Freshers' Party

The Freshers' Week came to an end on a grand note with the Freshers’ party that was organised for the 2010 batch by the seniors. The senior batches worked hard at organizing and activating participation from all students alike. The event started with seniors, Neha Mathur and Pranay Sachdev, welcoming the IMTians to a night of fun and entertainment. The first item for the night was a classical dance by Krieselle Joelle D’Lima. This was then followed by some very good dance moves by Dimpy Kachhia and teammates to some western numbers. Pranay Sachdev, then enthralled the audience with an old foot tapping number that made the students yell out for an ‘encore’ at the end. To set a bit of change in the mood, Abhinav Chauhan, then, mesmerised the audience with some Shero Shayiri . This was then followed by a hip-hop dance by Saurabh Mishra who managed to dance his way into the hearts of the audience. The night also saw a game played by the juniors that saw 5 young men try their best to wear a sari within 1 minute. This was then followed by a melodious rendition by Kashima Gupta. The night then witnessed a brilliant mime skit by the junior boys and girls. The skit which was based on the theme of ‘police and thief’ was able to keep the audience in fits of laughter. The batch of 2010 yet again enthralled the audience when they set the stage on fire by dancing to some popular numbers. The last event of the day was the Mr. and Ms. Fresher competition. The competition consisted of two rounds, the first being talent round and the second, a question round. Harsh Thaker and Krieselle Joelle D’Lima were rightly awarded the titles for their outstanding performance while the titles for Mr and Ms Talented went to Shashawat Bhanti and Apoorva Dumra respectively. The event finally drew to a close with Dr. Abhilasha's vote of thanks where she thanked the various committees for the great efforts they put in to make this entire event a grand success. The prizes for the various sports events that were held over the week were then distributed and the overall trophy was handed over to the Batch of 2009 for emerging as the winners of the FOB competitions.

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FOB: Football Finals

Fresh of the Boat, IMT Dubai’s annual sporting tournament, came to an end with the highly anticipated football match between the boys of the 2009 and 2010 batch. The energy in the air was evident by the presence of the crowd at the sidelines all set to cheer their teams. The two teams lined up by 17.40. The juniors won the toss and got to choose their side of the field. At 17.50, the match kicked off. Within the first five minutes itself, Arjun Rajashekaran from the seniors’ team managed to score the first goal of the day. The adrenaline levels were hence definitely high for both the players and the supporters right from the beginning as the juniors now had to try their best to par with their seniors while at the same time, the seniors had to make sure they continued to be ahead of the juniors. During the first half, the juniors tried their level best to score a goal of their own, but were however prevented from doing so by some pretty good defensive skills the seniors exercised. The seniors too tried their luck at scoring few more goals but were stopped from doing so by some superb saves by the juniors’ goalie. The 1st half of the game came to an end with the score of 1-0, in favour of the seniors. The second half too witnessed an action packed game, where the energy of both teams was commendable. The second half of the game also saw a player of the senior team receiving a yellow card from referee Sagar Suri. With just ten minutes for the game to end, Christopher D’Mello managed to score the second and third goal for the seniors, thus putting the seniors in a very comfortable position as the juniors had very little time to recover. The match thus ended on an exhilarating note, with the batch of 2009 undisputedly declared the champions, having a score of 3-0. A special mention must be given to the spirit and attitude of the 2010 batch during and after the game as they exhibited true sportsman spirit and fought till the end. The match ended on a friendly note, and the spirit of the sport was kept alive!

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FOB: Seniors Vs. Juniors Girls volleyball Tournament

The Fresh of the Boat event, which opened with a bang on Saturday, was carried forward with the first event for girls, a game of Throw ball. With the backdrop of the setting sun, foreground of spirit and fun, and with the aim to have pure fun, the girls’ Junior and Senior teams, took to the courts for the match. The girls showed a lot of enthusiasm for the sport and the eagerness to play was almost tangible in the air.

The Sports Committee organise FOB on an annual basis, to welcome the Freshers into the IMT way of life, through the Sports. The building of team spirit, motivation and pure frolicking fun!

