October 2004 - March 2005 Vol 2 Issue 4 - Vol 3 Issue 1

JKTI (Joshi’s KohinoorTechnical Institute) hascreated history by becom-

ing one of the first vocationalinstitutes to get ISO 9001:2000(Quality) certification. Thecertification was awarded byBSI Management Systems, aworld-renowned managementsystems certifying body ofgreat repute under the flagshipof the UK-based British

Standards Institution – BSIGroup, after a stringent auditof the business practicesadopted by JKTI, theKohinoor Group’s‘technovocational’ institute.

Founded in 1901, BSI is aleading business services pro-vider to organizations world-wide and has over 5,400 em-ployees spread over 110 coun-tries. BSI Management Systems

has an impressiveclient list of morethan 40,000 cli-ents spread overthe globe, whichincludes bigwigsof the interna-tional corporateworld likeV o d a f o n e ,Ericsson, Sony,NEC, 3MH e a l t h c a r e ,Eastman Kodakand Smile - theInternet bank.

Starting withmechanical, work-shop and electricalcourses for handskills endowedstudents 43 yearsago, JKTIgraduated to

engineering, electronic andcomputer courses over the yearsand went on to become a leaderin vocational training withcourses as diverse as telephoneoperating, mobile servicing,screen and offset printing, pho-tography, video shooting andspecial courses for ladies like abeautician’s course, basic tailor-ing and fashion designingcourses et al.

Not only that, with chang-ing times, JKTI collaboratedwith reputed corporates likeVideocon and Whirlpool to de-sign and conduct customisedcourses like Techno-Smart(Videocon) and SarvathaSamartha (Whirlpool).

JKTI Deputy GeneralManager Jayashree Kadnesays, “The underlying philoso-phy of all our courses can besummed up in just a few words– to groom students into high-calibre professionals and em-power them to earn a respect-able living. Then, whether itis a simple chalk-makingcourse for the local women ofLatur or the highly skilledWhirlpool’s SarvathaSamartha, we derive great sat-isfaction from the fact that wehave opened up one more

JKTI Makes History WithISO 9001:2000 Certification

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“Could we give you a better birthday gift?”, is what CMD Unmesh Joshi seems to be asking his fatherShri Manohar Joshi, founder of Kohinoor Group. JKTI was awarded ISO certification on the founder’s

67th birthday, 2nd December, 2004

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“In all our endeavours,we have always been ex-tremely quality conscious andthe ISO 9001:2000 certifica-tion has aptly endorsed the factthat adhering to best manage-ment and business practicescomes naturally to us and is aninseparable part of our workculture. Believe me, it takesgreat individual effort and team-work to achieve this.”

Congratulating JKTI onits success in getting ISO9001:2000 certification, Mr BKrishnamurthi, BSI India Se-nior Manager, Western Re-gion, emphasizes, “Registra-tion to ISO 9000 takes place

when an accredited third partysuch as ours visits an organi-zation, assesses the manage-ment system and issues a cer-tificate to show that the orga-nization abides by the prin-ciples set out in ISO9001:2000. Our Quality Man-agement Systems certificate isa sign of acceptability whichsaves our clients from havingto prove their qualitystandards to discriminating

customers. ISO 9000 speaks aninternational language. Wehave closely scrutinized JKTI’smanagement systems. The in-stitute has exemplary businesspractices and this ISO9001:2000 certification iswell-earned and well-deserved.”

The 43-year-old JKTIchain enrolls around 15,000 to20,000 students every year.With more than five-and-a-half lakh students passing outof the JKTI network over thepast four plus decades, JKTIhas established itself as a forceto reckon with in vocationaland technical education.

By succeeding in becom-ing one of the first ones to earn

the distinction of becoming anISO 9001:2000 certified voca-tional institute, JKTI has onceagain proved itself and uppedits own benchmark. The insti-tute has 34 branches spreadover Maharashtra, Delhi, UttarPradesh, Madhya Pradesh,Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka and Tamil Naduand is poised to take off on asprint of further growth andexpansion.

October 2004 - March 20052

Ildo (Nicky) and Maureen Nicolello share some sweet memoriesof their tour of India, courtesy Kohinoor-IMI

We were honoured andgrateful for the invi-tation from Mrs

Sunita Das, Director - Projects& Development, Kohinoor-IMI, to visit India during Au-gust 2004. The project in-volved doing two demonstra-tions each day in the art of sugarboiling and chocolate work.

Mr Rod Bunting, thePrincipal of the KhandalaSchool of Hospitality Manage-ment, initially introduced us,made all the arrangements andliased with the Kohinoor man-agement. In addition to thistour, we previously did a tourof South Africa in 2002.

The day after our arrivalwe were driven from Mumbaito Khandala, where we werewelcomed by Mr Rod Bunting.

We demonstrated ourwork in chocolate every morn-ing and boiled sugar in theafternoons from Monday toThursday. Our main concernwas the humidity and volumeof rain, which very rarelystopped, but everything hadbeen thought out well inadvance. Mr Bunting expertlyhad a kitchen speciallyrefurnished to fit our require-ments, for chocolate and boiledsugar work, including air con-ditioning and appropriateequipment.

Mr Bunting showed great

interest in our work and wewere very grateful for thehospitality we received, dur-ing the four days in Khandala.We visited various places ofinterest in the area includingspecialized restaurants andshops. In Khandala we also re-ceived one of the regular vis-its from Indian televisioncrews and various VIPs in-cluding Mr Peter David Aust,

Hotel and Catering Interna-tional Management Associa-tion (HCIMA) Ambassador forthe Indian sub-continent.

Our next venue wasIndore, a two-hour flight fromMumbai, at Kohinoor - IMISayaji School of HospitalityManagement. We were againmade very welcome by the ho-tel management at the airportand at the hotel by the School

Principal Mr Jiten Acharya.After the traditional

Indian welcome ceremony, weperformed two demonstra-tions in Indore, and again wecreated great interest for thestudents, staff and many localvisitors. Later in the day, wewere invited to tour the schoolcatering department and wewere very impressed with theadvanced and up-to-date cater-ing equipment and layout ofthe schools. We visited manyof the kitchens, and met manyof the staff and, of course, stu-dents.

We finally completed ourtour in India, with two specialdemonstrations at the MumbaiKohinoor Continental Hotel,for students and their parentsplus visitors.

We have to complimentthe students we met in the threeCentres.They showed great in-terest in our work, asked manyquestions related to our workand skills and took hundredsof photographs. They werevery diligent and polite,

respected our visit withdiplomacy and the demand forautographs never ceased.

I am a Chef Patisserie/Confectioner and during mycareer have created many greatpieces of sugar and chocolate,particularly in the area ofpulled and blown sugar.

