Institute of Rural Management Anand · 2 Placement Brochure 2015-17 Shri T Nanda Kumar Chairman Institute of Rural Management Anand – 388 001 Shri Amarjeet Sinha Secretary Government

PLACEMENT BROCHURE 2017PGDRM 2015-17

Institute of Rural Management Anand

1Institute of Rural Management Anand

We have traversed a path few have dared to.We are continuing on a pathstill fewer have the courage to follow...

- Dr. Verghese KurienFather of White Revolution

Founder, IRMA

2 Placement Brochure 2015-17

Shri T Nanda KumarChairmanInstitute of Rural ManagementAnand – 388 001

Shri Amarjeet SinhaSecretary Government of IndiaMinistry of Rural DevelopmentKrishi BhawanNew Delhi – 110 001

Dr. (Ms.) Jayanti RaviCommissioner & Principal Secretary Rural DevelopmentGovernment of GujaratDr. Jivraj Mehta BhavanBlock No. 16, 3rd FloorGandhinagar – 382 010

Shri RS SodhiManaging DirectorGujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Fedn. Ltd.Amul Dairy RoadAnand – 388 001

Ms. Priyanka SinghChief ExecutiveSeva MandirOld FatehpuraUdaipur – 313 004

Dr. Harsh Kumar BhanwalaChairmanNational Bank for Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentPlot No.C-24, G-BlockBhandra-Kurla ComplexPB No.8121, Bandra (E)Mumbai 400 051

Prof. Janat ShahDirectorIndian Institute of Management UdaipurBalichaUdaipur 313 001 – 313 001Rajasthan

Dr. A.K. Shiva Kumar211 Golf ApartmentsSujan Singh ParkNew Delhi – 110 003

Shri S SivakumarGroup Head – Agri & IT BusinessesITC Limited31, Sarojini Devi RoadSecunderabad – 500 003

Shri S Vijay KumarDistinguished FellowThe Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Darbari Seth BlockIndia Habitat Centre, Lodhi RoadNew Delhi 110 003

Prof. Tushaar ShahPrincipal ScientistInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI)Smruti ApartmentB/H IRMA, MangalpuraAnand – 388 001

Prof. Madhavi MehtaInstitute of Rural ManagementAnand – 388 001

Prof. Paresh J BhattInstitute of Rural ManagementAnand – 388 001

Shri Udai SaklaniDU HeadHCL Technologies, Corporate Office3rd Floor, Plot No. 3A, Sector-126Noida – 201 303Uttar Pradesh

Shri Alkesh SharmaCEO & Managing DirectorDelhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (DMICDC) Room No. 341B, 03rd FloorHotel Ashok, ChanakyapuriNew Delhi -110 021

Dr. R.C. NatarajanDirector & Member-SecretaryInstitute of Rural ManagementAnand – 388 001

LIST OF IRMA BOARD MEMBERS


FACULTY LISTDirectorR. C. Natarajan Ph. D., PGDRM

FacultyAnand Venkatesh Ph. D. (Mumbai University, Mumbai)Asmita H. Vyas M. Com., LL.B., FCADebiprasad Mishra (on leave) Fellow (IIM, Ahmedabad)Durga Prasad M. V. Ph. D. (IIT, Delhi)Girish Agrawal Ph. D. (IIT, Mumbai)H. S. Shylendra Ph. D. (ISEC, Bangalore)Harekrishna Misra Ph. D. (Utkal University, Bhubaneswar)Hari K. Nagarajan Ph. D. (University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA)Hitesh V. Bhatt M. S. (Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA)Indranil De Ph. D. (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)Jeemol Unni Ph. D. (Gujarat University, Ahmedabad)Madhavi Mehta Fellow (XLRI-AHRD)Mukul Kumar Ph. D. (Delhi University, Delhi)Paresh J. Bhatt M. Com., LL.B. (Hons.), FCMAPramod K. Singh Ph. D. (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)Pratik Modi Fellow (IRMA, Anand)Preeti Priya Ph. D. (S. P. University, Vallabh Vidyanagar)Rakesh Arrawatia Ph. D. (IIT, Kharagpur)

Rakesh Saxena Ph. D. (IIT, Kanpur)Ram Manohar Vikas Ph. D. (IIT, Kanpur)S. R. Asokan Ph. D. (Gujarat University, Ahmedabad)Saswata N. Biswas Ph. D. (Allahabad University, Allahabad)Shambu Prasad Chebrolu Ph. D. (IIT, Delhi)Shivshanker Singh Patel Ph.D. (IISc Bangalore)Shyam Singh Ph. D. (ISEC, Bangalore)Vanita Yadav (on leave) FPM (MDI, Gurgaon)Vivek Pandey Ph. D. (Michigan State University, USA)

Visiting Faculty and their Institutional Affiliations Debasish Maitra Faculty (IIM,Indore)Ila Patel Professor (Retd.), IRMAJoel Evans Company Secretary, GMDC Ltd.Moksha Udani Founder and Managing Director, Lewens Labs Pvt. Ltd.N. V. Belavadi Executive Director (Retd.), NDDBR. S. Sodhi Managing Director, GCMMFRitu Dewan President, Indian Association of Women’s StudiesSankar Datta Senior Advisor (Institutional Development) – BASIXSara Ahmed Independent ConsultantKochalumpalackal Simon George Faculty, TAPMITamal Sarkar Director, MSME Foundation, New Delhi


CHAIRMAN’SMESSAGE

T Nanda Kumar Chairman, IRMA

I feel privileged to invite you to participate in the forthcoming Campus Placement process at IRMA. IRMA was set up in 1979 by the iconic Dr Verghese Kurien, who believed that the discipline of rural management has to be understood and addressed differently from ‘business management’. Over the past 35 years, IRMA has educated more than 2,500 professionals who have been working with commitment and distinction in diverse fields in India and abroad.

Students of our flagship PGDRM programme are selected on a rigorous, nationwide selection process. Like all management institutions, we screen candidates for their intellectual potential. In addition, we screen them for their aptitude and motivation to work with rural communities. IRMA’s unique pedagogy emphasizes extensive field work in villages and internship in rural producers’ organisations, in addition to classroom instruction using relevant rural specific case material. We believe that emerging rural India is as important for business as it is for inclusive growth. We are engaged in preparing a set of committed youngsters every year, who can make a difference not only to the rural economy but also to the lives of rural Indians. Their intimate understanding of the dynamics of rural economy will be an asset to any organisation wanting to make a difference in Rural India.

I welcome you to IRMA and engage with some of the nation’s brightest, dedicated and committed young men and women equipped with knowledge, skills, aptitude and a bit of first-hand experience needed to make a difference in ‘aspirational’ India.


DIRECTOR’SMESSAGE

Dr. R. C. NatarajanDirector, IRMA

Learning for Life

IRMA provides learning for life. In a country of large number of business schools, IRMA stands tall in stature by its unique curriculum. Here is an institution that works on creation and dissemination of knowledge, skills and attitude of management for achieving inclusivity, empowerment, development and growth. In an era:

• of red ocean competitive strategies, IRMA focuses on collective business models;

• of one-upmanship and gaining control on monopoly and exclusive advantages, IRMA espouses on inclusivity; and

• D2D stock-market watch, M2M topline, and Q2Q bottom-line, IRMA actively spreads the philosophy of responsible business models and long-term sustainability.

While every other business school prides in teaching students knowledge and skills, and claims of using experiential tools to impart management, IRMA has transcended to a state of existential learning. The curriculum is set in such a way that when the students graduate from IRMA, they have not only gained knowledge, but through experimentation, experience, reflection, abstraction and relating their learning to their day-to-day affairs, they go through living itself. This is the little-but-significant secret behind the success of IRMAns: they do gain immense knowledge; possess high quality skills; but more importantly, they demonstrate being responsible future citizens capable of effectively managing business for rural development. For them, excellence is a matter not of performance but of being, an existential phenomenon.

At IRMA, everyone is learning for life.



Brief Introduction“You have chosen the road less travelled by, to work with those who need your services rather than opting for jobs, which would fetch you rewards, but I must warn you that you will face disillusionment and opposition at every step. I urge you to face every day with courage, patience and humility. If you persevere, you will make a difference to the rural masses and it is this difference upon which the future of our nation rests,” said Dr. Kurien to one of the graduating batches at IRMA.

The lush green campus of IRMA is situated at Anand - alongside the founding institution - NDDB and GCMMF – a sister institution IRMA was created to support. The towering Chimes, the grey walls, the winding paths and the green lawns speak of the legend and his mastery. Dr. Kurien took special care that each part of the 60 acre campus was modelled in his own image. The foliage often belies the microcosm it houses inside and the stories it has to tell - of ethos unparalleled, of integrity, of empa-thy. Let us take you through the journey of IRMA- who we are, how we started, and where we are headed.


“You cannot raise princes in a pigsty” was the retort from Dr. Kurien when questioned how people trained in the world-class infrastructure at IRMA could possibly work in villages. This vision gave shape to the sprawling 60 acre campus on which IRMA stands today. Every part of the campus has an enduring legacy behind it and plays a vital role in shaping the odyssey of future rural managers. The key to understanding IRMA and its unique disposition is taking a stroll through the beautiful campus itself- where history and tradition complement the modern. We invite you to embark on this compelling journey, as detailed in the following pages.

