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Dharmasthala trip for PGCM 2021-22 Batch
As a part of the PGCM Orientation Program to the PGCM 2021-22 students, a trip to Dharmasthala was organized on September 25 & 26, 2021. Students got the opportunity to see first-hand the numerous social activities in Dharmasthala and interact with the Chairman of SDMIMD and Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala, Dr. D Veerendra Heggade. The students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and had a lot of good things to say about the inspiration they received from meeting Dr. Heggade and being in the holy place.
Talk on Personal Wealth Management by Alumnus
On September 25, 2021, SDMIMD and Prerana – SDMIMD Alumni Association organized an invtited talk by Mr. Feroze Azeez, PGDM Alumnus 2003-05 Batch; and Deputy CEO, Anand Rathi Private Wealth Management, Mumbai. Mr. Feroze gave insights on personal wealth management and elucidated the different products available in the current market. The online session was interactive and exciting, with the active participation by the alumni members and students on campus.
Talk on ‘Building Public Image’ by CEO,
The Hindu Group
'What counts in the life is the principles that we stood for, people we touched, and the way we changed the world even in a small way by pursuing a purpose truly bigger than ourselves. Those are the real legacies that will outlive us' said Mr. L.V. Navaneeth, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited. Mr. Naveaneeth delivered the invited talk on 'Building & Communicating a Public Image - Strategies for Working Professionals’ organized by Prerana - the SDM Institute for Management Development Alumni Association and SDMIMD.
Upcoming Conferences
Conference Webpage:
https://www.sdmimd.ac.in/financeconference2021
Conference Webpage: https://www.sdmimd.ac.in/iec2021/
International Partners Research Conference 2021
SDMIMD is partnering with the University of Dundee School of Business to jointly organize the International Partners Research Conference 2021 on 29 November 2021. The focus of this conference is on issues related to socio-economic development and submissions from all disciplines related to this overarching theme are welcome. The conference’s aim is to encourage research collaborations across the participating institutions and between individual researchers.
For any clarification, please send a mail to
UDSBBusiness2021@dundee.ac.uk
Conference Webpage:
https://www.sdmimd.ac.in/hrconference2021
Conference Webpage:
https://www.sdmimd.ac.in/mc2022/
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Foundation Day Lecture 2021
Every year Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) commemorates its Foundation Day through a lecture delivered by an eminent person. This year the Foundation Day lecture was delivered by Dr Hasmukh Adhia IAS (Retd), Chancellor, Central University of Gujarat and Former Union Finance Secretary and Revenue Secretary to an audience consisting of young management students, faculty members and invitees. Read More>
SDMIMD ranked in Top 10 in India
Siliconindia, a leading business, and entrepreneurship US-INDIA Magazine, ranked SDMIMD at 10th among 20 institutions in A+++, the highest grade. The survey has listed SDMIMD in second place among the Top 10 B-Schools in Academic Excellence; fifth place among the Top 10 B-Schools in Placement; and 2nd among the Top 10 B-Schools in South Zone.
Commencement of PGCM 2021-22 Batch
The commencement session of the AICTE recognized One-Year Full-time Post Graduate Certificate in Management (PGCM) Program for the Batch 2020-2021 was held on September 22, 2021. Director of SDMIMD Dr. N.R. Parasuraman addressed the students, emphasizing the imperative of students' involvement in academic activities, interaction with guests from industry, and being part of the students’ committees for holistic development to be ready for corporate entry after the program. Dr. Sunil MV, Head – Academic Administration, introduced the annual academic calendar of the program to the new batch. Earlier, Prof. L. Gandhi, Chairperson – Admissions, welcomed the new batch and the gathering.
Certificates to the Overseas Students of UoM
A function to award certificates to successful candidates of the second edition of the Developing Business Excellence (DBE) program for overseas students was held in the SDMIMD campus recently.

Dr S.J. Manjunath, Co-ordinator of Third Sector Research Centre; Professor of Business Administration; and, Director, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Mysore, Mysore, expressed the view that learning from the DBE Program about the best practices concerning social responsibility and the business environment of any country will help expand the knowledge horizon. Such learning makes us connect to the contemporary world and relate to the research domain. He lauded SDMIMD for launching this unique program and helping overseas students to know India and its culture, business environment and concern to society. Read More>
PGCM 2021-22 - Orientation Program Guest Lectures
Prof. L Gandhi, Assistant Professor – OB/HR, SDMIMD, conducted a Workshop on Emotional Intelligence for the PGCM 2021-22 batch as part of the orientation program on September 23, 2021. Dr. R. Indira, Member of the Governing Body of SDMIMD; Scholar-in-Residence, Centre for Women's Studies, Bangalore University; and Formerly Professor & Chairman, Department of Sociology, University of Mysore, delivered an interactive session on Indian Society in Transition (IST) on September 23, 2021. Workshop on Personality Profiling was organized for the new batch of PGCM program conducted by Dr. Mousumi Sengupta, Professor – OB/HR, SDMIMD, on September 24, 2021. The workshop has been organized for the PGCM 2021-22 batch as part of the Orientation Program 2021.

An interactive session about the journey of an entrepreneur was excellent learning for the PGCM Batch 21-22 on September 27, 2021. Mr. S.N. Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, Supreme Pharmaceuticals Mysore Pvt Ltd, was invited to share his entrepreneur journey and discuss the company's new initiatives with the batch. The workshop on Design Thinking was scheduled for September 28, 2021, for the PGCM students as part of the Orientation Program 2021. Faculty resource Dr. Sunil MV, Head - Academics Administration, SDMIMD, conducted the Workshop. To introduce the PGCM 21-22 to the case study-based teaching-learning method, a Case Workshop was organized on September 29, 2021. Faculty resource Dr. M R Suresh, Professor - Marketing, SDMIMD, conducted a workshop as part of the Orientation Program 2021.

 
Shri. Giridhar Kannan, Manager, Group Audit, Financial Crime, Compliance and Conduct at Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC), Sydney, Australia, delivered an invited talk on ‘What Corporates Expect?’ for the PGCM 2021-22 batch on September 30, 2021.
Mr. Dwarakanath A R, Trainer – Organizational Behaviour, Wellness & Fine Arts, delivered an invited talk on ‘Groom the Corporate Soldier in You’ introducing the importance of Yoga and Wellness in the life of a corporate individual, on October 1, 2021.
 
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