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SBI Opening for CA, ICWA and MBA - RECRUITMENT OF 300 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES (BANKING) IN STATE BANK OF INDIA

September 15, 2014, 12:07 pm
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State Bank of India (SBI) has announced RECRUITMENT OF 300 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES (BANKING) and sectoral management executive IN STATE BANK OF INDIA every year. Here, in this article I am going to write about the same.

In my earlier series of alternate to mBA- I had written about ICICI Bank Probationary Officer and CS and SBI PO. In this article I am writing about SBI's special management executive and sectoral management executive recruitment process and more details.

SBI is India's largest bank and probably best bank in the public sector and employ many people. It has transformed itself in many ways and competing with private banks. 

Here is the important dates (please not, recruitment is currently over, keep eye on notification next year. You may visit my blog for update (and next time, I'll publish as soon as it is notified)

The date for admission is already over but the recruitment happens during same time. 
ONLINE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION :   01.09.2014 TO 18.09.2014 (usually happens in the beginning of September and lasts till third week of September)

PAYMENT OF FEES - ONLINE : 24.07.2014 TO 11.08.2014 (usually happens in the last week of July and lasts till second  week of August)

PAYMENT OF FEES - OFFLINE : 24.07.2014 TO 11.08.2014 (usually happens in the last week of July and lasts till second  week of August

How do I need to apply for this
You need to apply online by visiting website




What is Special Management Executive and Sectoral Management Executive ?
Special Management Executive and Sectoral Management Executive 
This is the Middle Management Level direct entry point for dynamic young post graduates in management i.e. CA, ICWA, ACS, MBA (full time), PGDBM, PGDBA, PGPM (full time only, minimum 2 years duration and must be equivalent to MBA). A Special Management Executive gets exposed to challenging assignment as also gets the opportunity to involve in nation building developmental activities in the managerial positions. The opportunities include working in Personal banking, Rural Banking, Credit, Forex, Treasury, marketing, finance, sales, accounts, finance, auditing etc.

CAREER PATH: Probation period for both the posts will be 1 year from date of joining. After completion of probation period successfully, the officers will be confirmed in respective grades and will be governed by extant specialist cadre placement and promotion policy.
The officers can opt for conversion to General Cadre after completion of five years including probation period.
In case of conversion to General Cadre, the seniority of the officers in specialist cadre will be protected for all future promotion.

What other careers do offer SBI other than Special Management Executive?
Probationary Officers
The Bank also makes direct recruitment to the Junior Executive grades. The post offers faster growth opportunities to the right candidate.

Specialist Cadre Officers
Chartered Accountants, Analysts, Statisticians, Risk Raters, Economists, Lawyers, Engineers, System Engineers, Rajbhasha Officers etc are recruited in various grades by the Bank in Specialist cadre with opportunities for career advancement.
Assistants
Young graduates are recruited as Assistants (clerical cadre). The Bank is offering fast track growth opportunities as the Assistants are eligible for promotion on completion of 3 years' service.


Do I get managerial positions in Special Management Executive?
Yes, the position is for recruitment as a manager only. 

What are the total no of positions available?
It depends on no of position available. For 2014, the total available positions are 270.

Where does the posting happen? May I chose the location of posting?
Posting locations are as indicated and subject to transfer anywhere in India. No, you do not have such option.

What are the eligibility criteria?
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA : (AS ON 01.09.2014)
(A) Essential Academic Qualifications :
Candidates should fulfil the eligibility criteria stipulated above.
a) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: CONVERSION FROM GRADE POINTS TO PERCENTAGE MARKS
Some Universities/ Institutes do not award Class or percentage of marks and allot Aggregate Grade Points (e.g.
CGPA/ OGPA/ CPI etc.), In case University/ Institute defines criteria for conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into Class
and/ or percentage of marks, the same will be accepted. However, where the University/ Institute does not define
criteria for conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into Class and/ or percentage of marks, or not stating class in the
degree certificates, the undefined parameter(s) would be worked out as under:
CGPA is 6.75 for 1st class, 6.25 for 55% and 5.75 for 50%

Aggregate Grade Point or Percentage of Marks where awarded would mean aggregate over the entire duration of the
course. Where the Aggregate Grade Point is awarded out of a number other than 10, it will be normalized out of 10 and computed as detailed above


Age: Minimum 25 years, maximum: 40 years

Age relaxation available only for Ex servicemen and physically handicapped, SC, ST etc. If you are SC, ST with physical handicap condition, you get additional benefit (so not your ability, your disability makes your job easy)

Experience:  Minimum 5 years post qualification experience  as on 31.08.2014 as an executive in Supervisory/ Management role in:
a) A schedule Commercial Bank/ Associate
or subsidiary of a Schedule Commercial Bank OR
b) A public sector/ listed Financial
c) Institution/ company

I have passed my degree from open university (State/ central- IGNOU, YCMOU, BRAOU, TNOU etc.) am I eligible to apply
No, you are not eligible. only full time MBA or PGDBA/ PGDBM/ PGPM full time, 2 years equivalent to MBA are eligible to apply. However, if you have degree from open university/ distance education but a full time MBA, you are eligible. 

I have passed my degree through open university system (i.e. without passing 10+2) am I eligible to apply?
Yes, you are eligible but either you should be a CA, ICWA, CS or a full time MBA or equivalent. 
I am a subject of Nepal/ Bhutan, am I eligible to apply?
Although, it is not clarified however subject from Nepal and Bhutan are treated at par with Indian national applicants so you are eligible?

I have obtained a degree from outside India, am I eligible to apply?
Yes, but the degree should be full time only and you must have obtained equivalence certificate from AIU

I have an AICTE approved 2 years PGDBM/ PGDBA, am I eligible to apply?
You are eligible only if these PGDBA/ PGDBM/ PGPM has equivalence status from AIU (Association of Indian Universities)

I have an completed PG Diploma in Management (PGDBA, PGDHRM etc.) in distance mode from SCDL which has UGC-DEC-AICTE approval when I completed, am I eligible to apply?
No, you are not eligible. 


When will the exam happen?
The examination will be held in the month of November 2014 (Tentatively).


How much salary will I get?
Well, it depends on city. In Mumbai, it is approx Rs. 12 lakhs for grade III and around Rs. 10 lakhs for grade II
The salary Scales are due for revision.

What is the examination fee?
 SC / ST / PWD Rs. 100/- (Intimation Charges only) (free bonus, percentage relaxation, exam fee reduction, age relaxation, wow! it happens only in India)
 All others Rs. 500/- (App. fee and intimation charges)

HOW TO APPLY
GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION:
Candidates will be required to register themselves online first through Bank’s website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in. After which candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through one of the following modes:
(i) Offline mode : The system will generate a cash voucher/ challan form pre-printed with the candidate’s details which will be required to be presented at any State Bank of India branch counter with the requisite fee. On payment of the requisite fee through computer generated challan form, registration of the online application will be complete.
(ii) Online mode : The payment can be made by using debit card/ credit card/Internet Banking.
Pre-requisites for Applying Online
Candidates should have valid email ID which should be kept active till the declaration

I am working in private sector corporate. Will I get any relaxation on age on the basis of my experience?
No, age relaxation only available for SC/ST/ OBC/ Ex Servicemen and Physically handicapped and visually impaired. 

I have been working in cooperative banks for a long time, Will I get any relaxation or preference?
No. 

I have experience in a private sector non-listed, non-financial organisation. Am I eligible?
No, SBI recruits for this position for people from Financial company thats too listed or a commercial bank only. 

What is the selection process and syllabus?
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Selection of candidates will be on the basis of examination, group discussion and interview.
PHASE I
Online examination consisting objective test for 200 marks and descriptive test for 50 marks.
Both the tests will be online. Candidates will be required to answer their descriptive test also online.

- Objective and descriptive tests 
- Group discussion and interview
- Final selection

Phase-I consists objective tests for 200 marks and a descriptive test for 50 marks.

The objective test will be an online one. 

Immediately after the online objective test, the descriptive Test will follow. 

The descriptive test will be in the paper/pen mode.

* The Objective Test of 2-hour duration will consist of four Sections with 50 objective test marks each (Total 200 marks).

The breakdown is as follows:

a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.) - 50
b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers - 50
c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation - 50
d) Test of Reasoning (High Level) - 50

The candidates are required to qualify in each of the tests by securing passing marks, which will be decided by the Bank.

(ii) The Descriptive Test of 1 hour duration (50 marks) will be of of English Language (comprehension, short precis, letter writing & essay).

The candidates are required to qualify in the descriptive tests by securing passing marks, which will again be decided by the Bank.

Descriptive Test papers of only those candidates, who have scored qualifying marks in the objective tests, will be evaluated.

The candidates will be declared as having passed only when they get pass marks (to be decided by SBI) in each section of objective test. 

The descriptive test will be held for 50 marks with one hour to test for English language skills. 

In this test candidates need to write comprehension, short precis, letter writing and essay for a given topic. 

Phase-II: The group discussion will be held for 20 marks after the interview which will be for 30 marks. The candidates who get pass marks in the written test will be called for group discussion and interview.

Phase-III: The final selection will be based on the marks scored in the written test, group discussion and interview. The marks will be converted to 100 and the selection will be made from the top-ranked candidates in each category.


How should I prepare?
You should buy good books (classes is not necessary if you can do your own study)
Practice the mock test multiple times
Read good newspaper like The Hindu or The Economic Times and analyse

All queries are welcome and all the best

Here is the official advertisement



Govind
Mumbai, September 15, 2014
Summary: Well, this opening is a bullshit from a good recruitment point of view. First of all, what is the guarantee that a full time MBA is better than a distance learning MBA holders?
Second, it limits people from financial and thats too listed organisation only. 

It is highly beneficial for the people working in cooperative schedule bank but not getting good salary. 
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Career chat- choosing distance learning MBA for a working professional

September 18, 2014, 10:07 am
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One of my blog reader contacted through google hangout and discussed long about her planning to do a distance MBA. I felt the discussion is useful for taking decision.

You may ask your query here about your career.

