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PGPABM Placements 2009

N a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e o f A g r i c u l t u r a l M a r k e t i n g

Stairwayto Success

Messages 02

NIAM - The Institute 04

PGPABM at NIAM 06

Pedagogy 08

Faculty 10

Corporate Interaction 11

Infrastructure 12

Activities by NIAM 13

Student Activities 14

Batch Statistics 16

Batch Profile 18

Past Recruiters 27

Placements 28

Jaipur - The Pink City 29

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From the Chairman’s Desk

The fast growing and changing consumer demand for agricultural and other products led by consumer needs of convenience and time-saving, and also the awareness about organic and eco-friendly products is changing the agri-business and marketing system both in India and outside. The country is having competitive strengths to increase production in agricultural sector to five per cent per annum needs large public and private investment in agribusiness. Therefore, the need for agribusiness and marketing management professionals exists in various fields right from procurement of natural resources to consumer research in the supply chain. Thus, there is a growing demand in production and marketing (processed and fresh), knowledge management, procurement, logistics, agricultural finance and extension, commodity, risk management and product development. In view of the increasing competition there is a growing need to compete by providing niche products in food and fibre market to reduce marketing cost.

NIAM’s PGP in agribusiness is a specialized programme to suit the above needs in a focused way. The best of faculty in the country is invited from IIMs, XLRI, MDI and other leading b-schools of the country along with the industry experts to provide knowledge and skills to the students by suitable teaching techniques of case method, lectures, projects and visits of markets, industry and village. Thus, the students here are well suited to take up assignments in various focused areas of the agribusiness and marketing and are ready-to-serve the agribusiness and marketing industry. Summer, winter and live projects undergone by students are satisfying evidence of the contributions by NIAM to the industry.

I invite industry to visit NIAM to take advantage of the excellent batch of PGP students for your manpower needs in agri-business and agricultural marketing fields.

Prof. S.L.BapnaChairman

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Message from the Director General

For a very long time agribusiness management has been a poor relative of mainstream management. Agri. Business management education has also been occupying a subsidiary place in management education. However with the realization that agriculture and agri business needs to be the driving engine of the Indian economy, Agri. Business is moving to the centre stage.

The National Institute of Agricultural Marketing, which is one of the earliest sector specific management programme in this area, has the major role to fulfil in this transformation. The management students coming out of NIAM and agribusiness institutes need to be multi skilled and excel in variety of knowledge based management competencies. To this end NIAM tailors its selection process, education, project work and on campus activities to develop our students to meet the challenge of all round management and sector specific excellence. In all our activities at NIAM we take a global, holistic view of the present needs as well as future challenges.

The batch of 2007-09 represents the very best of all the efforts in excellence that NIAM has been aiming for. It is my pleasure to present to you the Batch of 2007-09 in the following pages and to invite you for our campus recruitment programme which I am sure you will find very rewarding.

Anurag BhatnagarDirector General

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the institute

StridingWith

a mission

The Big Bang has already happened in the agricultural sector. Reliance Fresh, Spencer, Food Bazaar and such giants alike are sprouting up, everyday. NIAM understands the dynamics of this new emerging market and hones NIAMies with the technical expertise required to cater to this booming market..

GenesisThe National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) is a premier national level institute set up by the Government of India on 8th August 1988 to offer specialized Training, Research and Consultancy in Agricultural Marketing in India and South East Asian countries. NIAM is an autonomous body under Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.

Agricultural Marketing occupies an important place, particularly in the context of the new liberalization and value addition requirements of the agricultural sector. The main objectives of the institute are to impart training to various levels of functionaries to conduct research, to offer consultancy services and education to develop promising human resources in order to meet the new emerging challenges in the field of agricultural marketing.

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MandateTraining

The institute imparts training to various level functionaries in the thrust areas identified in the field of agricultural marketing for client organization. The training is imparted to senior and middle level executives of Agricultural & Horticultural departments, Agro- Industrial Corporation, Apex Level Cooperatives, Commodity Boards and Commercial Banks. Besides these target clients, the institute also has a mandate to reach out to farmers to impart training on management.

Research and Consultancy

Agricultural Marketing Research is one of the important areas which needs substantial documentation strength to develop strategic policies in order to achieve a paradigm shift in agriculture towards commercialization.

The Institute conducts long-term and short-term research on the various issues of Agricultural Marketing and allied discipline. The Institute has been engaged in preparing development proposals and providing required consultancy services for institutions/ corporations dealing with agricultural marketing.

Recently, the institute has prepared Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Modern Terminal Markets at six places with a concept of organizing growers at the backend and creating a transparent and efficient price discovery mechanism and interface with strong forward linkages through state of art infrastructure & managerial competence.

The institute is also handling a project on the development of agricultural marketing system for Royal Government of Bhutan.

The institute has prepared integrated master plans and online market information system for various states, controlled atmospheric storage (CA), ripening chambers, cold storages, multi-utility pack houses, perishable cargo handling system etc.

Education

NIAM offers a two-year PGPABM (AICTE Approved) for students with Graduation /Post-Graduation in Agriculture and Allied Sciences. The Post Graduate Programme in Agri-Business Management combines the best of MBA with unique skills required for a career in Agri-Business. It churns out professionals to cater to the needs of various sectors of agri-business sectors like Food Retailing, Exports, Commodity Trading, Microfinance, Banking, Agri-Business Consultancy etc.

workerA degree of distinction

Two year Full-residential Programme•

21 months intensive study trimesters•

10 Credits Summer Training•

Vision

“To be the fount of country’s most trustworthy and competent agri-business managers.” Postgraduate Programme in Agri-Business Management (PGPABM) was started in 2001 and it prepares students for a career in the science based, technology-driven industry called Agri-Business

Mission

“To achieve managerial eminence in Agri-Business section by sublimating and further enhancing the managerial and analytical capacities of Agri-graduates and transforming them to adept, competent and committed managers.”

The programme aims at enabling agricultural graduates to acquire the critical competencies for functioning as effective agri-business managers. PGPABM is a two year fully residential for students with Graduation/Postgraduation in Agriculture and Allied Sciences. The Post Graduate Programme in Agri-Business Management combines the best of an MBA with unique skills required for a career in agri-business.

