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Management Development Programs 2022

 
SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) like to present the 2022 edition of Management Development Programs (MDPs). MDP 2022 is focused on changing demands in business and needs of professional executives. Over the years SDMIMD’s MDP is known for its Executive Education offering in different sectors at different levels in an organization.
 
The MDP 2022 will introduce the participants with the latest tools, techniques and skills in Strategic Management, Leadership, HR, OB, Marketing, Finance, Operations Management and General Management.
 
MDP 2022 is designed to meet the needs of the working executives of all levels. The sessions are planned to take the participants from unlearn to relearn to enhancing the learning.
 
Quick Contact: 
Ms. Rekha Ganapathy
Coordinator – MDPs
Tel: +91-821-2429722 Extn: 4215
Mobile: 97427 22906
Email : mdp@sdmimd.ac.in

SDMIMD 27th Annual Convocation

Our Institute wore a festive look on Thursday, March 31, 2022 on the occasion of 27th Annual Convocation. 177 eligible students from PGDM 2020-2022 batch were awarded the Post Graduate Diploma in Management by our respective Chairman Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade. Seven students shared nine gold medals for their best performance in Academics, Marketing,  Finance,  Human Resources Management, Systems and Best overall performance. These winners received the gold medals from the Chief Guest Smt. Pankajam Sridevi, Managing Director,  Commonwealth Bank of Australia (India).

In her Convocation address, Smt. Pankajam Sridevi remembered her teachers with high respect, as inspiring personalities. According to her, hardwork is the common force behind every successful person. She also expressed her views on cleverness as a gift and kindness as a choice.  She felt that kindness is more important than knowledge in this era for the upliftment of the society.

While delivering the presidential address, Dr.D. Veerendra Heggade opined that society is changing as women are getting equal importance in terms of education and jobs. He took the example of SDM institutions where more females are getting admission which may force them to reserve seats for boys in the next 10 years.
 
Dr. N R Parasuraman, Director presented the Annual Report having the events happened in the institute and the achievements of the institute during 2021-2022. Dr. S N Prasad, Deputy Director rendered the vote of thanks.

Annula Report | Convocation Video | Convocation Photo Gallery

Newsclips: Andolana | Indian Express | Kannada Prabha | Mysuru Mithra | Mysooru News | Prajavani | Star of Mysore | Times of India | Vijaya Karnataka | Vijaya Vani

Convergence 3i: The SDMIMD-CII Annual Event of Industry-Academia Interaction 2022

Convergence 3i, the 'Industry-Institute-Interaction' event by SDMIMD, Mysore with CII-Mysore was held online on 22 Mar, 2022 from 11AM to 1PM.   The invited audience for this program were the Final Year degree students from across India, young executives and Degree completed students from Mysore and surrounding areas. SDMIMD students and faculty and several CII members from Mysore were present for the event. 
 
Ms. Supriya Salian, Chairperson- CII, Mysore Chapter delivered an energetic, thought provoking talk on “ Covid, WFH and Beyond: Opportunities for the Indian Youth” as the Chief Guest for the event, where in, she brought out the current business scenario and its realities. 
 
Later, in a panel discussion on “ How can I prepare myself to become more valuable to my employer: an employer’s perspective” with Dr. Dharma Prasad, Convener of the Industry-Institute Panel, CII Mysore with three student members, Ms. Jeyashri T, Mr. Swaroop A. Tehsildar and Mr. Guru Pranesh was held. Dr. Prasad SN, Deputy Director of SDMIMD was the moderator of this discussion. 
 
In the discussion, both the views of the employers as well as the aspirations of the youth were brought out by the panelists.  Over 120 students from across India participated in the event and the question-answer session which followed both the speech as well as the panel discussion were of high relevance to the student community. 
 
Dr. NR Parasuraman, Director SDMIMD gave the opening address, Prof. CV Sridhar, Faculty at SDMIMD gave the Vote of Thanks and Dr. Prasad SN introduced the audience to the purpose, significance and background of the event Convergence 3i which is being conducted for 12th year since 2010. 

Virtual Roundtable on Inspiring Women to Lead

At the virtual Roundtable discussion on “Inspiring Women to Lead” organized by SDMIMD and CII Mysuru Women Network Forum on February 28, 2022, Ms. Supriya Salian, Vice-Chairperson, CII Mysuru, spoke on the collaborative leadership style demonstrated by women leaders during the pandemic and the positive impact it has had on countries and organizations. She emphasized the need for industry and academia to deliberate on the ways to bring in more women into leadership positions. The event began with the welcome address by Dr. N. R. Parasuraman, Director SDMIMD, who stated that at SDMIMD every year efforts are on to increase the number of girl students and highlighted that over the last few years majority of the gold medalists have been ladies. 
 
The panel consisted of Mr. Pavan Ranga, Chairman, CII Mysuru & CEO, Rangsons LLP, Mr. Sukumar Rangachari, Past Chairman, CII Mysuru, Ms. Saraswati K S, Senior Project Manager, L&T Infotech Ltd, and Ms. Puja Mehra, Journalist and Author. Dr. Neetu Ganapathy, Associate Professor, SDMIMD, moderated the discussion in which various issues such as the barriers to women in leadership, leadership traits in women and steps that can be taken to inspire women to lead were raised.
 
Mr. Ranga was of the firm belief that women are increasingly important in building organizations as they make excellent mentors, and the future relies on mentor leadership rather than authoritarian leadership. He also stated that organizations should choose women to lead because of their competence and not their gender. The panelists agreed that women need to be focused, build the required competencies and be courageous. Ms. Roopa Rao, Convenor, CII Mysore Women Network Forum, emphasized the necessity of welcoming new possibilities for the desired change in organizations and society. Ms. Deepashree Narendran, Co-Convenor, CII Mysore Women Network Forum, delivered the vote of thanks. The session was attended by Dr. S. N. Prasad, Deputy Director SDMIMD, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of CII. Ms. Rachana M, student, SDMIMD, compered the event.

Startup Charcha 2022

SDMIMD organized the Annual Event - Startup Charcha on February 25, 2022, on a virtual mode. Startup Charcha is a major one among various entrepreneurship activities undertaken by Swayam - E cell of SDMIMD students and is in line with the current focus and thrust on startups with a conducive policy environment. SDMIMD’s E-cell had initiated entrepreneurship activities such as Cerebra, E-quest, etc., to give conceptual insights to students on Entrepreneurship. The E-cell of SDMIMD students has undertaken many activities since 2013. Many alumni of SDMIMD have also established successful startups.

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Annual Leadership Talk 2022

‘Take the stairs and not the elevator for a happy and successful life.’ said Prof. Ramesh Venkateswaran, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Palakkad, and former Director, SDMIMD, Mysore. He was speaking at the 13th Edition of the Annual Leadership Talk (ALT) organized by Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) Mysore on campus. In his address to the students, he said that in today’s world, everyone wants to reach the top very quickly. Once at the top, they feel lost, and this results in a multitude of problems.