KB
Dear Sir, I was exploring internet the other day and came across your profile. Want to ask you some questions in regards with some Universities  
Govind 
sure 
KB
Right time to chat sir ?
Govind 
sure
KB
I have done my graduation frm SMU. Basically I m based in Delhi. I took admission in 2007 and completed it in 2011. At that time SMU was a fine Uni. without any allegations.
I never has any issues in my private jobs..and I have worked with some big reputed companied like HCL, Naukri.com etc 
sorry for the typo
now want to peruse higher studies. Can u suggest something ? 
Govind i
for higher studies from a good and reputed institutes (particularly say IIMs, XLRI, FMS, JBIMS) you may face issue due to territorial jurisdiction violation by SMU
however, I think you should try at least
what is your career plan
KB
Well, I wanted to go for XLRI..but i dont think if it possible now.
I have a work experience of 3 years post graduation.And want to pursue Executive MBA
Govind
then you may opt FMS Delhi
KB
It requires CAT with a very high %. How about Jamia Hamdard? Do they provide E MBA ?
Govind
no but if you are in HR they offer MHRM
for executive MBA high CAT percentile is not required
KB
OK. I am an IT recruiter.
They will consider my degree valid ?
Govind
no harm to apply and see
KB
correct
my friends did applied in GGIPU, UPES and Pune Uni. after completing grad from SMU and they nevr faced any issues 
Govind
earlier it was not in much limelight for wrongdoing but now they are
KB
yeaah 
But it is'nit our fault.  
any other Uni. apart from FMS ? I want to continue with my job 
Govind
FMS is better and well known
CAT is not required for FMS
20% weightage for your graduation mark
10% mark for post graduation if any
30% mark for experience
10% for writing ability where you need write essay
and 30% on personal interview
but admission for current year is over
You can opt Bharati Vidyapeeth
KB
But FMS required 5 years of work experience 
Govind -;
it is 3 years
KB
let me check.
5 years exp they required 
my bad 
Govind
Then Bharati Vidyapeeth is there
it has a campus in Delhi
KB
sure. I will go and check or else i will give them a ring 
Govind
I have mentioned details in my above blogpost
Being a NAAC A rated university, it is also a good option
KB
Yeah. Just going through that only. 
Govind
no need to ask SMU degree valid or invalid, simply go with your documents and ask them that you want to take admission, thats it. Most of the university people are blind and has half knowledge
KB
sure. Thanks a lot for the guidance sir. Much appreciated 
Govind
always welcome my email id is hopegovind@gmail.com feel free to contact whenever you need any support
KB
thanks a lot.
One more question?
Govind
sure
KB
I can go ahead with this SMU degree and apply for govt. Jobs 
Like SSC or IBPS 
Govind
no, they will straightway reject
but you may apply to ICICI Bank PO exam
KB
Alright 
Thanks 
Govind
KB
ok
KB
Hi
u thr ?
Govind
yes
KB
how are u?
good time to chat?
Govind
sure, I am fine thanks'
please go ahead
KB
I m planning to take admission in bhartiya vidyapeeth Uni.
distance
in Delhi
E MBA
but confused :/
Govind
Bharati Vidyapeeth not Bharatiya 
KB
Yes. Sorry
hows it ?
Govind
I hope you are enrolling directly with the university and not through agent like edukart or something esle
*else
KB
they have a study center here
Institute of Management and Research, New Delhi
Govind
please refer
yes it is their campus only go ahead
KB
But UGC has dissolved DEC.. so is good to go for distance education?
Govind
people have miscommunicated Ministry of hRD has dissolved DEC which was under IGNOU and now a new body DEB formed under UGC who looks into approval of distance education. In other word DEB is now dEC
please click and read the link I have provided above
Bharati Vidyapeeth is a DEB approved institute and also complying with the UGC DEB guideline for distance education
KB
allright thanks
Govind
always welcome
why are you not opting Pondicherry University? More reputed, a central university and more prestegious
KB
I put up in delhi
put**
wont be there any territory issue
Govind
Pondicherry is a central university under ministry of HRD, government of India so it is a central government university. As per DEB guideline on territory, only a central university can offer courses all over India
and if you found these suitable, please share
KB
sure
let me read
and how abt amity ?
Govind 
worst
if you are worrying about recognition and territorial jurisdiction then definitely this is a choice
KB
Hi Govind
Govind
hi
KB
busy
?
Govind
little bit, you may proceed
KB
How abt doing part time MBA from from these institute
Govind
its 3 years programme and thats too PGDM. Better do 3 years part time MMM, MHRM or MFM from ADMI, University of Mumbai or JBIMS or Welingkar or N L Dalmia Mira Road or K J somiya
KB
I stay in Delhi
Govind
if you have 5 years experience, then opt FMS Delhi Executive MBA or else opt Bharati Vidyapeeth
KB
Okay..! CCS meerut provide MBA ? or distance ?
Govind
no and even if it would have offered CCS is not so reputed
why do not you opt Bharati Vidyapeeth go through the link above
KB
Yeah Bharti Vidyapeeth is my choice but i want to check for some other institutions
Govind
Pondicherry can be another option
what specialisation you are looking for
KB
I want to do E MBA
having an experience for three years
of***
Govind
what specialisaion
and e MBA full time or a part time
KB
part time
MR or marketing
HR**
Govind
if HR then you may opt MHRM from Jamia Milia Islamia and for marketing you have only two good, recognized options- Pondicherry or Bharati Vidyapeeth
re you looking for AICTE approval and UGC approval as well? Why do you want to do it'
KB
I am working as an IT recruiter just with a bachelors degree
Govind
so why do you need an MBA, what is your purpose
KB
Wish to have a master degree fr career growth
Govind
ok so does AICTE and UGC approval and recognition matter to you (It is important for higher education and job abroad in future)
KB
Yeah It def does matter
without these approvals degree will be just a piece of paper
Govind
good
then opt either of them- Pondicherry or Bharati they will be beneficial to you
KB
Thanks
Govind
always welcome
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India's worst, corrupt and degree selling universities

September 20, 2014, 7:37 am
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Without any prejudice, I am writing this article based on my several experiences as well as communications with many students with whom I exchanged communication in my blog.
I am not writing about fake universities in India or unrecognized universities in India. I have already written about them through my various article earlier.

In this article, I am rather focussing on following type of universities

1. Universities who are actually selling degrees. These are the private and deemed universities directly involved in such activities through agents appointed all over.

2. Universities violating norms to admit students

3. Universities involved in various malpractices

4. Universities telling lie about their facts and figures

The list is comprehensive but not exhaustive.

Meanwhile, I would also liked following Shiksha.com video. Well done and well explained.



However, I must say that Shiksha.com being a commercial organisation, need to come clean hand. It must not allow advertisement of any institutes on its portal without verifying any fact and without checking whether they are doing anything prohibited by law. I found many of such institute's advertisement on Shiksha.com portal and one of the students commented too. if they are not the right institute and non recognized, why are they advertising on Shiksha.com portals.
True. I hope if somebody from shiksha.com reading this, they will pay attention to this.

I also liked following youtube video which is making fun of the universities about whom I am going to mention here. This video perfectly explains so the video's comments



its about Amity, its about IIPM, its about Sharada University, its about CMJ, MGU and every such universities run by crooks with help of state government and union government, AICTE, UGC. BCI, DCI, PCI, MCI and such useless bodies. I mentioned about them in my blog unfortunately, Indian education sector in worst condition now. Damn UGC even does not care a notice from ministry of HRD to reply me,

Anyway cutting short to the story, I am first tarting with the category 1 of the universities. These are purely degree selling universities and even providing degree in short term to you. Wait!, initially, they tell you that the degree is real (and looks like too, and it is verifiable on their website too but, as time passes, your degree becomes unverifiable and you feel you lost. About every such universities whom I exposed in the past, it became true (CMJ- shut down, EIILM- shut down, MGU- soon going to be shut down, KSOU- accepted its selling unrecognized degrees). 



Following video is all about such universities world over



Let's read about them. Ask your query and I'll respond them.


Universities involved in degree rackets
1. CMJ University
2. EIILM University
3. Mahatma Gandhi University MGU Shillong
4. Shobhit University
5. Monad University
6. Manav Bharati University
7. Techno Global University
8. Shridhar University, Rajasthan
9. IASE deemed University or Rajasthan Vidyapeeth deemed University
10. C V Raman University
11. Sunrise University
12. Bhagwant University
13. Jodhpur National University
14. Jaipur National University
15. NIMS University
16. Swami Vivekanand University, Sagor , MP
17. Swami Vivekanand Subharati University
18. RKDF University
19. Assam Don Bosco University, selling online degrees
20. Assam Down Town University, selling online degrees which are invalid
21. Amity University, selling online degrees which are invalid
22. University of Mysore (Selling online degrees with U18 which is invalid)
23. Karnataka State Open university(Degrees are not recognized as it does not have UGC DEB approval) 
24. Sikkim Manipal University Degrees are not recognized as it does not have UGC DEB approval) 
25. Vinayaka Mission University, Sikkim and Salem selling degrees through its agent. One of its agent in Thane, Mumbai arrested but again he is running it.
26. Sainath University, Jharkhand
27. Singhania University (Not sri Padampat Singhania University)
28. Maharaj Vinayak Global University (Violation is sure, degree selling need to be recheck. It is selling degree through agents all over India, the degrees are invalid)
29. Periyar University, TN






Violating
1. Martin Luther Christian University, Meghalaya (Private University, cannot affiliate any college but still doing that, example: TRADA college)
2. ICFAI University, Meghalaya (Cannot offer course outside its campus in Meghalaya, still doing it)
3. The Global Open University, Nagaland (Not authorised to offer courses)
4. ICFAI University, Nagaland
5. Lovely Professional University, Punjab (Cannot offer course even in distance, outside its campus but offering distance learning courses all over India, degrees not recognized, only full time courses are recognized)
6. ICFAI University, Sikkim (Cannot offer course outside its campus in Sikkim, still doing it)
7. Bharathiar University
8. GITAM University


Malpractices
30. Madras University (few study centres)
31. Madurai Kamraj  University

Poor quality and may face derecognition any time. Also, may be involved in malpractices
 Rajiv Gandhi National Youth Development Institute in Tamil Nadu

2.      Nava Nalanda Mahavihara in Bihar

3.      National Museum Institute of History, Art, Conservation, and Musicology, at New Delhi, 

    Vignan Foundation for Science, Technologhy & Research, Vadlamudi (AP).,

4.      Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Baroda (Gujarat),

5.      Maharashi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala (Haryana)

6.      Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad

7.      Lingayya's University, Faridabad

8.      Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education & Research,Kolar, Karnataka

9.      Yenepoya University, Mangalore

10.   BLDE University, Bijapur, Karnataka

11.    Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education, Tumkur

12.   Christ College, Bangalore, (now Christ University)

13.   Jain University, Bangalore

14.   Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapith, Pune

15.   Krishna Institute of Medical Sciencies, Karad, Maharashtra

16.   D Y Patil Medical College, Kolhapur

17.   Shiksha 'O' Anusandhan university, Bhubaneswar

18.   Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry

19.   Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapith, Udaipur

20.  Institute of Advanced Studies in Education of Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan (also  known as IASE deemed University)

21.   Mody Institute of Technology & Science, Laxmangarh, Rajasthan, (Now known as Mody University)

22.  Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, Salem, (Now known as Vinayaka Mission University and also opened campus in north east as a separate private university. It is selling degree through its agents. Recently, its one agent Pandey of Swami Vivekanand College Thane was arrested for degree forgery)

23.  Bharath Institute of Higher Education 7 Research, Chennai (Bharat University)

24.  Dr MGR Educational & Research Institute, chennai

25.  Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education & Research, Chennai, (Selling degrees in all over India, also known as MAHER University)

26.  Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences, Chennai

27.  Kalasalingam Academy of Research & Education, Virudhunagar, Periyar

28.  Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology, Thanjavur

29.  Academy of Maritime Education & Training, Kanathur (TN)

30.  Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Technology & Science, Thanjavur (TN)

31.   St Peter's Institute of Higher Education & Research, Avadi (TN), (Also known as St. Peter’s University)

32.  Vel's Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai

33.  Chettinad Academy of Research & Education, Padur (TN)

34.  Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore

35.  Vel-Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science 7 Technology, Chennai

36.  Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kanyakumari

37.  Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar

38.  Swami rama Vidyapeeth, Dehradun

39.  Graphic Era University, Dehradun

40. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida

41.   Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology, Meerut, (Also known as Shobhit University selling degrees, surprisingly, it got DEB approval till this year and also got approval from UP government to start another backup private university)

42.  Santosh University, Ghaziabad

The list will go long and I will be updating it regularly. 


Govind
Mumbai
September 20, 2014
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Where does our fresher MBA graduate fail to get good placements

September 21, 2014, 1:52 am
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Yesterday, A leading institute under University of Mumbai invited me as a panelist for group discussion moderation and mock interview for their final year i.e. 2nd year MMS (MBA) graduates. I feel always to be part of such event as this provides an opportunity to us as an HR to brand our organisation and also help in finding talent indirectly. I strongly believe that only interview is not enough. Recruitment should be strategic and it should continious process. One should informally meet, without letting know before hiring. This should be done multiple times. It also provide us to interact with raw human resources, linkage and networking. 

The overall experience was good but there were certain areas where I had discontent. 

Here is the few points must be noted by every B school graduates particularly in India and developing countries where education quality is not so high. This particularly applies to tier 2 B schools, tier 3 B schools and onwards. 