IRMA beckons you to engage…


An IRMA Odyssey 10

IRMA: How It All Began 13

The IRMA Way 17

The PRM Curriculum 18

Beyond Classroom 27

Events At IRMA 33

The IRMA Footprint 35

PRM 36 Internships 36

The IRMA Universe: Infrastructure 41

Previous Batch’s Placement 44

Batch Profile 46

How Do You Get Involved 106

Contact Details 107

Contents


PRM 36IRMA ODYSSEY



Term IV - Optional CoursesApplied Econometrics for Rural Managers - AERMAgribusinessBrand Management - BMCommercial Banking and Risk Management - CBRMDecentralization and Public Policy - DPPEffective Written and Oral Communication Skills- EWOCSEconometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting - EIDCGovernance and Development - GDICT for Development - ICTDPromoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, MSME Clustering Approach for Value Chains - PREMVPromotional Strategy - PSPublic Policy Analysis - PPASecurity Analysis and Portfolio Management - SAPMSupply Chain Management - SCMSales and Distribution Management - SDMStrategic Marketing and Planning - SMP

Term V - Optional CoursesCorporate Social ResponsibilityCost Benefit AnalysisDairy DevelopmentMicrofinanceMonitoring and Evaluation for Development InterventionsPublic Policy and MarketingSocial MarketingBenchmarking TechniquesConsumer BehaviourData Mining and Business AnalyticsE-Business for Rural EnterpriseEntrepreneurshipFinancial Statements Analysis and Advanced AccountingQuality Management

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And thus was born the White Revolution here, at the then sleepy town of Anand. Also, was born, the Cooperative structure, which forms the bedrock of many development initiatives in India. When Dr. Kurien was looking for managers to realize his vision of Operation Flood, he found that the educational scenario at the time did not cater to this specific need. Having already set up more than 30 institutions including AMUL, NDDB & GCMMF, he devoted his institution-building skills to developing an institute that would train managers who, apart from possessing required managerial skills, would have an additional advantage in terms of a grasp of the dynamics of rural India. Thus, IRMA was set up in 1979 with a mandate to professionalise management of rural producers’ organisations and to create a body of knowledge in the concerned field. Set up with the belief that the key to effective rural development lies in professional management, IRMA has successfully created the discipline of rural management which has been replicated by many other institutes. It has established itself as a premier centre for teaching and research in rural management.

For more than three decades, IRMA has been committed to excellence in scholarship, research and training. A product of one of the most inspiring social movements of independent India’s history, it has made enduring contributions to the fields of development and management in its efforts to serve the interests of rural India. Beginning with cooperatives, IRMA has reached out to the rural sector through development organisations engaged with various issues of rural life including natural resource management with particular emphasis on water and forests, rural health, local governance institutions, livelihoods and migration, deploying IT for rural areas and so on. A variety of rural organisations - cooperatives/producers’ organisations, Non-Government and Government Development Organisations, social enterprises and others engaging with the rural for enhancing its prosperity have approached IRMA for problem solving techniques and consultation. IRMA’s focus has been on strengthening management capacities in organisations that are controlled by users for their services. This commitment is what defines IRMA and gives it a unique identity among management institutes.

“True democracy will emerge only when we allow the people to manage. And only when the people begin to take control of their lives will rural development gain momentum, when goods and services produced by rural areas will get better terms of trade than goods and services produced in the cities. Only when our farmers are involved in the processes of development will they be able to command their destiny. True development is the development of women and men.”

- Dr. Verghese Kurien

IRMA:How It All Began



IRMA: An IntroductionIRMA was established with the support of the Swiss Agency for

Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Government of India, the erstwhile Indian Dairy Corporation, the National Dairy Development Board and the Government of Gujarat. The founding mandate was to provide management education, training, research and consultancy support to co-operatives and other organisations working for rural development in India. The core of IRMA’s operating philosophy has been to build and sustain a partnership between rural people and committed professional managers, as is reflected in its mission statement “to promote sustainable, ecologically-friendly and equitable socio-economic development of rural people through professional management.”

The founders of IRMA recognized that given the complex environment in which rural organisations work, there is a great need for professional management in these organisations. Thus, IRMA strives to contribute to the promotion of sustainable development and social justice in India’s rural society by:-

• Creating a new breed of professional rural managers with the appropriate ethos and values

• Helping rural organisations and institutions in professionalising their management

• Empowering rural people through self-sustaining processes• Building new rural management knowledge and theories through

action-oriented and problem-solving research and consultancy• Influencing public policies.

Over the past 35 years, the graduates of IRMA have gone on to become thought leaders in the fields of public management, cooperatives, development, politics and more. They have contributed significantly to policy debates and formulation of paradigms through which rural development as well as management can be thought through. This has in turn strengthened IRMA’s position as the pioneering institute of rural management in the country and a reputed institution of knowledge throughout the world.


IRMA Offers Two Fully-Residential Courses

Post-Graduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM): The flagship course of IRMA is a rigorous two-year programme which prepares men and women for undertaking challenging managerial responsibilities in organisations working in the rural sector. It is recognized as the equivalent of a Master’s degree by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and is also approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). On successful completion of the same, the students are awarded with Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM).

Since its inception, IRMA has been working closely with its client organisations to integrate their emerging needs into the PRM programme structure to ensure that the managerial proficiencies of the students stay relevant. By design, the PGDRM curriculum

includes practical exposure to rural realities through fieldwork and organisational internships apart from classroom-based learning. This unique opportunity for experiential learning is at the core of IRMA’s mission of building and sustaining partnerships between rural communities and committed professional managers.

Although IRMA’s pedagogy is closely related to the agriculture sector, the scopes of neither the institute nor its programmes are limited to agriculture; they go beyond it. With students and courses from diverse fields, IRMA by no means is just an agriculture/agribusiness management institute.

Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM): Fully committed to its aim of being the torch-bearing institute of rural management, IRMA launched the FPRM in 2001 to cater to the country’s need for academicians trained in research, who are capable of enhancing knowledge and imparting skills in institutions and organisations serving the rural sector. It is a doctoral-level programme that prepares students for academic, research and consulting careers in rural management.

A product of one of the most inspiring social movements of independent India’s history– the Operation Flood, IRMA is fully committed to its role of being a knowledge-institution. The vast annals of the Ravi J Matthai Library houses not just archives of the flagship programmes, but the entire gamut of educational, research and consultancy activities that IRMA undertakes such as:

Management Development Programmes (MDPs): These programmes offer specialised management training in finance, marketing, operations, computer applications and human resource management with development perspectives to a number of rural development professionals. They have come to represent IRMA’s industry interface and are hugely reputed among practitioners of rural management, benefitting executives and managers alike. They could be either open

or custom-designed for content and duration as per demand and serve the capacity-building needs of organisations catering to the rural sector.

Publications: IRMA has a publication programme managed by the Committee on Research Publications and Seminars (CORPAS) which facilitates consultancy and research by IRMA’s faculty and also works for dissemination of the Institute’s research work by organising seminars as well as bringing out a variety of publications such as working papers, research papers, workshop reports, cases in rural management, monographs etc.

International Journal of Rural Management (IJRM): The first-of-its-kind journal in the discipline of rural management, IJRM serves as a platform for academicians as well as practitioners for sharing their rich academic work and learning experiences. Its objective is to encourage the development of an international community of researchers/academicians to interact regularly with one another for free flow of ideas and knowledge, leading to the development of a corpus of knowledge in the field of rural management. It enables all concerned to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the discipline.

Thursday Afternoon Seminar Series (TASS): The seminar series of IRMA provides a forum for exchange of ideas to the faculty, visiting fellows and students. Usually held every Thursday, the seminars facilitate the sharing of ideas, research findings and discussions of contemporary issues in rural management and development of rural sector. TASS is a major component of IRMA’s strategy for information dissemination.

Grameen Gyan Kosh (GGK): Founded with the objective of building a unique, useful and comprehensive knowledge storehouse for rural development, GGK is a web-based knowledge repository on rural India. It provides a wide and updated account of issues related to rural development. It portrays the dynamics of rural society, polity and economy through relevant resources. It also sets off brain-storming

on contemporary issues on rural India and strives to provide a space for discussion among policy makers, practitioners, activists, students, academicians and other stakeholders with the goal of building a well-informed and varied perspective on rural development.

Centres of Excellence: Having secured a grant from the Union Budget of 2012 through the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), IRMA has set up five Centres of Excellence in Research- namely Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods, Centre for Rural Infrastructure and Corporate Social Responsibility, Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprises, the Centre for Public Policy and Governance and the Centre for Rural Urban Dynamics. The Centres aim to create an enabling climate for knowledge enhancement in tandem with the endowment units at IRMA namely RBI Endowment Unit, NABARD Chair Unit, Dr. Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence, Dr. Verghese Kurien Poverty Lab and the IDRC-Think Tank Initiative (TTI) floated with the idea of encouraging policy-oriented research.


THE IRMA WAYThe 23-month long PRM programme is divided into 5 classroom terms and 3 internship segments. The courses in each of these five terms are carefully structured in order to give a wholesome view of the entire discipline and are judiciously placed to enable the students to apply the same during their internships. In order to achieve this perfect learning mix, IRMA, through its illustrious faculty, follows a distinct pedagogy with regard to each course that includes case analysis, simulations/experiential exercise, project presentations, writing papers and guest lectures apart from extensive use of audio-visual aids during regular classes.

