IIPM :- Cicero's Challenge is going global

Cicero's Challenge is going global this year as we aim at bringing together, the students of different nationalities, on a common platform to share their thoughts, views and perspectives…


Other Events

21st September

Sixth Sense (Quiz Competition)
Time- 11.00 am
The knowledge bank needs to be exposed here. With wittiness, quickness and correctness, the participants will flow through various rounds of the Quiz Competition. The fastest and smartest will make it to the top.

Dumb Charades
Time- 11.00 am
Words are all we have to say what we want to say, but the challenge lies in saying something without the vital element of speech. Dumb Charades is game of communication, a challenge that requires one to adapt to the situation, be spontaneous and overcome inhibitions much like our Cicero's challenge itself.

Collage making
Time-1.00 pm
200 students, 3 classrooms and a confused jumble of pictures, frames and phrases!! This is what the initial scene at the collage making contest looks like. The vision of students and their creative abilities need to be applied to transform this gallimaufry into wonderful and meaningful collages.

The Mask (Face painting Competition)
Time- 2.00pm
Colors are the essence of life, in conformity with these; the students are required to display their creative and artistic abilities much to the delight of the eyes of the audience and judges alike.

Personality contest
Time- 4.00 pm
Personality is the mirror of one's total being. The participants could look forward to some grilling through several elimination rounds like the ramp walk introduction round, talent round, question & answer round etc. Just as a typical pageant would look like, this personality contest also takes place on a glamorous stage specially built for the event in the lawns of IIPM's international campus.

School Of Rock
Time- 6.00 pm
Amidst the bundle of knowledge sharing and colors galore, lives the rocking event: ROCK COMPETITION. The event has seen anxious young rockers from schools and colleges rock the competition in the past. Modern Barakhamba Rock Band took the trophy, defeating their competitors from Cambridge School by just a few points.

22nd September

Creative writing
Time- 2.30 pm
The pen is mighty, mightier still if it is wielded by grey cells that are charged by creativity. Stories provoke thought and thought fuels change, and the Creative Writing competition is all about putting 'it all in place appropriately and creatively'.

Antakshari
Time- 2.30 pm
A game for anytime.. anywhere.. but this time at IIPM, New Delhi. A popular music trivia generates high levels of interest in participants and audiences alike. With a traditional tinch and modern strings, the event is sure to give music to the ears of Cicero.

Choreography
Time-3.30 pm
If music sooths the soul, dance appeals to the eyes of the spectator. At IIPM, Choreography means varied dance formations and sequences that may be either picked from Hollywood or Bollywood charts. The energy infused in the audience is infectious and the competitors have indeed been the ones who deliver this energy from the stage.

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Clients
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Contact Details
Professor A. Sandeep
Dean, Center for Advanced Consulting & Research
Level 5, IIPM Tower
Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi: 110016
INDIA
Phone: 91-11-51799977 (Direct), 51799900/21/22
Email: CACR@IIPM.edu

Background
The consulting activities of IIPM are structured under the operations of Center for Advanced Consulting & Research (CACR). This Center was incorporated in 1996, and is probably one of the only such Centers that have been able to develop a completely independent brand image. CACR has a strategic alliance with one of the biggest names in the consulting industry, Planman Consulting. Interestingly, Planman has been rated as India's largest multi-interest consulting group in the year 2001/2002. CACR started its operations as an offshoot of 25 years of research of the global economy undertaken by leading researchers and academicians globally. In all its business interests, CACR incorporates an extremely high level of consulting commitment for its clients. Wherever, whenever, however, CACR attempts to improve dramatically the process performance of global corporations through its consulting enterprise. Live case studies and industry examples of CACR's consulting solutions have become recommended reading at various business schools across continents. Various papers published by CACR consultants have been noted and honored at diverse institutions and organizations.

Business Interests
CCISD (Center for Corporate Identity & Strategy Development): The consulting division specializes in the area of designing entry strategies in emerging Asian markets and industries. Further, the focus areas encompass Business Policy & Strategic Management, Corporate Restructuring, Business Process Re-engineering, Benchmarking, Quality and Process Controls. One of the critical focus areas of the division has been assisting organizations in reorienting their sales and marketing channels in accordance with corporate goals and objectives. These exercises are both macroeconomic and microeconomic in nature. The biggest area of CCISD's consulting operations is advising funding organizations on how to set up projects in various Asian countries, as well as actually implementing the particular advised strategies. CCISD supports the complete implementation and setting up of relevant projects in various industries including infrastructure, commercial and social sectors.

