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21st Annual Convocation – Class of 2016 at Lodhi Road Campus

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IILM Convocation 2016, Presided Over by Dr. Jyotsna Suri, Chairperson and Managing Director – The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group Ltd

The Convocation of IILM for the Class of 2016 was held on May 4th, 2016 at its Lodhi Road campus.  The ceremony was conducted for all the three campuses of IILM – IILM Institute for Higher Education, Lodi Road; IILM Institute for Business and Management, Gurgaon and IILM Graduate School of Management, Greater Noida.

The ceremony started by lighting the lamp by Mrs. Malvika Rai – Chairperson, IILM ; Dr. Smitha Girija – Director, IILM Institute for Higher Education, Lodi Road ; Ms. Shivani Ahuja – Director, IILM Institute for Business and Management, Gurgaon ; Dr. Taruna Gautum – Director, IILM Graduate School of Management, Greater Noida. The students of all the three campuses were awarded their diplomas by Mrs. Malvika Rai, Dr. Smitha Girija Ms. Shivani Ahuja and Dr. Taruna Gautum. One hundred and sixty seven students completed their post graduate studies at IILM this year and were conferred their diplomas.

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Dr. Smitha Girija – Director, IILM then welcomed the chief guest- Dr. Jyotsna Suri – Chairperson & Managing Director of Bharat Hotels that runs the luxury hotels chain “THE LALIT” under the Lalit Suri Hospitality Group. In the past few years the Group has been recognized with number of awards for its distinguished performance like the National Tourism Awards and National Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Education. Dr. Jyotsna Suri was President FICCI in the year 2015-16.  She has been listed amongst the Top 50 Business Power Women in Asia by Forbes Asia and amongst the top 20 Most Powerful Woman in Indian Business by Business Today. She is the only Indian member on the International Executive Committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

Dr. Smitha Girija, then presented the Annual Report to the audience in which she highlighted the various achievements of IILM in the last one year. She proudly announced that in the EdUniversal rankings of best business schools in India, IILM has been ranked 11 (3 Palmes of Excellence category) for 2015. She also mentioned that IILM offers a wide range of Executive Education Programmes on various platforms and has organized Training programmes for IAS and IPS officers for over 10 years. IILM has also been conducting customized Training programme for leading PSUs like NTPC, NBCC, BHEL, and EIL. IILM also offer specialized programmes for Defence Ministry’s Directorate General of Resettlement for defence officers.

She further mentioned that IILM has recently partnered with Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs to jointly conduct programmes for Government officers and executives of PSUs and corporates. And IILM has also signed an MoU with National Skill Development Corporation. Also, the IILM Startup Labs has been incorporated to support and bolster a start-up company’s creation and activity in the early stages before it becomes self sustainable. Through the incubation initiative, IILM aims to provide an environment where students and entrepreneurs feel that their experience with IILM is most productive and inspiring

Dr Smitha Girija, then welcomed Mr. Kapil Chanana – IILM’s first batch alummus (1994-96   batch). Mrs. Malvika Rai presented an award to Mr. Kapil Chanana. The honour was bestowed upon him for his outstanding accomplishments in his chosen field of endeavor thus bringing honor and prestige to his fellow Alumni and Alma Mater. Mr. Kapil Chanana is General Manager – Activation, Coca Cola India Private Ltd. Mr. Chanana then addressed the graduating students. In his address, he shared his challenges as an entrepreneur with the students and motivated them to work for their passions. He also encouraged the students that they should never lose their individuality due the challenges of the outside world. He said the education is important but what drives a person and his performance are his passions.

Dr. Jyotsna Suri then delivered her talk in which she motivated the students by saying that though it is very important to generate success and wealth but they must not forget the core values of humanity. She stressed that students should never deviate from honesty and integrity, respect for Individuals, responsible Communication, devotion to Duty in order to become successful individuals and should also Minimize Wastage to be called as responsible managers.

She then honored six faculty members of IILM for the “Excellence in Teaching” Award. The six faculty members who received this award are Prof Vinay Chirania – The best Teacher’s Award for Core module- at IGSM, Prof Ruchi Shah – IIBM and Dr. Shivani Khurana – IILM, LR. The best Teacher’s Award for Elective module- at IGSM was awarded to Prof Raju Majumdar,  Prof Shweta Sharma- at IIBM and Dr Preethi Srinivas at IILM, LR.

