051

Fax: 080-2686 0059 Email: [email protected]

HYDERABAD

Latha Reddy / Y Suresh, IBS Alumni Federation,

6-3-354/1/2, Shriya Towers,

Punjagutta, Hyderabad – 500 034. Tel: 040 – 2338 5428

Mob: +91 – 80084 03219 & 92901 09136 Fax: 040 – 2338 5200

Email: [email protected]

AHMEDABAD

Vivek Ranga, IBS Alumni Federation,

Icfai House, Near GNFC Tower, Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway

Bodakdev, Ahmedabad – 380 054.

Tel: 079-2685 8632, 2685 0148, 2685 1245

Fax: 079-2685 0107 Mob: +91 – 98259 45510


CHENNAI

Anand J, IBS Alumni Federation,

#32, Conran Smith Road,

Gopalapuram Chennai – 600 086. Tel: 044 – 2835 3598

Fax: 044 – 2835 3597 Mob:+91 – 98400 46593


KOLKATA

Amit Deb, IBS Alumni Federation,

RDB Boulevard, 8th Floor, Plot-K1, Block–EP & GP,

Sector–V, Kolkata–700 091. Tel: 033–6616 3678

Fax: 033–2357 7129. Mob:+91–98328 10164


MUMBAI

Maximiano Almeida, IBS Alumni Federation,

Hiranandani Knowledge Park, Off. Technology Street,

Opposite Hiranandani Hospital,

Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076.

Tel: 022 – 4043 4390 Fax: 022 – 4043 4301

Mob: +91 – 98929 85257 Email: [email protected]

DUBAI

Abhishek Kishore, IBS Alumni Federation,

Block 19, Off. 202-203, P.O Box 502913

Dubai Knowledge Village, U.A.E.

Mob: 97150 8891479


LONDON

Pragyan Paramita, IBS Alumni Federation,

Lapro, Suite 203, 73, Walting Street,

London EC4M 9BJ. Main Line No. 0207 153 9869, Extn. 4185,

Fax: 0207 152 1122 Mob:+44 77668 25805


NOIDA

Anil Kumar Mathur, IBS Alumni Federation,

A-94/9, Sector-58, Noida, UP,

Tel: 0120 – 2588318/319 Mob: +91 –99298 87251


PUNE

Prachi Patwardhan, IBS Alumni Federation,

Plot No. 5, Equity Tower, Sanghvi Nagar,

DP Road, Aundh Pune–411 007.

Tel: 020 – 2588 9638, 51,52,53

Fax: 020 – 2588 9654 Mob: +91 – 98902 37566


SINGAPORE

Sukhavasi Venkata Vamsi, IBS Alumni Federation,

Blk-16, # 01-11, Melivlle Park, SIMEI St I,

Singapore -529942. Mob.: +65 98526637

E-mail: [email protected]

CHANDIGARH

Kiran Choudhary, IBS Alumni Federation,

B-101, Phase – 8, Industrial Area, SAS Nagar,

Mohali – 160 059. Tel: 0172 – 5063 035

Fax: 0172 – 5063 544

Mob: +91 – 98882 24792 Email: [email protected]

DEHRADUN

Sanjeev Malaviya, IBS Alumni Federation

Icfai University Campus, Rajawala, Central Hope Town, Near Selaqui

Dehradun – 248 197. Tel: 0135 – 329 4894

Fax: 0135 – 300 3015 Mob: +91 – 97600 25256


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