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15 triggers to unlock your potential with SDMIMDs PGDM 2014-16 Batch

1. Scintillating ambience Nestled on the foothill of the world famous Chamundi

Hills, SDMIMD boasts of one of the best B-School campuses in India. The lush green

campus coupled with state-of-the-art academic and living blocks act as a natural

trigger to initiate into the learning process. With separate residential blocks for boys

and girls, SDMIMD is perhaps one of the very few in the country to offer single-room

accommodation to all the selected candidates.

2. Intellectual capitalAn eclectic pool comprising of Academicians holding doctorate

degrees from reputed universities to Faculty carrying rich corporate stint at senior

positions in the industry, gives SDMIMD a distinctive competitive advantage.

3. PlacementsWith SDMIMD enjoying good corporate patronage from some of the

most respected Indian companies, the placement process is completed with highdegree of satisfaction. For the year 2011-13, the Institute attracted 169 offers to a

batch of 167 students, with a total 11 Lateral and PPOs (pre-placement offers) and a

median salary of INR 5.42 lakh. Placement activity is going full-swing for 2012-14

batch students, with the highest salary already having touched INR 15.50 lakh.

4. Rigorous and Industry relevant PGDM curriculumSDMIMDs flagship PGDM

program is known for its rigours and industrially relevant curriculum. The Institute

incorporates changes in its PGDM curriculum every year in keeping with the

changing business practices. Active inputs are solicited from members of theAdvisory Board comprising of highly successful Business Leaders and Academicians.

5. Trusted support from the ParentAll the activities at SDMIMD are fully guided

and supported by its parent organization SDMET (Shri Dharmasthala

Manjunatheshwara Education Trust), part of the SDM group, which is known for its

charitable and philanthropic activities. The SDM group also runs a word-famous

Micro-finance initiative (with a repayment rate of 99.99%) under the SKDRDP (Shri

Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project), which recently won the

prestigious Ashden Award in 2012 for being adjudged as the Best Non-

Governmental organization.

6. Corporate visibilityThe Institute organizes series of activities like Foundation day

lecture and Annual Leadership talk, where eminent and highly successful corporate

luminaries are invited to share their experiences and thoughts on management with

the students of SDMIMD. Mr. Harish Hande (SELCO India Pvt Ltd.) and Dr R A

Mashlekar (Global Research Alliance) are some of the prominent people who

addressed the students in the year 2013-14. The students had the benefit of the

following guest lectures in 2013-14 so far.

Mr. Mahalingam .C, Executive Coach and HR Advisor, Bangalore

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Mr. Anant R Koppar Chairman & CEO, KTwoTechnology Solutions, Bangalore Dr. L. Manjunath, Executive Director, Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural

Development Project (SKDRDP) Mr. Sridhar Chari, Secretary, Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Bangalore Mr. R. C. Jagadesh, DirectorOperations & Technolog , Kluber Lubrication, Mysore Mr. R. Venkatnarayan, President - HR, IT and Education, Rane Holdings, Chennai

Mr. T.R. Parasuraman, Senior Vice President, Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts, Bangalore Ms. Shilpashree, HeadMarketing & Communications, Terex, Bangalore Mrs. Uma Balakrishnan, CEO, Axcend, Bangalore Mr. Ram Mohan C. Sr. VPHead of Infrastructure Management & Tech Support MindTree Consulting, Bangalore Mr. Ashraf Peeran, Director of Solution Architecture, Xerox Corporation, California,

USA Mr. TomDelbrook, Global Chief Financial Officer and Head of Legal Services

Software Paradigm International (SPI) Mr. Sandeep Pai , Area Manager (Karnataka and Kerala) Volvo Buses India P. Ltd. Mr. Manohar, Manager Quality Assurance, L&T Construction Equipment Limited,

Bangalore Prof. Anantha Prasad, ISO Consultant, Mysore Mrs. Anjali Mullatti, CEO & M.D., Finitiatives Learning India Pvt. Ltd. (FLIP) Prof. Richard Ponarul, U.S. based professor of finance Shri Koushik Chatterjee, Executive Director & Group CFO, Tata Steel Shri Nischae Suri, Head of People and Change Practice, Partner KPMG India Pvt

Ltd. Mr. R. Venkatanarayanan, PresidentHR, IT & Education, Rane Holdings Limited Mr. M. Krishna, Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer (CFO), AT&S India Dr. Selvan D, Vice President, Capgemini, India Mr. Girish Karunakaran, President of Eurasia, SPI, India Shri Nagarajan Srinivasan, AVP & Head, Infosys Limited

Shri Harish Machia, Practicing Management Consultant, Mysore Dr. Elango Rengasamy, Professor & Head - Banking & Finance, British University in

