B heard! IIMB student blog

Parallel to Academic life at IIMB runs the foot stamping rhythm of the student's social life. Singularly active, student associations and clubs provide a forum for interaction amongst themselves and the world outside.

Academic Council

Leading edge academic learning is at the core of IIMB's Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP). As students are the most important stakeholders in learning, it is important that their viewpoint is given enough consideration in academic matters. The Academic Council is the student community's voice in all matters pertaining to academics. The Council acts as a link between the students and the faculty, and functions with the end objective of fostering a healthy academic atmosphere where the quality of learning is always on the rise. The Council comprises four members who are elected by the student community. Email: acad@iimb.ernet.in

Anveshan

Anveshan, the adventure and mountaineering club of IIMB endeavours to enhance ones' perspective about environments. Anveshan helps students stay connected to nature, and get the much deserved break once in a while. Anveshan organizes regular expeditions which encourage students to accomplish things they consider unachievable and experience the fun and adventure of exploring the nature. Some of the activities that we organize are trekking and hiking (forests, scenic waterfalls, historical places), camping, rock climbing, rappelling, white water rafting, kayaking, cycling, bike trips and night safari. Anveshan has organised trips to numerous locations in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The club encourages adventure enthusiasts and nature lovers not only to participate, but also to come forward and take a leader's role in organising trips. Anyone with a light backpack and a sense of adventure is welcome to join Anveshan trips. Email: anveshan@iimb.ernet.in

Bharath - Society for Public Policy

'Bharath' envisions itself as a platform where IIMB students get to engage and work with the government on various public issues and other developmental plans.

It strives to sensitize the IIMB student community towards the current problems that India faces in the area of public policy and endeavour to make a small improvement in the state of affairs along with the government. Email: bharath@iimb.ernet.in

Bookrack

Our mission is to improve the students' quality of life by making books available to read for pleasure. We have a wide collection of novels and comics (nearly 800 titles) which students can read at their leisure and return within 15 days. No registration required - any current student, with a valid roll number, can borrow books at zero cost. Email: bookrack@iimb.ernet.in

Dhwani

IIMB community has always had great musical talent. Music is best practiced with other musicians, and best appreciated live. Dhwani aims to get the best of campus musicians to practice together, and perform for the institute as frequently as possible.

Dhwani is active in many forms of music including Western classical, blues, rock, metal, alternative music genres, Indian movie and album music, folk music, electronic music and various forms of fusion music among others, except pure Carnatic and Hindustani classical music. Email: dhwani@iimb.ernet.in

Dress Circle

Life at IIMB is not just restricted to studies and different academic courses but helps in all-round development, while bringing out the hidden talents in them. One such club is Dress Circle - the film and photography club of IIMB. The club formally obtained the status of an independent club in 2005 and has since gone on an upward curve bringing out new events. Apart from regular movie and sports event screenings, the club tries to tap the talents of individuals in some areas which people pursue as hobbies like movie-making, photography, and many more. All-round development has been the motto of every individual at IIMB and Dress Circle aims to provide the same. Email: dresscircle@iimb.ernet.in

Enl Council

EnI cell is a student run initiative that nurtures entrepreneurial talent in the IIMB Community. It provides opportunities and helps students who have an opted for entrepreneurship as a career. The EnI Cell works in co-ordination with Nadathur S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL). Email: eni@iimb.ernet.in

Expressions

IIMB is cradle of unusual and unconventional brilliance - the selection process ensures that every batch that the institute intakes has a diverse talent quotient. While everyone is academically brilliant, quite a few are also talented in other spheres, such as music, writing, painting, abstract art and poetry. However, with the academic pressures and impending project deadlines, most of these individuals lose their enthusiasm and drive to follow these non-graded pursuits.

