Kiams rankings:KIAMS Team in Best 5 at “eMBArkers”

Case studies are a very integral aspect of an MBA education. They help students realise the crucial fact that there is more than one right answer to any challenge. This right answer depends on several aspects which in turn depend on assumptions and the definition of the challenge.

eMBArkers started out as a case study in itself. But that is quite another story. Each month, eMBArkers holds a case competition.

During the August 2011 case competition, KIAMS secured a position in the best 5 teams in the event, “eMBArkers”. The Jury consisted of Dr. T M Manjunath, Former Director Monsanto Research Centre, Prof. Krishanu Rakshit, Faculty at IIM Calcutta and Prof. Srinivasa Rao Chalasani, Faculty at ASoME. The top 5 teams (in random order and NOT the winning order) are as below –

- Genesis: Kirloskar Institute   of Advanced Management Studies
- Team Thinkers:  K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research
- Freedom: Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management
- SOMITES: SJM SOM IIT Bombay
- Mavericks: IIT Kanpur SOM

A case of two tales: Genetic contamination and Green revolution

The case team Genesis from KIAMS presented was about an MNC which after the success of its genetically modified seeds in UK started making genetically modified seeds (BT sunflower) in India too. But a few scientists, farmers and social activists were agitated by this.  The case was mainly about the strategy used by the company to continue operating in India. The company had been a centre of controversies since it started the trials for its BT sunflower in India.

“Analysing this case really helped us to understand the basic concepts of strategy as well as licensing model,” said Shikha Gupta, a student at KIAMS, a top B-School with campuses in Harihar, Karnatak and Pune, Maharashtra. KIAMS believes in using the case study method to tutor its budding managers, and team Genesis proved it by being in the top five selected teams.

"It was an unique exposure and we at KIAMS are trying our best to approach management through such innovative platforms," Rajesh, another team member who fought long and hard for the recognition of his case study says.

The best part is that teams may come and teams may go, but the experience, the thrill of the fight will remain etched in the memories of these KIAMS students for the rest of their lives.

Life At KIAMS Is About Learning Business And Maneuvering It Skillfully

Looking for the right campus can be a matter of measureless repute and good stress in a student’s life. And then there is one. One last semester left, that’s it. It’s hard to believe that we are approaching the home stretch of this intensive two-year PGDM program and that in just five short months we will remerge wearing our working hats into the corporate world. Since I started the KIAMS Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), time has just whizzed by. While lately I’ve started feeling a strange mixture of anxiety and relief, it seems like only yesterday that I landed at the Bangalore Airport, anticipating the crucial second round of Personal Interview battle! Yes that’s true… a necessary evil to kill before gaining access to the hallowed campus of KIAMS.

Now business learning is not the same as academic learning. I can’t say that I would be able to answer questions about all the intricacies of what I learnt but the advantage is that business learning, especially conducted under the appendage of a corporate sponsored (Kirloskar Group) is by nature designed to be directly applicable – it focuses on what managers actually do and how they do it. And this is where our institution aspires to quickly rise to being one of the best B-schools in the region, thanks to its well rounded and carefully thought-out management curriculum.
On the hostel front: well everyone has a different living situation – no two freshmen are 100% compatible, and problems with the roommate are inevitable. Mine, for example, was a member of a god knows which ‘rock band’, a guy who composed his own music and had a fetish of jogging his guts out. I used to clean up handfuls of cheesy Cheetos balls that he left around the room – which I hate to admit, I terribly despised, but then needed to tolerate. Despite our differences, we managed to get through the year with much less than a few minor arguments. We even had some good times. The point is – we ultimately learned to live with ‘us’, and even celebrate, our differences – and I’m grateful that, for one year each, I could have had a small part in lives that are going to take this world by storm.
Some Useful Information for Students seeking Admission in KIAMS –
Considering the much-publicised placement reports of every top B-school – and the queries I kind of received from prospective students, I’ve put together below a few brief points in favour of students from an insider’s perspective. The truth is that KIAMS holds an excellent placement record. In fact for the past two years it has given 100 % placements at an average which now comes around 4lkh per annum approximately. Whereas it absorbs only 50 -60 students every year, it is known for its infrastructure where many b-schools actually lag. In fact –

