Monthly Archives: December 2017

Join and Leverage a Global Network of 9000+ Well Placed IILM Alumni

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Alumni Relations and networks have been and continue to be an important part of any academic institution of repute and for a business school even more so. Having experienced few years of their lives with an institution, alumni of an institution develop an almost natural bond towards their alma mater and are likely to be its loyal supporters.

An engaged alumni network helps benefit current students, the institution and ultimately the alumni themselves in myriad ways from their skills and experience by offering their support to students, to the institution and strengthening relations with each other. They act as valuable ambassadors and IILM’s 9000+ alumni directly or indirectly help in promoting and marketing the Best B-school in Delhi-NCR to prospective recruiters, corporate and society at large.

Repository of Known Expertise

Alumni networks are familiar and ready repositories of different expertise that the institution and students can look to easily tap into. Placed in different walks of life, members of alumni will likely have a wealth of experience and skills to share with current students via talks, guest lectures, mentoring programs, newsletters etc. Students and institution can turn to their ex-students for knowledge and skill transfer and even beneficial exchange at a mutually convenient time. Engaging alumni in various conferences, talks, and mentorship programs has been a way of life at IILM.

Career Support

A step further is when well-placed alumni offer career support to students by helping them with internships and work placements providing a launch pad. Many old and reputed institutions e.g. IITs etc. are known for their alumni coming back to recruit in large numbers. The age of an institution with accumulated alumni database also provides an advantage. As IILM completes 25 years next year students have the advantage of connecting with those many batches of well-placed alumni. While the Career Development Team of the institute actively helps during the time of placements, alumni community remains at your disposal for a lifetime.

Social Platform

A vibrant alumni community also provides a platform for socializing with fellow classmates, seniors and juniors with similar experiences and memories from their institution being a common denominator. They could meet over lunches, social events or in a manner they like and choose. Alumni events provide an opportunity to catch up with old friends, regale each other with stories of yesteryear and learn what exciting opportunities their alma mater is engaged with currently. Besides being a good networking platform the comfort factor that the commonality brings about also help in making friends for a lifetime quite likely with even those who one could not get an opportunity to not connect well during your years of study. Need for recognition and sense of belongingness getting addressed is also a driving force. Just to give you an example, Keshav Bansal, awarded with Top B School in Delhi-NCR IILM’s most successful alumni in year 2017 says :

Giving Back

Besides effecting the institution in positive ways with word of mouth e.g. admissions etc., alumni community owing to a sense of gratitude for the institution, are generally generous with efforts to raise fund. This philanthropic support can help institutions financially to offer helpful scholarships and bursaries to talented students who may otherwise have to give up their studies. Funds raised also enable help provide students with improved infrastructure and facilities positively impacting the image of the school and life of its students and staff.

To conclude, expressing their thoughts on IILM, our Alumni’s keep sharing their experience which helps the students wanting to start their Post-Graduation Journey with us get benefitted. Here are some the best reviews of our Global Network of 9000+ Alumni.

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Young Entrepreneur Ideation Challenge

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IILM – Lodhi Road Campus organized The Young Entrepreneur Ideation Challenge on 22nd Dec 2017, which has been designed as an experiential learning exercise that encouragessenior secondary school students to find innovative solutions to common everyday problems. The aim is to spark an entrepreneurial mindset amongst these students. 20 presentations were received from various schools, out of which 5 videos were shortlisted and presented.

The students had to identify a social issue, capture the issue along with an innovative solution in a video and present their idea in front of experts.

The opening session was introduced by Dr Gunjan A Rana for the various schools who had come for the participation on campus, along with the distinguished judges comprising of alumni, which was preceded by the Welcome Speech by Dr Daisy Mathur Jain Dean UBS.

The first presentation was from Indraprastha International School Dwarka, who presented a video on the social issue of bullying and impact of it on students.

The second video was presented by Laxman Public School, who spoke about the lack of empathy and lack of emotional awareness amongst the inmates of old age homes. The students spoke about how care and emotional sensitivity is needed to bond amongst the elders in our society.

The third video was on Swach Bharat Abhiyan from Indraprastha International School, Dwarka, they spoke about the life of tin cans and the awareness on using it as a recycled waste.