1, MBA grads must go beyond their curriculum: We were four members in the panel from the area of marketing, HR, delivery etc. We had batch of 9 students and out of them only 5 participated in discussion actively. Out of that, hardly 2 had idea about the subject matter. We gave them the topic "Social media and its impact on branding". One of the member joined almost after 10 minutes (very bad impression- a fresher graduate, not punctual of time) and was showing lot of aggressiveness. He was not even letting other to speak. Instead of discussing how social media has redefined the branding and how it has brought pressure on organisations, he was discussing more about Xiaomi's plan (and he sometime pronounced it as Shaomi and sometime Zaomi). Only classroom learning is not enough particularly for tier 2 b school onwards where teachers are mostly academic with not corporate exposure. The worst is, in India even a fresher can do MBA. That should be never the case. If they want to be picked by multinationals, they want to get a dream job, they have to be job ready and future ready. This is possible only by reading enough content, spending at least 4 hours beyond curriculum and classroom on whatever is happening around the world. Here, no need to say, almost 50% participants could not demonstrate communication and did not participate either. 



2. Placement is not noly responsibilities of college and placement officer: I know the placement officer of this B school for a quite long time and truly appreciate the efforts she is putting. She is in constant touch with the corporates, HR and verticals heads, its alumnus and it is a good strategy. I am sure if all the students take these activities seriously, she would have helped in achieving 100% placements. You cannot blame your B school completely when they are truly putting efforts to help you. But, what after that? Every time a corporate delegates visit a campus, they want to see the quality in the students. Even after her so much efforts, if students do not show the commitment, it gives poor impressions and all the hard work wasted. None of the organisation want to hire a non competent, non committed, a poor communicator and a students who has lack of commitment. First of all, out of the 20 students, 10 did not turn up and we were looking with a surprise. Perhaps the students thought it only as a college activities, they failed to understand that it is an opportunity for them to showcase their talent to their future employer. Similar case was there during a mock interview. A student came for the interview and when I asked him reason for not being present in group discussion, he casually informed "traffic". Coincidentally, I came from the same area and I was well within the time despite of heavy rain and I was on my bike. Further, he had don mistake in his school's name and year of passing too. The entire panel was not happy with his approach and we shared our feedback to him. If you are casual towards your smaller commitment, you cannot fulfil your dream,



3. Have clarity on whatever you say and you write: so we had a candidate, an IT graduate and "passionate" about digital marketing. We asked him couple of questions like how adsense and adwords works, how website shows you advertisement related to your recent search, how to sell a product worth 20 crores through digital media and so on. He could not answer any and he was very poor in the topic digital marketing itself. Another candidate had almost 2 years prior experience in sales but, could not provide us clarity on his passion and what he wants to do in career. Definitely it has not gone well with the entire panel. Be clear, write only, if you are very clear on the subject matter. Speak only if you really know about it. There were two other candidates too, we liked their confidence, the summer internship project they did. They just needed refinement but were more matured and clear in thought process. 


4. Analyse your weakness and work on them: This is wrong to assume that you will get your dream job based on your MBA degree. Believe me, it does not happen. I have written about it on my earlier article myth and facts about MBA Please read following articles. 



One of the student could not speak English properly and when I asked whether he is aware about it, he affirmed and when we asked what has he done so far to overcome this, he said "I will" so you are aware about your weaknesses but have done nothing. When we asked him (all the panelist) whether he reads economic times or such other business paper, he replied in No. Just MBA does not help, it is just a medium. 


5. Be brand ambassador of your B school:  Last time, when I was a panelist alongwith Keyur Jani, my fellow member from MTHR Global and an HR in a good organisation, we clearly suggested same B school students that they are the torch bearer of their B school. They have to demonstrate that the B school has made them capable, employable and business leader and I completely agree to this. If you want maximum recruiter should visit your campus, please demonstrate your quality, your traits and your competency. The world is beyond the classroom and beyond the books. Business environment is dynamic, it changes every moment. 

I hope the students have taken our feedback in positive spirit so the readers of this article will also. Please ask your queries, I am happy to answer.

Govind
Mumbai
September 21, 2014
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Pondicherry University Directorate of Distance Education admission notice for 2014-15

September 22, 2014, 1:01 am
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Dear Friends,

I had informed you about why one should pursue a distance education from a central university. Till now, except IGNOU hardly any central university had the national reach. Pondicherry University is one of the such option but till now, it used to offer only MBA programmes and then increased to PG Diploma.

The Good news is, Pondicherry University has started to offer BA, B.Com and BBA courses through distance mode as well as MA and M.Com. The courses are limited but will definitely benefit many. 

By now, the regular readers of my blog must have understood about distance education, process and validity. Those who are not aware may read my following articles. 




Why should you opt a central university- a snapshot
Central university has jurisdiction all over India to offer education in distance mode hence its degree becomes valid.
There is a least chance that degree of a central university will not be recognized by UGC or DEB as central universities are established by Ministry of HRD, government of India and always are high in quality, also these universities are 100% funded by Government.

2.       Pondicherry University
a.       It is a central university.
b.      It is among top 10 universities in India
c.       It is highly reputed
d.      It is not involved in commercialization of education
e.      It has compulsory PCP (classes on weekends) and 75% attendance is mandatory for III and IV semester i.e. specialization semester
f.        You may start with PG diploma of 1 year and then you may get lateral entry into MBA second year. This flexibility is very good who are not able to decide whether to go for MBA or not.
g.       Its almost 60-70% faculties are with corporate experience so chances of getting practical knowledge is more
h.      Its exam pattern is 80% theory and 20% compulsory case study which is better than many university’s evaluation pattern.
i.        It has exam centre in almost all cities
j.        It has distance as well as twinning programme. In distance, you need to attend around 8-10 weeks of PCP whereas twinning is part time where you need to attend class every weekend.
k.       It is very economical. Since it is fully funded by central government, the total cost for MBA comes to around 35-40,000 which is very low.
l.        Good in student support
m.    Valid for higher education in India and abroad
n.      A grade by NAAC (an independent assessment body of UGC)
o.      Valid for attestation by Ministry of HRD
p.      A MBA not a diploma, so adds better advantage
q.      Many people in corporate are from Pondicherry so it has its own brand value (definitely not a top B school but a good university)
r.        Valid for UGC Net/ Ph.D and other programmes
s.       Irrespective of the your address, you can appear for exam from any centre so great flexibility in case you change your job to other cities/ gets transferred
t.        Fee of Rs. 4925 only for the entire programme (except exam fee) for physically challenged
u.      50% tuition fee discount (i.e. fee other than study materials, centre, exam etc) for prisoner, women, transgender, widows, defence personnel so making it cheaper than an ordinary courses, so almost discount of Rs. 10,000
v.       You may appear for all 4 semester exam together at the end of the 2 year or whenever you decide, so if you miss anything, you do not waste your year
w.     You may attend classes anywhere in India, no restriction

3.       Disadvantages
a.       Study materials may not be of very high quality
b.      Passing exam is not very easy. 50% people drop after completing 1st year due to non commitment
c.       No mass copy/ malpractices reported so far
d.      Few faculties may be too theoretical, few centres may not be that much good
e.      Centres not available outside India
f.        Poor network in northern India
g.       Courses offered to fresher also which is bad. MBA should be offered to people with experience only and distance courses should be offered only those with minimum 3 years corporate experience.
h.      Not good for freshers as this degree may not help them to fetch them a job.

Exam centres:
1.       Puducherry
2.       Chennai
3.       New Delhi
4.       Madurai
5.       Bangalore/ Bengaluru
6.       Kochi
7.       Hyderabad
8.       Bhubaneshwar
9.       Lucknow
10.   Guwahati
11.   Jammu
12.   Port Blair
13.   Coimbatore
14.   Trivandrum
15.   Vishakhapatnam
16.   Vadodara (Baroda)
17.   Mumbai
18.   Indore
19.   Chandigarh
20.   Guntur
21.   Mahe
22.   Karaikal
23.   Tirupati
24.   Yanam
25.   Kolkata
26.   Jaipur
27.   Sikkim
28.   Vijaywada

Courses offered:
MBA in marketing
MBA in Finance
MBA in international business
MBA in HRM
MBA general management (so specific specialization)
MBA Retail Management
MBA Tourism Management
MBA Operation and Supply Chain Management
MBA Insurance Management
MBA Hospital Management
MBA Entrepreneurship


PG Diploma (duration: 2 Semester)
PG Diploma in marketing management
PG Diploma in Human Resources Management
PG diploma in Financial Management
PG Diploma in Business Administration

After completing the PG Diploma, you may get lateral entry into 2nd year of MBA

Duration: 2 years i.e. 4 semester
Eligibility:
For MBA hospital Management:
Bachelor of Pharmacy or BAMS, MBBS and any other field related to pharmacy, paramedical, medical, life sciences or any graduate with 2 years experience in hospital

For other specialization: Any graduate

Fee: 25000 for entire 2 years MBA except exam fee and around 55000 for MBA in hospital management
What do you want now?
Do you want to pay 60000 to 1.5 lakhs to unrecognized low grade ICFAI, Sikkim Manipal and such other degree universities when you are getting much superior MBA at 1/4th of the cost?

Other courses in offer:
B.Com
BBA
BA Hindi
BA Sanskrit

MA Hindi
MA Sociology
MA English
M.Com

PG diploma in event management
PG Diploma in Journalism and mass communication
PG Diploma in tourism management
PG diploma in retail management
PG Diploma in patent law

Deadline: Please apply by 30th September 2014 (They may extend the date) admission opens twice a year, next will be between January 2015 to April 2015

How to apply:
Please apply online at http://www.pondiuni.edu.in The university does not have any admission centre,  any study centre, franchisee who sells the degree. This is the difference.

All questions and comments are welcome
Govind
Mumbai, September 22, 2014
- See similar earlier article at: http://blog.simplycareer.net/2014/02/pondicherrydistanceMBA2014.html#sthash.raDV0zHX.dpuf
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MOOC in business management, operation management, onboarding, strategy management, behaviour and organisational analysis

September 26, 2014, 4:29 am
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I always recommend people to opt for  some MOOC courses as they are really helpful. In fact, they are much better than many unrecognized MBAs in India particularly.
MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) are the courses available from various institutes, including world’s top universities free of the cost. These courses are usually about 6- 8 weeks, based on collaborative learning and through videos. I have enrolled in a couple of them and successfully completed fewer. They were good and I enjoyed them too.
In this article, I am focusing on free online management courses such as strategic management, innovations, corporate social responsibilities, entrepreneurship, family business, behavior management, project management and so on. Please enrol for at least a course and I am sure, if you engage yourself properly, you will gain a lot of knowledge and skills.

Here we go:
On Strategy : What Managers Can Learn from Great Philosophers (Coursera)

Starting: October 28, 2014
Duration: 6 weeks
Institute: Ecole centrale Paris
Time required: at least 1 hour of video a week and assessment
Course link: https://www.coursera.org/course/businessandphilo




A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior (Coursera)
Starting: Not announced yet
Duration: 8weeks
Institute: Duke University
Time required: at least 12 hours in a week
Course link: https://www.coursera.org/course/behavioralecon



Organizational Analysis 
In this introductory, self-paced course, you will learn multiple theories of organizational behavior and apply them to actual cases of organizational change.
Starting: Self paced, you can access material any time
Duration: 10 weeks
Institute: Stanford University
Time required: at least 12 hours in a week
Course link: https://class.coursera.org/organalysis-003/lecture/preview




Unethical decision making in organisations 
This course 'Unethical decision making in organizations : A seminar on the dark side of the force' will teach you how strong organizational contexts push good people towards unethical decisions. You will also learn how to protect yourself and your organization against such forces lurking in the dark.

Starting: September 21, 2014
Duration: 7 weeks
Institute:  University of Lausanne
Time required: at least 2-5 hours in a week
Course link: https://www.coursera.org/course/unethicaldecision





An Introduction to Operations Management

This course will teach you how to analyze and improve business processes, be it in services or in manufacturing. You will learn how to improve productivity, how to provide more choice to customers, how to reduce response times, and how to improve quality.

Starting: September 29, 2014
Duration: 8 weeks
Institute:  Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
Time required: at least 5-7 hours in a week
Course link: https://www.coursera.org/course/operations




Managing Fashion and Luxury Companies

Learn how fashion and luxury companies work and understand their brands, products, retail, and communication strategies. Travel through business models, international development, and product categories with industry influent experts.