Expressions endeavours to be the creative mouth-piece of all literary and artistic creativity - it provides a platform to IIMB community to contribute in building a collective creative quotient of the institute. Such a forum would go a long way in supporting, and increasing the creativity of the entire IIMB family. Email: expressions@iimb.ernet.in

Gurukul

Every year, professors teach. Students learn. And at the end of the programme they graduate. But during the course of the journey, we (both students and faculty) are sadly missing the wood for the trees. Between the packed sessions, submissions and surprise quizzes, we felt that there hasn't been much interaction between students and faculty. Students can benefit from the extensive expertise of the faculty and faculty can benefit from the experience of the students. So, we formed the club to bridge the chasm between students and faculty. Email: gurukul@iimb.ernet.in

ICON

ICON provides an opportunity to the student community of IIMB to work on high quality consulting services to business enterprises, entrepreneurs and voluntary organizations. Our objective is to enable industry to benefit from the cutting edge management pedagogy imparted to IIMB students and the latest developments in management techniques and apply these to organizations. Some of the projects undertaken earlier include Business Plan, Marketing Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Exploratory Study, Statistical Analysis, Gap Analysis and Market Feasibility Studies etc. Email: icon@iimb.ernet.in

IQ

IQ's vision is to facilitate quizzing, literary and logical puzzle activities among the student and larger community of IIMB by organizing and conducting events as well as by promoting participation. We work closely with other clubs in organizing quiz, puzzle or literary activity as part of their schedule. We conduct activities throughout the year including conducting quiz, logical puzzle and word game events in the inter-collegiate festivals conducted by other clubs. Apart from this IQ has an active blog which is regularly updated, to ensure that we reach out to a broader audience. IQ's objective is to make quiz a mainstream activity on campus. Email: iq@iimb.ernet.in

MaSh - The Marketing Shrine

The Marketing Club, MaSh, of IIMB aims to provide students an all-round experience of marketing through both industry exposures and on-campus activities. The club is mainly involved in hosting marketing related activities, which supplement student's academic learning.

MaSh is an entirely student driven entity which customizes its annual activities according to the needs and interests of the students. Some major undertakings of the club are:

- Publications: The club releases its marketing digest - Panache' once every term. The focus of this publication is to provide a platform to students to share their marketing related experiences with fellow students. Further, it aims to keep students updated of latest happenings in the world of marketing. Besides, a pan IIM magazine is published in association with other IIMs.

- Workshops/Seminars/Case studies - The club provides several opportunities to students to get real industry exposure by organizing seminars, talks and discussions with representatives of leading companies in the country. Besides this, several workshops are hosted on campus throughout the year for enhancing student's knowledge. Case studies are also floated to give students a chance to apply theory to practice.

- Events - The club proactively organizes several events based on marketing and related disciplines with the intent of bringing about learning and understanding of marketing concepts in a fun and interactive manner. Some of the past ventures have included War of Sections, Mercadeo and participation in IIMB's annual events like Vista and Eximius. Email: mash@iimb.ernet.in

MITR (Student Counseling Organisation)

MITR is a student volunteer group that works along with 'Vishwas', our parent counseling organization to provide counseling to students in need. The goal is to help fellow students in dealing with all kinds of stress; given the demanding and hectic life here at IIMB. Email: mitr@iimb.ernet.in

Networth

Networth is the finance club of IIMB. It coordinates and organizes all finance related activities on campus. Further it serves as the single touch point for all finance related events and queries and provides a platform for increased interaction between student body, industry and faculty.

Activities that Networth is involved in

Animal Spirits -- The Finance Championship

- Series of 5 high-energy inter-section competitions for first year students

- Intensely contested and closely followed by the IIM student community

Finance Events at Vista, India's largest Business Summit

-Networth partners with FII (Forum for Industrial Interaction) to conduct Finance events at Vista

-Draws participation from the best business schools

Corporate Events

-Networth assists interested companies in conducting workshops, seminars and panel discussions

-Provides support in event design, logistics and publicity

Money Manager

-It's the Pan-IIM Finance Magazine released tri-annually

-A collaborative effort IIMA, IIMB and IIMC which published articles and interviews relating to an ongoing issue in the world of finance

Internal Publications

-Weekly Business Digest: It is the weekly digest released by Networth that gives a quick look at the financial world throughout the week. It also publishes interviews of 2nd year PGP candidates relating to their summer internship experiences.