The evening began with encouraging and inspiring speeches from Dr. Abhilasha and Dr. Agarwal. Their words highlighted the importance of team spirit and sportsmanship, complimented the organisation of the event and elaborated on the significance of FOB.
The girls played 2 sets of the game. The first set was quick, and very much in the favour of the Senior team. The back and forth of the ball grabbed apt attention of the spectators. Although there was not much crowd for the event, the support and cheering was no less. In the second set, the Junior team caught up and performed extremely well.

The Senior girls won the match, 11-3, 11-8 at the end. The spirit of teamwork prevailed throughout the game, and the overall evening was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present.

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FOB :Seniors Vs Juniors, Faculty Vs. Juniors

The Final year students of Institute of Management Technology, Dubai took on the First year students in the finals of the Fresher’s Off Boat Champions League today. It was a breath taking match. Both the teams performed well. However, the first year team led by Harsh Thaker outplayed the second years led by Amit Kumar by 10 runs.
The first year team had an all win record in the tournament and were clearly a strong team to play against. Similarly, the opponent was equally strong and had earlier beaten their counterparts in the qualifying round. The senior students won the toss and elected to bowl. The first years batted first and compiled a competitive, yet an excellent total of 68 runs. The match was a 12 over match and the opening bowler from the first year was Ankit Bharadwaj who bowled for 4 overs and took 3 wickets. From the second year, the opening batsman was Shishir Roy.
The initial Bowling team (Second year) gave 17 extras – 15 Wide and 2 No Balls while the first year we re slightly contolled with theirextra s and gave onlt 10 wides and 1 no ball. There were a few sixes and fours hit by Ishank Mahajan, Tarik, Anuj Verma, Shashwat Bhanti and Siddharth Verma.

Till the first three overs, the defending team (second year) scored 9 runs for 3 wickets, and the match was in favor of the 1st years. However, Siddharth Verma brought the match back in favor of the senior team and displayed a bleak form of hope. This placed the juniors under tremendous amount of pressure. However, the winning team came back strong and restricted the runs till the last over.
The day also witnessed an astounding match between the IMT faculty and the first year students. Although, the faculty put up a great game show, the students of the first year, led by Shivankit, won the event. The occasion was honoured by the batsmen ship of the Dean of IMT Dubai, Dr. The faculty scored a grand total of 44 runs in 12 overs. The team was led by Dr. Sujit, who scored 25 runs in the match. The students scored a total of 55 runs in 7 overs and led the team to victory. Niranjan Balaji (scored 23 runs) and John Michael (scored 26 runs) played brilliantly while the star of the day was Ishank Mahajan with 3 wickets in just 2 overs.

Umpires: Nakul Sharma, Arjun Rajsekharan
Commentator: Dr Mohan Lal Agarwal
Score Board Markers: Niket Garg, Sumeet Panda, Aakash Verma

After a tough match between 2 best cricket teams of the seniors and juniors, the juniors have come out to be victorious and the winning champions. It is pretty much evident that the spectators had a fun filled time too.

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FOB: Tug of War: Seniors Vs. Juniors

The Fresh of the boat week showed true enthusiasm which was long awaited in the boys & girl’s tug of war. The junior girls took positions on the left and the senior’s on the right. The match referee blew the whistle after a final inspection and the action started. The single set match went in favor of the junior’s in the beginning and the girl’s were seen giving their best showing enormous energy levels. The seniors stepped up and with a heavy jerk (which seemed like a team strategy) the juniors came tumbling down and crossed the line. This ended the match which was short lived but exciting.

