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Vol : 5 ISSUE 1 & 2 June–July 2012

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Prof.B.Mahadevan, IIM Bangalore, addresses the students on the occasion of Shankara Jayanthi on May 04, 2012.

Inauguration of Imperium 2012, Management and Cultural Fest (L-R) Dr. T V Raju, Director, RVIM, Sri. Lakshman Sriram, Acclaimed Multi Lingual Karaoke Singer, Sri. K S Akhilesh Babu,

Trustee, RSST, Sri. Satish Ramaiah, General Manager & Head, Talent Transformation & Knowledge Management Services Division, Wipro Infotech Ltd, Bangalore

Imperium 2012-Management

& Cultural Fest

Department Updates

Achievements by Faculty

Prerana Sindhu 2012- Rural EDP

Sammilana- Alumni Meet

Placement Report

Annual Sports Meet

In this issue…….

UITP Belgium, UITP India, BMTC, RVIM and IISc, associated to Double the Public Transport share by the year 2025 by organizing a Seminar on the topic Doubling Public Transport Share: A Thrust to make Public Transport a choice

for every Citizen [Special Focus on Youth] on May 24, 2012. Seated Centre Ms Alessandra Gorini, UITP Youth Coordinator, Brussels, to her right,

Dr. T V Raju, Director, RVIM, to her left, Sri K R Srinivasa, IAS, Managing Director, BMTC, with UITP India Head Sri D C Prakash and RVIM and IISc representative

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Chief Patron: Dr. M K Panduranga Setty President, Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust, Bangalore.

Editorial Board

Editorial Team: Mr A Chandran, Asst. Professor, RVIMMs Bhavya Vikas, Asst. Professor, RVIMMr Gowrisha, Asst. Professor, RVIMDr Jyotirmoy Ghosh, Sr. Asst. Professor, RVIM

Patrons:Sri A V S Murthy, Hon. Secretary, RSST, BangaloreSri A C Chandrashekar Raju, Trustee, RSST, Chairman, Governing Council, RVIM, Bangalore.

Chief Editor: Dr. T V Raju, Director, R V Institute of Management, Bangalore.

From the Desk of Chief Editor….A Warm Welcome to the Volume 5 of RVIM ‘News Desk’. This newsletter reflects the events that have taken place in the institution which includes the Faculty Development Programmes, participation of faculty members in seminar/conference/workshop, Management and Cultural Fest, Entrepreneurship Development Programmes, and research contribution of students and faculty members. I hope it will be received well by the teachers and students.

Dr. Gururaj Karajagi, Chairman, Academy for

Creative Teaching, Bangalore at RVIM on

May 28, 2012, Conducting Training Session

on the topic 'Teachers Attitude'.

Dr. Srinath Beldona, Asst. Dean Intl. College of

Business, University of Dallas (USA),

Resourse person for the FDP on the topic

“How to get academic research work published"

Industry-Academia Interaction on

H R Practices in Industry by

CEO and Principal

Consultant, NulineHR Consulting, Bangalore.

Sri A Surendranath,

Dr. Ashwath Narayana,

Professor of History,Bangalore University,

Lighting the lamp on the occasion of

Dr. B R Ambedkar Jayanthi on April 14, 2012.

Graduation Day

for the 16th Batch of Computer

Literacy Programme for

Senior Citizens on March 14, 2012

Director and members of RVIM faculty from the

Dept. of Finance and Participants of the FDP

on Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management.

In Campus Edition For Private Circulation Only

Dr. T V Raju Director, RVIM

June-July 2012

Imperium 2012- Management and Cultural Fest

R V Institute of Management hosted a two day Management & Cultural Fest “Imperium 2012” on April 18 & 19, 2012. Imperium 2012 was an attempt to bring together the Adept and the Erudite. It challenged the age-old conventions of management outlook and encouraged an out-of-the-box thought process. The fest got good response from the Business Schools from all over Karnataka. 28 teams representing 18 management institutions participated in the fest. More than 200 students from various institutions participated in different events held during the fest.

