AIMS

Name of Event: Twistify, 2024 by Markomania AIMS
Date of Event: March 20, 2024 (Wednesday)
Timing: 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Venue: Seminar Hall, Phase 3, AET Campus, Malad-Marve Road, Charkop Naka, Malad (W) 400095
No. of students involved: MMS/MBA Sem 2
Faculty Co-ordinator: Prof Gaanyesh Kulkarni and Dr. Swati Agrawal
Coordinator/committee : Markomania club, MMS/MBA SEM II, AIMS
Student coordinator/committee: Nisha Pareek, Krushi Shah, Prathamesh Govindwar, Kshitija Sawant, Shubham Bane, Hrushikesh Ahire

Markomania, the marketing club of Atharva Institute of Management Studies organized an event for all the students of SEM 2. The event was organized with objective of giving students an idea as to how one jingle and advertisement can be made with certain time constraint.

The Twistify was a Markomania club event where there were 3 rounds in the complete event. There were 27 teams who participated from SEM 2 and each team consisted 4 members. Every team was given a team name to be recognized by. The chief guest for the event was Dr. D. Henry sir (Director, AIMS) and Prof. Aparna Ger and Dr. D. Henry sir were the jury for the event.

When the event started we lighted a lamp before Maa Saraswati and took blessings and then started with the first round. In the first round, there were 10 jingles played for 10-20 seconds one after another and the teams were given 30 seconds to guess the jingle. All the teams were given one sheet respectively and were asked to note the brand name of the jingles played. Post all the 10 jingles were played, we took the sheets from teams and gave scores. From the first round, 7 teams were eliminated and 20 teams were able to make it to the second round.
In the second round, we called the team leaders of all 20 teams and asked them to pick on product name chit and one brand name chit through which they had to make one jingle for the same product of same brand picked.
Each team was then given 5 minutes to prepare the jingle and then we asked each team to come ahead and present the jingle in minimum 30 seconds or 60 seconds. Post the second round 10 teams were eliminated and other 10 teams were selected for the third round. The elimination was done basis the scores given by our judges basis the judging criteria.

In third round, we took the winning 10 teams jingles and shuffled the same and again asked the team leaders to pick those jingles and present a advertisement on the same for 2 minutes. Each team was given 5 minutes to prepare the advertisement. All the teams came forward and presented their advertisement and the judges judged them on the basis of criteria given and then we cummulated all the scores and the final 3 teams were announced as the winners. The winners were:
1st Position - Sunshine Boys (Abhishek Sirsath, Alkesh Raut, Ashish Wakale, Swapnil Salame)
2nd Position - Tycoons - Niraj Gadhawe, Ayush Wankhede, Prathamesh Akulwar, Harsh Tiwari
3rd Position - Future Presidents - Suvansh Yadav, Roshni Survase, Mansi Wala, Vishal Bhandari
Then we had the certificate distribution ceremony and all winners were awarded with the certificates. We also felicitated our judges. The event was overall a learning for all the students and everyone got hands on experience as to how an advertisement is made.

Name of Event: IWD 2024
Date of Event: March 7, 2024 (Thursday)
Timing: 1:30 pm–4:30 pm
Venue: Seminar Hall, Phase 3, AET Campus, Malad-Marve Road, Charkop Naka, Malad (W) 400095
No. of students involved: MMS/MBA Sem 2

On the special occasion of International Women's Day, our respected director, sir, and all the male faculties organized a celebration for all the female faculties and female students. All the female faculties were escorted to the seminar hall with the male faculties, and on entrance they were given one white rose. After they settled, they were served juice, and everyone was given one batch.

The event started with the lighting of the lamp and Saraswati Vandana. The hosts of the event, Prof. Ketan Sutaria and Prof. Sudhir Purohit, then started with the event. The main objective of the event was to make all the women feel special, celebrate this day, and remember how special they are. As the event started, our respected director, Sir Dr. D. Henry Babu, gave an inspirational speech on why we were celebrating this event. In his, he gave a quote that said, “Empowered women empower women,” which was very thoughtful.

We had guests from different departments as well, and one of them was from the Atharva Institute of Fashion and Arts, Mr. Falguni, and from the Atharva Institute of Data and Science, Dr. Jain, who also joined us.
We then started with our games that were arranged for all the female staff. The first game organized was a talk show with each of the teaching and non-teaching faculties. The talk show was a bit of fun with a rapid-fire round in it.

Then we had the game called balloon doodle, in which each female faculty member had to blow the balloon and draw some doodle onto it. The most creative doodle would win the game, and the final winner was Ms. Falguni from the Atharva Institute of Fashion and Arts. As a token of appreciation, we gave chocolates to everyone. Our chief guest gave some insights on what fashion is and how one can be presentable. Then we started with the felicitation ceremony, where we gave slashes to each and every female faculty member and also tiaras with a box of gifts.
Then all the females had a quick ramp walk, and the event was over. We ended with a vote of thanks, and it was a great event organized for the first time in the history of Atharva.

Name of Event: Bazaar Shastra
Date of Event: 09th February, 2024
Class / Semester : MMS/MBA Batch 2023-2025 / Semester-II
Faculty coordinator: Prof. Ketan Sutaria,Dr. Monika Shrimali
Event Mentor/Guide: Dr. D. Henry Babu (Director, AIMS)

No. of students participated: 76

Report:The primary objective of the event was to promote financial literacy among the students. The Stock Market Competition will provide students with hands-on experience in the financial market scenarios covered, helping them to make informed career decisions and better understand the market. The event was organized on 9th February 2024 for MMS/MBA Semester II students.

Event Flow : 1.Session on Financial Literacy
2.Interactive experience of the stock market through an online game
3.Certificates to top three participants with the highest scores
4.Prize distribution ceremony for the winners

Session Overview: In the event, each student learned the importance of creating a budget and how to manage their finances effectively. It also explained how to allocate funds for different expenses such as rent, groceries, transportation, and entertainment. Students also discussed the difference between saving and investing and the importance of both. The session also taught them about different saving strategies and the power of compound interest and they were introduced to basic investment concepts such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Students were encouraged to set short-term and long-term financial goals. Students also discussed the importance of goal setting in achieving financial success and provided tips for creating SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) goals. Students were introduced to the basics of taxation which made them understand how it affect personal finances and also about tax deductions, credits, and the importance of filing tax returns accurately and on time.

Key Takeaways Start Early: Introduction of financial literacy concepts to students as early as possible to build a strong foundation for their future financial decisions. Early exposure will help our students understand the importance of managing money wisely.
Interactive Learning : Use interactive methods such as games, simulations, and real-life scenarios to engage students in learning about finances. Practical experiences make the concepts more relatable and easier to understand.
Budgeting Skills : Focused on teaching students how to create and stick to a budget. Budgeting skills are essential for managing expenses, saving money, and avoiding debt. Encourage students to track their spending and prioritize their financial goals.
Debt Management: Educated students about the risks and responsibilities associated with debt. Taught them about different types of debt, interest rates, and strategies for borrowing responsibly. It also empowered students to make informed decisions about taking on debt and managing repayment.
Long-Term Planning : Emphasized the importance of long-term financial planning, including saving for emergencies, retirement, and major expenses like education or homeownership. Encouraged students to set specific financial goals and develop strategies to achieve them over time. Highlight the benefits of starting early and the power of compounding interest.

Name of Event: Demystifying Budget 2024
Date of Event: 09 th February, 2024
Class / Semester : MMS/MBA Batch 2023-2025 / Semester-II
Name of Coordinator: Prof. Ketan Sutaria , Dr. Monika Shrimali

No. of students participated: 76

Report:A session was organized on 9th February, 2024 for MMS/MBA Semester II students where in the budget discussion was done by esteemed speaker Mr. Deep Gokni. He is a chartered accountant and a legal professional. The primary objective of the event was to analyze the Budget 2024 comprehensively and elucidate its significance for different stakeholders, including businesses, individuals, and the overall economy. The event aimed to bridge the gap between the technicalities of budgetary policies and the understanding of the general populace.

Session Overview: He initially discussed about the types of budgets which are prepared by a country and detail knowledge was given about each budget. The event commenced with an overview of the Budget 2024, outlining its major allocations, proposed reforms, and fiscal targets set by the government. These discussions facilitated a deeper analysis of the budget's implications, addressing concerns, and exploring avenues for leveraging opportunities presented by the budgetary proposals. Firstly, he introduced how budget is prepared what type of budgets are there and how to recognize if the budget is good or not. This year the defense sector was given more importance and he gave proper analysis as to how and why the specific percentage was given to different sectors. He also demonstrated a significant emphasis on enhancing healthcare infrastructure and educational institutions, reflecting the government's commitment to human capital development and social welfare. He also made students understood the budgetary allocations for infrastructure development signaled a concerted effort to stimulate economic growth, create employment opportunities, and address critical infrastructure gaps across the country. He also touched on several reforms aimed at revitalizing the agricultural sector, including increased investment in irrigation, technology adoption, and market linkages, to boost farmer income and ensure food security. He also made students enlightened on fiscal discipline, with measures aimed at revenue generation, expenditure rationalization, and debt management to ensure macroeconomic stability. Throughout the event, attendees were encouraged to participate in Q&A sessions, where they could seek clarification on budget-related queries and engage in meaningful discussions with the speakers. Overall it was a very insightful session wherein students got to know more about the budget 2024.

Key Takeaways Economic Trends and Outlook: Students were able to grasp the current economic landscape by understanding the macroeconomic trends and forecasts presented in the budget. This knowledge is crucial for making informed business decisions and formulating strategies in various industries.
Government Policies and Regulations: The session has provided our students with new policies, regulations, and initiatives introduced by the government. They have gained insights into how these policies may impact businesses, industries, and the overall economy.
Industry-Specific Implications: The budget typically addresses specific sectors and industries, providing insights into government priorities and support measures. Our students can analyze how budgetary allocations and incentives may affect different industries, helping them anticipate opportunities and challenges in their chosen field.
Financial Planning and Management: Budget sessions delve into fiscal allocations, taxation policies, and government spending plans. The students have learned about budgeting techniques, financial management strategies, and tax implications for businesses. This knowledge is valuable for financial analysts, consultants, and managers responsible for budgeting and financial decision-making.
Market Opportunities and Risks: The budget has highlighted key areas of investment and growth, as well as potential risks and uncertainties in the market. The students are able to evaluate market dynamics, identify emerging opportunities, and assess risk factors affecting businesses. This understanding has enabled our students to develop strategic plans and investment strategies aligned with market conditions.
Analytical and Decision-Making Skills: Budget sessions provide abundant data and information for analysis. Our students has enhanced their analytical skills by interpreting budgetary documents, evaluating economic indicators, and forecasting business outcomes. These skills are essential for MBA graduates aspiring to roles in consulting, finance, strategy, and management.

Name of Event: Discover your IKIGAI & Psychometric Test
Date of Event: 8th February, 2024 (Thursday)
Timing: 10:30AM to 1:30AM
Name of Coordinator: Prof. Ketan Sutaria & Prof. Kajal Desai
Venue: AET Campus, Malad-Marve Road, Charkop Naka, Malad (W) 400095

No. of students involved: MMS/MBA Semester II

Description: An event was organized on 8th of February, 2024 for semester 1 students wherein how IKIGAI can help students choose their career was the main objective. There were two speakers from Board Infinity Coach Altmash Aslam (Head of Brand XYXX) and Mr. Somu Barua (Category manager - Founder's office - Board infinity). The event was all about helping students choose right stream for their career. The coaches guided the students how IKIGAI helps in choosing the right career and sustain that. They also shared their journey till now which was very inspiring and got to learn that how important it is to know which stream or career is better for us. The seminar also included the information about different streams and also the job roles one can get in specific streams.

Post the presentation the coaches took a psychometric test in which students were asked general 28 questions and students were supposed to arrange the answers according to their preference. The questions were related to the basic behavior of a marketing, finance, operations, HR and IT persons. It was an online test.

At the end of the test, the results showed the amount of fitness percentage to a specific role. The result also showed three top personality test of the student based on the answers they chose during the test. The test helped students see which stream and job role would suit them based on their personality and liking.

Overall it was a good session with a lot of learning’s and clarity for students.

Name of Event: Creating an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Date of Event: 18th November 2023
Class / Semester: MMS/MBA Batch 2023-2025
No. of Students & Faculty: 65+ students and 3+ faculty member
Under the Guidance of: Prof Gaanyesh Kulkarni
Faculty Coordinator for this event( S- 2/ E-1) : Prof Gaanyesh Kulkarni and Dr. Nitin Godse
Coordinator/Committee: E-CELL, AIMS
Student Coordinator/Committee: Samiksha Singh, Samiksha Patil, Sumedh Mane, Shivani Dhole, Shiva Sanghvi, Pradnya Maigande, Kshitija Sawant, Mansi Chitroda, Roshni Survase, Sphurti Shree

To encapsulate the core insights shared during the "Creating an Entrepreneurial Mind Set" event held on November 18th, 2023 at Atharva Institute of Management Studies. The report will meticulously outline the fundamental aspects discussed by the guest speaker, focusing on key takeaways and crucial points that aim to equip attendees with a comprehensive understanding of essential entrepreneurial concepts.

The Creating an Entrepreneurial Mindset (1st episode of Season-2) was an E-Cell, AIMS organized event which was conducted on 18th November 2023 in the Seminar Hall of AIMS.

At the start of the event, our host Ms. Shreya Bhandarkar graciously welcomed our esteemed Guest Dr. Bhavin Shah (HOD-Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering - EXTC, Atharva College of Engineering), as well as our enthusiastic students, establishing a pleasant and inclusive atmosphere for the event. Ms. Shreya delivered a speaker introduction in which she gave a brief background, experience, and accomplishments of guest speaker. After concluding the speaker introduction, Dr. Nitin Godse honored Dr. Bhavin Shah with a gift.

