Corporate connect beyond the class rooms at IMT Hyderabad
by DebriN Synergy Business Simulation ServicesIMT Hyderabad has been
able to establish a strong corporate connect and industry bonding in a short
period of time compared to it’s elder cousins – IMT Ghaziabad & IMT Nagpur as well as similar B Schools. The institute engages with members of the corporate world through several
initiatives like - Practitioners and business leaders play an integral part in
course development and delivery at IMT Hyderabad; 15% sessions in the regular courses
are taken by business leaders from different sectors of business over weekends
to familiarize the students with the real time business scenario; Internship
program where each student has to successfully complete internship under the
mentorship of a business manageras well as a faculty member for over a period
of 14 weeks.
But probably the highest level of passionate, fun filled engagement can
be seen through it’s initiative the ‘Ace Connect’. Ace Connect is an
initiative of IMT Hyderabad which is beyond the class room, rather, in the
fields. It brings together corporate executives to compete in various sports
like Cricket, Football, Volleyball,
Basketball and Table Tennis. More
than 200 participants from the corporates likes - Oracle, Tata Advance Systems
(TAS), Infosys, Covidien, TCS, DSP, CBRE, Deloitte, Microsoft, Tech Mahindra
and GN Resound took part in the 2 days event in the sprawling campus this year.
Excitement
was palpable in the air and across the campus. A very delighted Amartya Biswas,
from Infosys, said, “It is a very nice effort. The facilities provided to us
were good. There was an emotional touch associated with the event. We felt like
we were back in college again”.
“This is the
third consecutive year for which TAS is visiting IMT Hyderabad and it was a
great experience as always. I had two really good days at the campus and can’t
wait for next year’s edition of Ace Connect” added, Mohd. Asif, from Tata
Advance Systems.
The cricket final was played between Deloitte and IMT Hyderabad. The
hosts, IMT Hyderabad won by a close margin of 5 runs, while the Volleyball matcheswitnessed
Oracle teams (2 teams were from Oracle) giving tough fight to Infosys and GN
Resound.
The final of Table Tennis wasagain between Oracle and Microsoft with the
later winning the match. Enthusiasm around the football matches were
unbeatable where the final battle was between TAS and Tech Mahindra. TAS won
the match by 1-0. At the end of the 2 day event, a presentation ceremony was
held at the amphitheater of IMT
Hyderabad. Cultural performances were followed by prize distribution
ceremony.
“Integrating the curriculum and
pedagogy with the growing demands of the industry and making it relevant to the
work place is an ongoing process at IMT Hyderabad. But it is also important
that we create opportunities for our students to interact with professionals
both at a formal and informal level in order to adopt corporate culture; follow the trends and practices
closely. In addition to that encouraging people to adopt a healthy lifestyle and
promoting professional well-being has also been our constant endeavor” said, Dr.
Satish Ailawadi, Director, Institute of Management Technology Hyderabad.
“Ace Connect is all about
the five S’s of sports - Stamina, Speed, Strength, Skill and Spirit which were displayed
by the teams on field”, added Prof. Nitin Gupta, faculty at IMT Hyderabad.Incidentally,
faculties and students participated in the Hyderabad Marathon and also
organized a Trail Marathon earlier to encourage healthy lifestyle, fitness and
well-being among students, faculties and professionals.
The
Institute has a state of the art 30 acre campus situated near the Rajiv Gandhi
International Airport in Hyderabad.The Industry centric approach has paid them
well. More than 50% students of the current (2015-17) batch have already been
placed with a highest offer of INR 22.5 lacs so far coming from a leading edge
technology company. Applications are now open for 2016-18 batch.
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