InaugurationThe Chief Guest was Sri. Lakshman Sriram, Acclaimed Multi Lingual Karaoke Singer. Sri. Satish Ramaiah, General Manager & Head, Talent Transformation & Knowledge Management Services Division, Wipro Infotech ltd, Bangalore graced the occasion as Guest of Honour. The function was presided by Sri. K S Akhilesh Babu, Trustee, Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust.

ValedictoryThe Valedictory Function on April 19, 2012 brought down the curtain of the two day event. The Chief Guest for the event was Vidwan Sri. R K Padmanabha, Renowned Music Maestro, Versatile, Vibrant Vocalist. Sri. K G Umesh, Head, Human Resources, The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore. The function was presided by Sri. K Lakshman, Trustee, Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust.

List of Events are as follows:-Management Events:Svasyah - Best CEO: With a perfect blend of role and responsibilities of an organisation’s CEO level tasks and stress management activities, the Best CEO concept was designed with the rounds like aptitude test, waste management, BPR, mock press and stress interview.

Samrodha - Intelligent Investment: This event mainly concentrated on the various areas of Finance and Accounting. The event comprised of 4 rounds of different tests. Round 1 and 2 were mainly focused to test the knowledge and aptitude of the students. While Round 3 and 4(Investment Plan) focused on the analytical skills and rational thinking.

Punaruttana - Re-Innovative Selling: The event mainly concentrated on marketing skills of today’s marketing manager. It comprised five rounds which include quiz, advertising design, product selling and product relaunching.

Samyogam - People Development: The participants were tested on various HR skills by putting them on simulated real life corporate situations. It comprised of 5 activities in the area of job assignment, recruitment, training and successor planning.

Chethasa - Business Plan: This event tested the entrepreneurial skills and creativity in generating business idea. The whole event was conducted in three rounds.

Abhigyan - Business Quiz: B-quiz challenged the knowledge of students about business issues, corporate world and current affairs. There were totally six rounds comprised of 5 preliminary rounds and final.

Cultural Events:The fest had three colourful cultural events –* Ranga Varnika - Mime: The theme of the Mime competition was ‘Social Awareness’* Ninaada – Group Song: The genre was light music for group singing competition* Laasya Thandava - Group Dance: The dance style that the participants were required to portray was Indian contemporary accompanied by Indian instrumental music. The theme specified was “Nature”.

Final Stress Round of Svasyah(Best CEO)

Team RVIMVidwan Sri. R K Padmanabha being felicitated by

Sri. K Lakshman, Trustee, RSST, Sri. K G Umesh and Dr T V Raju, Director RVIM

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Department Updates

Celebration of 150th Birthday of Swami Vivekananda: The programme was held on January 12, 2012, in the SSMRV College, BBM Auditorium.. Director Dr. T V Raju emphasised the need for the youth to inculcate the values that has been practiced in this country from time immemorial. Celebration of the 177th Birthday of Bhagavan Sri RamaKrishna Paramahamsa: The programme was held on Monday, the March 05, 2012. The Chief Guest was Poojya Mata Vivekamayee of Sri Bhavatarini Ashrama, Vijayanagar. In her address she spoke on the life and teachings of Bhagvan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. On this auspicious day the Vivekananda Study Centre at RVIM was also inaugurated.Celebration of the 121st Birthday of Dr. B R Ambedkar: The programme was held on Saturday, April 14, 2012. The resource person was Dr. Ashwath Narayana, Professor of History, Bangalore University and he spoke on the life of Dr. Ambedkar.Celebration of Lord BASAVESHWARA Jayanthi: The institute celebrated Basaveshwara Jayanthi on Saturday, May 05, 2012 at BBM Auditorium, SSMRV College. Prof. Siddananda former professor and HOD of Economics at SJRC and present Special Officer, Office of the Registrar (Evaluation) Bangalore University, enlightened the audience with the Life and teachings of Lord BASAVESHWARA. Shankara Jayanthi Celebration: Shankara Jayanthi Celebration was held on Friday, May 04, 2012 at new seminar hall of RVIM. The guest was Prof.B.Mahadevan IIM Bangalore, who in his speech gave lot of anecdotes of Shankara and Gita and how it can be applied to modern management scenarioFaculty Development Programme: A FDP was held on Thursday, May 24, 2012 on “How to get academic research work published". Dr.Srinath Beldona, Associate Dean International College of Business, University of Dallas (USA), was the resourse person for the FDP. Dr.Srinath Beldona gave several tips on how to publish good research paper in international journals.