The two year post graduate programme in Agri-business is the perfect blend of managerial skills and critical competencies that’s best suited to serve food retailing, commodity trading, microfinance, agri-banking, agribusiness consultancy and such other newly emerging scopes in this sector.

PGPABM at NIAM

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The PGPABM being offered by NIAM is distinctive in several ways:

A typical curriculum drawn up by some of the best minds in management education.•

Eminent faculty from top Business Schools across the country with high level of corporate involvement.•

A unique emphasis on personal development. •

State-of-the art infrastructure including 24- hours Internet, Library and Video Conferencing facilities supplemented by Air • conditioned Class rooms and Hostel rooms.

A global outreach, being an arm of Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, and its collaboration with international establishments • like USDA, USAID, UNDP, FAO, Asian Development Bank etc.

The programme combines agricultural knowledge with managerial skills to face the real challenge of the market-centric world. A positive response from the leading multinationals & Indian agribusiness companies during placement is an indication of students’ significant contribution in meeting the company’s expectations.

Objectives of PGPABM

The objectives of the programme are:

To develop adequate conceptual base in different subject areas of relevance.•

To acquire sufficient operating skills in using modern management tools and techniques in different functional areas.•

To develop skills for application of management tools and techniques appropriate in the unique context of agri-business.•

To develop a gestalt perspective in the field of agri-business, its dynamics, complexities, challenges and opportunities in the • emerging global context.

NIAM’s Learning ModelLearning model for PGPABM has faculty drawn from top business schools (IIMA, IIML, XLRI, CORD-M, ASCI, QCFI, etc.) across the country complemented by industry captains from agri-business sector. The programme features lectures and seminars by the corporate leaders, to help students to blend theoretical understanding with practical applications.

Teaching and learning approaches include project reports, live assignments, team projects, presentations, rural field visits, executive guest lectures, and simulations as essential inputs to the programme. Students are not confined to the academics alone. Regular interaction with a variety of participants including farmers, Agricultural Marketing and Extension officers and policy makers of various state and national level bodies, undergoing training at

the institute, helps them in understanding the grass root realities. This framework ensures that students receive exposure to the latest happenings and global trends. The underlying strength of the programme lies in the rich experience of the faculty, a sine qua non for the success of a novel programme of this kind.

Selection Procedure All India OMR based objective test is conducted which covers quantitative analysis, data interpretation, English and Agriculture questions. On the basis of written test students are finalized. The final test comprises group discussion/case studies and personal interview. Thus after a rigorous procedure a student is selected for PGPABM at NIAM.

OMR based objective test

Study Case / GD

Personal Interview

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pedagogy

At NIAM we believe that pedagogy has a sacrosanct role to play in the development of the future manager. The pedagogy is designed with the objective of widening the horizon, inflaming the intellect & teaching the students to think out of the box. The programme curriculum has a solid managerial foundation, with emphasis on agricultural and allied business and is designed to impart knowledge and skills considered essential for managers to operate successfully in the increasingly dynamic and complex environment.

NIAM makes a concerted effort towards sensitizing the students about the social responsibilities of a manager. It instills in its students a deep appreciation of ethical values.

The curriculum here consists of 37 core courses and over 4 electives totally comprising 118 credits spread over two years. Constant review ensures that the courses are both contemporary and pertinent. The PGPABM course is composed of a mix of core courses, electives, seminars and industry interaction. The curriculum covers different functional areas of management such as production and operations management, economics, finance and accounting, marketing, organizational behavior, human resource management, computers and information systems, and strategic management with focus on application in rural agriculture, food and allied sectors of the economy.

NIAM customize the educational experience by maintaining a low student-to-faculty ratio. A small group-learning environment is encouraged and the faculty and students share an excellent rapport with each other.

An experiential approach is encouraged which kick starts a continuous process of self-learning. International exposure, corporate interaction, case study discussions, field study, presentations and skill workshops when integrated together form a powerful learning medium. Live Projects, Industrial Visits, Field Visits, and Summer Projects help students to get the future and industrial exposure, which impart good working exposure. The rigour of the course ensures consistent learning and improvement process among the students, which reinforces NIAM’s commitment to produce learned managers. The organization of courses can be broadly grouped under the following themes:

The curriculum at NIAM is thoroughly content rich. It’s been exclusively designed to expand the scholar’s mindscape, inflame the intellect and trigger out-of-the-box thinking.

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General Management

A number of core courses focus on subjects relating to management in general such as Marketing Management, Organizational Management, Financial Management, Information Systems and Technology Management, Human Resource Management.

Agri-Business Management

This relates to subjects concerning management of business organizations, such as Agri-Inputs Marketing, Agri-Output Marketing, International Marketing of Agri Products, Financial Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Rural Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Procurement Management, Commodity Trading & Future.

Techno-Economic Dimensions of Agriculture

These courses include subjects relating to Agricultural Economics, Policy Issues, and elective courses on selected technology areas for specialization in chosen sectors of agri-business.

Electives and Summer Placement

This consists of options in choosing three sectoral courses, three functional courses and one project related to elective area of specialization. The summer project will be carried out during the fourth trimester for 8-10 weeks. The summer projects consist of important assignments given by different agri-business companies and companies use the project reports in formulating the future strategies.

