Volume VII April 2018

LBSIMT Once Again in the Limelight

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CII & AICTE ranked LBSIMT in the “Pla�num”(Highest) Category in India. GHRDC & CSR ranked LBSIMT amongst Outstanding Business Schools of

Excellence in India

H.E. Dr. Igor Polikha (Ambassador of Ukraine) addressing the audience .

An Academic Trip To IIM, Kashipur

Synergy-2018 National Seminar-2018

National Seminar on "Promoting a Culture of Excellence”

at IIC Delhi.

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Volume VII April 2018

LBSIMT Once Again in the Limelight CII & AICTE ranked LBSIMT in the “Platinum”(Highest) Category in India

GHRDC & CSR ranked LBSIMT amongst Outstanding Business Schools of Excellence in India

As per the research conducted by Confederation of Indian Industry & All India Council for Technical Education about Industry-Linkage of Technical Institutes 2017, LBSIMT Bareilly stands in the distinguished Platinum Grade (Highest in the Country). CII & AICTE evaluated the institutes on the basis of industry linkages in various functions like

governance, curriculum, faculty, infrastructure, services and placement. They categorized the performance in different grades – Platinum, Gold and Silver. Last year also the institute was placed in the same highest Platinum Category. The continuous efforts made by the institute in establishing industry-connect have helped in holistic development of the students and in enhancing their employability in corporate roles. As per the study conducted by Global Human Resource Development Centre (GHRDC) and published by Competition

rdSuccess Review (CSR) in November 2017, LBSIMT Bareilly secured 3 place amongst Outstanding Business Schools of thExcellence in the country during the year 2017. The institute was ranked 5 last year in the same survey. This was a big leap for

the institute in terms of professional practice and performance. Infrastructure (physical & academic), faculty publications, research, consultancy, admission, curriculum, delivery system, placement, social responsibility, networking and industry interface were the factors that have been considered while ranking the institutes. These rankings are valuable and give the institute a sense of marching forward in terms of its mission to nurture human talents into proactive professionals.

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Placements Galore at LBSIMT

All students of our flagship PGDM programme have been placed in some of the progressive companies. The companies where our students are placed this year include Orient Soft, Gold Plus Glass, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, Collabera, Yes Bank, Marico Industries, HDFC Bank, Berger Paints, IndusInd Bank, Karvy, Top Rankers Management Consultants, Prop Equity Pvt. Ltd. etc. The highest package offered is 5.2 Lakh per annum. The flavour of excellence in this year’s final placements has been a manifestation of the timeless ties and support of our alumni and industry partners.

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Student’s Speak

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Two years in LBSIMT– A Journey of Change

"The desire to rise above the ordinary"

From the day I joined LBSIMT and today I see my self as an evolved person from being an introvert to

extrovert, from being a student to professional. What I got with our faculty members has been the underlined

management value system. The vigorous curriculum has given me the sense of direction. The group

discussions and role plays proved invaluable for me and created a professional bond with my classmates and

faculties. It was a tough roller coaster in first year to get my self fit into the professional environment but with the support and

encouragement of the faculty members I was able to cope!

Thank you LBSIMT for shaping our career and making us proactive rather than re-active.

Kanishk Panwar, placed at HDFC Bank

LBS has brought a big positive transformation in my life. It has helped me bring about a tremendous

improvement in my communication abilities and presentation skills. I have really improved my spoken

English and have learnt a number of useful concepts and tactics used in the contemporary business world. I

always liked the classes and have learnt a lot at LBS.

Alman Khan, placed at Berger Paints

LBSIMT is a place where you will get outstanding learning along with the vast exposure of corporate world

which is a real differentiator and will help you in grooming and enhancing your skill.

I am really thankful to all the faculty members for their continuous support and guidance which helped me in

entering in the corporate world and I will always cherish and miss the valuable and important two years of my

journey in LBSIMT.

Archit Agarwal placed at Karvy Stockbroking Ltd.

The two years' journey at LBSIMT was memorable and has great learning experience. As professors here work

as mentor for students,they have helped me in grooming my personality through presentations and many more

opportunities. They have groomed me from normal college student to a management professional, who can

stand and accept the challenges, grab opportunities, plan and execute the task professionally and personally in

life.

