Forty years of dedicated service to IIMB….

Forty years of dedicated service to IIMB…. Krishna M., K. Ramakrishnan and K. Pandian have been providing hearty meals to students with a smile. IIMB honours them with Long Service awards on the 46th Foundation Day

October 16, 2019October 17, 2019 admin1 FEATURED Opinion 0

From helping churn out sambar-rice and chapati-dal-subzi for 50 students of IIM Bangalore in 1977 to dishing up woks of noodles and degchis of biryani, along with the usual dal-roti, for 1,000 students on the B-school’s Bannerghatta Road campus, Krishna Munilakappa, Head Cook, IIMB Students’ Hostel, can also serve up a feast of delicious stories about wielding the ladle at IIMB. Krishna M will be felicitated on completing 40 years of service at IIMB on the B-school’s Foundation Day on October 28th, 2019. “Just as how there is no limit…

Gearing up for the Golden Jubilee in 2023 The interviews with the former Directors are being brought out in the form of a compendium, ‘The Evolution of IIMB: Directors’ Perspectives’, and will be unveiled at the Foundation Day Celebrations on October 28th, 2019

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 admin1 FEATURED News and events 0

An important aspect of institution building is a record of the trajectory of the growth of the institution. The subject of documenting the journey of IIMB since its inception in 1973, through a series of publications and outputs, leading up to a comprehensive history of IIMB ahead of the Golden Jubilee year in 2023, was mooted by the Director, Professor G. Raghuram, in June 2017. It is only befitting that the first output from the IIMB History Project should be a record of the experiences of the former Directors of…

GAME ON! Praveen Sasidharan, from the one-year Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) at IIMB, explains the meaning and significance of ‘Criclytics’. Cricket buffs read on…

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 admin1 FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

‘Data is the new oil’. The fastest growing jobs today are in the field of data analytics, Big Data, Machine Learning and AI. Companies are putting in immense efforts and investments to collect data and it’s paying off handsomely. It is safe to say that Data is going to be a core competency of successful companies. Right from Amazon to political parties to sports, the scope of application of data analytics is infinite. Cricket is one such domain that is rapidly becoming data driven. There is a new buzzword that’s…

IIMB’s Centre of Public Policy (CPP) hosts a discussion on the book ‘Data Sovereignty: The Pursuit of Supremacy’ on August 13, 2019

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 admin1 Books By Faculty Centres of excellence 0

The Centre of Public Policy (CPP) at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) hosted a book discussion on 13th August on the book,’Data Sovereignty: The Pursuit of Supremacy’, co-authored by Lt. Gen. D.B. Shekatkar (retd.), Lt. Gen. V.M. Patil (retd.), Lt. Gen. Vinod Bhatia (retd.), and Lt. Gen. Vinod Khandare (retd.), Jayadev Ranade, Bharat Panchal, and Vinit Goenka. Professor Hema Swaminathan, Chair, Centre for Public Policy, said: “The Centre was established in 2000. It aspires to lead policy-thinking and praxis in India, promoting equitable, inclusive and sustainable solutions to the…

Of borders and strategic engagement Bhupendra Singh, from the Public Policy and Management Programme at IIMB, reports on a talk by Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Deependra Singh Hooda

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Bhupendra Singh Global MBA Stories Student Connect 0

The students of the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM) at IIM Bangalore hosted Lieutenant General (Retd.) Deependra Singh Hooda, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM & Bar, ADC Former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, who spoke on the topic, ‘The Challenges to National Security’ on June 12, 2019. Drawing attention to the changing world order and “retreating globalization”, he covered India’s foreign relations and how they affect national security. “Peace with our western neighbor is very crucial for peace in our bordering states, but the policy should be…

A Stone for a Business Leader Archana Bhaskara attends a seminar by Arvind Mediratta, MD-CE), Metro Cash & Carry, and shares her learnings

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Archana Bhaskara FEATURED Global MBA Stories Student Connect 0

On Tuesday, 25th June 2019, the students of IIM Bangalore were asked, “What would you like written on your tombstone?” Surprisingly, the question did not come from a sociological or spiritual context but from a context of leadership and the expectations from future leaders. A pioneer in the FMCG sector and MD-CEO of Metro Cash and Carry, Arvind Mediratta, interacted with students of IIMB and shared his thoughts on effective leadership. Describing his journey from IIT Delhi, IIM Calcutta and University of Michigan to holding key positions at reputed organizations,…

Business Analytics workshop at IIMB

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 admin1 FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

22 June, 2019: The Data Centre and Analytics Lab (DCAL) at IIM Bangalore, led by Prof. U Dinesh Kumar, organized the Ninth Business Analytics & Intelligence Symposium on 21-22 June at IIMB. As a part of the program, a two-day workshop was held on ‘Machine Learning using Python’ and ‘Deep Learning’ conducted by Manaranjan Pradhan and Naveen Kumar Bhansali, respectively. Both spoke about how Machine and Deep Learning could be used to solve real-world problems by helping the participants with a hands-on approach to understand the application of Machine and Deep Learning algorithms.…

Record number of women join the two-year MBA at IIM Bangalore

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 admin1 FEATURED Global MBA Stories Student Connect 0

IIM Bangalore welcomed the 46th batch of Post Graduate Program (PGP), and the 43rd batch of the Fellow Program in Management (FPM) on June 10 (Monday). A total of 441 MBA students and 25 doctoral students were part of the inauguration on a pleasant evening at the Open Air Theatre on campus. Professor G Raghuram, Director, IIMB, along with the Chief Guest of the evening, Amit Sharma, Global COO, IBM, GBS, awarded scholarships to the top performing students on the Director’s Merit List and Director’s Honors’ List from PGP 2018-20.…

‘Catch FIRE before you get burnt’: Mutual Fund Research expert At EPGP Seminar, Vidya Bala, from fundsindia.com, shares advice on ‘Financial Independence to Retire Early’. Vedant Mimani reports

June 1, 2019June 3, 2019 Vedant Mimani News and events 0

01 June, 2019: this the stone that will turn all your lead into gold. Remember that money is of a prolific, generating nature. Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more – Benjamin Franklin For the class of one-year MBA students at IIM Bangalore, a talk by Vidya Bala, Head of Mutual Fund Research at fundsinida.com, was an eyeopener. Early retirement might be an objective for a few in the cohort, but financial independence was relevant to all. ‘FIRE’, as Ms Bala explained, is an acronym for ‘Financial…

IIMB hosts talk on Management Practices in Indian Healthcare EPGP student Abhishek Chainani reports

June 1, 2019June 3, 2019 Abhishek Chainani News and events 0

01 June, 2019: Dr. Ajay Bakshi, CEO of Parkway Pantai and a veteran in the Indian healthcare industry, addressed the students of IIM Bangalore’s one-year MBA, the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management, on 27th May 2019 on management practices in the healthcare industry. First as neurosurgeon, then as management consultant, and most recently, as CEO of one of the largest hospital chains in India, Dr. Bakshi has worn several hats in his career. He shared his learnings from and vision for the Indian healthcare industry during his talk. He…