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Invited Talk by Mr. Kumarpal M Jain

Mr. Kumarpal M Jain, Katariya Consultancy India LLP, Mysore, member of “Institute of Chartered, Accountants of India”, delivered a talk for first-year students of PGDM 2023–25 batch, held on July 11, 2023, as part of the Orientation Program 2023.
 
He set the tone of the speech by providing a glimpse of what a startup firm's motto needs to be. The interactive session continued with the importance of investing in start-up firms and how to identify a suitable start-up business. Mr.Jain gave a hint that a firm that can earn 16% and above on its capital employed can be considered worth investing in. He threw light on the sustainability of businesses, saying that a start-up that wants to survive and sustain the industry must focus on expanding the customer base and retaining them by providing what exactly they want within the scope of the business by customising the services as per their needs and expectations. He concluded that, at the end of the day, a business can survive only if it is consistently profitable and focused.  

Invited Talk on Positive Thinking

Prof. Parashiva Murthy, Professor & Counsellor, Mysore delivered a talk on 'Positive Thinking' to the newly joined students of the PGDM 2023-25 batch as a part of the orientation program on July 11. 2023. He narrated that positive thinking would make people successful in their chosen fields. "Hurdles in life are normal and one should not be deterred by failure as it is the stepping stone to success", said the speaker. He advised the students to adhere to values and build self-confidence as it is going to be pivotal in personal and family life. Prof.Murthy concluded by saying, "Winners make it happen, Losers let it happen".

Workshop on Indian Society in Transition

Dr R. Indira Ramarao, Member of the Governing Board of SDMIMD and Formerly Professor of Sociology & Former Director, International Center, University of Mysore, conducted a section-wise focused Workshop on Indian Society in Transition to the PGDM 2023-2025 Batch. The Workshop was organized as a part of the Orientation Program for the batch PGDM 2023-25, held during July 10-11, 2023.

Workshop on imperatives in Social Responsibilities

Prof. C.V. Sridhar, Faculty – General Management and Manager - Administration, SDMIMD, conducted a workshop for the sections of the PGDM 2023-2025 between July 10 and July 12, 2023, as part of the Orientation Program 2023. The workshop focused on sensitizing the young manager toward their responsibility for society and introducing them to the social-centric philosophy of Dharmasthala.

SDMIMD Commences Residential PGDM 2023-25 Batch

Commencement inauguration for the SDMIMD Residential 2-Year Full-time PGDM (MBA Equivalent) Batch 2023-25 was held on 10 July 2023. Dr. (Lt Col) Prasad. S. N., Director, SDMIMD and Dr. NR Parasuraman, Director Emeritus addressed the incoming students. Distinguished Address was delivered by the Sri. D. Surendra Kumar, Vice President, SDM Educational Trust, Prof. L. Gandhi, Chairman - Admissions, SDMIMD, welcomed and introduced the batch. Prof. Mohammed Minhaj, Chairperson-Academic Programmes gave an overview of the entire programme. Dr. S Saibaba, delivered the Vote of Thanks.  
 
231 students from 20 Indian states have been admitted this year with a record gender ratio of 53% Male and 47% Female students with a big jump of 12% in the number of female students from the last year. The academic diversity of the batch includes undergraduates from Engineering, Commerce, Management, Science, and with 25% of students having relevant work experience.

Faculty Development Program

A 14-hour Faculty Development Programme was conducted at SDM College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Udupi for their Professors & Doctors on 6th and 7th July 2023.

Following sessions were conducted by the SDMIMD, Mysore faculty resource persons during these two days:

  • Professional & Personal Goal setting, Communication & Presentation skills, Time and Stress Management by Dr.L.Gandhi
  • Making your profession your passion, Team building & Leadership skills, Role model for students and Public by Dr. Mamta Hegde
  • Updating teaching skills by Dr.Sunil MV
  • Creativity, Innovation and problem solving skills to promote research attitude by Dr.S.Saibaba
The programme was well appreciated by the participants as well as by the SDMCA Principal Dr. Mamata K.V. and Programme coordinator Dr. Gayathri Hegde.

The Second Edition of the RDP on Writing Impactful Research Paper for Indexed Journal

SDMIMD organised a one-day Research Development Program on “Writing Impactful Research Paper for Indexed Journal: Editor’s Perspective” on July 7, 2023. The key focus of the program was to disseminate the fundamental ideas of a journal’s expectations from a research paper and build the capacity of the participants to write a good-quality manuscript. The day-long program covered pertinent topics such as an overview of different types of research, conceptualization of the research theme, structuring a research paper, research ethics and journal selection. The event was attended by 60 participants who were research scholars and Faculty affiliating to organisations from different parts of the country.
 
Dr.B.Venkatraja, Associate Professor of Economics at SDMIMD Mysore was the Resource Person of the program. 
 
Dr.S.N.Prasad, Director- SDMIMD Mysore delivered an inaugural talk to the program. He stressed the increasing role of research in individual and institutional development. In the concluding session, participants were distributed with the Participation Certificate.  

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Orientation Program for PGDM 2023-25 batch

An Orientation Week for the students of the incoming batch of PGDM 2023-25 will commence from July 10, 2023. A series of  lectures are organized throughout the week. The lecture series from prominent speakers is designed in manner that will bring in a lot of industry expertise and experience, for the students to assimilate and take advantage of. 
 
Other than the expert lectures, information sharing sessions are slotted in the schedule over the week for the students which covers the practicalities availing the student support services and the transition to postgraduate study.