Marketing Management Group

Principles of Marketing Management•

Marketing Strategies and Techniques•

Marketing Research•

Agri-Input Marketing•

Procurement Management•

Sales and Distribution Management•

Rural Marketing•

Supply Chain Management•

Customer Relationship Management•

Agri-Output Marketing•

Export Management & International • Trade

Advertising and Communication•

Financial Management Group

Basic Financial Accounting•

Financial Accounting•

Financial Management•

Rural Finance and Agri Insurance•

Agri Risk Management•

Investment Management•

Human Resource & Organization Behaviour Group

Organization Behaviour I•

Organization Behaviour II•

Human Resource Management•

Research, Quantitative Aids and It’s Group

Business Mathematics•

Business Statistics•

Operational Research•

Research Methodology•

Management Information System•

Basic Computer Skills•

ERP•

General Management Group

Communication & Presentation Skills•

General Management Principles•

Quality Management•

Strategic Management•

Business Law & Ethics•

Production Management•

Project Planning and Management•

Participatory Extension Management•

Commodity Trading and Futures•

Specialised Agri-Business Modules

International Marketing of Agri • Products

Quantitative Aids for Agri Business•

Commodity Trading & Futures•

Procurement Management•

Agri-input Marketing•

Rural Micro-finance•

Rural Advertising•

Rural Marketing•

Agri Finance•

Sectoral Modules

Marketing of Forest Products•

Marketing of Seeds•

Contract Farming•

Cold Chain Management•

Integrated Food Laws•

Food Safety and Quality •

CoursesBasic Management Modules

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faculty

Sh. Anurag Bhatnagar IAS, Director General

Dr. Kamal Mathur, Director (Training)

Dr. M.S.Jairath, Director (Research)

Dr. Ramesh Mittal, Dy. Director

Dr. B.K.Paty, Dy. Director

Dr. N.S. Ranawat, Dy. Director

Dr. Purushotham Sharma, Asst. Director

Dr. K.C. Gummagolmath, Asst. Director

Dr. S.R.Singh, Assistant Director

Dr. Shuchi Mathur, Research Officer

Dr. Neetu Bhagat, Research Officer

Mr. N. Rangaswamy, Research Officer

Dr. Saswati Bose, Research Officer

Mr. Vivek Chaturvedi, Section Officer

Sh. Rajesh Purohit, Accounts officer

PGPABM Staff

Prof. S.L. Bapna, Chairman

Ms. Hema Yadav, Deputy Director

Mr. Arun Samyal, Research Officer

Mr. Aditya Kumar, Placement Officer

Mr. N.V.S. Prasad, IT-Facilitator

Ms. Richa Dixit, Administrative Associate

NIAM Faculty and Staff

NIAM offers an extra-ordinary league of academicians. Academicians who are bothfull- time or the visiting ones. They play a crucial role in determining the path, NIAMies would be striding in future. In fact, they know each and every student by their name. After all, a low faculty-to-student ratio only ensures that every scholar is shaped with more attention-to-detail.

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Corporate Interaction

Visiting FacultyProf. P. Venugopal, Dean XLRI

Prof. P.M. Shingi, Retd. Professor IIM A

Prof. I.S.F. Raj, Senior Faculty XLRI

Dr. V. Raveendra Saradhi, IIFT

Prof. Pankaj Gupta, Prof. IMT Ghaziabad

Prof. Anil Sarin, Sr. Faculty MDI Gurgaon

Dr. Gopal Naik, Professor IIM A

Prof. Kakkani, Senior Faculty XLRI

Prof. S. P. Seetharaman, Retd. Professor IIM A

Prof. S.S.S. Kumar, Professor IIM K

Prof. Tapan Panda, Professor IIM I

Prof. D. Israel, Professor XLRI

Dr. Gurdev Singh, Professor IIM A

Prof. V.R. Gaikwad, Retd. Professor IIM A

Prof. M.P. Gupta, Senior Faculty, FMS Delhi

Dr. B.R. Virmani, Cord-M, Hyderabad

Prof. Gaurav Ballabh, XLRI

Mr. Nagraj M. Transgraph Consultants

Prof. S.L. Bapna. Retd. Professor IIM A

Prof. Mukesh Chaturvedi. MDI Gurgaon

Prof. Sambrani Sreekanth Professor, IIMA

Prof. Sivakumar, TAPMI, Manipal

Dr. Somnath Ghosh, Retd. Professor IIM I

Prof. Srinivas Rao, Retd. Professor IIM A

Dr. L.K. Vaswani, IRMA

Dr. N.B.Shette, NIBM

Prof. T.A.S. Vijayraghavan, Sr. Faculty XLRI

Prof. Vasant Gandhi, Sr. Faculty IIM A

Dr. E.M. Rao, XLRI

Dr. K.P.C. Rao. NAARM, Hyderabad

Dr. Rangaraj, IIT, Mumbai

Dr. V. Raghuram, Faculty IIM A

Dr. Avinash Kapoor, MDI (Gurgaoa)

Dr. Sudhinder Bhatt, IIFM (Banglore)

Dr. Rajeev Sharma, XLRI

Prof. Arindham Banerjee, IIM A

Mr. G.K SoodDirector, Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.

Mr. Rajesh ShrivastavaManaging Director & Head North India, RABO India Finance

Mr. Jens HartmannChief Operating Officer, Bayer Crop Science Ltd

Mr. Vikram PuriCEO, MSSL, Mumbai

Mr. B.V MehtaExecutive Director, The Solvent ExtractorsAssociation of India

Mr. R.K.MudholkarBusiness Director, South Asia, DuPont

Mr.K.A.RamakrishnanDirector, Avlon consultancy

Mr. Sudhir ShindeAsia Pacific Head, NOVOZYME

Mr. Krishna Prasad TumuluriHead-RMAG, ICICI Bank

Mr. Chhabi NarayanaHead Organisational, Bayer Crop Science Ltd.

Mr. Sanjay JainCommercial Head, Bunge India Ltd.

Mr. P.S. DravidPresident, J.K. Agri-Genetics

Mr. N.V. RamanaCEO, BASIX

Mr. Joseph MasseyDy. Managing Director, MCX

Mr. Vineet MalviyaHead F&V, Reliance Agribusiness

Mr. Lalit KarHead HR, Reliance retail

Mr. Narsa ReddyCanara Bank, Head Agri-business

Mr. Arvind ChaudharyHead-Foods India Ltd, Pantaloon Retail Commodity

Mr. Sunil RamrakhianiHead Commodities, IL & FS

Mr. H.K. MitraDirector, NCDF India, New Delhi

Mr.P.V. AnanthkrishnanV.P, H.D.F.C. Bank

Mr. Yogesh GuptaHead Business Procurement, Bajaj Alliance

Mr. Lavanya KumarSenior manager, Kotak Commodities Services Ltd.

