Pick someone who knows you. The preferred letter seems to be from your immediate boss, the person you work with on a daily basis. Of course, he or she may be the last person you intended to forewarn about your project for heading to business school the following September. The school recognizes this, and will […]

Horizons 2006 would see industry stalwarts, policy makers, and thought leaders analyze the opportunities and challenges that India faces. Horizons 2006 is an attempt to gauge the future of India by questioning the existing assumptions and separating the hype from reality. As part of the conclave, Horizons presents “Lord of the Words”, a two stage […]

The meet was successful since we had the presence of very senior alumni. Mr. Nitin Bhatia, Asst VP, ABN Amro Bank, Jyoti Kapoor, Head-Productivity Management, Standard Chartered Bank, Gajendra Kothari, Manager, UTI Asset Mgmt co. pvt. Ltd, are some of the distinguished “Achievers” who graced the occasion. Prof. Anup Singh & Prof. P.C Mehra, started […]

Tattva 2006 Tattva, literally means substance. In the words of the person who introduced this concept at TAPMI, Tattva symbolizes ‘who we are’. At Tattva, an institution like TAPMI looks at the achievements made by the students who have entered the corporate world and who think that they have been able to make a mark. […]

From being a very successful welfare officer with a charming smile, to becoming a no-nonsense IR manager, and then climbing to the heights of success by becoming one of the most renowned HR Practitioners in the country, Mr. Rama Babu has had a very invigorating career, replete with challenges. By personal example, he inspired XLers, […]

Mr Gurmeet Singh, Product Head, Commodities, Reliance Money, conducted a case study contest and workshop on offshore trading for the participants. He noted that the Indian commodities markets still have a long way to go as 90% of the volumes still come from speculation, and a few players control the market. He outlined the launch […]

Some of the speakers who have graced the event in earlier years were Mr. Adi Godrej, Chairman, The Godrej Group, Dr. Anji Reddy, CEO, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ms. Ranjana Kumar, Chairperson, NABARD, Smt. Rajashree Birla, Aditya Birla Group, Mr. Habil Khorakiwala, Chairman, Wockhardt Ltd., Mr. Homi Khusrokhan, MD, Tata Tea, Mr. Jagdish Capoor, Chairman, HDFC […]

The growth rate of the Indian economy has averaged above 8% over the past three years and the future expectations are bouyant. The economic reforms over the years, the strong role-played by the private sector and the rising domestic consumption has been the key drivers of this growth. Global players have time and again underscored […]

For those of you who could not keep up with the Business Today-Aditya Birla Group Acumen 2006 regional rounds’ results, we present them here. The following teams shall clash in what we all have been waiting for: the Acumen 2006 finals at The Ballroom, ITC Grand Central Sheraton and Towers, Mumbai on November 4, 2006. […]

In the most animated of the Regional Quiz Finals of Acumen 2006 until now, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune won the West Zone regionals over finalists KJ Somaiya, Narsee Monjee and IIM-Ahmedabad. The presence of celebrated quizzer Rohan Murarka in IIM-A’s team did not help the Institute’s cause much, setting the stage for a […]