Monday, January 26, 2009

Visit to Navajivani Orphanage - Christmas Eve

As part of Social Activity and student’s involvement and to create the feeling of Social Responsibility, the students of Cygmax Institute of Management Studies, Hyderabad visited the “Navjeevan” Orphanage Home at Padma Rao Nagar, Hyderabad. This visit was planned by the Management Students under the supervision of Mr. Satish Kumar Dwivedi (HRM Faculty) and accompanied by other CIMS, Hyderabad staff members, Mr. Rajesh and Mr. Krishna. This orphanage home is the shelter provided for the street and abandoned girl Children. These children do not have their parents and guardians and as a result of this they are saved by this home from being exploited and being physically abused. The age group of the children here is from 2 years to 14 years. These children are being maintained and are provided with the parental care by staff members of “Navjeevan” and their friends.

“Navjeevan” is doing a great job for the society as they are not only providing them food and shelter but also educating them. These children go to School as normal children and maintaining the same standard of living as other students in the school to avoid any kind of inferiority Complex in the tender minds of the children. The management of the day to day living / studies / games / food habits of the students here is appreciable as they maintain good standards in their routine activities and performance in the school. There are some children who are very keen and interested in the studies.

CIMS Students have learnt a lot from this association with “Navjeevan” and probably the CIMS (Cygmax Institute of Management Studies) might not have been able to teach this aspect of charity to its Management Students through class room training. The students were given a lot of ambience to analyze the society in which we all are living and to feel that how responsible we are to the people of this society. This experience has made a great impact in the minds of the students and also staff members of the CIMS Hyderabad. It gave the feeling of the responsibility as a father as a mother and as member of this Society.

Christmas Get-together - 24th Dec 2008 - The Joy of Giving

CIMS Hyderabad hosted a party on the eve of Christmas. The office was decorated with a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, brightly coloured stars, reindeers etc. The atmosphere was cheerful and vibrant with carols resounding in the air.

Director sir was especially invited for the occasion, who came aptly dressed in red and white.

The menu on the table was a delight to see – SCRUMPTIOUS is the actual word – varieties of delicious cakes, doughnuts, sweet puffs, arselu, murkku, mixture, toffees etc. along with a hot cup of tea. Even the tissues on the colourful laid out table were special tissues wishing everybody a very MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Christmas conveys the message of Love, Peace and Giving. It was a good feeling to know that our Cygmaxians were out distributing joy, cheer and goodwill to the underpriviledged. That is in essence the real meaning of Christmas.

M E R R Y   C H R I S T M A S   T O   O N E   A N D   A L L

Guest Lecture - Mr. Amar Singh - 20th Dec 2008

"HR Policies" by Mr. Amar Singh

Cygmax Institute of Management Studies, Hyderabad conducted a Guest Lecture for its students and faculty at its Hyderabad campus, on December 20, 2008, on ‘HR Policies’. The Speaker of the session was Mr. Amar Singh, Senior Executive – Human Resource, Intergraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Profile:

Mr. Amar Singh is an MBA HR from OUCCBM. Presently he is associated as Senior Executive - HR, with Intergraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd. for last 2 years. Earlier he was into retailing and direct selling for 8 years.

Welcoming the Guest, Staff & Students - Ms. Padmasri

Introducing the Guest - Mr. Natish, Manager - Corporate Relations & Placements, CIMS-HQ

The Guest Lecture has gone well. Mr. Amar Singh has given lots of information on Human Resource policies in general and few examples from Intergraph. He also gave students many interview tips and do's and don'ts. The geust lecture was very interesting and there was a very good participation from the students.

Many studetns have come up with doubts & questions and to which Mr. Amar Singh have given answers.

Thanking the Guest - Prof. Venugopal Krishna, Principal

Prof Venugopal Krishna, Principal of Cygmax Institute of Management Studies, Hyderabad, highlighted that Human Resource Services is one of the most potential sectors for jobs for MBA students and exhorted the students to implement the suggestions given by Mr. Amar Singh.

Academic Prizes - Sem-I - 19th Dec 2008

"Academic Prizes - Sem-I"

The following students of Cygmax Institute of Management Studies, Hyderabad have stood first and second in the End-Sem - I Exams conducted from 6th Nov 2008 to 15th Nov 2008. A prize is also given to the Best student / All rounder.