Projects and Presentations

These form an integral part of the stimulating curriculum at IRMA, giving students the opportunity to showcase their knowledge, creativity and dynamism. Working in different groups with their peers from diverse academic backgrounds widens the knowledge base of each student and brings variety to their unique learning experience, besides honing their leadership and man-management skills. Innovative projects such as writing policy briefs, creating business plans for cooperatives, creating marketing plans for specific products, book reviews etc. are vital components of the curriculum of some courses and encourage the students to develop ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking while gaining a wider perspective.

Simulation / Experiential Exercises and Audio-Visual Aids

The aforementioned components help students gain a better insight into various management concepts and development constructs. The Ravi J. Matthai library is a storehouse of some of the best films and documentaries on management and development, which are often shown during classroom sessions to illustrate concepts. Fresh graduates are inducted into the PRM programme through the famed in-house management simulation game called ‘Naranpur Express’

which simulates rural economy and emphasises the need for asset management and financial prudence. It is an award-winning game, having been recognised as one of the best management games by the All India Management Association (AIMA) and IRMA faculty members have been repeatedly invited by other top management schools in the country to conduct this game. Simulation games are also employed in courses to demonstrate practical situations and the strategies required to be used in them.

Case Analysis

Drawing upon their vast experience in research and consultancy, IRMA faculty members prepare and publish case studies in the field of rural management and other functional areas of management. These case studies, along with those drawn from other leading national and international B-schools, are used for bringing in contextual analyses and insights into issues being discussed in the classes by simulating a business environment in the classroom.

Experiential Learning

The most striking feature of the PRM course at IRMA is the emphasis placed on experiential learning. IRMA believes this to be an integral part in shaping the students’ outlook. Therefore, as a part of the curriculum, students spend almost a third of their time outside of campus learning and applying what they have learnt. A student graduating with a PRM diploma would have lived and worked with the rural sector for about six months, thus, becoming a valuable asset to any organisation wanting to cater to the needs of rural development.

Promoting equity and ensuring equal opportunities for the marginalised is implicit in the ambit of rural management. This can only be achieved if the same principles are respected at home. Here in IRMA, both genders are treated on par. The girls face the same challenges as their male counterparts while on their fieldwork in the hinterlands. The tenacity of assignments remains the same and neither of the gender is discriminated against in the context of opportunities.



THE PRM CURRICULUM: A UNIQUE BLEND OF CLASSROOM AND FIELDWORK

The one-of-a-kind IRMA curriculum combines classroom terms and field internships in a way that a student, following this two-year sojourn, emerges a rural manager armed with both the knowledge and experience to undertake managerial responsibilities in organisations relevant to the rural sector. The classroom terms are aimed at providing a finely constructed balance between theory and practical knowledge, and the courses are drawn from the broad cohorts of Economics, Management and Rural Development. The internships, on the other hand, offer an arena to learn by absorbing, engaging and applying. These classroom terms and internships are

structured to lead students through three distinct stages – A Basic Understanding, The Management Development Perspective, Reflection and Application – on their way to becoming rural managers.

PHASE 1: A BASIC UNDERSTANDING

First Term

The students’ IRMA odyssey begins almost as soon as they have unpacked their bags! In their very first week at IRMA, students are sent to stay in different villages across Gujarat for about a week, as part of the induction segment. The objective is to throw students right into the midst of rural life. This helps shatter the romanticised notions of idyllic village life that students from urban areas are likely to entertain while exposing them to ground realities and helping them gain a practical perspective before they head back to classrooms and learn about rural life from an academic perspective.


As soon as they return, their academic endeavours begin with the first classroom term comprising fundamental courses across the fields of Management such as Organisational Behaviour, Economics, Finance, Rural Society and Research. They are introduced to the essential and predominant concepts to aid their journey forward. The foundation is laid by acquainting the students with building blocks upon which the remainder of their education is based. It is also instrumental in unlearning various notions with which several students arrive.

Village Fieldwork Segment (VFS)

Following the first classroom term, students of each batch embark upon a special journey to some of the most backward and remote regions of the country. The Village Fieldwork Segment (VFS) is a mandatory and evaluated term lasting seven weeks during which the students are expected to stay in designated villages selected with support by NGOs from amongst the large network of development organisations that IRMA partners with. The field work facilitates understanding of the complex village dynamics. It exposes the students to the realities of rural life, the diverse problems faced by rural professionals and the ways through which experienced rural managers cope with such problems. Such an exposure enables the students to develop the required skills and attitudes in their careers as rural managers. Over the years, VFS has been singled out by all the students as their most memorable experience at IRMA.

The students are organised into groups and placed under the guidance of a host organisation, which could be a grass-root civil society, NGO or government agency undertaking development interventions at the village level. They are expected to develop in their minds a comprehensive profile of a typical Indian village aided by the concepts learnt during the first term as well as by employing various research methods such as Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercises.

The Village Fieldwork Segment consists of three distinct components:


Exploratory Study of the Village (ESV): Students are expected to develop a complete socio-economic understanding of the village and also how it has been influenced by its demographic, political and cultural setting. This enables them to have a holistic picture of the village as an entity.

Theme Paper/FPCR: Students are also required to conduct research on a theme of either their choice or a Faculty Participant (student) Collaborative Research (FPCR) theme, which is typically a problem or opportunity prevalent in the villages. Students are guided by faculty members in the research process.

The Rural Action Component (RAC): This component is prescribed by the host organisation and it enables students to get hands-on experience of working in villages. The organisation may give a problem statement requiring managerial perspective, impact assessment of the implemented policies etc. This segment immediately draws upon learnings from the preceding term and bridges the dichotomy between practice and theory.

Apart from observing and applying principles acquired from courses like Rural Society and Polity, Rural Research Methods and Rural Livelihood Systems, the students also use Quantitative Methods for data analysis and utilise Micro-Economic models for better understanding the rural economy. At the end of this term, students are expected to have internalized the realities of rural management to add pragmatism and insight to their future learning and are expected to return to their classrooms much enriched from their experiences in rural India.

This year, the students of PRM 36 travelled to some of the most remote areas of our country such as Koraput (Odisha), Attappadi (Kerela), Dungarpur (Rajasthan), Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh), Dang (Gujarat) to name a few. This experience has enabled the students to have a real look in to the state of affairs in Indian villages and to develop an appreciation for their complex dynamics of the same. The complete details of VFS are depicted on page no. 36.


PHASE 2: THE DEVELOPMENT-MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE

Second and Third Terms

When students return from their VFS, an entire week is dedicated to sharing their experiences and presenting their observations and findings to their peers and faculty. They also submit detailed reports of their exploratory study and theme paper research, which are evaluated and added to the rich annals of the Ravi J Matthai Library.

Building on the experiences during VFS, the second and third classroom terms place emphasis on gaining wider knowledge and applying it to managerial and organizational scenarios. The knowledge – building/foundation courses during these terms include: Macro Economic Perspectives, Understanding Organisations, Production and Operations Management. Implementation-oriented courses from all functional areas of management-Operations Management, Human Resource Management, Financial Management and Marketing Management are aimed at acquainting students with the management milieu and placing them at the centre of decision-making scenarios, thus marking their evolution from observers to analysers. At this stage, students are also introduced to three unique courses – ‘Collective Action and Co-operation’, ‘Natural Resource Management’ and ‘Gender and Development’. The first one is a one-of-its-kind course that draws from diverse literature and documented practical experiences to teach the fundamentals of collective action, the conditions that necessitate cooperation, and the tools and techniques for inducing collective behaviour. The course on natural resource management is from the field of environmental management and discusses how natural resources can be most effectively utilised, the present-day burning issues of climate change and loss of natural resources, and how management may be attuned to adhere to IRMA’s unwavering commitment to promote sustainable development.

Development Internship Segment (DIS)

The two terms are capped off with the seven-week Development Internship Segment (DIS), which marks the beginning of the second



year of the PRM curriculum. It is designed to provide the students with the exposure to development interventions under the guidance of host organisations and IRMA faculty while engaging them in activities such as organising and mobilizing the community for collective action or performing functional management tasks as assigned by the host organisation. The segment is conceptualised on a partnership basis, which means that the host organisation also benefits by undertaking tasks that may not otherwise be possible due to lack of managerial resources. It is also designed to allow students to fully express their analytical, inter-personal, and executive skills.

The DIS provides a unique opportunity for the students to develop an integrated understanding of rural organisations and/or to test the applicability of key management concepts and techniques in development challenges. Getting to actually see a development intervention at close quarters instils strong beliefs in the students and forces them to ask questions on how professional management could lead to better outputs. The students are expected to return to the campus having fostered a deep involvement with the issues at the grass-root level. Upholding the tradition of IRMA, the DIS for PRM 36 was diverse and rich in terms of categories of organisations, geographical locations, project profiles and sectors. The students travelled to 65 organisations across the country and came back with a renewed understanding of grass-root developmental challenges. The complete details of DIS are depicted on page no. 37.