Mr. Sanjiv Chaudhary Group Business Director, IMRB International

Dr. Bakul JoshiMaster Black Belt Six Sigma & Marketing Service Leader, EI Dupont

Mr. Rahul JainHR- Generalist, Grain and Oilseeds India, Cargill

Class Room

The heart of NIAM community is Academic center (BRAHMAPUTRA). Students’ in-class learning is facilitated with wired and wireless classroom conferencing, high-speed data communication network and a state-of-the-art smart classroom. The classrooms are air-conditioned and equipped with multimedia and audio-visual facilities to provide effective learning. Each classroom is equipped with internet and intranet facilities.

Library

Round-the-clock opened library with comprehensive collection of literature predominantly related to management and allied subjects provide a platform for students to recreate and update themselves. It provides lending, reprographic and bibliographic services to students, faculty and other scholars. It includes about 8,169 books, 4,500 periodicals, 15 newspapers, 4 CMIE video-cassettes, 16 video-tapes, 38 photographs album, 165 CDs and floppies, 500 bound volumes and 9 electronic databases. All the books are made available through the digital catalogue.

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A sound mind is incomplete without a sound body. The state-of-the-art facilities at NIAM provide an ambience that’s best suited for health and the scholar’s mental faculty.

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Computer center

Fully air-conditioned 2 computer centers which have 75 desktops with 24 hours internet support that are seamlessly connected over a campus-wide switched LAN with high-speed optical fiber backbone and unrestricted Internet access through special 512 kbps leased lines with necessary backups. Besides, whole campus is wi-fi enabled.

Convention center

It includes state-of-art Conference hall, Seminar room, Executives suites and Auditorium with seating capacity of 400. This facilitates organizing national and international seminars, Conferences, Cultural activities, Maps etc.

Hostel accommodation

PGPABM is fully residential programme with students residing at KRISHNA Hostel, Type III and Type IV. The hostel is a 3-storied building with 50 plus single occupancy, with wi-fi connectivity. The rooms are well furnished, with separate phone-lines, air-coolers/AC and attached washrooms. The hostel is provided with 5 newspapers and weekly, fortnightly and monthly publications.

Recreation Centre

Besides academics, students are provided with whole range of sporting facilities. This includes Volleyball, Badminton, Snooker, Table Tennis, Carom, Lawn Tennis, Basketball, Cricket pitch and Gymnasium. This perfect blend of sport and academics ensure all-round developments of every student.

Pioneer Projects in the Country

Modern Terminal market for fruit and vegetables at • Nasik, Chandigarh, Rai, Bhopal, Patna, and Nagpur under public private partnership linked to commodity spot trading and IT enabled total transactional banking.

MoU with World bank-Preparing market module under • Assam agricultural competitive project.

MoU with NCDEX to design a plan for spot e-markets • for soybean.

Design plan and develop electronic spot market for • MCX.

MoU with YES bank dealing with various structural • and optimal equity holding models for public private partnership in terminal markets.

Integrated knowledge initiative project in collaboration • with USDA as a resource institute.

MoU with HPMI (Horticultural Produce Marketing • Institute) to impart Agri-entrepreneur skills and technical expertise to prospect candidates for placements in Middle and Southeast Asia.

Restructuring of agricultural marketing system in Bhutan • with Ministry of External Affairs, GOI.

Preparation of National Agricultural Market Atlas. •

NABCONS (NABARD)-Development of marketing • infrastructure

Wageningen University, Netherlands- To develop food • park concept in India

Royal Government of Bhutan- Preparation of agricultural • marketing plan.

Preparation of Model rules for APMC act.•

Trade development studies to promote export with the • countries like Japan, Argentina etc.

Sponsored and organized summit with Industry • confederations like FICCI,CII, ASSOCHAM etc on various topics like Rural marketing (FICCI), Agriculture (Agri-marketing summit-CII), linking markets and farmers: Exploring, Learning practices for faster economic growth in rural agriculture (CII)

Awareness Programme for all stake holders for centrally • sponsored schemes like infrastructure development, Gramin Bhandran Yojana.

Preparation of report for INDIA-GAP (good agricultural • practices).

Activities by NIAM

Management Development Programme

Successfully organized a number of MDPs for the working executives of leading companies like Bayer Crop Science, MICO BOSCH, Pro-agro, etc, at NIAM campus.

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territories

The NIAM students are not hemmed by studies and studies alone. A large number of extra-curricular activities hone their management, organisational and interpersonal skills. Besides, participation in special events in the other leading institutes of the nation sharpen their competitive spirit.

Placement committee:• Students’ representative along with placement coordinator coordinates all the placements activities in the institute.

Fragrance: This newsletter gleans student’s expertise from the market field.•

Skyrius: The annual alumni meet serves as the platform to reinstall the spirit of NIAM.•

Markveda: This students’ club catalyze students’ business acumen by organizing business quizzes, paper presentation, stock • market games, new product launch frequently among the students.

Infotainer: This clubs plays pivotal role in publication of students’ magazine’ VISTA’•

Mercury: This club organizes sports activities to keep them physically and mentally fit.•

student activities

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IIIT-M GwaliorWinner: Paper Presentation •

Finalist: B-plan•

IIM-A: AmaethonRunners-up: Paper Presentation • at IIM-A

Runners up : Commodity • trading at IIM-A

Finalist: Strategic research •

IRMA: Udaan Runners-up: Paper Presentation • (Arth)

TAPMI: Winners: Case Study•

MNNIT: PlutocratWinners: Business Plan • (Gnosiomania)

SymbiosisRunners-up: Paper presentation.•

Finalist: B-plan•

Finalist: Investor•

Finalist: Incendiary•

ICFAI: AblazeRunners-up: Paper Presentation.•

IIT KanpurFinalist: Case study.•

NIILMFinalist: B-Plan•

Achievements by Students

Sanskriti: This club organizes cultural activities to provide students with effective and productive recreation.•

Expressions: The paper presentation meant to bring new ideas concepts and vision for future.•

Inquizition: The quiz meant to challenge the young mind to develop healthy spirit of competition.•

Navakriti: The product launches, meant for budding minds, sharpen the business acumen, to foster the creativity and to develop • concepts.

Shreshtha: This activity explores the talent pool, and brings out the best among all.•

Conferences

Students get exposed via attending and participating in conferences organized by CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, AFMA, NIAM (along • with USAID) etc, wherein the eminent expert of their respective fields discusses the current problem and prospects.