Maansi Maheshwari, placed at Radiocity.

The opportunities provided by LBSIMT helped me to improve my overall personality, enhanced my

multitasking ability kept me on toes to meet the deadline. Overall journey is worth cherishing throughout life as

I have learned immensely and productively

Soni Yadav, placed at Collabera Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. (US Multinational)

The decision to take admission in lbsimt was one of the best decisions of my life. The

institute gave me a career that I had always dreamt of. It transformed my personality and

made me competent to face the real challenges of life. The institute helped me a lot in getting the job in

Gold Plus Industry Ltd. I will cherish each day of the two wonderful years spent in the campus.

Himanshu Gupta, placed at Gold plus Glass

Synergy 2018 - The Management Fest

On 23rd and 24th March, 2018, Alliance, the students'

association of the institute successfully organized a two day

Annual Management Fest “Synergy-2018”in association

with Times of India.

The first day of the fest was graciously inaugurated by the

Chief Guest Shri Sunil Kumar Wadhera, Dy General

Manager, SBI, Dr. Sanjeev Shrivastav, Vice Chairman and

Prof. Rajendra Bharti, Director of the institute. They lighted

the lamp and paid their floral tributes to Shri Lal Bahadur

Shastri. The Chief Guest Shri Sunil Kumar Wadhera

focused on the corporate and banking world. He emphasized

on combating stress on a day to day basis. Ms. Upasana

Gupta the Alliance and Fest coordinator welcomed all the

guests, students and faculty members of the participating

management institutes. On the first day various competitive

activities like role play, team building games, corporate

quiz, extempore, poster making, corporate flower

decoration, debate competition were organized. Several

colleges participated in the two days fest. Participants from

various colleges cheered for their teams and enlivened the

environment. At the end of the first day of the fest Prof.

Rajendra Bharti distributed the prizes, trophies and gifts to

the winners.

The second day started with all glitz and glitter.The

programme started with a prayer to Lord Ganesha by BBA

final year students. The Chief Guest for the evening was

Hon'ble Dr. Igor Polikha, Ambassador of Ukraine. He said

that if today's youth consistently follow their passion, they

can achieve anything. He also suggested the idea of youth

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In 25th January, 2018, Dr. D.S Sengar, Professor, IIM,

Lucknow and highly acclaimed academic leader taught the

concepts of Legal Aspects of Business through case studies.

His elaborations of practical aspect of various laws including

Contract Act, Negotiable instrument Act, Companies Act

etc. were very interesting. The sessions were delivered in a

very lucid and interesting manner which evoked the interest

of the students and made them understand not only the

concepts of various acts of the Business Law but their

applications also. He also explained interesting applications

of the various provisions of laws in our day to day life. He

said “law is prevailing everywhere and in every thing we

do”.

Dr. Sengar from IIM Lucknow interacting with the students

Students performing during Synergy 2018

exchange programme. Shri Anil Shastri, Chairman and

Former Union Minister emphasized upon the importance of

the spirit of togetherness and mutual trust amongst youth.

Vice Chairman, Dr. Sanjeev Shrivastav stressed upon the the

importance of social values and cultural heritage.

The Inaugural session was followed by the 'Spirit of Synergy'

which consisted of colorful folk dances from various states.

Students beautifully showcased a display of both ethnic and

western wear on ramp walk. The function was sponsored by

State Bank of India, Manyavar, Mohey, Ramayan Auto

Financiers Limited, Jawed Habib, Career Launcher and Ye-

lo Milk.

Students learnt from Senior Professor from IIM

National Seminar in Delhi on 'PROMOTING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE'

A National Seminar was organized by the institute on th“Promoting A Culture of Excellence” on 17 February, 2018

at India International Centre, New Delhi. The seminar was

graciously inaugurated by Dr. A. K. Balyan CEO, Oil &

Gas Reliance Infrastructure Ltd., Shri Anil Shastri,

Former Union Minister and Chairman, Board of Governors,

Dr. Sanjeev Shrivastav, Vice Chairman and Prof. Rajendra

Bharti, Director of the institute. They lighted the ceremonial

lamp and paid floral tributes to Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri

who is the eternal source of inspiration to the institute.