The fourth presentation was from Pathways Aravali School, they presented a video on “Effective Disposal of Sanitary Napkins” and the concept of hygiene amongst women, with an effective disposal system.

The fifth presentation was from Bal Bharati Public School, Dwarkawho spoke about stress and depression amongst students. They created an application to track the messages posted on social media to trace the mind of the student and mentor the student in case facing the problem of stress or depression.

The final presentation was from Modern School, Vasant Vihar where they gave a presentation on the theme of Swach Bharat Abhyan by picking on the theme “Nurture Nature”, which spoke about trees being cut and human encroachment. They used the video to emphasize on “Save me don’t nail me campaign”.

The presentations were very well received by the judges and audience who thoroughly appreciated the social innovative ideas put forward by the school students.

The First Prize went to Pathways Aravalli, the first runner up trophy was awarded to Modern Vasant Vihar and the second runner up trophy went to Laxman Public School.

The trophies were distributed along with the prize money to the winners and participation certificates were presented to all participants in IILM’s Young Entrepreneur Ideation Challenge 2017.

9 Reasons to Join The IILM PGDM

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Established in 1993, IILM offers AICTE approved Post Graduate Diploma in Management in its three well-located campuses in the National Capital Region.

9 Reasons to Join The IILM PGDM

 

1> Globally Benchmarked Curriculum with Experiential Learning

Our curriculum imbibes the best aspects of courses offered at top business schools around the world. The curriculum combines experiential learning so that students are capable of turning concepts into effective decision making, initiating action from knowledge and converting ideas into change.

 

 

  2> Global Study

IILM mandates a 4-week global study in Germany, Canada, Finland, France or Spain. The purpose of the global study is to give students a global exposure in terms of teaching pedagogy, industry visits, and diverse cultural immersion to enable them to expand and develop their outlook.

 

 

  3> Career Mentoring Pathways

‘Pathways’, which is at best described as an integrated, cross-functional sequence of courses designed to cater to a particular skill-set or industry requirement for which there are an active student and recruiter demand.

 

 

 

  4> Entrepreneurship & Startups

IILM creates future ‘Game Changers’ by fostering the entrepreneurs with 3 Cs ‘Content, Context, and Contacts’ that enable them to design and launch successful start-ups based on innovative methods.

 

 

 

  5> Placements (300+ companies)

Our recruiters comprise over 300 companies across the country spanning diverse industries.

 

 

 

 

  6> Full-Time Faculty with Rich Industry Experience

Our faculty comes from leading institutions across the country and have diverse industry experience.

 

 

 

 

  7> 9000+ Well Placed Alumni

IILM we are proud to have a huge network of over 9000 alumni who are well placed at various capacities across industries both domestically and abroad.

 

 

 

 

  8> Campus Life

IILM has 3 campuses that are centrally located in New Delhi, Gurugram and Greater Noida. Our Gurugram and Greater Noida campuses provide safe and secure residences for students and faculty alike.

 

 

 

  9> Merit and Means Scholarships and Loans

We have made provisions for scholarships on the basis of merit and need.

 

 

 

 

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BBA Stage1 and 2 Students Visit Yakult Manufacturing Unit, Sonipat

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Students of BBA batch visited Yakult Danone India Pvt Ltd on 5th December 2017 along with Prof Anindita Chatterjee. Yakult Danone India Pvt Ltd is a joint venture of Japan and France and company has a global presence in different countries such as China, Brazil, UK, America, Malaysia etc.

Students got useful information about the production process and beneficial bacteria. After presentation Yakult milk-drink was offered to students for taste. Once the presentation is finished, there was a question-answer session in which students asked various questions about testing, quality control, safety, micro bacteria etc. There after students went for factory visit and layout and production process was explained by operations executive in a detailed manner. The visit ended with a group photograph and vote of thanks.

The visit was very productive for the students as it brought new insight about the usage of bacteria, production process, automation and quality control. Students were mesmerized to see the state of the art infrastructure and maintenance of hygiene in the company. At last vote of thanks was given by the students for the nice hospitality shown by the management of the company.

The students were shown a presentation on the inception of Yakult, the benefits of Yakult Probiotic along with a round of the manufacturing unit.

The students enjoyed the visit immensely, and were presented with goodies from yakult.