Dr. Bhavin shah started the event with one beautiful thought “every learning is an experiential” with this quote he emphasized the importance of starting early in the journey of entrepreneurship, citing that experiential learning is pivotal in this process. He highlighted that every venture should commence with a thorough evaluation of hypotheses and extensive market surveys. Entrepreneurship inherently involves taking risks, resembling a roller-coaster journey where uncertainties prevail. He illustrated this with examples of renowned brands like Snapdeal, Kodak, Clinge.com, Flipkart, and Amazon, elucidating how sustainable brands evolve through innovation, adaptation to change with understanding and addressing customer needs.

The event also shed light on the paramount importance of design. Dr. Bhavin stressed the need to understand people's problems and evaluate them to develop a new, unique designs or products. He elucidated on effectively utilizing unique features to attract customers. He emphasized about Continuous innovation which emerged as a core factor fostering the success of any enterprise. Evaluating the market fit of a product, solving customer problems, incorporating unique features, and ensuring the feasibility of the business model through customer feedback were emphasized.

At the end Dr. Bhavin focused on measuring success after creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and shared invaluable insights on the ten common mistakes that startups should avoid such as building something that nobody wants, poor hiring practices, lack of focus, failure in execution, and inadequate sales and marketing strategies.

Dr. Bhavin Shah's thought provided an enriching perspective on entrepreneurship, emphasizing the importance of innovation, understanding market dynamics to provide customer needs. The event served as an excellent platform for budding entrepreneurs to comprehend the intricacies of establishing and sustaining successful business ventures.

The event ended with Q & A event. In this Dr. Bhavin gave valuable insights and solutions to the students and faculties according to their questions.

As we concluded the enlightening event, Ms. Kshitija Sawant delivered a vote of thanks. She expressed our special gratitude to Dr. Bhavin Shah for sharing his valuable insights and experiences, Honorable Shri Sunil Rane Sir, Executive President of Atharva Group of Institutions, for his continuous support, our Director Dr. D. Henry Babu for guiding us in all the event, our IT department, Sound Systems Crew, Marcom, Admin Department, Non-Teaching Staff, and the ECell members. It was through the efforts of these individuals that 'Creating an Entrepreneurial Mindset event (Episode-1 of season-2)' was a great success."

Name of Event: Virtual Live Stock Trading (Finnix Club)
Date of Event: 08th November, 2023
Class / Semester: MMS/MBA Batch 2022-2024 / Semester-III, Finance Stream
Number of Students participated: 47
Faculty coordinator : Dr. Vaibhav Patil, Prof. Ketan Sutaria
Coordinator/committee: FINNIX Club, AIMS
Event Mentor/Guide : Dr. D. Henry Babu (Director, AIMS)

In this exciting learning experience, Students got an opportunity to step into the shoes of real stock trading. During this session, students have gained hands-on knowledge of how financial markets work, and will have the opportunity to practice trading without any real financial risk. This interactive session is designed to give students a taste of the fast-paced world of stock trading while ensuring a safe environment for learning. This was a perfect opportunity to foster financial literacy and introduce to the world of investing.

The event was conducted on a working day (live market) and session was for around 4 Hours:

1 Hour 30 Min: Financial literacy session.
2 Hours 30min: Live trading on the market.

Financial literacy provided in the session has provided students with the practical knowledge and skills they need to make informed financial decisions, both in their personal lives and in their future careers. This knowledge can set them on a path to financial success and stability, which is especially important given the financial challenges and opportunities they are likely to encounter in their professional lives. Virtual live trading has complemented the academic curriculum of students by offering practical, hands-on experience in financial markets. It has also equiped them with skills, knowledge, and confidence, preparing them for careers in finance, investment, and related fields.

Key Takeaways

1. Understanding Stocks, Stock Exchanges, and Trading.

Understanding these concepts has helped students for making informed investment decisions and managing financial assets effectively in the stock market.

2. Setting Up Mock Trading Accounts

This has provided students to gain practical experience, develop trading skills, and enhance their understanding of financial markets. It helps them apply what they learn in the classroom, develop risk management strategies, and prepare for careers in finance, investment, and related fields.

3.Live Trading Simulation

This has offered practical, experiential learning opportunities and helped students to bridge the gap between theory and practice, equipping them with the skills and knowledge necessary for careers in finance, investment, and related fields.

4. Analyzing Market Trends

Offered students a practical and risk-free environment to gain valuable skills, apply financial concepts, and prepare for careers in finance, investment, or related fields. It provides a bridge between academic knowledge and real-world experience, enhancing their market awareness and decision-making capabilities.

5. Risk Management

Provided hands-on opportunity to develop crucial skills and knowledge in managing investment risk. Students were able to understand the psychological aspects of risk, and build a solid foundation for making informed financial decisions in the real world.

Name of Event: Ethno Fest 2023
Date of Conduction: 21st October 2023
Class/semester: MMS/MBA batch 2023-2025
No. of student & faculty: 80+ student and 5+ faculty members
Under the guidance of: Dr. D Henry (DIRECTOR)
Faculty coordinator: Dr. Swati Agrawal, Dr. Monica Shrimali, Prof. Kajol Desai
Coordinator/ committee: Goonj Cultural AIMS
Student Coordinator: Samiksha Singh, Samiksha Patil, Saurabh More, Himanshu Ingale, Rahul Satpute, Gaurang Patil, Bilal Shaikh, Mansi Wala, Deep Achalkhamb, Krushi Shah, Sahyogi Gaikwad, Vaishnavi Petkar, Vaibhav Musale.

To provide a comprehensive overview of "Ethno Fest" an event held in Atharva Institute of Management Studies on 21st October 2023 to commemorate Cultural Day. This report aims to highlight the event’s purpose, activities, and outcome in engaging and networking among students, and creating a joyful and relaxed atmosphere for both faculties and students.

The Ethno Fest was a Goonj cultural committee-managed event that was conducted on 21st October 2023 in the first-floor lobby of the Atharva Institute of Management Studies. The event began with a warm welcome by our hosts Ms. Mansi Wala and Mr. Deep Achalkhamb. To commence our event, our esteemed guests performed the traditional lighting of the lamp to invoke the blessings of Mata Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, art, and wisdom. This sacred ritual sets the tone for the event. Every student group had been allotted a particular state. Event was divided into three rounds Ramp walk, Questions and Answers lastly Performance round these groups were followed by the students of FY MMS/MBA Sem 1. There were nearly 80+ students in the audience cheering for all the performances.

Title: Cultural Event Rounds:

Tevar-e-tamasha (Ramp walk)
Vartalap Varsha (Question & Answer)
Cultures ki kahaniya (Performance)

The first round was "Teva-e-Tamasha", performance was a ramp walk by the students in semester 1 with their respective attires according to their states. They showcased their beautiful outfits like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bengal, Punjab, South India, Goa, and Haryana, this round started with a solo ramp walk of girls and boys afterward they had a walk with their respective partners. The way they had put together their outfit simply was mesmerizing, a true embodiment of class and taste.

The event continued further through second round which was "Vartalap Varsha". In the second round of the cultural event "Vartalap Varsha," participating teams were challenged with questions related to various states in India, namely Gujarat, South India, Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Haryana, Punjab, and Maharashtra. This round aimed to test the teams' knowledge about the cultural, historical, and regional aspects of these states.

This round was based on the lottery chits system and the states were randomly selected by the judge of the event. In this round, each team was presented with questions specific to their respective states. The questions covered a wide range of topics, including history, culture, traditions, famous personalities, landmarks, cuisine, and festivals associated with the mentioned states. Teams were required to showcase their knowledge and understanding of the rich cultural heritage of these regions. The "Vartalap Varsha" event's Round 2 proved to be an engaging and informative experience for the participants. It not only tested their knowledge about the diverse cultural tapestry of India but also fostered a spirit of learning and appreciation for the country's rich heritage. The event successfully celebrated the cultural essence of Gujarat, South India, Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Haryana, Punjab, and Maharashtra, leaving the participants and the audience with a deeper understanding of India's cultural mosaic.

Further followed by the last round which was "Cultures ki Kahaniyan", this round was based on the lottery chits system. In this round the participants performed various art forms like singing, dancing and acting to depict and display the state which was allocated to them. The sequence and description of the performance was as follows :

South India : They presented a wonderful and dashing dance performance on the songs about South India.
Punjab : A small skit followed by the dance performance and lastly bhangda was performed by the participants.
Bengal : A rich culture, specialities and freedom fighters were being narrated which followed by a sensuous dance performance.
Maharashtra : A state with rich heritage and pride was being depicted through enthralling and energetic dance performance.
Goa : A famous song of Goan culture was being sung by the participants of state Goa which consisted of all boys.
Haryana : An enthusiastic and entertaining dance performance was being presented by the participants of the state Haryana.
Rajasthan : A skit which was presented in Rajasthan's language and the participants displayed Rajasthan's traditional household scenes.
Gujarat : An informative presentation was being presented by participants about the culture of Gujarat and it was followed by their traditional dance form which is 'Garba'.

A surprise ramp walk performance, was being performed by faculty members starting with Dr. Swati Aggarwal and Director Dr. D Henry followed by all the faculty members that were present for the event. Lastly, there was a surprise round for best costume. All the participants who participated in the ramp walk were asked to be presented on stage and a few questions were asked which included, "What is success according to you?", "What is your perspective about life ?", "How would you balance your personal and professional life ?", at the end they were asked to Introduce themselves. And the one who carried their best attire with confidence and gave satisfactory answers were rewarded as 'Best Costume Male' and 'Best Costume Female'.

At the end the Best State awards were honoured, which were reviewed on these three rounds and the Best State Performer was backed by the State of Maharashtra and the runner up was won by the state Rajasthan. As we conclude this wonderful event, Miss. Krushi Shah gave a vote of thanks speech expressing our deepest gratitude towards Honorable Shri Sunil Rane Sir - Executive President of Atharva Group of Institutions, Our Director Dr. D Henry for allowing us to have this event and, Dr. Reena Poojara, HOD of MMS/MBA, Dr. Swati Aggarwal Co-ordinator for the event, lovely audience as well as participants and to the Goonj cultural committee members with the efforts of whom “Entho fest” was a great success.

Name of Event: The Mindmingle Show
Date of Conduction: 14th October 2023
Class/Semester: MMS/MBA Batch 2022-2024
No. of Students & Faculty: 100+ Students and 4+ Faculty Members
Under the Guidance of: Dr. D Henry (Director)
Faculty Coordinator: Prof gaanyesh Kulkarni and Dr. Swati Agrawal Coordinator/Committee: Markomania club AIMS
Student Coordinator/Committee: Samiksha Singh, Samiksha Patil, Sumedh Mane, Anshula Kolhe. Nisha Pareek

To provide a comprehensive overview of "The Mindmingle Show" an event held in Atharva Institute of Management Studies on 14th October 2023. This report aims to highlight the event's purpose, activities, and outcomes in thanking all the teachers for their valuable contributions throughout the year and creating a joyful and relaxed atmosphere for both faculties and students.

The Mindmingle show was a Markomania Club managed event which was conducted on 14th October 2023 in Classroom no 2 of AIMS. At the start of the event, our host Ms. Nisha Pareek warmly welcomed both our respected teachers and enthusiastic students, setting a positive and inclusive tone for the gathering." To begin with event, 19 teams were formed, each consisting of five members. Notably, these teams were composed of both first-year and second-year students. Samiksha Singh, our host, initiated the first round of the quiz by explaining the rules to the students. In this round, 17 brand logos were projected, and each team was provided with a corresponding answer sheet. Participants were tasked with identifying and recording the correct answers on their respective sheets. It was announced that the nine teams with the lowest scores would be eliminated from the competition. In the second round, Dr. Ashwati Nair was invited to evaluate the performance of remaining teams , a total of 10 teams were selected. to participate through a lottery system where chits were drawn to determine the sequence of team performances. each team was presented with a thought-provoking image. Their task was to collaboratively observe, discuss, and interpret the elements within the image. Subsequently, they were asked to translate their interpretation into a visual representation, diligently drawing on a whiteboard. the teams faced the exciting challenge of crafting a product or service concept inspired by the visual elements they observed. They shared their interpretation of the image and explained how it had served as a catalyst for the invention of their product, service, or logo. In the conclusion of the competition, Dr. Ashwati Nair assessed the performance of the 10 teams and selected the winners. Based on her evaluations, she determined the first runner-up, second runner-up, and the winner of the competition

As we concluded the memorable event, Ms. Nisha Pareek gave a vote of thanks Speech expressing our deepest gratitude towards Honorable Shri Sunil Rane Sir - Executive President of Atharva Group of Institutions, Ms. Varsha Rane Ma’am – Trustee, Atharva Institute of Management Studies, Our Director Dr. D Henry for Allowing us to have this event and, and to the Markomania club members With the efforts of whom “the mindmingle show” was a great success.

The induction ceremony for the class of part-time MMS/MBA students 2023-2026 took place on September 10, 2023. Dr. Aparna Ger, the show's host, Dr. Nitin Godse, the director of the part-time MMS/MBA program, and Dr. Vaibhav Patil, a professor in the program, worked together to plan the event.

The celebration followed institute custom and included a welcome speech. The involvement of various staff members and part-time MMS/MBA sem I students made the program significant. industry experts Mr. Vishal Bhojani received an invitation to a gathering. He significantly impacted the occasion with his vast industrial knowledge. Mrs. Veena Dsouza, alumni who has been invited in the program, shared her NSE 26 years of experience. It has helped the students acquire a number of skills, including time management and stress management. The program's director, Dr. Henry Sir, and Mr. Vishal Bhojani Sir, gave outstanding remarks to mark its conclusion.

Atharva Institute of management studies, saw the beginning of the new academic year 2021-2023 on the onset of “Mission Begin again”. A Offline Induction Programme was organized for the fresh faces of batch 2021-2023. The event started on 3rd of January, 2021 and culminated on 7th January, 2021.