Dr. A. K. Balyan started with

organization's vision and the role

of a leader. He stated that every

employee should understand the

vision of the organization. Every

employee should have a clear and

significant purpose and must

focus on high performance. He

emphasized on effective collaboration of the teams. He

described a three phase approach in order to build a culture

of excellence. The phases mentioned by him were: Phase I -

mindset of excellence i.e. there should be a common

language of excellence, Phase II - strategies for excellence

i.e. the strategies should be formed in order to achieve goals

in the organization and Phase III - sustaining excellence in

which he said that in order to sustain excellence in the

organization the team and the organizational people should

create the mindset of excellence.

Shri Sanjay Gupta CEO &

Whole Time Director of Jagran

Prakshan Ltd, Chairman, BOG

IIM, Amritsar (Punjab) and a

Member of World Edit Forum

delivered the key note address. In

his speech, he stated about the

e x c e l l e n c e o f h i s o w n

performance along with the

learning in organization and the role of seniors. He also

stated about the role of social media in today's world. He

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said people are using and are influenced by the social media

and are ignoring the real news.

In the presidential address, Shri Anil Shastri said that

excellence is possible through right attitude, competition

and intelligence. He highlighted that culture of excellence is

not limited to management but it is a wide concept which is

applicable in politics, media and academics etc. He also

emphasized that for achieving excellence, one must never

allow to be overpowered by others.

Shri S.Y.Siddiqui, Chief Mentor

of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

presented Excellence–in-Action

through change in work culture

oriented towards top management

philosophy and core values. He

emphasized that culture of

excellence can be developed by

respect for individuals, equal opportunity to all, leadership

with listening capabilities by organizations which have

invested in operational excellence and innovation.

The first expert session was

chaired by Shri Subhash Jagota,

Founder & CEO, Global Business

Solutions. He advised to develop

multiple routes for faster growth

and said that diversification is the

need of the hour. Shri Jagota

reflected on the emerging global

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competition and called on the young generation to be vibrant

and responsive.

Shri Pankaj Dubey, Country

Head & Managing Director,

Polaris India Pvt. Ltd addressed

the audience in his unique style

wherein everybody felt charged

and inspired. He said that the

world belongs to the people who

can read the symptoms of the

changing environment and can learn the advanced

technologies faster than their competitors.

Next Expert speaker was Shri

Anil Kaushik, Chief Editor –

B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r – H R

Magazine, advocated for creating

a robust vision and said that the

vision can be realized only when

the entire organization has a

culture of excellence.

Shri Raju Moza CFO, C-Zentrix

enlightened the audience with his

thoughts of human development.

He said that excellence is a journey

and any escape from the journey of

excellence will deprive the

organization from sustainable

growth.

The next session was packed with

expert contributions from corporate

leaders of diverse background. Shri

Ashish Dwivedi CMD, Expedien-

e-Solution Ltd. started the session

with his own success story wherein

he had committed himself to offer

the best software solutions to his

clients from all over the world.

The next speaker was Shri

Abhinav Gera, Head - Talent

Management & Development,

Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Shri Gera

expressed his strong believe in the

unlimited power of the people. He

told that acquiring, developing and

r e t a in ing t he t a l en t i s a

prerequisite to promote a culture of excellence in every

organization.

Shri Manish Malik, CEO,

Spencer India Technologies Pvt.

L td . d i scussed abou t t he

metamorphosis happening in the

business environment. He said that

companies are striving to become

better than the best. Technologies

like Artificial Intelligence and

Block chain have created a revolution of multidimensional

possibilities.

In a special expert contribution,

Dr. Deepak Srivastava, Director,

LBSIM, Delhi presented a small

video clipping through which he

explained the need of promoting a

culture of excellence. He said that

we need to build learning

organization for sustainable

excellence.

Vote of thanks was given by Seminar Convenor Dr. Subho

Chattopadhyay.

All faculty members including Swati Gupta, Upasana Gupta,

Nitesh Kumar Saxena, Kunwar Ankush Saxena, Payal

Johari, Rajat Mehrotra, Vivek Gupta, Yasmeen Khan were

very active in coordinating the seminar throughout the day.

The students effectively managed the sessions and also

learnt from the seminar. The administrative department co-

ordinated the hospitality & logistic arrangements very

efficiently.