Next came the turn of the big boys vs. the juniors. There was an air of excitement that surrounded the plush green lawns. The boys geared up and took their positions and everything was all set. The best of three match begun with a tremendous jolt from the juniors which gave them the early advantage. The first set went on for around 2-3 minutes which involved a real show of raw power from both the teams. The struggle ended with the juniors having their way and pulling the seniors over the line with fierce strength. Both teams were exhausted and there was a break of approx. 5 minutes and the next set kicked off. The juniors had an advantage now but the seniors put up an incredible show and gave no chance to the juniors in the second set, which didn’t last a very long time. It came all down to the final battle and both the teams gathered their might. It was the longest set of the match and it seemed like the players were now fighting for respect. The seniors took advantage and the juniors almost crossed the half line, but a sudden thrust of energy and there was a sudden change of picture. The seniors were seen struggling and it took a final pull and the match ended. There was a roar in the air as emotions came bursting out. All in all it was a well fought battle and at the end of the day there were no losers or winners. Like true sportsmen, both the team members shook hands with much respect and celebrations galored.

Match Referees – Anirudh Lal & Nakul Sharma
Commentator – Tarun Baijnath


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FOB Volleyball Prelims

After the kick-start given to FOB by the cricket prelims (boys) in the morning, it was now time for the guys to play across the net. The lush grass of the lawn surrounded by the desert around the campus, came alive at 5:00 PM on the Saturday evening with the enthusiastic junior boys hitting the gound first.

Team A (Juniors), winning the first two straight sets (11-9, 11-2), qualified for the finals to be held on the 18th of this month. Harsh Thakar, Shashwat Bhanti and Ankit Bhardwaj of the winning team showed commendable performance and managed knitting the team together. Team B played tough with Ishank Mahajan and Anuj Verma putting in great efforts.

This was followed by an enchanting senior boys’ prelims match which engrossed the spectators no less than what a final match would. Both teams gave tough competition to each other which was proved by the three long sets that were played – third being the longest with 8 all to make the game stretch to a game of 13. Set 1 was won by Team-A (11-9), with Tarun Baijanath, Shivang Kapoor and Anirudh Lal showcasing their best. Great resilience shown by Team-B in the second and the third set winning, both (11-6, 13-10) with an awesome performance by Akhil and his team.


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FOB Girls Cricket

Girls of IMT-Dubai proved their mettle by displaying a powerful performance in a cricket match that took place today at 5:00 PM on the campus ground. Junior girls’ team won the toss and decided to ball first. It was a 6 over match with boundaries redefined. Shweta Katurwar and Swati Tewitiya were the opening batsmen of the senior’s team. The senior team set a target of 54 for the junior team with 2 wickets fallen. Dimpi Kachhia and Swati Tewatiya showed a wonderful partnership, hitting a series of 4’s and 6’s.

The cheerful junior’s team hit the ground with Apoorva Dumra and Aditi Agarwal being the opening batsmen but could only make 41 runs for 6 wickets. Though the junior’s team lost there was a commendable performance shown by Sonia Sehgal, who alone made 25 runs.
The umpires of the match were Nakul Sharma and Harsh Thaker. The cheering from the respective classmates of both the batches was encouraging enough to motivate the girls to play their best and more than that they seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly.

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Strategize: Transition to E-Procurement

19/10/10:Phase one of the annual “Marketing On Fire” conference kicked off at IMT Dubai and on a fine note. “Marketing on Fire” is an IMT Dubai initiative that gives its students, the opportunity to interact with the corporate world, present ideas of their own to the invited dignitaries and receive appropriate feedback for the same.
Despite facing immense pressure of balancing both their working life and their college routine, this phase of the conference was enthusiastically initiated and organised by the 2nd year evening batch students of IMT Dubai, under the guidance of their esteemed marketing professor, Dr Mohan Lal Agarwal.

The focal point of the seminar was “Strategizing the Transition from Procurement to E-Procurement.” The main crux of the forum was E- Procurement and its application in today’s world, the challenges faced by the procurement industry and finally the solution to the problem “e-procurement “

The presenters were Shadaab Ahmed, Shadab Anwar, Mayur Khanna, Yogesh Badlani, Jenny Tahilian and Reema Badlani, each bringing with them a glorious mix of corporate experience and the knowledge they had so far received from their tenure at IMT.
They began their presentation by defining what E procurement is, its role so far in the U.A.E, the transitional returns, the barriers faced and finally the benefits provided by transitioning an existing system from procurement to e-procurement.
After the presentation, the dignitaries, Bhanu Pratap Singh (Atlantis, Director of Procurement), Mr. Ganesh Kumar (Manager, Procurement, Atlantis), Mr. B Mohan Kumar (General Manager, JAAS Electromechanical LLC) and Mr. Mohammad Husain Vora (Sales Engineer, Aqua Gas Group) each gave their own valuable insight into the topic based on their vast experience and presented a few questions of their own to the presenters, which in turn were suitably answered by them. Once this was done, the floor was open to the rest of the student body, to clarify any remaining doubts they may have had on the subject.