Day 1 - he first day of the Induction Programme was held on 3rd of January, 2021. The day was a start of a new journey for the fresher’s. The session started with the welcome address by Our MMS/MBA III students namely Ms. Priyanka & Keshav. The event was inaugurated formally by lighting of the lamp & worshipping lord ganesha.

Followed by Director’s speech by Dr. R.G.Ratnawat. He made it evident that Atharva Institute of management studies guarantees endless opportunities and that knowledge is the most powerful weapon. This was followed by address by our trustee of Atharva Educational Trust, Ms.Pallavi Rane. She shared her experience and Strategic plans of the Institute to develop the students in to Professionals which boosted the student’s confidence.

Next, Director Dr Harshita Kumar addressed and Motivated Students with her kind words that enlightened the students filling them with new hopes followed by speech by Prof Reena Poojara MMS/MBA in charge that filled enthusiasm within the new folk.

Followed by Faculty introduction & Departmental introduction, Students also got the opportunity to hear from their very own Alumni. After which the new batch of students introduced themselves.

Next MMS/MBA III students proposed vote of thanks followed by National Anthem & called it a day with the hope of joining again next day to get Introduction to Management Education.

Day 2 Onwards a series of various topics were introduced by external experts and internal faculty members

OVERVIEW OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION	Prof. Reena Poojara
MANAGERIAL ETIQUETTES AN PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT	Mr.Shariar Karim
FUNDAMENTALS OF MACRO AND MICRO ECONOMICS	Dr. Ansha Gupta Prof. Trupti Jani
CASE STUDY ANALYSIS DIRECTOR STUDENT INTERACTION	DR R.G.Ratnawat

The Round Table Conference was held on 25th March 2023, and the Topic for the same was " Corporate Genomics: Changes in Organisational Trends in the Era of Digitalization"

The Round Table Conference witnessed the convergence of brilliant minds, fostering a spirit of collaboration that transcended various fields and disciplines, such as Marketing, Finance, Human resources, and esteemed professionals from academia, industry, government, and civil society came together, sharing insights, experiences, and cutting-edge research. This unique blend of perspectives led to dynamic discussions, igniting a multitude of innovative solutions to complex global issues.

From sustainable development and technology advancements to social justice and climate change, the Round Table Conference encapsulated the most critical issues of our time. Through thought-provoking panel discussions, keynote speeches, and interactive workshops, the students gained invaluable knowledge and a deeper understanding of the challenges we face as a global community.

The Inauguration of the HR Club began with welcoming our guests and the audience by our hosts. This was followed by seeking the blessings of Lord Ganesha by lighting the lamp by our Honourable Chief Guest Ms Minu Joshi and our alumni Mr Mihir More, Ms Pallavi Rane, Dr. Harshita Kumar and Dr. R G Ratnawat later followed by Ganesh Vandana.

The importance of the HR club was highlighted along with a welcoming speech and brief introduction of our guests, Ms Minu Joshi and Mr Mihir More.

The hosts then asked our guests to reveal the name, logo and the tagline of the human resource club by showing the inauguration video to the audience. And then HR club Name PINNACLE …Beyond the horizon was explained by the host.

Dr R. G. Ratnawat, (Director of Atharva Institute of Management Studies) and Ms. Pallavi Rane (Trustee of Atharva Education Trust), addressed the audience by sharing their wisdom about the Human Resources Club

Followed by our Guests Ms. Minu Joshi who boosted the morale of students by sharing her magic mantra for success which is to be fearless and accept challenges in life and Mr. Mihir More who enlightened the audience with his experience and tips to fill the gap between college to corporate.

To understand the core of Human Resources, two activities were introduced during the event, first one being “Sunn Saiba Sunn” The second activity the participants were showed four actions and were asked to pass on the message to the next person in the line. The first person who passed on the actions and the last one to receive them had to reveal the actions told to them. The motive behind this activity was to understand the communication gap created, which could be filled with a proper supervision and guidance from the HR.

Selfie Point was introduced by putting out the importance of management lessons through selfie point themed Pushpa.

After the performance by the human resources club, Dr. Harshita Kumar addressed the audience and motivated them.

The event ended with a vote of thanks followed by the National song.

On 29th March 2022, we launched our Marketing club. Our hosts then gave a brief introduction to marketing and how the club aims at helping students to learn the concepts of marketing and gain a competitive edge by conducting various events in the institute.

Moving forward, the hosts introduced the Guest of Honor - Mr. Winay Bari Sir, an Avid Digital Marketing Enthusiast who is currently working with a Leading Indian Bank as the Assistant Vice President - Digital Marketing.

The event then proceeded with the much-awaited moment, the Name, Logo and Tagline Reveal of the Marketing Club by Mr. Winay Bari Sir. He went forward to the screen and completed the unveiling by clicking a button that revealed the Marketing Club – Mark-O-Mania in a very exciting way. The tagline of the club is “Passion beyond Imagination”

The hosts briefly spoke about Mark-o-Mania and how it aspires to assist students to develop their creative thinking abilities in solving problems and marketing issues.

The event was then graced by the motivating words of Dr. R G Ratnawat (Director of Atharva Institute of Management Studies). He talked about how marketing is not just a passion today, but it is also a compulsion.

This was followed by an inspiring speech by Ms. Pallavi Rane (Trustee of Atharva Education Trust). Ms. Pallavi Rane conveyed that branding and marketing go hand-in-hand and we must therefore always keep evolving ourselves. She also spoke about how the past 2 years saw a boom in the digital marketing space due to the pandemic.

Following Ms. Pallavi Rane ma’am’s speech, Mr. Winay Bari Sir was invited to grace the dais and share his knowledge on marketing. Mr. Winay began by appreciating the marketing team for the successfully organized event and thanking the dignitaries for offering him the opportunity to grace the event. He spoke about his journey and how he kept experimenting with different tasks to finally find what he loved doing – Digital Marketing.

After Mr. Winay Sir took his seat, it was time for the next segment – Skit and Performance by students. The skit was all about different concepts and types of marketing, viz. affiliate marketing, door-to-door marketing, personal selling, influence marketing, sales promotion, and customer feedback. The students performed very well with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. They depicted the concepts in a humorous way that had the audience laughing, yet filled with the knowledge of the marketing world. It was followed by a performance where various TV ad songs were sung to invoke nostalgic memories and to help the audience gain a better understanding of how marketing works.

After the skit, our own Dr. Harshita Kumar (Director of Atharva School of Business) enlightened the audience with her words. She began by highlighting the fact that marketing, in today’s world, goes hand-in-hand with sales. She spoke about how personal selling and 1 to 1 selling are gaining traction today, and by addressing the fact that the customer is indeed the king, marketers should always keep the customer’s needs first. Dr. Harshita Kumar Mam ended her speech by wishing the entire marketing team luck in their future endeavors.

The event came to an end after offering the Vote of Thanks and the National Song – Vande Mataram was played before the dignitaries and audience dispersed.

On 25th March 2022 we launched our Finance Club. The program started with an introduction of the Finance club. The dignitaries present on this occasion were Ms. Pallavi Rane , Dr. Harshita Kumar & Dr. R. G. Ratnawat.

Our guest of honour Mr. Aishwarya Bhandari who is a Finance Enthusiast working with MNC launched the finance club and unveiled the club name “FINNIX”.

Our guest Mr. Aishwarya Bhandari further continued the event by sharing basic knowledge about finance and gave intermediate knowledge and a glimpse of how technology is needed and important for students. He further spoke about technical tools of finance. He also spoke about networking as well as motivated the students in taking the initiatives in various events and activities. Mr. Bhandari concluded his speech by saying that finance is a broad sector and we have a lot to learn in finance. He emphasized to identify an individual's interests and accordingly to pursue careers in finance.

A quiz was held wherein certain questions based on finance and current affairs were asked to students and they actively participated.

Furthermore, a skit was performed by members of the committee on the topic ‘creating financial awareness’.

Later Director Dr. Harshita Kumar ma’am graced the stage with her words. She congratulated the whole finance club members and motivated students to organise and participate in various finance events in future.

The event came to an end by felicitating Mr. Aishwarya Bhandari, proceeding to vote of thanks towards the whole organising team, the guest, directors, trustee, faculty members as well as students and ended up with the National Song.

On 22nd March 2022, we celebrated Atharva’s Sports Day “JOSH”, under The Sports club SPORTIFY- Let the Game Begin with great enthusiasm.

The program started with Introduction about the sports event at 11 AM. The Dignitaries Ms. Pallavi Rane Ma’am, Dr. Harshita Kumar and Dr. R.G. Ratnawat inaugurated the event by lighting the lamp followed by Ganesh Vandana.

Various sports events were organized by the Sports Committee Members that include both indoor and outdoor sports like Cricket, Volleyball, Badminton, Carrom, Chess, Relay, Arm Wrestling, Skipping, etc. in which almost all the students participated as per their interests.

The games were organized in the college campus and a proper section was allocated to each sport. After all the games were over, all the winners and the runner –ups were felicitated with certificates as a token of appreciation by our Dignitaries. The Dignitaries also gave a motivational speech, in which they advised everyone to participate in the field of sports and also explained the benefits of sports in day to day activities. A joyful day thus came to an end and everyone returned with a heart full of memories.

International Business Plan Competition (IBPC) ‘Chakravyuh 1.0’ (Labyrinth) 2022” held on 25TH & 26TH February 2022 which has witnessed aspirants’ entrepreneurs. Our chief guest for the day was Dr. Rajesh Jaware (Professor In-charge-Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Terna Engineering College)

The first day participant pitched their idea followed by Q&A round by our Jury which was comprised of Dr. Ansha Gupta & Dr. Shubhi Lal

Five finalists among the all got shortlisted for the final round.

The next day the session began with welcoming all, to the finale round followed by the pitches of the finalists.

The judges for the final round were Mr. Sumit Srivastawa (Founder & CEO, Startup Chaupal- Incubator & Angel Network), and Mr. Bhaskar Deval (Co-founder KulDew Cloud & GaadiBooking).

E- certificates were given to all the winners and the participants.

Atharva Institute of Management Studies organized induction of MMM/MFM/MHRDM batch 2017-2020 on 5th August 2017 to welcome the new joinees. students had excitement & curiosity on their faces before the commencement of this new journey of their life.

Prof. Reena Poojara initiated the program by welcoming all and paying tribute to lord Ganesha & Maa Saraswati. Dr. R.M.Kumar Director of AIMS, inspired the students to always aim high & move up in life. He compared the journey to success with flame of fire which always goes upwards. He also gave insights on what the students can expect from the institute & how they can utilize these three years to excel & grow in their life.

Next, all faculty members shared their experiences, Followed by students introduction & sharing of their experience.

Dr. N.S.Rajan Dean of AIMS, highlighted the importance of effective communication skills in an organization. He also deliberated upon the importance of adaptability in accordance with the changing environment. Further to motivate the students he quoted “Richness is followed by hard work, dedication & zeal to learn”

At the end Dr. Sujata Pandey, gave vote of thanks & welcomed the students once again also wishing them good luck for their journey of three years at Atharva.

The Induction Programme of MMS/MBA Batch 2018-2020 was held on Monday, 13th August 2018 at AIMS, Malad. The event began with lighting of the lamp followed by the blessings of Lord Ganesha. The students were given an insight of the journey of Atharva group along with various other events held every year at the Institute.

Mrs. Priyanka Oza welcomed the students on-board with her motivational welcome speech. To motivate students further, Prof. Col Sudhir Raje shared his life experiences and talked about the importance of discipline in life. He also talked about the vision and mission of the Institute. All the faculty members shared their experiences with short introduction of themselves and encouraged the students to excel in their performance at the college. They guided them on how to move ahead in life and make complete utilization of the various facilities provided by the institute for the next two years. After that Director, Dr. Sujata Pandey delivered her thought provoking speech and asked the students to remain enthusiastic and focused throughout their career.

Next, the students gave a brief introduction about them and mentioned their objectives and goals in life. They also mentioned their expectations from the institute. Prof. Nidhi Shah briefed about the visionary program “One for All | All for One” which is the brainchild of Shri Sunil Rane, Chairman of Atharva Foundation which aims to bring a positive change in the lives of the less fortunate people in India. She requested students to voluntarily participate and contribute in this initiative. At the end, Prof. Ankita Vasandani delivered Vote of Thanks.

It was ice breaking session for students as they were very excited throughout the induction programme. It was a great learning experience for them and they were elated with such a warm welcome.

28 October 2017 was a red letter day in the history of Atharva Group of Institutes. Atharva students of Engineering, Management, Hotel Management and Fashion under the dynamic leadership of Executive President Mr Sunil Rane sir were invited to meet the Vice President of India Sri Venkiah Naidu in an interactive session at the historic Raj Bhavan in Mumbai Mr. Sunil Rane sir initiated the session with his introductory remarks wherein he emphasized how Atharva educational group has made rapid Progress in all its group of Institutes. He mentioned how the Engineering Wing has made rapid progress with a robotic wing which only IIT Kharagpur has in India besides Atharva. He also emphasized how in the Management wing he is helping in the growth of budding managers and also in hotel management wing in promoting skills for hospitality sector.

The Vice President lauded the efforts of Atharva Group of Institutes in its educational ventures in its last 18 years and he emphasized that Atharva has a Robotic wing to solve issues relating to technology.

He emphasized on the following 3Cs Civilisation --India is the oldest civilization Culture -- should be a way of life and should not be Mixed with religion Colonial -- we should get out of the colonial mindset. He also stressed on the importance of discipline, commitment and ambition amongst students by citing examples of our Ex President Late Abdul Kalam and our Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi. He also stressed that students should inculcate in them the habit of comprehensive growth in all their manifold activities. The world is fast changing and the future needs are more knowledge for empowerment, confidence building and skill building and all These aspects will help in student finding employment opportunities. He also emphasized on the importance of two aspects a. Agriculture which should be the culture of India b. Industry—growth of industry will lead to wealth and employment opportunities. And the above two aspects will help in India finding its rightful place in the comity of nations.

