Winners of Collage Making Competition were Aru Bansal & Mamta Verma, Lavi Gupta & Prachi and Gourav and Rumaisa .

The winners were awarded with prizes and the certificates by Director Management, Dr. Ajay Kumar along with the faculty judges. Special gratitude and vote of thanks was given in the favor of Director Management, Dr. Ajay Kumar and the entire Jury panel. Team Finvest also showed their gratitude towards their Faculty Club Coordinator Prof. Neetu Purohit and Club President Rupanshi Bass.

The entire event was successfully coordinated by the members of Finance Club. Students displayed great enthusiasm and team work and expressed their willingness for such future activities which may further enhance their learning and enrich their experience.

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The second session of the day was on ‘Game of Numbers’ during which a detailed comparison of Indian and Roman numbers was made. The basic rules of Roman numbers were explained for the children. They were told that in Roman, same type of number (xxx, iii etc) can be written only three times. They were also told that the same type of number cannot come on both sides of the central number. For example, 60 cannot be written as XLXX, it can only be written as LX.

The class concluded with the distribution of Crax Curls and éclairs. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi accompanied and guided the volunteers as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club.

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Tournament started with an opening ceremony where the Chairperson (PGDM) Dr. V N Bajpai with Mr. Nitin Saxena inaugurated the event by cutting the ribbon. The inaugural match was played between SK Strikers and Pawan United. Semi-Finals were played between Pawan United vs I.T.S Geeks and SK Strikers vs Raging Royals. Final match was played between I.T.S Geeks vs SK Striker. The winners were SK Strikers.

During the prize distribution ceremony where Director Management Dr. Ajay Kumar felicitated the students.

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Next session was a Chat with Mr. Larry Paulson, Vice President and President, Qualcomm India who discussed the upcoming laptops with the battery life of one week even on continuous working. This was followed by a Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence which was interesting and informative both. Soon after the panel discussion, the students were taken to ‘Experiential Zone’ where they played various virtual games and took selfies with the huge Gorilla.

The visit concluded with the distribution of snacks packets to all the students and a heartfelt good bye to organizers.

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He told students that recently Central Government has asked Lava Mobiles to manufacture maximum part in India so that employment can be generated in India. For this Lava Mobiles prepared a project estimating the parts which can be manufactured in India. For this NPV technique of capital budgeting was used and using this techniques government imposed 10% tax on import from china and introduced subsidy for Indian manufacturers. He also discussed that qualitative factors are also important with quantitative factors for evaluating a Project.

He also discussed the preparation of cost sheet for different parts like PCPA, Display unit, panel etc. He shared the factors affecting a project approval from government. He majorly emphasized on the generation of revenue for company as well as for government from the project. He also discussed the simple payback technique for evaluating the project. In closing of the session he asked students to be expert in MS EXCEL and Financial Modelling for bright future in finance industry. 

Session ended with vote of thanks proposed by Prof. Ankur Ahuja.

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Respected Director Management Sir also motivated and guided students about the trip and told them that students shall abide by country laws & all the students shall be punctual, it is a great learning opportunity for them & they shall capitalize it.

Dr. V.N. Bajapai shared his experience of PGDM Foreign Tour & instructed the students for adhering to time & how they shall help each other. A group photograph was also taken during the flag off ceremony. 
With best wishes for a wonderful journey to the group.

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In PICTOWORD, each team comprised of two students. The participants were given HR terms and one of the team member had to draw the term on the board and other member had to identify the term through the image. From this round, 8 teams got selected for the next stage. In secret superstar round, the team members were asked to fill in the questionnaire which comprised of similar set of questions of their self-interest as well as their partner’s interest. The members were made to sit separately and fill their respective questionnaires in time duration of 5 minutes. Based on the maximum similarity between the responses of team members, 4 teams got selected for the last and the final round. In this round, a quiz was conducted and the questions from various fields (politics, management, Celebrity, Corporate world etc.) were identified for this purpose. After finishing of the third round three groups were declared as the winning teams.

The winners of the event were, Asif Sami and Sanchit Mittal, Kunal Singh and Simmi Sharma and Saddam and Sourabh.

The event concluded by presenting awards to the winning teams by the Director Management - Dr. Ajay Kumar, Chairperson MBA Course – Dr. DK Pandey, Faculty coordinator of HR-Club - Ms. Bhavna Bhardwaj. The event was applauded and appreciated by one and all.

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The Students were presented with awards in three categories. These categories were:

• Top 10 rankers in MBA I Semester external exams.

• Top 10 improvements in MBA III semester over MBA II semester external exams.

• Top 10 rankers in MBA II Year.