IMT Dubai has always placed high value in providing quality education and quality opportunities to its students. Students’ development in both theoretical and the practical aspects of an application is given highest priority, so that they implement it both during their student life and further along in their career.


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Fresh Off the Boat! Day 2: Seniors Vs. Juniors - Volleyball Finals

17th October, 2010. The second day of the Fresh Off the Boat, IMT Dubai’s annual sporting tournament, ended with the highly anticipated Seniors Vs. Juniors Volleyball Finals.

As the floodlights lit up, the player’s entered the field all geared up for the game. It was expected to be a close match as both the juniors & seniors were experienced players, all geared up for the game. Despite, the lateness of the hour, a huge crowd turned up, hollering their support for their respective teams .The game started out with a good note for the seniors scoring their first point. The juniors chased them right till the end, but, were unfortunately unable to hold onto the game as the seniors won the game by a close, nail biting 20-19.

The juniors were able to gain a little momentum going early in the second set as they scored their first point, but, couldn’t keep up the intensity up and soon tumbled. The score card showed a staggering 13-6 before the time out session. The time out didn’t help them much as, by then, the juniors had lost most of their energy. The game ended with the seniors winning the set and the game with a score of 20-10.
The crowd applauded their sportsmanship and the commendable performance that the two teams showed. It was a thorough entertainment right till the end.

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Marketing Insight into the FMCG Industry

IMT-D was honored to have the esteemed presence of Mr. Kishore Hemraj Bhatia on the 17th of Oct, 2010. Mr. Kishore Bhatia, the Marketing Support Manager of Federal Foodss is an authority in the FMCG business with 10 years of experience. His specialty: marketing strategies, customer relationship, and profit responsibility within the FMCG industry. Federal Foodss, one of the largest FMCG distribution centers in UAE has more than 30 reputed brands under its belt including Sadia, Daawat, and Marina etc. He delivered an excellent presentation where his focus was to practically apply the theoretical marketing concepts into an FMCG industry.
“FMCG is not a glamorous industry but a recession proof industry” he states.

He highlighted the advantages of being in an FMCG industry which apart from being resistant to recession is a huge market with many categories. This industry he says has a quick turnover & relatively low cost associated with it. He went on to explain the FMCG boom in Dubai and how taking advantage of the huge market in UAE Carrefour established them as the leading FMCG here. He outlined the basic concepts of marketing and their practical applications in an FMCG industry.
While elaborating various marketing strategies,he stated that it is very important to select a category, define the segment, zero down to one sub segment and define the risk.

In conclusion, he stated that equal emphasis must be laid on both sales and marketing clarifying that neither can exist without the other. As the session came to an end, he advised the students by highlighting the 6Ps of a successful marketing manager: professionalism, problem solver, passionate, and persuasiveness
The interactive session was equally insightful with the students enthusiastically came forward with questions. The students of IMT D, has surely benefitted immensely from the vast bounty of knowledge they received regarding the functioning and marketing strategies of FMCG industries.


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Fresh Off the Boat! Juniors Vs. Juniors - Cricket Match

16th October, 2010.It was a beautiful Saturday morning and the FOB (Fresh of The Boat) week, organized by IMT, Dubai kicked off. The freshers were welcomed with the first extracurricular event – A cricket match between the two teams from the fall September 2010 batch. The venue was the IMT parking lot and the match was scheduled to start at 0700 Hours sharp.