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An Academic Trip To IIM, Kashipur

An Academic trip to IIM, Kashipur was organized on 28th

November, 2017. For the students of PGDM. It was an

opportunity to learn from the Director of IIM Kashipur

Prof. Gautam Sinha, who conducted an interactive session

on business strategy. A special session on entrepreneurship

and innovation was conducted for the students of LBS by

Prof. Safal Batra, Professor of Strategic Management at IIM

Kashipur. Prof. Gautam Sinha in his interesting

deliberations that touched upon various dimensions and

essential concepts of business dwelt upon the significance of

strategy and its role in establishing a sustainable

competitive advantage in this era of cut throat competition.

He urged the budding managers attending his session to

remain alert and aware of even the most seemingly

insignificant developments in the business world, so as to be

able to effectively use their knowledge of the environment

culture and technology for drawing out a winning strategy

when required. Prof. Batra while addressing the students

used a number of examples from the day to day life of a

common man to illustrate and draw out a relationship

be tween c r ea t i v i t y, i dea t i on , i nnova t i on and

entrepreneurship. He also stated that innovation is the key to

success for any enterprise in this fast evolving corporate

world. He also added that it is entrepreneurial spirit that

propels and promotes the basic key which gives rise to a

culture of innovation. In order to become a successful

entrepreneur one needs to be creative, innovative and adept

in checking out unique and meaningful strategies. Students

found the session very delightful and engaging.

National HR Summit

Students of LBS attended the 19th National Management summit organized by Top Ranker's Management Consultants at New Delhi on February 23-24, 2018 at Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi. The management summit was on “Business Excellence through Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship. The students actively participated in discussions and cleared their doubts with industry stalwarts and intellectuals like Padamshree Dr. Pritam Singh, Mr. S.Y.Siddiqui, Chief mentor of Maruti Suzuki India, Mr. Pawan Sharma, VP-HR of Kwality, etc. One of the prominent features of this program is the presentation of-Top Rankers Excellence Awards. The awards are given to recognize and honor deserving corporate and outstanding senior professionals in various management disciplines including HR, Marketing, Finance, IT, and Operations. Some categories in which the awards are conferred are Visionary Leadership, Women Leadership, Women Achiever, Leadership Excellence, Pride of India, Leadership, Trendsetter, Role Model, Professional of the Year, etc. and a couple of excellence awards for Academia, Civil Society & Entrepreneurship.

Nivesh Kumbh– Financial Awareness Event

Mr. Rajat Mehrotra & students interacted with Mr. Dheerendra Kr- Mutual Fund Expert & CEO Value Research.

Students at IIM, Kashipur

A Financial Awareness event, Nivesh Kumbh was

organized by Aditya Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund in Bareilly

on 10th February 2018. Our Finance faculty- Mr. Rajat

Summer Internship Award Function

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To motivate students for undertaking research and for

having hands on experience in the field of management, the

institute organises Summer Internship Award Function

every year. This year the award function was presided over

by Shri Anil Shastri Chairman of the Institute. On the

occasion, Shri Mudit Chaturvedi, General Manager, Dainik

Jagran was the Chief Guest. In this Award Ceremony PGDM

students were evaluated for their performance on the basis

of summer Internship Project report and presentation based

on that.

The winners of the competition were Ms. Tanshi Arora, Mr.

Archit Agarwal and Ms. Soni Yadav. The awards were given

by the chief guest of the function.

The first summer Internship award for the batch 2016-2018

was given to Ms. Tanshi Arora. The title of her project was

“Analysis of interchange income & network expenses of

SBI card”. She completed the project under the academic

supervision of Dr. Subho Chattopadhyay, Associate

Professor and the corporate supervision of Mr. Rajesh C,

Vice– President, Financial planning & Analysis team, State

Bank of India. The second summer internship award went to

A Financial Quiz was organised in the Institute in which the

students from BBA, BCOM and PGDM actively

participated. The Financial quiz had questions from areas

like Banking, Finance, Investments, Stock markets, Mutual

Mr. Archit Agarwal, who did the project work “PEZ

development and social media marketing of Polaris” under

the academic supervision of Ms. Upasana Gupta, Sr.

Assistant Professor and the corporate supervision of Ms.

Runa Ahlawat, Marketing Manager, Polaris India Pvt. Ltd.

