Excelling
beyond the classrooms – student activities
M P Birla Institute of Management offers four
specializations – Marketing, Finance, Systems
and Human Resource. A good manager needs to have,
in addition to specialized knowledge in his chosen
field, knowledge about current events having an
impact on business conditions. The idea of having
separate club for each activity has seen the clubs’
number grow to four so far. Completely managed
by the students under the guidance of the faculty,
these clubs meet every week and engage in activities,
which widen the horizons of academic knowledge.
Student discussions apart, these events also see
participation by men of repute from industry who
share their knowledge and perceptions of current
trends. The interactions help students develop
an appreciation for the practical application
of their knowledge and also to develop a managerial
perspective on operation and decision making.
Finance
Club
Open to
all students interested in banking, finance and
investment subjects, the club sponsors the BSE,
NSE and BGSE Investment games and provides awards
for the best performer. A popular forum, this
club sees participation from almost all students.
The club, through its activities, envisages:
To encourage knowledge sharing
To interact with members from corporate world
To promote corporate perceptions of the Institute
and the students
To build confidence levels in students
To create activities outside the prescribed syllabus
To build acumen and analytical skills
Marketing Club
Intensely
active, this club brings to fore the nuances of
the market place into the campus through such
activities that simulate real time challenges
through case studies, current affairs and interaction
with professionals in the field. The club’s
aims are:
To create awareness on the dynamics of the market
place
To put in place the challenges and opportunities
in marketing as a career
To hone the entrepreneurial skills in students
Human Resources Club
A
club that sees regular activities and full forum
participation from all MPBIM students, the activities
revolve around the crucial HR factor in organizations
and market place. Giving multi-dimensional perceptions
to this subject being the objective, the club
goes about it by:
Equipping students with skill sets such as team-working,
leadership, inter- personal relationship, time
management, etc.
Exposure to cultural ethos and traditional HR practices
Information Technology
Club
In
a fast tract IT scenario, updating of knowledge
through intense interaction with men-in-field
is crucial. The IT Club at MPBIM does exactly
this which demystifies, demolishes, familiarizes,
reconstructs concepts and perceptions of this
volatile industry. To enable managers-would be
understand the applicability of the IT concepts
in managerial activities, this club goes about
its objective through:
Bringing about awareness of scope of IT in management
Application of process re-engineering
Using of tools in decision making Familiarize the
role of analysis and consultants from IT field
Trends
in software and IT enabled services industry –
worldwide. |
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