The two teams assembled at the venue at 0630 Hours and all the prior arrangements had been done courtesy the Sports Committee. As the clock stuck 6:45, the two team captains Harsh Thaker and Shivankit Kumar were called onto the pitch by the two umpires Nakul Sharma and Sankalp Khanna. There was a flip of the coin and Shivankit Kumar won the toss and elected to bowl first. The match kicked off and Harsh Khanna and Vrishodhan Jhawar came out to open the innings facing Niaz Nain Ahmed with the bowl in his hand. Both the openers showed some defensive skills to begin with and there was a slow start to the game.

Out of the total 10 overs allotted for each side, the score stood at 31 runs for the loss of two wickets at the end of five overs. The bowling side showed some superior skills and the batsmen were evidently facing pressure. The batting team decided to gather some pace and was more or less successful at doing so, ending their allotted ten overs with a target of 61 to be chased by the other team. There was an interval of 10 minutes as the players were seen strategizing under the scorching sun now starting to take its toll on the players.

Team 2 came out to bat with its openers Rahul Mahanta and Sumeet Panda. Ankit Bharadwaj opened the bowling attack with a superb first over conceding only one run of it. Saurabh Mishra and Anjum Goyal decided to take charge and displayed some extravagant batting skills with some undisciplined bowling show from team 2.

The match entered the final over and team 2 required 19 runs to win, which seemed a daunting task. The first ball was hit for the longest six of the match by Team 1 instantly showed signs of pressure.

There were celebrations all around and signs of disappointment on faces of the players of Team 2. It was a well fought battle and the players shook hands and admitted the match could’ve gone in any Team’s favor. The atmosphere at the area was over whelming as both the teams showed true sportsmen spirit and finally shook hands with the two umpires. All the players were then taken inside the cafeteria and offered much needed refreshments courtesy IMT which was a big relief.

Match Statistics
Team 1 – 61/5 in 10 Overs.
Team 2 – 56/6 in ten Overs
Team 1 won by 4 runs.
Highest scorer of the match – Saurabh – 27 Not Out.
Scorer – Niket Garg

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ICTBM-10 at IMT-Dubai

The International Conference on Technology, Business and Management (ICTBM), held in the Institute of Management Technology, Dubai kick-started with the inaugural ceremony on the 16th. The three day conference was held from the 16th-18th March 2010.
The ICTBM is supported by AIMS which was established to unify Indian management scholars to foster excellence in education and research and to support practices in all business related disciplines.
The conference hosted around 81 delegates from India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Libya, Oman, Portugal, Taiwan, the U.A.E, Ukraine,the U.K, and the U.S. There were 436 papers given for consideration, out of which 86 papers are to be published in the ICTBM bulletin.
Among the congregation were present many eminent faces of the U.A.E, including the ICTBM Chief Guest Dr. Ayoub Kazim, Executive Director DIAC and Dubai Knowledge Village and Prof Lawrence Loh, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Al Ghurair University –Dubai .
The three day affair included sessions on various aspects of Technology, Business, Management, Finance, Innovation, IT Industry, Human Resource Management, and Marketing.

A special plenary session was held on 17th March where subject matter experts, Prof. Sohail Chaudhary, Department of Management and Operations/International Business, Villanova University, USA and Dr. Subhash Datta, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, India shared their expertise on “Perspective on Distance Learning Approaches in a Business School Environment” and “OR Models for Sustainable Development” respectively.
“ All the insights and experience conveyed by the brilliant minds present here at ICTBM-10 have broadened the horizons of everyone’s learning" ,said Dr. Abhilash Singh, the Conference Co-Chair.

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Volley Ball Tournament

The volley ball matches that have been running for the past couple of days culminated in a highly anticipated final match held between II year Marketing and Finance students. The much awaited match opened to clear skies and an overwhelming crowd at the IMT-D grounds this evening. Red and black colour shirts donned by the Marketing and Finance teams respectively, added to the unbridled excitement.

The match kick-started with the Finance team winning the first of the four sets. The Marketing team backfired by winning the second set but the Finance team countered their score with a win in the third set.
The turning point of the game was the final set that saw the Marketing team battling it out on the field, in the hope of levelling the scores. But a brilliant performance by the Finance team ensured that victory was on their hands.