Although I have nowretired after 32 years of full-time teaching, I am deter-mined, in partnership withMaureen, to continue to teachand demonstrate the art ofsugar and chocolate confec-tionery in the future and amprepared to travel as requiredfor anyone with interest toreceive us.

Alternately we have fa-cilities in our studio tosatisfy any requests.

Contact details forinterested readers

Ildo and Maureen NicolelloProprietors / DirectorsArtistry in Patisserie &

Confectionery61 Monkmoor Road

Oswestry - Shrops - SY11 2JQEngland, UK. +44-1691-659981

info@confectionerycourses.co.ukwww.confectionerycourses.co.uk

Christopher Levenson andhis wife Oonagh Berry were inIndia recently as visiting facultyat the Kohinoor Business School.This is what he had to say whilehe was here:

It’s good to be back in India:this is my fourth visit andmy wife Oonagh’s second.

(I was here for the first time forten weeks in the Fall of 1986.)

Oonagh Berry was born inDublin, Ireland. She haslived in Canada since 1968.She retired recently fromAmethyst Women’s Addic-tion Centre, where sheworked for 23 years as an ad-dictions counsellor.

She has had short sto-ries and poems published inboth Ireland and Canada, andis co-author of a book ofletters which will be pub-lished in the autumn of2005. This poem is for herbrother Brian.

Christopher Levenson was born in London, England, in1934 and was educated at the Universities of Cambridgeand Bristol in the UK and the University of Iowa in theUnited States He has taught English at high school level inEngland and the Netherlands, was for three years EnglishLektor at the University of Muenster in Germany and from1968 until his retirement in 1999 taught English Literature,Comparative Literature and Creative Writing at CarletonUniversity, specializing in poetry, autobiography and, morerecently, South Asian Literature in English. He has pub-lished ten books of his own poetry, the most recent beingThe Bridge in 2000, and two books of verse translationsfrom 17th century Dutch, as well as many literary reviewsand articles. He co-founded a literary magazine Arc, whichhe edited for its first ten years, and was for five years SeriesEditor of an imprint of Carleton University Press, devotedto publishing first books of poetry.

Both before and during his time in Ottawa he has trav-elled widely in Europe, North America, Asia andAustralasia, often accompanied by his wife, Oonagh. Hisother interests include music, especially classical, opera andDixieland jazz, the visual arts and architecture and animallife and he was delighted to be back in a country wherecricket is the dominant sport.

Warm and WelcomingChristopher Levenson, who was at Kohinoor Business School recently asvisiting faculty from Carleton University, describes what makes it special

This visit is our longest. We’vebeen here a good three months.And it’s satisfying too to get toknow one place really well, foron previous visits we were

always on the move.As for KBS, people could

not have been more welcom-ing, - Dr Bigyan Verma, myfaculty colleagues, the stu-dents, the security guards andthe domestic staff have allquickly made us feel at homehere, in total contrast to my lastteaching assignment in 2002 atthe State University of St Pe-tersburg in Russia.

All the same, after teach-ing at Carleton for 31 years,with over 20,000 full-time stu-dents, most of whom I don’teven know by sight, let aloneby name, it’s unusual to run intothe 32 students in the corridorsand at every meal time. Alto-gether, on our hilltop overlook-ing the village we feel almostlike members of a gated com-munity, a monastery perhaps.

It’s strange too to beteaching in a business collegesince my whole life has beendevoted to literature, but evenif I’m here to give the studentspractice in writing reports andbusiness letters, I’m hoping thatsome of my literary enthusiasmwill rub off on them since, forme at least, business should alsoinvolve the kind of imaginationand vision that literature pro-motes. Certainly Khandala’spicturesque setting should help.

True, Oonagh and I havemade forays into Pune and willsoon be visiting old friends inMumbai, but for the most part

Connections- For Brian

I watch a small boypretend his hand is a phone;his fingers mimic the dialing,his voice the sound of the ring.His friend answers, unseen,and they begin their chatin Marathi.

Sixty years ago in Ireland,you and I played the same way.With empty cans tied to a longstring we yelled our secrets toeach other in English.

- Oonagh Berry

Out of the Pots of Sugarand Chocolate

Ildo and Maureen Nicolello demonstrate the art of chocolate makingto Kohinoor - IMI students at Khandala

A pat on the back for Shahrukh“We want to say a very special thank you to ShahrukhShahnavaz and his team of workers who made surewe had every comfort from the time we arrived to theday of our departure. Shahrukh is an exceptional man-ager and no amount of words could describe his at-tentiveness to us and our gratitude to him, from mak-

ing sure we got the right train tickets, taking care of our laundry,speaking to rickshaw drivers when we went out on outings andeven arranging a climb up to Duke’s Nose. Thank you, Shahrukh!” Christopher Levenson and Oonagh Berry

we’re happy enough here,enjoying the brilliant flowersand trees, the sun rising overthe nearby mountain, andespecially the moderate, dryheat rather than the minus 10o

C and the snow that has settledin Ottawa. Moreover, in be-tween classes and long, healthywalks, I’ve even managed towrite a few new poems.

‘In a dark blue sari’

In a dark blue saria beautiful,lithe young womanmost likely a dalit, plucksplastic and paper scrapsfrom the tracks atLonavala Junction,thrusts them intoa garbage bag,then as horns sounda warninggracefully steps asidefor the Deccan Express....

- Christopher Levenson

Christopher Levenson and Oonagh Berryat Kohinoor Business School

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That’s what Kohinoor City is all about, says Nathan AndrewsNathan AndrewsNathan AndrewsNathan AndrewsNathan Andrews

For people travelling onhighways inMaharashtra, there is

new reason to feel secure. APune hospital, DinanathMangeshkar Hospital (DMH),has tied up with the Indian RedCross Society (IRCS) to extendemergency medical services toaccident victims on highways.

The service, called Star ofLife – Highway Project, was

This is the mantra for thehuge new project beingdeveloped by the

Group about an eight-minutedrive from the Bandra-KurlaComplex in Mumbai. Whilethe development has a numberof unique features and aims tocompletely change the existingindustry benchmarks, whatsets it totally apart is the cen-tral focus and commitment toservice and customer delight.

The construction indus-try has not been known forhaving any significant serviceelement thus far. However, atKohinoor City, that is about tochange. From the initial con-cept development and plan-ning to the final handing overof the property, the entireprocess has been driven by akeen desire to identify the po-tential customers’ concernsand aspirations and sensitivelyanswer their needs.

Each of the unique

features being developed is aresult of this exercise. Weheard that buyers wanted agreat home without hurting theenvironment, that a true clubwith world-class leisure andFood and Beverage - F&Bfacilities would be a dreamcome true. Security and easyaccess to emergency servicesif ever needed was also impor-tant, while easy and free accessfor those who are physicallychallenged was a huge plushitherto totally ignored.

All these, along with thetimely delivery of the other

amenities that worldcitizens today take forgranted.

