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PRONTODOMS – NITTNEWSLETTER

By:

Public Relations Committee

Department of Management Studies

National Institute of Technology - Trichy

FIRM GAMES ‘15

FRESHER’S PARTY ‘15

AKSHAYA PATRA CASE

STUDY

DOMS AT STARTUP WEEKEND BY GOOGLE

TEACHERS DAY

CELEBRATION AT DOMS

SHUTTLE BUSTERS BY DOMS

ISSUE 5 - FEBRUARY ‘16SKILL ENHANCEMENT

PROGRAM BY DOMS OCT ‘15

HUMANITTY

INDUSTRIAL VISIT AT SHARP

INDUSTRIES, COIMBATORE

DOMS AID FOR CHENNAI

FLOODS

DOMS NITT IN BUSINESS

SCHOOL RANKINGS

NEW NEST FOR DOMS

DOMS ALUMNI CHAPTER

MEET 2016

GLIMPSES OF DOMS 37TH

BATCH GUEST LECTURES

VICTORY @IIM TRICHY

THE REGIMEN CLUB

DOMS BASKETBALL STAR

TEAM PRONTO

FIRM GAMES ‘15

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Firm games, the traditional ice-breakingevent for the DoMS senior and juniorbatches was organized in July-August withgreat fervour and enthusiasm. Sports is amedium to provide the juniors a platformto showcase their talent and to shed offtheir initial hesitation and anxiety of beingin a new place among new people awayfrom home. The four teams that form thecrux of the firm games are FALCON,INVINCIBLE, RUDRAS and MORPHEUS. Thesenior batch students and fresher's arerandomly allotted a team and then theseteams play various games like volleyball,cricket, throw ball, basketball, badmintonagainst each other. All the students in thecurrent batch enthusiastically participatedin the tournaments and contributedtowards the success of games. MORPHEUSswept the tournament and RUDRAS tookthe runner up position.

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FRESHERSPARTY ‘15

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On the 14th of August, 2015 the 36thbatch of DoMS-NITT organized a grandFresher’s Party for the newly inducted 37thbatch. The gala was held at Hotel Sea Viewin Trichy. The event started at 5 PM andwent on till 11.45 PM in the night. Anumber of fun, crazy and interactive gamesplus contests were organized for the event.The winners of various titles were, Ms.Fresher’s – Divya Batra, Mr. Fresher’s –Himanshu Swarnkar, Miss Mohini – NehaBhakal, Mr. Handsome – Tanuj Baheti, Mr.Jolly – Kunal Bhatia, Miss. Chellakutty –Divya Elizabeth Mathew, Mr. Muscle –Arnab Mazumdar and Mr. Flirt – EricOswin. The food served was sumptuous anddelicious. The night ended with a ballisticDJ night, where the seniors and juniors lettheir hair down for some serious fun anddance grooves. It was a night where werealized the fact that we are now a part of afraternity and that we can expect supportfor our future endeavours.


TEACHERS DAY CELEBRATION AT DOMS

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On 4th of September (Friday), the first-yearstudents of DoMs-NITT organized a culturalprogram to commemorate the birthanniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnanaka Teacher’s Day. The event commenced at4pm, with Kavya Krishnan reciting “Om JaiJagdish”. Mementoes were presented to thedignitaries after they enlightened theaudience with their speeches. A jamboree ofcultural events followed; the itineraryincluded recitation from Gitanjali,Bharatnatyam dance depicting Radha-Krishna Raas-Leela, solo English songsamong others. This was the first officialevent organized by the first-years and theydisplayed great managerial skills atorganizing it. DoMs-NITT is the onlydepartment which organizes a formal eventfor Teacher’s Day in NITT.


DOMS AT STARTUP WEEKEND POWERED BY GOOGLE

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Startup weekend is an interactive event held over twodays and two nights, in which people from allbackgrounds pitch ideas, form teams and startcompanies. The event was organized at NIT Trichyfrom 11th to 13th of September and was mentored bywell-known entrepreneurs like Satish Medapati,Vandana Sharma, Deepak Tuli, Sarathbabu Elumalai,Balasubramiyam K, Allagappan Muthuraman, SrinivasVuppala, Emmanuel Justus, Ponarul AP, Mrinal Kumar,Dr. Nithyananda K among others. The judging panelincluded Dr. Srinivasan Sundarrajan (Director of NITTrichy), Parag Dhol (Managing Director, InventusCapital), Sridhar S (Director- Dell, Asia Pacific andJapan) and Rajan Narayanan (Chairman, People CareBusiness Solution). This year, the event witnessedaround 110 participants, among whom 68 pitchedtheir start-up ideas (one of the highest pitches in thehistory of the event). Out of these ideas, 16 ideas werevoted for the next stage. With four ideas in the final16, DoMs-NITT had a spectacular run at this year’sStartup Weekend. Team School Counsellor (formed byVedant Khandelwal, Shadhin S, Neha Bhakal andPreethi K of DoMs) stood at second position. Their ideaof using local heroes and role models to connectparents with their children’s aspirations, was highlyappreciated. Other ideas from DoMs like “CashlessCampus - digital transactions”, “Tele - Pharmacy” and“Velociti - Restaurant Delivery Service” were alsoappreciated. The first and third positions were baggedby team “ETex-using technology to revolutionizeapparels” and “Snack Attic- All snacks from A-Z atyour door”.