Live Projects Undertaken

JK Agri Genetics Winter project undertaken to find out district wise customer value analysis of Bajra in Rajasthan.•

CII – Investors Guide for “Empowering Hortibusiness through Information” which dealt with the guidelines for fruit and • vegetable value chain.

Marketing Research – Live projects related to FMCG were undertaken by the students in groups.•

Batch of 2007-09

Demographic Profile

The current batch represents 12 states from all over the country. This exposes the students to cultures of different states and helps them to develop a better understanding about the country.

Jharkand – 4% Punjab – 4%Madhya Pradesh – 4%

Chhattisgarh – 9%

West Bengal – 13%

Uttar Pradesh – 9%

Maharashtra – 9%Bihar – 17%

Rajasthan – 9%

Uttarakhand – 9%

Karnataka – 9%

Andhra Pradesh – 4%

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Summer Internship (Batch of 2007-09)

This year the batch did the SUMMERS covering wide range of different sectors namely, Banking, Procurement, Retail, Processing, FMCG and Commodity. The companies that participated were Aditya Birla Group Retail, Bharti Walmart, Bunge India, Coromandel Fertilisers Ltd., DuPont, Glencore, ITC-ILTD, Novozymes, Pepsico, Premium Farm Fresh, Reuters Market Light and Yes Bank.

Final Placement (Batch of 2006-08)

The final placement of the previous year batches is showing an exponential increase in the average compensation. The domestic average package this year was Rs.7.4 lakhs per annum. The batch was placed in wide sectors including Retail, Insurance, Banking, FMCG and Input.

Processing 4%

Input 22%

Banking 9%

Retail 22%

Commedity 17%

Market

Research 13%

FMCG 13%

FMCG 4%

Input 20%

Banking 56%

Insurance 8%

Retail 12%

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profiles 2007-09

B.Sc. (Ag), J.N.K.V.V.; Indore

Languages Known: English, Hindi

Native Place: Madhya Pradesh

Summer Project: “Identification and plugging the gaps in present content offerings of Reuters Market Light for horticultural crops including onion, sweet lime, banana, grapes and pomegranate”

Company: Reuters Market Light

B.Sc. Hons. (Ag), P.A.U; Ludhiana

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Punjabi

Native Place: Punjab

Summer Project: “To study the value chain of seed potato from Punjab to West Bengal and identify the gaps and opportunities for a new player entering into the market”

Company: Yes Bank Ltd.

Aditi Bartaria (25) Aditi Jain (22)

B.Sc. (Ag), J.N.K.V.V.; Indore


Native Place: Chhattisgarh

Summer Project: “Study and analysis of the production pattern of Edible Oil from Oilseeds in different production unit and processing industry management with a view to minimize the losses and enhance the quality production”

Company: Glencore Grain India Pvt. Ltd

M.Sc. (Ag) Plant Physiology, A.N.G.R.A.U; Hyderabad

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bengali

Native Place: West Bengal

Summer Project: “Long term supply chain modelling - Logistics Strategy”

Company: Bharti Wal-mart

Anand Kumar Agrawal (23) Anupam Chakraborty (26)

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B.Sc. (Horti.), U.A.S; Bengaluru

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Urdu & Kannada

Native Place: Uttar Pradesh.

Summer Project: “Feasibility study for setting up of soya oil extraction plant in Maharashtra”

Company: Bunge India Pvt. Ltd.

Work Exp. : 3 mthsLandscape Consultancy at Pavana Group of Industries for DPS, Aligarh

M.Sc. (Ag.) Agronomy, M.P.K.V.Rahuri

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi

Native Place: Maharashtra

Summer Project: “To study the trend of PGP and their usage in Nasik dist, / Maharashtra”

Company: Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.

Work Exp. : 4 mthsBharti Field Fresh Maharashtra

Danish Ali (24) Dattatraya R. Wakale (25)

B.Sc. Hons. (Ag.), C.C.S. H.A.U; Hisar

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Maithili

Native Place: Bihar

Summer Project: “Procurement strategy of Kinnow for processing at Juicing plant, Hoshiarpur”

Company: PepsiCo Foods Pvt. Ltd.

Work Exp. : 3 mthsMarketing and Recovery Officer State Bank of Patiala

M.Sc. (Ag.), G.B.P.U.A &T; Pantnagar


Native Place: Bihar

Summer Project: “1. To map the cotton bales cover/wraps in India – current usage and implications of the same on the quality of yarn. 2. To map the potential of non-woven fabric application in the high value crops.”

Company: E.I. DuPont India Pvt. Ltd.

Dev Shankar Jha (26) Kumar Amit (27)

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profiles 2007-09

B.Sc. Hons.(Ag), D.A.V.; Ajmer


Native Place: Rajasthan

Summer Project: “To study and develop front end for imported agricultural commodities (Pigeonpea, raw cashewnuts, cardamom, soybean and groundnut)”

Company: Premium Farm Fresh Produce Ltd.

Work Exp. : 3 mthsGenpact

B.Sc. (Ag), G.B.P.U.A &T; Pantnagar


Native Place: Uttarakhand

Summer Project: “To study and develop the supply chain for the export of spices, milk products, tea, sugar, FMCG products especially to the African and South East Asian countries.”

Company: Premium Farm Fresh Produce Ltd.

Kunal Dev Jhala (24) Manoj Kumar (22)

M.Sc (Hort.) Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural crops, U.A.S; Bengaluru

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu

Native Place: Karnataka

Summer Project: “1. To study and evolve psychology and factors affecting the buying behaviour of the farmers and the channel partners2. Study and evolve communication plan for Wellgro (Karnataka & AP)”

Company: ITC-ILTD Agri -Input

B.Sc. (Horti.), A.N.G.R.A.U; Hyderabad

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Telugu

Native Place: Andhra Pradesh

Summer Project: “Redefine merchandising strategy for a viable fruit and vegetable business through end to end business process alignment in Hyderabad.”

Company: Aditya Birla Retail Ltd.