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Department of General Management

Department of FinanceGuest lectures conducted: A guest lecture was held for the students of I semester on January 16, 2012 on the topic “International Financial

Reporting Standards”. The resource person was Ms. Bharathy Jayaprakash. In her talk she highlighted IFRS and its importance for the companies.A guest lecture was delivered by Mr. Ali Asghar, Director, Nirantara Community services, Bangalore for the IV semester finance students on April 09, 2012. The topic was “Adding value to the lives of people through Microfinance- Opportunities and Challenges”.A guest lecture was organised for the students of II semester on May 26, 2012 on the topic “Enterprise Risk management” by Dr. S. Jayprakash.

Certificate Course: Certificate course in Contemporary Banking was conducted for the students of I semester, 2011 batch. The syllabus comprised of 10 sessions covered by experienced resource persons from the banking sector. The students also carried out a Project on the study of one of the Bank and its functions. The Certificate examination was conducted on January 23, 2012.Post Graduate Programme: A Post Graduate Programme on “Risk management” was organised for the students of III and IV semester. Eminent resource person from Industry, Academia and Banking sector delivered the information on the areas of risk management.An inter-class competition on ‘Central Budget 2012: A Critical Analysis’ was conducted by the Department on April 30, 2012. A total of six teams participated in the competition.

Department of Human Resource ManagementPG Programme on People Management Skills: Interactive sessions for the certificate course of PG Programme on People Management Skills were organized for IV Semester HR Specialisation students.

Mr Pradeep, Specialist-Talent Strategy, Accenture, Bangalore was invited to discuss about theory and application of Competency Mapping like types of competencies, identification of role competencies, competency assessment, competency development and mapping, on April 02, 2012 and theory and application aspects of Six Sigma on May 19, 2012.Mrs Rujuta, Organisation Development-Manager, Syniverse, Bangalore was invited to discuss about theory and application of Organisation Development like key contributors to OD Field, values in OD and implications of values, assumptions and beliefs in OD on May 12, 2012.

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Real Time Consultancy Workshop: In order to provide hands on experience to IV Semester HR Specialisation students, a real time consultancy workshop has been organized on April 11, 2012 where Mr.Varadamuthy and Mrs.Uma from People First HR Consultants, Bangalore were invited to provide practical insights about various aspects like Screening of CVs, Recruitment process undertaken in any consultancy organisation, Practice session on Sourcing of candidates from Job Portals etc.Industry-Academia Interactions Mr Surendranath, CEO and Principal Consultant, Nuline HR Consulting, Bangalore was invited to discuss with IV Semester

HR Specialisation students about various HR Practices on April 13, 2012. Mr Surendranath, CEO and Principal Consultant, Nuline HR Consulting, Bangalore was invited to discuss with II Semester

students about Application of Performance Management Practices on April 13, 2012.

Department of Marketing ManagementConducted Certificate Programme in Customer Relationship Management for first year MBA Students. The resource person was Sri.Rajesh Pandit, Manager GE and Visiting Faculty IIM Bangalore.Conducted PG Programme in Strategic Brand Management for second year MBA Students. The resource person was Sri. K.M.Raju, Manager, European markets, Endegene Ltd. Bangalore.