PHASE 3: REFLECTION AND APPLICATION

Fourth and Fifth Terms

Having shared reflections and experiences of their DIS projects with peers and members of the faculty through presentations and report submissions, the students embark on the last leg of their IRMA odyssey. The fourth and fifth terms are the final classroom terms in IRMA’s academic calendar and focus on building specialisations. This allows students to reflect on their learnings from the previous terms in building higher order management skills, understanding public policy and its intricacies, and gaining a comprehensive view of the key issues

and challenges of rural development and professional management. Emphasis is laid on developing foresight and inculcating the skills of planning and modelling. The function of these terms is integrative, factoring in multiple dimensions and delivering on final products. This is manifested through courses like Strategic Management, Project Management and Managing Collectives.

In these terms, students are given the freedom to judiciously choose electives from two sets of courses – Rural Development Management & Rural Enterprise Management. While the former aims at providing an in-depth understanding of various paradigms of development processes such as Corporate Social Responsibility, Monitoring and Evaluation, ICT for Development, Public Policy Analysis, Public Policy and Marketing, Microfinance and so on the latter tries to build a critical perspective on business domains such as Applied Econometrics, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Agribusiness, Entrepreneurship, Promotional Strategy, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Social Marketing, Brand Management etc.

An illustrious example of IRMA’s unique pedagogy is the Sales and Distribution Management course, which is completely conducted by industry professionals led by GCMMF (AMUL) and bolstered by professionals from PIDILITE, BIG BASKET and independent consultants, to name a few. It is probably the only course in a top business school in the country which is fully conducted by practitioners in the field. A major portion of the course involves students getting a hands-on experience of a true sales and distribution environment by travelling in milk vans in the wee hours of the night and meeting with retailers as sales representatives of the wholesale distributor. Another unique example of the emphasis IRMA places on experiential learning is the course in Agribusiness management, for which students are expected to engage with APMC mandis to understand the commodity market or take up a detailed analysis on any agribusiness venture in the vicinity of Anand to understand the nuances of the sector from close quarters.

Management Traineeship Segment (MTS)

The fourth and the fifth classroom terms are separated by the eight- week long Management Traineeship Segment (MTS). It is designed to

expose the students to the roles that a professional rural manager is expected to play. Conducted under the supervision of a reporting officer from the host organisation and a faculty guide from IRMA, it aims at integrating knowledge from all previous segments by providing students an opportunity to develop practical skills and perform a realistic assessment of the managerial functions in an organisational setting. The segment is conceptualised on a partnership basis in a way that the host organisations benefit by gaining faculty-supervised professional managerial support whereas IRMA gets to build on its extensive knowledge base.

The projects under this segment could involve either a diagnostic study of select aspects of managerial functions such as accounting and costing, finance, procurement, marketing, human resources etc. or a feasibility study, cost-benefit analysis or impact assessment and evaluation of various developmental/market interventions. Apart from the managerial learning it provides, the MTS plays a crucial role in developing appropriate attitudes, values, skills and ethos required of a professional rural manager.

In a nutshell, the MTS acts as a prelude to what the students are likely to encounter in their careers as rural managers. It enables them to employ all their managerial learning and skills on functional tasks and get a real-time feedback, thus helping them to hone the latter according to organisational requirements. This experience proves to be invaluable when students make crucial decisions regarding their career trajectory. And it invariably helps the students develop key abilities like working effectively with others, thinking and acting positively, learning to manage people and priorities, and improving communication skills that they would require on their jobs. It is, hence, aptly referred to as the stepping stone to a managerial career.

This year, the students have embarked upon their MTS in 67 organisations across the country to calibrate their managerial abilities to suit any organisational setting. Every year, the internship attracts projects from diverse sectors requiring managerial acumen and proves to be a reality check for the ready-to-be rural managers. The complete details of MTS for the graduating batch are depicted on page no. 39.





BEYOND CLASSROOM:THE STUDENTS’ INITIATIVENot all the conversational buzz that occurs in the Student Activity Centre dies down, some of it actually goes on to take a concrete shape within the campus. Even amidst the rigours of the academic programme, IRMA students have constantly displayed wonderful leadership and time-management skills by commencing and sustaining various initiatives in multiple fields.

TEDxIRMA

TEDxIRMA shares the same passion and vision as TED: communicating ideas in an inspirational way. It aims to develop a consortium of high-power ideas across disciplines and technologies to inspire people to think and take action to help create a better future. Keeping in line with the vision and mission of the institute, the first TEDxIRMA event revolved around the theme “Back to Basics”. The event brought out the fundamental logic behind existing practices and institutions that have faded away to be replaced by flawed logic that leads to deterioration of the institutions we have in hand. TEDxIRMA 2016 had the privilege of hosting talks from Ms. Aarti Wig (Asia 21 Young Leader & Co-founder - Yunus Social Business), Mr. Rahul Nainwal (Social Entrepreneur & Founder, UnLtd), Mr. Rajendra Singh (Water Conservationist, famously known as “the waterman of India), Mr. Ratnakar V. (Payments Evangelist); Mr. Ravi Shankar (Dairy Professional & MD- IDMC Ltd.), and Ms. Suman Sahai (Gene Scientist & Founder of the Gene Campaign).

Nishadya – The Marketing Club

Nishadya – The Marketing Club of IRMA started its activities in April 2015 as one of the professionally organised clubs of IRMA. It has been envisioned as a facilitator for building a strategic link between industry and students. As a club, it attracts some of the


brightest minds interested in exploring the ever changing dynamics of marketing. The club aims at keeping members abreast of the latest on marketing while integrating the vast experience of its members across functions and industries such as advertising, research, sales, branding communication and digital marketing to name a few. Its vision is to promote the interest of our members in the field of marketing and facilitating active learning through this platform. A variety of events such as quizzes, product promotion and outdoor marketing events are organised through this platform alongwith guest lectures from industry experts and faculties from other B-school. The club has hosted notable speakers like Prof. Dwarka Prasad Uniyal (LBSNAA, Mussoorie) and Prof. Vaibhav Bhamoria (IIM-A). Nishadya organises competitive events for its club members. The events are a mix of different competitions that include marketing quiz events, product based promotional events, and outdoor marketing campaigns.

Pedals – the IRMA Cycling Club

The Club was an initiative to promote the use of cycles for short distances. This was a unique solution proposed as an answer to the high rates charged by auto-rickshaws for short distance travel. The club operates on an entrepreneurial model according to which cycles are rented by the hour at very nominal rates. From the time of its inception, Pedals has become an indispensable entity of transport for students.

Jigyasa – The Quiz club

Einstein is known to have said: “I have no special talent, I am only curiosity and imbuing passion for keeping oneself up to date that PRM 31 initiated Jigyasa. A formal association of quizzers, Jigyasa features regular quiz sessions on varied topics for IRMA students. Jigyasa members also participate in inter-college quiz competitions and have won several laurels. Every batch of IRMA has come up with innovations to make quizzing as interesting as possible. “Shastrath” is a quizzing league consisting of quizzes on varied subjects that are administered

successively within a week’s time span. The league has been a huge hit and has succeeded in drawing full houses and enhancing the quizzing culture of the campus.

IRMA Organic Farming Club

The IRMA Organic Farming Club (IOFC) which started as a modest project by PRM 33 students has grown into a full-fledged entrepreneurial activity being under taken by a group of students in IRMA. Every year students grow organic vegetables in campus and sell them to residents in and around IRMA’s campus. Every input required in organic farming is prepared by the student community. Vegetables peel wastage from Student’s mess is utilised for producing farm manure, thus providing a proper waste disposal mechanism. The entire produce is sold through weekly stalls put up for near by residents. The project continues for around 7-8 months every year. For purposes of imparting management experience in the club the entire activity is carried out through the funds collected by students. They put in their own money and efforts throughout the year and try to achieve profitability in the venture. Various guest lectures are also organised to understand the different dimensions of organic farming. This whole process helps the students experience the various issues faced by small farmers at different stages of the cropping cycle and, most importantly, challenges in marketing of perishable commodities like vegetables. It provides an opportunity to see the practical side of the issues being discussed inside the classroom. This is best captured by the words of one member of the club who said, “I realised the small bargaining power of a marginal farmer the day I paid an exorbitant amount to get a small piece of land ploughed by tractor’.

The club got recognition in the year 2014 as it was selected among top 20 projects in Asia Pacific region in United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) supported Hand Print challenge organised by SAYEN (South Asia Youth Environment Network) and CEE (Centre for Environmental Education). This marks another milestone for the ever-growing diverse IRMA family.



Ektanagar Initiative

The Ektanagar Initiative was started by PRM 26, to which students contribute by donating and volunteering. The basic objective of this initiative is to undertake social development work in the slums of Anand. Currently, development work is underway at Ektanagar, a slum cluster situated about 2.5 kms from the IRMA campus. PRM 36 has been instrumental in substantially increasing the corpus of the initiative.

Terra Firma

Terra Firma is the annual students’ magazine through which we look back at the academic calendar year gone by. It is a one-stop place for us to reflect on our journey at IRMA. We celebrate the spirit of IRMA in all its hues and colour with an array of opportunities for students to express themselves through the medium of written words. Interested students send their entries to the elected Magazine Editors, who then apply their minds towards designing and editing to end up producing a gem in the line of literary art. The contributions range from exquisite poetry to thought-provoking articles to spectacular photo essays and vivid VFS diaries. Interspersed in between are photography pages that capture life at IRMA through fascinatingly clicked images. The photographs cover all important events in the campus like festivals, Milaap, Sangharsh, Parichay and Abhivyakti.