Murali S (25) Nadiminti Vijay (25)

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B.Sc. (Ag.), K.A.U; Thiruvananthapuram

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Malayalam

Native Place: Bihar

Summer Project: “Mapping, analysis, and price spread study of supply chain of fresh produce in Punjab”

Company: Bharti Wal-Mart

Work Exp. : 4 mthsResearch AssistantExtension department in KAU

M.Sc (Horti.) Fruit Science, U.A.S; Bengaluru

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Kannada

Native Place: Karnataka

Summer Project: “Identification and plugging of gaps in the present content offerings of Reuters Market Light for horticultural crops including Banana, Onion, Grapes, Pomegranate and Sweet lime”


Work Exp. : 12 mthsProcurement officerReliance Retail Fresh

Pankaj Kumar (25) Praveen K.S. (26)

B.Sc. (Horti.), U.A.S; Bengaluru

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Kannada

Native Place: Uttar Pradesh

Summer Project: “Situational Analysis of Brijnathpur Sugar Mill, Ghaziabad and options for value addition”

Company: Yes Bank Ltd.

B.Sc. (Ag.), I.Ag.S. B.H.U; Varanasi



Summer Project: “PepsiCo vegetable nursery project – Current status and scope of expansion in Punjab and neighbouring states”

Company: PepsiCo Foods Pvt. Ltd.

Priya Chauhan (22) Rituparna Majumder (23)

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B.Sc. (Ag.), I.G.K.V.V.;Raipur


Native Place: Chhattisgarh

Summer Project: “Identification and plugging of gaps in the present content offerings of Reuters Market Light for horticultural crops including Banana, Onion, Grapes, Pomegranate and Sweet lime”


B.Sc. (Ag.), O.U.A.T; Bhubhaneshwar

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Oriya

Native Place: Bihar

Summer Project: “Redefine merchandising strategy for a viable fruit and vegetable business through end to end business process alignment in Jaipur.”


Shweta (24) Sonal (24)

B.Sc. Hons. (Ag.), P.S.B Visva Bharati; West Bengal



Summer Project: “1. To study and evolve psychology and factors affecting the buying behaviour of the farmers and the channel partners2. Study and evolve communication plan for Wellgro (Karnataka & AP)”

Company: ITC-ILTD Agri Input

B.Sc. (Ag.), M.P.K.V. Rahuri.

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi.

Native Place: Maharashtra

Summer Project: “Redefine merchandising strategy for a viable fruit and vegetable business through end to end business process alignment, Mumbai.”


Subir Kumar Saha (23) Sunil S. Gaikwad (23)

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B.Sc. (Ag.), G.B.P.U.A &T; Pantnagar


Native Place: Uttarakhand

Summer Project: “Groundnut market in Northern India”

Company: Bunge India Pvt. Ltd.

B.Sc. (Ag.), A.N.G.R.A.U; Hyderabad

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Telugu

Native Place: Rajasthan

Summer Project: “1. To study the market potential seed dressing chemicals on soybean & potato in MP and WB respectively. 2. To study the best practices of agrochemical companies and suggest suitable improvement strategies for CFL.”

Company: Coromandel Fertilizers Ltd.

Tarun Pandey (24) Uday Singh Meena (23)

B.Sc. (Ag.), O.U.A.T; Bhubhaneshwar

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Oriya

Native Place: Jharkhand

Summer Project: “Holistic view of PGP user’s profile in cotton and vegetable segment in Rajkot district, Gujarat.”

Company: Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.

B.Com Hons., Delhi University

Languages Known: Dzonkha, English

Native Place: Bhutan

Summer Project: “Marketing prospects for non-wood forest products in Bhutan”

Company: AMS, Ministry of Agriculture Bhutan

Vivek Kumar (24) Karma Gyeltshen (34)

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profiles 2008-10Name Age Qualification University Languages known Domicile Work Experience

Mr. A Santharaj 22 B.Sc. (Ag) A.N.G.R.A.U. Hyderabad

Telugu,Tamil & English

Tirupati,A.P. 2 months as Officer Marketing & Recovery in State Bank Of India

Mr. Ajit Kumar Sahu 28 M.Sc. (Ag) Agricultural Economics

O.U.A.T. Bhubneshwar Oriya, Hindi, English & Punjabi

Bhubaneshwar, Orissa

3 years as Agriculture Officer in Oriental Bank of Commerce

MrAmit Kumar 24 B.Sc. (Ag) B.H.U. Varanasi U.P. Hindi & English Hazaribagh, Jharkhand

Mr. Anil Meena 23 B.Sc.(Ag) P.A.U. Ludhiana Hindi,English & Punjabi

Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Ms. Anuradha Ragini 23 B.Sc. (Ag) G.B.P.U.A & T. Pantnagar

English & Hindi Darbhanga, Bihar

Dr. Arvind Kumar 24 B.V.Sc. & A.H. C.C.S.H.A.U. Hissar English & Hindi Rohtak, Haryana

Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh 31 B.V.Sc.& A.H Sri Venkateshwara Veterinary University,Tirupati

English,Hindi Varanasi,U.P 4 months as executive officer Quality Control in Suguna Poultry Farm Ltd.

Mr. Ashok Xaxa 24 B.Sc. (Ag) Birsa Agriculture University, Ranchi

English, Hindi Gumla, Jharkhand

Dr. Bhrat Hans 24 B.V.Sc. & A.H. C.C.S.H.A.U. Hissar English, Hindi & Punjabi

Karnal, Haryana

Mr. Chandan Kumar 24 B.Sc. (Ag) U.A.S. Banglore English, Hindi & Kannada

Madhubani, Bihar

Dr. Deepak Kumar 28 B.V.Sc. & A.H M.A.F.S.U, Nagpur English & Hindi Muzaffarpur, Bihar

Mr. Deepak Kumar Mishra 23 B.Sc. (Ag) R.A.U. Bikaner English & Hindi Delhi

Mr. Deepak Sayana 23 B.Sc. (Ag) A.N.G.R.A.U Hyderabad

Telugu, English & Hindi

Krishna, A.P.