Department of Marketing ManagementSeminars conducted for II and IV Sem MBA students

Seminar conducted for the students of IV semester systems specialization on the topic “simulating strategies” by the resource persons Shri. Piyush Keshari, Executive Simuate-pune and Ms. Radhika Narang, Executive Simuate –Pune on April 25, 2012.Seminar conducted for IV semester systems students on the topic “Windows 2008 Server R2 version” by the resource person Shri. Prashanth T.M, IT Consultant, Bangalore on May 09, 2012.Seminar conducted for II semester students on the topic “Systems Application Products in Data Processing in Business Intelligence” by the resource person Shri M. Santosh, BI Consultant, SAPTAC, Bangalore on May 14, 2012.Seminar conducted for II semester students on the topic “Systems Application Products in Data Processing in Finance and Controlling” by the resource person Shri. Sudindra, FICO Consultant, SAPTAC, Bangalore on May 15, 2012.

Workshop conducted for IV Sem MBA System students: Conducted workshop on “IT security and ethical hacking” for IV Semester students on May 02, 2012. The resource person was Shri R. Rajagopal, Technical trainer, IDEAON think, Bangalore Shri. Alkin Thomas, Technical Leader, IDEAON think, Bangalore.Certificate course conducted for IV SEM MBA Students: The Centre for Information Technology had tied-up with SAP-TAC to conduct Add-on certificate courses in SAP (SAP-ABAP) for IV semester Systems students to enhance their skills in Information Technology. The following students undergone course and completed the course successfully.CSR activity from department of systems management: As a part of Institute’s Social Responsibility, Centre for Information Technology Successfully completed 16th Batch of Computer Literacy Programme for Senior Citizens on March 14, 2012. Around 50 participants aged between 60 years to 85 years received their certificates during the Graduation Day held on March 14, 2012.The next progressive batch commenced on April 14, 2012 with new set of syllabus to meet the present IT challenges for Senior Citizens.

Personality Development Programme was organized for the fourth semester MBA students. T h e p r o g r a m m e w a s i n a u g u r a t e d b y Swami Veereshananda Saraswati on Monday, February 13, 2012. The sessions were conducted from February 13, 2012 to February 21, 2012.

The list of topics and resource person are presented in the table:-

Topic Resource Person

Personality Development Programme for Students

Creative Skills

Self Analysis

Team Building

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Writing it Right

Values for Personal Success

Stress Management and Coping with Emotions

Goal Setting

Leadership

Positive Attitude

Leadership Skills

Dr S Srikanta Swamy

Col. Vijaya Sarathy

Prof. Rajeev

Dr R Krishna

Prof K R Ananda Rao

Mr Ramakrishna Rao

Dr C R Chandrashekar

Col. Vijaya Sarathy

Col. Vijaya Sarathy

Ms Rama R

Lt. Gen. C R Sampath Kumar

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Faculty Achievements

Seminars, Conferences and Workshops attended

Dr. T V RajuDirector, RVIM

Dr. Jyotirmoy GhoshSr. Assistant Professor, Department of General Management

Mr. Suresh NSr. Assistant Professor, Department of General Management

Ms. Anitha D SilvaSr. Assistant Professor, Department of Finance

Mr. A Narasima VenkateshSr. Assistant Professor, Department of Human Resources Mgmt.

Mr. Manjunath M Assistant Professor, Department of Finance

Department of General Management

Dr. Jyotirmoy Ghosh, Sr. Assistant Professor

Awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Management Studies from Pondicherry University on February 16, 2012 on thesis "Entrepreneurship in Tourism and Allied Activities ( A Study of Bangalore in the Post Liberalization Period )”Attended UGC - SAP National Seminar on ‘Managing Tourism Business for Sustainable Competitive Advantage’ and presented a paper titled “Entrepreneurship in Hospitality to Promote Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Indian Tourism Business" at Pondicherry University on March 23 and 24, 2012.Attended International Conference on 'Innovations in Management Practices (ICIMP)' and presented a paper titled "A Study of Innovative Practices of the Hospitality Industry in India" at Kristu Jayanti College of Management & Technology, Bangalore on April 20 and 21, 2012.

Dr. Jyotirmoy Ghosh is being awarded the PhD Degree by Smt. Nirupama Rao Ambassador

of India to USA and Dr. J A K Tareen, VC of Pondicherry University

Mr. Chandran A, Assistant Professor

Has Presented a paper titled “Innovations and Metrics to Assess Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes in SAARC Nations” at the International Conference on Innovations Management Practices organized by the Department of Management Studies, Kristu Jayanthi College of Management and Technology on April 20 and 21 2012 .

