*OTUJUVUF #30$)63& ,1',$1,167,787(2)0$1$*(0(177,58&+,5$33$//, Board of Director's 02 Governors 03 Message About About the Theme - 04 Tiruchirappalli 05 Institute Faculty Administration Make a 06 Profiles 18 Courses and IIM Tiruchirappalli Programmes – Chennai Centre Difference 19 Offered 24 IIM Trichy believes in inculcating the core values of social responsibility, humility and empathy in its students so that they enter the corporate world as socially responsible managers and work towards the betterment CONTENTSCONTENTS of their communities so that they may uplift the needy and help build an equitable society. The Make a Difference Project (MAD Project) is its attempt to inculcate these values into the students organically and help drive the growth of the students to become International Campus and well-rounded managers and contributors to 26 Collaborations 28 Facilities society. The theme of this brochure is closely intertwined with the core values of MAD to Institute project our vision of symbiotic growth, laying Guest Lectures Activities the foundation for the development of the 33 36 community as a whole. Placement Student Chairperson’s 40 Activities 49 Message Summer PGP 2016-18 50 Placements 51 Batch Snapshot Batch Profile Final Placements 52 (2016-18) 113 PGP 2015-17 Batch Profile 114 Batch Snapshot 115 (2015-17) Contact 152 Details 8FBSF**.5SJDIZ 2 Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli Institute Brochure 2016 BOARD OF GOVERNORS Shri Vinay Sheel Oberoi, IAS, Selvi Apoorva, IAS, Secretary (HE), Secretary to Government, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD, Department of Higher Education, Government of India Government of Tamil Nadu Prof. Appa Rao Podile, Ms. Darshana Momaya Dabral, IAS, Vice Chancellor, Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor (HRD), University of Hyderabad Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD, Government of India Dr. Avinash S. Pant, Vice Chairman, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, All India Council for Technical Education, Founder Chairman, New Delhi Apollo Hospitals Shri H M Nerurkar President, AIMA & Chairman, Shri Cyril Shroff, TRL Krosaki Refractories Ltd., Mumbai Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand & Mangaldas Dr. R. Karunamurthi Academic Administrator & Strategic Planner, Shri K. Venkataramanan, Gopalan Foundation, Bengaluru CEO and Managing Director, Dr. Prafulla Agnihotri Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Director, IIM Tiruchirappalli Shri Vikram Singh Mehta, Executive Chairman, Prof. V. Gopal, Brookings India, New Delhi Professor & Dean (Accounts) IIM Tiruchirappalli Dr. P. Rama Mohana Rao, Dr. K. Selvanathan, IAS, Chief Secretary, Secretary to the Board, Government of Tamil Nadu IIM Tiruchirappalli Institute Brochure 2016 3 Gobain, Vodafone, Idea, TAFE, Dabur, Cognizant, BPCL, DIRECTOR’S Frost and Sullivan, etc. visited our campus for recruitment in the past academic year. With the commencement of a new placement season, we not only look forward to establish new MESSAGE partnerships but also to strengthen our existing relationships with corporate India. Dear Friends, We have bright students with great academic careers and diverse work backgrounds. The details of each of these Greetings from IIM Tiruchirappalli! ignited minds are given in the subsequent pages. I am sure YOUWILLlNDTHEIRCREDENTIALSAMAZINGANDWOULDCERTAINLY IIM Trichy came into existence in January 2011 as the like to meet them in person. Our Placement Team will be in eleventh IIM established by the Ministry of HRD. It has TOUCHWITHYOUSOONTODELIVERAlNERECRUITMENTEXPERIENCE COMPLETED lVE YEARS OF ITS JOURNEY WITH FOUR BATCHES OF Post Graduate Programme (PGP) and two batches of Post I look forward to welcoming you on the campus as my guests. Graduate Programme in Business Management (PGPBM) having graduated from IIM Trichy. IIM Trichy has been the Happy Recruiting! lRST))-TOSTARTTHE&ELLOWSHIP0ROGRAMME0H$ INTHE very second year of its operation. Now, we have 22 Fellowship Warm regards, students enrolled at IIM Trichy and we recently welcomed Dr. Prafulla Agnihotri 178 students for PGP to be part of the IIM Trichy family. Director We have 35 full time faculty members dedicated to impart knowledge based on the latest pedagogy, with a healthy student-faculty ratio of 1:8. All of them are PhDs or Fellows from IITs or IIMs or the best of the schools abroad with a proven track record of research. Our faculty members have published their research papers in a number of refereed JOURNALS AND REPUTED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES WHILE regularly taking up roles as consultants to the industry. We are one of the few IIMs, represented at the prestigious Academy of Management (AoM) Annual Conference in the USA by more than one faculty member every year since inception. IIM Trichy encourages holistic development