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Volume : 6 Issue : 9 October 2015

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1) M. J. Abraham of I MBA stormed into the final roundof Best Manager game organized by the MangalamInstitute of Management, Kottayam

2) Rebecca Thomas of I MBA entered into the Final roundof Best Manager game organized by the De PaulInstitute of Science and Technology, Angamaly on 7th

and 8th October 2015.

Aegle 2015 - South India Management Fest @ AIM

Kudos

Clinton Antony and Jeril Jacob of third semester MBAsecured First Prize in the CSR game in the 'Rajagiri

Inflore' organized by the Rajagiri Centre for BusinessStudies on 15th and 16th October 2015.

organized by the De Paul Institute of Science andTechnology, Angamaly on 7th and 8th October 2015.

Jibin Abraham, Sachin Mathew, Tinu Francis andStebin George of MBA third semester, secured secondposition in the Finance Game at the Management Fest

Reunion of the first batch MBA STUDENTS (2006-08 Batch)

'Muthoot Finance Aegle 2015', the South IndiaManagement Fest of the Albertian Institute of

Management was organised on 29th and 30th October 2015.Rev. Fr. Antony Arackal, Manager, St. Albert's College, inhis inaugural address stressed upon the importance oforganising the Management Fests in B-Schools. It is aplatform for the students to practice and execute themanagement theories learned by them in the class rooms.He advised the students to be 'Dynamic' and 'Innovative'to achieve success in all their endeavours. He appreciatedthe students of AIM for creating a video logo on 'Aegle 2015'and cited it as an example for innovation. Prof. HarryCleetus, Principal, St. Albert's College, in his presidentialaddress told the students to make use of the platforms likeAegle to enhance their leadership qualities and executioncapabilities. His inspirational speech was really a motivationfor the budding managers. Mr. Cherian Peter, ChiefMarketing Officer, Muthoot Finance, in his felicitationaddress, gave a caricature on the steady growth ofMuthoot Finance in a span of 125 years. Sharing his thirtyyears of experience in the field of marketing, Mr.Cherian

revealed that marketing of 'Financial Product' is verycumbersome and challenging, because 'money' is the lastthing any person would like to part with. Dr.RajagopalaNair, Director, AIM, in his welcome address congratulatedthe students and the staff of AIM for their painstaking effortin organising such a big event like Aegle. Prof. C. R. Gopesh,Asst. Programme Co-ordinator proposed the vote ofthanks. Business Plan Game, GK Quiz, Adzap and

Institution News

Rebecca Thomas andAaron J.Vaguez of F irstSemester MBA secured firstprize in the inter college debatecompetition on the topic'Digital India- Hype and Reality'organized by the PG Dept. ofcommerce, St. Pauls College,Kalamassery on 14th October.

Phil Lawrence secured firstprize in the Photographycompetition organized byFISAT.

Albertians Secure Positions at KPMG

The recently passed out 2013-2015 batch students were offeredplacement opportunities in a few reputed firms including

KPMG. Out of the results published, Ms. Navyatha K. and Mr.Prasanth Gopalakrishnan secured placement at KPMG GlobalDelivery Center as Associate. Other organizations includingDeloitte Tax Services, JM Lifestyles, etc. are yet to complete theirprocess. Noted organizations including TVS Sons Ltd. have initiatedtheir campus recruitment plansto hire remaining students of 2015batch.

'Campus Recruitment - 2016'Opens withBerger Paints Ltd.

Majority of the organizations that hire fresh MBAs had a greatrecruitment time in 2015 and more than 80% of the

Albertians made use of the opportunities. Many corporateorganizations are releasing their recruitment programmes for2016. In this connection, Berger Paints is one of the firstfirmshitting the campus by offering two positions viz. Sales OfficerTrainees - Decorative Paints and Tech. Sales Officer - Industrial

Trainees at an annual salary package of Rs. 4. 75 Lakh. Mr. Jeril,Mr. Leon, Mr. Tinu and Mr. Akhil Vijayan have been shortlistedby the company for an Online Test, in this regard.

Sparkle: 4-day Placement Programme for2014 - 2016 Batch

Albertian Institute of Management has scheduled a 4-dayPlacement Training & Development Programme - SPARKLE -

in Novemberfor the students passing out in 2016. Key objectiveof the programme is to buildthem up with employabilitycompetencies with respect to effective skills so that it complimentswith the institution's core strength in academic excellence. Thelearning methodologies would address all aspects of corporateexpectations, resume building, aptitude tests, group discussionsand personal interviews in order to facilitate higher placement incampus recruitments. Mr. Krishnakumar and Ms. MridulaKrishnakumar of 'Vertical Eye' - a popular Training & DevelopmentAgency based at Nilgiris have been assigned with this critical task.