Mr. Devender Punia 27 B.Tech(Dairy Tech)

NDRI Karnal English & Hindi Rohtak, Haryana 5 years as Asst.Manager (production) in Amul

Mr. Gaurav Kaushik 24 B.Sc. (Ag) J.N.K.V.V. Jabalpur English & Hindi Jaipur, Rajasthan

Mr. Girish Chandra Pant 22 B.Sc. (Ag) G.B.P.U.A & T. , Pantnagar

English & Hindi Pithoragarh, Uttrakhand

Mr. Govindu Jayabharath Reddy

23 B.Sc. (Horti) A.N.G.R.A.U., Hyderabad

English & Telugu Kadapa, A.P.

Ms. Harleen Kaur Sandhu 22 B.Sc.Hons.(Ag) R.A.U. Bikaner. English. Hindi & Punjabi

Bikaner, Rajasthan

Mr. Himadri Mitra 23 B.Sc. (Ag) O.U.A & T. Bhubaneshwar

English, Hindi Bengali & Oriya.

Kolkata, W.B.

Mr. Himanshu Meena 22 B.Sc. (Horti.) Dr P.D.K.V , Akola English & Hindi Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

Mr. Himanshu Panwar 22 B.Sc. (Ag) G.B.P.U.A & T. Pantnagar

English & Hindi Nainital, Uttrakhand

Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed S. 24 M.F.Sc (Fish Genetics & Biotechnolgy)

CIFE, Mumbai English & Tamil Erode, T.N.

Mr. J. Babu Rao 23 B.Sc. (Ag.) A.N.G.R.A.U., Hyderabad

English, Hindi, Telugu

Hyderabad, A.P.

Dr.Jitendra Singh Rajawat 25 B.V.Sc. & A.H R.A.U. Bikaner English & Hindi Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

Mr. Kapil Dev 21 B.Sc. (Ag) CSKHPKV, Palampur English, Hindi & Punjabi

Kangra, H.P.

Ms. Kavita Sharma 23 B.Sc. (Ag) G.B.P.U.A & T., Pantnagar

English, Hindi & Bengali

Dehradun Uttrakhand

Mr. Madhur Khunger 22 B.Sc. (Ag) P.A.U. Ludhiana English, Hindi, Punjabi

Ferozepur, Punjab

Mr. Mahesh Chand Meena 22 B.Sc. (Horti.) A.N.G.R.A.U., Hyderabad

English, Hindi & Telugu

Hinduan City, Rajasthan

Mr. Mahesh Kumar Jagarwal

24 B.Sc. (Ag) Dr. P.D.K.V. Akola English, Hindi & Marathi

Bundi, Rajasthan

Mr. Manoj Kumar Mundotia

25 B.Sc.(Forestry) Dr P.D.K.V., Akola English, Hindi & Marathi

Sikar, Rajasthan

Mr. Manoj Kumar 23 M.Sc. (Ag) Horticulture

G.B.P.U.A & T. Pantnagar

English & Hindi Roorkee, Uttrakhand

Mr. Misal Vikramsinh Vishwasrao

24 M.Sc. (Ag) Entomology

G.B.P.U.A & T. Pantnagar

English, Hindi & Marathi

Kolhapur, Maharashtra

Mr. Manoj Kumar Rolan 25 B.Sc. (Ag) JNKVV, Jabalpur English & Hindi Sikar, Rajasthan 3 months as Officer Marketing & Recovery in State Bank of India

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Name Age Qualification University Languages known Domicile Work ExperienceMr. K. Naga Mohan 21 B.Sc.(Ag) ANGRAU,Hyderabad Telugu, English &

HindiVijaywada, A.P.

Mr. Om Prakash Bharti 25 B.Sc. (Ag) B.H.U. Varanasi. English & Hindi Purnea, Bihar 3 months as Officer(scale-1) in Nanital, Almora Kshetriya Gramin Bank

Mr. P. Sudhir 25 B.Sc. (Ag) A.N.G.R.A.U., Hyderabad.


Hyderabad, A.P.

Mr. Pankaj Kumar 25 M.Sc. (Ag) Soil Science & Agri. Chemistry

B.H.U. , Varanasi English & Hindi Patna, Bihar 20 months as Senior Procurement Officer in Reliance Retail Ltd

Mr. Paramjeet Singh Saluja

22 B.F.Sc. G.B.P.U.A.&T , Pantnagar

English, Hindi, Punjabi

U.S.Nagar, Uttrakhand

11 months as Agricuture Officer in Oriental Bank of Commerce

Ms. Priyanka Prakash 26 B.Sc (Ag) M.P.K.V Rahuri. English & Hindi Purnea, Bihar

Mr. Rahul Kumar 24 B.Sc. (Ag) B.H.U , Varanasi. English, Hindi & Italian

Lakhisarai, Bihar

Mr. Rakesh Athota 21 B.Sc. (Ag) A.N.G.R.A.U Hyderabad.


Guntur, A.P.

Mr. Randhir 24 B.Sc. (Ag) N.D.U.A&T, Faizabad. English & Hindi Darbhanga, Bihar

Mr. Raskar Vishal Prakash 22 B,Sc(Horti.) Dr.B.S.K.K.V, Dapoli. English, Hindi & Marathi

Satara, Maharashtra

Ms. Richa 22 B.Sc. (Horti.) A.N.G.R.A.U, Hyderabad

English & Hindi Muzaffarpur, Bihar

Mr. Sanjay Tewari 21 B.Sc. (Ag) G.B.P.U.A & T Pantnagar

English & Hindi Gaziabad, U.P.

Mr. Sanjeet Kumar 26 B.Sc. (Horti.) B.C.K.V, Mohanpur. English, Hindi & Bengali

Begusarai, Bihar

Mr. Santosh Omprakash Khandelwal

24 B.Sc. (Ag) Dr. P.D.K.V, Akola. English, Hindi & Marathi

Buldhana, Mahrashtra

Mr. Satyanarayana M. 26 B.Sc. (Ag) A.N.G.R.A.U, Hyderabad.


Hyderabad, A.P. 21 months as Field Officer in ITC-ILTD Division

Mr. Sourav Biswas 24 M.Sc.(Ag) Entomology

B.C.K.V, Mohanpur.


Nadia, W.B.