Dubai Shri Samit Ghosh, CEO & Managing Director, Ujjivan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Bejoy, Founders of E-SQUARED, an innovative digital media firm Mr. C. Balagopal, Senior Advisor at terumo penpol ltd & Director at Enter

Technologies Pvt Ltd Mr. Hari, Amba Research Ms. Annapurna, HR Head, Esilor India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore Mr. Chandra Prakash, President, Mysore Grahakara Parishat Ms. Lekshmi Bhargavi, SDMIMD Alumnus, Vice President, Toyota Financial

Services India Ltd, Bangalore

Mr. Dheeraj Shetty, HR- Admin at JBF petrochemicals Ltd. Mangalore Mr. Shiva P. Chandra, Co-Founder & CEO, MyShore IT Solutions, Mysore Mr Sakeer Hassan, Head - Business Development, SPI Mr. Muralidhara, CGM, BEML Dr Julian Gaspar, Director, Centre for International Business Studies & Clinical

Professor in Finance, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University Mr Arun Nayar, DirectorHR, Safran Engineering Mr Lokesh, Managing Director, Innomantra Consulting Private Limited Mr Deepu Chnadran, Director, Innomantra Consulting Private Limited

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7. Collaboration with Foreign Universities As part of SDMIMDs endeavour to

expose the students pursuing PGDM with best the business practices and learning

environment abroad, the Institute has tied with three leading Foreign Universities

Mays Business School (Texas A&M University, USA), Shanghai Business School

(Shanghai University, China) and School of Business Management (British Universityin Dubai, UAE) for student exchange programs. Every year, a select number of

students participate in the exchange programs spending part of their academic

calendar with the Foreign University. 20 I year students chosen on the basis of merit

will be sent to Dubai for a special orientation for a fortnight in March-April, 2014.

8. Research Activities In order to survive in the cut-throat and highly competitive

business environment, SDMIMD recognizes that the only way to stay ahead and

relevant is by initiating active research activities. SDMRCMS (SDM Research Centre

for Management Studies) every year organizes International Conferences in the areas

of Finance & HR, which have received an admirable patronage from the academic

and the corporate fraternity. For the year 2013-14, Mr. Koushik Chatterjee, CFO, Tata

Steel inaugurated the International Finance Conference, and Mr. Nischae Suri, Partner

People & Change Management, KPMG inaugurated the International HR

Conference. The research cell also publishes volumes on Cases in Managementand

Cotemporary Research i n M anagement, where the in-house faculty convert their

consulting assignments and research projects into case studies and research papers

respectively.

9.

Symposiums and Seminars Every year in the month of January, SDMIMDorganizes an International Symposium on a highly relevant managerial theme, which

is attended by students and faculty of a leading Foreign University. The day-long

program incorporates series of activities from lectures, panel discussions, and mind-

games that are aimed towards sensitizing the B-School students towards best practices

in the realm of International Business.

10.AccreditationsSDMIMDs two-year residential PGDM program is accredited by

NBA (National Board of Accreditation), AICTE, Govt. of India. SDMIMDs flagship

2-year residential PGDM program has been rated with the coveted A**(A-double

star) by CRISIL(leading rating agency), which bears testimony to the rigorous and

academically relevant business program offered by the Institute.

11.Thrust towards EntrepreneurshipIn an effort to encourage students interested in

pursuing entrepreneurial ventures, SDMIMD launched the E-Cell initiative in 2013-

14, where interested students are given plethora of opportunities in the form of

training and interactions with corporate and venture capitalists to develop sound

business ideas and convert them into successful corporate ventures.

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12.Corporate connectivity SDMIMD regularly conducts MDPs (Management

Development Programs) and CSPs (Client Specific Programs), where corporate

executives from the senior and middle-level management are imparted training across

disciplines enabling them to stay relevant on the learning-curve and utilize theirlearnings towards promoting organizational growth. These programs are conducted

every year between AprilJune.

13.Workshops & FDPsSDMIMD as part of its mission to share the best teaching and

research practices regularly conducts Workshops and FDPs for the benefit of

researchers and faculty from other institutions. These programs have been highly

successful, which is evident from the enviable enrolments that these programs receive

every year.

14.

Societal Sensitivity With an objective to churn out industrially relevant and

societally sensitive B-School graduates, the Institute requires all the students in their

first year to compulsorily spend two-weeks with a NGO (Non-government

Organization), as part of the SRP (Socially Relevant Project).

15.Programs by NSE (National Stock Exchange) In order to strengthen their

practical exposure, our Finance students have the opportunity to go through NSEs

NCCMP (NSE Certified Capital Markets Professional Program). The Institute has

collaborated with NSE for this.