The magazine editors are assisted by a superb team of proof-readers who critically go through every element of the draft magazine and give valuable suggestions so that the final piece becomes a prized possession to be cherished by all. We also approach our esteemed faculty members who, most often spare time to send in their written poems or favourite quotes for inclusion in the magazine. The IRMA magazine launch at the time of the convocation ceremony is a much anticipated event highlighted by great excitement evinced by the students looking forward to the cover design or their published articles. When the students graduate from IRMA, they carry with them their


sweet memories of the place which shaped and made them. Terra Firma is a tangible memento that gives expression to the emotions they attach to their alma mater.

IRMA Social Entrepreneurship Cell – iSEC

While IRMA’s contribution to rural development has been commendable, huge scope exists for social entrepreneurs in the field of rural management. Besides innovative not-for-profit ventures social entrepreneurship can enfold within its umbrella social purpose business ventures including for-profit community development banks and hybrid organisations combining elements of both. ISEC (IRMA Social Entrepreneurship Cell) was inaugurated in July 2012 with the efforts of PRM 33 and CSEE (Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprise). Since then it has continued to spread the spirit of ideating, discussing, and implementing innovative socially relevant ideas. This social entrepreneurship cell has been envisioned as the launching pad for innovative and comprehensively designed development interventions by its members. It gives impetus to the mission of IRMA by facilitating the creation of effective and scalable organisations, mainly social organisations. ISEC derives its values and motivation from the sacrosanct legacy that Dr. Kurien has left behind.

Reflexion – The Photography Club

In order to capture the beautiful moments at IRMA which can be relived later, the photography club was founded by PRM 34 on Dr. Kurien’s birth anniversary. The purpose of the club is also to enhance the photography skills of the members through mutual learning and experience sharing.

Anamaya – The Health Care Club

PRM 34 initiated the formation of a health club to promote health care initiatives both inside and outside the campus. The club encourages healthy living among students and faculty, considering the fast-paced life of the campus. The club has successfully organised two yoga

workshops and a blood donation camp so far. There are elaborate plans to have interactive and informational sessions on topics such as challenges in rural health care, health care management models, policies etc. The club also has weekend volunteering camps, sessions on first aid and emergency care on its agenda for this year. Anamaya aims to understand the health care sector better by engaging with it while on campus and applying the concepts of management in organising relevant activities.

The Chimes

Although Terra Firma showcases the events at IRMA, a need was felt for more regular and engaging updates to the broader IRMA community, including our alumni. PRM 34 conceptualised and PRM 35 initiated ‘The Chimes’ a sabi-monthly newsletter to share updates about IRMA regularly and to provide a platform for current students and the alumni to share their idiosyncratic thoughts with the larger IRMA community.

Arthasya

Arthasya, an initiative of the PRM 36 students, was set up in 2016 to understand the practical aspects of classroom learning pertaining to finance. The club has organised activities like virtual online trading, study circles and knowledge sharing sessions on topics such as recent happenings in the Indian banking sector and the financial sector, from time to time. The club has hosted guest lectures by eminent personalities such as Dr. Rajat Panwar (Asst. Professor, University of British Columbia & Faculty Associate, Yale University); Ms. Chandni Ohri (CEO, Grameen Foundation India); Mr. Prashant Banerjee (VP-Finance, Light Microfinance), Mr. Sumodh Namboodhiri (Asst. Manager-ESAF Microfinance) on topics such as business sustainability, financial inclusion, advanced accounting & credit appraisal process in the Banking sector & the recent trends in the Microfinance. The club has been consistently working to bolster the grasp of IRMANs in the financial domain.


EVENTS AT IRMAThroughout the year, the auditorium and the SAC remain fully engaged with a host of activities taking place through numerous events. While the institute extends unconditional support for these activities, the initiative for organising them comes from the students themselves at the behest of the various clubs in the campus.

Milaap

The largest event to be hosted at IRMA is, undoubtedly, the two-day alumni meet in which students from past batches get together to relive their IRMA days. The host batch takes pride in organising a plethora of exciting activities to welcome the alumni and their families back home, including a colourful cultural show and a classroom session with their old teachers. The feature batch (Bees Saal Baad) also takes a keen interest in the event, even coming up with an act during the cultural evening. Milaap always attracts fond memories and warm feelings from the alumni community, with a sizeable turn out in each edition of the event reflecting how deeply it is cherished.

Anand Run

Milaap culminates with the Anand Run-the annual mini-marathon organised by IRMA to spread a social message. Undertaken in two categories- the 13 km and the 6.5 km long runs witness hundreds of people – students, faculty, alumni and conscientious citizens of Anand running together for a special cause. The event underscores IRMA’s spirit of reaching out to the community and taking it along in the march towards a better nation. The funds raised from the event are directed towards the Ektanagar initiative of the students, for the education of under-privileged children.


Independence Day Celebration

IRMA’s Independence Day celebrations have always been held on an elaborate scale and conducted with much fanfare and pride. It is always the first event to be organised by the junior batch and hence becomes a rite of passage for them, all trying to find their feet by working and pulling together as a team and, in the process, putting up a performance involving dancing, singing and acting. The event invariably turns out to be a journey in self-discovery for them. The broader IRMA community is always party to the celebrations and the performances of the kids at IRMA are a highlight of the show.

Jatra

The annual students’ festival at IRMA is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion for students to revel in the celebration of the journey called life. It is symbolic of the myriad colours that life offers and brings out the true spirit of togetherness. During the event, all the hostel blocks compete for the prestigious Jatra trophy in the true spirit of sportsmanship. The festival is a marathon of inter-block competitions and lasts for three days during which the students get ample opportunities to showcase their talents, wits, and creativity. The motto of Jatra reflects the values of Integrity (Satyanishtha), Creativity (Rachnatmakta) and Excellence (Utkrishtta), that every IRMAn cherishes. Block flags and slogans take centre stage and the event never fails to rise to the grand build-up and expectations.

Sangharsh

Sangharsh is one of the major sports events in IRMA organised for over 10 days. This, being an inter-batch sports event held every year witnesses fierce competition between both the batches. Competitive fervour runs high among the students in the thrill of class sports events during the event. There are around 13 different sports events (both indoor and outdoor) conducted during Sangharsh which include badminton, chess, carom, table tennis, cricket, basketball, volleyball, football, throw-ball (women), tug-of-war etc.

Spardha

The annual IRMA Open Sports Meet dedicated to the fond memory of Dr. Kurien was conceptualized as an exercise in relationship building through the medium of sports. It brings together the various sister organisations like NDDB, GCMMF, IRMA, IRMA club, Mother Dairy (Gandhinagar) and FES in the competitive spirit of sports. The event has been instrumental in instilling a feeling of camaraderie among the various organisations committed to upholding the vision of Dr. Kurien.

Parichay

Conceived as an ice-breaking session for the juniors, Parichay is the first formal interaction between the in-campus batches. The seniors come up with numerous games with mixed teams so that the students from both batches get to know each other. This is followed by a performance night in which juniors have to perform fun-filled acts as conveyed by the seniors. The highlight of the event is the introductory round in which each member of the junior batch is supposed to introduce a particular senior through a set of clues.

Abhivyakti

To celebrate and strengthen the delightful bond between the two in- campus batches, the seniors host a Freshers’ Party followed by a lavish dinner. The seniors make special efforts to make their juniors feel comfortable in the campus and conduct several contests interspersed with fun and games. Members of the junior batch vie for titles including Mr. Fresher and Ms. Fresher, which they proudly parade throughout their life at IRMA.

Kshitij

After a wonderful time spent together, the junior batch organises a Farewell Party for the seniors to wish them a fun-filled, bright, and successful career. They put on a spectacular cultural show and give individual gifts and titles to their seniors, which are deeply cherished. The act is followed by the customary grind, during which emotions usually run high.


IRMA ALUMNI BASEEvery student graduates with an image of the institute firmly in his/her mind, one that constantly reminds them about the ethos and the culture of the wonderful place in which they spent the best days of their lives.

This deep connection means that the alumni of the Institute have always striven to uphold the values and standards of their alma mater, no matter which stage of their career they are in. This is evidenced by the positions that a large number of IRMA alumni have gone on to occupy. It is no surprise to find IRMA alumni holding top positions at both development organisations as well as corporate settings, never compromising on the values they have inherited from the Institute. Several alumni have also gone on to start their own ventures, providing IRMA its distinct reputation in the field of social entrepreneurship.

IRMA takes pride in maintaining an excellent relationship with its vast alumni base. There is a dedicated office in the Institute looking after alumni affairs. The alumni network is directly linked to the IRMA website to facilitate better networking among IRMA students and alumni. IRMA has also created a virtual network on AlmaConnect – a platform to facilitate such interactions. This is gradually evolving into an online social network and discussion forum for IRMA alumni, member organisations, students, and faculty members.