ICMR (Indian Council for Marketing & Research): ICMR offers a range of solution-oriented tools that integrate technology, business expertise and analytical capabilities to address specific business needs, enabling organizations to plan, analyze and execute successful marketing and sales strategies. ICMR provides marketing consulting & research services like Branch Research, Tracking, Syndicated Studies, Media Research, Industry Surveys to varied industries. ICMR is one of the most competent marketing consulting & research cells in the world and arguably the number one in India based on the number of marketing & research studies ICMR conducts throughout the year.

HRIC (Human Resource Intelligence Cell): The Human Resource Intelligence Cell was set up with the objective of consolidating all consulting activities of CACR that were related to human resources management & development. Over time, this resulted in certain functions becoming highly specialized and integrated into three separate units namely, Training & Development, Manpower Recruitments, and Personnel Consulting Services. These units, even though catering to the same clientele, perform highly focused functions that are still strategically separate from each other. Due to the heavy influx of experienced personnel in HRIC, our solutions often are criticized to be moving towards the quantitative realm. But to support the debate, HRIC balances its consulting solutions by employing extremely comprehensive problem analysis techniques, resulting in very pertinent and optimal solution sets for our clients.

POLAR Experiences (Planman Overseas Learning and Recreational Experiences): Polar Experiences is the travel Consulting and Destination Management unit of Planman Consulting. Our travel programs are designed to excite, educate, entertain, intrigue and delight the travelers. Our strength lies in the capacity to offer a wide variety of travel related services within India and to overseas destinations. Be it group corporate engagement programs, individual travels, incentives, conference handling and faculty/students educational tour management, our team of dedicated and highly trained professional staff specialize in making itineraries on case specific requirements for our clients.

ADIU (Asia Development Intelligence Unit): The Asia Development Intelligence Unit forms the strategic knowledge foundation center for all the consulting & research activities of CACR. ADIU combines data into an analytical framework & adds value to the strategic consulting & market research assignments by providing the necessary tools & services for analysis, interpretation and insight. ADIU interprets information from multiple sources & transforms data into strategic units for usage by the other divisions. ADIU keeps the clients abreast with its regular publications focusing on areas which are of utmost importance to the corporate world. It also provides information support service as and when required or furnished on the request by the client. Circulation of these publications is restricted to the existing clients of CACR.

PLANMAN LIFE (Filmed Entertainment, Television Production, Media Consulting): Planman life is an enterprise for the expressionist exploration of the dynamics of the Indian socio-cultural milieu through cinema, art, and other forms of expressions to touch lives. It is an attempt to search and rediscover the strings that bind the society at large, to provoke, and to seek answers, and to reweave the fabric of Indian culture in all its right hues. Planman Life currently is producing business and current affairs programs for leading Television Channels. The first home production of Planman Life, "Sanjbatir Roopkathara" is CACR's gift to West Bengal Cinema. "Sanjbatir Roopkathara", penned by Mr. Joy Goswami, celebrated poet and novelist from West Bengal, is the stirring story of 'Sanjbati', an innocent and sensitive girl, and her soul-searching encounter with the stark realities of life through the nurturing yet disruptive relationships with the two men in her life, her father and her friend. The movie, directed by Mr. Anjan Sen and co-produced by Mr. Sandeep Sen of 'Ek Je Aache Konya' fame, is authenticated by the touching performance of the doyen of Bengal cinema, veteran actor, Mr. Soumitro Chatterjee, and a powerful portrayal of 'Sanjbati' by the versatile national award winning actress, Ms. Indrani Haldar.

ICPAR (Indian Center for Public Affairs & Relations): ICPAR manages the PR efforts of various companies. The services they offer are Media Relations, Government Relations & Lobbying, Image Management, Employee Relations, Crisis Management, Editorial Services etc. Due to its consulting skills, not only does ICPAR provide PR support to clients, but also assists them in strategizing their future branding exercises. ICPAR has assisted various
companies in not only entering Asian markets successfully, but also in protecting specific trademarks, patents and copyrights, by publicizing the issues in relevant government and non-government forums.

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IIPM & Yale has set up joint venture related to confidence index in India

The Investor Behavior Project in India conducted by joint venture of IIPM and Yale University. As part of this study, regular questionnaire investor attitude surveys would be done. The objective of this study is to accumulate information to expand confidence index internationally. The entire study would be divided in three parts:

First Part:
The first part will be identical to accumulate data from investors which will allow us to embark on a number of important cross sectional studies.