A total number of 30 students were awarded under above categories. The awardees were rewarded with certificates.

The vote of thanks was delivered by Chairperson MBA - Dr. D K Pandey.

The event culminated with a Hi-Tea for Parents & Awardees.

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The winning teams were Vaishali Malik and Vidhi, Gaurav and Prabal and Abhay Gupta and Nishant Chaudhary. The prize distribution ceremony was held by Dr. Ajay Kumar (Director-Management), Dr. V. N. Bajpai and Prof. S. Bhattacharya with an inspiring speech for the students. The activity was conducted under the guidance of marketing club mentor, Dr. Surendra Tiwari and members of team Mercato.

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The second session of the day was a routine revision of the previous exercises. The children were happier and more comfortable this Sunday as they had got a big and new carpet to sit on. MBA volunteers Shiksha and Aru, and PGDM volunteer Subhrangshu pleased the children by bringing special éclairs for them. The class concluded with the distribution of biscuits and éclairs. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi guided the volunteers as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club.

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A panel of four eminent academicians – Dr. Seema Singh, Dr. Ghulam Yashdani, Prof. B.K. Pattanaik and Dr. Vivek Kumar judged the research papers and the presenters who were in a competition to win the best paper award in different categories.
Glimpses of some of the notable papers which got jury’s appreciation are listed below:
Under General Management category different topics were taken up by the presenters under the theme- “Globalization: Prospects and opportunities for new India” such as Analytical Study of Traffic Building Techniques for e-Business, Flipped Classroom Approach: - a Student’ Perspective which included Digital Market, Built Better Relationship, SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

Under Finance category, the research paper was presented by Ms. Manisha Gupta who talked about the factors affecting individual investment decisions in Indian Capital Market taking Delhi NCR region under study. She told about objectives of investor i.e. maximum return, minimum risk, hedge against inflation etc. and constraints such as liquidity, age, time horizon, need regulator income etc. The decision was affected by demographic factors, lifestyle, psychological, risk bearing ability and self image. The sampling design was of random sampling and the questionnaires considered were 42 out of 50 on which survey was done.

Another paper was presented by Ms Shrimoyee Ghosh on “Cross Border Merger and Acquisition: An Analysis”. She talked about Major International and National mergers and acquisitions taking examples of Tata Group, Airtel, and Hindalco etc. She also talked about major merger and acquisition failures and their solutions.

A research paper on “Evolution of growth and microfinance in India” was presented by Neha Roy where she talked about the provisions of financial services to the people who are just above poverty line and those who are below poverty line. She gave a brief of the salient features of microfinance for borrowers from low income group borrowing small amount for short duration, without collaterals and high frequency repayments (more EMI’s). Her survey highlighted the fact that 87% poors do not have access to credit that stands to $30 billion. She discussed the role and challenges of microfinance as well.

The forth paper which got jury’s appreciation was presented by Richa Mishra on the topic “Micro Finance and Regional Rural Bank – Current Scene and The Path Ahead”. In this paper her objective was to study different age groups of rural customers of RRB’s and to study the thinking of rural population towards RRBs. She explained the methods to remove poverty by introducing microfinance. She emphasized the importance of such schemes in rural India.
POST-LUNCH RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Research papers presented in the area of marketing touched various topics. The different topics taken up by the presenters under the theme- “Globalization: Prospects and Opportunities for a new India” included Digital Marketing, Viral Marketing, Flipped Classroom Approach, Factors affecting sustainability of Startups and eNAM – the initiative by the government of India.

Highlights of some of the selected papers are as below:

Research paper presented by Ms. Priyanka Gupta was on “Digital Marketing – A Global Weapon to Overcome Customer Resistance to the New Product”. Her objective was to explore the challenges faced by consumers as well as marketers in launching the new product in the market. There were several hypotheses and the research was based on qualitative analysis. She talked about the various reasons of not adopting the product such as – Lack of Innovations, Risk, Traditional Barrier, Lack of Information (features, advantages and benefits of the product) and Lack of Role Model. She then talked about the overcoming strategies and need of personalization.

Another paper was on “Viral Marketing” where the presenter introduced the various techniques used in viral marketing that enhance the marketing effectiveness on the internet. Presenter explained how it is useful for various startups, students promoters, NGO’s etc. he made the comparison between digital marketing and viral marketing and its advantages over digital marketing.