Nikhil Tyagi, Rohan Popli and Arpit were some of the key players who propelled their team to a successful win. The Marketing team put up a praise-worthy performance and players Deepak Nagar and Nishant Chaudhary deserves a special mention.


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Human Resource Professionals: Being Facilitators

“People never fail Organizations, Organizations fail people!” says Seema Hallon, the Regional Manager of Dun and Bradstreet for Southeast Asia and MENA region.

On the 9th of February, Ms. Seema Hallon, visited the campus for a second time and delivered a powerful discourse to the students of IMT-D.

The session highlighted the importance of an HR department in an organization. The HR department analyses and evaluates key performance indicators, identifies the key customers, the business model and the business’s investment plans before making the policies and implementing them.An HR department does not coordinate, they facilitate effective decision making. HR professionals are not line managers; they are the strategic partners of a business who help develop policies that are relevant to the current situation.

The HR department also functions as an employee champion. Creation of policies that are beneficial both to the employee and the organization is no easy task. When an employee is happy in the organization, they perform. For, performance is nothing but the sum of knowledge, skill and attitude of an individual.

Last but not the least; she encouraged the students to take an introspective journey so that they can face the challenges that occur during recessionary times.

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Human Resource Management - Because No One Understands Employees Better!!

"The fastest survive!" People who believe this haven't heard Mr. Partho Bhattacharya's discourse. For, the Director of Human Resources of Better Homes strongly believes, that in the world of Human Resource Management, the fittest survive. Better Homes has been the leading real estate agency in Abu Dhabi and Dubai for over 23 years with over 40 percent market share and a workforce of over 500 employees. And therefore, on the 2nd February 2010, IMT-D was infinitely fortunate to have his esteemed presence in the campus.

Mr. Bhattacharya in his presentation emphasized on being an all round HR professional. "An all rounder ", he says should have experience in all subsystems of HR. Then only does one truly become an HR Manager."

He discussed with the audience the importance of HR in an organization, how it contributes to the business strategic management and helps in putting the right people on the right job. He described HR to be the direct link between success of the organization and the quality of people management.

The HR process he said constitutes of manpower planning, requirements and selection, performance management, training and development; and employee compensation and benefits management so that it added value to its firm and its employees.

He affirmed that as a result of recession, most real estate brokerage firms have had to close shop because they were not able to maintain their overheads relative to low sales volume and high liabilities. He discussed this through an interactive case study where he pointed to his audience the difference between downsizing and rightsizing. He recommends rightsizing because it singles out those employees who are performers and will keep on performing well even during hard times for the company; retains them and develops them to grow in the organization.

Before he concluded, he pointed out that it took more than a professional degree to be an HR manager. One had to be a peoples' person; have sound communication skills and knowledge of HRIS. One should also be able address diverse groups but most of all one should have a strong emotional constituency to deal with employee grievances and layoffs.

A company is strong and sharp when their workforce is able to meet the demands of the organization's targets and perform accordingly to achieve them.

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Writing to Win: Getting it Right!!

“Don’t wait for it to be perfect! Get it right, fit for purpose! Because there‘s no perfect!”, says Dr. David Reay.

Students throughout their academic career and beyond indulge in academic writing whether they like it or not. More than often, students prefer not to indulge themselves in such laborious tasks.

IMT-D was honored to have the esteemed presence of Dr. David Reay, the Managing Director of Gibson Consulting based in Knowledge Village. He delivered a most interesting session, highlighting why proficiency in academic writing is essential not only in everyday life but also in business and the workplace. The audience for the workshop was not limited to the students and faculty of IMTD, but to a diverse crowd of academics and researchers who were very well aware of the benefits to be gained from the knowledge that Dr. Reay had in abundance to share. His vast experience in academia before entering the world of business world he as a research fellow and faculty member at universities in the UK and the USA has profoundly influenced him to deliver these words of advice for the betterment of the students, and their efforts. His vast experience in publishing his own research and major research projects in USA and the UK makes this session with him all the more invaluable.