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Sunil Nambiar inaugurating 'Bazaar Royale'

Functional Clubs @ AIM

Mr. Deepu Skaria, inaugurating 'Endeavour'

CA Balagopal R. inaugurating 'Fides'

Club activities are undertaken at the Albertian Instituteof Management to enhance the leadership qualities

and managerial efficiencies of the students. 'Bazaar Royale',the Marketing Club of the Institute was inaugurated by Mr.Sunil Nambiar, DGM, Mathrubhumi Publications Ltd. on 3rd

October 2015. Addressing the students, Mr.Nambiarexplained the challenges of present day marketingespecially in service sector. He told the students to developmarketing mind to survive in the present day competitionwhich gives a lot of stress to the youngsters. 'Endeavour',our Entrepreneurship Development club was inauguratedon 10th October by the young entrepreneur Mr. DeepuSkaria. A celebrity in the Reality Shows, Mr. Deepu is theManaging Director of Truecoat Paints Pvt. Ltd. He advisedthe students to keep on reinventing at all times. The workethic for an entrepreneur would be 24x7, that is, the mindshould always be alert. To understand and analyse themarket, entrepreneur should have a continuous interactionwith the customers, he opined. CA Balagopal R., Chairman,Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ErnakulamBranch, inaugurated the Finance Club 'Fides' on 17th

October 2015. He spoke on the challenges of present dayfinance. 'Trust' is the most important virtue which a financemanager has to practice through out his/her life. Lack oftrust will lead to unethical practices and eventually into

scams, he exhorted. He told the students to get focusedand to be positive in their approach. Prof. Harry Cleetus,our principal, presided over in all these functions andstressed on the need for character formation. He sharedhis best experiences in life with the students and motivatedthem to achieve success in life. Dr. Rajagopala Nair, ourDirector offered felicitations and explained the importanceof functional clubs in B-Schools. The Finance club organizedmoneybhai.com, a finance game for the second yearstudents and 'Finance Olympiad' for the first year students.The Marketing club organized marketing quiz which is leadby Dr. Rajagopala Nair.

Vigilance Awareness Week @ AIM

As per the directives of the AICTE, the AlbertianInstitute of Management has organized a talk and panel

discussion to observe the Vigilance Awareness Week on28th October 2015. Mr. J. Vinayan, Chief Vigilance Officer,FACT, was the chief guest. Mr. Vinayan belongs to 1993

Photography competitions were organised for the UnderGraduate students on 29th October, in which around 52students participated. Dr. Jude Martin Mendez, Vice-Principal, St. Albert's College, distributed the prizes to thewinners.

Mr. George M. George, Managing Director, MuthootLeisure and Hospitality Services was the Chief Guest forvaledictory function which was held on 30th October. In histhought provoking speech, Mr. George M. George told thestudents to carry 'Passion' and 'Desire' to achieve successin business. He advised the students to do that business inwhich they have the real passion and develop desire tosucceed in that venture. He cautioned the students not tomix desire with wants, because wants may make peoplegreedy. We need 'Individual Social Responsibility (ISR)'rather than 'Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)', heopined. Rev. Fr. Christy David Pathiala, Asst. Manager, St.Albert's College, in his presidential address told that, theevents like Aegle will remain in the minds of the students

as a long cherishing memory and will refresh their campusmemories. Dr. Rajagopala Nair, Director, AIM, welcomedthe gathering and express his deep sense of gratitude tothe Faculty Co-ordinators Prof. Nidhin Johny & Prof. C. R.Gopesh ; Student Co-ordinators - Leon and Nisha of secondMBA and Abraham and Niya of first MBA. He also expressedgratitude to all the staff and students of AIM for their hardwork and dedication in successfully organising a Megaevent like Aegle. Best Manager, Business Quiz, MarketingGame, Finance Game, HR Game and Unique Games wereorganised for the MBA and PGDM students on the secondday of Aegle in which 200 students participated. Mr. GeorgeM. George distributed the prizes to the winners. 'RangaPooja' a classical dance performance by Aiswarya A. V. offirst MBA was really a feast for eyes. There was a stunningperformance of contemporary dance by the first MBAstudents. Prof. Nidhin Johny proposed the vote of thanksfollowed by the 'Flash Mob' performance by the MBAstudents of AIM.

Aegle - 2015 - Glimpses

Kuchipudy performance byAiswarya A.V. of first MBA onthe occasion of the UGC PeerTeam Visit to St.Albert's College.

batch Indian Railway Traffic Service,delivered a thought provokingspeech to the students. Hedescribed the menace of bribe andcorruption in the Indian society. Thetheme of Vigilance Awareness Weekof this year is 'Preventive Vigilanceas a tool of good Governance'. Heinvited the students to utilize thisopportunity to implementpreventive vigilance in a big way.Mr.Vinayan explained the efficacy ofpreventive vigilance on curbingcorruption.