The day will remain in the living memory of Faculty and students who were present during the occasion for ever. We all thank Mr. Sunil Rane sir for its dynamism in ensuring that the Students got this opportunity for meeting the Vice President. He has really proved himself as a education Visionary who believes in developing the culture of STUDENTS FIRST IN ATHARVA A big salute to Sir.

A seminar on -"National Growth Through Infrastructure Development" was held in the auditorium of Atharva campus on the same day i.e the 1st of April 2016. This event was presided over by Honourable Executive President of Atharva Group Of Institutes- Shri Sunilji Rane. The Chief Guest for this program was honourable Union Minister for roads and transport and highways Shri Nitin Gadkariji.

The other dignitaries who graced this event were- Honourable Shri Dattaji Rane- Ex Higher and Technical Education Minister, Member of Parliament - Shri Gopal Shettyji, MLA- Shri Yogesh Sagarji, Muncipal Councilors- Shri Ram Barotji and Shri Vinod Shelarji. The guests of honor for this program were Dr. Abhay Wagh (Director of Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai) and Commander Dipak Naik (President, Maharashtra Economic Developmental Council). Several corporate officials attended this seminar along with the Dean, Principals, Faculty members and students of Atharva Group of Institutes.

Nitin Gadakariji, highlighted his speech on, National growth through infrastructure development. Some key points to note were - He emphasized on more technological innovations focusing on economic viability and reduction of costs. He expressed his keen interests in water management, waste management and solar energy projects. His ministry is working with ISRO to develop lithium-ion-battery for use in vehicles contributing to "Make in India" campaign. He narrated his Nagpur experiences and his plan to promote use of ethanol, bio-diesel and ethanol blended fuel. The focus is on rural and urban development and generating more employment opportunities through entrepreneurship. He also spoke of promoting tourism in Maharashtra and throughout the country through infrastructure development, for example construction of a road linking Manasarovar in Himalayas to Uttarakhand directly avoiding the passage through Nepal & China has already begun. He has developed Mumbai Pune Expressway in a record time of 2 years and couple of dozens of flyover bridges in Mumbai to control traffic congestion. He also enlightened the audience about the marine sector and how all the ports in India have improved on their cargo handling operations. He expressed his ambitious plans of increasing rate of road construction, modernization of ports, islands , setting up new major ports, coastal economic zones and developing fisheries.

The seminar was indeed enlightening and enriching with lots of ideas and thoughts to ponder upon for the audience. It was indeed a very memorable day for all ATHARVITES!!!

The Finance Department of Atharva Institute of Management Studies completed the second round of Summer Internship Presentations for the Finance Students wherein 41 Finance students presented their Project Presentations. To evaluate the presentations, we had invited a panel of Industry Experts and Alumni Members. The panel consisted of the following members:

Mr. Ankeet Shah, Senior Financial Analyst, Deutsche Bank (Industry Expert)
Mr. Jijo Philip, Sr. Manager, Ferero India Ltd. (Industry Expert)
Mr. Dipesh Shah (PGDM Batch 2010-2012), Senior Consultant, TCS (Alumni Member)
Mr. Kuldeep Mandaviya (PGDM Batch 2010-2012), Senior Associate, Globe Op Financial Services (Alumni Member)
Mr. Yash Ajmera (MMS/MBA Batch 2013-2015), Senior Analyst, Decimal Point Analytics Pvt. Ltd (Alumni Member)

The students also had an exposure to an external perspective which helped them in getting some critical inputs for their projects. The overall exercise served to be extremely fruitful for the students. We also have a final of the presentations where in the remaining students would also be presenting in the presence of external evaluators.

We had Ms. Niyati Patel, the Faculty Head of The Learning Curve Academy and Ms. Swati as speakers for the workshop on-‘Approach to Personal Finance and Money Management’. The session started with introducing Finance Gym-a workshop designed to address topics like Finance and Money Management so that to learn the practical aspects of investing, early financial planning awareness and also a unique online simulation game to create and manage a portfolio with real investment products.

The first half of the of the program was all about understanding Basics of Banking, Importance of Savings, Debt and Equity, Bonds, Mutual funds, Shares, How and Where to Invest, how to read factsheets etc. It was an interactive session with speakers, faculties and students.

The second half of the session was kept for playing the finance gym game-an online simulation game where the students were given certain amount in their savings account and they had to create and manage their portfolios with investment products and complete the financial goals given. The 1st and 2nd place winners were awarded with prize.

The workshop had a significant contribution in changing our outlook and conservative view and also spread awareness about finance market and investments amongst youth. It was a fun, active and very helpful workshop which influenced us to broaden our perception and to know about the value of investment.

Faculty Development and training is a systematic process that is directed to give every teacher a sense of professionalism, excellence and motivation. With this objective in mind, Atharva Institute of Management Studies organized the Faculty development Programme on the 11th of May 2018 in the Banquet Hall, Phase II, Atharva Educational Trust Campus. The eminent speaker for the programme was Professor S.V.D. Nageswara Rao, Fellow IIM-Ahmedabad and Professor of Finance and Economics at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-SOM).

The Faculty Development Programme deliberations were held on the following themes:

Basis of Writing a Research Paper
Innovative approaches in Teaching Pedagogy

Session 1 highlighted the entire Process of Writing a Research paper. The speaker holistically explicated the various facets of an Academic Research Paper starting from the Abstract, Literature Review to the Research Proposal along with the Do’s and Don’ts while writing each of them. In Session 2, the speaker laid emphasis on the various effective approaches such as Role Plays, Application Oriented Course Projects, Analytical Essays and many other methodologies that can be adopted to enhance the Teaching Pedagogy in a Progressive manner. Faculty Development Programme 2018 facilitated the development of faculty profoundly that would help foster an organizational environment in which faculty feel empowered to continually work towards improved educational scholarship.

Movies have been, and still are, a source of inspiration for many. Movies have the power to challenge our limits, push our understandings, and invoke powerful emotions. There have been a variety of movies that have been taken up as case studies through which students can study different aspects of management. Movies can sometimes teach you the biggest lessons of life. Therefore management students are suggested to watch movies to learn about administration, organization and other related issues like ethics, plan, self-indulgence, entrepreneurship, and human emotions.

To understand this better, an interactive session on ‘Management Lessons from Movies’ was conducted by Prof. Sonam Gawde, Marekting faculty of AIMS for the new PGDM Batch 2017-19 on 17th June, 2017. The movies taken up as case studies were – Dangal, 3 Idiots, Sultan, Band Baaja Baraat, Dear Zindagi and Chak De India. With the help of these movies, concepts like strategy, motivation, determination, ambition, time and stress management, will power, resistance and change management, goal achievement, team management, the role of seniors, focus, talent management, organisational goal versus individual goals, etc. were explained in detail.

The session was very well appreciated by the new joiners and they had few key take-away lessons from some of the movies.

Ms Anupriya Nayyar a writer, coach, and an entrepreneur conducted a exciting workshop for the PGDM joiners on Saturday June 10 2017.She has worked with Mckinsey, Deloitte and Greenlatte in the past. She is currently leading a venture titled CHIRPY CUPS that makes reusable and recyclable coffee cups. The workshop titled as BUILD YOUR OWN HAPPINESS (BYOH) was designed to help students embrace happiness and maximise their potential in all spheres of life. The session was immersed in thought provoking exercises, games, real life case studies, proven psychology tools and teachings as to how to create a fulfilling future.

The Main takeaways from the workshop were

understand the power of dreams and make students leverage their innate potential
embrace practices to overcome fear, self doubt and distraction so that one can live life more fully.

Ms Anupriya showed how the students can use this to improve attendance at class. She also showed some tricks and exercises to Do what you love doing Love what you do Do, Do and keep love doing Build awareness about the pillars of happiness and simple ways to unlock daily happiness. She showed through illustrations how fear is the enemy of happiness, and how the shift in the mindset from Happiness is External to Happiness is an Inside act.

Ms Anupriya conducted the workshop in a playful and engaging manner making the MBA aspirants at AIMS open up to an inspiring journey and a world of possibilities ahead of them in the next two years and beyond.

Right after the successful introductory session, the Atharva Institute of Management studies organized another insightful session on ‘Concepts of Business’ for the new PGDM batch (2017-19). The session was facilitated by Prof. Amit Abhyankar.

Prof. Abhyankar explained various concepts of business in detail such as The Three C’s of Business – Corporate Entity, Competition and Customer, The 4Ps of Marketing, how to set your individual KRAs and KPIs, Direct marketing and Substitutes, Organic and Inorganic growth, Three Pillars of Organisation – Operations, Finance and Marketing to name a few.

In addition to this the other business concepts and insights discussed during the session were as follows –

You need to be exceptionally good for excellent performance
Sustainability is the key. Every business needs to be sustainable
Train your brains and bodies in order to face the corporate life
Make yourself so strong that you cannot be easily replaceable
Be practical and indispensible in terms of productivity and efficiency
Understand the competition to anticipate and then formulate the strategies
One of the mantras of selling is – ‘don’t sell a lie’
We don’t buy products, we buy from people

The new joiners were pleased to be a part of such an informative session. The session concluded with testimonials shared by the students –

“Sir, you showed us a great picture of an organisation and the corporate world”
- Javed Ansari
“Thanks for organising such an informative session. My perception about sales and marketing has changed.”
- Yigesh Gomsale
“The concepts were beautifully explained in a very short time; I’ll read the books suggested by you.”
- Roshni Singh

Analysis is used in marketing, consumer behavior, finance and risk, HR, business operations and logistics. An Analytical mindset is of more importance than tools, systems and programming used in the organization. Analytical mindset is the need of the hour by the management.

To understand this better, the Atharva Institute of Management Studies had organised a guest lecture for the MMS/MBA and PGDM students on 17th January 2017. The guest of honour, Mr. Santosh Mishra, Principal Advisor-Human Capital Foundation and a seasoned professional with 14 years of experience across top MNC’s and start-ups had an interactive session with the students of AIMS. Mr. Mishra shared his inputs on how an analytics study helps in predicting public policies, crops and bank loans, etc.

He further elucidated this through an informative presentation that focused on the following –

We make data of what we see and it has equal pros and cons at the same time. Analytical study gives us different sets of view points to take right decisions.
Analytical study is not about data but actually it is the raw material that makes the data.
There are various problems in organizational life like leadership, fluctuations in stock prices, market share and labour turnover; for which proper remark and tools is the solution.
Analytical study is the combination of art and science. Better programming results in better performance.
Technical and non-technical people should work together and make productive results.
An organization needs strategic thinkers, project managers, and people with consulting skills to prosper.
In the coming years, IoT (Internet of Things) is going to be implemented and it is estimated that it will generate a business of $ 34 billion.
Relevance of data matters a lot. It is very important to identify, apply, design solutions accordingly. For example: Amazon that has a well planned logistics.
CEO resiliency, attrition, retention value, hiring patterns should be the prime focus of the organization.
Importance of qualitative data, business linkages and workforce planning was also explained.
Automation will come where the labor is scarce.
Competition is between the one’s who are regressive and not progressive.
Sentiment analysis has been newly included in the organization, in which the sentiments of the employees are identified.
Strategic analysis, machine learning, combination of business knowledge and data query techniques are some solutions that can be used by the organizations.

In an event organized by BMA, female students at Atharva Institute of Management Studies attended the one- day Women conference. The event was held at The Leela Hotel, Andheri on 6th Dec 2016. The theme of the conference was “What Women Really Want?” which was attended by 150 delegates comprising of CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, management Consultants, Faculty Members and students.

Ms.Mona Cheriyan, Chairperson and Speaker at the conference, beautifully explained what a woman goes through when she has to manage her job & home, hand in hand. The students learnt how to maintain Work-Life balance. The women are supposed to perform well in all aspects of life – work, society, family. The knowledge gained by the students will be beneficial to them in their future life.

The students also volunteered in several Technical and other organizing activities. In one of the activity, they asked the participants to write about the events in a line, on the board. The participants were very enthusiastic and the board was filled in no time.

The students also had a one-to-one interaction with Ms.Mona Cheriyan, who gave them insights on network building and personal development. There were several other speakers like Ms Apurva Purohit, Ms Sonali Kulkarni, Mr. Suresh Srinivasan and others. In the end, the feedback and suggestions were taken from the participants, to make the event better in the forthcoming years. The students had a great learning opportunity and enjoyed thoroughly.

Students of Atharva Institute of Management Studies celebrated the National Milk Day in commemoration of the 95th birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, popularly known as the “Milkman of India”. The event was held on 28th of November 2016. The event was held in collaboration with Amul, the leading brand in the dairy industry in India.

Students were asked to make research presentations on any one of the three topics provided by the Amul team as given below.

Changing Scenario of Dairy Industry in India
Milk Revolution in India
Technological Advancements in Dairy Industry

These presentations were initially screened by a team of junior managers from Amul as well as AIMS marketing faculties. Top 10 presentations were nominated to be presented in front of special delegates representing Amul, who had visited the campus for the same.

The Amul delegates praised students for their stupendous effort and flawless research acumen and appreciated the depth of information that was incorporated into their presentations. The participants were awarded certificates and Amul gift hampers in appreciation of their efforts. Mayur Patel (MMS/MBA-Sem 1) & Smit Mehta (PGDM-Sem 1) were the top 2 presenters of the event.

The event was successfully organized and executed by the AIMS CMC & Marketing teams.

The AIMS Marketing Team conducted an “Application Based MS Excel Training Program” for the first year PGDM students. The program was a part of the year-long “Marketing Student Development Program” (MSDP) which was designed by the marketing faculties to impart knowledge and specific skill sets to students ensuring their readiness for corporate world.