Starting: October 03, 2014
Duration: 5 weeks
Institute:  Universita Bocconi
Time required: at least 5-7 hours in a week
Course link: https://www.coursera.org/course/mafash





Better Leader, Richer Life

The Total Leadership approach will help you become a better leader by having a richer life and have a richer life by becoming a better leader. Learn a practical, proven method for how to articulate your core values and vision; build trust with your most important people; and achieve "four-way wins" -- improved performance at work or in school, at home with your family, in your community, and for your self (mind, body, spirit). It's not about "work/life balance"; it's about creating harmony among the different parts of your life as a leader in all of them.

Starting: October 05, 2014
Duration: 10 weeks
Institute:  Wharton, University of Pennsylvania

Time required: at least 10 hours in a week
Course link:https://www.coursera.org/course/totalleadership




Power Onboarding

In an engaging six-session format, Power Onboarding will provide practical, easy-to-use tools to guide an individual who is transitioning to a new job. Students will prepare a custom, actionable personal onboarding plans that will set them up for success in their new role. I have seen that when people join a new organization, they try to bring the old things, old system, old way of working into new and that one is really harmful. This course is a must for every working professional.

Starting: October 12, 2014
Duration: 6 weeks
Institute: Northwestern University

Time required: at least 10 hours in a week
Course link:https://www.coursera.org/course/poweronboarding

Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination

 Fraud is prevalent around the world, having a significant impact on the global economy. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) 2014 Report to the Nations projects that in 2013, worldwide fraud approached $3.7 trillion, or as much as 5% of the productive economy.

Understanding and combating fraud, nefarious financial activities associated with organized crime and terrorist financing is a multidimensional task. Some fraudsters are characterized as good persons making a bad decision that appear out of character for the individual. At the same time, there are fraud schemes and criminal organizations established solely for the purpose of defrauding their victims to accumulate massive amounts of cash and other assets through activities like systematic credit card and healthcare fraud. In this course, you will develop the skills to identify accidental versus predator fraudsters. 


Starting: November 03, 2014

Duration: 5 weeks

Institute: West Virginia University

Time required: at least 10 hours in a week

Course link:https://www.coursera.org/course/forensicaccounting

That’s all for today. I hope you will find these courses useful and will learn something from it.
Govind
Mumbai
September 26, 2014






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Boss: Career Maker or Breaker, Trailblazer, learning from leaders and best in HR- MTHRG HR event in Bangalore and Mumbai- 18th October and November

October 7, 2014, 10:25 am
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MTHR Global surprisingly has come back so shortly after the last event. I am sure, the people who have attended MTHR Global event in the past. This time, one after another, there are 4 MTHR Global events- 2 in Bangalore and 2 in Mumbai.

Do not miss this opportunity.



# Bangalore MTHR Global (More Than HR Global) Full Day HR Conference 

Theme: Boss: Career Maker or Breaker 

Date: Saturday, 18th Oct 2014 | Time: 9am to 5pm 

Venue: Jain University, JP Nagar, Bengaluru 


Conference Partner: Jain University 



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# Bangalore Lunch of MTHR Global CxO Forum and CHROs evening get together 


Theme: Inspiring Conversations and Dinner with Greats 

Date: Saturday, 18th Oct 2014

 Time: 7pm onward followed by cocktail and dinner 

Venue: Koramangala, Bengaluru 


Partner: Serafina 
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 Mumbai MTHR Global Full Day HR Conference 


Theme: Trailblazers: Learning from the best in HR & other fields 

 Date: Saturday, 8th Nov 2014 

Time: 9am to 5pm 

Venue: Saraswati Sabhagruha Auditorium, Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute (ADMI), Mumbai University, Kalina, Mumbai | Conference Partner: The Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial & Management Studies (ADMI) http://www.mu.ac.in/alkesh 



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# Mumbai MTHR Global Full Day HR Conference 


Theme: Trailblazers: Leadership - Masters of Transformation 

Date: Saturday, 22nd Nov 2014 

Time: 9am to 5pm 

Venue: Auditorium, Phiroz Shah Mehta Bhavan Auditorium, Mumbai University, Kalina, Mumbai 

Conference Partner: Vivekanand Education Society's  college


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Send ur details on mthrglobal@yahoo.com to block the seat….thanks for your continued support n looking forward


Please send your following details

Name:

Designation:

Organisation:

official mail id:

personal mail id:

Landline no.

Mobile no.

As usual, MTHR Global does not charge any fee from its members and membership is absolutely free without any complication. You just need to send details to above mentioned email and you are deemed to be a member. I think MTHRG is truly not for profit HR organisation who in fact spend on members full day conference. If you miss this event, you miss a life time learning and networking opportunity.

Eligibility: Any individual irrespective of their business function role may attend this programme. 

Regards
Govind
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Clarity on public holiday on 15th October 2014 for State Vidhansabha Election in Maharashtra

October 9, 2014, 7:52 am
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There is buzz whether private organisations should shut offices on 15th October 2014 due to state Vidhansabha election in Maharahtra (and similar cases may arise during other state legislature, local bodies i.e. Gram Panchayat, Nagar Palika (Municipal Council) and Mahanagar Palika (Municipal Corporation) elections. 

I hope this article will clarify to all of my friends in HR fraternity and business fraternity.



  1. Elections to various Assembly Constituencies in Maharashtra will be held on Wednesday, 15th October, 2014.
  2. Members are informed that the Representation of People Act, 1951 was amended in the year 1996 by the Representation of People (Amendment) Act, 1996 by insertion of a new Section 135-B providing for grant of a paid holiday to employees on the day of poll. The relevant section is reproduced overleaf for the information of Members. In view of the insertion of Section 135-B and subject to sub-section 4 thereof, it is now necessary for employers in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishments to grant a paid holiday to employees who are entitled to vote at the election. It is not compulsory for any Company to ! keep its establishment/s closed on the election day.
  3. The Government of Maharashtra has, in the past, issued notifications declaring the days of elections to be holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
  4. Members may please note that the Representation of People Act, 1951, being a Central enactment, would be binding insofar as the applicability of Section 135-B to all persons employed in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishments for the purpose of granting a paid holiday on the day of election.
  5. Every employee, entitled to vote, will be eligible to avail of a paid holiday on the day of polling in the Constituency in which he is entitled to exercise his franchise.
  6. Such of the employees who fall within the ambit of Sub-section-4 of Section 135-B will not be entitled to a paid holiday. However, they will be required to be given suitable time off to exercise their franchise.
  7. Employees may be asked to intimate their Department Heads, the place and date on which they are eligible to vote to enable them to appropriately avail of the paid holiday.
Section 135-B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 : Grant of paid holiday to employees on the day of polling – (inserted by Act 21 of 1996 with effect from 1st August, 1996)

  1. Every person employed in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishment and entitled to vote at an election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of a State shall, on the day of poll, be granted a holiday.
  2. No deduction or abatement of the wages of any such person shall be made on account of a holiday having been granted in accordance with sub-section (I) and if such person is employed on the basis that he would not ordinarily receive wages for such a day, he shall nonetheless be paid for such day the wages he would have drawn had not a holiday been granted to him on that day.
  3. If an employer contravenes the prov! isions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), then such employer shall be punishable with fine which may extend to Rs.500/-.
  4. This section shall not apply to any elector whose absence may cause danger or substantial loss in respect of the employment in which he is engaged.

So, to summarise:

1. This can be treated as paid holidays. This means,  Organisation should not deduct salary for the same.
2. Organisation need not to shut their offices and those who are not eligible to vote may work. 
3. So far, when I spoke to many people in the industry, they are giving relaxation in time but nobody is shutting their offices.
4. The gazette notification from Maharashra Government issued on 7th October is applicable to government and semi government organisation only. It is not applicable on private organisation.
however, a separate notification from CEO, Maharashtra has confirmed that every organisation has to treat this as a paid holiday. Its upto the organisation whether they want to cancel any other holidays or treat this as an additional holiday. 

Please refer
https://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/Downloads/AC2014/PaidHoliday.pdf

You may download the official gazzette from following (please click)

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NIPM Pune programme - Brainy way to Self-Respect

October 12, 2014, 8:47 am
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National Institute of Personnel Management (Pune Chapter)
Invitation
NIPM(Pune Chapter) in association with MCCIA and in coordination with Sinhagad Technical Education Society,  has arranged a Lecture Program on 18thOctober 2014.
Topic   :                       Brainy way to Self-Respect
                    By Dr. Sachin Deshmukh
It is the fact that happy and healthy person is more creative & productive. Present fast life style at workplace and society causes the uncomfortable situation which in turn affects the results delivered by him. To move from discomfort to comfort it is obviously necessary to be happy. To reach this goal we need to train our brain. Though the mind has vital role in developing the personality we have no direct control to mold/change it. To change/mold we need to have brainy way on which we could have control.

Dr Sachin Deshmukh, practicing doctor. He has researched over 8 years and found  new and easy formula to reduce and convert the painful memories into neutral memories so that a person becomes light, and more creative and productive. He conducts full day workshops on “Journey from discomfort to comfort”.  He will explain important aspects of this formula.

Agenda for the Program :
Date & Time        : Saturday, 18th October, 2014 at 5.30 pm
Venue                  : Sinhagad Technical Education Society(STES)
                               Off Karve Road, near Sharda Center and Persistant
                               Kothrud  (Land Mark Nal Stop, Padale Palace)

The program will be followed by High Tea sponsored by STES.

You are requested to attend this unique program in large number. Kindly confirm about your participation on email Id nipmpune@gmail.com
Prior registration is necessary for better arrangements


Abhijeet Shah                Ashok Gandhe                      Kuldip Joshi
Chairman                       Hon’Secretary                      Chairman HRD Committee

NIPM                              NIPM                                    MCCIA
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Creating an Inclusive Culture : The 4 levers- An HR webinar from HR Virtual Learning Zone

October 17, 2014, 10:21 am
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Culture is an integral part of an organisation and one of they key in driving people. Every HR professional must attend this free webinar




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Dear Govind Sharma,

In an endeavour to support HR community with great learning and knowledge from eminent Thought Leaders/Keynote Speakers, I am pleased to share the details of the upcoming HR VLZ (HR Virtual Learning Zone) Session.
Ms. Kripa Krishnamoorthy (Sr. VP HR Projects & Internal Communications & Member of India Diversity Council, Citi India) would be steering the session on Theme: "'Creating an Inclusive Culture: The 4 levers ", scheduled on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 1100hrs.
I wish to seek your support while requesting you to kindly cascade down and share the learning opportunity with your followers/colleagues. Anyone from your team/friend circle/network may wish to join the complementary session using the link mentioned below.
Click on the below link:
Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4390471237794193922

The session participation is complementary and can be accessible using a computer with broadband/data card, i-Pad, i-Phone and Android devices with data services.

The initiative to promote HR Learning and share best practices can only happen with the support of great people like you.

In case of any query, please feel free to write to me at sukrit.ghosh.sg@gmail.com

Kind regards
Sukrit Ghosh
Volunteer Moderator- HR Virtual Learning Zone (HR-VLZ)
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IIM Indore Opens admission for FPM (PhD) and industry FPM (PhD) for year 2015

October 18, 2014, 9:11 am
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I have been advocating industry people to pursue Ph.D from institutes like IIMs. IIMs are among the best institutes in India to pursue FPM (Fellow Programme in Management). These programmes are equivalent to Ph.D and holds very important value. 

In other institutes, you need to pay for doing PhD but when you do a full time on campus FPM at any IIMs, you get free stipend or money to do it. Yes, admission is very rigorous and stringent. But that will be always case, is not it? If you need anything which has more value, you need to put extra efforts even God is not an exception. The same God residing in a popula temple like Shirdi or Siddhivinayak or at Tirupati, you need to put extra efforts, more line and so on. 

Why to do FPM from IIM than doing from other institutes
1. India's top B school
2. Has lot of reputation
3. Helps immensely when you want to start your own consulting. 
4. an IIM tag means a lot


Course duration:
4 years out of this, for 1 year student study the PG programme meant for regular students at IIM. 

