Social Entrepreneurship

PLACEMENTBROCHURE 2014-2016

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCESMumbai 2014-16

Jamshetji Tata and his son, Sir Dorabji Tata, believed that the

real purpose of industry goes beyond the creation of wealth.

It was with this vision in mind, that the Tata Institute of Social

Sciences was established in the year 1936.

TISS has been a forerunner in reimagining future, by creating a pool of skilled human service professionals, equipped

to address the emerging challenges, faced by India.

Knowing School of Management And Labour Studies (SMLS)

The School of Management and Labour Studies has a mission to provide quality human service professionals for a

variety of stakeholder groups in the development process. The School has diversified to develop innovative teaching

and research programmes that address wider social issues and realities with a special emphasis on the marginalised

and vulnerable groups. It offers 3 M.A. programmes in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations,

Globalisation and Labour, and Social Entrepreneurship.

MASTER OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP MA SE aims in training though thoughtful methods of business expertise, to foster entrepreneurial responses to social sector problem. The centre blends social cause with professional expertise through an integrated approach that combines market

research, consultancy, project management and business development work. The  programme  covers  an 

overview  of  economics, polity  and  sociology,  innovative  problem  solving, venture  creation, 

business  and  organisational  management, and  leadership  linking,  with  benefits  to

stakeholders.  Distinctive  features  of  the  curriculum are  inductive  pedagogy,  blending  classroom  teaching    and   experiential  learning   through   fieldwork, problem -solving  assignments  on  social  problems  at individual  and  group  levels,  and  meeting  and  interacting  with  social  and  business entrepreneurs.  The programme is primarily targeted toward developing entrepreneurial skills. There  are  three  major  dimensions  and  components  of  this  programme: (i)  social context, (ii) entrepreneurship skills, and (iii) management tools.

About Tata Institute of Social Sciences

(TISS)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

• To help participants using "management route"

in increasing their effectiveness and efficiency to

work in social development sector.

• To familiarize the participants in the areas of

general management, social marketing, financial

mobilization and management, human resource

management, micro-finance and management

of social enterprises.

• To familiarize the with the relevant laws and the

procedure for launching and funding of social

enterprises.

• To qualify the participants with the techniques of

programme management skills for planning,

implementing development projects and

monitoring projects.

• A distinctive feature of the course curriculum is

its inductive pedagogy blending classroom

teaching and experiential learning through block

fieldwork, Research Project and Dissertation.

LibraryThe Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library (SDTML) is one of the best social sciences libraries in Asia. It is recognized by the UGC as a National Document Delivery Centre in the field of Social Sciences.

• The library holds about 1,09,000 volumes, 1,600 audio-visual materials and subscribes to over 249 journals.

• The SDTML provides a host of information services to its users like current awareness bulletin, new additions, selective dissemination of information bulletin, online public access catalogue (OPAC), document delivery service, reference service, bibliographic service etc.

• It has established an institutional repository for providing access to electronic thesis and dissertations, faculty project reports, field action projects and publications.

• M. K. Tata Memorial Learning Centre has been setup at Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, TISS in 2008 to provide innovative teaching techniques and philosophy that continues to have far-reaching effects on the lives of visually challenged and taking them to new heights of independence. A variety of assistive technology and

software is available at the Library for persons with disabilities.

Cyber Library

The purpose of the Cyber library is to provide seamless access to over 4,500 online journals; data transformation and word processing packages; social, economic, health, demographic and environmental databases and internet resources. With the installation of the wireless access points across the campus, the entire campus is now Wi-Fi enabled, including hostels and classrooms.

Computer CentreThe Computer Centre was established with the aid of the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) to process the data of research studies undertaken by the Institute's faculty, M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars, and Master's

degree students. It also provides training in data processing to research scholars, and has been recognized by the ICSSR as a Centre for Consultancy in Data Processing and Analysis.

Convention Centre

The campus has a fully air conditioned, state of art convention centre that boasts of excellent acoustics and has a visual set up and a seating capacity of 500 people. The centre serves as the venue for several national and international seminars, workshops and conferences.

It gives me immense pleasure and pride to present the

placement brochure of 2014-2016 batch of M.A. Social

Entrepreneurship students of TISS, Mumbai. The Tata

Institute of Social Sciences has 78 years of experience

in creating human service professions. It is recognised

for creating highly knowledgeable and skilled

professionals to address social issues and social

transformation. In responding to a multitude of issues, it has now expanded its presence to

different parts of the country. The institute is committed to nurture abilities and attitudes of

individuals and making them better adept at dealing with challenges in the social and

professional fields.

