Campus News

SDMite Sebu achievement in Pathways Program

Toastmaster Sebu T, VP Membership completed Level 3 of 5 under the Visionary Communication path in Toastmasters Education. The learning on the Visionary Communication path focuses on building public speaking and strategic leadership skills by developing an understanding of the different leadership and communication styles and planning communications.

SDMite participates in India-Zimbabwe Cultural Confluence

Mr. Sai Sri Harsha of PGDM 2020-2021, was selected by the Confederation of Young Leaders (CYL) to participate in the India – Zimbabwe Cultural Confluence held on December 19, 2020. During the Confluence, Mr. Harsha interacted with  H.E Dr. G. M. Chipare, Ambassador of Zimbabwe to India, and discussed India - Zimbabwe relations trade, culture, and strong cordial relations.

Dr. Mousumi Sengupta appointed as Member for WICCI

Dr. Mousumi Sengupta received the invitation to be the Honorary Member of the National Council for Higher Education, Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (WICCI). WICCI is supported by the massive global networks of ALL Ladies League (ALL), Women Economic Forum (WEF) and SHEconomy with 250,000 members and supporters globally, including 60,000 in India. Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. WICCI operates via its manifold councils across 150+ sectors and a coordinating hub of the Secretariat. 
 
Dr. Mousumi will be working with the team of 20 women academicians from across the country appointed as the members of the council.

MDP on Communicating Effectively in the Virtual World

Due to the pandemic, a large majority of our communication has moved online. Work from Home has become the norm. Given the circumstances, we need to adapt our communication to digital platforms. Keeping this in mind, a MDP on “Communicating Effectively in the Virtual World” was organized on December 18, 2020 by SDMIMD. Dr. Neetu Ganapathy, Associate Professor-Business Communication and Information Systems, SDMIMD, was the resource person.

Webinar on Industry Perspective On-Campus Hiring

Mr. Abhijith M K, Global Business Head, Utthunga technologies, delivered a Webinar on the topic ‘Industry perspective on-campus hiring’ on December 12, 2020. Mr. Abhijit M K discussed the need for skill requirements in different professions and importance of being industry ready. Further, Mr. Abhijith discussed on how one must practically apply the theoretical concepts and understanding in the real-world scenario. The speaker touched upon how the students can be industry-ready through internship or apprenticeship, or through short duration real-time projects and looking beyond the syllabus. Mr. Abhijith concluded the session by highlighted the reasons for the skill gap like lack of confidence in leading and managing people, over delegating work to others, and failing to contribute in a practical world.

SDMite bagged First Place in FINOMENA 2020

Ms. Chaithanya Janardhanan Kalikkote of PGDM 2020-2022 participated in FINOMENA 2020 the annual management fest organized by Sri University, Cuttak, and won the 1st Prize. The online event was organized on December 4 & 5, 2020. 

International E-Conference on “Adapting to the new business normal - The way ahead”

For several years Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) has been organizing multiple international conferences every year. Keeping the COVID-19 situation in mind, SDMIMD organized the first International e-conference on “Adapting to the new business normal- The way ahead”, on 3-4 December 2020. Read More>

SDMIMD's Institution Innovation Council (ICC)

Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GoI) has approved the establishment of the Institute Innovation Council (IIC) as per the norms of Innovation Cell at SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysore. The center will systematically foster the culture of Innovation in the eco-system, by encouraging, inspiring and nurturing the young managers by supporting them to work with new ideas with multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campus. 
 
The IIC will be conducting various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Central Ministry of Education Innovation Cell (MIC) in time bound fashion.