DMS’s new blog

DMS is starting a couple of new blogs, shifting to blogger as all dms-ites have gmail id’s and find it easier to log in to blogs through the common id than making a new id for blog, separately. the new sites are:

the DMS general page for announcements, articles etc will be:
http://dmsiitdelhi.blogspot.com/

the blogsite of DMS quiz club, which has many members who have raised the glory of DMS to the skies, is:
http://dmsquizzing.blogspot.com/

so i request all of you to keep on checking the above sites for the latest information on DMS…

Thank You

DMS Rocks ET Citi GrandMasters

Anuj and Ashish kept up their winning trend as they emerged the runners up in the NATIONAL FINALS at ET Citi Grand Masters Challenge. After a thrilling win at the Delhi Zonal Round held at IIT Delhi Seminar Hall, they repeated their magic at Hyatt Regency at Mumbai on 22nd January to emerge as a top team at the national level. They finished second to the team from SPJIMR. Other finalists were IIMA, IIMB and IISWB.

Earlier, in the zonal round, they had thwarted teams from, among others, IIMI, IIML and FMS. The team won, among other goodies, a trip to Malaysia and a PPI at the CitiGroup!

Keep up the good work, guys, and enjoy the holiday!!!

Hindu Business Line Club conducts guest lecture

DMS-ites got a fresh insight into the issues of employee motivation and productivity on 22nd January 2009 when Mr. Sandeep Silas was invited by The Hindu Business Line Club to conduct a guest lecture at DMS.

The Hindu Business Line, in association with Indian Overseas Bank, conducted their event in connection with Hindu Business Line Club, “Campus to Corporate”. Mr. Sandeep Silas, Private Secretary, Minister of Labour and Employment, delivered the BL Club Guest Lecture on “Managerial Leadership: Productivity and Motivation” at DMS.

The lecture touched upon the various aspects of how productivity is affected by motivation. Stress was laid on organizational excellence by aligning personal goals with that of the organization. The talk was peppered with anecdotes from the vast experience that Mr. Silas has gained through his years in government service.

The case study at the end provided a glimpse at the thinking prowess of DMS-ites as the esteemed guest was genuinely impressed by the suggestions and ideas that came out of the discussion. It was based on the employee motivation and productivity in Indian Railways.

Mr. Silas has an impressive experience in public sector and government enterprises. A Master in Public Administration from The Maxwell School of Syracuse University, New York, he has worked in various capacities in the Ministry of Railways, Statistics and Program Implementation, Youth Affairs and Sports, Overseas Indian Affair and Tourism and Culture before his current assignment with Ministry of Labour and Employment. The session was attended by senior employees from The Hindu Group as well.

The following is the link of the event from Hindu Business Line Club website:

Hindu Business Line

DMS Rocks ET Citi…

Anuj and Ashish kept up their winning trend as they emerged the runners up in the NATIONAL FINALS at ET Citi Grand Masters Challenge. After a thrilling win at the Delhi Zonal Round held at IIT Delhi Seminar Hall, they repeated their magic at Hyatt Regency at Mumbai on 22nd January to emerge as a top team at the national level. They finished second to the team from SPJIMR. Other finalists were IIMA, IIMB and IISWB. Earlier, in the zonal round, they had thwarted teams from, among others, IIMI, IIML and FMS.

The team won, among other goodies, a trip to Malaysia and a PPI at the CitiGroup!

Keep up the good work, guys, and enjoy the holiday!!!

Winning Spree Continues…

DMS rocked Roorkee during our 4 day stay in the town. IIT Roorkee was subjected to entirely new experience during the “Spornado”, when a contingent of nearly 50 from DMS conquered the playgrounds of Roorkee as our winning spree continued through. though we finished second to the hosts in the entire tournament, in terms of show of sportsman spirit and the fun that we had, we were second to none. we made the most of the 4 days spent outside our very own campus. many congrats to all winners and participants…

The results are as follows:

Basket Ball Boys – 1st
Basket Ball Girls – 1st
Snooker – 1st
Badminton – 2nd
Pool – 2nd
Cricket – 2nd
Football – 2nd
Lawn Tennis – 2nd
Squash – 2nd
Table Tennis – 3rd

DMS guys triumph at IIM L

DMS guys do it again!!!

this time it was Ashish and Biraja who fought it out in a tightly contested business quiz “The Biz Quiz” at IIM Lucknow held in connection with Manfest 2009, and came 2nd behind a corporate team from Accenture. the quiz was conducted by noted quiz master Mr. Avinash Mudaliar on 16th January 2009.

they thus became the best b-school team in the fray!

hearty congrats to ashish and biraja, and wishes for more success in forthcoming endeavors.