AKSHAYA PATRA CASE STUDY

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Solving a Case study for the Akshaya PatraFoundation (one of the leading NGOs), our DoMSstudents Chandan Raj and Shriya secured the firstplace at Yukti, a social case study event of IIMTrichy's symposium Arcturus 4.0. They competedagainst students from several premier B-schools likeIIM Trichy, IIM Bangalore, BIM and WellingkarInstitute of Management. The event was judged bythe Senior Manager, Client servicing, of the AkshayaPatra Foundation. Mr. Sarabjeet Gajwani. The casestudy was about an ongoing issue about the NGOAkshaya Patra itself, where the participants had tocome up with strategies to improvise theirrelationship with their donors. The strategy had to beframed with major focus on their digital mediapresence. To solve this, our team from DoMS workedon an extensive research on what the NGO hadalready been doing and came up with innovativesuggestions for improvisation based on the analysisof a survey that they had done for this purpose. This,research work in particular was lauded by the ChiefGuest Mr. Gajwani, as their presentation stood outfrom the others with the analysis that they had done.“The other presentations were, however,praiseworthy in their own way and we could gain alot of exposure from this event by looking at thesame case from different perceptions” says the DoMSduo who won a cash prize and access to onlinecourses on Business Planning and Analytics.


SHUTTLE BUSTERS BY DOMS

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Sports has always united people. It has theunique ability that other mediums of art,yes sports can be considered as an art,doesn’t possess. This was the real reasonbehind organizing Shuttle Busters, acampus wide Badminton Tournament. Aradical step towards integrating DoMS withother departments. DoMS students,identified that there were many badmintonenthusiast in the campus. What better waythan to organize a tournament to bring allof them close.The tournament had severaldivisions, ranging from singles, to mixeddoubles for both boys and girls. Bannerswere put up and enrolment counters weresetup in the campus.To avoid clashing withother NIT Trichy events, the Shuttle Bustersteam daftly scheduled the matches onholidays and weekends, thereby increasingthe participation and audience for thematch.The event was a grand success andhelped DoMS students form lastingfriendships with students from otherdepartments


SKILL ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM BY DOMS OCT ‘15

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Department of Management studies, NIT Trichyhas conducted a two day employability SkillEnhancement Programme recently. ThoughtLeaders, HR Managers, Career Consultant,Practicing Managers, Successful Entrepreneur andAcademicians have trained the participants.College students from various colleges in SouthIndia participated in the event. The two-day event,organized by the Department of ManagementStudies, had Mr.Ravi Kumar, Chairman of ZanecLtd, India, USA, UK as the chief guest. The eventwas sponsored by Hi-Tech Arai Pvt Ltd,Madurai.The ceremony was inaugurated byDr.G.Kannabiran, professor, MBA department, NITTrichy, after which Dr.G.Muruganantham briefedabout the program whilst being presided over bythe Dean (Academic) of NIT Trichy, Dr.S.ArulDaniel. The speakers for the event included, Mr. K.Ganesh, Knowledge Expert at McKinsey &Company Inc, Mr.A.S.Samad, AGM-HR, BHEL,Motivational Speaker Mr. Soma Valliappan andMr. Pandiraja IRS, Deputy Director. Theprogramme ended with a vote of thanks by theevent’s organizer Dr.G..Muruganantham. Thefeedback from the participants wereoverwhelmingly positive.


HUMANITTY

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HumaNITTy is a Social ResponsibilityUmbrella Organization of NIT Trichywhere Various Social ResponsibilityClubs of NIT Trichy join Hands tocelebrate the Joy of Giving christenedDaan Utsav. It started in 2012 as joy ofgiving week (Oct 2 – Oct 8). DoMSstudents are taking active participationin joy of giving week from the year ofits inception. This HumaNITTyincludes programs like distribution ofblankets, dry mats to the old agehomes, Gala for kids – to spread joyand happiness to more than 300students by organizing games andcultural events, Sarathy divas –Thanking the bus drivers who takes usour destinations safely by distributingtowels, water bottles , Annadanam, andmany more programs were organizedin this joy of giving week. DoMSstudents Ramakrishna, Himanshu,Adarsh, Chandan, Shriya, Yasar andSwati are the active members in thisHumanitty club