The TISS, Mumbai campus, with the students from various parts of the country, is devoted to

searching for solutions to some of the pertinent social issues and reconstruct understanding

about the various challenges facing communities and organisations.

The M.A. in Social Entrepreneurship of the School of Management and Labour Studies is one of

the most fascinating and path-breaking programmes in the country. While we have been dealing

with social and environmental issues, the programme was developed with inputs and

collaborations from across the world to address economic issues i.e. to make poor people

wealth creators by finding ways in which they may make their resources productive. The core

competencies of the students include a deep, systematic analytical understanding of people and

their environments, and the skills to work with them, to create business proposals and ventures

to make this possible, and execute projects with sheer professionalism and accomplish

organisational objectives.

The students have undergone two years of rigorous theoretical as well as field-based training

with pilot ventures, rural practicum and dissertation. I present committed, sensitive and

professional Social Entrepreneurship graduates of 2014-16 batch for placements in your

organization. I warmly invite you to visit our campus, interact with our students and discover

their innovative ideas, commitments and enthusiasm in contributing to responding to the

need of the hour. I am certain that our students will benefit immensely in this partnership

with your esteemed organisation, turning out to be assets to you, and you will gain

immensely by their abilities.

Prof. S. ParasuramanDirector, Tata Institute of Social Sciences,Mumbai

DIRECTOR'S FOREWORD

Greetings!

The School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata

Institute of Social Science welcomes you to the campus

for Placement 2015-2016.

We are a globally renowned public funded deemed

university, facilitating an innovative learning that is pivotal to sustainable, equitable, and inclusive

development. Since our inception in 1936, we have evolved from a more praxis based learning

to an innovative multi disciplinary institutions of higher education. Amidst the dynamic spiral of

changes that we have been embracing, our school has been carving out hubs of creativity and

innovation such as Centre of Social Entrepreneurship that offers highly esteemed Master of Arts

in Social Entrepreneurship. The M A in Social Entrepreneurship was born in 2007, greatly

inspired by Sustainable Social Innovations that have been sprouting and shaping in different

parts of the world.

Master of Arts in Social Entrepreneurship draws creative and talented young women and men

from diverse backgrounds. While the training exposes them to the frontier knowledge in Social

Innovation, Social Sciences, Venture Creation, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship,

Qualitative and Quantitative Research, and Functional Domains of Management, they are well

grounded in field realities through field immersion and internship. Moreover, they formulate social

business venture plans, bolstered by research and fieldwork.

They are quite adept at envisaging transformational changes in team based scenarios, while they

are dexterous in basic analytics and knowledge management. Having been moored in highly

diverse plural learning contexts, they are quite skilled in meeting the demands of complex

and diverse organisational systems. This pool of creative and talented youth would add

tremendous value to your esteemed organisation. We cordially welcome you to our

campus.

Thanking You.

Bino Paul Ph.D.Professor and DeanSchool of Management and Labour StudiesTata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

DEAN'S FOREWORD

Dr. Satyajit MajumdarProfessor and Chairperson for Social Entrepreneurship, MBA (IGNOU), Ph.D (BITS -Pilani)

Dr. Samapti GuhaAssociate Professor M.A, Ph.D (West Bengal), Fellow (LSE)

Dr. Nadiya MarakkathAssistant Professor M.Com (Calicut), Ph. D (NIT Calicut)

Dr. Archana SinghAssistant Professor MSW, M. Phil (TISS) Ph. D (TISS)

Mr. Edakkandi Meethal RejiAssistant Professor M. Sc in Co-operation and Banking

Dr. D.K. SrivastavaProfessor M.Com, D.Phil (Allahabad),FDPM (IIM-A), Centre for HRM & LR

Dr. Zubin MullaAssociate Professor and ChairpersonB.E (Pune), PGDBM (XLRI,Jamshedpur),Fellow in Management (XLRI, Jamshedpur)

Dr. G.D. Bino PaulProfessor and Chairperson for Globalisation & Labour,M.A (Calicut), M.Phil, Ph.D (IIT-B)

Dr. Sasmita PaloProfessor M.A, L.L.B, Ph.D(Berhampur)

Dr. P. PremalathaAssociate Professor MBA (Alagappa), Ph.D (TISS)