With these needs inmind Kohinoor City hasbeen developed as thefirst residential townshipin India to:

Meet certifiably eco-friendly standards bybuilding to the US GreenBuilding Code, using re-verse osmosis and start-ing landscaping imme-diately to minimize soildenudation.

An international andprofessionally managedclub developed in con-junction with Interna-tional Leisure Consult-ants - ILC of Hong Kong andmember access at 4,000 otherclubs around the world throughthe International Hospitalityand Racquet Club Association- IHRCA network.

A gated community, withemergency services on site 24hours a day thereby providinga response time of less than twominutes plus smoke detectorsand gas detectors in each apart-ment currently not mandatedby the authorities.

For senior citizens in addi-tion to the security provided,

the complex offers as muchcare as is needed at any time,from medical services to laun-dry and even meals on wheels.

Customized interiors witha huge choice of finishes avail-able for selection at the timeof purchase, no need to put upwith what the builder decidesyou need.

Wheelchair access to theentire development, be it theresidential or leisure facilities.

In addition to the above,Kohinoor City will offer beau-tiful internationally designed

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inaugurated in December2004, and will initially coverthe Pune-Satara, Pune-Solapurand Mumbai-Bangalorebypass skirting Pune.

According to Dr PrasadRajhans, chief executive of thePune Emergency Medical Ser-vices (EMS) Council, four hos-pitals located on the highwayshave been identified to providehelp. They include the ShriSeva Medical Foundation atShirwal, and Sai Sneha Hospi-tal, Katraj, on the Satara high-way; Divekar Hospital,Varvand on the Solapur high-way and the Aundh-locatedKotbagi Hospital to cater tothose on the Mumbai-Punehighway.

Five ambulances providedby IRCS have been redesignedand equipped with life-savinginstruments, and doctors andpara-medics from the hospitalswill undergo special training inemergency services.

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landscaped grounds, a kinder-garten and secondary school,a hospital, shopping mall andparking for every unit. Theservice element, however,goes further right through tothe end and even beyond aseach of our customer care as-sociates both in sales as wellas construction are beingtrained and equipped to pro-vide a seamless service expe-rience to our customers.

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They say that life is divided into two stages:

the first is before youvisit Kashmir and the second,after you visit a land as closeas you can possibly get to para-dise on earth. But it does notstop there; once you have seenKashmir, it snares you like acaptivating and compellingmistress, tempting you withher many charms to keep re-turning and unravelling thereasons for her allure.

Yes, this enchanted landhas many faces. The fertileplains of Jammu cradled inthe shadow of the mightyHimalayas; the fabled beautyof Kashmir Valley, its rollingmeadows and virgin forestsdotted with lakes and streakedwith fast running rivers and theraw and bleak yet savagelystunning landscape ofLadakh; Kashmir is as diverseas it is beautiful.

At another level, Kash-mir is blessed with rich anddiverse cultural heritage. Thetolling of temple bells inJammu, the call of the faith-ful to prayer in Kashmir andthe chanting of monks inLadakh merge like a sangamof different faiths across thestate. The spires of temples,domes and minarets of

mosques and pagoda roofs ofmountain top monasteriessoar up to the heavens in a tap-estry of devotion. These are asource of inspiration to thedifferent people flocking toKashmir.

Pilgrims aside, Kashmirattracts other devotees too:nature worshippers, adven-ture seekers like trekkers,skiiers, golfers, white waterrafters, and those seeking quietretreats to meditate and escape

Kashmir:of Many

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Raja-Rani Paryatan Bhavan, 1st Floor, 214, L. J. Road, NTel.: 2446 7656/75/76 Fax: 2444 9652

By Gustasp Irani

It’s a world of pixels outthere, and it’s going to snapyou up sooner or later.

Yes, photography is no longerthe same as the new breed ofcameras flooding the marketis fast replacing old familiar

films with memory chips anddigital images. As a result theyare shrinking in size but notin features. And they give youinstant feedback about thequality of photographs rightaway on the LCD screen.

Like computers, theprices of these gadgets havestarted to melt down, therebymaking them more accessiblethan before, and since there isno film involved, one can keepclicking without feeling guiltyabout the cost of wasted film.

Yes, digital cameras arethe best thing that could havehappened to photography.The idiot-proof ‘Auto’ settingon these compact little gizmosmakes them easy to use. Allone needs to do is switch themon, point and shoot. The cam-era looks after all the detailsand finer settings and gives in-stant results. And they areamazingly good. They havedigital zooms, allowing in-stant checkout of minute de-tails.

Not happy with the re-sults? Delete it and takeanother shot. Or download it

later onto your computer andtweak it around; crop out dis-tracting intrusions, punch inmore colour and email it torelatives, friends, evenenemies! Or use them as wall-paper or screensavers.

Prints? No problem! Acolour printer at home will dothe job. Photo stores sell spe-cial glossy paper especiallymade for digital prints. Betterstill, copy only the images youlike on a CD and take it to aphoto-processing lab.

Picking the Right CameraPixels cost money. The

higher the resolution, the moreexpensive the camera. If youjust want to email images andview them on a computerscreen, 1-MegaPixel (MP)will do. If you plan to makeupto postcard sizeprints, settlefor 2-MP. A 3-MP will de-liver good 5”x7” and evenlarger prints. For critical qual-ity results, go for a 6-MP or apricey SLR.

Pixels occupy space. Thehigher the resolution, the morethe space occupied on thememory card and fewer theimages it can store. Digitalcameras generally come with16 to 64 MB cards. It is advis-able to buy another 124 MB,preferably a 512 MB or 1 GBcard as a backup. The imagescan be downloaded onto thecomputer or a CD, and thememory card reused.

Most cameras have set-tings allowing you to recordimages at resolutions lowerthan their maximum ability.Use them for small prints oremails as this allows you tostore more images.

The greater the range ofthe built-in zoom lens, thehigher the camera price. Op-tical and not digital zoom iswhat matters. Optical zoom isthe camera’s ability to pull indistant subjects. Digital zoomis the camera’s ability to seedetails of the image capturedon the LCD screen.

Most digital cameras arebattery crunchers. Recharge-able batteries are the way togo. One way to conserve bat-teries is to switch off the LCDscreen and shoot through theviewfinder.

Digital cameras comewith CDs that have software –including image viewing andretouching programmes – thatallows you to download theimages directly onto yourcomputer.

Finally, read the instruc-tion manual. Most digital cam-eras are loaded with amazingfeatures allowing you to ex-tend their picture-takingcapabilities. Like flash-off

enabling capture of dimly litimages, say Ajanta cave paint-ings , where flash photographyis not allowed. Many also have‘stitch’ or ‘merge’ optionsblending multiple images intolarge panoramic images.Some also double up as vid-eos that can capture briefmovie clips, overlaid withsound recordings.