Dr. Sunita Shukla, under general management category, discussed about Flipped Classroom Approach – A Student’s Perspective. She explained it as a blended learning approach in which the students are provided with the data to be studied beforehand and the classrooms are only for learning the practical aspects of it. She used empirical methodology and considered undergraduates and postgraduates under study through questionnaires. Her data figured that 98% student are comfortable in Flipped Classroom approach. She used ANOVA Test to reach to the conclusion – FLIPPED TEACHING + ACTIVE LEARNING = AMAZING EDUCATIONAL POSSIBILITIES.

The fourth paper talked about the factors affecting sustainability of startups. The several reasons of failure of today’s startups include copying from western culture, higher cost per unit, less revenue per unit, lack of vision and local market impact on customers. The challenges during these startups are fund raising, recruiting talent etc. The presenter gave the sustainable model of startups and the government incentives for startups and concluded the research.

The fifth presenters were Shiva Shah and Shreya Nand who gave the analytical study of eNAM- an initiative taken by government to improve the conditions of farmers. They gave reasons of gap between farm and non farm income such as industrialization, inequality in formation of policy etc. They talked about the Mission 2022 of government and the area of improvement such as Agri productivity, Industrialization, Govt. intervention etc. They studied the Action Plan of government and took into account the primary data collected from the village Karehda near Ghaziabad. They concluded with the benefits and drawbacks of eNAM and current status of the policy implemented.

Research paper in HR presented by Shikha Gupta was on “360 Feedback Method” which talked about supremacy of 360 degree over traditional methods.

Conference came to an end with a valedictory session wherein each winner was given a certificate and a citation for best paper in its category.

BEST PAPER AWARDS

Best Paper in General Management: Dr Sunita Shukla, Ms. Radhika Jain & Ms. Aprajita Srivastava

Best Paper in Finance: Ms. Richa Mishra

Best Paper in Marketing: Mr. Shashank Srivastava

Best Paper in HRM: Ms. Shikha Gupta

Conference concluded with the formal Vote of Thanks proposed by Dr. Rajeev Johari.

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Mr. Sanjay Gupta, President Institute of Cost Accountants of India, emphasized on more serious valuation and CAPEX Assessment. He also raised the need for more ethical environment for valuation.

First Interactive session was moderated by Mr. Bahram N Vakil and the panel comprised of KR Saji Kumar, ED, IBBI, Pallav Mahapatra, Deputy Managing Director, SARG, SBI and other panelists spoke on issues like, role of states, Classification of Creditors and responsibilities of Resolution professionals.

Second Session was Moderated by Mr. Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The panelists provide the details of selection procedure of Insolvency Professionals, teaching, training and execution of updated curriculum to develop competent Insolvency Professionals.

Third Session was moderated by Shailendra Singh and the panelists discussed the global practices followed at world wide level. The event ended with the valedictory session. It was a great learning experience for the participants.

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The second session of the day was on ‘Indian and Roman Numbers’ during which the children practiced these numbers and repeated them many times. A Mathematical rhyme (One two buckle your shoe, three four open the door) also interested them a lot. At the end of the class, some children amazed us with the surprise gifts. As every year, they had brought beautiful idols of Lord Ganesh along with other gifts like flower vase.

The class concluded with the distribution of biscuits, tattoos and éclairs. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi accompanied and guided the volunteers as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club.

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The second session of the day was the grand ceremony of ITS CSR Awards 2018 during which hon’ble Director Management Dr. Ajay Kumar and Director-IT Dr. Sunil Kumar Pandey felicitated the senior batch volunteers of PGDM, MBA and MCA. Ms. Shweta Sharma (PGDM) got the Best CSR Volunteer Award for Utthan Lab while Mr. George Rudolf Henry bagged the trophy for being the Best CSR Volunteer of Parivartan Club. Mr. Rakesh Dam, Ms Awantica Chaudhary, Mr. Bikram Parajuli, Ms. Rishu Kejriwal, Ms. Nainsi Yadav (MCA), and Ms. Novika Chadha also received trophies and certificates for their participation in CSR activities. Total 108 volunteers were given certificates for their notable contribution to CSR initiatives of ITS, Ghaziabad.

The last session of the day was a rocking Dance Competition during which the children enthralled the audience with their amazing performances . More than 35 little champs were chosen as the winners of fabulous prizes like Badminton rackets, oven-safe fiber sets of plate and bowl, 1.25 litre bottles of Maaza, tumblers etc.

The activity concluded with the snacks and the cold drinks served to all. All the children were gifted with gel pens and cream biscuits. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi guided the volunteers and enjoyed the activity as the faculty coordinator of Utthan Club.

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The paper got published in book titled “DIVERSE, DIVERGENT AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH - Contemporary Issues” published by Excel Publications, New Delhi with ISBN Number 978-93-86724-67-0. The conference was a good learning experience and was focused on Interdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development.

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