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Mrs. Malvika Rai, Chairperson, IILM Institute for Higher Education, presented Dr. Kulwant Rai Gold and Silver medals to the meritorious students as well as to the overall performers.

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IILM Convocation 2016, Presided Over by Dr Jyotsna Suri, Chairperson and Managing Director – The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group

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IILM Convocation 2016, Presided Over by Dr. Jyotsna Suri, Chairperson and Managing Director – The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group Ltd. She enlightened us all with her speech for our fellow graduates and professors of IILM from all three campuses.

“Malavika & Anil Rai ji,  IILM Board of Governors, faculty members, proud parents and the graduating students, I am privileged to be here for the 21st Convocation of IILM – thank you very much for inviting me.

IILM is one of the leading business schools in India offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in management.  I believe the focus is to develop students as globally aware members of society who are responsible business leaders. The initiative to encourage students from J&K and Northeast by offering them 25% scholarship and 10% scholarships to every women student is highly commendable. I am delighted to know that there are 71 girls out of 178 students graduating this year.

Young ladies & Gentlemen, In the depressed global economic scenario India stands out like a bright spot.  The Indian economy is growing at 7.6% and will continue to do so in the future.  Historically, India is one of the oldest cultures and Demographically it is the youngest nation about 60% are below the age of 30. India with its 29 states, 7 Union Territories and its burgeoning middle class has both the Demand and Supply and therefore its Economy will continue to grow. The services sector is doing fairly well. The Governement’s initiative of ‘Make in India’ is giving a boost to India’s sluggish manufacturing sector.  The Prime Minister’s clarion call of ‘Startup India’ / ‘Standup India’ is aimed at you and is providing a stable platform to young new entrepreneurs. As you graduate, there is huge opportunity waiting for you. Some you may join established or establishing firms, some may add value to existing family businesses and some may become entrepreneurs, who will not only sustain themselves, but also offer employment to others.

While it is very important to generate success and wealth we must not forget the core values of humanity. Let me give you fist full of values:-

  • Honesty and Integrity
  • Respect for Individuals
  • Responsible Communication
  • Devotion to Duty
  • Minimize Wastage

Along with this strong fist are my good wishes to each one of you as you step out to establish yourself. Do your parents, your country and your planet proud.

Namaskar!”

Pathshala of Yuva Goonj Breaking for summers

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“Paathshala”is an initiative of “Yuvagoonj, to educate the under privileged children. Yuvagoonj members used to visit the slum(in Sector 53, Gurgaon)regularly after college and took continuous classes. There were 30 children between the ages of 3 to 12 .To keep an account on whether this effort was successful or not, a small examination was held. The results generated after the test would definitely be of  help to the students in getting admission in schools to continue their studies further. The 1st session of Paathshala came to an end after enlightening the students with some basic knowledge that would help them in leading a good life later.To make Paathshala a beautiful memory for those little souls Yuva Goonj  celebrated the Birthday of all the 30students on the day of the last class. A huge cake was made to cut by the students of Pathshala. As a part of the celebration clothes were donated to them, games were played and snacks were distributed.The participants of North Eastern University Illinois who had visited IILM Gurgaon, had left with the Yuva Goonj members a lot of edible and stationery stuff for donation which was also distributed on that day. The hard work of Radhika Bansal a student of PGDM along with the other team members is worth an appreciationIMG_8731

Yuva Goonj Labour day celebration

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Yuva Goonj the official NGO group of IILM Institute for Business & Management Gurgaon, having a vision of being a strategic leadership organisation influencing social transformation through developmental programmers & to work towards creating a better India which provides basic health, education and empowerment to every citizen took the initiative to organize a “SPORTS DAY” for all the workers of IILM GURGAON on the occasion of Labour’s Day.IMG_8956This event was organised on 22th of April 2016, & the main aim behind this occasion was to make the workers feel special & make them understand how important they are for our organization.We all know that “THERE IS A CHILD IN EVERY BEING” and to make our workers relive their childhood different events were organized.All the workers including the female workers & security guards of our organisation attended the occasion.To show gratitude to their work and for proper functioning of the institution during the activity time, our students were appointed at each of their positions. A role reversal was done. All the posts held by our workers were manned by our students. This ensured uninterrupted functioning of the institute even with the workforce coming out to enjoy this hour.Dr.Pinky Goswami with Yuva members, Shayna, Radhika, Nikita, Riya, Sheetlata, Karan, Rohit and the overwhelming support of every student led this activity to huge success. The cooperation of Dr. Sujata and all faculty members was a good boost to Yuva Goonj.