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MAT 2017 Dates. Overview and FAQ’s

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ABOUT MAT

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a national-level management entrance examination. The test scores are used for admission to various MBA, PGDM and allied management programmes across India. The exam is conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA). More than 600 B-Schools accept MAT exam scores for admissions. MAT aspirants can choose any one of the two options: Paper Based Test or Computer Based Test. The Paper Based Test is conducted on the first Sunday of February, May, September and December from 10.00-12.30 hours; whereas the Computer Based Test is conducted from Saturday onwards (6 days after the Paper Based Test date) and in different time slots.

List of B-Schools which accept MAT score
https://bschool.careers360.com/colleges/ranking/2017

WHEN IT IS HELD

MAT is held four times in a year: February, May, September and December.

MAT February 2017: Paper Based Test was held on February 5, 2017, and the Computer Based Test was conducted on February 11, 2017. Results were declared on Feb 24, 2017.

MAT May 2017: Paper Based Test was held on May 7, 2017 and the Computer Based Test was conducted on May 11, 12 and 13, 2017. Results were declared on May 25, 2017.

MAT September 2017:Paper Based Test was held on September 3, 2017 and the Computer Based Test will be conducted on September 9, 2017.

MAT December 2017: Paper Based Test will be held on December 10, 2017 and the Computer Based Test will be conducted on December 16, 2017.

ELIGIBILITY

The eligibility criteria for the MAT 2017 exam are:

Qualification Criteria

• Candidates should have completed graduation or in the final year of graduation in any field are eligible to take the MAT exam.

Percentage Criteria

Achieve minimum passing marks in graduation to appear the examination. The candidates are suggested to refer the information brochures of particular Management Institutes/ Universities for the same.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The forms are available in both Paper and Computer based mode. Offline (paper based) forms are available at selected AIMA branch or the head office. The online (computer based) forms are available at the official website of MAT/AIMA. The candidates should:

• Click on https://apps.aima.in/matsept17/
• Register to obtain the login id and password
• Fill in the application details and submit the form
• Make the payment to complete the application procedure.

Fees and payment mode

MAT 2017 application fees is Rs. 1400. Candidates can apply through any one of three following modes:

• Online Payment
By registering online via Credit Card/Debit Card (ATM Card) payment. Detailed procedure is given on the MAT website link. Add THE HYPERLINK: www.aima.in/testing-services/mat/mat.html

• Demand Draft
Obtain crossed Demand Draft (DD) of Rs. 1400 in favour of ‘All India Management Association’ payable at Delhi from any bank. Then register online along with the DD details.

• Cash
Obtain form with MAT Bulletin/ CD against a cash payment of Rs. 1400 from listed Nodal Centres of AIMA or from AIMA, New Delhi.

Candidates who have opted for computer-based test can choose the date and time slot which is subject to availability. While filling up admission forms, candidates need to fill in details of five management institutes during registration. MAT scores will be sent directly to these institutes. Those who want their scores to be sent to more than 5 institutes will have to fill up a seperate form available on MAT website. They will have to pay Rs. 75 per institute before the test date and Rs. 100 after the test date.

Date and time slot for the exam will be automatically allotted by the system to those candidates who do not select their slot up to four days before the computer-based test.

ADMIT CARD

Candidates can download their admit cards from AIMA website by entering name, DOB and application form number. Separate admit cards are generated for MAT aspirants who opt for the paper-based test and for the computer-based test. It contains the candidate’s name, form no., roll no., test date, test time and test venue address. In case of computer-based test, candidates have to strictly follow the date and time allotted.

Admit card is not mailed to any candidate.

TEST PATTERN

MAT exam is held for 2.5 hours. The test covers 200 questions in 150 minutes. The aspriants are tested in the following five areas with 40 questions each:

• Indian and Global Environment,
• Language Comprehension,
• Data Analysis and Sufficiency,
• Mathematical Skills,
• Intelligence and Critical Reasoning

Negative Marking: There are 40 questions in each section. Each question carries 1 mark, whereas, 0.25 mark is deducted for every wrong answer.

