VOL. 1 | JUNE-JULY 2018
B-SCHOOL MESSENGER
Updates from Dr. D.Y Patil B School | All the recent developments from our engagements
Key highlights of academic programmes
conducted in the last two months
Induction of PGDM Batch 2018-20 held on
16th June 2018
Business Advisory Committee meeting held
on 23rd June 2018
Dr. D.Y Patil B-School’s Entrepreneurship
Cell inaugurated on 7th July 2018 by Atal
Innovation Mission Director, Mr. R Ramanan
Various Workshops and Guest Lectures
conducted
From the Director’s Desk
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character -
that is the goal of true education”- Martin Luther King, Jr
It gives me immense pleasure to release the 1st Newsletter of Dr.D.YPatil B School.
The first two months of the new academic session 2018-20 were full of activities
and strategic planning.
We inaugurated the PGDM batch 2018-20 with great fun and flair
on 16th June2018. Senior management stalwarts, likes of which
included the Managing Director of Weikfield Foods and Vice
President of Markets and Markets graced the occasion and
addressed the students.
To keep up with the ever-changing industry trends, wecreated the Business Advisory
Committee comprising of Senior Corporate leaders to help us in making and delivering the
real aspects of management to our students and bridging the gap between the Corporate
and the Academia. The meeting was held on 23rd June and we could brainstorm a lot of good
ideas.
We also inaugurated the E-Cell of Dr.D.YPatil B School. The E-Cell was inaugurated by none
other thanMr. R Ramanan, Director of Atal Innovation Mission, NitiAyog, Govt of India.
We have started working on Social Entrepreneurship projects in collaboration with
Aquakraft Inc.
I am sure with the support of all well wishers and God’s grace,ourinstitute will excel and
will deliver the expected.
With Season’s Greetings!
Dr. Sandip Sane
Events Highlights
The Induction 2018-20 batch
The Induction Program for batch 2018-20 was held on 16th June 2018 with senior leaders
from the Industry. We had Mr. VibhuDiwan, Director - HR ;Neilsen India, Ms. Deepti
Deshpande, HR Head; Barclays, Mr. Atul Marne, Director Project;, Kisan Forum Pvt.
Ltd., Mr. Subhasis Chatterjee Managing Director & Country Head, Allweiler India, Circor
Industrial Group, Mr. Ashwini Malhotra, Managing Director of Weikfield Foods Pvt. Ltd,
Mr. Christopher Jason; Associate Director,Markets& Markets.
The delegates open heartedly interacted with students and guided them on how they can
leverage maximum benefit by being a student of Dr. D.Y Patil B-School in these coming
two years. They also gave them an idea on how they can network and create their
owndatabase which can help them in their future corporate journey.
Business Advisory Council, 2018
Business Advisory Council members from Left. Mr. Anjan Gupta,VP , Morgan Stanley, Dr.Sandip Sane, Mr. Subramanya Kusnur,
MD & Chairman of Aquacraft Projects Ltd, Dr. Keskar, Mr. Sudhir Soundalgekar, Director-Project, Raymond, Mr. Shupriyo
Bannerjee, CEOMBS Global and Dr.Amol Gawande
The Business Advisory Council’s meeting was held on 23rd June 2018 at Dr.D.Y.Patil B-
School with senior leaders from the industry, on how to add value to ourbusiness
program and make it corporate ready. A lot of valuable ideas were generated. We had
Mr. SubramanyaKusnur- MD of Aquakraft Projects;Mr. Prashant Shrivastav-
Presiden,Group HR - Reliance ADAG; Mr.Anjan Gupta- VP, Morgan Stanley; Mr.
SudhirSoundalgekar – Director- Project,Raymond Apparels;Mr. Sachin Narke-CLO&
Head- HR, Forbes Marshall; Mrs. Neena Kamal – Founder,One Berry
Box;Mr.AnilJalihal – CFO, Indo Shotle; Mr.John – BadalSaboo Group; Mr.Rajesh
Kumar Singh-Global Head,HR- KPIT; Dr.RavindraUtgikar- VP,Praj Industries and Mr.
Shupriyo – CEO,MBS Global.
There was a brain storming session and the key point which all agreed upon were to have
an Innovation Cell to generate new ideas and to implement existing concepts.It was
suggested that risk and mitigation,foreign language,cross cultural sensitization , data
interpretation and handling of data to be included in the syllabus , International Tieups
and various other important items.
Entrepreneurship Cell and Social Project in collaboration with Aquakraft
Mr. R.Ramanan,Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission, NitiAayog, Govt of India,
inaugurated Dr.D.Y. Patil B-School’s Entrepreneurship Cell and Incubatorin collaboration
with Aquakraft, SWACHH LAB and SWACCH ACCELERATOR FOR SOCIAL
IMPACT, a social Incubator on 7th July 2018. Mr. Ramanan spoke about Government
initiatives and how our student’s can become entrepreneur’s taking all help from the E-
Cell.
Mahabaleshwar Outbound
We, at Dr.D.Y.Patil B-School,believe that learning is not just confined to classrooms.
Keeping this thought in mind, we organized an Industrial Visit to Mapro Cold Storage at
Wai,Maharashtra, which is capable of pre-cooling 20 MT fresh fruits and produce
chocolate. In the initial phase of the visit, students were shown few movie clips which
showcased the history of Mapro as well as well as the current state of the art at the factory.
Students then proceeded to visit the storage and the processing unit of Mapro and were
guided by experts. The educational visit was followed with visit to Lingmala falls and
Elephant Head Point,Pachgani.
