Anubhuti Session with Mr. Rakesh Kumar

True genius of a person is not in the reflection of his knowledge but in how can one enable others to relate to that knowledge.  This fact was further proved by Mr. Rakesh Kumar who visited the college on August 14, 2012 for the Anubhuti session organized by the Corporate Interaction Division. Holding the position of Chairman, Global Qualitative Board & Head of Africa - Middle East - Asia Pacific, Firefly Millward Brown, it was his humility and simplicity that immediately struck a chord with the students.

He very expertly talked about two of the major forces to affect the business world today, that are ‘the rules for brand engagement in the social media space’ and ‘the mirror has two faces – dissecting human personalities in the social media space.’ While the former stressed on how today the world of marketing needed to focus on social media and utilize it for promoting products, the latter talked about the difference in the online and offline personality of individuals. Right from the start it was an interactive and engaging session filled with simple truths and facts that in equal amounts impressed and enlightened the students.

First and foremost the topic was such that the students immediately warmed to it. However, it was Mr. Kumar’s proficient handling of the simple and at times basic queries of the students that truly made the session informative. In addition to this he kindly shared a lot of information based on researched carried by his company, as well as talked about the future that the field of marketing will have to move into. He cited relevant examples, like higher propensity among single children (especially in China etc.) to develop a close relationship to their virtual life. He also mentioned the Egyptian Revolution to stress upon the power of social media. Thus his examples, the straightforward approach and the stimulating presentation kept the session invigorating and inspiring. It was a truly knowledgeable experience for one and all.

SUPER 8 CRICKET TOURNAMENT

 

The SUPER 8 Cricket Tournament organized by the FORE Sports & Cultural Division came to an enthralling finish with the Strikers beating the Packers in a nail-biting last over finish. The Tournament held  from July 23^rd 2012 to August 4^th 2012 in Sanjay Van saw participation of 12 teams that comprised of students from 2011 and 2012 batches. The Tournament had 8 overs a side game and the officials were the members of Team FSD. The 12  teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The Tournament kicked off with a Round Robin stage and was followed by the subsequent knockout stages.

The teams that competed for the SUPER8 cup were The Strikers, Slam Dunkers, Fighting underdogs, Hangover boys, B-FORE, Draconion, FORE players, Revengers, Team Relapse, The Packers, Huyton Hammers and IMG-6.

The inaugural match took place on July 23^rd between FORE players and Team Relapse. The league stage was over by 28^th July and the top 2 Teams from each group competed in the knockout Quarter Finals Stage. The Packers and Hangover Boys made it to the first Semi-Final while the second Semi-Final saw the Strikers battle it out with IMG-6.  The Final Match was played between the teams led by Utsav Basu ‘The Strikers’ and ‘The Packers’ led by Sandeep Singh. The Strikers set a target of  73 but the Packers fell short by 4 runs.

The tournament brought the students of both the batches together and helped in finding new talents for the college cricket team for upcoming inter college tournaments.It was the first tournament organized by FSD  in the 2012-13 academic year and was a grand success. The credit for which goes to Team FSD led by Nitin Gandhi. The Tournament was successful in keeping up the motto “Energising the FOREians “.

XIX ANNUAL CONVOCATION CEREMONY

FORE School of Management held its 19^th annual convocation ceremony on 8^th May, 2012. The event was graced by Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Ltd.

Mr R C Sharma, President, FSM inaugurated the event by lighting the lamp and declared the ceremony open. Mr. R. P. Billimoria, President Emeritus, FSM, delivered the welcome address and announced that plans were in motion for expansion of the infrastructure by construction of a new block in the existing campus as well as a new campus at Sonepat.

Dr. Jitendra K Das, Director, FSM addressed the students and congratulated them on the successful completion of their diplomas. He welcomed and introduced the Chief Guest for the prestigious event.

He, thereby, presented the Activity Report for the year 2011-2012. The past year was eventful for the b-school as it saw stupendous performances by the students as well as the faculty. He emphasized on how FORE is now focussing on international exchange and cooperation engagement with prestigious business schools like ESC Rennes, School of Business (France), Faculty of Business, UNB(Canada), Savannah University (USA) and Asian Institute of Technology.

He went on to give the final and summer placement records for the year 2011-12. A total of 111 new recruiters visited the campus for final placements including Michael Page International, TATA Motors Ltd, HSBC, Castro, Genpact, C.B Richards, Axis Bank etc. 99% students had received their final placements offer by April 30^th, 2012 and 100% students had secured their summer internships by 31^st March, 2012. He also announced that the highest CTC for final placements soared to 32 lakhs per annum and the summer internship stipend to an average of 15,000 per month.