See a MAT sample paper here:
http://ieplads.com/mailers/2016/shiksha/pdf-28dec/page-20-24.pdf

TIPS FOR EXAM PREPARATION

Here are a few general tips for MAT exam preparation:

• Candidates should try practice reading ‘Reading Comprehension’ passages for preparation.
• It is imperative to refresh all the basics of grammar and to understand the contextual usage of words and phrases in English.
• For Quant, Arithmetic and Algebra based questions should be practised.
• Keep an update about the current affairs and issues both nationally and internationally.

Preparation Strategy

The paper can be split into three parts primarily which is concept based, practice based and environment sensitive. Mathematical Skills & select areas of Language Comprehension are concept based where the questions are majorly dependent on the candidate’s conceptual clarity with respect to core fundamentals; Intelligence & Critical Reasoning, Data Analysis & Sufficiency and select areas of English Language Proficiency are practice based where regular practice of similar questions is important; Indian & Global Environment is environment sensitive where an awareness with respect to current affairs is the focus.

Indian & Global Environment

Majority of the questions in this section are from the following areas:
• Current Affairs & Happenings
• Banking & Business
• Sports
• General Political Scenario

Mathematical Skills

The important areas in this section are:
• Number Systems
• Percentage, Profit & Loss, Mixtures
• Averages, Ratios, Interest
• Time & Work, Time, Speed & Distance
• Geometry, Trigonometry

Intelligence & Critical Reasoning

This area has questions which are related to:
• Identifying patterns in number sets
• Relationships
• Direction Sense
• Coding, Decoding
• Verbal Reasoning

Language Comprehension

A majority of questions have been asked from the following areas:
• Word Analogies
• Vocabulary, with questions on antonyms and synonyms
• Rearranging sentences
• Reading Comprehension
• Sentence Completion

Data Analysis & Sufficiency

The focus areas here are:
• Data Sufficiency
• Standard DI tools like bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, data tables
• Data Comparisons

EXAM CENTRES

The tentative list of test cities where MAT 2017 will be conducted is given below:

State/ UT name Test city name Test mode
Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada Paper based
Visakhapatnam Paper based
Assam Guwahati Paper based
Jorhat Paper based
Silchar Paper based
Bihar Patna Paper based
Bhagalpur Paper based
Chandigarh Chandigarh Paper and computer based
Chhattisgarh Bilaspur Paper based
Raipur Paper based
Delhi Delhi(NCR) Paper and computer based
Gujarat Ahmedabad Paper and computer based
Haryana Ambala Paper based
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Paper based
Jammu & Kashmir Jammu Paper based
Srinagar Paper based
Jharkhand Jamshedpur Paper based
Ranchi Paper based
Karnataka Belagavi Paper based
Mangaluru Paper based
Kerala Ernakulam Paper and computer-based
Kottayam Paper based
Kozhikode Paper based
Palakkad Paper based
Thiruvananthapuram Paper based
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Paper and computer-based
Indore Paper based
Gwalior Paper based
Jabalpur Paper based
Maharashtra Mumbai Paper and computer-based
Nagpur Paper based
Pune Paper based
Manipur Imphal Paper based
Mizoram Aizwal Paper based
Nagaland Dimapur Paper based
Orissa Bhubaneswar Paper based
Rourkela Paper based
Sambalpur Paper based
Punjab Ludhiana Paper based
Rajasthan Jaipur Paper and computer-based
Udaipur Paper based
Tamil Nadu Chennai Paper and computer-based
Coimbatore Paper based
Madurai Paper based
Telangana Hyderabad Paper and computer-based
Uttar Pradesh Agra Paper based
Allahabad Paper based
Bareilly Paper based
Ghaziabad Paper based
Kanpur Paper based
Lucknow Paper and computer-based
Meerut Paper based
Varanasi Paper based
Uttarakhand Dehradun Paper based
Haridwar Paper based
Haldwani Paper based
Srinagar (Garhwal) Paper based
West Bengal Durgapur Paper based
Kolkata Paper based
Siliguri Paper based

*AIMA can change the venue of a test centre/test mode or cancel a test centre/test mode or introduce new centres. Please visit the official website for latest information.

Contact Information

http://www.aima.in/testing-services/mat/mat.html

All India Management Association
Management House
14, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India
Telephone: 011-47673037/47673026/24638896
Fax: 011- 24626689
E-mail: mat@aima.in