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CONVOCATION 2011-2013

2013-05-12T05:55:00.000-07:00

April fool’s day was around the corner and I wished the following weekend to be a long, convoluted figment of our collective imagination. Monday onwards GIM will settle itself in the background of our lives, forever. 3oth march was the convocation for the batch of 2013 and thereafter, officially the best will be behind us. 29th March Most of the students had already arrived on campus as

Bon voyage!

2013-03-07T18:31:00.000-08:00

We are wanderers, each one of us Some looking for paths laid down, some making their own Each searching for an essence that’s sown A smooth sail or a journey on the rickety bus Nights together I sketched my dream Under a dim light hoping to clearly see I genuflect under the skies to let me be My head brimming with thoughts bursting into a stream A million miles away with its light

Vanakkam Sangamam 2013

2013-02-25T05:19:00.000-08:00

A college with myriad cultural backgrounds never ceases to dull down. It’s that time of the year in which a series of celebrations take place in different parts of south India. Bringing this zeal on campus, students together organised Sangamam2013. A confluence of South India kick started with the Uriyadi, a pot breaking competition, where students have to hit a pot hung from rope,

WIZBIZ 2013

2013-02-24T06:09:00.001-08:00

WIZBIZ 2013 commenced with much pomp and grandeur on the evening of 23rd February at the Goa institute of management campus in Sanquelim. WIZBIZ 2013 was a tournament of events which started with a series of online quizzes called ‘INQUIZITIVE MINDS’ open for anyone who was willing to participate and culminated finally with a grand quiz in the Sanquelim campus with participants from sixteen

This Means War!!

2013-02-12T05:56:00.000-08:00

Boot strapped, tight zipped, helmet in place, gun across the shoulder he walked across the field as the breaking day light shimmered off his shining armour. His dear ones praying for his safe return, he loaded his gun and vowed to bring down his enemy. He disappeared into the forest….Boom! Yellow splashed across his uniform… As a part of the celebrations of the on-going third edition of

Inception 3.0

2013-02-11T11:50:00.001-08:00

One two three . . . with a drum roll and electric guitar, music boomed from the open aired theatre. Lights flew into the sky and transformed a sober Sunday evening into a memorable soiree. With a crowd -pulling sound check by band Agnya, from Bombay formed in the year 2010, which fuses sounds from around the world to create heart-felt melodies, the evening began to roll. The crowd rushed to

Economic Times Young Leaders 2012

2013-02-01T06:38:00.000-08:00

A harbinger from Goa Institute of Management, made a bold and crucial move and left an everlasting mark in the business world. This is none other than our alumnus; Mr. Prem Sharma who is one among the twenty eight Economic Times Young Leaders 2012. An initiative by Economic Times, this programme is a platform for recognising and rewarding India's most promising young managers. It is a

A New Captain !

2013-01-10T11:32:00.000-08:00

Adaptability is what sets this man apart, ready to take on challenges and always ready to learn, this is Goa Institute of Management’s new Director Dr. Sunil Rai. Bursting with ideas and always looking out for an opportunity Mr. Rai unveils his passion, experiences and ideas for the institute and the state of Goa over a chat. Que: You spent twenty years in the field of defence,studying and

Nissan Campus Activity 2012

2012-11-26T17:43:00.000-08:00

If companies are battling out for advert space on television, Nissan India conducted a unique promotional campaign at Goa Institute Of Management on Friday. Reaching out to Gen Y in other ways than just social marketing, the campaign was a part of Nissan Student Brand manager initiative and a brand building exercise for its “Made-in-India” car Micra and Sunny. A series of fun filled

Diwali 2012

2012-11-19T10:18:00.000-08:00

Getting an off mid-week, excited students head to Inox ,Panjim to catch his highness SRK’s latest romance flick. Really? he thought he could charm women with those plastic looking eyes and raven coloured fake hair? The man has just lost his magic and charisma. Even prettily dressed Kathrina and the gambolic Anushka couldn’t save the movie. Point being, the first Diwali away from home had a (

Anil Agarwal- Executive Chairman ,Vedanta Resource Corporation

2012-11-14T05:45:00.000-08:00

With a smile so broad, warm and infectious, he promenaded down the aisle and gleamed at the bright young students who looked up to him. A starry eyed kid, Anil Agarwal , founder, chairman and a majority shareholder of Vedanta Resources Plc. , all of 19 years came to Bombay to take his cable scrap business forward. India’s 15th richest and Forbes Billionaire, Mr. Agarwal founded Sterlite

Prahlad Kakkar-Ad-guru, Actor, Director, Coveted Speaker for Media

2012-11-14T05:41:00.000-08:00

A bright Sunday morning saw Goa Institute of Management playing host to one of the most eminent and dynamic personality Indian advertising has ever known, “the mad man of the ad world”, Mr. Prahlad Kakkar. Prahlad talked about the importance of value addition to every action that a person performs and urged the students to rethink their involvement in the business of business by

