Corporate Interface Team

Known as CIT on campus, the Corporate Interface Team plays an integral role in the life of a student at SIBM Pune. As it is a student-driven institute, the responsibility of providing additional knowledge to complement academic learning here lies with the Students' Council. Within the Council, these activities are orchestrated by the Corporate Interface Team.

The team strives to augment the industry-knowledge of students and provide them with vital insights into the business world through guest lectures, workshops, seminars, conclaves, case-study discussions and other corporate activities throughout the year. It also endeavours to keep students abreast with the latest management trends and changes in the industry.

CIT believes excellence can be achieved through progress and innovation. It is with this belief that the team constantly tries to evolve by taking new initiatives and finding newer ways to add value to the life of a student at SIBM Pune.

 

Guest Lectures

Guest Lectures are a platform for students to get an understanding of current industry trends and practices. Representatives from various organizations, some of the best in India Inc. from across sectors, visit the campus and address the students.

The Corporate share their views on upcoming trends in the industry with budding managers and get their unbiased feedback. It is also an opportunity for the students to learn about the best practices in the industry and enrich their knowledge base. Guest Lectures are of 1 to 2 hours duration, and are usually followed by an interactive Q&A session.

In addition to being stand-alone, Guest Lectures are also theme and series based like Alpaviram, Avant-Garde and Imperio.

Some eminent speakers that have delivered these lectures are:

  1. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam – Former President of India
  2. Ms.Nisaba Godrej – President, Human Capital & Innovation, Godrej Industries
  3. Mr.Vivek Gambhir – Chief Strategy Officer, Godrej Industries
  4. Mr.Arun Shourie – Member of Parliament, RajyaSabha
  5. Mr.Prakash Iyer – Managing Director, Kimberley-Clark Lever Pvt. Ltd.
  6. Mr. Karl Slym – President & Managing Director, General Motors India
  7. Mr. S. Ramadorai – Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services
  8. Mr.Kiran Karnik – President, NASSCOM
  9. Mr.Ashish Bagga – Chief Executive Officer, India Today
  10. Mr.Shashi Ruia – Director, Essar Group
  11. Mr. Jim McEleney – CEO, BNY Mellon International Operations Pvt. Ltd.
  12. Mr.Prahlad Kakkar – CEO, Genesis Films
  13. Mr. Harsh Mariwala - Chairperson and Managing Director, Marico
  14. Mr. Hans Steinbeck, Partner, IBM Global Business Services

 

Research Project

Research Projects are a part time, on-campus program, which offer a unique platform to the students to work on company projects. Students undertake research projects, providing fresh ideas and inputs across categories and sectors to the company they carry out the projects for. It helps students to reinforce the understanding of various management concepts and to sharpen the research acumen amongst them.

The students work from the campus and interact with their mentors in the company throughout the duration of the project. On the completion of the project, the students submit a comprehensive report make a presentation to the company. These projects are offered throughout the year to students.

To know more about Research Projects please click here.

 

Workshops

Workshops allow for greater interaction between students and industry experts; they serve as an ideal link between theoretical concepts and the practical problems faced by industry. In addition to benefiting immensely from the experience and the vast repertoire of knowledge of the speakers, students also, in the course of these workshops, learn about issues faced by managers in the real-world scenario. Some of the workshops that CIT has organized are:

  1. 'Knowledge Management' by Mr.Vittal Devarajan, Head, Business Management Group,  HCL Technologies
  2. 'Innovative Thinking' by Mr. Rahul Agarwal, Erehwon Consulting

 

Corporate Initiatives

The Maha-Intrapreneur Awards is an annual event organized by Praj Industries Ltd., a global knowledge-based firm with expertise in Bioprocesses and Engineering. In association with SIBM Pune, the Praj Maha-Intrapreneur Awards endeavours to recognize individuals with intrapreneurial skills within companies, NGOs and government organizations, who undertake the responsibility of converting ideas into profitable ventures. SIBM Pune, as the sole knowledge partner, is essentially the driving force for the awards at every stage of the competition. Further details regarding the awards can be found at http://www.mahaintrapreneur.com


Case Studies

Experience is the best teacher ‐ and the case method packs more experience into every hour of learning than any other instructional approach.

At SIBM Pune, we firmly believe that the finest way for a management student to test his/her potential to deal with the corporate world is by dealing with situations that require him/her to make critical strategic decisions for the organisation. This is precisely what the Case Study Method propagates. In case discussions, students are introduced to the reality of decision making ‐ including incomplete information, time constraints, and conflicting goals ‐ giving them first‐hand experience in analyzing business situations.

Case Studies stimulate students' thinking, challenge their capabilities and prepare them for future managerial decision-making. This teaching methodology encourages students to think of various ways of handling complex issues, and helps them learn the nuances of decision‐making in business and the challenges that managers face every day at work.


Conclaves & Symposiums

Spread across various domains ranging from Sports to Human Resource to Finance to Economics, these conclaves & symposiums are a meaningful forum to engage in specific discussion. Earlier this year, CIT had organised Cricket Conclave.

Cricket Conclave brought together stalwarts from the field of Cricket at SIBM Pune for an insightful and thought-provoking interaction, where the pressing issues in the sport were dissected, discussed and debated with the students.

Given the current scenario, it is imperative that students get an opportunity to interact with some of the established names in the sport, and learn about its finer nuances. From a business viewpoint, it is vital that they gain insight on what drives these models and how as future managers students can benefit from the emerging field of sports management.


Other Activities

CIT co-ordinates certain other activities on campus, including:

  1. Mahindra & Mahindra War Room; the War Room is India's leading and iconic Business School event for top 17 business schools in India
  2. Mahindra & Mahindra Auto Quotient; the Auto Quotient is India's biggest auto quiz, organized by Mahindra & Mahindra in association with NDTV
  3. Book Launches/Book Reading Sessions
  4. Other corporate competitions for B-school students

 

Contact us: cit@sibmpune.edu.in

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