TAPMI Induction PGDM Batch 2014-16: Impossible is nothing says E S Chakravarty, Head TCS

TAPMI Manipal commenced its new session for PGDM batch 2014-16 with formal induction programmeheld on June 29, 2014. Mr E S Chakravarty, Head TCS, Bangalore was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Prof R C Natarajan, Director TAPMI and Prof Prashant Yatgiri, Chair- PGP welcomed the new batch to the B school.

This is the 32nd batch of PGDM and 5th batch of PGDM-Healthcare students that joined the TAPMI family through a formal induction programme. This years batch at TAPMI has strength of 428 students coming from diverse backgrounds. Including ten HCM students and five students enrolled in TAPMI University Of DubaiMBA Program. The batch has 83% engineers and the average work experience of the new inductees is around 2.5 years while 70% of them have prior industry exposure. TAPMI has been able to achieve good gender diversity as the female representation has increased to 33%.

Prof Vinod Madhavan, Chair- Student Activities, introduced the chief guest Mr. E. S Chakravarthy; the invocation was rendered by Ms. Deepthi and Ms. Swapna. Among the dignitaries was Dr. Shantaram, Trustee & Governing Council Member of TAPMI, who in his talk recounted the foundation, laid by the visionaries Dr. T. M. A. Pai and Shri. T. A. Pai which led to Manipal becoming a universally acclaimed educational hub.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Chakravarthy started by assuring students that they have enough opportunities in the market today. He motivated students by saying You belong to a generation which is known for being energetic, passionate and an impossible is nothing attitude. He focused on what students should do from their part to make use of the available opportunities which is competency building. He explained that there are three stages in competency building which are read for information, study for understanding and applying those fundamentals for knowledge. According to him excellence can be achieved by mastering these fundamentals through practice.

Sharing the rich experience, Mr. Chakravarthy explained the concept of six boxes where future investments and challenges of the customer lies in todays business scenario. In his view every sector is striving for efficiency and businesses are undergoing tremendous transformation to provide a differentiated experience on the path to globalization. The managers at present need to equip themselves with acumen for risk management, highest degree of compliance and need for sustainability.

He further emphasized that MBA graduates need to accentuate the understanding of technology and should make full use of emerging trends in IT industry which are social media, cloud computing, analytics and mobility..
The programme was over with Prof. Gururaj Kidiyoor, Dean (Academics) proposing the vote of thanks to each and everyone present at the ceremony.

TAPMI Manipal is a leading B School in Karnataka, reputed for its outcome based learning and faculty-student interaction. TAPMIs mission is to provide professional management capability. TAPMI Manipal commenced 2 year residential PG Program in 1984 which received recognition amongst the well-known industrial houses. Placement 2014 at TAPMI has been excellent with Rs 55 lacs offered as highest salary while average salary stood at Rs.9.71 lacs.

TAPMI accepts CAT/XAT scores but considers other aspects of an aspirant also in admission process to MBA/PGDM programmes. According to Prof Chowdari Prasad, Dean (PR) & Chairman-Admissions We observe Profile Based short listing for our admissions and shortlist candidates for GDPI. We reckon their academic and professional background besides CAT/XAT percentiles. CAT 2014 aspirants who have good academic back ground and can score 85+ percentile may explore admission opportunities in TAPMI.

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