A total of 268 students graduated this year, in the three variants of the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) course offered by FSM. Of these, 170 were from the flagship full-time PGDM course, 56 students from PGDM International Managers Group(IMG) and 42 students from the PGDM Working Managers Group(WMG) course. 

Thereafter, Dr. Asif Zamir, Chairman PGP, presented the students with their diplomas and the Scholastic Awards were presented to the students by Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy.

Yukti Mittal topped the two year full time PGDM(FMG-19). Mittal was closely followed by Ashima Mathur in second place and Anushree Vij at the third place. The two year full time PGDM- International Managers Programme was topped by Hitaishi Gupta. Priyanka Agarwal and Niharika Agarwak followed in second and third position respectively.

N. R. Narayana Murthy left the students with invaluable insights and advised them to benchmark themselves with the best in the world.

On an ending note, even as the students, dressed in shining black and golden robes, tossed their graduation hats into the air, there was an overwhelming and palpable feeling of nostalgia building inside the outgoing students. The students were charged with confidence for excelling for themselves and the country in their chosen field.

CONVOCATION ADDRESS BY THE CHIEF GUEST

N. R. Narayam Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Ltd., is the man behind one of the world’s most successful IT companies.

He urged the students to align personal objectives with the growth impulses of the country and to take up the responsibility of contributing to the society.

He quoted American Social writer, Eric Hoffer, "In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future," and emphasised that, "every citizen has an important role in the undertaking of the nation's development; however, the educated ones have a greater opportunity and consequently a greater responsibility towards this contribution".

He said, “We still have more than 350 million Indians living with a mere Rs.36.00 per day; 250 million Indians do not have access to save drinking water. Over 750 million Indians do not have access to decent sanitation. India ranks 6^th or 7^th in the global hunger index. It is therefore appropriate to think of few important things. Have India made significant progress since independence. Can we be happy about the progress?” 

STUDENTS SPEAK

Hitaishi Gupta, topper of IMG-4, says, “It has been a most memorable and life altering experience at Fore. I have made some very good friends here and would miss my MBA days a lot”

Ashima Mathur, one of the toppers of PGDM-19, says, “I feel on cloud nine right now. It has been an amazing journey. The faculty here was immensely helpful and guided us when we were in doubt. I shall cherish my time here always.”

ANUBHUTI SESSION with Mr. Kamal Singh(24/07/2012)

It is not often that we come across people who not only impress us but also inspire us. It is then no wonder that, it was with awe that students at FORE School of Management welcomed Mr. Kamal Singh, the Director at the Centre for Management Development & New Initiative MAST-AIMA.

 Visiting FORE as a part of the “anubhuti” session conducted by the Corporate Interaction Division of the institute on July 24, 2012 ; Mr. Singh is the recipient of several accolades and awards,  and was recently awarded the ‘Indian Achiever’s Award’ by Indian Achievers Forum.  Responsible for having launched various events, including the recently launched initiative Management Aptitude Test Skill Test (MAST), it was no wonder that the session that he conducted was not only educational but also highly interactive.

Giving it a simple and straightforward start, Mr. Singh involved the audience right from the begining. Constantly encouraging and supporting the enthusiastic students, who were all vying to answer, he managed to give attention to one and all. Starting with a simple question wherein he asked the students to cite the emerging changes in global business world, he effectively incorporated the answers of the students to highlight the changes happening in the business world.

 Citing relevant reasons such as demographic dividends, innovation and liberalization, increases in expectancy level etc., he chose relevant examples to help the students relate better. Perhaps the greatest learning that he imparted was how every individual could be an effective future manager not only at the national level but also at the global level. Stressing upon the importance of qualities like creativity, passion, efficiency, flexibility etc., he chose specific examples like that of Indra Nooyi, IPL, and Bharti-Airtel etc, which motivated the audience. In addition to this, a very pertinent question at this time, the importance of ethics was also stressed upon by him. His delight when nearly ninety percent of the audience regarded ethics as an important tool was obvious.  It was thus, not advice but experience that students took away from the session.

 The true highlight of the event was however the expert manner in which Mr. Singh handled students’ queries and doubts. He ended the evening on a high note, leaving students to ponder over how they could be visionaries in the coming future. It is perhaps then an understatement to say that every student felt privileged to have attended the session.

TIGER 8 FINALS

Action Strip : Vijay BHerwani and Hemant Jain in action

Seesaw is the best word to describe today’s epic final between Foreplay-ers (Sec A) and Benchwarmers (Sec C) of the Tiger 8 cricket tournament organised by FSD in Sanjay Van. The tournament saw 8 teams participate, two from each section. Benchwarmers had defeated Foreplay-ers in the group stages of the tournament and the finals was the perfect stage for a revenge match. Supporters of both the teams were large in number and wildly enthusiastic, cheering their team through the ups and downs.  