THE IRMA

FOOTPRINT


Village Fieldwork Segment (VFS) Organisations – PRM 36Name of the Organisation

Timbaktu Collectives, Andhra Pradesh

ADITHI, Bihar

Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd., Bihar

DHRUVA - BAIF, Gujarat

Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, Gujarat

Rural Centre for Human Interest (RUCHI), Himachal Pradesh

MYRADA, Karnataka

Malabar Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd., Kerala

Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), Orissa

Gram Vikas, Orissa

Aajeevika Bureau, Rajasthan

Aastha Sansthan, Rajasthan

Jatan Sansthan, Rajasthan

Kotra Adivasi Sansthan, Rajasthan

People’s Education and Development Organisation (PEDO), Rajasthan

Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), Rajasthan

Seva Mandir, Rajasthan

Urmul Seemant Samiti, Rajasthan

Urmul Setu Sansthan, Rajasthan

Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group, Uttar Pradesh

Shramik Bharti, Uttar Pradesh

People’s Science Institute, Uttarakhand

PRM 36

INTERNSHIPS


Name of the Organisation

Access Livelihoods Consulting India Limited, Hyderabad

Aga Khan Foundation, New Delhi

Ankur Capital, Mumbai

Barrix Agro Sciences Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore

Caspore Microfinance, Varanasi

CDD Society, Bengaluru

Centre for Collective Development, Bangalore

CHETNA, Ahmedbad

CIMMYT International, Nepal

Claro Energy Private Limited, New Delhi

Deepak Foundation, Vadodara

Dharma Life/Gajam India Private Limited, New Delhi

District Administration, Kozhikode

Education Support Organisation, Ahmedabad

Ekam Eco Solutions Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi

Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) Anand

Gandhigram Khadi & Village Industries, Gandhigram

Gram Vikas, Bhubaneswar

Grassroutes Journeys Private Limited, Mumbai

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), Anand

Husk Power Systems Pvt. Ltd., Patna

ICCOA, Bangalore

International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Anand

ITC - Agri Business Division, Secunderabad

Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., Anand


Light Microfinance Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad

Maahi Milk Producer Company Limited, Rajkot

Mahila Abhivruddhi Society (formerly APMAS) & Sadhikaratha Foundation, Hyderabad

Malabar Regional Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., Kozhikode

Mann Deshi Foundation, Dist. Satara

Muni Seva Ashram, Goraj

National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Anand

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Mumbai

National Skills Foundation of India, Gurgaon

ONganic Foods Private Limited, Kolkata

Paryavaran Mitra, Ahmedabad

People in Center Consulting (PiC), Ahmedabad

People’s Science Institute (PSI), Dehradun

Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), New Delhi

Purvanchal Gramin Seva Samiti (PGSS), Gorakhpur

Rajkot Dist. Coop. Milk Producers` Union Ltd., Rajkot

Rongmei Naga Baptist Association (RNBA), Manipur

S M Sehgal Foundation, Gurgaon

Sambhavi Tech Farms Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

Sampark, Bangalore

Setco Foundation, Kalol

Seva Mandir, Udaipur

SEWA Academy, Ahmedabad

Siddhi Vinayak Agri Processing Pvt. Ltd., Pune

Development Internship Segment (DIS) Organisations – PRM 36




Somaiya Kala Vidya, Kutch

Stellapps Technologies Private Limited, Bangalore

TallBird Services, Ahmedabad

Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD), Babrala UP

The Bhatinda Dist. Coop. Milk Producers Union Ltd., Bhatinda

The Hans Foundation, New Delhi

The Ludhiana Dist. Coop. Milk Producers Union Ltd., Ludhiana

The Ropar Dist. Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd., Mohali


Utthan, Ahmedabad

Vimukti Trust (JEEVIKA), Bangalore

VisionSpring, New Delhi

Vrutti Livelihood Resource Centre and Catalyst Management services Pvt Ltd., Bangalore

WASSAN (RRA Network), Hyderabad

Wonder Grass Initiative Pvt. Ltd., Dist. Nagpur

Yes Bank Ltd.- (Agri Rural and Social Banking (ARSB)), Mumbai

Development; 41%

Health and Sanitation; 8% CSR; 2%

Consultancy and Technology; 10%

Finance; 10%

Education and Skill develpoment; 7%

Dairy; 11% Agri-Business; 7%

Energy; 2% Others; 2%



(Bigbasket.com) Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt. Ltd, BangaloreAdani Agri Fresh Limited, AhmedabadAfrica Agro Alimentaire SARL, Republic of BeninAmalgamated Plantations Pvt Ltd., GuwahatiArohan Financial Services Private Limited, KolkataBAIF Development Research Foundation, PuneCatalyst Management Services Pvt Ltd, BangaloreConsortium of DEWATS Dissemination Society, BangaloreDevelopment Support Centre (DSC), AhmedabadDharma Life/Ganjam India Private Limited, New DelhiDilasa Janvikas Pratishtan, AuragabadEarth360 Eco Ventures Pvt. Ltd., Anantpur Dist.ESAF Microfinance & Investment (P) Ltd., ThrissurFullerton India Credit Co Ltd., MumbaiGodrej Agrovet Limited, MumbaiGujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandGyan Shala Project, AhmedabadIDFC Bank Ltd, MumbaiIDMC Ltd., VU NagarIFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited, New DelhiIFMR Holdings, ChennaiIndian Agribusiness Systems Pvt Ltd (Agriwatch), NoidaIndian Grameen Services, KolkataInsaan Group Foundation, New DelhiITC Limited Agri Business Division, Secunderabad


IWMI-Tata Program, AnandJalgaon Jilha Sahkari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Maryadit, JalgaonKaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd., AnandKancor Ingredients Ltd., KochiKhethworks, PuneLight Microfinance, AhmedabadMaa Bamleshwari Janhitkari Samiti, RajnandgaonMahila Abhivruddhi Society (formerly APMAS), HyderabadMahindra & Mahindra - Agri Business Division, MumbaiMargdarshak Financial Services Ltd., LucknowMehsana District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd,. MehsanaMother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable (P) Ltd., NoidaN M Sadguru Water & Development Foundation, DahodNational Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandNational Payment Corporation of India, MumbaiNCDEX e Markets Ltd, MumbaiNetwork for Enterprise Enhancement Support (NEEDS), DeogharNiryas Food Product Private Limited, New DelhiOmnivore Partners, New DelhiONergy Solar, KolkataONganic Foods Private Limited, KolkataPidilite-Rurban, MumbaiPiramal Water Pvt Ltd., AhmedabadRGVN (NE) Microfinance Limited, GuwahatiRural - Customer Development - Colgate-Palmolive, Kolkata

Management Traineeship Segment (MTS) Organisations – PRM 36



Saggraha Management Services Ltd., BangaloreSamunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Private Limited, ChennaiSankara Eye Foundation, CoimbatoreSattva Consulting, BangaloreShop for Change Fair Trade, ThaneSickle Innovations Private Limited, AhmedabadSomaiya Kala Vidya, Adipur-KutchSwades Foundation, MumbaiSwasti Health Resource Center, Bangalore


SwitchON-ONganic, KolkataThe Punjab State Co-op Supply & Marketing Federation Ltd (MARKFED), ChandigarhThe Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhValsad District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd., Chikhli, ValsadVedanta Limited-CSR, GurgaonVistaar Financial Services Pvt. Ltd, BangaloreVrutti, BangaloreYes Bank (Agri Rural and Social Banking (ARSB)), Mumbai

Development; 21%

Health and Sanitation; 6%

CSR; 3%

Consultancy and Technology; 6%

Finance; 19%

Education and Skill develpoment; 3%

Dairy; 15%

Agri-Business & Rural marketing; 24%

Energy; 2% Others; 1%


THE IRMA UNIVERSE: INFRASTRUCTURE

The Amul Carrilon Chimes The crowning jewel of IRMA is undoubtedly the 72-foot gray tower situated in the heart of the campus. At the stroke of every hour, the melody of bells ringing out from the top of the tower projects waves of hope, joy, inspiration and peace to communities worldwide. Shaped like an inverted ‘shehnai’ to convey auspiciousness, the tower symbolises many of the qualities IRMA tries to embed. It stands tall reminding us of the towering vision and personality of our founder and the high levels of achievement the Institute has come to symbolise.

The Hostels “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years…” The hub of campus life is the 10-block hostel complex, which has fully-furnished single rooms for the students as well as a furnished common reading room in each floor. The hostels have a prudent mix of students from both years of the management programme and thus provide a wonderful experience of camaraderie. A vibrant hostel culture provides a host of opportunities for the students to give in their creative best. Inter-Alia it is very well.


The Mess lawns‘We don’t know what it is about the place that attracts us, but invariably we end up sitting in the mess lawns sipping tea and gossiping…’ is the gospel that has been passed down the batches at IRMA. The lush green lawns have hosted many wonderful events of intellectual stimulation and endearing friendship over the years and are one of the first places that an alumnus of the Institute visits. It hosts the customary grind allowing the students to lose all their inhibitions and fully embrace the institute’s culture. It also hosts events like Parichay and musical nights that require an open ambience. But above all that, each student creates a special place for the mess lawns in his/her mind and forms a deep emotional connect with the same.

Ravi J Matthai LibraryIRMA boasts of having the country’s most comprehensive and resourceful library in the area of rural management. Named after Ravi J. Matthai, the then Director of IIM-Ahmedabad who helped found IRMA, the library is housed in a spacious three-storied building. Straddling over 3 decades of educational excellence, it houses over 45,000 books, 15,000 e-journals & 3000 internship reports spanning over all areas of management studies and has doubtlessly kept pace with India’s ever evolving rural sector with its limitless diversity and dynamism.