The training program was conducted over a period of two days 22nd & 25th of November 2016 by Prof. Ratheesh Nair, ably supported and guided by Prof. Abhay Desai & Dr. Paul Rosario. The training was majorly focused on providing students with a basic understanding of excel, usage of excel as an analytical tool for business and market analysis. Another major focus of the training was on making students use excel using only the keyboard for data input and navigation. This was done to help students become proficient and effective in the usage of MS Excel to make MIS reports and conduct faster analysis on large amount of data.

The training started with an orientation from Prof. Abhay Desai on the importance of MS Excel as an analytical tool in various industries and job roles. The first part of the training was a classroom session where the students were given a live demonstration on usage of various shortcuts and graphical tools. The second part of the training included an hour long practice session for each student. A few students with better proficiency in MS Excel were identified as facilitators and were assigned the job of assisting the other students during the practice session.

This training marked the end of the first phase of MSDP.

The PGDM Batch 2015-17 of Atharva Institute of Management Studies visited the most happening city in the world – Shanghai, China from 15th to 21st November 2016. During the visit, the students visited various international companies like Coca-Cola, Bao Steel, SWFC, Yakult, and Volkswagen, Shanghai International Port and also the premier University of Jiao Tong and largest Silk factory. The students got an opportunity to explore the areas of infrastructure, industrialization, transportation, logistics, shipping, Manufacturing and how they discipline themselves to be the one of the leading county of the world.

Mr. Sunil Rane, Executive President a man with a vision and foresight showed the way to students by giving them an opportunity to explore and understand the various manufacturing units, logistic companies and universities in Shanghai. Mr. Sunil Rane has been in the forefront in promoting such international visits. Our students due to his dynamic approach had visited China in 2007, 2014 and now again 2016. In 2015 our students had visited Seoul South Korea. His approach is to facilitate students to explore management areas and build a better Future in the companies they work, and also be a better human being. He wants the students to learn how the citizens of other countries discipline themselves by following civic rules as laid down in their country.

The students besides visiting companies for building their competencies also had a river cruise on Huangpu River and also a visit to the Shanghai Financial Convention Centre, the highest building in the world.

The Atharva Institute of Management Studies has organized ’Global immersion to China’, an international industrial visit for the PGDM students of batch 2015-2017. In regards to this, AIMS arranged a special session for students with the purpose of better learning and to get well versed with their upcoming visit.

The Executive Director of India China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCCI), Col. Rawat along with Ms. Snehal Kulkarni who is a Chinese instructor, visited the institute on Tuesday, 9th November, 2016. The session started off with students giving presentations on how they will carry Atharva brand, what will be the learning outcomes from various company visits, what they will share with their fellow mates and what research they will be doing.

Col. Rawat shared his experience of current status of India China relations and he gave a brief introduction on China. He gave a presentation and focused on important things such as -

He explained the importance of leaning a foreign language like Chinese
He threw light on various facts and figures on China’s growth as a developing country
He shared a list of the do’s and don’ts, information on the culture and tradition prevailing in China
China being worlds manufacturing hub what points should students keep in mind while visiting companies like Coca Cola, Bao Steel, etc

Also Ms. Snehal Rawat, being a Chinese instructor taught students few words of Mandarin ni hao(hello) and xie xie(thank you) that will help them while travelling.

Lastly, Col Rawat wished students a bright future. He further mentioned that Atharva has a lot of potential and is one of the best institutes in terms of infrastructure, amenities, etc. The Atharva Institute of Management Studies thanks the dignitaries for sharing their expertise.

It’s a proud privilege to share that the first Convention was organised at the Atharva Institute of Management Studies on Tuesday, September 27th by the Marketing Department under the guidance, direction and support of our Dean Shri N.S.Rajan. The Marketing Convention discussed about how the ecosystem of business nurtures creative ideas for starting enterprises and the impact that it has on marketing products and services innovatively.

The guests of honour were Mr. Nazim Sawant – Co-founder, India Entrepreneurs Club, Mr. Joe Pan – CEO, Pansworld Television, Mr. Deepkumar Janardhanan – CEO/CTO, AGIL and Mr. Uday Wankawala – Advisor with Entrepreneurship School & Academic Incubators. The speakers made a significant contribution to the thought process of students and their doubts removing their worries and giving huge motivations to start their own business.

Mr. Nazim Sawant motivated the young students of AIMS by saying that it’s never too early to start your own business and there is no right age, just go for it! Mr. Joe Pan highlighted that talent can only take you to a certain level beyond that it’s your hard work and determination that keeps the enterprise alive so the job doesn’t end after setting up your own company. Mr. Deepkumar Janardhanan spoke about how to deal with failures, bounce back out of them and develop the proper mindset and work outside the comfort zone since situations are always dynamic in nature. Mr. Uday Wankawala emphasized on building up a strong network and developing more contacts.

The experiences shared by the speakers enlightened the students and also inculcated the sprit of entrepreneurship in them. The Marketing Convention summit ended with a huge uproar in students to start their own business.

The Atharva Institute of Management Studies (HR Team) conducted its 1st ever Model United Nations on 25th September 2016, organized by Prof. Pooja Patil. More than 80 students participated who were assigned various member countries of United Nation. Organising committee headed by our SEM III HR student Arshi and Tejal did a commendable work in organising this event.

Committees in function:

Economic and Financial Affair Committee chaired by Prof. Radhika Rai on the agenda BREXIT- effect on world economy.

Human Rights Commission chaired by Prof. Reena Poojara on the agenda Child labour- an understated phenomenon.

Both the committees were vice chaired by Miss. Arshi Hussain (MMS/MBA HR SEM III student).

The committee’s deemed as charming, waiting to catch something interesting from the discussion. The day went off with plain discussions to severe arguments.

Both the committees were scheduled in a formal format of UN. Starting with Attendance, followed by Motion to set the time for each speaker, and then moderated Caucus, followed by Unmoderated Caucus and in the end debate and solution for the issue to be passed by voting.

The delegate of Georgia and Ukraine seemed quite excited with all the favours of great research and good speech.

The auditorium packed even though it was on Sunday.

Winners of the event:

Best Speaker : Miss Neha Dubey (MMS/MBA SEM I)
Best Solution: Sandeep and Bhavesh (PGDM SEM I)
Best Research : Mayur and Durgesh (MMS/MBA SEM I)

A Guest lecture on “Emerging Role of HR in Today’s Organization” by Mr. Avadhoot Gaitonde - Ex Vice President Group HR and Admin of UFO Moviez India Limited was organised by students of HR Specialization at the Atharva Institute of Management Studies on Saturday, 17th September 2016.

The Guest speaker briefed upon the enormous opportunities available in the field of HR. He said that an HR professional need to converse with people in different arenas. He also stressed that HR acts as the base of any business. So it is important to be well-versed with the policies and procedures in any organisation you are working.

He gave details on various certification courses available for HR specialization and the preparation required by students to make career. He gave some crucial tips to students which includes reading some good literature, learning continuously and re-inventing yourself.

He concluded by saying that it is ultimately what you contribute to the organisation matters and the first 5 to 7 years of your career play a vital role in shaping one’s future life.

Thus, it was an interactive session where students were given the opportunity to ask questions to the guest speaker and clarify their doubts or apprehensions in the field of HR.

We live in a digital era where we interact and engage with our friends and family online. Social media has, without a shadow of a doubt, become central to our way of life. With this, online privacy and information security are also at greater risk.

To cover these issues and challenges, an event on Social Media Security was organized in AIMS on 30th August, 2016. The honorable guest speakers were Mr. Tohid Shaikh and Mr. Ronit Yadav, Certified Ethical Hackers, who have done certification on Ethical Hacking Tech Security and Computer hacking and Forensic Investigation. The lecture was very interactive and kept the students engaged.

There has been a phenomenal increase in the penetration of mobile and internet services, giving rise to security issues. The guest speakers discussed various social media threats that we regularly face in the virtual world and the steps that needs to be taken to keep our data safe. Social angler phishing, where fraudsters create fake accounts on social media and tricks the customer into giving away their credentials, personal information and financial data was covered in great detail. We also got an opportunity to understand the terminologies such as spoofing, cross site scripting, cookie and URL hacks. Further, the ways to prevent hacking and illicit activities over internet were elucidated.

Overall, it was a learning experience and an insightful session.

Atharva Institute of Management Studies organized their Annual Intra Collegiate Debate Competition, Tark Vitark 2016 on 3rd September 2016. The students were already shortlisted through the preliminary rounds conducted prior to the quarter finals. Hence the students were charged up for the competition. The judges for the event were our own Alumni including Mr. Parag Rane (PGDM 2011-2013), Ms. Nikita Pawar (MMS/MBA 2014-2016), Mr. Sudeep Roy (MMS/MBA 2011-2013), Ms. Isha Prabhudesai (MMS/MBA 2014-2016), Mr. Mihir More (MMS/MBA 2011-2013) and Ms. Aasmah Shaikh (MMS/MBA 2014-2016).

The event started with our regular tradition of lighting of the lamp followed by Ganesh Vandana. Post which the quarter finals began with a full swing where the PGDM and MMS/MBA students debated amongst each other. Both Semester I and III students were contributing their thoughts and views on the topic. After the quarter finals, the students went into semi finals which also had a surprise wild card entry. This feature made the event more interesting and took the event altogether at another level. The performance of the students left the judges impressed and confused. Finally they managed to select the top 2 teams as follows:

Team 1 (PGDM Sem I) Pankit Shah, Shelley Verma, and Deep Bhalodia
Team II (MMS/MBA sem I) Viraj Pimple, Tils Thankachan, and Jay Jain

The finale debate was power packed and the winning team was MMS/MBA Semester I followed by the runners up from the PGDM Semester I. The Best Speaker award was given to Tils Thankachan from MMS/MBA Semester I. The event ended with view points by the judges and our Dean Prof. N. S. Rajan Sir.

The marketing club of Atharva Institute of Management Studies, held a Marketing Bootcamp to prepare the future marketers with all the necessary skill sets that a current day marketer is expected to possess to face the battle in the corporate world.

The Marketing Boot camp on “Careers & job Roles in Marketing after Post Graduate studies in Management” was held on 27th august, 2016 at Atharva Institute of Management studies, phase 3, seminar hall. The in-house promotion activities included releasing teasers on social media, which included details of the event, desktop background across all the systems were changed with the teasers, video of the logo was played in all classes of Semester 1&3 PGDM, MMS/MBA.

The Dignitaries from various industries who graced the event were Mr. Unmesh Nayak (Sr. Vice president, Reliance industries ltd), Mr. Jayesh Muzumdar (Commercial Head Corporate, Viacom 18 motion pictures) , Mr. Dilip Jayaram ( Associate Vice president ,research and consulting, Dale Carnigie Training India).

Mr. Unmesh Nayak spoke about various roles and challenges in the field of marketing, he also made us understand how important is PHD i.e Passion, Hunger and Discipline to excel in life.

Mr. Jayesh Muzumdar focused on how important it is to be visible, relevant and different to stand out in competition. He also spoke about where media is heading and how movies are marketed.

Mr. Dilip Jayaram spoke about training and behavioural competencies which one needs to possess to manage the various roles one plays in an organisation.

The event helped us to focus on functional and behavioural competencies, all the aspects and a have a working knowledge of everything to survive in any industry.

The Bootcamp was indeed enlightening and enriching with lots of ideas and thoughts to ponder upon for the audience. It was indeed a very memorable day for all of us at Atharva.

Higher education and development of a nation are inextricably linked. The interrelationship has been recognized for long. The Higher Education Summit 2016 was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on 11th Aug, 2016 at Vivanta, Taj-President, Mumbai. The objective of the summit was building of robust education system in India. Today we need new structures that better reflect the diverse learning requirements of our students, we need to develop world-class capability in high-value niche areas, and we need structural changes in the higher education system to ensure greater effectiveness and efficiency.

In this session, leaders from Institutions & Industry set the ball rolling for deeper deliberation in following 4 key areas that needs to be immediately addressed: Collaboration: International, Industry & Institute (Speaker – Mr. Prince Augustin, EVP-Mahindra & Mahindra) Innovation in Education: Delivery & Experience (Speaker – Lord Meghnad Desai, Emeritus Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Mr. Abizer Merchant, Regional Director, Macquarie University) Producing Employable Graduates: 21st Century Skills, enterprise, research and innovation (Speaker - Mr. Sunil Kashikar, Zensar Technologies) Autonomy & Responsibility: Regulatory reforms and governmental engagement (Speaker – Mr. V V Khole, Vice Chancellor, Amity University Mumbai)

Shri Vinod Tawde, Hon’ble Minister for Higher & Technical Education and Mr. Sunil Khanna, Chairman, CII Maharashtra State Council graced the occasion through their special address. Our Dean Mr. N S Rajan, Director Mr. S Bhattacharrya and Prof. Sandeep Rasal were fortunate to witness such a great inaugural session.

A Guest lecture on ‘Opportunities in Financial Sector’ & ‘How to prepare for an Interview’ by Mr. Subramanyam Pisupati - Managing Partner of ‘M/s The Capital Syndicate’, an equity / derivatives research firm was organised by the Atharva Institute of Management Studies on Friday, 12th August.

The Event started with lighting of lamp by the guest Mr. Subramanyam Pisupati & Prof. N. S. Rajan, Dean AIMS and Ganesh Vandana thereafter. The Guest Speaker highlighted the enormous opportunities available in financial sector and explained about the various participants like Banks, NBFC’s, Broking and PMS Companies, Investment / Merchant Bankers, Mutual Funds, Insurance Companies, Primary Dealers and Loan Syndication Companies.