Glory!!!

DMS trounces other top North Indian B-Schools in ET Citi Grand Masters…

Anuj and Ashish from DMS might find it tough to hide their smiles. So would others from DMS, for, the two have won the Delhi edition of ET Citi Grand Master Challenge and will represent Delhi Zone at the National Finals at Mumbai!

Teams were FMS and IMT were tied up for the second place. Other teams in the fray were from IIM Indore and Lucknow. All these finalists were selected after a rigorous case study competition as a preliminary round.

After a day of deliberations which took the participants through a bourse game and a debate each, the climax of the day was the quiz, which saw the experts from DMS getting off the mark on the word go. The others were eventually catching up; but finally our guys had the last laugh!!!

When the cumulative results of all the three rounds were announced, the names of the winners were drowned in applause as the enthusiastic crowd was jubiliating. After being thrashed right there on the stage, the winners were showered with congratulations by other DMS-ites. Rest of it will come after Jan 22nd, after the finals!!!

Anyways, many many congrats and all the best to Anuj and Ashish for the National Finals and all their future endeavours. And, to DMS too! We ROCK!

Here we come, Roorkee!!!

DMS teams for sports and games are going to Roorkee tomorrow to take on b-departments from other IITs. We are off to Spornado, the Inter-IIT B-Schools Sports Meet at IIT Roorkee, in which teams from IIT Kanpur and Kharagpur will also take part. We start on a joyous note, with DMS’s Anuj and Ashish topping all North India B-Schools in the ET Citi Grand Masters Delhi Zonal Round to go all the way to the Mumbai for the finals. We intend to keep the winning spree on. Three Cheers, DMS!!!

Forget Finance, Study History?

ET on 13^th November published an article titled thus, sans the question mark.  Who saw the debacle coming?  Marx, almost a century and a half ago, and Keynes, nearly 75 years ago?  The world needs a new Keynes, and he is difficult to be found out. 

 

Is it just a coincidence that Peter Krugman got the Nobel this year, barely weeks after the whole world of finance as we knew it snowballed on us?  Or is it some acknowledgement of his teachings, research and writing, which came at an all-so-important time? 

 

DMS has a set of professors who are experts not only in their own fields, but also in the general management and economic scenario that exist around the world.  Add to it eminent personalities who are our visiting faculty, we started hearing of Keynes and Marx yet again far before this.  Keynes, Marx, Friedman- a lecture by Dr. Vinay Bharatram, the CEO of DCM went on.  Economics classes and finance classes alike focus on the current issues in industry and the dilemma that the world is facing. 

 

DMS is a delectable collection of history and finance, and with everyone busy these days with the halfyearly ritual of term-paper submissions.  That part of DMS life, maybe, in another post.

BII begins

Building India Inc., a 2 day event being held at our college to discuss about India as a Superbrand began today. In the inaugural session we got to hear eminent columnist and author, Mr. Gurcharan Das which was truly a remarkable experience in itself. He left the audience enthralled with his witty quotes and projections about India’s growth. he had begun his address on a stunning note when he remarked – “Prosperity will spread in India but happiness will not until we fix governance”. He stressed the importance of determination and humility as hallmarks in the making of a great manager. Poverty can only be tackled by economic growth, this was his sentiment as he advocated the brilliant growth model adopted by India which he called unique since it is domestic led, based on consumption and hi tech capital intensive and which also makes it somewhat insulated and less vulnerable. He also stressed the importance of good governance and was sarcastic about the present state, which he aptly put into words as – “ Economy grows at night when government is asleep.”

The inaugural session left the audience asking for more…. Lets wait and watch what the Day 2 holds!!