Pixeled by Digitals

Day 1: Jammu to PahalgamArrive by early morningtrains and leave forPahalgam. En route passKud, Patnitop, Batote,Banihal and Qazigund.Reach Pahalgam late eveningand check-in at your hotel.(Overnight Pahalgam)(B L D)Day 2: Pahalgam - Free DayMorning return visit toChandanwadi. Evening freefor relaxation or for strollingalong the Lidder river orbrowsing through the variedshops on the main road.(Overnight Pahalgam)(B L D)Day 3: Pahalgam toGulmargAfter breakfast, drive toGulmarg, the ‘meadow offlowers’. Upon reaching thisbeautiful hilltop resort wetake a complimentary rideon the cable car. (OvernightGulmarg) (B L D)Day 4: Gulmarg to Srinagar- Shikara tourProceed to Srinagar andcheck – in at your houseboats. After lunch, take ashikara trip in the famousDal Lake. Visit the Bathingboats, Char Chinar, thebackwaters. (Overnight

Srinagar) (B L D)Day 5: Sonmarg returnAfter breakfast, proceed toSonamarg, the ‘meadow ofgold’ to enjoy its scenicbeauty. You can take anoptional pony ride tosnowpoint – at extra cost.Return to Srinagar. (Over-night Srinagar) (B L D)Day 6: Gardens tourAfter breakfast, visitShankaracharya Hill. Thenvisit the Mughal Gardens –Chashmeshahi, Nishat Baghand Shalimar Bagh andreturn to your hotel forlunch. (Overnight Srinagar)(B L D)Day 7: Srinagar - Free DayDay free for relaxation,shopping or optional tours.(Overnight Srinagar) (B L D)Day 8: Srinagar to KatraProceed for Katra and reachlate in the evening. (Over-night Katra). (B L D)Day 9: KatraTake Special Darshan atVaishnodevi and return toHotel. (Overnight Katra)(B - D )Day 10: Katra to JammuRelax in the morning andafter lunch, leave for Jammuto proceed for Mumbai.(Overnight train) (B L - )

Accommodation-Cost SaverTour

Pahalgam (2nts) - MistyMeadows / Heevan /Mansion (or similar)

Gulmarg (1nts) - Hill Top/ Green Heights (or similar)

Srinagar (4nts) - LakesideCentaur (or similar)

Katra (2nts) - MountView (or similar)

NOTES Tours are ex-Jammu,

rail/air fares at extra cost. Jammu departure dates

are every Wednesday from15th April onwards. Depar-tures from Mumbai are 2days prior.

Passengers will travelMumbai-Delhi-Jammu onconnecting trains - thoseopting for the direct train toJammu have to stay 1 extranight at Jammu at extra coston both journeys.

Though we provide thebest hotels, we requestpassengers to cooperate andgive Kashmir a few years intheir infrastructure rebuild-ing exercise.

Please ask for our detailedbrochure to refer to otherdetails, and rules andregulations.

Paradise on Earth - KASHMIR GRAND

SrinagarSTD Code: 0194Languages:Kashmiri, Hindi, English.Nearest cities: Gulmarg (56 kms.), Sonmarg (87 kms.),Pahalgam (96 kms.), Jammu (305 kms.)AccessAir : Srinagar is connected with regular flights to Delhi,Amritsar, Jammu and Leh.Rail: The nearest railroad is Jammu Tawi (305 kms)which is well connected with fast trains to Delhi,Mumbai, Kolkata, Indore, Ahmedabad, Chennai,Bangalore.Road : Srinagar is linked to Jammu with an all-weatherhighway.Local: Tourist taxis, auto rickshaws, buses and mini buses.

Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir, is located on aplateau at about 1730 meters. It is located around anumber of lakes, the Dal Lake being the most famousamong them. The city is divided into two by the JhelumRiver. Raja Pravarasen built the city in the 6th century. Itgot its name from the beauty it possesses; ‘Sri - Nagar’means ‘Beautiful City’.Sights in and around SrinagarDal Lake, Shankaracharya Hill, Shalimar Baug, Chasme-shahi, Pari Mahal, Nishat Baug, Nasim Baug, HazratbalMosque, Hari Parbat Fort, Shah Hamdan Mosque,Pather Masjid, Tomb Of Zain-Ul-Abidin, Jami Masjid,Harwan (11 kms), Daichigam (21 kms),Charai- Sharif (30kms),Yusmarg (42 kms), Avantipura (23 kms), Verinag(80 kms)

PahalgamSTD Code: 01936Languages: Kashmiri, Hindi, English.Nearest cities: Amarnath (47 kms.), Srinagar (96 kms.)AccessAir : Nearest airport is Srinagar (96 kms) which isconnected with regular flights to Delhi, Amritsar, Jammuand Leh.Rail: The nearest rail route is Jammu Tawi (375 kms)which is well connected with fast trains to Delhi,Mumbai, Kolkata, Indore, Ahmedabad, Chennai,

October 2004 - March 2005 5from the grind.

And the everyday tour-ist too! Kashmir offers them arich bouquet.

In Jammu one can do thetemple circuit, visiting all theholy shrines in and around thecity including Vaishnodevijitucked away in the Trikutahills, drop in at Bahu Fortoriginally built over 3,000years ago, marvel at theMughal, Rajasthani andEuropean influences in the

architectural lines of theMubarak Mandi Palace and goboating on Mansar Lake some60 km outside the city.

Then proceed on toKashmir Valley. Check into aquaint houseboat in Srinagar,go on a romantic shikara rideon Dal Lake, stroll through theMughal gardens or even go ona pilgrimage to the manyshrines in and around the city.Srinagar is also your base forGulmarg, the meadow offlowers; Pahalgam, the valleyof shepherds and Sonmarg,the meadow of gold. Play around of golf, trek throughwild and beautiful country-side, sit by a rumbling riverand indulge yourself doingnothing.

In sharp contrast, Ladakhis a high altitude desert. Thebleak landscape dotted withmonasteries and remote ham-lets and peopled by a colourfuland hardy race is a compellingcountry. The hub of the regionis the capital city Leh, fromwhere you can explore picturepostcard territory drapedascross the folds of the majes-tic Himalayan ranges.

Like the mighty moun-tains that preside over muchof the state, Kashmir is blessedwith eternal beauty.

r: A Landny Faces

The management of theYatra and the gover-nance and administra-

tion of the Shrine is done byShri Mata Vaishnodevi ShrineBoard, popularly called theShrine Board. The Board wasset up in August 1986 underthe provisions of The Jammuand Kashmir Shri MataVaishnodevi Shrine Act,1986. The main objective ofthe Act was to provide for bet-ter management and gover-nance of the Holy Shrine ofShri. Mata Vaishnodevi and itsendowments including appur-tenant lands and buildings.