·KIAMS sprawls over six acres of landscaped and natural surroundings on the banks of the Tungabadhara, 240 kms from Bangalore.
·KIAMS is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
·Conducts Industry related internships for all the studnets.
·Events and lectures from renowned visiting faculties from all across the world.
·Follows CGPA system for evaluation which evaluates students on overall performance along with academics.
·It has compulsory jogging and sports session (I think that’s why my roommate was here!)
·Peaceful environs, yet demanding schedules preparing us for the corporate environment.

History of Successful Placement continues for another successful year at KIAMS

With a history of successful placements for majority of its students,
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies is firmly on the
employer radar. Large corporate houses from across the globe are
employing students from the KIAMS graduate batch of 2009-2011.
Several major corporate houses and prominent recruiters offered
healthy pay packets to the KIAMS MBA graduates. Some names are ICICI
Bank, GT Nexus, Symphony Marketing, Price Waterhouse, SBI Life
Insurance, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, HCL, Ashok Leyland, etc. These
placements saw an impressive distribution of profiles and industry
segments amongst the students who have been recruited by these
organizations.

“I got a couple of options but I decided to join Info Edge India
(Naukri.com)! The two years at KIAMS made me strong enough to take on
any role in Marketing. Besides the great learning environment of
KIAMS, wonderful faculty, prayers of my parents and my passion for
Marketing is helping me to do well in my field,” says Basharat, a
graduate in Biotechnology, almost saying his vote of thanks. His big
smile shows his happiness at securing the job of his choice.

Today, Basharat swears by one lesson he learnt at KIAMS. “It was from
Prof. S. Anantram. He said to me, “Basharat go for the Win and Win
just for the sake of Winning, don’t Win for any reward or return, Win
for the taste of winning.” And I just remembered this while giving my
job interview. It made a big difference. These few words motivated me
to give the interview my best!”

Rama Prabhu is quite happy with his job profile at Hindustan Unilever
in its supply chain. “In spite of being a non-engineer I eyed for a
career in supply chain. I feel I was fully prepared to take up this
career, in terms of knowledge and skills because I was focused with my
choice of Industries and the profile I wanted,” he says. A very
studious person, Rama Prabhu is a career-focused youngster. He
believes in going beyond the expected. Besides the regular curriculum,
Rama put in a lot of extra efforts on his own. “The syllabus of this
course is the gist of learning and research which people in the
corporate world get after years of experience. The KIAMS course is
worth to be studied to get an edge over others,” he elaborates.

Amongst the students of the 2009-2011 batch of PGDM who made their way
into the corporate world, many of them managed to bag quite impressive
annual salary packages. The highest salary offered was Rs. 8.12 lakhs
per annum. Salaries averaged out at Rs. 4.55 lakhs per annum.
In terms of job location, the highest polarity of these jobs was at
India’s unofficial financial capital, Mumbai. It was seconded by
Bangalore and followed by several other industrial hubs of India.

The largest recruiting sector remained Banking and Finance, followed
by sectors such as IT, Engineering & Automobile, Consultancy Services,
Retail, Real Estate and Market Research. Other sectors that offered a
fair share of opportunities to the PGDM students at KIAMS were,
Consumer durables, FMCG, Insurance, Telecom, Travel etc.

While successful placement records of KIAMS give its placement
department a reason to be proud, it has also become a driving factor
for the newer MBA aspirants to choose KIAMS. A prosperous career after
a good education is one of the primary motivations for students and
KIAMS continues to remain a favourite choice for deserving MBA
aspirants.

The Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies has been long
known for its relentless focus on unique industry-oriented methods of
educating young professionals. Quite clearly, the outcome of all the
hard work of its faculty, the extensively researched curriculum and
excellence of its delivery is reflected in the successful placements
of a majority of its students. For an establishment that has earned
its reputation as one of the premier B-schools of our country, great
placement records testify the KIAMS tradition of excellence. A
hallmark that has set this institute apart since its inception nearly
two decades ago.