-Deal-fix: A fortnightly release that captures all the current M&A, PE/VC investments as well as latest capital market offerings across the world.

Summers and Finals preparation

-Fin Fast Track: A document that serves as a guide to the latest happenings in the world of finance over the past year.

-Past interview experiences

-Gyaan Sessions: Sessions on basic topics relating to finance

-Mock Interviews for summers

Email: networth@iimb.ernet.in

Operations

OpMac is a student's body of IIMB which works with mission of protecting and nursing interest of students toward operations.

The club aims to invoke interest among the student community in various areas of Operations Management such as Supply Chain, Operation Strategies, Logistic solutions, Manufacturing & Service Operations & many others.

We conduct various company talks, events, publications and a small fest to promote operations. Email: operations@iimb.ernet.in

ShARE

ShARE is think-tank that connects talented students to global leaders to discuss global economic issues. ShARE has 29 teams across 14 countries.

IIMB chapter of ShARE is divided into three knowledge verticals: Finance, Industry and Strategy. Each vertical is headed by a network manager and consists of 6 members. Overall the chapter is headed by President and Vice President, who are included in one of the networks. There are 9 senior coordinators and 9 junior coordinators across all networks, with 5 senior coordinators taking up President, Vice President and Network Managers.

ShARE chapter conducts events, seminars, conferences for IIMB community as well as for Indian/Global ShARE members. IIMB hosted ShARE World Seminar in 2011 which witnessed participation from 5 countries. ShARE chapter members get opportunities to work on projects with world class organizations and are also welcome to do projects in their interest field under the guidance of global ShARE members. Email: share@iimb.ernet.in

SIGMA

SIGMA, the Systems Club at IIMB, is the focal point for all student IT related activities. It acts as an intermediary between the students and the administration for all system infrastructure needs. SIGMA conducts various deals which are beneficial to students such as the Pan-IIM Laptop Deal, the Peripheral deal and the Microsoft Windows and Office Deal. SIGMA creates and maintains, Spidi, the intranet portal for all Student related activities and Student Bodies at IIMB. In addition to Spidi, SIGMA helps various clubs such as PlaceCom in the placement process and Academic Council for the course bidding process. SIGMA also conducts a LAN gaming event called AdrenaLAN, to encourage students interested in games such as Need For Speed, Counter Strike, Age Of Empires and FIFA. Email: sigma@iimb.ernet.in

SPICMACAY- IIMB Chapter

SPIC MACAY IIMB organizes classical music and dance concerts throughout the year including the flagship event Yamini, dusk to dawn concert held on the eve of Republic Day every year. SPIC MACAY IIMB conducts variety of classical music classes - violin, Carnatic and Hindustani vocal throughout the year. With a deep interest in promoting arts, the club also conducts workshops for appreciation of painting, weaving, sculpture and theatre while holding lecture demonstrations (or lec-dems) to help initiate the uninitiated yet interested.

SPIC MACAY IIMB works in collaboration with SPIC MACAY Bangalore chapter for conducting these events. Email: spicmacay@iimb.ernet.in

Sports Council

Sports are an inseparable part of life at IIMB and Sports Council takes pride in being touted as one of the most popular clubs on campus which organizes events throughout the year. The events are not only for students but our esteemed faculty, diligent workers, cherished alumni and plethora of sportspersons from other colleges.

The sports council has played a great role in conditioning the sports fraternity, maintaining sports infrastructure and proved instrumental in IIMB's continued victory across events. To ensure no sporting talent goes unnoticed, IIMB has facilities for almost every sport played across the country. The mantra of the Sports Council is simple - 'Play Hard!!!'

The Mission of the Sports Council is to awaken the sportsperson in every individual!

Email: sports@iimb.ernet.in

Student Alumni Committee

Student Alumni Committee (AlumCom) facilitates interaction between Alumni and Students and aims to leverage IIMB Alumni community's network and expertise to the benefit of the students. IIMB has one of the strongest Alumni networks across all Indian B-schools. AlumCom acts as the interface between students and alumni fraternity, to promote seamless interaction and to ensure that students reap the benefits of Alumni network.