Second Part:
The second part will consist of 8-9 questions which will relate mostly to “confidence” of investors to the corporate governance code of the country. These questions will be identical to all the countries that we will operate the surveys. Again, this will allow for cross sectional studies and possibly allow us to understand similarities and differences among institutional and individual investors in different regions of the world.

Third Part:
The last part of the questionnaire will consist of 4-5 questions that will be “region” or “country” specific. Thus, the questionnaire that will be distributed in India will include questions related to the Indian economy. We hope that this part will allow for important county specific studies.

IIPM Mumbai Lords of the Loud

Lords of the Loud
Date: 28th May 2006
Venue: Andheri Sports Complex
Bands: Euphoria & Strings
Supported by: 3 G, Royal Challenge, Kama Sutra, Mid-day, Zee Music, Siemens, Haute Chilli, INOX, Globus, radio Mirchi, Go Air, AFL, B&E

At IIPM Mumbai we strongly believe in voicing out “Loud” our concerns for the sustenance of “Human Life”. With this belief was born the idea of the “Lords of the Loud” concert an event that would create awareness across Mumbai about the deadly disease AIDS that is predominantly spreading rapidly amongst the youth.

The concert brought together two of the greatest bands Euphoria and Strings from India and Pakistan respectively. The bands were especially selected to show solidarity between the two nations against this fight because “AIDS does not discriminate people do”

The gates were only opened at 6:00pm but a staggering crowd awaited patiently almost an hour earlier to enter the venue. As the astounding crowd of more than 8000 people sang, shout and danced to the spell – bounding music of “Strings” who ended their heart rendering performance with the soulful song from the movie “Zinda” and reminded the crowd of the Importance of each person’s Zindagi and to double the effort against eradicating the spread of the HIV Virus.

The stage then played host to the energetic beats of “Euphoria” who pumped up the energy with their playful and vibrant songs. The concert was given a fitting end with the song “Kabhie Ana Tu Meri Gali” but with new lyrics dedicated to the city of “Mumbai – titled Kabhie Ana Tu Mumbai Gali”. The lead singer Palash Sen a doctor by profession in his farewell emphasized to the crowd the significance of spreading AIDS Awareness.

The concert will be etched in the minds of all attendees as being a great evening dedicated to an even greater cause.

Lords of the Loud in NEWS

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Free Press - 22nd may 2006
Sunday Times - 28th may 2006
DNA - 29th may 2006
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The Times Of India - 4th June 2006
Hindustan Times - 30th may 2006
The Indian Express - 30th may 2006
The Asian Age - 31st may 2006
Andheri West - 2nd June 2006

SEMINARS

• “Take up the challenge… with a positive attitude and a passionate zeal”
  Gurus speak at an E2 Seminar in IIPM Delhi
  
  New Delhi: The E2 (Economy & Entrepreneurship) Club at IIPM Delhi had recently organized a seminar for its students at its Tower I Auditorium on September 27, 2006. The seminar had a distinguished panel of speakers comprising the likes of Mr. Pankaj Munjal, MD, Hero Cycles, Mr. Suhel Seth, Communication and Marketing expert and Mr. Sandy Hooda, a Delhi based venture capitalist. The seminar, titled, “Entrepreneurship: Views and Avenues,” was attended by over 250 students from the PG Programme, apart from various senior faculty members of the likes of Prof. Naveen Chamoli, Prof. Jaydip Dutta Gupta, Prof. Abhishek Bhattacharya, Prof. Neeta Tripathi, Prof. Anuj Ahuja, amongst others.
  
  During the seminar, Mr. Pankaj Munjal elucidated how the Hero Group has reached its peak and has dominated the two wheeler market for over four decades, even when its founders never had any flashy MBA degree against their names. It was the level of sincerity, hard work and focused dedication that has created an iconoclastic organization. The mantra preached by Mr. Munjal was, “Failure is the best feedback that leads to success, hence accept failure first and learn how to overcome it in due course of time.”
  
  Mr. Sandy Hooda, a highly successful, young entrepreneur himself, who has made a mark of himself as an even more successful venture capitalist, by turning his investments into a profitable venture, had lots of practical experience to share with the audience. He pointed out, “Today, India is the most lucrative business destination as the country is the fastest growing free market democracy. The future of India’s entrepreneurial growth lies in its youth.” He stressed on the mechanism of identifying business ideas which are either untapped or businesses which can be run or managed differently. That would give every Indian enterprise an edge over the rest in the world.”
  
