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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…

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.…

‘Bangalore: A test case for Govt, policymakers, urban planners’ At a Public Policy talk at IIM Bangalore, Dr. Kalpana Gopalan says the city need to be reimagined. R Kaushalendra Rao reports

May 27, 2019May 28, 2019 R. Kaushalendra Rao FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

22 May, 2019: The PGPPM Class of 2019-20, at IIM Bangalore, hosted Dr. Kalpana Gopalan, an accomplished and experienced serving IAS officer and an alumna of IIMB, on May 22. In her talk, she traced the city’s growth story from humble beginnings to a heaving metropolis. She also described the socio-cultural influences that shape the character of the city, which she called “a contested space”. The focus on urbanization is timely as projections point to the fact that while it took nearly 40 years (from 1971 to 2008) for India’s…

The PGPPM 2019-20 batch with Chetan Krishnaswamy, Director, Public Policy, Google India and South Asia.

Data privacy and freedom of expression discussed at PGPPM Talk

May 20, 2019October 14, 2019 Bhupendra Singh Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

19 May, 2019: Chetan Krishnaswamy, Director, Public Policy, Google India and South Asia, engaged in a dialogue with the students of the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management at IIM Bangalore on May 15, where he spoke on formulation of tech policies in India. Describing how the internet can bridge the urban-rural divide in India, he listed Google’s initiatives, particualry for farmers and small industries. Talking about the role of regulators in helping the government draft policy, which not only promotes industrial growth, but also empowers consumers, he…

Logistics and Supply Chain in the Indian business context At the first of the EPGP Seminar Series of the academic year, Ajit Pai, COO, Delhivery and alumnus of IIMB, engages with the Class of 2019. A report by Debapriya Majumdar

May 18, 2019May 20, 2019 Debapriya Majumdar Student Connect 0

“Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It’s about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life.” − Celebrated mathematician Shakuntala Devi This is what the Seminar Series of the one-year MBA, the Executive Post Graduate Program in Management (EPGP) at IIM Bangalore, is all about. On 17th May, 2019, the 2019-20 batch of EPGP set the ball rolling for the Seminar Series and who better, they decided, than an alumnus to begin this journey with. Ajith Pai, Chief Operating Officer, Delhivery, and an…

When Impressions Find Expression The IIMB campus inspires poetry…and imaginative prose even from business managers! Anindya Chakaborty, from the EPGP Class of 2019-20, offers you proof…

April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 Anindya Chakraborty FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

As the protagonist walks down the winding pathways that lead up to the Management Development Centre, he feels a sense of calm. Having spent the last five years negotiating traffic, that at times is intent on killing you, yet at others pins you down and lets you marinate your lungs in hydrocarbons and other noxious gases, scrambling to “clock in” and making your grand presence felt at your presumptuously important yet claustrophobic office cubicle (In moments of clarity you can hear the cacophony of keyboard clicks generated by souls such…

One exhilarating step at a time Mohit Roshan Srivastava, of the incoming class of EPGP 2019-20, describes the first few days of the year-long journey that he and 75 others have embarked on at IIM Bangalore

April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 Mohit Roshan Srivastava FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So, you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future” – Steve Jobs On the morning of 27th March 2019, 76 odd folks, who came from various cities and towns of our diverse nation, joined IIM Bangalore’s one-year MBA program – Executive Postgraduate Program in Management (EPGP). Unknown to each other, only a couple of known faces and, in some cases just the names, the incoming class of EPGP 2019-20 batch enrolled for…