of its students by encouraging them to participate in extra-curricular activities and competitions organized by the industry and reputed B-schools, honing their leadership, team work and communication skills. Our students have won a number of accolades both nationally and internationally in the last lVEYEARS4HROUGHTHEh-AKEA$IFFERENCEv0ROGRAMME WE strive to sensitize our students, developing their innate drive to be socially responsible. IIM Trichy offers students a global perspective through its International Exchange Programs, developing future managers who can adapt to global cultures and manage global organizations. We are proud to state that all the four PGP batches have had 100% placements with the mean CTC offered rising to INR 13.01 lakhs p.a. Some of India’s most coveted business institutions like The World Bank, Mahindra (GMC), Deloitte, KPMG, Kellogg’s, ICICI, HDFC Life, HSBC, RBS, Saint 4 Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli About Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), located in central Tamil Nadu, is the fourth largest municipal corporation in the state. Situated on the banks of the river Cauvery, the city is known as a perfect amalgamation of ancient and modern Tamil Nadu. Today, Trichy is well-poised as an educational, industrial and religious hub of Southern India. Trichy is one of the most historic cities in Tamil Nadu, whose recorded history begins in the 3rd century BC when it was under the rule of the Cholas. Uraiyur, which is currently one of Trichy’s suburbs, was the capital city of the Chola dynasty. Due to this rich history, Trichy is home to many ARCHAEOLOGICALLYSIGNIlCANTMONUMENTSSUCHAS4HE2OCKFORT4EMPLE The Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam and the famous Kallanai or Grand Anicut dam, which is considered to be one of the world’s oldest water-diversion structures. Most of Trichy’s temples are at least seven centuries old. The city is located in the geographic center of Tamil Nadu, which ensures excellent connectivity by rail and road. It is also equipped with an international AIRPORT WITHmIGHTS TO AND FROM+UALA ,UMPUR 3INGAPORE 3HARJAH AND #OLOMBO APART FROM REGULARmIGHTSTO#HENNAI!SARESULT ITHASBECOME an important manufacturing hub with many large lRMSSUCHAS"(%, $ALMIA#EMENTS +OTHARI Sugars, MRF Tyres and Cethar Vessels setting up manufacturing centres in the city. Trichy is also a hub of small and medium scale manufacturing industries, which cater to these large corporates. Thuvakudi Industrial Estate, located right outside NIT Trichy, is home to 250 such SMEs. In addition, Trichy has also been an educational hub for several years. Many distinguished minds such as Sir CV Raman, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Dr. GN Ramachandran and former president of India, R. Venkatraman have studied in Trichy. Further, the city is home to a number of national institutes such as IIM Tiruchirappalli, NIT Tiruchirappalli, IIIT and National Law School. There are many state-run and private colleges and universities in the city as well. Institute Brochure 2016 5 About Fairness the Institute We treat our employees, students and other stakeholders in ways THATAREJUST HONESTANDFREEFROM PREJUDICE7ERELYONTHEPRINCIPLES s Fairness OFJUSTICEINALLOCATIONOFRESOURCES s Diversity to promote inclusiveness AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENElTS AND s Spirit of collaboration outcomes to our stakeholders. s Innovation and continuous improvement s Sustainability Diversity to promote inclusiveness The eleventh IIM, Indian Institute We promote inclusiveness by of Management Tiruchirappalli (IIM supporting and encouraging Tiruchirappalli), was instituted on January diversity in age, gender, cultural 4, 2011 by then Hon’ble Minister for HRD and academic background. As and Telecommunication, Shri Kapil Sibal, an academic institution and under the patronage of the Government thought leader, we also create an of India. IIM Tiruchirappalli has been atmosphere of mutual respect by established in Tiruchirappalli, a city in accepting and accommodating Tamil Nadu renowned for its art and culture. multiple and diverse perspectives. While the institute currently functions from NIT Tiruchirappalli, the permanent campus Spirit of collaboration is taking shape on 172 acres of land on We respect and nurture the spirit of Trichy-Pudukottai highway, 12 km from collaboration with all stakeholders Tiruchirappalli International Airport. for achieving academic excellence. Innovation and Dignity of the individual continuous Mission We uphold the dignity of the individual in all improvement To nurture a learning environment, for the our transactions and activities. We strive for continuous creation and dissemination of management improvement in all our activities knowledge to develop leaders of enterprises Academic freedom with to enable a thriving learning who add value to