Dr. Sarala K. RaoAssistant Professor (Sr. Scale) MBA, M.Phil, Ph.D(Andhra)

Dr. Varsha V. AyyarAssociate Professor M.A (Shivaji), Ph.D (Mumbai)

Dr. Srinath JagannathanAssistant Professor M.A (Mumbai), FPM (IIM-A)Centre for Public Policy and Governance

Dr. B. Venkatesh KumarProfessor and Chairperson M.A (Madurai), Ph. D(Mumbai)

Dr. P. VijayakumarAssistant Professor M.A (Calicut), M.Phil(Bharathiar), Ph.D (TISS)

Dr. Gordhan SainiAssistant Professor MBA (Udaipur), Ph.D(Banasthali)

Mr. Abhishek KumarAssistant Professor M.A (TISS), NETCentre for Labour Studies

Dr. Sharit K. BhowmikICSSR Chair Professor M.A (Mumbai), Ph.D (Delhi)

Mr. S.T.SawantTISCO Chair Professor M.A (Mumbai), Eco(Mumbai University), Ph.D

FACULTY PROFILESchool of Management and Labour Studies

1 Semester • Foundation Course

• Research Methodology

• Entrepreneurship

• Social Entrepreneurship

• Venture Plan I

• Basic Accounting

• Quantitative Research Methods and Computer Aided Applied Statistics

• Innovation

• Corporate Social Responsibility

• Field Work and Practice Oriented Internship and Learning

2 Semester• Social Sector: Perspectives and Interventions

• Venture Plan II

• Qualitative Research Methodology

• Marketing for Social Ventures and Marketing Research

• Social Network Analysis

• Financial Management

• Project Management

• Evidence based Intervention Advocacy and Policy Making

• Group Dynamics

• Field Work and Practice Oriented Internship and Learning – (3 Months)

4 Semester• Social Impact Assessment and Policy Evaluation

• Entrepreneurial Leadership and Motivation

• Venture Plan III

• Microfinance

• Performance Management

• Organisation Design and Human Resource Management

• Research Project and Dissertation

3 Semester• Legal Framework for the Social Enterprises

• Fund Raising

• Social Marketing

• Social Enterprise Management

• Business Ethics

• Risk Management

• Social Enterprise Management

• Strategic Management

• Field Work Rearch and Data Collection

CourseCurriculumCourseCurriculum

• Social Sector: Perspectives and Interventions

• Venture Plan II

• Qualitative Research Methodology

• Marketing for Social Ventures and Marketing Research

• Social Network Analysis

• Financial Management

• Project Management

• Evidence based Intervention Advocacy and Policy Making

• Group Dynamics

• Field Work and Practice Oriented Internship and Learning – (3 Months)

• Social Impact Assessment and Policy Evaluation

• Entrepreneurial Leadership and Motivation

• Venture Plan III

• Microfinance

• Performance Management

• Organisation Design and Human Resource Management

• Research Project and Dissertation

• Founder, Society for sustainable community based water supply system

• Content writing team (2013-14), Realise E-Magazine, TISS, Mumbai.

• Business operations Specialist (March 2007- Dec 2011), Accenture Learning and HR services.

• President (2009-2010) Tangkhul Students Union, Bangalore.

• Awarded IPS Hopkinson Memorial Award 2001.

• Founder and manager of “IndRadh Foundation”, Lucknow, a social enterprise start-up which help’s outstation patients to provide affordable accommodation and necessary information regarding the treatment and it’s costs

• Worked as a Management Executive in ‘Baba traders’ (Mar 2013- May 2014).

• Worked with an NGO “Unnati”, in delivering quality of education in Govt. schools.

• 45 days of industrial training in BHEL, Haridwar.

• Active member of ‘BrahmRishi Devraha Baba Sewa Sansthan’, a trust providing basic facility to society.

• Founder of Orchid Valley Homestays, in Darjeeling. It address’ the problem of unsustainable tourism growth, creates job opportunities, enables cross-cultural exchange and community development.

• Member of National Service Scheme, Lady Shri Ram College and worked with NGO Vidhya in teaching english to children from lower economic background in Delhi

• Worked with Federation of societies and environmental protection in its tree planting activities in Darjeeling.

• Achieved One month adventure training in Himalayan Mountaineering institute, Darjeeling in 2010.

• Co-Founded, Green Wave Environmental Solutions, a Social Enterprise Startup to empower women as Environmental Change Agents by using clean technology.