Mr. Shashi Shekhar 23 B.Sc. (Ag) G.B.P.U.A & T Pantnagar

English & Hindi Nalanda, Bihar

Ms. Shikha Mittal 21 B.Sc. (Ag) R.A.U, Bikaner English & Hindi Bikaner, Rajasthan

Mr. Shiva Shankar 26 M.Sc (Ag) Agril. Extension

B.C.K.V, Mohanpur English, Hindi, Kannada & Marathi

Bidar, Karnatka 11 months in Omkar Biotech,Hyderabad as Sales Officer

Mr. Siddharth Sharma 25 B.Sc. Hons(Ag) P.A.U, Ludhiana English, Hindi & Punjabi

Gaziabad, U.P.

Mr. Surya Prakash 27 B.Sc. (Ag) G.B.P.U.A & T , Pantnagar

English & Hindi Ballia, U.P. 1 year as Officer Marketing & Recovery in State Bank of India

Mr. Surya Prakash Kandpal

22 B.Sc. (Ag) G.B.P.U.A & T , Pantnagar

English & Hindi Haldwani, Uttrakhand

Ms. Swati Joshi 22 B.Sc. (Ag) G.B.P.U.A & T , Pantnagar

English & Hindi Almora, Uttrakhand

Ms. Swati Kachhap 22 B.Sc. (Ag) B.H.U, Varanasi U.P.


Chittaranjan, W.B.

Mr. Tana Hibu 22 B.Sc. (Ag) Nagaland University:School of Agricultural Sciences & Rural Development

English & Hindi Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh

Mr. Tarun Katoch 22 B.Sc. (Horti.) Dr Y.S.P.U.H.F., Solan English & Hindi, Kangra, H.P.

Ms. Torsha Guha 26 B.Sc. (Ag) A.N.G.R.A.U., Hyderabad

English, Hindi, Bengali & Telugu

Berhampur, W.B.

Mr. Utpal Kumar 26 B.Sc. (Ag) Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujrat

English, Hindi & Gujrati

Begusarai, Bihar

Ms. Vandana Kumari 24 B.Sc. (Ag) B.H.U. Varanasi U.P. English & Hindi Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Mr. Vijayvishnu Nampoothiry C.V.

23 B.Sc. (Ag) U.A.S. Banglore English, Hindi, Malayalam & Kannada

Pathanamthitta, Kerala

Mr. Vishal Kumar Gupta 23 B.Sc. (Ag) A.N.G.R.A.U., Hyderabad

English & Hindi Hazaribagh, Jharkhand

Mr. Yogesh Kumar 25 B.Sc.(Forestry) Dr P.D.K.V., Akola English, Hindi & Marathi

Churu, Rajasthan

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Past Recruiters

Aditya Birla group

Adani Agrifresh

Advanta

Allanasons

B&K Securities

BASF

Basix

Bayer

Bunge

CFCL

Coromandal Fertilizer Ltd.

Dabur

Dow Agroscience

DSCL

Dupont

EID Parry

Excel

Field Fresh

Godrej Agrovet

HDFC Bank

HLL

ICICI Bank

ICICI Lombard

ICICI Prudential

IDBI

IDFC

IL&FS

Indian Bank

ITC (Foods)

ITC (IBD)

ITC (ILTD)

JK Seeds

Kemin

Kotak Mahindra

Louis Dreyfus

Mahyco

Marico

MCX

Monsanto

NAFED

NCDEX

NFCL

Noble Grain India

Ogilvy & Outreach

Olam International

Pantaloon Food Bazar

Pepsico Fritolay

Premium Farm fresh

Pyramid

Rabo Bank

Ranbaxy

Reliance Industries

Reliance Money

RK Food Land

Sudarshan Chemicals

Syngenta

Tata Chemicals

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Comments

“A great opportunity for me to interact with a group vibrant with energy and knowledge.”Mr. G.K. Sood (Director, Shree Renuka Sugars)

“Appreciate the eagerness of students to know about Cargill and opportunities with us ...memorable time spent here...”

Mr. Rahul Jain (HR Generalist, Grain and Oilseeds, India)

“Very potential young managers of future India”Mr. N.V. Ramana (CEO, BASIX)

“Excellent institute, very thought provoking students...bright & enthusiastic...Keep it up...!”Sanjiv Chaudhary, Group Business Director, IMRB

“Excellent audience, students calibre is stupendous. Keep it up...”Bakul Joshi, Master Black Belt Six Sigma & Marketing ServicesLeader - Crop Protection Products

“Very energetic and participative group”Sudhir Shinde (Head-Regional Business Unit, South-Asia and South-East, Novazyme)

“Excellent group of students. Enjoyed very much.”Mr. Rajesh Srivastava(MD corporate and commercial banking, Rabo India Finance)

“Great campus, knowledgeable students, Small and Focused Batch size.”Mr. Asitava Sen, VP Retail & Consumer Goods, TECHNOPAK.

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Placements

Procedure

Companies are requested to send response sheets to • institute’s placement cell.

Pre-placements talks: This facilitates mutually beneficial • interaction of company with the students in internal set-up.

A date and time slot for final placements is intimated • to the companies, two week prior to commencement of placements. This may include detailed profile of all selected students.

Criteria For Alloting Slots For Interview To Companies

Job profile•

Brand image of the company•

Growth prospects•

Compensation.•

All the companies allotted on same day shall be treated at par. ‡

Company must declare in advance, if they want to take written test. ‡

Company must declare the results the same day. ‡

Contact :

Prof. S.L. Bapna

Chairman PGPABM

Phone : +91-141-2795112e-mail : [email protected] [email protected] : www.ccsniam.gov.in

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Jaipur–The Pink City Jaipur is the pristine jewel in the desert sands of Rajasthan. It is located 260 km from national capital Delhi due to which it has developed into a business centre with all the trapping of modern metropolis but yet flavoured strongly with an age-old charm that never fails to surprise a traveller. Jaipur was the first planned city in India. Jaipur is as remarkable for its marvellous architecture and town planning as it is for the lively spirit of the people who inhabit it. The city presents a unique synthesis of culture that has to be experienced in order to be appreciated. NIAM is 16 km from Bus Station, 17 km from Railway Station and 5 km away from Airport.

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