  Mr. Suhel Seth was the final speaker of the day. An icon, in his own right, he presented his real life case of how, he along with his dear friend, Late Shunu Sen, started off India’s first Marketing Consulting firm, Quadra. He exemplified how he had to sell off Quadra to the WPP Group, not because he was in short of funds, but how as an entrepreneur, he wanted his brand to grow under a bigger mother organization. This is when he stated, “An entrepreneur needs to take decisions beyond his own emotions. He need not claim his creation to be a baby and hug onto it, just because he created it, but needs to see how it grows further on…” Mr. Seth preached some mantras to the students, which were: “Entrepreneurship is not about ideas it’s about unbridled ambition blended with confidence and values. There should be three dimensions to an entrepreneur’s life - high levels of integrity, power to absorb the challenge of risk and
  ability to forecast the future in a more organic and defined manner”.
  
  Overall, the seminar was a great learning experience for the students, who gained enough confidence and motivation, before they actually planned to venture out in the world to become an entrepreneur themselves.
  
• IMF and World Bank experts address IIPM Students in Washington, DC Viewed live by students across all 7 IIPM centres through videoconferencing
  
  New Delhi, October 06, 2006: An elite group of 60 IIPM students, representing all the seven Indian centres (Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai) of The Indian Institute of Planning and Management, attended an exclusive seminar on October 5, addressed jointly by a panel of senior economists from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Washington, DC. This seminar is a part of the institute’s unique international program, the Global Opportunity and Threat Analysis.
  
  The seminar, titled “India’s Growth: Surprises, Idiosyncrasies, Anomalies and Challenges” was addressed by Mr. Arvind Subramanian, Mr. Brian Pinto, Ms. Priya Basu and Mr. Deepak Mishra Also present for the seminar was Mr. Shantayanan Devaranjan, Chief Economist (World Bank’s South Asia Region). The seminar was divided into four sections to cover the following key issues: “Why India’s growth is like nobody else’s?”, “How can India grow so fast with such high fiscal deficit?”, “Will infrastructure and the financial sector constrain India’s future growth?” and “India’s rapidly-growing states: What lessons for lagging states?”
  
  Praising the initiative taken by IIPM, Mr. Devrajan commented, “It is always a wonderful experience to interact with students from India, as they are well versed with the topics that we intend to speak on. It was an equally great session today and I found the IIPM students very interactive and inquisitive.”
  
  According to Prof. Prasoon S Majumdar, Dean Academics (All India), IIPM, “Our uniquely designed GOTA programs intend to give our students an optimal exposure in terms of how global economy works, how corporations run businesses under various economic systems, how world organizations and leading institutions perceive India’s growth in the coming years. Through this visit at the World Bank premises, the students have gained a lot of fresh insights, that would help them in presenting white papers on their return. I thank both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund for their support in the same.”
  
  Apart from a trip to the World Bank, these students have also received invitations to visit various other institutions and organizations in the United States. This includes a lecture tour to NYMEX - the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange and the Trading Forum for Energy and Precious Metals, UCA Global (New York) an Entrepreneurship development organization in the US, Dow Chemicals and Sanofi-Aventis, two of the world’s leading pharma giants and the Citigroup amongst others.
  
  The seminar at World Bank also served as a massive technological platform for the institute, as arrangements were made to make the seminar come live to all students from the institute’s 7 campuses across India, through videoconferencing. This enabled the remaining students of the institute also to be a part of the seminar, without being physically present in Washington DC, USA.
  
  The students at these campuses also participated during the seminar through questions and feedbacks, sent directly to Washington DC.
  
• ROLE OF ‘IMF’ IN INDIA: Addressed by Mr. James Gordon, Senior Resident Representative (India) IMF.
  Date :- Apr 2002.
  

• WTO & Globalization
  Date :- Dec 2002.

• Knowledge Management: By Dr. Charles Savage, Father of Knowledge Management.
  Date :- Sep2003.
  
• Convergence: Financial consolidation
  Date :- June 2003.
  
• India’s Management Dilemma: by Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri
  Date :- Feb 2003.
  
• Good to Great: In search of Corporate Excellence The Speaker were:
  Dan Sandhu - Vertex Navyog Mohnat QAI
  Sanjay Diwan - Avaya Global Connect
  Ajay Sud - Confluence Integrated Services
  Rajnish Rohtagi – Solutions Integrated Services
  Date :- September 2004.
  
• Competency Mapping: By Mr. G.K.Sinha, EVP (HR), Pepsico.
  Date :- July 2004.
  

• Corporate Governance: By Mr. S. K. Gupta, VP, DCM Ltd.
  Date :- October, 2004.

• ‘Managing Employees Ideas for Performance’
  Date :- May 2005.
  

• “A Paperless World”: By Mr. David Ramsey, O’ Neil Software