Saturday Night Flea Market

2012-11-11T07:01:00.001-08:00

The entire country is occupied with the never ending argumentation of the FDI in retail. Forums, platforms and group discussions, this has been an evergreen topic of discussion about the pros and cons of such a magnanimous decision. But here at the Goa Institute of Management the innovative solutions offered by students will possibly put to rest, the country’s growing worries of a WIFI (Wal-Mart

Goa Institute of Management Placement Report 2012

2012-10-28T11:56:00.000-07:00

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Dandiya Raas- 2012

2012-10-25T13:07:00.000-07:00

Culminating the nine day fast for Navratiri , the Dance of the Sword –Dandiya was performed by the students in high spirits and energy, showing no sign of fatigue. Not compromising on any aspect, the event was epitomised here at GIM, starting with the puja, followed by the feet numbing dance and a sumptuous meal. If spirits weren’t soaring high enough with so many colours and flashing

Utsav 2012

2012-10-18T12:45:00.000-07:00

Colouring the skies incarnadine and setting the cool breeze blowing, all marking a perfect evening out with friends. A grand curtain –raiser to the festivities coming up in the following months ,with the kotlers, economics, operations research books tucked away in shelves, slipping into the entrepreneurs’ shoes and running to make a killing, Utsav 2012 made a swashbuckling return to GIM.

Ganesh Chaturthi 2012

2012-10-08T10:38:00.000-07:00

On this day Lord Shiva declared to the world that Ganesha was superior to all gods. Celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha , Gansesh chaturthi is celebrated throughout India. During the Ganeshotsav it is believed that Lord himself descends to earth. With colourful decorations, variety of sweets for offering and traditionally prinked GIM students welcomed Lord Ganesha to Goa Institute

Samriddhi 2012- Business of Innovation

2012-09-28T11:39:00.000-07:00

The annual flagship event of Goa Institute of Management: ‘Samridhhi’ started off this year with a big bang, hosting a number of eminent speakers and seeing participation from a number of b-schools across India. The theme this year for the conference was ‘Innovation in Business’, as an extension of this decade being declared as ‘the decade of innovation’. Through Samriddhi 2012 Goa

Janmashtami 2012

2012-08-25T06:45:00.000-07:00

Celebrations around the world bar classes, religions, regions, age and brings everyone together to spread joy and mirth among fellow beings. One of the many such celebrations is the festival glorifying the birth of Lord Krishna, Janmashtami, rejoiced all over India with dramatic enactments from Krishna’s life. Leaving exams far behind and a weekend to look forward to, GIMians gathered together,

Sangamam 2012

2012-03-11T06:04:00.000-07:00

It was the day when kasavu mundu and kancheepuram outshone rugged jeans and Goan harems. The whiff of jasmine flowers lingered in the air and GIMians headbanged to the beats of koothu. “SANGAMAM – confluence of the south” was on! Conducted by our friends from the South and backed by our very own Razzmatazz, Sangamam-2012 was bigger and better than ever! After one week of rigorous preparations

Rashmi Bansal : Stay Hungry Stay Foolish

2012-03-02T04:40:00.000-08:00

Rashmi Bansal, the bestselling author of ‘Connect the Dots’ and ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ visited Goa Institute of Management at its new Sanquelim Campus. She is a writer, an entrepreneur and a youth expert. She is also the co-founder and editor of hugely popular youth magazine called JAM (Just another Magazine). Her blog Youth Curry gives good insights on youth, careers and

Channel V IndiaFest

2012-02-20T10:12:00.000-08:00

Goa has been a haven for the young and the restless for a variety of reasons. If I start counting on fingertips, my hostel would run out of hands. Channel V Indiafest added itself to the list this year.A huge mass of students (including yours truly- the GIM family) congregated at the Baga Beach on 27th and 28th of January to be a part of the Indiafest, a nationwide event which encompassed a wide

InQUIZitive Minds

2012-02-18T05:45:00.000-08:00

InQUIZitive Minds is a 3 day National quizzing event organised by Goa Institute of Management on the 17th, 18th and 19th of February, 2012. It is a part of GIM’s annual corporate quizzing event WIZBIZ the12th edition of which, will be held on the 25th of February, 2012. The quiz is patronised by top quizzers from the corporate world. It gives the students an opportunity to network and connect

Saraswati Puja

2012-02-09T03:26:00.000-08:00

Goa Institute of Management celebrated Saraswati Puja with great reverence in traditional fervour on 28th January 2012 and 29th January 2012. Students thronged the Hostel 1 common room which was decorated with lights, flowers and the traditional floor paintings-alpanas to offer prayers and seek blessings of the Goddess of knowledge, music and arts. The festival is associated with celebration of

GIM organises Blood Donation Camp

2012-02-04T11:31:00.000-08:00

On January 31, HRiday, the HR club of Goa Institute of Management, managed by a group of twelve 1st & 2nd year students organised SANJEEVANI, a voluntary Blood Donation Camp inside the new campus at Sanquelim. The initiative was supported by Goa Medical College (GMC) and National Aids Control Organisation (NACO). GMC provided with a panel of doctors and paramedics while NACO helped with an AC