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Volume : 2 Issue : 1 July-August 2018

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Vijnan - Quarterly news letter published by Bhavan's Royal Institute of ManagementChief editor: Prof. (Dr). Rajagopala Nair, Editor-in-charge: Deepa Unnithan. For private circulation only

'Pratipad' - the 2018-20 batch got a fitting start inthe presence of eminent personalities. During his

inaugural address, Sri. Rajesh Nair, Executive Director,EY, motivated the students to prepare themselves toface the challenges and complexities of present daybusiness world. The technology driven businessenvironment has imposed a huge responsibility on theB-School students, he said. The chief guest elucidatedon the three vital areas that are disrupting the field ofmanagement - Technology, Globalisation, andDemographics. Mr. Nair stressed on the importance ofthe students to embrace technology as the job scenariois changing and IT has become an inevitable component.

'Pratipad' - Inauguration of 2018-20 BatchHe also advised the students to read, observe and thinkas much as possible and to keep updating themselves.Sri. Venugopal C. Govind, Chairman, Bharatiya VidyaBhavan Kochi Kendra has invoked the students to equipthemselves with updated knowledge and the requiredsoft skills to face the challenges and to build up a careerin Business Management. He focused on the changesthat is happening in all the functional areas ofManagement. Sri. Venugopal C. Govind during hisaddress thrusted upon the importance of academicexcellence, with general awareness, human values andbuilding on individual potential as vital to the successof the students. Sri. Ramankutty Warrier, Director, BVB,Kochi Kendra spoke on the importance of inheritingBhavan's values, which can lead to the comprehensivegrowth of the students. Dr. Rajagopala Nair, Dean,Bhavan's B-School, during his welcome addresscongratulated the students for getting selected for MBAProgramme at Bhavan's B-School. He stressed upon theTeaching Pedagogy and the Placement opportunities forthe students at Bhavan's Royal Institute of Management.'The question is not of Employment, it is ofEmployability', he said.

Living up to the royalty of the Institution, the frontoffice of Bhavan's Royal Institute of Management

got a fresh and new appearance. The inauguration

Inauguration of Reception hallof the restructured and renovated front office wasdone by Sri. Rajesh Nair, EY.

Our Dean Prof. (Dr) Rajagopala Nair, was theinvited resource person for the faculty training

program on 'the accounting treatment of GST'organised by the Academic Staff College, CalicutUniversity on 20th of July 2018.

Extension Activities by our Dean

Our Dean Dr. Rajagopala Nair addressing the firstyears of Bhavans College of Arts and Commerce

as part of the induction program.

Induction program for Bhavan's Artscollege students by Dr. Rajagopala Nair

Dr. Rajagopala Nair, our dean was the resourceperson for Career Guidance session organized by

Navadarshan, the Dept. Of education under theArchdiocese of Verapoly.

Career Guidance session byDr. Rajagopala Nair, Dean

A research based case study titled 'Crowdsourcedfashion designing of Hashboosh.com: the

sustainability dilemma ' written by Ms. DeepaUnnithan and Mr. Girish S. Pathy, (Assistant Professorsat Bhavans) was published in the prestigious Emerald,Emerging Markets case studies.

Case study published in Emerald

A Paper authored by Mr. Vinod R. R., (AssistantProfessor, Bhavans), titled "Determinants of the

allocative, cost and scope efficiencies of Indianbanks" was published in Applied Economics (ABDC-A)category journal.

Paper published in A category journal

Ms. Ashwitha Abimanyue, member of 2015-17batch was recognized for being the college

topper of MBA 2015-17 Batch, Ms. Aswitha, ispresently working as the HR coordinator at Axis Bank.

Gold medal to the best outgoing student

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Ten Day induction programme was organized for theFresh Batch of MBA students. During these days,

experts from different sectors addressed the students,with an objective of breaking the ice and to familiarizingthe new inducts to the field of management. The list ofexperts included Sri. Sooraj Abraham, Corporate trainerand director of Plan@earth, Ms. Kanak Jinan, CorporateTrainer, Ms. Shiby P. K., Corporate Trainer, Mr. SushanthK. S., G. M., Thomas Cook, Mr. John Mathew Sebastian,Talent Acquisition, V. Guard Industries Ltd. Mr. JaydevMenon, CEO, Akash, People Transformation and arenowned Corporate trainer, Mr. Arun Narayan, T.C.S.,

'Pratipad' - Induction Programme for 2018-20 batchMr. Avinash, Marketing and Brand consultant, Mr. VijayChandra Bose, Executive Director, Indusgratia and ouralumni, Mr. Joe Paul Alex, E. Y. and our alumni, Mr.Aravind Warrier, Senior HR manager, Rapid Value andour alumni. Apart from this a day was dedicated foroutbound training programs lead by the faculty team.As part of movie based learning session, Pirates of SiliconValley a movie based on the legends Steve Jobs and BillGates was screened, which was followed by a discussion.The Industry-Institution Interaction was a perfectplatform for the students to adopt and understand therecent changes in business arena.

Out-Bound Training Programme

The new inducts were welcomed to the institutionthrough a well organised freshers day, wherein

the seniors assigned tasks to the juniors and the

Freshers day

Mr. Sarath Thampan, our alumni, and head -Business Relations, UAE exchange had an

interaction with the present students.

Mr. Sarath Thampan

Progno Financial Planning Systems Pvt. Ltd, Kochihad offered a session for the students of Bhavan's

Royal Institute of Management on Personal Finance.The students were given an insight on how to setfinancial goal and how to plan finances according totheir goals. This was a key life lessons for thestudents, since they will be beginning to earn soonand the takeaway from the session can enable themto plan their financials right from their early age.The second objective was to give insights into theindustry, through practice, the students were alsooffered an earn while you learn program, which mostof them could complete successfully.

Trainning session by 'Progno'

juniors lived up by performing, the day endedwith an interactive session between juniors andseniors.

Four of our student Rotractors, Ms. Anupama Lal, Ms. Amrutha Vinod,Ms. Nithya Chandran and Ms. Arsha Komath attended the two day

program - Y-brand 2018 hosted by Rotract club of Kalladikode, heldat Palakkad on 19th May 2018. The program was attended by prominentRotarians and around 80 Rotractors and non- Rotractors of variousinstitutes from Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The two days of fruitful learningwith a mix of activities including class room sessions, team buildingprograms, cultural activities, campfire, was focused on developingthe professional and leadership skills of the students.

Rotract program

As part of the World environment day celebration on 5th June2018, three activities were undertaken this time. A sapling

audit - Audit of the saplings planted as part of last year'sEnvironment day was conducted. Audit reveals reasonably goodprogress in the growth of the saplings which were planted in 2017.Secondly, a word of appreciation to the Gardener Staff - Thegardeners at the campus were recognized and appreciated fortheir efforts which have made ours amongst the greenest campusesin the city. Planting of saplings - Our Dean Dr. Rajagopala Nairplanted a sapling and called-for making ours a plastic free campus.

World Environment Day

The 2016-18 batch students had successfully completedtheir 2 year full time MBA Programme. They were given

a fitting farewell, wherein the students and faculties sharedtheir experience of two years. The Dean and the facultymembers wished the students all success for their career,and appealed to them to stay connected with the institution.In their reply, the outgoing students were emotional andshared their cherishing moments in the campus.

Farewell to 2016-18 batch