The third awardee was Ms. Soni Yadav, who worked on the

project “To analyze how nexa customer are different from

Maruti existing channel customer”. She completed the

project under the guidance of Ms. Swati Gupta, Sr. Assistant

Professor, and under the corporate guidance of Mr. Abhinav

Anish, Deputy Manager of PPD (Marketing) Department,

Maruti Suzuki.

The Vice Chairman of the institute, Dr. Sanjeev Shrivastav

and the Director of the institute, Prof. Rajendra Bharti

congratulated the students for their achievement and

encouraged them to perform ever better.

Prof. Rajendra Bharti, appreciated Ms. Swati Gupta,

Coordinator, Summer Internship for her efforts.

Dr. Subho Chattopadhyay, Academic Coordinator thanked

the Chief Guest, Chairman and Vice Chairman for

motivating and encouraging the students.

Financial Quiz, 2018

Funds, Accountancy and Insurance. Mr. Shahper Mirza, was

the winner of the quiz. Ms. Harshpreet Kaur and Mr. Abhinay

Sehgal stood at 2nd and 3rd positions respectively.

LBSIMT students present at the event "Nivesh Kumbh" organized by Aditya Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund.

Mehrotra along with several students of the institute

attended the event. The relevance of the event can be gauged

by the fact that the guidance sessions in the event were

conducted by professionals like Mr. Dheerendra Kumar -

CEO Value Research, a popular magazine on Mutual Funds,

and the Zonal Head North of ABSL Mutual Fund. The

speakers highlighted the importance of investments, the

different investment products, the importance of mutual

funds and the different mutual funds present in the market.

The speakers also talked about the importance of money

management and how the stock market can help you create

your wealth. They also highlighted on the tax planning and

retirement planning and on the overall pros and cons of

investments in financial markets. The students gained a lot

of knowledge about various financial products.

The students also witnessed the process of manufacturing and learnt the nuances of operations by visiting organisations like B.L. Agro Oils Ltd., Brindavan Beverages Pvt. Ltd. And Vadilal Ice Cream Two separate industrial visits were organized for the BBA and PGDM students to B. L. Agro Oils Limited, Bareilly. The Students were accompanied by Ms. Swati Gupta, Mr. Vivek Gupta and Dr. Manisha Sharma. During the visit they learnt the processes of oil extraction, discoloring and refining. The packaging unit of B.L. Agro has the latest technology where all the packaging is done in a fully automated manner. Later the students got a chance to interact and raise queries with the General Manager –HR. The students were also shown a film about B.L. Agro Manufacturing plant and the distribution.

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On 15th March, 2018, an industrial visit was organized to Brindavan Beverages Pvt. Ltd. (Coca-cola Bottling Plant). Ms. Swati Gupta & Ms. Upasana Gupta accompanied the students to the bottling unit. The students visited the manufacturing units of Maaza, Kinley, Sprite and packing units of Coca-Cola. During the visit, they learnt about the manufacturing process, plant layout, and packaging of the products. It was a learning experience for the PGDM I year students.

Students of BBA & B.Com (Hons.) visited the

manufacturing plant of Vadilal Ice-creams at Parsakhera industrial area, Bareilly. The students got an opportunity to get practical inputs about various processes in manufacturing of more than 20 variety of ice-creams. They learnt about the production concepts, Kaizen/ assembly line etc. The visit was arranged under the guidance of Shri Dwarka Nath, General Manager –Process, Vadilal Industries.

Financial Education Workshop 2018 A financial Education Workshop was organized in the institute as a part of the Financial Education Week 2018. The Main objective of the workshop was to enhance financial and investment knowledge of the students. Mr. Rajat Mehrotra , Expert AIWMI,& Asst. Professor Finance conducted various sessions on : how to use pocket money , financial products, financial institutions , financial instruments, investment and saving , awareness of PAN Card , Aadhar card , Bhim , IMPS, OTP , PIN risk return relationship , PPF, PF, NPS, tax benefits, long term and short term capital gain tax and return relationships, the technical and fundamental analysis. He also compared the various financial products mainly from banks and post office with the stock market and mutual funds. The other topics of discussion during the workshop were the downward trend in interest rate, the economic environment, young investors being attracted to stock market investment and the increasing awareness among the investors for mutual funds investments. Mr. Mehrotra talked about the various golden rules of investment.