INDUSTRIAL VISIT AT SHARP INDUSTRIES, COIMBATORE

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“There is only so much you can learn in oneplace...” - MadonnaA classroom, at the end of the day is only asecondary source of knowledge ! A degree inMBA with no practical application is like aplane without fuel. Thus, to make the students ofDoMS, privy to the intricacies of industries, theGuest Lecture Committee of 37th batch of DoMS,organized an industrial visit at Sharp Industries,Coimbatore on 4th of November, 2015. SharpTools specializes in making machineries andpumps. The class arrived at Sharp Industries by1.30 PM and was given a warm welcome by theCEO, Mr. K. R. Pandian. He patiently explainedthe story behind the formation of SharpIndustries and the reasons behind its continuedsuccess. The pumps sector is one of the onlysectors in India, where China has not beaten us.We were later given a tour of the facility whereeach department’s roles, functions and workingswere explained in details by their respectiveheads. The visit helped us in understanding theparamount importance of subjects like HumanResources Management, Cost Accounting,Finance etc. and how they are necessary to runany business.


DOMS AID FOR CHENNAI FLOODS

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The rains in Chennai have caused severedevastation in the city causing the loss ofmore than 250 lives and a property damageof nearly Rs.15000 crores. In order to helpthe flood affected people, DoMS NITTstudents collected relief materials led byefforts of the HumaNITTy club of theinstitute. They collected items from faculty,staff, and students of the institute andbought supplies like biscuits, water bottles,clothes, ready-to-eat items etc. In additionto the donation of supplies, monetarycontributions were also collected fromfaculty and alumni and it was used for theprocurement of blankets, sanitary napkins,rice, daal, atta packets and other essentialitems like soaps, toothbrushes, toothpastes,mosquito repellents. Under the guidance ofT&P Head, Dr.Bhaktavatsalam, a buscarrying all these essential items were sentto Chennai and handed over to the floodvictims. Ramakrishna and Chandan Rajfrom DoMS were a part of the team whichvisited Chennai.


DOMS NITT IN BUSINESS SCHOOL RANKINGS

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DoMS-NITT is consistently ranked asone of the top 25 B-Schools in India.Every major survey of 2015, likeOutlook, The Hindu- Business Line,Business Today, Career360 etc. listedDoMS-NITT with other major B-Schools in their respective rankings.DoMS-NITT is also ranked in top 10“B-Schools with the best return oninvestment” . According to Outlook2015 B-School survey, DoMS-NITT isthe 5th best B-School in South Indiaand 25th best in all over India.DoMS-NITT has one of the oldestMBA programs in India (started in1978). It was the second institute inIndia to provide Business Analytics asa part of course curriculum.


NEW NEST FOR DOMS

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It was a moment of joy to the DoMSCommunity as the new DoMS building gotinaugurated in the campus.The DoMS-NITTnew block was in full glory as Shri AshokGajapathi Raju, Honourable Minister of CivilAviation, inaugurated the 38-year-old B-school’s new building on January 8th. TheHonourable Minister unveiled the plaque,which would be later embossed in the newbuilding. The event also had the HonourableMinister interacting with the students andanswering all their questions on the civilaviation sector. The new block of DoMS is oftwo floors, having a built up area of around1300 sqm in ground floor and 1270 sqm infirst floor within the land area of 4875 sqmsituated adjacent to Silver Jubilee buildingfacing central avenue road. The location of thebuilding gives access to, two directions andthe building has central court yard for betterlighting and cross ventilation. All the roomsare air conditioned and the exteriors arefinished with Aluminium composite panel forbetter elevation. The new building also boastsof six classrooms, of which one is a smartclassroom. It is truly a gift to DoMS as weenter in this New Year.


DOMS ALUMNI CHAPTER MEET 2016

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The Hyderabad Chapter Meet 2016 created aplatform for all the Alumni from Hyderabad to cometogether and interact with peers from their Almamater. As the meet was reborn after a span of 8 years,it received good response from all the Alumni whohad settled around Hyderabad. All of the Alumniwere glad to hear from their Alma mater after a verylong time. The Meet was held in one of the mainurban commercial centers of Hyderabad which usedto be a hilly forest and was least inhabited in the past,now commonly known as Banjara Hills. The place isan upmarket locality and was occupied by only fewroyal member’s of the Nizam’s dynasty in the past.The reunion was organized in Café 4resta which issituated in one of the calmest regions of Banjara Hills.The Meet was scheduled from evening 5 p.m. to 8.30p.m., but it started only around 6 p.m. since most ofthe Alumni had to do some end-of-the month officeerrands. Many important discussions took place forthe next 4 hours which included suggestions onimprovement of Alumni relations, ways to enhancethe functioning of the department and challengesthat can be faced in the corporate world. A set ofsouvenirs including a Greeting card, a customizedDoMS Alumni Committee cup and calendar werepresented to the 8 Alumni who were present. TheAlumni wished us farewell before signing off amemorable chapter to our lives.