Department of Finance

Ms Pavithra S T, Assistant Professor

Presented paper on the topic Entrepreneurship Education In Business Schools – Current Approaches – National Conference NCTEB 2012 organised by Dept. of Management Studies, Christ University, Bangalore on March 21 & 22, 2012.Presented paper on the topic Enhancing Employee Performance in the organisation – Role of Ethics & Values – National Conference NCTEB 2012 organised by Dept. of Management Studies, Christ University, Bangalore on March 21 & 22, 2012.Presented paper on the topic Change Management – Managing the Change Process for better Organisational Performance – National Conference NCTEB 2012 organised by Dept. of Management Studies, Christ University, Bangalore on March 21 & 22, 2012.Conducted Training Programme on Skill Development for School children in a summer camp organised by Rashtrothana Sharirika Shikshana Kendra [Chamrajpet & Jayanagar] on April 12 & 13, 2012.Participated in the Seminar on the topic Doubling Public Transport Share: A Thrust to make Public Transport a choice for every Citizen [Special Focus on Youth] organised by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Organisation [UITP – Asia Pacific] on May 24, 2012.

Ms Bhavya Vikas, Assistant Professor

Presented a paper entitled “Financing Options for Micro Finance Institutions- A Call for Greater Awareness” in the National Conference on ‘Emerging Trends in Business, 2012’ organized by Christ University on February 21 and 22, 2012.

Felicitation of RVIM Staff at RSST Annual Get Together

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Mr. N Nagasubba Reddy Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Management

Ms. Sowmya D S Assistant Professor, Department of Human Resources Mgmt.

Ms. Pavithra S T Assistant Professor, Department of Finance

Ms. Bhavya Vikas Assistant Professor, Department of Finance

Mr. Gowrisha Assistant Professor, Department of Finance

Ms. Rashmi Shetty Assistant Professor, Department of General Mgmt.

Department of Human Resource ManagementMr. A Narasima Venkatesh, Sr. Assistant Professor

Presented and Published a paper titled “Talent Management and Employee Engagement : Maximizing Organisational Excellence” in the National Conference on Emerging Trends in Business-NCETB 2012 organised by Department of Management Studies, Christ University, Bangalore on February 21 and 22, 2012 with ISBN 978-81-922281-3-6

Felicitation of RVIM Staff at RSST Annual Get Together

Ms. Suma Manjunath, Sr. Assistant Professor

Has published an article on “Emotional Intelligence training to be included in the curriculum of professional Studies” in the Zenith International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research - Issue 4 April 2012 with ISSN: 2231-5780.

Ms. Sowmya D S, Assistant ProfessorPresented paper on the topic Entrepreneurship Education In Business Schools – Current Approaches – National Conference NCTEB 2012 organised by Dept. of Management Studies, Christ University, Bangalore on March 21 & 22, 2012.Presented paper on the topic Enhancing Employee Performance in the organisation – Role of Ethics & Values – National Conference NCTEB 2012 organised by Dept. of Management Studies, Christ University, Bangalore on March 21 & 22, 2012.Presented paper on the topic Change Management – Managing the Change Process for better Organisational Performance – National Conference NCTEB 2012 organised by Dept. of Management Studies, Christ University, Bangalore on March 21 & 22, 2012.Conducted Training Programme on Skill Development for School children in a summer camp organised by Rashtrothana Sharirika Shikshana Kendra [Chamrajpet & Jayanagar] on April 12 & 13, 2012.Co-ordinated the project on Youth Parliament and Public Transport and participated in the Seminar on the topic Doubling Public Transport Share: A Thrust to make Public Transport a choice for every Citizen [Special Focus on Youth] organised by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Organisation [UITP – Asia Pacific] on May 24, 2012.