He detailed about the nature of jobs available with in each participants of ‘Finance Sector’ and the preparation required by students to make career. He explained the art of writing the ‘Resume’ and specifically mentioned the “Dos & Don’ts” to be taken care. He also explained ‘How to prepare for Interview’ and informed many important points about the psychology of interviewer. Finally, he gave a very clear message to students that they never get second chance to create first impression. He also emphasized that Campus selection is life time opportunity and missing it means an uphill struggle.

The 12th PGDM Convocation Ceremony was a memorable event of Atharva Institute of Management Studies , held on 23rd July 2016 in Atharva campus. It was a wonderful farewell to the students of PGDM course which is affiliated by AICTE.

Gracing the occasion with their presence were Honorable Shri Dattaji Rane Sir Ex. Higher & Technical Education Minister (Govt. of Maharashtra) & President - Atharva Educational Trust. Shri Dattaji Rane Sir declared the convocation open. It was followed by enlightening Convocation Address by the Chief Guest of the evening Mr. K. A. Narayan, President HR, Raymond Ltd. He spoke about how life outside the campus would be for the students. He gave some tips for maintaining healthy work life balance and expressed that mistakes can be stepping stone to success. Dr. S. K. Bhattacharyya, Director Atharva School of Business delivered the welcome address followed by Director, Atharva Inst.Of Mgmt.Studies Dr. P. P. Joshi presenting the annual report of the institute.

Prof. N. S. Rajan, Dean Atharva Institute of Management Studies conveyed his thoughts and life lessons to the graduating students. Mrs. Narayan & Prof.Dr. Sujata Pandey also graced the occasion. Finally the students were given away their much awaited convocation certificates. Students had a big smile on their face when they held their certificates in their hand. The graduating students expressed a deep sense of gratitude, by gifting customized pens to all faculty members and a beautiful collage of photographs to our Dean. The evening ended with dinner for the recipients and their family members.

Money is an inseparable part of finance and its evolution from an era of ‘barter system’ to ‘plastic money’ has taken few millenniums. To understand this better, The Atharva Institute of Management Studies organised a visit for the first year PGDM batch to the ’RBI Monetary Museum’ on 15th of July 2016. The students were accompanied by the Dean Mr. N.S. Rajan, Prof. Prabhat Varma and Prof. Radhika Rai Gupta.

The museum has a rich collection of coins and information about everything to do with money, coins, notes, currency and the RBI. The Museum brings out the great numismatic history associated with India through a time line of all dynasties, foreign rulers and princely states.

The Curator guided the visit, highlighting the key display and their essence in the museum. He interacted with the students explaining the evolution of money, process of minting, key recognizing factors of a confiscated money note, and touched upon many more crucial topics.

The PGDM students learnt about the evolution of money, the change from stones to metals to papers and now to e-money. Apart from coins of many eras, the collection of rare Shares Certificates, Promissory Notes, Hundies of 18th Century were a treat for the eyes. They were thrilled to experience the live exchange market of currency of different countries. The visit to Monetary Museum was indeed very insightful.

NHRDN’s new initiative, Udaan organised a panel discussion at Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, Kandivali on 15th July, 2016. The topic for the panel discussion was “Talent Management and Social Media”. Students of Atharva Institute of Management Studies with HR specialization got an opportunity to attend the discussion.

The discussion was headed by influencers and professionals from the field of HR. The panellist included:

Rakshita Dwivedi- Plug HR
Shweta Pathak- TMP Worldwide
Ruchee Anand- LinkedIn
Swapnakant Samal- Reliance Industries Ltd
Dhanajay Bansod (Moderator) - NHRDN

The main focus of the panel discussion was leveraging the use of social media to manage the human resource effectively. Mr. Dhananjay Bansod introduced the theme for the discussion and shared some insights about the significance of social media and its impact on people.

Ms. Rakshita Dwivedi stressed the need of engaging employees through social media. She emphasised on the concept “ACE” where A stands for audience, C stands for Connectivity and E stands for Engaging and how these three terms go hand-in-hand together thus creating an impression on social media.

Ms. Shweta Pathak focussed the need to define your target audience and stay connected with them on regular basis through social media. Also she shared that one of the best ways to engage employees is by sharing employees’ stories with the organisation on the portals and social websites.

Ms. Ruchee Anand discussed about creating blogs where employees share their views and experiences at work. She stressed upon how to link talent and their employees in the organisation.

Mr. Swapnakant Samal expressed that today’s scenario in digital media has changed drastically. The trend is changing from ’handbooks’ to ’hands-in’ and from ’On request’ to ’On demand’.

The panel discussion concluded leaving the audience to mould their outlook towards social media and increase their connectivity with the outside world!

Students of marketing specialization from Atharva Institute of Management Studies – Rohit Khade, Omkar Bane, Akshay Pai and Anagha Mestry along with Dean Mr. N.S. Rajan and Prof. Vikas Singh were invited to attend the conference at Nehru center, Worli on the topic “How to be a marketer in the digital age?”

We got an opportunity to interact with speakers :

Mr. Ronnie Screwvala (Co founder, UpGrad& founder & Ex-CEO of UTV)
Mr. Ashok Lalla (Former head of digital at Infosys, Taj, Mindshare, Havas)
Ms. Kavita Jhunjhunwala (Founder, Web spiders & Content Curator, Click Asia Summit)
Mr. Mayank Kumar (Co - founder & MD, UpGrad)
Mr. Pankaj Parihar( Head of digital Marketing, Godrej)
Mr. Kunal Jeswani (CEO, Ogilvy India)
Ms. Bidisha Banerjee (Head, learning & development, Future Group)
Mr. Arunabh Kumar (Founder & Group CEO, TVF)

They spoke about importance of digital marketing and how it can help us in future, as a medium to promote our products. Mr. Ronnie made us understand various opportunities in digital marketing whereas Mr. Ashok Lalla explained to us how to manage customers and their various issues. Mr. Kunal discussed about managing response of service related pages on websites. All the speakers made the conference very interactive and knowledgeable.

Atharva Institute of Management Studies organized Induction Programme for the new joiners of PGDM Batch 2016-2018 on 1st July 2016. The new batch of students had excitement, apprehensions on their faces before commencing this new journey of their life. The programme commenced with Ms. Nikita Nimkar welcoming the students followed by the Atharva Journey through a video. Post that, Ms. Priyanka Patel and Ms. Sonam Gawde elucidated the Atharva website in detail.

Prof. Rajan took over and invited a few students of the senior batch PGDM 2015-2017 to share their experience at Atharva. The students Ms. Jagruti Pathak, Ms. Saipooja Peyyeti, Ms. Dhwani Gajjar, Mr. Zuber Khan, Mr. Kunal Lokhande, and Mr. Fahad Happani conveyed their feelings and experiences of Atharva in the last one year. To give our freshmen an insight on what they can expect from the institute, the students from the current batch shared their experiences and expressed with pride their achievements and how they have been nurtured and trained to face this challenging world in the near future. All of them had one thing in common, that they were not the person that they were when they joined Atharva. They have themselves found a drastic positive change in them in last one year and all of them expressed that Atharva gave them immense opportunity to groom and grow in last one year.

Post that, Prof. Rajan gave the newcomers a chance to come up on the dais and introduce themselves. The students displayed a lot of excitement and were thankful to Prof. Rajan for giving them the opportunity to speak in front of the whole audience. After the students the faculty members gave their introduction and shared their experiences.

The atmosphere was filled with pride and enthusiasm as everyone came and spoke. The event ended with Dr. Sujata Pandey briefing about syllabus and Prof. Rajan welcoming the batch once again wishing them good luck for their journey of 2 years in Atharva.

An interactive session was organized on 24th June, 2016 at the Atharva Institute of Management Studies for the new PGDM joiners to give a basic understanding of legal studies and its impact on business. The session was initiated by Dean, Mr. N. S. Rajan and Advocate Pooja Patil.

The session began with a concise history of Judiciary and legal system in India. History of courts was explained giving focus on Rule of Law and Separation of power. Further, basic laws useful from the point of view of business were explained such as The Indian Contract Act 1872, covering agreement and essentials of a valid contract. Extra focus was given on e-contract, as these days all the agreements are entered online using electronic modes. Knowledge about other Acts like Information Technology Act, 2000, Companies Law 1956, various Intellectual Property Laws like Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, Geographical Indications, and Industrial Design, was imparted to the students. Apart from commercial laws, few laws that are ought to be known by all the citizens were also explained, like Consumer Protection Act, Right to Information Act.

Going ahead "moot court" was used as a medium for explaining case laws and legal concepts. It was held to make the students aware about the court proceedings and different case laws. Students were divided into groups of 4-5 and 4 case laws covering topics like Trademarks, Offer and Acceptance, Employee Provident Fund, Company Law, Auction Sale, were given to them. They were made to stand for Petitioners and defendants. Also, an attention-grabbing game named "Taboo" was played to explain legal jargons. All the students were divided in 2 groups and each student participated in this game making it very competitive and fun learning.

Students really enjoyed the role play activity done by way of Moot court. Everyone participated and got to learn the judicial system. Overall the session was insightful and appealing, whereby most of the students developed a keen interest in field of law and their perceptive towards legal study developed.

Financial Service Industry contributes to various management profiles as it creates job opportunities in all fields of management. An insight to the working of this industry is essential to emerge in one’s career. Keeping in mind the diverse background of the students, our Dean Mr. N S Rajan, initiated a session conducted by Prof. Radhika Rai, for the development and understanding of the new PGDM joiners on 24th June, 2016 at the Atharva Institute of Management Studies.

The session started with explanation of Brexit and its impact on the economic facets, followed by a brief overview of different financial markets. A short video on ‘History of Banking’ was shown, making students familiar with the barter system and development of banks, depicted in the form of animation.

Further, major Financial Service Industries were explained in light of their functional roles, such as Banking, Investment banking, Equity research, Credit research, Rating Firms, Private equity, etc. Also, discussion took place regarding the money multiplying function of the banks and major currencies in the foreign exchange market, where students were asked to participate by making respective symbols on the white board.

It was an interactive session where students were given the opportunity to display their knowledge and ability to present in front of a crowd. Largely, the session was taught through the mode of presentation; bringing forth factual information about the concerned industry. It benefitted the students to get a tangible representation on overview of the financial sector.

Interactive sessions on ‘The Impact of Attitude in Business’ and ‘Accent Neutralization’ was taken by Prof. Kiran Nigam on 21st and 23rd June respectively at the Atharva Institute of Management Studies for the PGDM joiners.

The interactive session on ‘The Impact of Attitude in Business’ started with PGDM students forming their own teams and each team had to know every basic detail of their team members. These teams had to complete a task of making a house with a pack of cards. Prof. Kiran Nigam explained the students about the importance of having a positive attitude, how it affects us, how one should maintain positive attitude and how we should change our negative attitude to a positive attitude. The session on ‘Accent Neutralization’ focused on the importance of communication and how accent and pronunciation play an important role in the corporate world. The students were asked to communicate with each other in order to understand and learn communication skills and soft skills.

The sessions taken up by Prof. Kiran Nigam were certainly full of learning and fun.

Let’s see what the students have to say -

"Prof. Kiran has changed our entire view towards Attitude and Goal." -Rahul Poojari
"We got an opportunity to understand and learn the importance of accent and pronunciation of words while communicating with others. I would like to thank our Dean Prof. Rajan and Kiran Ma’am for organising this session." – Daksha Gohil
"It was a great session held by Prof. Kiran Nigam; she changed my entire concept about communication and vocabulary." – Priyanka Sakpal

Atharva Institute of Management Studies initiated the Joy of Yoga session which was attended by faculty members from Atharva College of Engineering and Atharva Institute of Management Studies, along with the new batch of PGDM (2016-18). It was an enjoyable and insightful activity, contributing towards the celebration of World Yoga Day on 21st June as declared by UN and originally proposed by PM Narendra Modi in 2014.

Yoga, just five minutes a day, transforms your life. Whether you are seeking health and joy or peace and love, whether it’s success in the world or inner exploration you are striving for, these simple practices are designed to help you cut through the struggle and walk through life with ease.

Bringing our Atharva family closer with Yoga, Prof. Pooja Patil and Prof. Radhika Rai conducted and guided a session focusing on simple breathing and stress relieving Asanas. The session started with brief information about the history and benefits of yoga. Further to prepare the body for Yoga, basic stretching and warm up exercises were done, followed by essential breathing exercises like Anulom-Vilom Pranayama, Kapalbhati Pranayama and Shankh Mudra. Also, Surya Namaskar was demonstrated by Ms. Mayuri, our new PGDM joiner which was a workout for the entire body, making the body more flexible and agile.

After the Asanas that everybody participated and performed, the meditation session to relax the mind and body was carried out. The participants were pleased to discover and learn about the undeniable benefits of yoga on mind, body and soul. Yoga is essential to lead a healthy and a fulfilling life.

As a part of LEAP (Leadership Enhancement Action Plan), Atharva Institute of Management Studies arranged a plant visit to Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Division for the new PGDM joiners (batch 2016-18) even before the commencement of their classroom session.

Our Dean Prof. N S Rajan, Prof. Sandeep Rasal, Prof. Ratheesh Nair, CMC Head Ms Piyusha Amre and Ms Nikita Nimkar along with the new PGDM joiners visited Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Kandivali on 17th June, 16. The session started with an introductory note by Mr. Sandeep Deshpande, Sr. Manager Employee Relations on the operations of Mahindra & Mahindra Group. He briefed the students on the farm division of the company and also the Employee Engagement Practices. This was followed by plant visit in their PU (performance unit) transmission and Engine section.

It was a good learning experience for the students which will help them in relating the practical knowledge gained during the industrial visit with the classroom sessions. The students got acquainted with the job responsibilities at work place. They could relate the Production function to other functions viz. Finance, HR, Operations and Marketing and the holistic role played by each function in achieving the Production target. Quality Management and Innovation aspects were also covered which gave students an insight about the demands of today’s competitive world.