Today the Shrine Boardis recognized as one of themajor service providing orga-nizations in the country. Theobjective of the Shrine Boardcontinues to be to keep add-ing facilities for the benefit ofthe devotees.

Major Achievements of theShrine Board in ProvidingYatra Facilities

Track The entire stretch of track

from Banganga to Bhawancovering a distance of 12 kmsis laid with tiles For the convenience of

the pilgrims, an alternatetrack measuring 5.5 kms hasbeen constructed at a cost ofRs. 650 lakh; this track starts

from Inderprastha and reachesright up to Bhawan. Over 55 shelter sheds

covering a distance of nearlyfour kms have been con-structed on Main Track and18 are on the Alternate Track.Pilgrims can relax and takerest at these shelters, alsocalled vishram sthals.

Electricity, Water andSanitation The entire track has been

well-illuminated with ap-proximately 1,200 HighPower Sodium Vapour(HPSV) lamps. Over 100 toilet blocks

with over 600 seats, includ-ing European style seats, havebeen constructed at regulardistances all along the track. A total of 125 water points

and 50 water coolers havebeen installed on the tracks tomake available clean drinkingwater to pilgrims.

Accommo-dation Free ac-

commoda-tion for thed e v o t e e savailable atAdkuwari ,San j i cha t tand Bhawan. Rented

accommoda-tion is avail-able for yatrisat NiharikaC o m p l e x( K a t r a ) ,Adkuwari ,

Sanjichatt and Bhawan andVaishnavi Dham / SaraswatiDham at Jammu.

Food and Refreshments A total of 12 viewpoints

(restaurants) on the old trackand three viewpoints on thealternate track have been con-structed. The pilgrims can re-lax at these viewpoints, enjoythe natural beauty and have re-freshments at reasonable rates. Bhojanalays providing

wholesome and hygienic foodon no-profit basis are beingrun by the Board at Adkuwari,Sanjichatt and Bhawan and atVaishnavi Dham / SaraswatiDham at Jammu.

Medical Facilities Well-equipped Medical

Centres manned by profession-als have been set up atBanganga, Adkuwari andBhawan. 24-hour charitable dis-

pensary at Katra. At Sanjichhat, there is a

24-bedded full-fledged hospi-tal with all facilities. Round-the clock medical

facilities include an ICU avail-able at Bhawan.

Other facilities Cloak rooms, blanket

stores are available at all im-portant locations. All thesefacilities are free of cost. Facilities of ponies, pithus

and palanquins are availableat fixed rates. Helicopter facility at

Katra-Sanjichhat route isavailable through DeccanAviation. Banks, police stations and

post offices are available at allimportant locations Computerized donation

counters have been set up atKatra, Adkuwari and Bhawan. Shops selling toiletries,

provisions items, camera rollsare readily available. Medi-cines, eatables, walking sticks,shoes, caps, and raincoats arealso available.

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Bangalore.Road : Pahalgam is linked with Srinagar and Jammu.Local: Tourist taxis and ponies.

Situated at an altitude of 2130 meters, Pahalgam hassome of the most beautiful sights. It is 95 kms fromSrinagar. The Lidder River flows through Pahalgam. Atthe junction of Sheshnag and the Lidder River are fir-covered mountains, snow-capped peaks and pine forests.Pahalgam is the first stopover for many pilgrims on theirway to the Amarnath caves (auspicious place for Indians).Its name seems to be a contortion of Pahala (first) Gam(village), so named because of the pilgrimage stop.Sights in and around PahalgamMamaleswara Temple, Aru, Amarnath (46 kms)

GulmargSTD Code: 01954Languages: Kashmiri, Hindi, English.Nearest cities: Srinagar (56 kms.)AccessAir: Nearest airport is Srinagar (56 kms) which is con-nected with regular flights to Delhi, Amritsar, Jammu andLeh.Rail: The nearest railroad is Jammu Tawi (360 kms)which is well connected with fast trains to Delhi,Mumbai, Kolkata, Indore, Ahmedabad, Chennai,Bangalore.Road: Gulmarg is linked to Srinagar with regular buses.Local: Tourist taxis and ponies.

52 kms west of Srinagar, at an altitude of 2,730meters, Gulmarg is one of the most popular tourist resortsin the Kashmir Valley. From some vantage points enroute, one gets spectacular views of the Kashmir Valleyand the snow-covered Pir Panjal ranges. Situated on thenorth edge of the Pir Panjal range, it is a picturesque placewith lush green meadows amidst coniferous forest. It has anine-hole golf course, said to be the highest in the world,and also the premier ski resort in India.Sights in and around GulmargOuter Circular Walk, Ropeway, Khilanmarg (5 kms),Alapathar (17 kms), Ziarat Of Baba Reshi (9 kms),Tangmarg (13 kms).

Approx. time By Flight By Horse On Foot By DoliKatra to Bhawan 5 mins 3 hours 4½ hours 5 hours

(Rs. 2,000) (Rs. 200)(Rs. 2,000)Bhawan to Katra 5 mins 2 ½ hours 4 hours 4½ hours

(Rs. 2,000) (Rs. 200) (Rs.2,000)

Location Distance Altitude Winter SummerFrom Katra Min. Max. Min. Max.

Katra 00 kms 2500 03 15 20 41Banganga 01 kms 2800Charan Paduka 02.5 kms 3380Adhkuwari 06 kms 4800 01 14 16 33Himkoti 08.5 kms 5120Sanjichhat 09.5 kms 6200Bhawan 13.0 kms 5200 -02 13 15 30Bhairon Ghati 14.0kms 6619 -03 11 12 26

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October 2004 - March 20056

Following a preliminaryround at Kohinoor - IMI,

Khandala, three studentsreached the regional semi-fi-nals of the Agarwal OverseasEducation Service (AOES) in-ter-collegiate quiz at Thane -Neha Chomal, Gayatri Mohileand Satnam Kaur Makkad.Hard competition against ex-perienced competitors andtheir supporters, sadly, meantno progress into the finals.

There were some toughquestions including questionson cricket for our ladies team .Kohinoor - IMI was not dis-graced but the team should haveknown the definition of one of

Bowled out in the semi-finals!

Every year JKTI (Dhule) Branch Manager A U Wagh designs aninnovative Diwali greeting card with a meaningful poem related toKohinoor. The traditional lighting of the lamp by generations of theJoshi family, founder, mentor and Gen F (future) at the inaugura-tion of Kohinoor Corporate House inspired him to create the aboveDiwali card with a beautiful poem in Marathi.

20th November 2004, Dr Manfried Wuest, Director ofMax Mueller Bhavan, Pune, presented certificates tosuccessful candidates who had completed their course inthe German language. As a token of appreciation thepresentation ended with the students unexpectedly andspontaneously singing two songs in German for Dr Wuest,Principal Rod Bunting and Mr Chakra, the facultymember from Max Mueller! Thanks to Mr Chakra for hisdedication to the success of the students.

