The best fit for aspirations

The best fit for aspirations Chirag Soni says EPGP at IIMB has better equipped him for the life ahead

Having worked for almost seven years in one of the most sought-after career paths in today’s world – Machine Learning and Data Science – in Management Consulting, Retail Banking and Software Product industries, I decided to build further on the solid technical foundation that my experience provided me and accelerate towards more business-oriented roles. Close collaboration with Finance and Marketing teams on various strategic projects that required high performing analytics solutions steered my interest towards acquiring knowledge of fundamental management disciplines for being involved in broader level decision-making. With world-class…

My Time at IIMB A breakthrough year and a once-in-a-lifetime experience is how Ashish Anja describes his EPGP experience

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Ashish Anja FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

If there is one thing that the IIMB experience has made me in the last one year, that would be – ‘humble’. Irrespective of what one has achieved in their pre-IIMB career, the pedigree of the cohort at IIMB is such that it makes one feel respectful. IIMB, being the best B-school in the country, was always my dream college. The opportunity to study and experience life at this prestigious institute is nothing less than ‘living a dream’ for me. I still remember entering the hallowed gates of the institute…

IIMB: A microcosm of India The wide choice of academics, the lush green, stone-walled campus throbbing with activity, the projects, events and competitions made Kushal Waghmare’s EPGP journey challenging and exciting

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Kushal Waghmare FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

As a memorable year comes to a close, I look back at my journey spanning 15 thousand kilometers from Atlanta to Bangalore. Deciding to pursue MBA from IIM Bangalore meant more than just going back to school to me. It meant leaving the United States; a country which had been my home for a decade, and has some of the top business schools worldwide. I chose IIM Bangalore because of its rich legacy, eminent faculty and leading-edge curriculum in a very exciting business scenario of India. IIMB, as an educational…

THE FIRSTS AND LASTS OF MANY THINGS – IIM BANGALORE Stepping out of Bangalore airport, I did the most DJ thing and shouted out - Hello Bangalore!!! Except that, Bangalore didn’t respond, because it is some 500 kms away from the airport…………

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 admin1 FEATURED Global MBA Stories Student Connect 0

These are some of the key punch lines from Rahul Subramaniam’s stand-up stint on Bangalore, and undeniably, they summed up my emotions when I stepped out of Bangalore Airport on 12th June, 2018, heading out for my admissions at IIM Bangalore. Since then, for two years, the agony has persisted, even more so, because after every small trip back home, I have yearned to get back to the green campus, as soon as possible! As I now pack my clothes and books in cartons, ready to be shipped back home,…

For management research in India, IIMB is the place to be Sachidananda B S offers a glimpse into his life as a doctoral scholar

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 admin1 FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak News and events Student Connect 0

I am a Ph.D. from the Strategy area, with my dissertation research in the nascent stages of Entrepreneurship. I have completed both my Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) and now a Ph.D. from IIM Bangalore. My dissertation research is a valuable milestone that captures many nuances of my entrepreneurial experience over the past decade. In my dissertation, I study how an entrepreneur’s interaction with mentors, other entrepreneurs, vendors, customers, and investors influences the initial venture idea. The research implications directly guide entrepreneurs and indirectly affect the design of incubators…

Decongesting Bengaluru: NSRCEL-incubated start-up shows the way

February 26, 2020February 27, 2020 admin1 FEATURED News and events Opinion 0

Incubated at IIM Bangalore’s NSRCEL, Series-5 Lab has launched a technology platform for Software Defined Marketing (SDM), a programmatic cloud-based platform to manage assets across all mass media, create TG specific next-generation experiences, run marketing campaigns and report real-time analytics with machine learning and artificial intelligence. The start-up has been working with the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). In 2019, they launched BMTC Namma Pass, a digital ticketing facility for the Volvo Vajra service. So far, over 3000 passengers use this digital cashless mode of ticketing service, and the founders say…

PROSOC, incubated at NSRCEL, looks to address social needs

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 admin1 FEATURED News and events 0

PROSOC Innovators is a for-profit social enterprise that designs and develops products and services that can empower people, at the base of the pyramid, in sectors like education, livelihood, agriculture, and healthcare. PROSOC stands for ‘PROducts for SOCiety’. Incubated at IIM Bangalore’s entrepreneurial learning centre, NSRCEL, PROSOC is currently working on two products in the domains of education and livelihood. For school children, PROSOC has designed and developed DESKIT, which is a combination of a lightweight school bag and an ergonomic, foldable, portable and detachable table. Children can carry DESKITs…

Dr. Saamdu Chetri, a champion of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness, delivers a talk on ‘Journey of Gross National Happiness’, on February 15, 2020 at IIMB.

“Happiness is in knowing the mindful soul”: Dr. Saamdu Chetri in a talk at IIMB

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 admin1 FEATURED Student Connect 0

15 February 2020, Bengaluru: “Mindfulness is in being present with right thoughts, understanding, intention, efforts and action,” said Dr. Saamdu Chetri, a champion of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness, who talked about the ‘Journey of Gross National Happiness’, at IIMB, on February 15 (Saturday). Dr Chetri began his talk by sharing a few glimpses of Bhutan and its sacredness in terms of environment, people and government though the country isn’t spared by the ecological imbalances and climate changes impacting the world. “From one individual’s action, planet Earth is dying,” he observed.…

Research Week @ IIMB discusses research relevance to industry practice and policy making

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 admin FEATURED Research Papers 0

IIM Bangalore celebrated the second edition of Research Week from 26th December 2019 to 4th January 2020, showcasing the Institute’s growing research capabilities and commitment to high-quality, interdisciplinary research in Business, Management, and Public Policy. The event was inaugurated with a panel discussion on the topic, ‘Research Relevance to Industry Practice and Policy Making’. The panel included Dr. R.B. Barman, former chairman, National Statistical Commission and former ED, RBI, Sharad Sharma, Co-founder, iSpirt, Prof. Arnab Mukherji, faculty from the Public Policy area at IIMB. The discussion focused on the challenges…

(L-R) Shiva Jayagopal, Winvinaya Foundation, Prof. G. Raghuram, Director IIM Bangalore, and S.S. Jayasankar, Oorja Cochin, at the golden jubilee celebrations of Balavidyalaya, Chennai.

IIMB Director G. Raghuram speaks on ‘Experience of IIMB in making the courses inclusive’ during the golden jubilee celebrations of Chennai-based school Balavidyalaya

December 29, 2019December 31, 2019 admin1 FEATURED News and events Opinion 0

27 December, 2019, Bengaluru: Balavidyalaya, the Chennai-based school for young deaf children, hosted the international conference titled ‘Parenting Children to Listen from Infancy & Talk for a Lifetime’, on December 19 and 20, 2019, at the Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, as part of its golden jubilee celebrations. The conference brought together policy makers, special educators, speech therapists, audiologists, doctors, psychologists, social workers and parents engaged or associated with deafness. A healthy interaction and exchange of information between professionals from different parts of the world during the conference threw…