Executive Training and Development Centre (ETDC)The ETDC is an entire facility dedicated to hosting the guests of the Institute, who have come to take part in various Management Development Programmes (MDPs), workshops, seminars, campus recruitment etc. It is well-equipped with 50 air-conditioned guest rooms, a dining hall, conference halls and an exclusive computer laboratory which is networked with the Institute’s main computer centre. The facility hosts all the MDPs conducted by IRMA and serves as the beacon of hospitality and efficiency that the institute stands for.


The Auditorium“Once you have stood on a stage, you begin to see yourself and life itself in a different light… ” To ensure that students graduate from IRMA as wholesome individuals, adequate attention is given to complementing the academic pursuits of the students with a range of extra-curricular activities designed to bring out their talents, capabilities and creativity. The campus is always abuzz with some event or the other, most of which take place in the state-of-the-art auditorium seated at the heart of the campus. The centrally air-conditioned 400 - seat complex houses a modern audio-visual projection system which is regularly used by the students and the broader IRMA community for holding an array of activities. The halls of the auditorium have witnessed numerous gala events over the years and never cease to throw a surprise by giving expression to the hidden talents of the students.

Student Activity Centre“Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success…” IRMA truly recognises the magic that could emerge when young minds come together and provides a platform to enable free mingling. Central to this is the Student Activity Centre, which provides a plethora of facilities for pursuing recreational activities. The complex has infrastructural facilities for sports such as badminton and table-tennis, along with a well-equipped gymnasium. The campus also has the requisite facilities for outdoor sports like basketball, volleyball, football and cricket. The Student Activity Centre is undoubtedly the prime hangout spot in the campus.

Previous Batch’s PlacementPlacements at IRMA take place in the final term of the two-year PRM curriculum. They are an extension of IRMA’s value system and attract organisations that are coherent with IRMA’s core mission. Students are offered challenging and diverse job portfolios, wherein the number of job offers made exceed the number of students.

Placement for PRM 2014-16, over 350 jobs offers were received from about 100 recruiters for the batch. All 180 students who had opted for in-campus placements were placed in 60 oranisations, of which 20 were first-time recruiters. Out of students, 13 received the Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) from the host organisations based on their performance during MTS. IRMA has maintained its reputation of providing meaningful job opportunities to its students while preserving its raison d’etre of serving the rural population of the nation.


Name of the OrganisationAga Khan Rural Support ProgrammeAnanya Finance for Inclusive Growth ArghyamArohan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd.Barrix Agro Sciences Pvt. Ltd.Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion SocietyCentre for Incubation and EntprenereshipCentre for microFinance (CmF) Connect IndiaConsortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) SocietyDharma Life Gajam India Pvt. Ltd.ESAF Microfinance & Investments (Pvt) LtdFFT Himalayan Fresh Produce Pvt LtdFincare Business Services Pvt LtdFoundation for Ecological SecurityFullerton India Credit Co. Ltd.Future Generali India Life Insurance Co. Ltd.GCMMF Ltd. (AMUL)GoCoop Social MarketplaceGodrej AgrovetGramin Shiksha KendraHDFC Bank Limited (Agri Credit Group)ICICI Bank-Rural and Micro Banking GroupICICI Lombard-(Rural Life Insurance Sector)IDMC Ltd. VU NagarIFMR Rural FinanceIndusInd Bank Limited - Agri & SME DivisionITC Limited Agri Business DivisionKancor Ingredients Ltd.Kolhapur Zilla Sahakari Dugh Utpadak Sangh Ltd.

Name of the OrganisationLight Microfinance Pvt. Ltd.M/s. NABARD Financial Services LimitedMaahi Milk Producer Company LimitedMahindra & Mahindra - Agri Business Micro-Credit Ratings International LimitedMicrosaveMother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable (P) Ltd.MP State Rural Livelihood MissionNABARD Consultancy ServicesNational Dairy Development BoardNational Payment Corporation of IndiaOmniActivePidilite Industries LimitedPRADANPwC-(Government Reforms & Infrastructure DevelopmentRajasthan Grameen Ajeevika Vikas ParishadRural - Customer Development - Colgate-PalmoliveSambodhi Research & Communications Pvt LtdSamunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt. Ltd.Satin Creditcare Network LimitedSeva MandirSociety for Elimination for Rural PovertyStellapps Technologies Pvt. Ltd Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd (Bigbasket)Suvidhaa Infoserve Pvt LtdSV CreditLine Pvt. Ltd.The Punjab State Coop. Milk Producers FederationThe Timbaktu CollectiveUjjivan Financial Services Ltd.Yes Bank-(Agri Rural and Social Banking (ARSB))

Recruiters – Placement 2016 – PRM 35



PRM 36BATCHPROFILE


BATCH OF PRM 36


Date of Birth: 10-May-90Work Experience: 1. Alcatel Lucent, Bangalore - Software Engineer - 15 months | 2. ZS Associates, Gurgaon - Business Analytics Associate - 6 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Science Institute, UttarakhandTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: Claro Energy Private Limited, New DelhiDIS Project: Assessment of farming technological interventions and their utility in increasing farm production

MTS Organisation: IWMI-Tata Program, AnandMTS Project: Assessing the Impact of Free Farm Power in Chhattisgarh

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-90Work Experience: Genpact Headstrong Capital Markets, Noida - Senior Technical Associate - 33 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Shramik Bharti, Uttar PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Drought: Impacts and adaptations and community resilience

DIS Organisation: Maahi Milk Producer Company Limited, RajkotDIS Project: Critical Analysis of Maahi Shoppe Network across Gujarat and plan for Ice cream launch through Maahi Shoppe network.

MTS Organisation: Godrej Agrovet Limited, MumbaiMTS Project: Sales channel design and benchmarking for Creamline Dairy Products Limited (CDPL)

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-93

Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Deshratna Dr. Rajendra

Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd., Bihar

Theme Paper/FPCR: Building Community Resilience against

Climate variability using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping

DIS Organisation: Mahila Abhivruddhi Society (formerly

APMAS) & Sadhikaratha Foundation, Hyderabad

DIS Project: Knowledge Management and Brand Building

Exercise

MTS Organisation: Vistaar Financial Services Pvt. Ltd,

Bangalore

MTS Project: DIGITAL VISTAAR

Electives:

Governance and Development, ICT for Development,

Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and

Entrepreneurship, Sales and Distribution Management


Abhinaba Dey B.Tech (Electronics and Communiction Engineering)

Abhinav Chauhan B.Sc Engineering (Electrical)

Abhinav Kumar B.Tech (Computer Science & Engg.)


Date of Birth: 06-Jan-88Work Experience: Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd. - Engineer (Electrical) - 52 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human Interests (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Are natural resource management interventions in the village making the community resilient to shocks?

DIS Organisation: Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), AnandDIS Project: Value-chain analysis of oilseeds and its products in Mandla district (Madhya Pradesh)

MTS Organisation: National Payment Corporation of India, MumbaiMTS Project: Identification and Strategic planning of Budgeting and Operations of NPCI CSR activity in Maharashtra

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Rajasthani, Marathi

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-92Work Experience: Dexter Consultancy Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad - Research Associate - 18 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd., BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: PMJDY - A new way towards financial freedom for the rural poor?

DIS Organisation: Stellapps Technologies Private Limited, BangaloreDIS Project: Market research for company`s existing smartmoo suite of applications in allied/different verticals

MTS Organisation: Godrej Agrovet Limited, MumbaiMTS Project: Brand Equity Study for Cattle Feed

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi

Date of Birth: 26-May-92Work Experience: Espress Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - Associate - 8 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Timbaktu Collectives, Andhra PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level: An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: Mann Deshi Foundation, Dist. SataraDIS Project: Impact Study of L3F programme at Satara and Mhaswad implemented by Mann Deshi Foundation

MTS Organisation: NCDEX e Markets Ltd, MumbaiMTS Project: Assessment of Commodity Access Services business potential in the Cold Storages of Jaipur

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marwadi

Abhishek Kaundal B.Tech (I.T)

Abhishek Godara B.Tech (Electrical Engineering)

Abhishek Sharma B.Tech (Information Technology)


Date of Birth: 16-Oct-91Work Experience: Cvent India Ltd, Gurgaon - Product Consultant - 12 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human Interest (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Adoption of Information technology in Financial Inclusion-Opportunities and Challenges

DIS Organisation: S M Sehgal Foundation, GurgaonDIS Project: Women leadership in improving village governance in Haryana - identifying enablers and challenges

MTS Organisation: NCDEX e Markets Ltd, MumbaiMTS Project: National Level Market Place for Agri Commodities Packaging Materials

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, Governance and Development, ICT for Development, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Brand Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Pahadi

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-91Work Experience: Infosys Ltd. - Systems Engineer - 19 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gorakhpur Environment Action Group (GEAG), Uttar PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Income, perceived Inequality and socio-economic status and their impact on subjective wellbeing of individuals

DIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), AnandDIS Project: Marketing Strategy to counter Local Ice Cream Competition in Head Quarter Town of Regional Brands

MTS Organisation: Pidilite-Rurban, MumbaiMTS Project: Identify the target influencer for construction material purchase and design a go to market for them

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 25-Oct-93

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Astha Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Livelihood Pattern in village, Khamnor (Udaipur)

DIS Organisation: Mahila Abhivruddhi Society (formerly APMAS) & Sadhikaratha Foundation, HyderabadDIS Project: Livelihood mapping and value chain analysis of selected towns of urban Bihar

MTS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandMTS Project: Organised Liquid Milk Market in Delhi NCR Region: Key players, relative growth, constraints and prospect

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bhojpuri (Eastern UP & Bihari dilects)

Aditi Durgapal B.Tech (IT)

Aditya Singh B.Tech (Civil Engineering)

Aishwarya SagarB.Sc (Hons.)