Overall, the plant visit helped the PGDM students in taking them from realm of imagination to the reality of the industrial world.

Students take on the Mahindra & Mahindra industrial visit -

"I’m very thankful to AIMS and our faculties specially Rajan Sir for organizing such an informative industrial visit for us even before our curriculum start. The on floor visit to their Engine performance unit and transmission unit was very informative." - Daksha Gohil

"Our PGDM batch was lucky to get an opportunity to visit the plant to gain practical knowledge even before the beginning of our MBA sessions. I look forward to the Career Management Centre (CMC) for organising more of such visits for us" - Smith Mehta

"I came to know about the practical industrial layout, the equipments they use for handling materials and much more. Overall it was very good experience." - Bhavesh Chauhan

In continuation with the "Expert Talk Series" for new batch of PGDM (2016-18), Atharva Institute of Management studies organized a session “Know your CMC” on Friday 3rd June, 2016. Campus Placement being one of the most sought after area of any MBA aspirant, the session was organized by our Dean, Prof. N.S. Rajan so that students get a chance to interact with CMC team. He initiated the session with a brief introduction of CMC and its members.

The session was then taken over by Ms. Piyusha Amre who manages CMC. She explained how CMC aims at working towards making students employable in the industry and develops them such that they can manage their careers ahead in life. Ms. Piyusha Amre also discussed with students about year around training activities that CMC undertakes including training sessions MS excel sheet, aptitude test, resume building, mock group discussions and personal interviews etc. She advised the students were advised to make optimum use of available resources on campus, remain active on professional networking web sites to upgrade themselves on industry developments. Students should keep in touch with their faculty mentors, alumni and CMC who would help them in making better career choices.

CMC member Mr. Divyesh Vala shared information on what are the industry expectations from MBAs and how students can prepare themselves for campus placements. Other CMC member Ms. Nikita Nimkar encouraged students to participate in various intercollegiate events that are held throughout the year on AIMS campus which will help them develop all round personality. Prof. Prabhat Verma, Prof. Dr. Shreeram Gopalkrishnan and Prof. Dr. Joshi spoke about how important it is to have short term goals along with long term goals as a MBA student. Also students should develop holistic approach towards management education rather than operating in specialization silos.

Session was well received by the students which was evident by the overwhelming feedback from students as well as parents who attended the session. The idea of having CMC interaction with students well ahead of the commencement of PGDM course was very well appreciated by the students. Students recommended that the Institute should conduct more such informative and interactive sessions for the students.

In continuation with the "Expert Talk Series" for new batch of PGDM (2016-18), Atharva Institute of Management studies organized a session “Meet Your Faculty” on Friday 27th May, 2016. As a part of Expert Talk Series, Atharva Institute of Management Studies had organized special sessions with Mr. Shariar Karim and Dr. Hariharan last week which received a tremendous response. This phenomenal response continued in this particular "Meet your Faculty" series also whereby the new batch of PGDM students got a chance to interact with the faculty members prior to the commencement of their course. This idea which was stimulated by our Dean, Prof. N. S. Rajan was found to be creative and innovative by the students.

The students talked about their wonderful experience in Atharva which they received till now. Then the faculty members talked about their experience in academics as well the industry. The faculty members focused on the area of specialization and the careers in that particular field. They also gave information on the skills and attitude required for industry after two years when the students would be facing the corporate world. Post that, the session was open for questions. Students got a chance to ask queries and clear their apprehensions and doubts. Finally the students gave feedback on how the session helped them. Students could get clarity on a lot of topics related to the course.

The joiners of the PGDM Batch 2016-18 at Atharva Institute of Management Studies were pleased to have Dr. Narayan Hariharan Sr. VP Jet Airways Ltd in a one to one interactive session on 20th May, 2016. He provided an engaging, energetic and enthusiastic presentation to the students about Employ ability in Industries. Dr. Hariharan’s session was not only informative but also very inspirational. The 20 aspects highlighted by him were as follows -

Objectives - what you want to do
Observe and practice
Do not compare - Avoid comparisons among one another
Energy should be visible
Team - Learn one from another and learn to work in groups and together because industries work in teams
Customer is important
Collective learning - learn from one another by participating in the class which will bring awareness of things to do
Awareness of situations
Connect from what you learned inside to the outside world
No success comes without failure hence, hard work is a must for success
Be a good Listener
Add value to the class and your company
Develop soft skills
Preparation is a must for progress
Spend 20 minutes a day on reading, writing and speaking
Devote time to RESEARCH
Read newspapers everyday to be current
Maintain data and records
Believe in yourself ’You are Special’
Cope up with pressure

An interactive session on ’Management Lessons from Movies’ was organized by Prof. Sonam Gawde, Marketing faculty of Atharva Institute of Management Studies for the new PGDM students on 13th May 2016. She spoke on how movies could be taken up as case studies to learn the various aspects of management. Following are the key management lessons shared by Prof. Sonam Gawde from the movies – 3 Idiots, Band Baaja Baaraat and Chak De India -

3 Idiots

Don’t run behind success, achieve excellence first and success will follow
Be creative in your answers and work
Learning isn’t just about being inside a class room; it’s present everywhere
Be passionate about your work
What matters most is how you see yourself
Challenge yourself and take a risk

Band Baaja Baraat

You do not need a degree to be an entrepreneur
There is always a first time when you start
For a manager, emotional intelligence along with soft skills is crucial
Be innovative; be customer-focused but don’t imitate competition
Start small but dream Big
Treat your vendors as partners

Chak De India

Leadership and it’s important
Common goal for all the functions
It is very important to posses Right Attitude
’Synergy’ - Working together as a TEAM
Know your competition well and strategize your moves accordingly
Communication is a must

Comments by the PGDM students on the session -
"Nice creative session, changed my view of watching movies" - Mayuri Janwalkar
"Understanding management lessons with the example of movies made it more interesting" - Akanksha Patel
"Good presentation with exciting activities and specific slide contents; videos were very motivational" - Rahul Poojan

A 3 day comprehensive seminar was held in the Atharva campus from 12th May to 14th May 2016. This event was held for the PG freshers (batch 2016-18) of Atharva Institute of Management Studies. The seminar on ’I ASPIRE’ was aimed at the Heart and the objective to make the individual feel the passion to perform. By means of impactful videos, real life examples and power quotes an attempt is made to touch a chord in the heart and inspire the individuals towards aspiring to achieve more in life.

The session was addressed by Shariar Abdul Karim, winner of several merit awards for excellence in service and teaching. Shariar Karim has served India’s National Carrier Air-India with distinction for over 38 years of it’s golden era, making him one of the longest serving Cabin Crew in the history of Civil Aviation in India. He has also excelled as an Instructor, training Cabin Crew for flight duties, conducting Management Seminars for Executives, as well as motivating employees through Corporate Training Programmes all over India. Currently he is helping to inspire, mould and shape the lives of young Management, Engineering and Hospitality students from various institutions, preparing them to take on global challenges.

The PG freshers of Atharva Institute of Management Studies were pleased to be a part of such an informative session. Following are the experiences shared by the students -

"Firstly, I would like to thank the management of Atharva Institute of Management Studies for organizing such a wonderful seminar. All the lessons and teachings shared by Shariar Karim Sir with us are very important in today’s world."- Smit Mehta

"Shariar Karim Sir is the best mentor one can have. I got to learn a lot from him, especially during the grooming session. Thank you Sir for making us aware about the skills that we all have and thank you to Dean Sir for arranging this session." - Bhakti Sindhwad

"Thanks to Atharva Institute of Management Studies for this seminar. Shariar Karim Sir shared his views and experiences on various topics; it was great to hear from him. ’I Aspire’ was an amazing session." - Priyanka Sakpal

“Atharva’s Best manager” show was held on 9th of March 2016 as apart of the management games at Atharva Institute of Management Studies. This was a part of the annual -week long festival “RYTHM-2016” at AET campus.

This event was initiated by the HR students Club of AIMS with an objective to enhance & unveil the management acumen among the students. The competition was specifically designed to assess the team’s leadership skills , team work, coordination, optimum utilization of resources, decision making skills, time management to mention a few.

The competition consisted of several rounds based upon the intensity &criticality of each stage. A team from Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research won the "Best manager" award followed up by the runner up team from Atharva Institute of Management Studies. The event ended up with a thank you note to all concerned at 4.55 pm.

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The event was also initiated by the HR students Club with an objective to assess the presence of mind & creative thinking among the students. The competition had several rounds based upon the intensity & criticality of each stage .Rohit Khade( Sem II) won the competition followed by Sushant Bagwe (Sem II) in the runner-up position.

The ’Make in India’ Week started off on 13th February, 2016 Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi first inaugurating the event at MMRDA Grounds, Bandra-Kurla Complex. It was followed by a formal launch of the event at NSCI in Worli. The event showcased India’s potential in the manufacturing sector and woos foreign investors.

The event offered foreign investors unprecedented access and opportunities to connect and collaborate with young Indian entrepreneurs, industry leaders, academicians and government officials.

The week-long event had over 2,500 international firms and 8,000 domestic companies that participated. The event was attended by foreign government delegations from 68 countries and business teams from 72 nations. The Prime Ministers of Sweden, Finland and Lithuania, and the Deputy Premier of Poland and foreign delegates from a number of countries who attended the event.

As many as 30 government and business leaders from Australia participated in the ’Make in India Week’.

Indian industry leaders like Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata, Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry, Reliance Industries’ Mukesh Ambani, Piramal Group’s Ajay Piramal, Birla Group’s Kumar Mangalam Birla, Mahindra & Mahindra’s Anand Mahindra and Adani Group’s Gautam Adani were the part of the event.

As many as 17 states, mostly BJP-ruled ones, had participated and there were around 52 seminars that were attended by top executives of leading firms, both domestic and global. "It’s for the first time that around 3,000 bilateral meetings -- business to government and business to business – that were held during these seven days," Amitabh Kant said.

A solar panel manufacturer from China is likely to make a big investment in the state, an official from Chief Minister of Maharashtra’s office said.

"The name of the company would be known after the memorandum of understanding (MOU) is signed. The company has asked us for 3,000-5,000 acres of land for its solar panel manufacturing unit. This will be the largest project of such a type in Maharashtra," the official added.

“Make in India” a platform for showcasing innovation and exhibiting new ideas. Getting a chance to work for such a mega event wherein we get a learning exposure is a huge opportunity. We Atharvities got the a chance of life time, were in we learned to handle the B2B (business to Business), B2G (business to Government), G2G (Government to Government) Meetings, We also assisted and escorted Dignitaries from various companies, a huge number of these dignitaries were from overseas who were present for the event with an intension of Exchanging new ideas, building relationships with business as well as the government of India and expanding their Business. We worked in collaboration with the CII (Confederation of Indian industries) who we were the associate partners of make in India event, we along with CII and other Premium Colleges students from IES college, arranged seminars like the Hackathon event which was attended by the prestigious colleges like IIT Bombay and was addressed by speakers like Devang Khakhar Director, IIT Bombay, Mumbai. In all we got a wonderful chance to observe learn and work for the whole event and also learn the working, administration of the event. The “Team Sprit” was flashing all around us without which we could not make the event a grand success. Being a part of such a mega event was a very good learning experience. We would like to give our sincere regards to Shri. Sunil Rane Sir & Prof N.S Rajan for giving us this wonderful opportunity & Prof. Paul Rosario for assisting us throughout the event.

The leadership cell of Atharva Institute Of Mgmt. Studies conducted an event on 18th of February 2016 in the 3rd phase seminar hall , in its campus. The theme for discussion was “ Women Empowerment In India” The guest speakers for the day were Marita Koolipurackal (CEO & Founder-Bootcamp Learning) and Ravi Verma (CEO & Co-founder Boot Camp Learning) Marita Koolipurackal, is a woman who believes in leading by examples, she pursued her passion for training and has emerged as one of the finest trainers. Having worked with various organizations in the area of learning and development, Marita started her own corporate training services company, BootCamp Learning, a training firm focusing on result oriented corporate training solutions

Ravi Verma is a marketing professional with over a decade of experience in managing some of the biggest and most exciting brands of the country including Tata Safari and Park Avenue. He is the Founder & CEO of Jermyn Brands, a fashion & lifestyle company and Co-Founder of BootCamp Learning. As a marketing head of Park Avenue,he led the brand to feature among Economic Times India’s Most Exciting Brands for 2014 and 2015. He was also awarded 100 Most Influential National Leaders in Marketing citation in July 2015 by CMO Asia, World Marketing Congress, World Sustainability and World Federation of Marketing Professionals & Won Award for Marketing Excellence in Retail Sector for Park Avenue at the World Marketing Congress.

The discussion was lively and interactive. The speakers highlighted their radical views on women empowerment, certain challenges faced by women leaders and the ways of overcoming them. Indian society has contributed to women leadership and women do add value to the organizations. The key takeaway point is that women need to be treated as human beings and at par with men.

HR Panel Discussion by the HR club of Atharva Institute Of Management Studies was held on 5th February, 2016. The topic for discussion was “Innovative HR Practices”.

The panelists included:

Mr. M.S Venkatesh-Sr. Director HR, Hinduja Hospital
Dr.AneetaMadhok- Managing Director Open Spaces Consulting (P) Ltd
Mr.MilindRane- Sr. Manager HR, Transasia Bio-medical Ltd
Mr.NitinShekhar- - Sr. Manager HR, All Cargo Logistics Ltd- The Avvashya Group
Ms. Amrita Shetty- Group Head HR, Triton Communications

The panel discussion was very interesting and enriched the students with insightful discussion and question and answer rounds . Prof. N. S. Rajan, Dean introduced the theme and shared his Air –India experiences along with certain cases of innovative HR practices in academia- industry interface. Dr.Aneeta Madhok stressed the need to create an innovative HR model to deliver organisational excellence. Mr. M.S. Venkatesh focussed on the challenges faced in acquiring, engaging, influencing & retaining employees to provide best customer service in the hospitals, with examples of the best HR practices. Mr. Milind Rane shared his unique experiences in Industrial Relations and the upcoming trends in HR like use of robots for interviewing candidates!! But he emphasized that the human touch would always prevail in the final selection and decision making. Mr.Nitin Shekhar discussed about several best practices used, emphasizing the importance of employee engagement programmes and implementation of “innovation meetings” which boosts the creativity of employees in organisations. Ms. Amrita Shetty played a great role in moderating the entire event and engaged the audience with her candid remarks and observations. She electrified the panel discussion with several interesting questions.