• Worked as Management Executive, Preetham Ads (June’12 - July’13), which involved handling the business development and operations.

• Interned with ITC Limited,studied ‘Capital Budgeting’ for the Bhadrachalam plant.

• Worked as Research Intern, Kakatiya University, designed and implemented various projects as study of role of Science for Society.

• Was winner of many Management B-Plan and Quizzing competitions.

Som Kasomwoshi• Bsc. Environmental Science, • St. Joseph College, Bangalore

Rohit Gupta• B.Tech in Electronics & Instrumentation• Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology• Uttar Pradesh Technical University

Nikhil Gampa• Bachelor of Technology ( B.Tech)• National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur.

Thinlay Ongmu Lama• B.A. English • Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi university.

• Founder and core team member of I-EXPRESS foundation, which is about providing quality of primary level education to the underprivileged children in the age group of 6-14 in Ulhasnagar, Mumbai.

• Also an active member of YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (YDF), an organization based in Ulhasnagar which focusses on the development of youth by training them through various methods.

• Worked in the organising committee of “i’preneur’15” an international conference on Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development conducted by Center of Social Entrepreneurship, TISS, Mumbai.

• Worked as a research assistant in Development Professional Group

• 2 Years of Work Experience in Accenture Services Pvt Ltd, Bangalore as a Associate Software Engg then shifting to PMO job profile.

• 1.5 years of Photography under Jai Vora, as Assistant Photographer in Mumbai.

• Founder of "Route-E", Service provider of e-waste; Pickup from stakeholders and awareness campaigns all around Mumbai.

• 7 Months of Internship in E-Incarnation Pvt Ltd, Mumbai as Business development and Marketing executive.

• 2 Months of Internship in D'Essence Consulting Pvt Ltd as a Consultant.

• Founder of Greenewable Empresa, a Social Enterprise Start-up with a vision of promoting, developing rural agricultural economy in a sustainable way.

• Participated in ‘United We March’-Art of Living Youth Summit,New Delhi, India.

• Editor of SNBCIAN, 2013-2014, SNBC Hostel, Cotton College.

• Carried out Pilot Project Activities(March-june, 2015) -Facilitation and execution of agricultural extension services among small & marginal farmers at Premhora Panchayat in Golaghat District, Assam.

• Carried out Impact Assessment Study of CSR Works by Numaligarh Refinery in Golaghat District.

• Founder of ‘Gramin Poultry’ : Modernization of Supply Chain for betterment of Small Poultry Farmers in Nalanda district, Bihar.

• Internship at Maharogi Sewa Samiti, Anandwan.

• Headed Hospitality department of International Conference on “Social Entrepreneurship & Sustainable Development” Organised at TISS (4th-7th February 2015).

• Designed and Implemented a Social Marketing Campaign to promote Scientific method of Poultry Farming: Nalanda district, Bihar.

Karuna Salve • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), • Shrimati Chandibai Himmatmal Mansukhani college, Mumbai University.

Nitish Jambhurkar• B.Tech in Mining Engg• National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Bitupan Boro• B.A (Honours in Geography)• Cotton College Gauhati University

Anupam Kumar• B.Com (General)• EIILM University, Sikkim

• 7 Months of Internship in E-Incarnation Pvt Ltd, Mumbai in Business development and Marketing.

• 2 Months of Internship in marketing and market research for Trophic Wellness Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai.

• Founder of Route-E, Service provider for channelizing E-waste with different stakeholders and designed and implemented awareness campaigns all around Mumbai.

• 1 month of internship in Airtel, Patna.

• Expertise in public relations, public orator, market research, marketing and negotiations.

• Founded ‘Mansha’, a social initiative which focuses on skill development for students belonging to economically weaker section by providing / upgrading the requisite skills to match the industry standards.

• Interned with ONGC for 6 weeks; studied the various CSR initiatives taken by the company in the last two years and created a database that consolidates the performance of projects undertaken by the NGOs which had secured funding from ONGC.• Worked with leading educational consultancy firms as Business Development Manager for eight months.• Campus representative of Tata Institute of Social Sciences on shiksha.com

• Did pilot venture in Rehabilitation of bonded laborers by providing alternate livelihood, Punjab.

• Certification in Renewable Energy workshop 2015 organised by WISE in Pune.

• Was part of the organising committee of “iPreneur’15” an international conference on Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development conducted by Center of Social Entrepreneurship, TISS, Mumbai.