FPM at IIMI

The Fellow Programme at IIMI is a unique doctoral programme in management. It is designed to provide both breadth and depth of knowledge to doctoral participants in management. The programme has two-fold objective of enabling the participants to master the relevant methodological tools of management research on one hand, and the advancement of the current body of management knowledge on the other. The FPM track offers prospects of a career within academia or in (research) positions outside the academia world. Programme's rigorous curriculum provides ample training for an academic career and gives participants the opportunity to make an indelible mark on the research activity in their respective field. The programme offers specialization in various areas of management.
With the rapid expansion of management education in India, it has become inevitable that top business schools cater to the need of the faculty by producing excellent researchers and academicians. The Fellow programme in Management at IIMI is aimed to contribute to this societal need. All FPM students are fully funded during the course of their study upto four years.


Last date to apply
31st December 2014

ADMISSION
For its Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) IIM Indore seeks high quality candidates with strong academic background, preferably with professional experience, and intellectual curiosity needed for scholarship in management.
 
ELIGIBILITY
Candidates should have:
Master’s degree in any discipline, with at least 55 per cent marks (High second class) and at least 50% marks at Bachelors’ degree* level
 
OR
 
Five year/ four year Integrated Masters’ Degree programme in any discipline, with at least 55 percent marks
 
OR
 
Professional qualifications like CA, ICWA, CS with at least 55 percent marks in professional qualification and at least 50% marks at Bachelors’ degree* level
 
OR
 
4 year/8 semester Bachelor’s degree with at least 60 percent marks or equivalent grade point average
 
Those in their final year of Masters’ or Bachelors’ degree (B.E / B. Tech/ Architecture /M.B.B.S.) in any discipline can also apply. Such candidate, if selected will be permitted to join the programme provisionally subject to the submission of a certificate, issued on or before June 30, 2015, from the head of the institution implicitly emphasizing that he/she has completed all requirements for obtaining the degree before June 30, 2015.
 
*The candidate must hold a Bachelors Degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.
 
PROCEDURE
Applications for admission to the FPM 2015 are invited through an advertisement / notice published in the newspaper and also uploaded on the institute website. The application should be submitted on the prescribed application form on or before the specified date along with a demand draft of Rs.500/ - (Rs.Five Hundred only) as per details given in the “Instructions” section below.
 
AREAS OF STUDY
The institute presently offers the FPM in the following Areas of Specialization
  1. Economics
  2. Finance & Accounting
  3. Information Systems
  4. Marketing Management
  5. Operations Management and Quantitative Techniques
  6. Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
  7. Strategic Management
  8. Communication
 
Out of the aforementioned Areas, an applicant can choose any one area of specialization and submit his/her application along with all enclosures as given under “Instructions” in the Application Form.
 
SELECTION PROCESS
Stage 1:Application screening based on
 
  • 10th / 12th / Graduation
  • Institute classification (MHRD list)
  • Any other, as decided by FPM Admission Committee
Stage 2:Briefing and Written Test
 
  • Shortlisted candidates will be briefed about the structure of the Fellow Programme in Management at 5 locations, viz. New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Indore
  • Written test : 1 + 1 hour format – covering – Analytical ability and Research writing
Stage 3:Personal Interviews at IIM Indore campus
 
PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Short-listed candidates will be invited for a personal interview and further evaluation at IIM Indore. Not all candidates are called for personal interview and no communication will be sent to those who are not shortlisted for interview/ selected for admission.
 
Selection
Selection to the programme is based on performance in:
  1. Personal Interview
  2. Any other, as decided by FPM Executive Committee/ Areas concerned
 
COMMITMENT FEE
Selected candidates are required to deposit a commitment fee of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only). This fee has to be paid at the time of acceptance of the offer and has to be made vide a demand draft of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) drawn on a nationalized bank favouring Indian Institute of Management Indore payable at Indore.
 
WAIVER OF FIRST MODULE (FOUNDATION COURSES) OF THE FPM
Following candidates are eligible to apply for waiver of the first module (Foundation Courses) of the Fellow Programme in Management:
  • Alumni of IIMs (PGP, PGP-ABM, PGP-PMP, and PGPX) provided the candidate has obtained in the first year of the above degree/diploma a minimum grade point equivalent to 2.55 out of 4.33, with no Fs and not more than two Ds.
  • Candidates who have completed similar program of other universities/ Business Schools are eligible to apply for exemption of first module (Foundation Courses) provided they satisfy the following conditions:
  1. The candidate should have completed a full-time, two year MBA degree, two year PG Diploma in Management or one year PGPX, one year PGP-PMP (or equivalent) in Management from any recognized and reputed University / Business School / Institution.
  2. The candidate should have obtained in the first year of the above degree/diploma a minimum average grade point equivalent to IIM Indore’s 2.55 out of 4.33, with no Fs and not more than two Ds.
  3. The candidates should have obtained the qualifying degree or diploma, not more than ten years ago with respect to the beginning of the first module of the FPM programme into which she/he is seeking admission. However, exceptions may be made to this by the FPM Executive committee on a case by case basis.
The granting of waiver is not automatic. The candidate needs to make an application to the Chairperson (FPM) after receipt of offer letter for admission. The final decision related to the waiver is made by the FPM Executive Council (FPM EC) on a case by case by taking into account all relevant factors, including:
  1. The quality and content of the program (MBA/PGDM/PGP-ABM etc.) undergone by the candidate.
  2. The performance of the candidate in the programme.
  3. The FPM EC, on applying its criteria, can grant full, partial, or no waiver to the candidate.
  4. The decision of the FPM EC shall be final and binding.
How to Apply
FPM Application form must be downloaded from our website http://www.iimidr.ac.in
 
The completed application forms should be accompanied by a crossed demand draft of a nationalized bank for Rs.500/-(Rs. Five Hundred only)drawn in favour of Indian Institute of Management Indore payable at Indore. The application form complete in all aspects must reach the below address on or before 31st December 2014.
In case of any queries, write to fpmoffice@iimidr.ac.in
 
FPM Office
Indian Institute of Management Indore
Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road, 
Indore-453556
Madhya Pradesh, 
INDIA
Contact No. 0731-2439675; 0731-2439666

CURRICULUM
Coursework duration: 15 months
Coursework break-up
Foundation Courses : 32 credits to be completed in the first  six months of the coursework
PGP courses : 12 credits (can be completed anytime  during the course work. The courses 
 will be identified by the Academic  Area

FPM Compulsory courses : 18 credits (to be completed during  the course work period as scheduled 
 by the FPM office)
FPM Area / Related area : Up to 44 credits from area and  related area courses
Thesis and dissertation
After passing the comprehensive examination, the participant enters the thesis stage. Each participant will be advised by a Thesis Advisory committee (comprising 3 or 4 faculty members). The participant first develops a thesis proposal, for which he/she identifies a thesis topic. The Thesis Advisory Committee [TAC] of the participant arranges a public seminar on the thesis proposal for the IIMI academic community. After approval of the thesis proposal the participant works closely with the TAC on his/her thesis. On completion of the thesis research, the participant gives a public seminar, submits the thesis and defends the same.


Financial Support

FPM at IIMI provides financial support to its doctoral students. The FPM participants get a monthly stipend of Rs 20,000/- per month in the first and the second year, Rs. 28,000/- p.m. in the third and the fourth year. The FPM participants will be entitled to the stipend for a maximum period of four years. A contingency grant of Rs. 25,000 per annum to cover research expenses, and books and stationery allowance is available to all FPM participants during the first four years of the programme. No tuition fees shall be charged and free boarding and lodging will be provided for the first four years of the FPM programme. Maximum of two extensions of three months each will be provided subject to satisfactory performance.
Since the FPM is a full-time residential programme, bachelor accommodation is provided to all the participants in the Institute's hostel on campus. Limited accommodation for married participants may be available on the campus on payment basis.



Fellow Programme in Management 

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1. What is FPM at IIM Indore?
FPM stands for the Fellow Programme in Management. It is a Doctoral level programme in 
management offered by the Indian Institute of Management Indore. 
2. What are the eligibility criteria for admission to the FPM at IIM Indore?
A candidate seeking admission into the FPM at IIM Indore should have: 
Master’s degree in any discipline, with at least 55 per cent marks (High second class) and at 
least 50% marks at Bachelors’ degree* level 
OR
Five year/ four year Integrated Masters’ Degree programme in any discipline, with at least 55 
percent marks
 OR
Professional qualifications like CA, ICWA, CS with at least 55 percent marks in professional 
qualification and at least 50% marks at Bachelors’ degree* level
OR
4 year/8 semester Bachelor’s degree with at least 60 percent marks or equivalent grade point 
average
Those in their final year of Masters’ or Bachelors’ degree (B.E / B. Tech/ Architecture 
/M.B.B.S.) in any discipline can also apply. Such candidate, if selected will be permitted to 
join the programme provisionally subject to the submission of a certificate, issued on or 
before June 30, 2015, from the head of the institution implicitly emphasizing that he/she has 
completed all requirements for obtaining the degree before June 30, 2015. 

*The candidate must hold a Bachelors Degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act 
of central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act 
of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, or 
possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. 
The Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a 
minimum of three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or 
equivalent.
3. Who should apply?
The FPM seeks high quality candidates with strong academic background, and intellectual 
curiosity needed for research activity and scholarship in management.

4. What is the process of admission to the programme? 
Admission to the FPM at IIM Indore involves three stages stage whose broad outlines are as 
under:
Stage 1: Application screening based on
• 10th / 12th / Graduation 
• Institute classification (MHRD list)
• Any other, as decided by FPM Admission Committee
Stage 2: Briefing and Written Test
• Shortlisted candidates will be briefed about the structure of the 
Fellow Programme in Management at 5 locations, viz. New Delhi, 
Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Indore
• Written test : 1 + 1 hour format – covering – Analytical ability 
and Research writing
Stage 3: Personal Interviews at IIM Indore campus*


*Personal Interview
Short-listed candidates will be invited for a personal interview and further evaluation at IIM 
Indore. Not all candidates are called for personal interview and no communication will be 
sent to those who are not shortlisted for interview/ selected for admission. 

5. How do I apply?
Applications for admission to the FPM 2015 are invited through an advertisement / notice 
published in various newspapers and also uploaded on the website. Interested candidates may 
download the application form from our website and send the duly filled application form by 
Post to the below mentioned address along with a demand draft of Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five 
Hundred Only) drawn on any nationalised bank in favour of Indian Institute of Management 
Indore payable at Indore. The application form should be accompanied by all relevant 
certificates and testimonials duly self-attested. Incomplete application forms or those which 
are not accompanied by the demand draft and / or self-attested copies of relevant 
certificates will not be processed further. 
Address for sending the application form and attachments
Fellow Programme in Management Office,
Indian Institute of Management Indore
Prabandh Shikhar, Rau Pithampur road
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Pin – 453 556


For more details, please visit http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/images/FPM/FPM_FAQs.pdf


Industry FPM
Industry FPM is an external PhD for working professional and offered at only IIM Indore. Other IIMs do not offer it. For full time PhD (FPM) you get stipend from IIM but for industry FPM, you need to pay Rs. 5 lakhs as a fee. I do not support this as in fact IIMs should encourage more and more industry PhD at nominal fee so IIMs will have useful research in the area of management. 

Placement
IIM does not provide placement for FPM students. 


All queries are welcome/

Govind
Mumbai
October 18, 2014

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How to do employee engagement when your organisation does not have enough opportunity - Lesson from a TV serial FIR

October 24, 2014, 10:42 am
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Employee engagement is not just about celebrating festivals, organising various programme and so on. It is beyond that. Purpose of writing this article is not giving you theory and definition of Employee Engagement, rather, taking a case of a Television Serial FIR, telecasted on Sony Entertainment India's channel SAB TV. 

An "engaged employee" is one who is fully absorbed by and enthusiastic about their work and so takes positive action to further the organization's reputation and interests.So, as an HR, our focus about every employee engagement activities should be revolved around:

1. How to create an environment where an employee enjoy his/ her task and assignment.
2. How the employee feel to stay more with the organisation.
3. How the employee becomes more productive and positive towards the work he/ she is doing. 