YUVA GOONJ visit to Nav Jyoti Foundation NGO

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Every year women’s day is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm, bonhomie, and this year we were privileged as we were invited by Navjyoti India Foundation near Bhondsi jail, to celebrate women’s day with them along with a number of participants from urban and rural Haryana.

The Founder of Nav Jyoti Ms. KIRAN BEDI welcomed all and enlightened us on women empowerment and 6 P model of prevention of crime against women. The Panelists were Ms Suruchi Atreja (( Chief Judicial Magistrate¬-and-Secretary District Legal Services Authority, Gurgaon) , Ms Dharna Yadav (IPS) ,Dr Ranjana (Director centre of social research centre ) , Ms Bhawna ( Social Media Activist) ,whole of session was interactive and was also helpful in showcasing inspirational stories of determination, challenges, and survival. It was attended by number of women from several villages of Haryana.

On that day , huge sentiments were expressed about the power of women and the need of Indian women to understand and feel empowered today.

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Some of the minutes recorded in panel discussion

Ms Suruchi Atreja ( Chief Judicial Magistrate¬-and-Secretary ,
District Legal Services Authority, Gurgaon )
Description on division of court:

  • Supreme
  • High
  • Lower

Rights are for everyone, you just need to take a step and be the voice for every women

IPC – The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is the main criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law.

  • Eve teasing
  • Domestic violence
  • Child sexual abuse
  • DLSA court office:
    1. No fees for dispute handing of women and children
    2. Requires necessary documents related to issue
    3. If documents not available just affidavit could help in legal aids

Ms Dharna Yadav ( IPS Nodal Officer in district Gurgaon)

  • Opening of female police station in every zilla
  • Mediation centers for:
    1. Marital Discords
    2. Domestic violence
    3. Meetings on monthly and weekly basis
  • Described many of the case and gave a learning learn to say “no”

Dr Ranjana (Director of social Research)

  • Development of women by teaching life skill
  • Issues related to domestic violence in neighborhood

Ms. Bhawna (Social Media Activist)
She made an outcry that If your issues are not being resolved anywhere then your voice will be heard through the podium of media

The whole of the session revolved around 6 Ps dealing with women empowerment , development of women by teaching life skill, sexual harassment of women , child abuse , to impart values in children and how it can be prevented .This was one of the mesmerizing experience which helps in calculating Human values , duty, responsibility and human rights .

YUVA GOONJ | Pathshala

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Yuva Goonj established on Feb 2016 under the guidance of Dr.Pinky Goswami, has taken an initiative to educate the underprivileged children.
“Paathshala” an initiative by “Yuvagoonj.

We at Yuvagoonj are conscious of the importance of continual learning,so we organise daily classes in the slum in Sector 53, Gurgaon.

The 30 children between the ages of 3 to 12 are segregated into classes of two as per age groups and further subdivided into smaller groups as per their learning patterns to ensure focussed attention by the teachers. The coordinators of the Pathshala team are Radhika Bansal, Shreya Mukherjee, Shreya Gupta, Himanshu, Saloni and many more.

The students are introduced to technology as teachers use visual and audio aids to enable better learning. We also understand the importance of entertainment so sports and other fun activities are also incorporated into their curriculum.

We are also trying our best for the admission of those underprivileged children in the nearby Govt. School so that they are not deprived from their right to education.

Guest lecture on Raising Capital in Foreign Markets

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A guest lecture was organized as part of the State and Society course for PG I students. The session was taken by Mr. Ashish Sharma , an alumni of IILM Graduate School of Management, batch 2008 – 2010.
Mr.Sharma is currently associated with Ernst and Young. Prior to this, he has worked with brands like, Copal Partners and Religare Financials.