• Currently holding the post of Dining Hall representative in TISS

• Did field work in Jhabua, Anandwan (Varora), Lok Biradari Prakalp (Hemalkasa) and Somnath

Kumar Vivek• B.Tech in Information And Communication Technology• Manipal Institute of technology, Manipal

Neha Mahavar• B.E. (Electronics & Telecommunication), Mumbai University

Amandeep Singh• BA Economics (H) • Shri Ram College of Commerce University of Delhi

Key Features

iPreneur - ‘An Ode to the Spirit of Social Entrepreneurship’ is a unique experience aimed at bringing up innovative

ideas to sustainably influence the social paradigm of human life. This summit is organised as part of the

‘International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development, 2015’ conducted by the

Centre for Social Entrepreneurship of the School of Management and Labour Studies, at the Tata Institute of

Social Sciences.

iPreneur’15 is supported by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the

Development Bank of Singapore (DBS Bank) as the key Title Sponsor and Partner. Our distinguished speakers

include Mr. Anand Kumar of Super 30, Mr. NK Chaudhary, founder of Jaipur Rugs and Mr. Joe Madiath, Founder

and Executive Director of Gram Vikas.

RURAL PRACTICUM

The students of Social Entrepreneurship undergo a month-long, rigorous immersion programme towards the

conclusion of the first semester of the academic year. It involves field visit and stay in some of the most backward

districts of the country. They are required to observe the surrounding socio-politico-economical environments,

and draw learning, while getting involved in the day-to-day lives of the host villagers. They are even required to

help in unique task assignments - from helping out in the farms to analysing and assessing training/skill needs of

the organisations that assist them with the rural practicum.

This immersion programme ends with the presentation of comprehensive reports by students and evaluation by

faculties of the Centre. This year, the batch of 2014-16 visited Maharogi Sewa Samiti, Warora, established by

Baba Amte and Magsaysay Awardee Prakash and Mandakini Amte’s Lok Biradari Prakalp at Hemalkasa. They

also visited tribal village blocks of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

CSE- INCUBATION

The Centre for Social Entrepreneurship has an exciting incubation centre which cradles innovative business

models for social enterprises of its alumni. Currently, about 12 such enterprises are nested within the incubation

centre, which works in close coordination with the faculties and a rich exchange of academia and on-the-job

experiences is maintained.

DBS-TISS PARTNERSHIP

The scheme has various funding options, which includes seed/start-up funding,

research funding and running capital funding for stabilising operations and

generating new revenue streams among others.

Achievements

Since the inception of Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, its alumni have consistently displayed competence &

acumen to occupy distinguished positions of merit in various public & private sector organisations.

Rukmini Riar – All India Rank #2 in the India’s most prestigious Civil Services Exam (2011), was an alumnus of

the Masters Programme in Social Entrepreneurship, at TISS, of the 2008-2010 batch.

Several Alumni of the Centre for Social Entrepreneurship have started their own ventures, which has been

extensively covered by the prominent National Media outlets, well-known publications like the Forbes Magazine,

and even popular TV shows like K.B.C., Satyamev Jayate, to name a few.

Ramana Killi, an alumnus of Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, is the founder of Green Basics Pvt. Ltd. and a

Consultant at Goa Shipyard Ltd, a CPSE. He is the driving force behind developing co-operative societies

in Goa, India for GSL. He has been invited by the U.S. Government, for his initiatives and contributions

towards co-operative societies and community mobilisations.

Sampurn(E)arth Pvt. Ltd., Bharat Calling, Krishi Naturals, ApniShala, UnCancer India are

some of the ventures started by the alumni of CSE, TISS, which have since been established and

have found recognition and accolades from various agencies, peer institutions and other

organisations.

Alumni placed at senior positions in various prestigious organisations such as KPMG, Tata Tele

Services Ltd (TTSL), Cipla Ltd., ALC, Wockhardt, L&T Finance, Muthoot Finance, ABC

Consultantcy, Dasra, Tata Steel, FINO PayTech Ltd., Intellecap, Ashoka Foundation,

Auroville, Citizens Alliance Pvt. Ltd, Selco Foundation, Parivaar among others.

Contact DetailsPlacement Coordinator

Leela banerjeeleela.banerjee@tiss.edu

Reach Us At: placement.cse@tiss.edu

Kumar Vivek kr.vivekz06@gmail.com +91 7763069343 Nikhil Gampa gampa.nikhil10@gmail.com +91 9769412923

Tata Institute of Social Science,V. N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai 400088.