Ms. Divyashree S, Assistant Professor Presented a paper at the National Conference, NCETB 2012 organised by Christ University on February 21 and 22, 2012. The paper title being, “Change Management – Managing the Change Process for Better Organisational Performance.”Conducted Training Programme on Skill Development for School children in a summer camp organised by Rashtrothana Sharirika Shikshana Kendra [Chamrajpet & Jayanagar] on April 12 & 13, 2012.

Department of Marketing ManagementMr. G Mahesh, Assistant Professor

Has been awarded M Phil. Degree in Management by Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. The topic of dissertation being “Marketing Strategies for Poultry Feed Industry at Varsha Multitech, Bangalore.”

Department of Systems ManagementMr. N Nagasubba Reddy, Assistant Professor

Has attended a Seminar on the topic “HP ProLiant Gen8 ” by the resource person Sri. Mr.Sarbjeet Kaur, Project Manager, HP, Bangalore on April 03, 2012 at Mysore Hall, ITC Gardenia. Has attended a Seminar on the topic “Make your Case for Cloud with AWS” by the resource person Mr.Ramesh, Project Delevery Manager, Amazon Web Services, Bangalore on April 25, 2012 at Hotel Trinity Isle, Raintree - I Hall, No.139 S.C. Road, Seshadri Puram, Bangalore - 560020.Has Presented a paper titled “Innovations and Metrics to Assess Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes in SAARC Nations” at the International Conference on Innovations Management Practices organized by the Department of Management Studies, Kristu Jayanthi College of Management and Technology on April 20 and 21 2012 .

Ms M Pushpa, Assistant Professor

Present a paper titled “Innovations in Knowledge Management” an International conference held at Kristu Jayanti College on April 20, 2012.Presented a paper titled “Contemporary Developments in Knowledge Management” a National Conference held at Periyar Maniammai University, Tamilnadu on May 12, 2012.

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Prerana Sindhu 2012

Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programme

R V Institute of Management hosted a one day Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programme “Prerana Sindhu 2012” on May 4, 2012. Prerana Sindhu 2012 was an attempt to bring together the Young MBA minds and the experience and skill of traditional rural entrepreneurs. It challenged the age-old conventions of management outlook and encouraged an out-of-the-box thought process. The EDP got a satisfactory response from the Business Schools across Bangalore. Around 10 teams participated out of which two teams were from R V Institute of Management.

Inauguration: The inaugural ceremony on Friday, May 04, 2012 was attended by distinguished representatives from industry. The Chief Guest was Sri. Devadarshan Vishwanath, Trustee, Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust. The function was presided by Sri. Sunil Kumar Sarangi, Consultant NEN, Bangalore.

Entrepreneurship Development RoundsRound ONE (GRASP) : Guest lecture by Mr. Karan Kumar of Shruth and Smith Foundation, Bangalore: He enlightened the participants on how to create abundance in the rural areas, on real and basic challenges prevailing among the rural population, which are the critical skills required by the rural entrepreneurs to sustain in market.An online aptitude test was conducted after the session for the participants to test their entrepreneurial skills. The pre-assignment submitted by the participants was evaluated by RVIM faculty members Mr. Gowrish and Mrs. Suma Manjunath. Based on the consolidated score of aptitude test and the pre-assignment points six teams were selected for the second round of the business model competition. The remaining four team participated in the fourth round (group think).There was an icebreaking session in the RVIM conference hall, where the rural entrepreneurs invited by RVIM were introduced to the participants. The rural entrepreneurs who graced this occasion were:Mr. Anjanappa (Organic farming), Mr. Sampangi Ramayya (Carrot Production), Mr. Chintamani (Sheep rearing),Sadananda (Integrated farming), Mr. Nanjunda (Silkworm rearing), Mr. Chennagowda (Integrated farming).