The panel discussion was followed by questions answer round and “HR Voices” (magazine)launch by the guest speakers. This magazine contains several interesting articles written by the students of HR specialisation both from MMS/MBA & PGDM ( Batch-2015-17). The panel discussion concluded leaving the audience enriched with several more thoughts to ponder upon and research !!!

The First Business Games Presentation at AIMS for MMS/MBA students was conducted over a three day period from January 18th 2016 and saw hectic competition among the seven short listed teams.

In a series of indepth presentations the students of AIMS displayed a combination of creativity and strategy and the Winner was Team AFT. The team launched a new multipurpose footwear brand which simply caught the imagination of the jury and the audience. The first runner up was Team Solstar which came up with a features packed solar powered charger while the second runner up was Icarus which conceived of a new digital pen capable of cloud storage interface.

All the other participating teams also came up with several innovative products. The presentations were laced with humour, product insight, research and even included advertising commercial that were produced exclusively by the student members.

The judges for the event, Dr Bhattacharya, Col Raje, Dr Sujata Pandey and Prof Priyanka Oza asked indepth questions at the presentation and grilled the members of the team on various functional, operational and financial issues. Prof S.Gopalkrishnan mentored all the teams and was the coordinator of the First Business Games in AIMS.

The presentations were styled in a Business Game model with each Student taking on Functional responsibilities like CEO, Marketing Head, Design and Production Head etc. The teams were also formed with company names and conceived new products and services from scratch.

The Atharva Student Companies that will make the presentations are,

Icarus, CEO Sofia Gori & Team
Oculus, CEO Mihir Shah & Team
VS Power, CEO, Shashi Kumar & Team
Solstar, CEO, Amit & Team
AFT, CEO, Nikhil & Team
Dwatch, CEO, Akshay Pai & Team
IPO website, CEO, Rebekka & Team

Atharva Institute of Management Studies and Atharva School of Business conducted 11th PGDM Convocation Ceremony of the PGDM Batch 2013-2015 which is affiliated by AICTE. Also the students of Executive MBA and Diploma in Event Management also got graduated under the umbrella of Atharva School of Business.

The event witnessed a wonderful presence of the graduates with robes and hats all exited to get their convocation and live their moments again in the institute. The Guest of Honour of the event was Hon’ble Shri Dattaji Rane, Ex. Higher & Technical Education Minister (Govt. of Maharashtra) & President - Atharva Educational Trust. Shri Dattaji Rane Sir declared the convocation open. The Chief Guest of the event was Mr. Rajesh Gupta - Associate Vice President- HR (Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Ltd) who gave the convocation address to the students about the challenges they will be facing in life ahead and how to overcome them. Finally the students were given the certificates and mementos with wonderful memories to be carried along with them.

Prof. N. S. Rajan in his remarks stressed on the students the importance of performance in the business environment which they have entered. Dr. Subir Bhattacharyya also emphasized how Atharva has groomed them to be a success in the corporate field. Dr. Prakash Joshi gave his report for the financial year. The convocation ended with a dinner for the recipients and their family.

The Induction Programme of MMS/MBA Batch 2015-2017 was held on August 3rd, 2015 by Atharva Institute of Management Studies. There was a lot of excitement in the air as it was the first day for the students who were going to be a part of Atharva for coming two years and even after that. The event was compeered by Prof. Priyanka Oza and started with blessings of Lord Ganesha. The students were taken through the journey of Atharva which was really motivating and inspiring.

Also present at the event was Ms. Ruth Serrao who is Alumni of Atharva Institute of Management Studies, Batch 2012-2014. She is currently placed as a Senior Business Associate at Crimson Interactive. She was kind enough to spare some time from her schedule and address the students as how their journey is going to be and what they should be looking forward in these two years. She talked about her experience at Atharva and her achievements which included Best Student Award from the Bombay Management Association. She shared with us how Atharva helped her in grooming her for the corporate life.

Post that, the Senior students of batch 2014-2016 shared their experiences with the upcoming batch as to how they have changed from the time they entered the institute till now and how Atharva has given them the confidence to speak in front of such a large audience.

And eventually the students of Batch 2015-2017 introduced themselves followed by the faculty introduction. The event ended with a small talk by our Dean Prof. N. S. Rajan which was really inspiring and thought provoking.

On 11th August 2015, Atharva Institute of Management Studies conducted an induction program to welcome its new students. The event was compered by our very own Prof. Paul Rosario. The induction program had a very motivational kick start. Each student was made to sing and feel like a champion when the song ‘stand up (for the champions)’ was played with the lyrics on the projector screen. The atmosphere in the hall was filled with positivity and euphoria. For any event or seminar conducted, Atharva Institute shows its achievements through a video which showcases its world class infrastructure. The PGDM students of the current batch took up the initiative and created a new video which left everyone with a feeling of pride of what the institute has achieved so far and what more is yet to come.
The guests of the event were Mr. Neil Sequeira (Vice President - Human Resources and Administration at Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital) and some alumni students of the PGDM batch in Atharva Institute of Management Studies. Mr Neil Sequeira shed light on what are the challenges one has to face and with what frame of mind one should see these two years of professional education. He said that, enjoy life to the fullest but at the same time strive to achieve your goals. He ended the session in a unique way by sharing a couple of inspiring bollywood dialogues and told the students to live every moment as if it were your last. The alumni students shared their years journey of being in the institute along with their industry experience.
To give our freshmen an insight on what they can expect from the institute, a few students from the current batch shared their experiences and expressed with pride their achievements and how they have been nurtured and trained to face this challenging world in the near future.
One cannot overlook the united efforts put in by PGDM and MMS/MBA students of the current batch, who made this event a success. Thank you.

Challenges:
- Number of students attending : With just 3 student attending the last alumni meet held in May 2015, the biggest challenge for the current team was to have a good number. Invitation mail was sent first, followed by personal calls and reminder email. A Facebook page was also created as a part of digital advertisement. As a result we had 88 student attending the event.
- Time limit : Budget being approved with just one week in hand for the event to roll in, Cultural team which included a dance , song and skit did a flawless job which not only mesmerized the audience but also made them laugh their lungs out.

Executive Summary :

Every management student understands the value of being able to express one’s self clearly and concisely with that motto ATHARVA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, conducts The TARK- VITARK Debate Competition on an annual basis and this year it was held on the 3rd of September 2015.
The event envisaged by The Executive President Mr. Sunil Rane, helped the students to speak up and learn to support their ideas through engaging topics that gave them a platform to showcase potentials.
Students were able reflect on different ideas, opinions, beliefs and values when exploring topical and controversial issues and problems in the current scenario. The winning teams put up convincing arguments that took account of, and represented different viewpoints, which provoked others to think again, change and support them.
The winners were:
Rohan Salian, Vinay Singh, and Pranav Patil. (1st year MMS/MBA).
The First Runners up were :
Sumitrabali Sawant, Arshi Hussain (1st year MMS/MBA), Kanchi Vora (1ST year PGDM) and were awarded cash prizes and certificates for their outstanding performances.

The debate competition evoked a spark among students and persuaded them to participate in various competitive events which encourages students and moulds their outlook which preparers them for the corporate world.

Ninety-six students of PGDM – Sem. III, PGDM- Sem. I and MMS/MBA – Sem. III and eight faculty members, namely Dr. ShubhiLall Agarwal, Prof. VaibhavPatil, Prof. Preeti Kaushik, Prof. Tarveen Kaur, Prof. DevikaTalreja, Prof. Harsh Modi, Mr Prashant Satam, and Mr .DevendraKohli were a part of the research project conducted on 29th July And 30th July 2019 on “Digital Banking in Rural India” (Case Study: Dhasai and nearby Villages, Murbad dist., Maharashtra). This research was conducted by Nitty University, Mangalore in collaboration with School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, USAunder the leadership of Dr. M.S. Moodithaya, Dr. Ram Cnaanand Dr. Ganesh Bhatt.

The purpose of the research study was to find out the penetration of digitalization in banking sector in Dhasai village. Also to propose the implementation of the same methodology in the nearby villages, if it’s successful in Dhasai village of Maharashtra.

Atharva Institute of Management Studies hosted the 15th PGDM Convocation Ceremony on August 31, 2019 for the Batch 2017-2019. It was a wonderful farewell to the students of PGDM course which is affiliated by AICTE.
Gracing the occasion with their presence were Dr. Sujata Pandey, Director, Atharva Institute of Management Studies who declared the convocation open. It was followed by an enriching talk in form of the Convocation Address by the Chief Guest of the evening Mr. Swapnil Dubey,Head - Strategic Procurement at YES Bank. He spoke about how life outside the campus would be a mixed bag for the students. Mr. Dubey also highlighted her journey after MBA and how he has taken up a variety of roles from the beginning itself. He asked the students to be multi-faceted. Director Dr. Sujata Pandey, delivered the welcome address and presented the annual report of the institute.
The students were conferred the certificates and the toppers of the four specializations viz. Finance, Marketing, HR and Systems were rewarded along with the Student of the Year award.

There was an event initiated by the marketing team at AIMS, named as "Quiz Competition'. It was announced well in advance about the event which would take place on the 17th october 2019. The quiz competition comprised of two rounds which were played in the classroom. In total about six groups participated in the event.
About the event:
A set of 60 multiple questions were flashed on the screen. A time frame of 30 seconds was given for each question. The students had to choose the right answer and mark it on the answer sheet on a separate sheet of paper which was handed over to them at the initial start of the session.
The winning groups would then go further to the second round which consisted of 35 questions only. The same procedure would be followed to shortlist the winning participants.
Round 1: Participating groups of 3 candidates each in one group were working together as a team. The winning participants progressed to round 2.
Round 2: Winning participants were given certificates from the management.
The event was a success!!

Events

Song Conversion

Constitution Day

Fast Fierce Unstoppable 3x3 Basketball tournament

Whimsical Brandwagon

Capital Market Awareness – World Investor Week 2024

Financial Literacy Workshop

ANMI’s Investisiya 2024

From Contacts to connections: Networking for Career Growth

Financial Awareness and Investment

Prarambh - Embarking on the Corporate Journey

Beach Cleaning

Overview of commodities & derivatives market

Induction Program MMS 2024-26

Fiscal Finesse Competition

Know your Specialization

Emerging Trends in Commerce and Industry

Kargil Vijay Diwas

Demystifying Budget 2024

Live Union Budget 2024

Visit to Industrial Exhibition - Chem Logistics India

Rhythm- Ember’24 Management Events

Twistify, 2024 by Markomania AIMS

Atrangi – The Cultural Fest

Visit to Multi Commodity Exchange

IWD 2024

Outbound Activity

Bazaar Shastra

Demystifying Budget 2024

Discover your IKIGAI & Psychometric Test

Sports Day on account of National Youth Day

Om Satyam Foundation – Old Age Home - 2024

Creating an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Virtual Live Stock Trading (Finnix Club)

Leadership Talk- A Roadmap for Career Development

Inauguration of Operations Club OPEX

One Day Entrepreneur (ODE)

Ethno Fest 2023

Quiztastic (Quiz Competition)

Markomania S2-E1 report

Induction Programme of MMS/MBA Part Time Batch 2023-2026

Teacher’s Day Celebration

The ChalkBoard Council By Goonj

A Session on Anti Ragging

A Session on Anti Ragging

CSR Activity

The Round Table Conference 2023

AD-MAD Show

Sports Day on Account of National Youth Day

RHTHYM 2023-24

ICONIC- Event by MARKOMANIA (Marketing club)

Financial Modelling Certification

CSRinitiative

Inauguration & Induction MMS/MBA 2022-2024

International Research Conference on Business Transformation and Technological Innovations (IRCBTTI-2022)

Launch of HR Club - PINNACLE ~ Beyond the horizon

Launch of Marketing Club - MARKOMANIA ~ Passion Beyond Imagination

Launch of Finance Club – FINNIX ~ Ignite Inspire Innovate

Launch of Sports Club - SPORTIFY- Let the Game Begin Celebration of Sport's day - JOSH

International Business Plan Competition (IBPC) ‘Chakravyuh 1.0’ (Labyrinth) 2022

Launch of Cultural Club - GOONJ The voice of Youth

LAUNCH OF "SPARSH" SOCIAL WELFARE CLUB - TOUCHING LIVES

Prabandhan organised on 22nd November 2019

Atharva Students meet The Vice President of India

Hon'ble Shri Nitin Gadkariji, Union Minister Of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping visits ATHARVA Campus.

Quiz Event

Quiz Event

15th PGDM Convocation Ceremony of Batch 2017-2019

A Guest Session on POSH

A Guest Session on POSH

HR Talk Series for New Age HR Practices : Series 1

Atharva student collaborate research project on Digital Banking in Rural India in association with school of social policy and practice, university of pennsywania USA and NIITE.

PGDM One week Induction Program for the batch 2019-2021

Day 1 : 08 July 2019

Lecture by Prof. Amit Abhyankar

Part Time Induction Program Batch 2018-2021

MMS/MBA INDUCTION (2018-2020)

14th PGDM Convocation Ceremony of Batch 2016-2018.

Finance – Summer Internship Presentations 2018 Round 2.

Finance – Summer Internship Presentations 2018 Round 1