Foreplay-ers led by Amrit Sagar won the toss and elected to bat and in walked Kapil Goel and Hemant  Jain. They provided a solid beginning with Kapil hitting a towering six. Kapil was then caught brilliantly near the boundary by Vijay Bherwani. The next few overs Foreplayers consolidated their innings and left the fireworks for the last two overs.  Deepak Rana and Hemant Jain who went on to score a half century hit some brilliant shots for 4’s and 6’s. In the end Foreplay-ers reached a formidable total of 95. After the break it was the time for Benchwarmers to do the batting, headlined by Vijay Bherwani who was yet to be dismissed in the tournament. Their start was solid, by timely wickets were taken by Foreplayers. Vijay who continued his strong run was finally dismissed by Anurag Dhir. Foreplay-ers seemed to be cruising to the finals. The last 2 overs required 36 runs and Amrit balled brilliantly the penultimate over to leak only 8 runs. 

The last over which was to be of 8 balls required 28 runs .Foreplay-ers were smelling victory now but Sandeep  Singh the captain of Benchwarmers had other plans as he hit few towering sixes. The momentum was shifting but Foreplay-ers hit back with back to back wickets. Extras and tardy fielding cost Foreplay-ers dear in the next couple of balls. It all came down to the last ball, which required 4 runs and Surya Dahiya rose to the occasion by hitting a 6 and winning the tournament for Benchwarmers. The crowd rushed to greet the players. 

Foreplay-ers were gracious in defeat and hugs and handshakes were flowing freely. The crowd cheered wildly as the wiining trophy was awarded to Benchwarmers.

MOTM – Sandeep Singh

MOTS- Vijay Bherwani

The entire tournament was conducted brilliantly by FSD led by Nitin Gandhi and it is now wonder why FSD events see such mass participation and enthusiastic support from Foreians.

                                                                                       

A Goodbye! Farewell To The Batch 2010-2012

Man's feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell. ~ Jean Paul Richter

FORE School of Management bid adieu to the batch 2010-2012 in an event that spoke of energy and enthusiasm, fun and frolic and love and nostalgia. Coinciding with the Valentine’s Day the much needed flavour and vigour was added to the evening.

The event kicked off with the blessings and best wishes of our respected, esteemed, honourable, eminent, obsequious, gracious and ceremonious faculty members and board members for the future of the passing out batch.

Thereafter the evening was continued by seniors and sophomore students in full swing with full of funny and fun moments. Tags and awards were given by the juniors to the seniors. There were dance performances, Rock band performance, Karaoke and Mr.Foreian felicitated to Gautam Khandelwal while Miss.Foreian to Chitwan Garg from the senior batch . To add to the fervour was the sparkling DJ Night followed by a sumptuous feast.

The carnival was beautifully organised and managed by the team nexus and the junior batch’s presence, expressing their love and gratitude to the seniors for their guidance and togetherness all the while and a promise of the same for future.

The event was truly a memorable one with feelings of nostalgia and love filled in the air. 

FORE PREMIER LEAGUE 2012

FORE Alumni Network(FAN) of FORE School of Management organized a cricket match on 19^th February 2012 as a part of the effort to reach out to the former students of the institute.  The match was held at the grounds of Gyan Bharti School,Saket. The alumni comprised of who’s who of the corporate world.

The atmosphere at the grounds was very festive and cheery with alumni sharing their experiences about the college and the corporate world with the current students who were present to cheer the players on. Amongst all this sharing of information the match began.

 The match was of 20 overs and teams were named ‘The Veterans’(above 32 years of age) and ‘ The Young Guns’(below 32). Each team also had a few current students to give them a chance to interact with the current crop of talent that FORE posseses. It was ‘The Veterans’ who were put in to bat first and scored a respectable total of 129 all out in 19.4 overs. During the innings break snacks were served and the players engaged in some friendly and good natured banter. When play resumed it was ‘The Young Guns’ time to chase down the total. At one point they were reduced to 86/6 in 14 overs. In the end, it was The Young Guns who won only with a few balls to spare. Akhil Dewan of wave 16 was adjudged ‘The Man of the Match’ and was presented with a small token. The entire match saw enthusiastic support of foreians who turned up in good number to interact with their alumni.

At the end, each alumnus was presented with a miniature bat and a cap as a token of appreciation. This entire event was much applauded and appreciated by the alumni and they said they look forward to more such events. We also have to thank the efforts of FORE Alumni Network (FAN) for their efforts in making this match a success.