GLIMPSES OF DOMS 37TH

BATCH GUEST LECTURES

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Guest Lectures are an efficient means toincrease the student – industry interactions.The Student Guest Lecture Committee of the37th batch of DoMS regularly organizes guestlectures at its premises. The senior GuestLecture Committee regularly organized guestlectures till the month of August after whichthe present team took over. Some of the guestlectures were :-

Date :- 5th of SeptemberWorkshop on soft skill enhancement by “schoolof Soft Skills”It was a very interactive session, conducted by Mr.Sabari Raja, Mr. Raghul Shyam and Mr. Philp Samuel.They helped the class in brushing theircommunication and confidence with the help of wellknown techniques.

Date:- 10th of September“Organizational Change and Development" and"International Organizational Behaviour”The session was conducted by Dr. R. Saraswathy,faculty of Thiagarajar School of Management,Madurai. She explained the emerging trends inOrganization Behaviour and also helped us inunderstanding theories like Herzberg’s Two FactorTheory , Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Lewin’sChange Theory etc.


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Date:-14th September“Digital Marketing”The corporate world today somewhere owes its existenceto Digital marketing. Mr. Ravi Kumar, Chairman Zanec(London) , helped us in understanding current practicesof Digital Marketing via interesting Case Studies from hiscompany as well as from interesting example (the EllenDegenres “Samsung” Selfie ) !

Date:- 28th September“Marketing Management”Mr. Suresh Paul Antony, our beloved next door, IIMTrichy faculty, conducted this very theoretical, yetimmensely interesting session on core marketingconcepts.

Date:- 30th October“Knowledge Management System at Bharat HeavyElectrical Ltd.”The very fact that there is a PSU in close proximity ofDOMS-NIT Trichy, provides immense learningopportunities for its students. Mr. Narayanan K, GeneralManager Engineering and R&D (Retired), of BHEL,explained the birth and growth of KnowledgeManagement System at BHEL and the ways it helps insolving day to day, as well as critical problems.

Date:- 5th of November“ Appreciative inquiry in Organization “Mr. M. R. Sreesha and Mr. Sai Sambat (who is also a NIT

Trichy alumnus) took a session on appreciative inquiryvia fun and interactive activities like - Teams wereformed and were asked to propose start-up ideas. Roleplays were also conducted.


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Date:- 15th of SeptemberCase study on sale of Valves at BHEL”Mr. Nagarajan K, Addl. General Manager (and alsoan alumnus of DoMS-NIT Trichy) took a case studysession on the various performance measures ofsales of valves at BHEL.

Date:- 16th NovemberDemystifying Startups” by Maheshwar VenkatStartups are the buzz word in India today. Mr.Maheshwar helped us in getting a grasp of the realscenario of startup culture and helped in breaking anumber of myths regarding it.

Date:- 30th November“ Game Theory , with a special focus on WorldEconomics” by Dr. Alka ChadhaThis was the last session of the year 2015. Dr. Chadha is a well-known pioneer in the field of Game Theory and conducts classes in many parts of the globe.

VICTORY @IIM TRICHYDoMS girls won many awards in IIM Trichyfashion show the Rhythm 2015. Divya BatraMBA 1st year student won the best dressaward. Previous year 2014 Rhythm, DoMSgirls won first prize in fashion show.


THE REGIMEN CLUB

DOMS BASKETBALL STAR

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“One whose knowledge is confined to booksand whose wealth is in the possession ofothers, can use neither his knowledge norwealth when the need for them arises”. Thisfamous quote by Chanakya elicit the need forpracticing the knowledge along with gainingit. To serve this purpose the 37th batch ofDOMS, NIT Trichy came up with the idea of anin house club- THE REGIMEN CLUB. The club’smission is to facilitate the fine tuning ofcommunication and general managementskills by conducting weekly group discussion,panel discussions, debates, quizzes and mockinterviews. The regimen club act as a platformfor confidence building which eventually assiststudents in facing interviews.

Making it big in basketball had been a dearlyheld dream for Peram Srinath, a first year MBAstudent of DoMS. A national level basketballplayer from Goa now representing the NIT-Trichy basketball team for forth coming eventsgoing to be held in various parts of the country.Srinath a KV student did his BBM fromBangalore university. He represented his schoolin national level Basketball game held inBangalore 2012. He maintains shooting guardposition in basketball. And he is also aninspiration for many undergraduate studentsin NIT Trichy.


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