Students Get an Hands on experience in Manufacturing and operations

Industrial Visit to Parle Products Pvt. Ltd. On February 26, 2018, students of PGDM- III Trimester and BBA IV Semester visited Parle Products Pvt. Ltd Rudrapur plant. The students were accompained by Ms. Upasana Gupta and Mr. Mohd. Naeem. They enthusiastically learned about the production process of three varieties of parle biscuits i.e. Parle 20-20 cookies, Parle G and Parle Mango Creme Biscuits. Students were shown an informative animated video film about Parle through which they got to know about the company Parle, its products and its manufacturing units all over India. Later they were shown how the biscuits are manufactured, processed and packed. They learned about the quality management at Parle. During the interaction session with the production manager at parle, students raised various questions which were answered by the parle team in a very informative manner.

Students at Parle Biscuits Pvt. Ltd. Pantnagar

Mr. Rajat Mehrotra with students during the workshop

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International Women's Day– Empowering Women for a Utopian Society

On the occasion of International Women's day, a workshop

on self-defense was organized for the female students of

the PGDM, B.Com (Hons.) and BBA. The trainer of Spark

Martial Art Academy of Taekwondo, Shri Vimal Mishra

provided inputs and tips to handle critical situations. Shri

Mishra and his team members gave tips to the prospective

female managers to defend themselves in the workplace.

He asked the girls to become brave and confident like Mary

Com. The students learnt the tricks of Taekwondo and

practiced them. The workshop was organized by Ms. Payal

Johari along with other faculty members including Ms.

Swati Gupta, Ms. Upasana Gupta, Ms. Yasmeen Khan and

Dr. Manisha Sharma.

“Swagatam-Suswagatam”- Welcome to the Brethren

The senior PGDM students of Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute

of Management & Technology, Bareilly, organized a fun-

filled freshers party on Friday, September 15, 2017 to

welcome their juniors. The party started with the blessings

of Prof. Rajendra P. Bharti, Director of the institute. He

emphasized on the relationship between seniors and juniors

and called it as a building block to help them in their career

and life. The Party was anchored with great enthusiasm by

the comperes Archit Agarwal, Ankita Mishra and Parichay.

The party was a vibrant affair with seniors, juniors and

faculty members. The senior students, Tanshi, Radhika,

Tasim and Harshita entertained the students with their dance

performances. The juniors showcased their talent through

various dances, songs, poetry recitation and random

sketching. Kajol Parashar and Ankita Mishra held the

audience captive with various one minute games.The contest

for Ms. Fresher and Mr. Fresher included a ramp walk, talent

round and question-answer round. Yukti Bhatia and Anmol

Sharma were declared as Ms. Fresher and Mr. Fresher. The

faculty members of LBSIMT wished them a successful

career.

Women's Day Celebration at LBSIMT

“Swagatam-Suswagatam”

thOn 24 August 2017, an Orientation Programme was organized for an Under Graduate students of BBA and B.Com (Hons) with full rigor and enthusiasm. Prof. Rajendra Bharti and Dr. Subho Chattopadhyay welcomed the new students along with the faculty members. Dr. Subho Chattopadhyay introduced the faculty members

Orientation Programme - PG

Orientation Programme - UG

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A five-day orientation programme for the new students of Post Graduate Diploma in Management was organized on

th16 August 2017 in the Seminar Hall of the institute. The programme started with the lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest of the programme, Shri Sunil Kumar Wadhera Dy General Manager SBI, Dr. Sanjeev Shrivastav, Vice Chairman and Prof. Rajendra Bharti, Director of the institute. On the occasion, all the guests and faculty members offered their floral tribute to Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri.

The programme started with the welcome speech by Dr. Sanjeev Shrivastav. In his speech, Dr. Shrivastav urged the students to work smartly. He also emphasised on the importance of hard work and sincerity in whatever they do. He also stated that the youth of today should manage things in a planned manner in order to be successful in a corporate world.