CORPORATE LECTURE SERIES
➢ Guest Lecture on Marketing
A guest lecture on Marketingwas conducted on 7th July’18 by Mr. Bharatbhushan Kolhe,
Regional Head,Panasonic Mobile. The topics covered were 4 P’s of Marketing, job
opportunities in marketing field andskills required to develop as a marketing professional.
The session was interactive, innovative and practical based.
➢ Guest Lecture on Goal Setting & Happiness
An interesting session on Goal Setting & Happiness was conducted by Mr. ShaileshMalu
on 14thJuly’18. The topics covered were attention, need, job satisfaction and visualization.
The session was motivating and inspiring.
➢ Guest Lecture on How to Become Rich and Happy
On 21st July, an interesting session on How to BecomeRich and Happywas
conducted by Mr. Ashish Bhave, Ashish Bhave’s Academy of Wealth Pvt. Ltd. He
delivered an interesting talk on how to become successful, goal setting, positivity
andpower of subconscious Mind.
➢ Guest Lecture on Opportunities Unlimited
A power-packed session on Opportunities Unlimitedwas conducted on 28th July
2018 by Mr. RangacharyuluKomanduri,General Manager,Sales and Business
Operation at Audi. The topics covered were importance of having role models,
goal setting, power of execution, situationalleadership.
VALUE-ADDITION SESSIONS
➢ DMIT Test
Dermatoglyphics Multiple Intelligence Test (DMIT) is a scientific study associated with
finger print patterns and lobes which helps in understanding a unique inborn potential and
personality. It helps in analysing individual’s potential and personality type. It is based on
neuroscience, genetics,dermatoglyphics, psychology and embryology. DMIT was
conducted in the first month of induction program , June’18 by Dr.Ankush Agarwal from
Mind Scan Education Technology Pvt. Ltd. which helped students realise their strength
and weaknesses. They were counselled by the experts to work on them and effectively use
their personality to luxuriate their career and personal development.
➢ Specialization Workshop
To choose a specialisation in any Management Program is a big decision which ultimately
decides the career of the student. Keeping this in mind, a unique workshop was designed
and conducted by one of our renownedvisiting faculty, Prof.Deepak Solanki on
26thJune’18. This workshop included various set of questionnaires and presentation of the
current scenario of the industry, explaining in detail the job profiles offered in the
individual sector. This helped the students to take a decision in the choice of
specialization.
➢ Resume Development Workshop
Norman Schwarzkopf has rightly said – “The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed
in war”. We,at Dr.D.Y.Patil B-School,also believe this and we want our students to be
well updated and well prepared for the interviews even before the placement season starts.
For this endeavour, The Resume development workshop was conducted on 27thJune’18 by
our Deputy Director Academics, Prof.VishalWadajkar. He guided students regarding the
do’s and dont’s while making a resume.
➢ Handwriting Analysis Workshop
Handwriting analysis is an effective and reliable indicator of personality and
behaviour. So is a useful tool for many organizational processes.For example:
recruitment, interviewing, selection, team-building, counselling and career-
planning. Keeping this in mind, an interesting workshop was conductedon
7thAugust’2018 byMs.PoojaPatil and Ms.KavitaDeshmukh from Renovation
Management Consultants.
➢ Workshop On Effective Communication
Communication is a vital life skill. Developing your communication skills can
benefit you in all aspects of your life, from your professional life to social
gatherings. The importance of the same was shared with the students through an
interactive workshop conducted by Mike Jockey,Bandya from 93.5 Big FM on
27thJune’2018.
➢ Zumba Workshop
A person who is fit is capable of living life to its fullest. Physical and
mental fitness play very important roles in your life. Keeping up with the Fitness
First mantra, a Zumba workout session was conducted by ZIN Gargi which got the
students grooving on the latest beats.
➢ Show Your Talent
The 10-days Induction Program culminated with a fun-filled Show Your Talent Program,
where the students showcased their talent in singing, dancing, mimicry, fashion show etc.
Upcoming Sessions for Aug- Sept 2018
➢ The Vice President from Credit Suisse
➢ The guest speaker from UK University - 6th and 7th September 2018
➢ Freshers’ Party - August 2018
➢ Marketing Conclave –8th September 2018 ( live streaming of the
conclave on Facebook Live )
➢ Finance Conclave - 29th September 2018,(live streaming of the
conclave on Facebook Live )
STUDENTS’ TESTIMONIALS
Adnan Arif – “ The Induction Program was completely unique for
all of us. One could know why he or she is here. Students got proper
guidance about choosing their specialization. Also, students got rid of
their fear of interaction with others which was very important before
our semester began.”
Archana Verma – “I entered Dr.D.Y.Patil B-School as a shy
personality but now I am a soul with confidence and charm. I
learned so much in these few weeks that had made my way
towards goals more clear and enjoyable and I am sure that not
only I but everyone is going to fulfil their dreams from this
platform. In the end I want to put my experience in a nutshell
by saying- “safar khoobsurat hai manzil se bhi.”
ACHIEVEMENTS – CONGRATULATIONS !
• Prof. Sheetal Darekar was conferred with M.Phil.
• Prof. Vishal Wadajkar and Prof . Sheetal Darekar enrolled for Ph.D in Dr.D.Y Patil University.
BIRTHDAYS – HAPPY BIRTHDAY !
JULY 18th Prof. Sarika Pansare 25thDr. Sandip Sane Team Dr. D.Y. Patil B-School wishes you , “ All The Best ! “