Round TWO (GENERATE) Brainstorming session: In this session the selected 6 teams got an opportunity to sit with the rural entrepreneurs invited by RVIM and understand the challenges and practicality of the business they are conducting. Based on the inputs the teams generated business models for the rural entrepreneurs.Round THREE (GUIDE): Presentation of the business model for rural entrepreneurs In this round the 6 teams had to present to the judges the business model that they had created for the rural entrepreneurs with whom they interacted in the previous round. Judges: Mr. Ramanuja, Director RUDSETI and Mr. Manjunath, Industrialist Round FOUR (GROUP THINK): This session featured a focused group discussion on the topic “Rural innovations”. Various issues such as innovations in terms of technology, infrastructure, transportation, farming, as well as about the investment were discussed some rural entrepreneurs also shared their experiences with rural innovations.Facilitator: Dr. K.S. Naik, Industrailist, BangaloreGRANDEUR (Cultural events) : Rural cultural program was the sweetest end to all the rounds of the entrepreneurship programme. The students presented a medley of folk songs, a social awareness skit and a folk dance, all in traditional rural style. Valedictory-The Valedictory Function on the evening of May 04, 2012 brought down the curtain on the one day event. The Chief Guest for the event was Sri. Ramanuja, Director RUDSETI. The function was presided by Sri. S. M. Balakrishna, Trustee, Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust.

(L-R) Dr T V Raju, Director, RVIM,

Sri. Devadarshan Vishwanath, Trustee, RSST, Sri. Sunil Kumar Sarangi, Consultant NEN.

Student interacting with Rural Entrepreneurs

Students performing Folk Dance

Faculty & StudentCo-ordinators

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The Department of Training & Placements

The Training & Placement Department of R V Institute of Management focuses on enhancing the ‘Employability Skills’ of our students. The department has put efforts to make every student of the institution ‘EMPLOYABLE’ or ‘INDUSTRY READ’.All the students enrolled for MBA programme will have to undergo mandatory sessions on Training on a weekly basis to enhance their employability skills apart from regular ongoing guest lectures, seminars and workshops. The areas covered are Business etiquette, Negotiation & Business communication, Mock – Personal interview and group discussion, Customizing resumes, Aptitude test, Employability tests, Presentation skillsIndustrial Visits are very important for every Management student as it provides clear picture of the industry ways and vital information about the organization for their career growth. Management students are taken for such industrial visits in which they interact with the management personnel and staff to brief them about the production techniques and corporate practices.The 4th Semester students were taken to TOYOTA, BHEL, COCA-COLA for industrial visit.The department has placed about 70 students of 2012 batch. The process of campus placement for 2012 batch is still on-going.

June-July 2012

Companies that have considered RVIM for Placements of BATCH 2010-12

SL NO. COMPANY SECTOR

Workshop Attended by Faculty Members

A Workshop for faculty members on the topic “Case Study method of teaching” was given by Prof M Rajiv, Consultant, on February 10, 2012. A Brief Guideline was given regarding teaching and training methods like Lecture, Talk, Discussion, Role Play, Case Study, Exercise, Application Project, Sensitivity training etc. by listing the merits and demerits of each method. A checklist was given regarding evaluation of effectiveness of teaching. It was a very interactive session with a lot of illustrations and video clippings. The session was concluded by giving the tips for writing a good case analysis.All the faculty members of RVIM attended a one-day workshop on ‘Quality Improvement Workshop on Research Methodology and Guidance Skills for Management Teachers’ organized by Canara Bank School of Management Studies, Bangalore University on May 06, 2012.

Faculty Development ProgrammeA Faculty Development Programme was organized by Association of Indian Management Schools at Century Club on the topic ‘Management Teacher 2015: New Age Teacher’ on April 20, 2012 at Century Club, Bangalore. The resource persons were Prof N S Ramaswamy, Founder Director-IIMB, Mr Sharu S Rangnekar, Sr Management Consultant, Prof Mohd Masood Ahmed, President AIMS and Principal, Deccan School of Management, Hydrebad, Prof M R Rao, Dean Emeritus, ISB, Hyderabad. Dr T V Raju, Director RVIM, Vice Chairman of Association of Indian Management School, Karnataka and Kerala Chapter summarized the FDP sessions. Ms Suma Manjunath, Ms Sowmya D S, Ms Pavithra S T, Ms Bhavya Vikas, Ms Rashmi Shetty and Ms Divyashree S have attended the Faculty Development Programme.