On the eve of International Bread Day(October 9), Kohinoor – IMI Sayaji Schoolof Hospitality Management held a uniqueBread Show showcasing a wide range of breadvarieties. The Bread Show was sponsored byCoca-Cola.

Kohinoor – IMI Sayaji School of Hospitality Management,Kohinoor – IMI Sayaji School of Hospitality Management,Kohinoor – IMI Sayaji School of Hospitality Management,Kohinoor – IMI Sayaji School of Hospitality Management,Kohinoor – IMI Sayaji School of Hospitality Management,Indore,Indore,Indore,Indore,Indore, co-sponsored a cultural event ‘Kathak Through Times’ organized byAlliance Francaise de Bhopal and Indore and The Indo-French CulturalCentre. The interesting feature of this event was that the performer was ayoung professional Kathak dancer from France, Isabelle Anna, who has passedthe three-year Honours Diploma Course from Kathak Kendra, New Delhi,under the guidance of Pandit Jai Kishan Maharaj. Isabelle has given perfor-mances in Paris and Italy apart from India. She is presently deeply involved ina unique choreographic research blending Kathak vocabulary and ClassicalWestern music in an original manner, a concept never before attempted. Theevent was followed by a symposium on ‘Traditions and Experiments in Kathak’in collaboration with Abhinav Kala Samaj.

Perhaps no word in theEnglish language evokesthe immediate and elec-

tric response of the word ‘festi-val’. For an overworked, under-rested and mega-stressed popu-lace, an enjoyable festival is of-ten the answer. Considering apopulation who loves to indulgeand experiment with nouvellecuisines, it was time to givethem something that would chal-lenge their tastebuds. Thinkingon par with other catering insti-tutes would not serve the pur-pose. Like my mentor MrRayomand Eranee once toldme, “Never run with competi-tion, outdo them”. As futuremanagers, however, we cannotbe satisfied with the public

façade. We have to dig deeper.To be successful, we have to belike Toto, who pulled back thecurtain and unmasked the secretof the Wizard of Oz.

Ninety-five days of gruel-ling and rigorous planning fi-nally saw the exciting Food Fes-tival taking shape. The idea was,of course, sparked off by MrMilind Pawar – Faculty, Food& Beverage Operations. Amélange of Mexican and Italianculinary creations was decidedand ‘Mexallian’ was born. Thereason I use the word ‘born’ isbecause ‘Mexallian’ is some-

thing my colleagues and I stillhold very close to our hearts. Ihave always believed that man-agement is best understoodwhen practised and this offersan opportunity for students toundertake roles of managers toshowcase skills and creativityinculcated in the college. To or-ganize and manage people inexcess of 300 requires a greatdeal of accurate planning. Evenmore important is the executionof those plans.

The work atmosphere inthe college in this process waselectric. Every passing daybrought new challenges. Therewas learning for all 180 studentsresiding in the campus. The en-thusiasm the students displayed

was worth seeing. You wouldfind students working after col-lege hours, some missing meals,some travelling to Mumbai forfestival work.

It was semantically madeclear to all students that we had

Kohinoor Korner

Those of you who were unable toattend the Mexallian Food Festi-val at Kohinoor – IMI School ofHospitality Management in Oc-tober will never know what youmissed!

This was the event of theyear, or maybe the major event inthe history of this school from thepoint of view of student planning,organization and participation.Supported by the faculty and staffmembers, the students put on anevent worthy of any praise. Morethan 300 guests enjoyed the foodand atmosphere that wasMexallion. Mexallion? A blend offoods and culture from two nations– Mexico and Italy. A specialthanks to all who participated andsupported the event, especially thekind people and organisationswho helped to sponsor theevening…..

- Principal Rod Bunting

Event of the Year!Kohinoor-IMI’s Mexallian Food Festival was a grand success

A student’s eye viewNew York’s favourite delights– the bagel!

Anyway, thanks to MrShashi Agrawal, President,AOES, and his staff for mak-ing this a memorable experi-ence. After a tip - top ‘fusion’lunch at the Tip – Top PlazaHotel venue, each competitorreturned home with a certifi-cate and a trophy. The fusionlunch? Oh yes, a ChineseGujarati thali fused with a littleof Maharashtra’s best!

Finally to paraphrase thegovernor of California,Arnold Swarznegger, in one ofhis Terminator films - ‘We willbe back!’ But we need to spenda little more time in the netsbefore the next competition.

to make this festival click, andwith a bang. If you have to be atrend-setter you must be goodenough to lay guidelines foryour colleagues and other forth-coming batches.

There was no clear, com-prehensive guide to understand-ing the myriad components of afood festival. However, with thediligent efforts and guidance ofour faculty members, we man-aged to pull off a magnificent

event, ensuring that all the guestswent out with smiles on theirfaces.

I now hear of plans to or-ganize the next food festival in2005. Well, I guess it’s the thrillof transforming each of thesefantasies into breath-taking re-ality.

By Soham Bhattarcharyya, athird year student, who was

General Manager - Mexallian

Navratri was the time for festivity. A Disco Dandiya Nite wasorganized for the first time on the Kohinoor – IMI campus in Indore.

Mrs Elizabeth Lee, Director, IHMESIntl Hotel School, UK, honours

Kohinoor - IMI participants.Principal Rod Bunting looks on

appreciatively

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Towards QualityEducation

Stricter norms in Maharashtra over private university education willensure that the state does not go the Chhatisgarh way

On the eve of Children’sDay (Nov 14), KohinoorContinental hosted aparty for about 50children and sisters ofDolores Sisters’ Orphan-age. Such children are aneglected section ofsociety. The childrenwere entertained with adelightful magic show andfun games. Of course,there were soft drinks,snacks and a lovely buffetdinner to appease theirtongues and bellies.

Students of Kohinoor – IMI, Indore, in a tree plantation drive

Kohinoor’s Corporate Social Responsibility: In a small but significantmeasure, Kohinoor also fulfils its corporate social responsibility

In the wake of the Tsunami disaster, Kohinoor Continentalcalled off its New Year celebrations ‘Starry Nights’ on NewYear’s Eve to express solidarity for the victims of the mon-strous Tsunami calamity. An amount equivalent to the profitthat would have been earned from the New Year party wasdonated from the hotel resources for the relief of the Tsunamidisaster victims. Kohinoor Continental management and staffmembers also willingly came forward to donate a day’s salarytowards the noble cause.