The session started by analysing the need for raising capital. The two major reasons of raising capital : Personal and Business was discussed. The different avenues such as Establishment, Growth, CSR activities which are important for an organisation and require a lot of capital investment were thought as the major reasons for raising capital. The process of raising the capital which starts at Sourcing of Funds and ends at Implementation was discussed at length with the students. Mr. Ashish also discussed about the different sources of raising funds such as: IPO, FPO, Venture Capitalists, Private Equity, Bank loans, Family and friends and Crowd Funding etc. The role of various stakeholders in raising funds was also given emphasis. The role of government in maintaining stakeholder satisfaction and the importance of stakeholder satisfaction was also discussed. The students were also made to understand the difference between shareholders and stake holders. Ashish also spoke to the students about the legal formalities and how the funds that have been raised need to be utilised in the various domains.

A case study of Archcoal was also taken up in the session to make the students understand how stake holders interest was important and how an organisation could benefit from the stake holders. The case laid emphasis on restructuring the organisation as they filed for Bankruptcy. The organisation chose to involve various stakeholders like: Employees, Customers, Suppliers, Society, Government, Investors etc. to recover from bankruptcy.

The session was highly interactive and very informative. Mr.Sharma has expressed his interest in helping / guiding the students with their preparation in Final Placements and also to mentor our students. He has been very active in the past and has made significant contribution to IILM.

9th IILM Distinguished Global Thinker Award with Mr Naveen Jain

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About Naveen Jain

Naveen Jain is an entrepreneur and philanthropist driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges through innovation. A man who knows no limits, Naveen pushes big dreams into action, spurring massive cultural and technological change.

The founder of Moon Express and Infospace. Naveen Jain’s next endeavor is to travel to the moon, using lunar resources for innovation here on earth.

Whether it’s business or life, Naveen is guided by one firm belief – Our only limit is our imagination.

Naveen Jain At IILM Campus

The 9th IILM Distinguished Global Thinker Award was conferred on Mr Naveen Jain on the 22nd February 2016, IILM Lodhi Road Campus. The Award was presented to Mr Jain by Mrs Malvika Rai, Chairperson, IILM.

The students of IILM and the faculty members were waiting in anticipation to welcome the man behind Moon Express on campus to deliver a lecture on “Using Innovation & Entrepreneurship to Solve Humanity’s Big Challenges”. People at campus read about him and acknowledged themselves with the series of theories and propositions made by him in the field of science, business and society as whole. Mr Naveen Jain, an outstanding motivational speakers with ever charming smile on his face and humor of a kind left the campus captivated.

Some of the best quotable words and captured moments of Mr Naveen Jain –

“Most of the disruptive ideas come from non-experts” – Naveen Jain

“If you’re not humble, you’re not successful” – Naveen Jain 

“Innovation and entrepreneurship has potential to solve humanity’s grand challenges” – Naveen Jain 

“Never give up on your dream because if you do, you are no more than a zombie” – Naveen Jain

“If you tell somebody what you’re thinking, and they don’t think it’s crazy, then you’re thinking too small” – Naveen Jain 

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9th IILM Distinguished Global Thinker Award

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IILM PRME Third International Conference

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IILM in collaboration with United Nations Global Compact PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) organized its Third International Conference on 7th , 8th and 9th January 2016. IILM is the only Academic Institution body in Asia to be part of PRME Champions (2013-2015). Here is the Social Media coverage of PRME Conference held at Lodhi Road Campus, New Delhi.

Day 1 – First day of the conference started of with enthusiastic participation from the students who raised pertinent questions on contemporary issues.  The first session of the Conference was titled as “Inclusive Equitable Education and Lifelong Learning and Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” and was inspired from the SDG 4.

EU Ambassador to India, His Excellency Mr Tomasz Kozlowski inaugurated the Conference. During the inaugural session, various dignitaries, such as – Ms.Florencia Librizzi – UN Global Compact, New York, Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee –  Director General & CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs shared their experiences and initiatives of taking responsible management education forward and creating awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals.

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EU Ambassador to India, His Excellency Mr Tomasz Kozlowski.

Day 1 PRME Coverage on Facebook

Day 2 –  The Conference progressed into its second day on January 8, 2016 with the second session of the conference. The day was full of extreme knowledge sharing and received huge appreciation from the management students.

Sessions of the 2nd day of Conference highlighted areas such as –
– Skills Development for Employment & Sustainable Economic Growth.
– Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy.
– Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation.
– Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (Smart Cities).