Training ProgrammeAll the faculty members of R V Institute of Management participated in the Training Session on Wednesday, May 28, 2012. The Training programme comprised of three sessions, the first session was on the topic ‘Teachers Attitude’ delivered by Dr. Gururaj Karajagi, Chairman, Academy for Creative Teaching, Bangalore.The second session was on the topic ‘Qualities of an Ideal Teacher’ by Dr. K.P. Puthuraya, Former Registrar, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore.The third session was on the topic ‘Good Health is a key to perfect Happiness’ by Dr. N. Kumar, Health Consultant.

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“Sammilana” - Alumni Meet

The programme was organized in the Quadrangle of RVIM Premises on Saturday, March 17, 2012 and was graced by the presence of 35 alumni members, 40 student volunteers and participants of the current batch, members of staff and the below mentioned dignitaries, Mr. Karan Kumar, Director, Pacecom Technologies, Bangalore, Member, Academic Council - Bangalore University. Mr. G Lakshman, Associate Dean, Mats Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore.Dr. T V Raju, Director, R V I M. The programme commenced with Ms. Priyadarshini, Student, II Semester MBA, invoking the blessings of the Almighty with an invocation song. Dr. T V Raju, Director, RVIM welcomed the gathering in a very warm and affectionate manner, nostalgically recollecting memories of days and years gone by. Two of the senior alumni members, Ms. Divya Mohan and Mr. Tilak addressed the audience and shared their experiences of college and professional life, both.The invitees, Mr. Karan Kumar and Mr. G Lakshman, in their respective addresses, motivated the gathering to think beyond being job seekers and encouraged them instead, to become job providers. A stirring performance by the Students of IV Semester MBA in presenting a medley of old and new melodies to the accompaniment of a guitar served to be the cultural dimension of the programme. Vote of Thanks was proposed by Mr Srivatsa Vivek Vaidya, Student, II Semester MBA, to mark the closure of the programme. The Dignitaries, Alumni members, Staff and Students proceeded to Dinner amidst a sense of good cheer and joy.

June-July 2012

Mr Karan Kumar, Director, Pacecom Technologies, Member,

Academic Council, BU, Addressing the audience. Sitting (L-R) Ms Divya Mohan, Alumni, Mr. G Lakshman,

Dr. T V Raju, Director, RVIM, Mr. Tilak, Alumni.

Present Students interacting with the Alumni

Students presenting a medley of old and new melodies.

RVIM Annual Sports Day

Mr. Suman T SStudent of II Semester, Represented India at

World Roller Skating Championship heldin France

DIRECTOR BEING FELICITATED ON GRADUATION DAY

Prof.Ramaswamy, Founder Director, IIM B with RVIM Students

RVIM Centre for Social Responsibility celebrates WORLD CONSUMERS DAY on MARCH 15, 2012

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Inter-class co-curricular, extra curricular and cultural competition was conducted for the second and fourth semester students from Monday, May 07, 2012 to Saturday, May 12, 2012.

Annual Prize Distribution FunctionThe winners of the inter class events were felicitated in the Annual Prize Distribution Function which was conducted on Thursday, June 07, 2012. The Guest for the function was Prof Vijaya Raghavan, Principal, Vijaya PU College, Bangalore. The Guest along with Director distributed the certificates to the winners.

Inter-class Events

Painting

Business Mania

Collage

Rangoli

Flower Arrangement

Recent Releases: The book release function wasPresided by Sri K Srinivas Shastry and the Cheif Guest was

Prof. D Lingayya, President, B M Sri Memorial Foundation.

June-July 2012

Sinchana Kannada Vedike

Pick and SpeakDebate

Mad AdsCollage

Business Mania

Singing Dance

Skit

Co-CurricularEvents Cultural Events

Extra Curricular Events

Drawing & PaintingFlower Arrangement

RangoliEthnic wear

R V Institute of Management

A Premier Institute in Management Education, Training, Research & Consultancy

Ethnic Day May 11, 2012

Imperium 2012