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Contributed by our reader Mr Bipin Bhavsar,Executive Director, Jaybharat Credit Ltd

Lawmakers in the state ofMaharashtra deserve apat on the back. The re-

cent Supreme Court judge-ment, which held theChhattisgarh Act as ultra vires,has again highlighted the dif-ference in the quality of law-making in Maharashtra andother states

Maharashtra has alwaysbeen on the forefront of re-forms through legislativemeans. It was the first state tolaunch an employee guaranteescheme, which has become amodel for the country. It wasalso the first to ban gender de-termination tests. Incases,where the state has notbeen the first to enact a law, ithas ensured that much thoughtgoes in drafting the law.

The Ordinance to pro-vide for establishment of self-financed universities in thestate, issued by the governorin 2004, is a typical example.While the state was not thefirst to promulgate such a law– Chattisgarh having passed theact in 2002 – a careful perusalof the ordinance showsMaharashtra had learnt fromChattisgarh’s mistakes.

Chattisgarh enacted theNiji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya(Sthapana Aur Viniyaman)Adhiniyam in 2002. Its porousprovisions, however, resultedin a nightmarish situation,which not only threatened thevery fabric of higher educationbut was also a serious blow tothe responsible involvementof the private sector in thissphere.

An astounding 112 pri-vate universities were estab-lished in the state within a yearof the enactment of the law.Most had no infrastructure, nostaff, no libraries or laborato-ries. Most operated out of shopfronts or even residences.Gems like Lovely University,based at Lovely Auto Com-plex, Jalandhar, abounded.

They also offered esoteric“degrees” like Master of Bio-technology Administration,

M.Sc. in Cheminformatics -courses that were completelyoutside the purview of bodieslike the University GrantsCommission, Medical Coun-cil of India or All India Coun-cil for Technical Education.

According to theChattisgarh Act, to set up auniversity all one needed wasa project report indicating theavailability of land, means ofresource mobilization, detailsof courses to be offered etc.The state government was toscrutinize this project reportwithin 45 days and notify theestablishment of the univer-sity through a gazette notifica-tion.

As the Supreme Courtpointed out, such ascheme ended up confer-ring “some kind of a ju-ristic personality onthe University so cre-ated by notification inthe Gazette which insubstance and reality is aProject Report”.

All universitiesestablished under this Act werecompletely independent of theUniversity Grants Commission.It made the UGC’s job of ensur-ing co-ordination and determi-nation of standards impossible.“In the absence of any campusand other infrastructural facili-ties, the UGC cannot take anymeasures whatsoever to ensurea proper syllabus, level of teach-ing, standard of examinationand evaluation of academicachievement of the students oreven to ensure that the studentshave undergone the course ofstudy for the prescribed periodbefore the degree is awarded tothem,” the Supreme Court said.

It added that it was possible thatpersons with no knowledge inthe subject may be awarded highdegrees or other distinctionslike a Ph.D., D.Lit., or D.Sc.“This is bound to create havocwith the system of higher edu-cation in the country and wouldresult in nullifying the main ob-ject for which University GrantsCommission has been estab-lished.”

The Maharashtra Ordi-nance on self-financed univer-sities on the other hand - rightfrom the objectives for whichthe university is formed to itsgovernance and financial man-agement - ensures the broaderobjective of imparting quality

education is never lost and thesupremacy of regulatorybodies like the UGC, AICTEand Medical Council of Indiaetc. is never compromised.

Section 3 (j) of the Ordi-nance, for example, makes itmandatory to ensure that thestandards of the degrees, di-plomas, certificates and otheracademic distinctions con-ferred by a university are notlower than those laid down bythe UGC, AICTE, MCI, BarCouncil of India etc. and othersimilar statutory bodies.

The selection and scru-tiny process before a Univer-sity is formed is also much

stricter than what Chattisgarhhad. Under the MaharashtraOrdinance, after the sponsor-ing body submits its project re-port, it is to be referred to anExperts’ Committee for scru-tiny. The Experts’ Committeehas to submit a report to an Ap-proval Committee which mayapprove the setting up of theuniversity. The Committee isto be headed by the Chief Min-ister and comprise the deputychief minister, chief secretary,and other senior ministers andbureaucrats. What also sets theMaharashtra Ordinance apartare its provisions regarding theGoverning Body, Accredita-tion, Permanent Corpus Fund,Endowment Fund and Board

of Equivalence.The Ordinance

clearly stipulates thatthe Governing Bodyof a Self-FinancedUniversity will con-

sist of representativesof the UGC and the

AICTE, besides Secretar-ies of the Higher and Tech-

nical Education and FinanceDepartments or their nominees.It also makes it mandatory forall private universities to get ac-creditation from the NationalAssessment and AccreditatingCouncil or National Board ofAccreditation within five yearsof operation.

To ensure that fly-by-night operators do not make amockery of the objectives ofordinance, each university es-tablished under it will form apermanent corpus fund con-sisting of a sum equal to fiveyears of recurring and non-re-curring expenditure. This cor-pus has to be invested in state

or Central governmentsecurities to minimise risks.

To ensure that privateuniversities do not remain thedomain of the rich, each uni-versity will have to set up anEndowment Fund to givefreeships/scholarships etc. toneedy students. The Endow-ment Fund would be equal toten per cent of the fees col-lected during a year withmatching grant from the bodysponsoring the university.

To ensure that farcicaldegrees do not crop up, the Or-dinance also envisages settingup of a Board of Equivalenceto be chaired by an eminenteducationist and consisting ofVice-Chancellors of all Uni-versities constituted under theMaharashtra Universities Act1994, Chairman of theMaharashtra State Board forTechnical Education and rep-resentatives of UGC andAICTE. This Board will de-cide the equivalence of de-grees/diplomas awarded bythe Universities establishedunder this ordinance vis-à-visdegrees or diplomas awardedby the Universities constitutedunder the Maharashtra Uni-versities Act 1994.

All these provisions arein sync not only with theUGC’s draft regulations on pri-vate universities but also the Su-preme Court’s judgement in theChattisgarh case. But the statewill have to make one crucialamendment to the Ordinancewhen the Bill is tabled in theLegislative Assembly. The Su-preme Court has held that thestate legislature will have topass separate acts for establish-ment of each university.

The bill is likely to be pre-sented in the Maharashtra As-sembly in the near future andall those interested in ensuringquality in higher education willkeenly watch its progress.

Courtesy: Indian Forumfor Higher Education

email: ifhe@rediffmail.com

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T he world is constantly changing. In fact,paradoxical as it may seem, change is the onlyconstant factor. Over the past 15 years that I have

been involved in business, I have seen a sea change,rather, ocean change in the business scenario. Kohinoortook its first step in business with Education. Even inthe ’90s when I plunged full throttle into business, theeducational scene was very different.

What I have learnt in all these years is that onehas to be very vigilant about changing needs withchanging times and formulate strategies to meet thesechanging needs. I would go a step further and say that asmart businessman has to develop a razor sharp acumen toanticipate these changes. After all, business thrives onthe customer. If one cannot feel the pulse of thecustomer, recognize what he wants and fulfil his needs tohis satisfaction, no business can survive. Stagnation is amalignancy that can eat up any business. Evolve or perishis the golden rule in business.