He stated that what any organization seeks foremost in a suitable candidate for employment is the ability to devise solutions. Not just any solution, but those based on sound research and strong arguments. Devising feasible solutions is more than vital for writing proposals, reports, and recommendations; implementing change, and for strategic mapping. Dr. Reay says that in order to develop this particular higher order skill, one has to put in a lot of rigour.

A lot of people, he affirmed, are not able to express their research while keeping in mind the bare essentials and requisites. What they or any other person needs is a tool to help them. One such tool is the Ethos 6 Steps. The first step is to PREPARE core arguments for the report on the basis of the known outcomes. Then GATHER all available resources, and SELECT relevant and accurate facts.

The secret to differentiating relevant data from the irrelevant is to perfect the art of skim -reading. “Read the first paragraph, the conclusion, and the first line of all other paragraphs. By the time you reach the second page you’ll know if it’s right or wrong”, he declared. The next step would be PRESENT one’s point of view SUPPORTed by relevant arguments. Last but not the least is to FINALIZE and edit the entire document. These six steps are the core steps in preparing any kind of academic writing, making connections between facts and matching information to make valid arguments.

He advised the audience to adhere to the specifications, and the writing style required by the party to whom the academic writing is to be submitted. However if the recipient doesn't mention any, he recommended that one should use APA style manual for he believes it to be more user friendly and straightforward in comparison to the MLA style manual. Dr. Reay at the end of his interactive discourse was showered with questions. The audience’s sharp intellect and enthusiasm demonstrated the rising learning curve of IMT-D’s students. The IMT-D students have once again proven themselves pioneers of self improvement and agents of change to driving themselves to get things done right and even possibly perfect!!

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61st Indian Republic Day Celebrated

It’s really quite heart warming to celebrate The Republic Day of India, away from the country, with such fervour and enthusiasm! Even before the day, there was excitement in the IMT air, at the thought of dressing up in traditional wear and having a college event for the day.
At IMT-D, the day of the 61st Republic Day of India started with people dressing up in saris and kurtas, flaunting little Indian flag tags, wearing colours of the flag. The vibrant colours, the inexplicable feeling of pride and patriotism and the goose-bumps after seeing the shots of the Republic Day Parade on the news, all of it contributed to the appropriate atmosphere for the occasion. Everywhere on campus, even the talk was about the significance of the day and more specifically about how IMTians were going to celebrate.
The Sports Committee, for the occasion of 26th January, organised a football match, between Seniors and Juniors. The usual excitement of the match just added to the thrill, which already reverberated in the air! The event started in the evening around five, when the students all gathered in the courtyard lawn for the Indian National Anthem. There was a brief introduction given about the Republic Day, what is the significance of the day, about the parade and about the feeling of patriotism. Then the Dean, Dr. Seth, was invited to say a few words on the occasion. His words were inspiring and his story about the American resident who refused to give up his Indian passport after 30 years of living in the U.S was interesting and thought-provoking.
After the introduction and the speeches, the students were all invited for the National Anthem. The tune seeped through the campus and straight into the hearts of all the students and faculty standing in the field. Everyone stood together, to sing the anthem, and the feeling of that moment is too wonderful to be expressed with words.

After the National Anthem, the friendly football match commenced, with the Senior and the Junior teams pepped up to perform their very best. The Junior team sported the colour red, while the seniors wore the colour blue, and made for a visually enriching experience. The colours though, were just a very small part of the enrichment, the real entertainment being the game and skill of the sportsmen. Both the teams performed their very best, with each moment of the match as exciting as the next. The final score was 1-1, with the captain of the Junior team, Arjun Rajasekaran scoring the first goal, and the second goal scored by Akshat Trivedi from the senior side. The match ran neck-to-neck from beginning to end and overall made for a very exciting hour!
The highlight of the day, it can be said, was the enthusiasm that people showed in dressing up, in cheering for the teams, the fun which came with taking pictures and the true feeling of patriotism, which sizzled through everyone. The Republic Day of India, celebrated the IMT way, was surely a day to remember!



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