The Chief Guest of the Programme Shri Sunil Kumar Wadhera, congratulated and motivated the students. He said that a manager should work along with his team. A manager should take care of the contribution and efforts of the team members. He also expressed the importance of emotional intelligence while managing a team. Shri Wadhera also explained the importance of foresightedness in a leader. Prof. Rajendra Bharti delivered the vote of thanks to the chief guest. He also encouraged the students by stating that students should mould themselves to accept the various challenges prevailing in the environment. On this occasion, Dr. Subho Chattopadhyay, Ms. Swati Gupta, Ms. Upasana Gupta, Mr. Nitesh Saxena, Mr. Rajat Mehrotra, Mr. Vivek Gupta, Kunwar. Ankush Saxena, Ms. Yasmeen Khan, Mr. Israfil Ali and Dr. Manisha Sharma were also present.

Shri Sunil Kumar Wadera addressing at the Orientation Programme

to the students. Prof. Rajendra Bharti, Director in his address said that “Every student possesses unlimited goodwill and power within. They should recognize and indentify those potentials during their studies of graduation. They should focus on learning.”

During his visit on 16th August 2017, Shri Sunil Kumar, DGM SBI visited the campus and discussed with the students some basic mantras of success in life and in career. He urged the students to start their voyage into the professional world with the exercise of self-assessment in which they should identify their strengths and weaknesses.

On 25th August 2017 Dr. N.K. Bishnoi, Prof. Haryana Business School interacted with the students and discussed

several pertinent issues related to the current economic and environmental concerns. The students found his session very enriching and thought provoking and it helped them in relating the concepts directly with practical insights from the market.

On 25th August 2017 Shri Mudit Chaturvedi, General Manager from Dainik Jagran talked about the role of media in

the current politics. He also talked about the importance of media, and the overall belief system of society. On 30th November 2017, Shri Dinesh Kalia, former DGM (HR), IFFCO, interacted with PGDM students. He

enlightened the students about the workplace communication and the relevance of corporate communication and its applicability.

On 25th January 2018, Dr. Sengar from IIM Lucknow interacted with the students and discussed through various case

studies the fundamental theories of Indian Contract Act, Company Act, 2013, Negotiable instrument Act, etc. He also talked about the importance of law in our day to day life.

On 17th April 2018, Shri Rajeev Khanna, Director, Bizvantage guided the students in their future preparations for

their first corporate experience. He also provided inputs to the students about summer internship, their overall behavior in corporate culture and made them realise the importance of framing a goal.

On 18th April, 2018 Dr. Devashish Sen Gupta, Professor at Alliance University, Bangalore and an ex-faculty member

of LBSIMT guided the students about the importance of 3 R i.e. Relationship, Relevance and Rigour. He touched upon the issues of learning, skill enhancement, knowledge, right attitude and competency and planned reading.

OUR Beacon of Light– Our Alumni Illuminate the path and Show the Way On 19th April, 2018 Shri Gaurav Mishra, a Fulbright scholar, a certified soft skills trainer and an LBSIMT alumnus

deliberated upon the importance of communication and talked about the expectations of the corporate world. He emphasized on the ability to work in a team, problem solving attitude, networking, and leadership. He also provided tips to the students related to their appearance, attitude, adaptability and flexibility for working smoothly in the corporate world.

Mr. Ravishek, Manager, Berger Paints, also an alumnus of LBSIMT (2013-15 batch) visited the new batch of PGDM students on 17th August 2017 and expressed his eagerness and readiness to mentor and guide the students in their corporate journey whenever required. He emphasized on the importance of understanding the basic concepts discussed and delivered to the students in their classrooms and during their outbound training programme and dwelt upon the need of relating the conceptual knowledge to the practical realities in the business world so as to effectively implement their learnings when the need arises.

On 18th August 2017, Mr. Raghav Saboo, an entrepreneur and an alumnus of the Institute (2012-14 batch) interacted

with our students. He gave sessions on motivation and morale. He also gave some important tips to the students for taking up the profile of Sales and Marketing in an organization.

On 22nd August 2017 Shri Sachin Sharma, Relationship Manager in Standard Chartered Bank and an alumnus of the

Institute (2008-10 batch) visited and interacted with PGDM students. He motivated the students to focus on the practical aspects of their learnings and to enhance their employability in terms of the changing expectations of the corporate world. He also focused on the relevance of skills, knowledge and aptitude for students.