Rank I - Mr. Anwar Hussain Shaik



Rank II - Ms. Jeevitha M



Best Student / all Rounder - Mr. Rama Krishna Chaitanya K



Prize Winners with Director sir, Principal sir & Faculty Members

Mr. Rajesh's Wedding Reception - 16th Dec 2008

Mr. L. Rajesh Kumar, Sr. BDO, CIMS, Hyderabad got married to Ms. Smaranika Mohanty, Bank PO, SBH, on 22-11-2008 at Rupra Road (Brides residence) a small town in the western part of Orissa. The marriage was witnessed by all near, dear & friends.

A Reception Party was organized by Mr. L. Rajesh on 16-11-2008 at CIMS, HQ, where apart from Prof. Venugopal, Principal, Cygmax, faculty & staff, Prof ORS Rao, Director, Cygmax & Prof. K. N. Rao, Asst. Dean, Cygmax were present."

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Seminar on " Global Financial Crisis and its Impact on India " by CIMS, Hyd.

Cygmax Institute of Management Studies, Hyderabad Campus has conducted a Seminar on “Global Financial Crisis and its Impact on India” on 13th Dec 2008 at Plot No 65, ISFS, Nagarjuna Hills, Hyderabad.

The programme started at 10 A.M with the Welcome Address by Prof. O. R .S. Rao, Director, Cygmax Institute of Management Studies.

This was followed by the Key Note Address by the Chief Guest Mr. M. Gopalakrishna, IAS (Retd), Director, AP Gas Power Corporation.

Presentations were given by prominent speakers on the following topics:

Genesis of the Crisis - Dr. A. V. Vedpuriswar, Director, Learning & Dev., UBS India Service Centre, Hyderabad.

Impact on Indian Manufacturing Industries - Prof. O. R. S. Rao, Director, Cygmax Institute of Management Studies.

Impact on IT Industry – Mr.Shakti Sagar, MD, ADP Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad.

Impact on Indian Stock Markets – Mr. Shomesh Kumar, Head- Equity Derivatives, Karvy Stock Broking Ltd.

Steps taken by Government and suggested further steps - Mr. Pranay Kumar, Chief Manager, Cygnus Business Consulting and Research, Hyderabad.

Prof. Venugopala Krishna, Principal , CIMS, Hyd has concluded the morning session, thanked the speakers and summarized the highlights of the session.

Selected seminar papers were published in the form of compendium and distributed to the invited guests.

Prof .K. N. Rao, Assistant Dean, Cygmax Institute of Management Studies has invited the Chancellor, ICFAI University, Tripura and narrated the events of the seminar.

In the afternoon session selected papers were presented by Faculties and Students of CIMS. This was followed by award distribution and valedictory address by Prof. Subhash Sarnikar, Chancellor, ICFAI University , Tripura.

Finally the one day programme was concluded successfully with vote of thanks by Mrs. A. Maheswari, Senior Faculty, CIMS, Hyderabad.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Inter Collegiate Group Discussion (Finals) at Cygmax, Hyderabad.

Cygmax Institute of Management Studies have conducted Competition on Group Discussion ( prefinal ) at the following 6 Degree Colleges:

1. Priyadarshini Degree College
2. Gokul Degree College
3. Sanghi Degree College
4. Dr. Annee Beasent Degree College
5. A.V Degree College
6. Sri Sai Degree College

The following were the topics for the prefinals at all colleges :

"1. Ragging in colleges : should be banned or done in a tolerable limits"
"2. Terrorist attacks in Mumbai : should India deal in a diplomatic way or take help from military"

From all the participants, 33 students were shortlisted and were invited to participate in the final group discussion competition at Cygmax Institute of Management Studies, Hyderabad.

The Final Group Discussion competition was attended by 33 students and the topics were:

1. Education in India compare to foreign countries.
2. Is China a threat to India in the global market ?
3. Is MBA necessary to succeed in life ?
4. Are MNC's superior to Indian companies ?
5. Leaders are born or leaders are made.
6. Using IT is really value to management education.


Judges: Prof. K.N. Rao, Asst. Dean - Cygmax & Prof. Venugopala Krishna, Principal - Cygmax

The winning team was Dr. Annee Beasent Degree Collage and the runner up was Gokul Degree College.

The winning and runner up teams were given sheilds and certificates by Prof ORS Rao, Director - Cygmax & Mr. Sripada Vishwanath, Manager, HDFC Bank. All the participants were given certificate of participation.


Winning Team with Cygmax - Hyd Staff Members.

Press Release

1. The Hindu
2. Andhra Bhoomi
3. Andhra Jyothi
4. Praja Sakhti
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