I have taken the case after carefully observation. I do not spend lot of time on watching TV serials in leisure, however, sometime I watch this one. 

F.I.R. is an Indian television sitcom first shown on July 31, 2006, on SAB TV. The show.and is being broadcast Saturday and Sunday nights. The sitcom was nominated for the Best Sitcom category at the Indian Telly Awards in 2009. The sitcom is set in a police station.

Plot summary:
F.I.R. is an acronym for First Information Report that the Indian police prepares for each case to be investigated.
FIR is a situational comedy serial centered on a Haryanvi female police officer named Chandramukhi Chautala and her three subordinates, head constable Gopinath Gandothra, constable Mulayam Singh Gulgule and constable Billu. The show depicts their lives as they try to solve every case which comes to Imaan Chowki .
New cases come to the police station in every episode. An individual or a group come with a complaint or a problem. The problem generally has nothing to do with police. It may be a case of love, divorce, snoring, or bad cooking. Chandramukhi Chautala and her constables solve the case successfully though the case has nothing to do with their official duties as police officers.

The show took a 20 year leap when Kavita Kaushik, who played the lead role, departed from the show and introduced Chitrashi Rawat as Chandramukhi's daughter, Jwalamukhi Chautala. The changes were reverted on 8 July' 2013 and the incidents occurring in the 20 year leap were converted into constable Gopi's dream and the show then continued along with Chandramukhi Chautala's return.



Image of Kavita Kaushik
credit: wikipedia.com

The case of Kavita Kaushik moving in and out of FIR
There was various news report claiming that she was getting bored from the same role she had been playing for years, in the role of police inspector, she did not have so much interesting to offer and she had been feeling that she is captured in a specific image, thus, the character of Inspector Chandramukhi Chautala was becoming her identity. She wanted to be known for her different role.The same monotonous role was not motivating her and she finally decided to quit. The production house also doubled her remuneration but finally, it also did not work well and finally she quitted her role. However, after few episodes, she again returned to the show however, we could see many differences in the show it includes:
1. She had been given opportunities to act multiple roles. 
2. Beyond the role of inspector Chandramukhi Chautala, while handling the case, she got opportunity to play different roles and responsibilities. 
After returning to the show, she praised that only in FIR she could get so many opportunities. She has also started her facebook fan page where, she is posting her different pictures, possibly an "image creation". 

The case of FIR and similar dilemma of many SMEs (Small and medium enterprises)
if you look into the above case, you will find that unless you engage your workforce, you are not going to get the result you want. You may need to double their wages to retain them but still you may not be able to hold them back in the organisation. If the employee is a star performer, you cannot afford to loose them. Here, FIR tried to replace the artist with the new one but that did not work. The viewership dropped and finally they had to call her back on the show. In TV serial, success depends on a single character and if it changes, people do not accept it. It is like an addiction, you are addicted to something, you cannot change. Finally, we saw her comeback in the serial and change in the character too. In every episode, she is handling a case where she is changing her role and get up according to the story. This has helped her to do different roles and responsibilities by working for the same serial. 
Many SMEs including MNCs face this dilemma. They need people to run the business, but their workforce is small. People join in the initially with lot of enthusiasm, the organisation has good culture, good pay package, good atmosphere to work, safe job and so on. There are employees who do not care about their job content. They are incompetent, outdated and do only the bit require to survive in their job and even do not hesitate to play dirty politics and in halo effect. But, there are employees who really want to learn and grow. Unfortunately, many organisation do not care about it and they loose potentially a good performer and employee. 
How to tackle the situation then?
1. Every year look into job description of the individual and find out the way to enrich their job description.
2. Allow them to provide consulting services to external organisation where they can use their expertise.
3. Use MOOC, conferences, webinar, seminars extensively and encourage your employees to participate in the same. Thi upgrade their knowledge and skills. 
4. Find out return on cost investment of the employees. You may have an employee working for more than a decade but doing the same work. The cost of the employees might have increased significantly but not the value addition. You may find another replacement at the 1/4th of the cost and the employee is not adding any value. In that case, you strategically need to create a backup and ask the employee to look for better opportunities. 
5. Speak to your global offices and find out whether your employees can be moved to the global role. May be for a short term, may be for a longer term. This encourage other employees too. This will encourage and motivate other employees to perform well.
6. Allow employees to do cross functional work but without affecting other's authority. If an employee want to move from one function to other, let them do it. Believe me, this works. We had an employee who moved from one function to other every year and she was with the organisation for more than 6 years. Today, when average 2 years services is considered as a good stay, 6 years becomes excellent. 
7. Stay in touch with other group companies or a sister concern. They might need help in a specific function but do not need a full time employee. Let your employee manage their site. This will engage your employee and due to cost sharing, it may cut down the cost. You may also opt for staff exchange programme. 
Above serial is a good example of doing employee engagement when you have monotonous job I hope you enjoyed this article. all correction, suggestion and queries are welcome. 
Wish you a very happy Deepawali.

Govind
Mumbai
October 24, 2014

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Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi admission open for 2015-16 for MBA and PhD programme

October 30, 2014, 6:05 am
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FMS is amongst the top 5 B schools in India and consistently ranked between 3rd and 4th all over India. It is at par with IIMs and even ahead of few IIMs.

Having a Ph.D degree from FMS is adding feather of cap. Similarly, it is one of the ebst institute for full time MBA as well as weekend/ executive MBA. 

you may read my following article too.




FMS Delhi has announced admission for its programme for year 2015-16 


How to apply:
You should apply online. Please visit following link


Eligibility:
Eligibility criteria for two year full time MBA Programme
Candidates applying for admission to the MBA programme must have pursued at least a Bachelor’s Degree programme after twelve years of formal schooling with at least 50% marks at the graduation level (SC/ST: Passing Marks; OBC/PWD/CW: 45% as per the University Rules) or equivalent CGPA. Candidates appearing for the final year examination of Bachelor’s Degree may also apply.
Note: As per the existing University Rules, the candidates belonging to PWD/CW are eligible for a relaxation of 5 per cent marks in the minimum eligibility requirements. SC/ST candidates are required to have passed the qualifying degree examination. The candidates belonging to OBC category are eligible for relaxation in the minimum eligibility to the extent of 10% of the minimum eligibility marks/qualifying marks prescribed for general category. University of Delhi rules are applicable for reservation of other categories.
Candidates appearing in the final year examination of Bachelor’s Degree are eligible to apply for admission irrespective of their percentage of scores obtained till the time of application, provided that they expect to fulfill the eligibility criteria when their results are declared and which must be submitted to the FMS office at the time of admission to the programme.

Eligibility criteria for two year evening MBA Executive Programme
Candidates applying for admission to the two-year evening MBA Executive programme must have pursued at least a three-year Bachelor’s Degree programme after twelve years of formal schooling, having secured minimum 45% aggregate marks or equivalent grades in any of the disciplines such as Arts, Commerce, Social Sciences, Sciences, Mathematics/Statistics, Medicine, Engineering or Technology. Additionally, she/he should have at least five years of experience as an executive or an administrator in a commercial/government establishment/registered organization after passing the Bachelor’s degree examination. Experience shall be determined as on the 1st April of the year of admission. Candidates should be either sponsored or produce a “No Objection Certificate” to pursue the programme from his/her present employer.

Eligibility criteria for two year evening MBA Executive (Health Care Administration) Programme
Candidate seeking admission to the two-year evening MBA Executive (Health Care Administration) programme must have a Bachelor degree having secured minimum 45% aggregate marks or equivalent grades in any discipline such as Medicine (MBBS)/Dentistry BDS)/Biotechnology/Genomics/Genetics /Nursing/Bioengineering/Alternative Systems of Medicine /Paramedical Discipline/Pharmacology/Anthropology/Zoology or an examination recognized as equivalent. The Bachelor’s degree should be of the University of Delhi or any other recognized University/deemed University/Institute. Additionally, she/he should have at least five years of experience as an executive or an administrator in a commercial/Industrial/government establishment/registered organization after acquiring the Bachelor degree (excluding internship). Experience shall be determined as on the 1st April of the year of admission. Candidate should be either sponsored or produce a “No Objection Certificate” to pursue the programme from his/her present employer.

Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D. programme
To be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. programme, a candidate must have obtained a Master’s/M.Phil. degree of the University of Delhi, or any other recognized University, or a Post-graduate Degree in an allied subject equivalent thereof. She/he must have obtained either a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade in the M.Phil. degree or a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in the Master’s degree.
Candidates having a MBA/Master’s Degree in an allied subject from University of Delhi or equivalent would be required to write the CAT-2014 for admission to the Ph.D. programme. Such applicants should have a minimum experience of two years post their MBA/Master’s Degree on the date of writing the admission test.
Candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree of duration of four years or more, viz. B.Tech. or MBBS who have obtained a minimum of 70% and 60% marks or equivalent grades respectively, and also have obtained any national level fellowships, are also eligible to apply for the Ph.D. programme.
Permanent teachers of any recognized University/College other than the University of Delhi, employees of a Research Institute in India and candidates sponsored by their employers will be considered for admission to the Ph.D. programme only if they obtain study leave for a period of two years to fulfill the residency requirements of the Ph.D. programme of the University of Delhi.
For detailed information regarding the eligibility criteria for enrollment to the Doctoral Programme refer to Ordinance VI B of the University of Delhi (http://www.du.ac.in/fileadmin/DU/about_du/PDF/Ph.D._ordinance.pdf) and FMS website (www.fms.edu)
Each applicant will choose to apply in one of the following 13 Categories
1. Open or Unreserved (Gen)
2. Scheduled Caste(SC)
3. Scheduled Tribe (ST)
4. Other Backward Class, non-creamy layer (OBC)
5. Visually Challenged (PWD1)
6. Auditory Challenged (PWD2)
7. Orthopaedic Challenged (PWD3)
8. Widows/Wards of Defence Personnel killed in action (CW1)
9. Wards of serving personnel and ex-servicemen disabled in action (CW2)
10. Widows/Wards of Defence Personnel who died in peace time with death attributable to military service (CW3)
11. Wards of Defence Personnel disabled in peace time with disability attributable to military service (CW4)
12. Wards of Ex-Servicemen and Serving Personnel including Police Personnel who are in receipt of Gallantry Awards (CW5)
13. Foreign Nationals (FS)

Important Date:
Important Dates
Online Application Opens
 October 8th, 2014
Online Application Closes
 November 10th, 2014


few questions and answers
1. I have passed my HSC / PUC/Sr. secondary / 10+2 and completed graduation through open University/ distance mode am I eligible?
Yes, you are eligible.

2. Can I do PhD externally from FMS, Delhi?
No, you cannot. It is full time on campus only.

3. I have not appeared for CAT, am I eligible for full time? Do FMS accept any other score?
No, CAT is compulsory

4. Is lecture compulsory for executive MBA?
Yes

5. Is there limited no of seats for executive MBA?
Yes 

All queries are welcome

Govind
Mumbai

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Summary of HR VLZ webinar- Creating an Inclusive Culture : The 4 levers

November 2, 2014, 6:24 am
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Today, I attended HR Virtual Learning Zone's webinar on -  "Creating an Inclusive Culture : The 4 levers."
As we say unity in diversity is required for the development of nation like India where diversity is a lot, the same theory applies to organisations in India as well as global. As an organisation, we need to manage diversity for the prosperity and growth of the organisation. As an organisation, we get people from diverse background- different linguistic background, different ethnic background, different strata of the society. Organisation is a society. Like every society has a norm to maintain equilibrium, an organisation too has its norms known as "culture". To maintain equilibrium and for better productivity, taking care of everybody in the organisation including the existing and new and establishing communication between them to maintain culture is diversity management and creating an inclusive culture. 