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Faculty Endeavors

Paper Publication

Gupta Upasana, (November 2017) "Online Shopping Behaviour of Customers in Tier III Cities of India (A study of Bareilly region)", Journal of General Management Research” a journal of SCMS Noida, ISSN 2348-2869, Vol. 4 Issue 2 in November 2017.

Gupta Upasana, (November 2017) Impact of Service Parameters and Customer's Demographic Characteristics on Satisfaction with e-tailers with Special Reference to Bareilly City. The IUP Journal of Marketing Management”, ISSN 0972-6845, Vol.XVI (4).

Gupta Upasana, (June, 2017) Competitive Edge in Higher Education- Is it a Complex Issue?

Vimarsh”, Refereed journal of IFTM University, Moradabad, ISSN 0976-5174, Vol. 8(1).

Gupta Upasana, (May 2017) Factors Influencing Online Purchase Behaviour of Customers in Tier III Cities of India- A Factor Analysis Approach, “International Journal of Marketing and Business Communication”, ISSN 2277–484X, Vol.6 (1).

Gupta Swati, (Oct.-Dec 2017 Issue), “Effects of Brand Identity on Consumer Buying Behaviour with Special Reference to Apparel Industry”, International Refereed Research Journal, ISSN-2349-6274.

Johari Payal, (April 2017), "The Beaming Business of Beauty Salons", Marketing Mastermind Magazine IUP Publication, ICFAI Society.

Mehrotra, Rajat, (December 2017) "GST is it Helping or Not?, Vol.1. Issue VII, 'A Financial Journal of University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Department of Accounting and Finance School of Business, ISSN:2456-9763.

Mehrotra, Rajat., (February 2018). "A Case Study on Penetration and Investment Pattern of Mutual Funds in Selected Regions in India. Amity Global Business Review Journal, Vol.13. Issue I, 'An International Research Journal of Amity International Business School, listed in EBSCO Host Indexed, ISSN:0975-511X

Ali, Esrafil and Sengupta, Atri., (Aug 2017). “Immediate Survival or Long– Term Growth? The case of an Indian Organization”, Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, 42.2, IIM Ahmadabad, April-June 2017

Article Publication

Prof. Bharti, R.P., (June 2017). “Guiding Right, Indian Management, Volume 56, Issue 6. Paper Presented

Gupta Upasana, (January, 2018), “A study on Digital Payments by Customers of Bareilly” presented at the International Conference on “Digital India- Empowering the society” organized by Bareilly College, Bareilly.

Nitesh Kumar Saxena, (January,2018),” Impact of Implementation of E-Governance in Rohilkhand Region” presented at the International Conference on “Digital India- Empowering the society” organized by Bareilly College, Bareilly.

Gupta Upasana, (October 2017) “A study on Impact of Social Media Advertising on Consumer Purchase Decisions- with Reference to Apparel Industry” presented at the Faculty of Management Science, SRMS College of Engineering & Technology, Bareilly in collaboration with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow.

Gupta Upasana, (April, 2017). Adoption of Digital Payments by Customers of Small Cities in India, presented at the National Conference organized by Maharaja Agrasen College, New Delhi.

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Mehrotra, Rajat., (February 2018). "A Case Study on Penetration and Investment Pattern of Mutual Funds in Selected Regions in India" presented at the 18th International Business Horizon -Inbush Era World Summit 2018 jointly organized by Amity University, Noida and Northampton University, UK.

th th Gupta Upasana, (16 -17 December, 2018). “The Always connected Traveller – Use of Internet and Social Media by

Young Indian Traveller” presented in International Conference on “Research and Business Sustainability” jointly organized by IIT Roorkee Noida campus, heffield Hallam University, Sheffield Business School, UK and Waikato Management School, New Zealand.

Case Publication Ali, Esrafil. and Khan, Yasmeen. (Dec 2017). “Baahubali's Kattappa: Servant Leadership in Practice”, Emerald

Emerging Markets Case Studies, Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom (UK). Book Publication

Saxena, Nitesh Kumar (Apr 2018) “Computer Applications”, Pragya Publication, Mathura. Professional and Academic Achievements Prof. Rajendra Bharti, Director of the Institute was invited to address Dubai Global Convention, 2018 on “Leadership

for Business Excellence & Innovation, 17th - 19th April, 2018, Dubai UAE.�

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