The eminent speakers of the sessions included – Mr. Alessio Devito and Mr. Stephane Formenti, University of Geneva, Switzerland, Mr Mariusz Soltanifar, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands, Ashutosh Sinha – News Editor and News Anchor at NDTV Profit, Mr Sameer Pathak, Coca Cola India Inc., Ms Florencia Librizzi, UN Global Compact, New York, Dr Michael Schmitt, Professor of Financial Management, International School of Management, Frankfurt.

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Day 2 PRME Coverage on Facebook

Day 3 – The day started with the last 6th Session of the Conference which was titled as “Promote inclusive societies and provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable institutions at all levels” and was inspired from SDG 16.

The session saw active participation from various eminent speakers – Dr Vasanthi Srinivasan, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Mr Sandeep Tyagi, Director HR, Samsung Electronics, Ms. Florencia Librizzi, Senior Manager, Legal & Policy, UN Global Compact, New York and Professor Jagdeep Chhokar, Indian Institute for Management, Ahmedabad.

The Closing Plenary was rendered by Dr S.Y. Quaraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner, India, Ms Florencia Librizzi, UN Global Compact, New York.

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Day 3 PRME Coverage on Facebook

The last three days of the conference were full of knowledge sharing, discussions and reflections on various important issues. It was indeed a very motivating end to this one and left the audience looking forward to the next conference.

Start Up India : Entrepreneurship Conference @ IILM

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IILM hosted its second Entrepreneurship Conference on December 4, 2015. The main focus of the conference was on the theme “Start Up India.” It’s a known fact that India, today, is an emerging economy that is destined to achieve milestones, on various fronts, in the near future. However, for India, to acquire the status of a “developed” nation, it needs to create 100 million jobs, statistics point out! Experts confirm, in an Endeavour to achieve this mark, tapping the potential of the unemployed and exploring opportunities in the employment market, so that each and every person plays a crucial role in contributing towards the development. The education system in the country should highlight the importance of entrepreneurship and also prepare students to start their own enterprises to generate wealth,.

The session started with the talk of the first speaker Dr. Ritesh Malik, Founder – Innov8 Creatives, Alive App and Mr. Sandeep Oberoi, General Manager, Philips Healthcare. Dr. Ritesh Malik highlighted that Entrepreneurship is about passion and perseverance and encouraged them never to give up even if the start up fails in the few initial attempts. Mr. Sandeep Oberoi stressed that it’s not just innovative ideas that bring success to an entrepreneur but also the commercial packaging of the ideas. He mentioned that entrepreneurial skills are inbuilt in a person and with proper support and initiative, one can become a successful entrepreneur.

The second session was about Innovation and Creation. Innovation and Creation are keys to successful organization. Creativity is the capability or act of conceiving something original or unusual. Innovation is the implementation of something new. Invention is the creation of something that has never been made before and is recognized as the product of some unique insight.This session  also focused on Disruptive Innovation as a key to create new markets and stressed the point that Internet is assisting the culture of entrepreneurship as it reduces the entry barriers to the process.  Ms. Sukhmani Bedi expressed that it’s more recycling of thoughts and ideas in India.

The third Session on “The Investor’s perspective to a startup, The speakers highlighted India at present being on the forefront on entrepreneurial roadmap. The panel members discussed the factors that are most important before making a decision to invest in a startup. They also shared their own experiences in starting their own enterprises. what problem they faced and also encourage the budding entrepreneur to take advantage of the various investment opportunities.

The last session was “The Startup’s Failure – A Roadmap to Success!”. This was the most interesting session it focused on the reasons responsible for startups failure and how devising a good strategy can be helpful in sustaining and scaling growth. Deliberations among the panelists focused on the reasons of failure and the resilience needed from entrepreneurs to sustain. Analyzing and implementing the correct strategy is the important  task.

At last my learning from this conference was that the talks gave me clear insight about what entrepreneurship is and how can one go with it,what strategy should one .It is not at all a rocket science it just about being INNOVATIVE & CREATIVE, In Today’s era every organization need to be innovative and creative otherwise its survival in the market is very difficult. Our PM Mr. Narender Modi has also focused upon the startups in India. In his Independence Day speech, Modi had announced a new campaign ‘Startup India; Stand up India’ to promote bank financing for startups and offer incentives to boost entrepreneurship and job creation in the country.

 

SONAM YADAV

IILM PGDM Student

Batch 2015 – 17