As an HR, with the globalisation of business, our roles have become more strategic and responsible. It is a grave mistake to assume that if you hire an individual from a specific type of organisation, they are fit for your culture. For example, few HR (and of course top management)  believe that they should hire people from their similar organisation type (hiring full time employee only; MNC required from MNC background only; from same industry only, ICSE learnt only, top colleges only; top management only and so on...) I think these are just excuse to blame "something" if "anything" fail in future. I do not think, then you are really a manager and particularly a good hiring manager. A good Human Resources Manager must have ability to pool best from all the available options and resources. If an HR restrict self from all these biases, he/ she will never be able to take the right talent. 

Fortunately, I got an email from Sukrit Ghosh from HR Virtual Learning Zone (VLZ) and attended a webinar on same yesterday. No doubt, it was one of the best learning event. It tells about how Citi manages its diversity, how it helps it and why it is important to manage.  If you look at following example, it tells about diversity management and it is enough to explain the same.




Ms. Kripa Krishnamoorthy (Sr. VP HR Projects & Internal Communications & Member of India Diversity Council, Citi India) was the speaker for this webinar. Kripa is the Head, HR Projects & Internal Communication. In her role, she is leading several projects alongside the India CHRO including in the space of Internal Communications, external building of Citi EVP, HR Capability building, HR Excellence, OD for Senior HR team India, Media interface, Senior Women in leadership. With a career spanning of over 13 years, she has worked across various functions in FMCG, Service and Banking sector. She is a post graduate in human resources from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. 

The topic: I have mentioned about the topic above. The focus area was Sensitization of Unconscious bias. Knowingly or unknowingly, we are biased towards many thing about people. Even most democratic organisation suffer from this. 

The 4 levers of creating inclusive culture on diversity management.


The 4 levers/ factors of creating inclusive culture: Accountability, approach, awareness and access are the 4 levers. you can see them in above picture. Everybody including the top management in the organisation should be accountable. In Citi, committee meets once a week, both new comers and existing employees are being sensitized about inclusiveness. 

How are we biased?
We are biased to people based on the basis of their look and appearance. All the participants were shown a picture of various people without detail about them and being asked to identify who of them are CEO. only 37% people replied as all of them and rest gave different answers. How can we be biased when we do not know about them? following image define the bias?


Following was the poll asked and I am sure people will show their biased behaviour. (When I replied "all", my reason was, everybody needs to act like as a CEO and I am sure, when people have replied, most of them decided on the basis of the look and appearance. 

so, here is the final image. 

So, the result is, we do not need to be biased. All of them are CEO,


How do we make unconscious decisions?
One of the study by Harvard Business School revealed that, the attractive people earn 3-4% more salary than those looking below average attractive. and of course, we make hiring like this and this bias exists. This study further revealed that 58% of the CEOs of the fortune 500 companies are more than 6" tall but only 14.5% of US men are more than 6" tall. I wonder, does this mean those companies lost potentially well employees in the top positions, possibly yes. We can see such kind of behaviour (biased) every where. Once, I attended MTHR event with one of my friend who is a doctor, but "he does not look like as a doctor", as one person commented. Similarly, he was not fluent in English too, so the person also commented on this and perhaps he formed his opinion about my this friend whether he is a good doctor. Once, one of my boss from top management commented, "This is a highly anglicised organisation and you really need to buckle up as people create perception about you". I did not take the feedback negatively but, this remains a widely accepted fact that your job, promotion and increment also depends on biased behaviour of the people. Very true. The biased most of the time does not have any base. 

Here is the picture from the same webinar.







It is evident that the companies do not do it intentionally sometime but there is biased. Therefore, an organisation really need to manage diversity at the work place and above four pillars are key in managing diversity in the organisation. 


How to manage diversity in the organisation?
Well, this is not a difficult task. We know very well that none of the individual are same. A simple exercise is, form a group in your organisation and discuss with each other- how you are different from each other. 



If you ask me my own experience, well, several time I have such experience and the reason is, every time I met with different kind of people. Once, I moved from a very formal set up of organisation in healthcare to MNC in entertainment domain where, the structure was smart casual / casual and it took almost 2 months to formalise with them and still mixing with them despite of being in HR. 

Diversity wheel: Following diversity wheel explains how different factors impact an organisation. Diversity exists at individual level 





 Why biases exist?
Our brain receives lot of information and cannot process everything. It picks only things we feel important to us. It is based on perception, stereotype and our past experience. 




We cannot avoid biased and even if we say we are not biased, we are. 




So, when we are biased towards someone or something, we reflect following behaviour. True. If you see in India, Gujaratis, Marwadis, Bengalis, Tamilian and Telugus normally consider themselves in upper strata so the society. However, you see biased behaviour towards north east Indian, north Indian. Similarly, there is biased behaviour towards students studied from vernacular medium. You see, a manager with higher percentage or with a known college have biased behaviour towards those who are from not known college and lesser percentage. Once I had argument with one of head of the department. He wanted college name and percentage in resume for which I disagreed. I asked him to evaluate candidates on the basis of their individual quality for which he disagreed. In my one of the previous organisation, As an HR, I had lot of autonomy in framing hiring policy, there, the departmental had little rights to interfere in HR function. I never kept such biase and the same organisation has grown from 30 crore company before 2005 to 1000 crore by now so the employee strength. Whereas the another organisation about whom I have described is not growing at the same rate despite of having such biased behaviour. For me, such biases have no backing.


Does biase affect performance of team members?
Yes, of course. My personal experience also say the same. Please look into following picture.


so what is the relation between bias and diversity management?
A direct relationship. If you are biased, you cannot manage diversity. If you cannot manage the diversity, you cannot see your organisation growing. It is time to be aware and to act.





What you should do?
I have mentioned my points above. It is simply broaden yourself, be more positive, be neutral and take your decision on the basis of all the information. Also, the speaker has suggested following:




Summary: It was a very good learning experience and I enjoyed it. In fact, my question on whether a biased behaviour to hire candidates only from MNC background is correct or has any bases and whether Citi has such policy was answered well and upto satisfaction. Citi does not have such policy and if they limit themselves for it, they cannot hire more than 30% of the workforce they required. If you are interested, you should always look for such webinar. I share them on my blog time to time.

Please share your feedback on this article and also let me know if you have any query. 

Regards
Govind
Mumbai
November 02, 2014






















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UGC National Eligibility Test Dec, 2014 For Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship

November 2, 2014, 9:26 am
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On behalf of UGC, the Central Board of Secondary Education announces holding of the National Eligibility Test (NET) on 28th Dec 2014 (SUNDAY) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor Both in Indian universities and colleges. CBSE will conduct NET in 79 subjects at 89 selected NET Coordinating Institutions spread across the country.
The candidates who qualify for the award of Junior Research Fellowship are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible for Assistant Professor. The universities, institutions, IITs and other national organizations may select the JRF awardees for whole time research work in accordance with the procedure prescribed by them. The award of JRF and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both OR Eligibility for Assistant Professor only will depend on the performance of the candidate in all three papers of NET. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for Assistant Professor will not be considered for award of JRF.

NOTIFICATION FOR UGC - NET DEC – 2014

Important dates :

 i) Last date for Applying Online & generation of filled Bank Challan for Fee:  15.11.2014  

 ii) Last date of submission of Fee through online generated Bank Challan, at any branch of (SYNDICATE/CANARA/ICICI BANK). : 18.11.2014 

 iii) Last date of taking printout of Application Form : 19.11.2014  Attendance Slip and Admit Card from website (www.cbsenet.nic.in)

 iv) Last date for receiving the printout of online Application Form (one copy) and Attendance Slip (one copy) at the  respective Coordinating Institution opted by the candidate 
 (with fee receipt & category certificate(s). : 25.11.2014  

NOTE : PRINTOUT OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM SENT DIRECTLY  TO THE CBSE OFFICE WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.


On behalf of UGC, the Central Board of Secondary Education announces holding of the 
National Eligibility Test (NET) on 28th Dec 2014 (SUNDAY) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor Both in Indian universities and colleges. CBSE will conduct NET in 79 subjects (listed under item no. 9) at 89 selected NET Coordinating Institutions (listed under Item no. 10) spread across the country. CBSE has no role play except conducting the exam centres. Since UGC is not competent enough to hold the test (and UGC is not competent enough to handle any task). This is a national shame that a secondary school board is conducting test for future teacher for universities and senior colleges. 

Difference between JRF and Assistant Lecturership: The candidates who qualify for the award of Junior Research Fellowship are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible for Assistant Professor. The universities, institutions, IITs and other national organizations may select the JRF awardees for whole time research work in accordance with the procedure prescribed by them. The award of JRF and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both OR Eligibility for Assistant Professor only will depend on the performance of the candidate in all three papers of NET. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for Assistant Professor will not be considered for award of JRF. Candidates appearing in NET should clearly specify in the prescribed Application Form whether they are applying for both JRF & Eligibility for Assistant Professor both OR only for Eligibility for Assistant Professor. Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Assistant Professor will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments, as the case may be.Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with disability (PWD)/Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non-creamy layer), as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website : www.ncbc.nic.in, candidates will be given such special concessions as may be decided by the Commission. 










Eligibility Criteria
          CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY :
i)       Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognised by UGC (list attached page No. 17 to 41) in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. (list of subjects of post graduation attached at page No. 42 to 43) are eligible for this Test. The Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer / Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) / Persons with disability (PWD) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.                    
ii)      Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited OR candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this Test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of Junior Research Fellowship/eligibility for Assistant Professor only after they have passed their Master’s degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of OBC (Non-creamy layer)/ SC/ ST/ PWD (Persons with disability) category candidates). Such candidates must complete their P.G. degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.                    
iii)     The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e., from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET.                          
                                     
iv)      Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only. The candidates, whose post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in item No. 9, may appear in a related subject.                        
                                     
v)       Candidates belonging to OBC (Non-creamy layer)/SC/ST/PWD category are required to submit attested copy of the category Certificate along with online printout of their Application Forms (obtained while applying on-line). Other candidates are not required to submit any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility along with printout of their Application Form. Therefore, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the UGC/CBSE at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.                     
                                     
vi)      Candidates having post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by Indian University/ Institute or foreign degree/diploma/certificate awarded by the foreign University/Institute should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their  diploma/degree/certificate with Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi. (www.aiuweb.org)
                            
         
AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION :

          (i)Junior Research Fellowship: Not more than 28 years as on 01.12.2014. A relaxation upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC (Non-creamy layer, as per the Central list of OBC available on website: www.ncbc.nic.in )/SC/ST/PWD categories and to women applicants. Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates having research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant/related subject of post-graduation degree, subject to a maximum of 5 years, on production of a certificate from appropriate authority. Three years’ relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates possessing L.L.M. Degree. Total age relaxation on the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances.
 (ii)Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit for applying for eligibility for Assistant Professor.

 EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR)


i)       NET/SLET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities/Colleges/Institutions. Provided however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions.
ii)      The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET.
iii)     For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for  Assistant Professor held prior to 1st Dec 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for  Assistant Professor anywhere in India. For SET held from 1st Dec 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor only in the universities/ colleges situated in the state from where they have cleared their SET.


How to apply:
Please read following and apply at following:
http://cbsenet.nic.in/cbsenet/PDF/InformationBulletin.pdf


Where to contact in case of any query:
Central Board of Secondary Education 
Plot No. 149, Block - H, 
Sector - 63, Noida - 201309 
Distt- Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.) 
Telephone No. : 0120-2427342, 344, 350
Fax No. : 0120-2427342
Email : net@cbse.gov.in


So, I hope you have got your all queries resolved. You may also refer my earlier article including frequently asked question.

UGC notified for NET (National Eligibility Test) June 2014 for research Fellowship/ scholarship, Ph.D and for Junior Lecturership


Here are few additional questions and answers




1. I am already above 35 years of the age, I am not happy with my current job/ corporate job. But I am not eligible for JRF however, eligible for NET assistant lecturership. does it really matters?
No. JRF is good only if you want to get research stipend which is hardly 15000 to 20000 per month if you get recruited as JRF in universities. You should not worry. you are eligible. 