"Building Bridges Across Time..." - truly defines the motto of AlumCom and is responsible for organizing various initiatives to bring students and alumni on a common platform like Anusmaran (Global IIMB Alumni meet), reunions, seminars, mentorships etc. Anusmaran, flagship event of AlumCom is organised in 15 cities spread across the globe during the month of May every year. We realize that relationship building with Alumni is indispensable. Email: alumcom@iimb.ernet.in

Student Exchange Committee

The Student Exchange Committee facilitates a smooth and effective exchange programme for students at IIMB. With over 100 partner universities spread across 5 continents, this is the largest exchange programme in the country.

We ensure that the students coming to our campus would have the right exposure to Indian culture. At the same time, we would also strive towards making the exchange programmes for our students a comfortable experience. Email: exchangecell@iimb.ernet.in

Student Media Cell

Student Media Cell is a student run body acting as an interface between the students of IIMB and the media. Its mandate is to promote 'Brand IIMB', by showcasing the achievements and profile of the institute and its students. To put it simply, any media release/statement/public information about IIMB to be released to the outside world goes via the Media Cell. It also seeks to bring media interaction to the student population through Media Conclaves featuring eminent speakers talking about current issues. Email: studentmediacell@iimb.ernet.in

tejas@iimb

tejas@iimb is a first-of-its-kind knowledge portal that captures the extensive and enriching interaction between the students and faculty at IIMB.

Every issue of tejas@iimb offers a unique blend of contemporary business insights and academic inputs, keeping in mind a practitioner's point of view across sectors, functions and geographies. The content spans interviews and podcasts with industry leaders and faculty, articles based on student projects and term papers and other collaborative research work generated at IIMB.

The student projects seek out the real world applications of the concepts taught by the faculty and in this process create new knowledge worth sharing with a wider community. The interactions with industry experts and eminent thinkers are a source of intelligent insights on contemporary issues.

tejas@iimb is meant for current and future decision makers - the corporate sector and the management student community across the world. Email: tejas@iimb.ernet.in

Toastmasters@IIMB

Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organisation that aims at helping people improve their leadership and communication skills. Started in 1924, the organisation now has 260,000 members in 113 countries worldwide through its 128,000 clubs.

In the IIMB chapter of Toastmasters, we conduct regular meetings every week and the members of the club play different roles like an emcee, evaluator, grammarian etc. Each meeting consists of a prepared speech section, an extemporaneous speech section and an evaluation section for feedback on prepared speeches. Every member is assigned two sets of goals - one on the communication track and another on the leadership track. This club is characterised by a nurturing atmosphere with a committed group of people eager to improve their public speaking skills.

Toastmasters@IIMB conducts two flagship events - 'Con Me If You Can' and 'Art of the Elevator Pitch'. This club closely works and networks with the Orators Club, which is a club open to Alumni, Faculty and Staff of IIMB. Email: toastmasters@iimb.ernet.in

Vikasana

Vikasana is the social service initiative undertaken by the students of IIMB. It is constituted to work towards the benefit of society, by undertaking activities where students can contribute their skills. Started in 1990, with the aim to provide an in campus education for the children of the construction workers at the IIMB campus, Team Vikasana has grown by leaps and bounds. Successive batches of students, with the help of dedicated faculty, have carried this baton forward by taking on new responsibilities and endeavors, thus keeping the vision of Vikasana going.

Vikasana undertakes many initiatives like scholarships to IIM Mess workers, Mess workers' thanks giving lunches, NGO visits as part of orientation for the new incoming batch, teaching initiatives for NGOs, orphan homes, scholarships to under privileged children of the society, case study for the volunteering NGOs to improve the impact and give out the best solution for their problems.

Vikasana always welcomes new initiatives from the fresh batches as well as the students and professors of the IIMB community, in line with its mission, "Creating and Exploring new avenues for the students of IIMB to contribute to the welfare of the society and benefits of the underprivileged through the application of their managerial skills". Email: vikasana@iimb.ernet.in