Kohinoor has always metamorphosed itseducational strategy to groom students into professionalswho can go out of their institution and give the relevantindustry what it wants. Although theoretical knowledgeis important, the focus has been on imparting all thenecessary academic knowledge with generous wholesomehelpings of practical hands-on skills.

Today with the BPO boom, the services sectorhas become the front-runner in every field. Competentprofessionals who can take on specific jobs for businessunits, execute them with a high level of excellenceand deliver the goods to the satisfaction of thecustomer are in great demand. And so we need togenerate such professionals. It is the responsibility ofeducational institutes to make such professionals out ofour young boys and girls.

And mind you, it’s not just the managerial topbrass that is important in any organization, but thepeople down the line who actually execute the jobwho are equally important. Can any organizationsurvive without them? I would say that each person isa cog in the wheel contributing to the smooth running

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of the organization. No one is less or more important,because a breakdown anywhere would result in abreakdown of the whole machinery.

Kohinoor will draw upon its core strengths ineducation to produce professionals to cater efficientlyto this wide spectrum of industry needs. KohinoorBusiness School is already starting post-graduateprograms in Business Management, InternationalBusiness and Hospitality Management from thisacademic year.

But apart from the existing courses, KohinoorEducation will now encompass Kohinoor EngineeringServices, Kohinoor Hospitality Services and KohinoorManagement Services. Under these three heads, weshall commence various short courses to groom studentsinto highly skilled professionals in specific areas. Thesecourses will be structured to make the students experts intheir chosen field at the end of the course.

Kohinoor Engineering Services would includeEngineering, Electrical, Electronic and Mechanicalcourses. Courses in Food and Service Skills, Housekeep-ing Operations, Hotel and Banquet Sales, Front DeskOperations, Program and Event Planning, HospitalManagement, Nutrition and Dietetics would comeunder Kohinoor Hospitality Services; while programsin Retail Management, Sales and DistributionManagement, Services Marketing, PharmaceuticalMarketing, Financial Planning and Managementwould fall under the Kohinoor Management Servicesumbrella.

Everything starts with an experiment. Thesecourses are aimed at giving the business world a largenumber of skilled professionals in various slots that itneeds. Of course, as I have already said, the resultswill have to be studied, monitored, reviewed and thecourses updated and modified to ensure that thecandidates stepping out are being welcomed with openarms by the industry. But that’s part of the evolutionprocess and at Kohinoor progressive evolution is anunending phenomenon.

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Now, Post-Graduate Programsin Management from KBS

After providing world-class education atthe undergraduate level, the Kohinoor Group

takes a giant leap forward

After bringing uniquequality undergraduateforeign programs in

Hospitality Management andInternational Business atKohinoor Global Campus,Khandala, Kohinoor BusinessSchool (KBS) will launch post-graduate programs in BusinessManagement (PGPBM), In-ternational Business (PGPIB)and Hospitality Management(PGPHM) starting July 2005.

With a vision to createbusiness titans for society and amission to develop dynamicprofessionals through an inter-national educational environ-ment and global-oriented cur-riculum, Kohinoor’s PG pro-grams are designed to groomstudents into hard-core profes-sionals ready to take on globalchallenges, to sculpt them intotrue masters of the game.

The Cutting EdgeThe PGPBM, PGPIB

and PGPHM programs at KBSare professional programs forwould-be professionals and en-trepreneurs to sharpen their in-novative and analytical skills.

For students on the thresh-old of their careers, there canbe no better kick-start to a brightfuture. Development of closeprofessional associations withIndian and internationalcorporates comes as an addedbonus.

Corporates CheerCorporates have reacted

enthusiastically to this new ini-tiative.

As Mr P S Ghosh, Direc-tor of Sales - Pfizer Ltd says:“The Program and the courseobjectives are very impressive.In today’s world, where inter-national barriers are beingbridged, I am sure the coursewill create bright entrepreneursin the future.”

Adds Mr R Murlidhar,Senior Software Professional,Accenture IDC: “In an era of

fast-paced changes, recognizing,identifying and proactively re-sponding to emerging tools andscenario is the key to success.KBS’s course design and struc-ture is comprehensive, which iswell suited for the era of fast-paced changes. I do not have aniota of doubt that your schoolwill emerge as the best B-School, giving world-class edu-cation right here in India.”

Mr R R P Singh, Man-ager-Bajaj Allianz Ltd, agrees.

“I like the ambience of theplace,” he said,“Kohinoor Busi-ness School has all the necessaryinfrastructure required to har-ness the potential ofbudding managers.

“The course structure isextremely international to suitthe emerging challenges of thecorporate business environ-ment. Its trans-disciplinary andglobal approach will do a lot forcompetitive future managers.”

The StructureThe courses are divided

into Core and Specializationpapers spread over six trimes-ters. The first year covers allcore courses. Students choosetheir specialization at the end ofthe second trimester.

PGPBM (Post-GraduateProgram in Business Manage-ment) students will opt for dualspecialization in any two of thefollowing: Finance and Accounting Marketing Computer and Information

Systems Media and Marketing Com-

munications Production and Quantita-

tive Methods Human Resource and

Industrial Management Entrepreneurship General Management Technology Management Strategy and Management

PGPIB (Post-GraduateProgram in International

Business) students will special-ize in International Business.

PGPHM (Post-GraduateProgram in Hospitality Man-agement) students will go forspecialization in HospitalityManagement.

FacilitiesApart from easy access to

a state-of-art Computer Centrewith 24-hr Internet facility anda treasure of learning and refer-ence material through libraries(books, journals, CD ROMS,Carleton University’s digital li-brary and EBSCO database con-sisting of over 15,000 interna-tional journals, texts, e-journalsand back volumes since 1900(including prominent journals

like Harvard Business Review),each student will be providedwith a free laptop to facilitateadvanced learning in classroomsthrough simulations and digitalexercises.

Admission ProcedureThe minimum eligibility

criterion for all programs is aBachelor’s degree or equivalentin any discipline from any rec-ognized university. Candidatesappearing for final Bachelor’sdegree or equivalent examina-tion may apply, provided theycomplete all degree require-ments by 30th September 2005.

Selection ProcedureCandidates are required to

produce: Scores in any management

entrance examination - CAT,MAT, XAT, ATMA, CET,JMET. Those who have not taken

any management entrance testwill have to appear for the Au-tonomous KBS Entrance Testto be conducted in several cen-tres across India, followed by aGroup Discussion and PersonalInterview at the same centres.The dates will be intimated tothe selected candidates.

The final short-listedstudents will be intimated bypost in addition to the list beingput up on www.kohinoor.ac.in

(By the KohinoorAdmissions Team)