2.  I want to get job as a lecturer abroad, should I appear for NET?
No. Rather, you should prefer for doing a PhD, write many research experience and get an industrial/ corporate job. This will help you. 

3. I want to be a lecturer in junior college i.e. 11th and 12th standard. Do I need to qualify for NET/ JRF?
no. you have to do a masters degree in relevant subject and B.Ed/ M.Ed. 

4. I have done MA Economics but want to teach in a management institute. Should I appear for NET with management subject?
No. You should opt the same subject you studied at your PG Level. 

5. I want to do teachers job in a state and private universities. Is NET valid or do I need to appear for SET separately.
NET is valid for both state and central government universities including deemed and private universities. 

6. I have a PhD, do I still need to clear NET?
Yes, if you have PhD after 1991.


Please ask if you have any further query

Govind
Mumbai
November 02, 2014

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Trailblazers: Learning From The Best in HR & Other Fields- a free business and HR seminar for people from any business background

November 4, 2014, 12:42 am
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Dear Friend,

I’m pleased to invite you for the Next MTHR Global Conclave being held in Mumbai in association with Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute. This Conclave will be attended by over 200 HR professionals representing various organizations. As is usual there is no cost to attend but prior registrations are a must.  This is on Saturday 8th Nov, 10:00 am to 5:00pm at Kalina, Mumbai.

The details of the event are given below for your perusal. Request you to quickly register you and your colleagues for the event as we have already received quite a few nominations and there are limited seats available.

Thank you for letting me in your inbox.

Warm Regards,

Vipul Agarwal
Co-Founder – More Than HR Global (MTHRG)
Director – Zend Consulting Services
vipul@zcsindia.com
+91-9820060954

More Than HR Global Presents
In Association with
University of Mumbai’s
Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial And Management Studies

Trailblazers: Learning From The Best in HR & Other Fields
Saturday, 8th November, 2014 From 10 am to 5 pm


“Dreamers are mocked as impractical. The truth is they are the most practical, as their innovations lead to progress and a better way of life for all of us.”
― Robin S. Sharma

Trailblazers are dreamers, trailblazers are those who blaze a trail for others to follow, they change the way people think and inspire them to also create breakthroughs. Trailblazers are those with a creative spark or energy or vision - and then realise their potential. Trailblazers bring dynamism coupled with absolute necessity to ensure transformations are grounded, and yield tangible benefits within timeframes.
Trailblazers are not only those found in creative fields, rather they are those who are creative in their field of passion. Research from Manchester Business School shows that
Trailblazers stand out in four specific areas:
·  Leadership - direction setting, gaining commitment, people development, delegation. "I love creating great teams - making others great".
·  Strategic Thinking - vision, global perspective, organisational awareness. "I back my own judgement but rely heavily on the skills of others in advising me on the detail".
·  Managing Change - initiating change, driving change, overcoming resistance. "I've been rapped over the knuckles for not going through due processes - but it worked".
·  Motivation - initiative, energy, resilience, accountability, goal focus. "In my early days I had a real reputation for toughness".
Trailblazers' ability to leverage the above four competencies is what is found to differentiate them.
In this exciting event, you will meet Trailblazers who had a powerful vision in their respective domains. You will also learn from experts from HR & OD who work with Trailblazers:


The confirmed speakers are:

1. Franz Gastler, ED and Founder, Yuwa and TED Speaker

2. Pramod Sadarjoshi, ED, KPMG

3. Ashish Gawade, Co founder & CEO, Bottom of the Pyramid

4. Rajeev Kher, Founder & CEO, 3 S India (tentative)

5. Mohit Gundecha, Founder & CEO, Jombay 

6. Deepak Deshpande, VP - HR, Netmagic Solutions (NTT Group)

The participants of this Event are over 200 Corporate professionals, comprising of Leaders and Influencers from HR and other functions...

I am enclosing more details of this Event and attaching a Note on our community....

Pls confirm at your earliest as we are in our final week of confirmation.

Registration Process: There is no cost for participation for this event. But Prior Registration and Confirmation from our end is a MUST. For Registering for the event, Please send a mail with the following details on Vipul@zcsindia.com
Name:                                                                                  Orgn Name:
Designation:                                                                       Yrs of Experience:
Domain of Orgn:                                                               Education:
Email-ID:                                                                              Mobile No:

Date: Saturday, 8th November, 2014
Venue: Saraswati Sabhagruha Auditorium, Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute, Mumbai University, Kalina
You cannot afford to miss this Event from MTHR !!
Whether you are in HR or any other function, you can confirm immediately for “Trailblazers: Learning from the best in HR & other fields”
Get engaged, enriched and empowered.....and sharpen your trailblazing skills!
About  Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute: The Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial & Management Studies was established in 1994, as a Department of the University of Mumbai, offering management education with a focus of financial services. ADMI established in 1994 extended its financial management programs to the prestigious Masters in Management Studies Program for the first time in 2002-2003 to live up to the increasing demand for Management professionals. http://www.mu.ac.in/alkesh/
Mobility Partner: Deltecs ( http://www.deltecs.com ): Deltecs’ flagship product DRONA which was started as a mobile learning & communication platform, aims to expand to newer domains like Mobile Marketing Automation, Sales & Channel enablement.
About MTHRG: Mumbai based MTHR Global (More Than HR Global), a leading Knowledge Community Pan India since 2002 is a not for body which continues to bring you the best in Learning and Networking! It is powered by a group of 6 young HR Professionals loaded with over 45 years experience of Old and New Economy Industries, who are armed with a passion for people and innovative ideas for HR and management.   

Vipul Agarwal
Co-Founder – More Than HR Global (MTHRG)
Director – Zend Consulting Services
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Opening for Digital Accounts Manager and Assistant Accounts Manager for a leading MNC

November 5, 2014, 10:53 am
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Hello Friends,

This job opening for a leading MNC, an organisation where one must work and known for its brand and culture. I cannot reveal the name due to confidentiality issue. Please send your profile to me on govind@simplycareer.net and I'll revert you at earliest.

Candidate Profile:

  • Strong entrepreneurial skills
  • Excellent in communication skills, both in speaking and writing
  • Passion for Music
  • Strong people and interpersonal skills
  • Should have had experience in Client Servicing in Banks, Brands, Digital companies, Broadcast companies
  • Independent handling of media / portal business
  • Ability to network and manage partnerships in a competitive market
  • Preferred Age Group  - 25 to 28/29 years


Priorities and Responsibilities of the position:


  • Ensuring that the Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) for our Music content goes up by  developing Marketing strategy for our music content exploitation
  • Manage & Enhance relationships with Music aggregators  Itunes, Guvera,  Gaana, Saavn , Nokia, Hungama etc  thus resulting in increased revenues.
  • Enhancing market share thru customized content generation, better servicing of tracks based on Calendar of Events (COE), thus resulting in larger market share and revenues from Content Partners
  • Communication campaign relating to legitimate DRM free sites for increasing digital download revenues & Subscription based streaming services  
  • Data analysis to ensure regular updates to the Internal team
  • Launch new innovate marketing initiatives with the Digital platforms and work with Repertoire teams
  • Work with Repertoire teams to engage with the Platforms on exclusives, marketing tie-ups etc
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Career Opprotunity- Accounts Receivable in a leading MNC

November 6, 2014, 9:55 am
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Hi,
If you feel you are suitable for this, please send your resume to govind@simplycareer.net

Job TitleAssistant Manager- Accounts Receivable
LocationKhar (West), Mumbai
Description
Account Receivable
-         Perform day to day Accounts Receivable invoicing and collection function
-         Maintenance of customer master ,credit limits,tax masters
-         Tracking Collections from various customers
-         Communicate with internal/external users as well as accounting/tax professionals to complete job duties
-         VAT & Service knowledge
-         Timely maintenance of Customer accounts reconciliation
-         Liaison with auditors with proper accounting schedules
-         Thorough tracking a) pending invoicing, b) open contracts, c) pending sales reporting.
-         Regular follow up  on sales reports and collections
-         Upload reports regularly
-         Regular TDS certificates from customers
-         Assist in other duties as needed and directed.

Expectations from candidate
·        Sound accounting knowledge
·        In-depth knowledge of MS Excel
·        Well versed with ERPs
·        Interpretation of contracts
·        Skill sets
o   Good communication,
o   Ability to take responsibilities
o   Teamplayer
o   Eager to learn
o   Easily adapt to system/business changes
 Qualification
CA / ICWA with 1-3 years experienceInter CA/ Inter ICWA with 5 years experience
Graduate with 7-8 years experience

Key SkillsAccounts receivables, reconciliation, excel, navision, ERP
Salary
IndustryEntertainment / Media / Publishing / Dotcom
Position TypeFull Time
Job TypePermanent
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MNC career opportunity in Finance and Accounts- CA/ ICWA for a leading US MNC

November 6, 2014, 11:27 am
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Please mail your profile to govind@simplycareer.net

Hi,

Please find job description for opening with a leading US MNC in media and entertainment domain. We are closing the position at earliest and meeting all shortlisted candidates today and tomorrow. Let me know suitable timing and also, please revert with the following:
Your current CTC
Expected CTC
Notice period
Availability for interview (time)

Reporting to :General Manager, Finance

Department  : Accounts and Finance

Designation: Manager/ Sr. Manager- Accounts and Finance

Position ranking: 3rd (Sr. Manager- GM- CFO)

Key skills: Direct taxation, Indirect Taxation, Transfer Pricing, Accout Finalisation, CAPEX and OPEX, Vendor management, team management, Banking activities,

Company Profile
a worldwide leader in music entertainment, having recordings dating back to 100+ years.  


It is seen as the most preferred label among artist, film producers, studio’s and even consumers as well as employees. With the very democratic and open culture, it has one of the lowest attrition rate (average tenure being 6 years for each employee), it stands to its promises.

                                                                                  

Job Profile
Consolidation of Accounts of company
Looking into both direct taxation, indirect taxation
Strategically managing ROC and other related matters
Ensure timely issue of TDS
Co-ordinating with other functions and global team as and when required.
Managing CAPEX and OPEX of the organization and ensure all the records are maintained as per Sony Global standard
Monthly closing of accounts and ledger scrutiny
Preparation of Fixed Assets Register. And overall fixed asset management
Preparing I-Tax details for assessment.
Co-ordinating with the external consultants and auditors
Assisting in global audit
Supervising and strengthening the internal control of the organization
Preparing global reports to be submitted to global reporting offices/ AROs
Managing Accounts payable team
Any other work assigned from time to time.
Handling Transfer Pricing
Handling banking- working capital loan, coordination with banks for overall banking matter.



About the Candidate

  • Chartered Accountant mandatory, CA + CS preferred
5-9  years experience (from a multinational corporate)
  • Strong Academic Background and communication skills
  • Computer Skills –   Excel, PowerPoint , Hyperion, Navision (not mandatory)
  • Good accounting & Tax knowledge
  • Analytical skills
  • “Eager to Learn” attitude
  • Comfortable with various systems

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Free Webinar on Finance for manager from non finance background- understanding Balance Sheet

November 7, 2014, 12:55 am
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When you take more responsibility as a manager and SBU head, it is important for you to understand various aspect of finance. It is not difficult but complex.You can see various advertisement from top B schools, private individuals, training organisations etc.

I got this email for free webinar on the same issue and I believe every manager, mid level and senior professional must attend this. 


emystifying the 

  

Upcoming Webinar
November 11, 2014

Time : 3 pm to 4 pm

 

 
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Founder & CEO
Learning Infinite
Dear Govind Sharma
You have always been very keen to learn about finance and the key business metrics!

Here is your opportunity to know more about the Balance Sheet and understand how it can be used to assess business health and performance.

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What will you experience in the Webinar?
 
  • Understand the key components of a Balance Sheet - Assets, Liabilities, Owner's Equity' and how are they treated. 
  • Key Balance Sheet ratios - Solvency - Current & Quick ratio, Debt-Equity, Activity, Turnover ratios and what they convey about a business
  • Know how to use the Balance sheet to determine business health and get all your queries resolved
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