Date of Birth: 13-May-91

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh Ltd., BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: Yes Bank Ltd.- (Agri Rural and Social Banking (ARSB)), MumbaiDIS Project: Study, mapping and financial analysis of Dairy Cooperatives in Maharashtra and strategising PSL

MTS Organisation: SwitchON-ONganic, KolkataMTS Project: Innovative organic products: development, procurement and processing

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 02-Feb-91

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: ADITHI, BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level An investigation in to factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: A study to understand the factors that influence dairy companies to have their products analyzsed elsewhere vis-a-vis calf lab of NDDB

MTS Organisation: Network for Enterprise Enhancement Support (NEEDS), DeogharMTS Project: Market research and value chain analysis for floriculture and fisheries to enhance entrepreneurship among the farmers, trained under WHH green college project in trades approved by Agriculture Skill Council of India and PMKVY

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Sales and Distribution Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Maithili(u), Bhojpuri(u)

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-91

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Urmul Setu Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Community Leaders And Successors

DIS Organisation: Sampark, BangaloreDIS Project: Feasibility study and operational manual for a microfinance institution

MTS Organisation: IDFC Bank Ltd, MumbaiMTS Project: Studying the existing liability products in Karnataka market and designing and launching a liability product across rural markets of Karnataka

Electives: Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Odia

Alok B.Tech (Agricultural Engineering)

Akshay Gautam B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

Aloukik Mohapatra B.Tech (Electronics & Communications)


Date of Birth: 24-Dec-92Work Experience: EDVENTUREZ, Cochin - Academic Mentor- 6 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Malabar Regional Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., KeralaTheme Paper/FPCR: Factors influencing Subjective Well- Being

DIS Organisation: Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development, UPDIS Project: Promotion methods & means for Safe Drinking water

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: Competitor study of front line sales force management and recommending policy guideline for GCMMF

Electives: Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management

Languages Known: English, Malayalam, Tamil

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-91Work Experience: Peevee Constructions - Site engineer - 15 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Malabar Regional Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., KeralaTheme Paper/FPCR: Accessibility and Quality of Basic Health Services in Rural India

DIS Organisation: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), AnandDIS Project: Evolving nature of canal irrigation in Kerala- A study on the Chalakudy river diversion scheme

MTS Organisation: National Payment Corporation of India, MumbaiMTS Project: Challenges and Opportunities in digitising Micro credit

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, Governance and Development, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Strategic Marketing and Planning

Languages Known: Malayalam, English

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-93

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: ADITHI, BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), AnandDIS Project: Analysis of Hub and Spoke Model (Super WD Model)

MTS Organisation: ITC Limited, Agri Business Division, SecunderabadMTS Project: Setup of an organic commercial dairy farm in Punjab

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bhojpuri (Eastern UP & Bihari dilects), Maghi

Amal Joshy B.Tech (Mechanical)

Amal Mohan B.Tech (Civil Engg)

AmanB.Tech (Metallurgy & Materials Engineering)


Date of Birth: 13-Nov-89Work Experience: Infosys Ltd., Pune - Senior Systems Engineer - 27 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Urmul Setu Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Are natural resource management interventions in the village making the community resilient to shocks?

DIS Organisation: Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), New DelhiDIS Project: Critical factors facilitating or impeding transition of youth from agriculture or farming economies to urban manufacturing or skill based vocations

MTS Organisation: RGVN (NE) Microfinance Limited, GuwahatiMTS Project: A detailed study on the positioning and acceptability of the newly designed liability products among its existing customers and potential customers.

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd., BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: PMJDY -a new way towards financial freedom for rural poor?

DIS Organisation: Mahila Abhivruddhi Society (formerly APMAS) & Sadhikaratha Foundation, HyderabadDIS Project: Value chain analysis of Potato

MTS Organisation: Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable (P) Ltd, NoidaMTS Project: Study of Milk production, consumption and surplus availability and the existing Milk marketing structures in Osmanabad District of Maharashtra

Electives: Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 27-Apr-91Work Experience: Genpact Headstrong Capital Markets, Noida (NCR), Uttar Pradesh - Senior Associate - 33 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Self Employed Women`s Association (SEWA), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: PMJDY -a New way towards Financial freedom for rural poor?

DIS Organisation: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), AnandDIS Project: Study of the emerging solar irrigation economy

MTS Organisation: The Punjab State Co-op Supply & Marketing Federation Ltd (MARKFED), ChandigarhMTS Project: Study of existing sales and distribution network in urban market and design a marketing strategy for increasing sales of Markfed products

Electives: Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Punjabi

Anay Kr. Mishra B.Sc (Prog)

Anant Shekar Verma B.Tech (Mechanical)

AnchalB.Tech (Electrical and Electronics)


Date of Birth: 18-Feb-92Work Experience: Mahindra Agribusiness, Maharashtra - Graduate Agri Trainee/Territory Manager - 11 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Self Employed Women`s Association (SEWA), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Impact of Microfinance on Capital expenditure and Household expenses pattern

DIS Organisation: Stellapps Technologies Private Limited, BangaloreDIS Project: Market sizing of Agrupay, understanding farmer expense pattern, agri product supply chain and incentives at each stakeholder level

MTS Organisation: (Bigbasket.com) Supermarket Grocery supplies Pvt. Ltd, BangaloreMTS Project: Setting up of collection centers for organic and conventional F&V in Nashik/Junnar

Electives: Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management



Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gorakhpur Environmental

Action Group (GEAG), Uttar Pradesh

Theme Paper/FPCR: Relation of Agricultural inputs and

equipments with socio-economic status of farmers

DIS Organisation: Centre for Collective Development,

Bangalore

DIS Project: Prepare a plan for Value added products of

wheat and rice

MTS Organisation: NCDEX e Markets Ltd, Mumbai

MTS Project: National Level Market Place for Agri

Commodities Packaging Materials

Electives:

Agribusiness, Brand Management, Strategic Marketing and

Planning, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking

and Risk Management,

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Regional (Bhojpuri)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: BAIF, DHRUVA, GujaratTheme Paper/FPCR: PMJDY - A new way towards financial freedom for rural poor?

DIS Organisation: VisionSpring, New DelhiDIS Project: Preparing a comprehensive (Business-to-Consumer) B2C marketing campaign, executing the same, and measuring the impact of the same at the optical hubs

MTS Organisation: National Payment Corporation of India, MumbaiMTS Project: Conceptualization and Implementation of Marketing Strategy and Communication Mix to Increase RuPay transactions in ATM and POS

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Animesh Raj Gupta B.Sc (Agriculture)

Anchit Joshi B.Sc (Agriculture)

Ankit Bazad B.Sc Maths (H)


Date of Birth: 21-May-87Work Experience: 1. Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Ltd - Asst. Vigilance Officer - 5 months | 2. Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Ltd - Officer - Technical - 47 months | 3. Kirloskar Brothers Ltd - Apprentice - 6 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG), Uttar PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Assess the risks and vulnerabilities due to Natural Disasters

DIS Organisation: Watershed Support Services and Activity Network (WASSAN), HyderabadDIS Project: Monitoring sustainability of institutions setup in fishery project

MTS Organisation: Development Support Centre (DSC), AhmedabadMTS Project: Impact assessment of RDTT assisted Livelihood Enhancement through Sustainable Agriculture project in Kukshi and Manavar tehsils of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain


Date of Birth: 16-Sep-90Work Experience: 1. Bharat Agro Industries Foundation (Krishi Vigyan Kendra), Chasvad, Gujarat - SBI Fellow - 6 months | 2. Larsen & Toubro Mitsubishi Hitachi Turbine and Generators Pvt. Ltd., Hazira, Gujarat - Executive Engineer - 25 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gram Vikas, OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Sanitation- A concept, Not a Device

DIS Organisation: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), MumbaiDIS Project: Market Research to increase RuPay card transactions in Rural Areas

MTS Organisation: Pidilite-Rurban, MumbaiMTS Project: Establish a robust Sales & Distribution Model One Pidilite WSS in EI

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-88Work Experience: 1. Roop Petrochemical, Delhi NCR - Sales and Marketing Executive - 36 months | 2. Aricent Technologies Gurgaon - Testing Engineer - 14 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organisation (PEDO), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Accessibility and Quality of Basic Health Services in Rural India

DIS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhDIS Project: Formulating quick penetration strategy of Pio flavoured milk

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: To study the impact of Patanjali in Ghee market and in consumer behavior

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Ankit Mudgal B.Tech (Mechanical)

Ankita Jain B.Tech (Mechanical)

Ankur Gupta B.Tech (Manufacturing Process and Automation)


Date of Birth: 30-Aug-89Work Experience: Wipro Limited - Project Engineer - 25 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), OrrisaTheme Paper/FPCR: Accessibility and Quality of Basic Health Services in Rural India

DIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), AnandDIS Project: Impact analysis of SAP implementation on operations in various milk unions

MTS Organisation: Sattva Consulting, BangaloreMTS Project: Sales and Marketing pilot run for Drip Irrigation products and Operations assistance for establishment of apparel based micro-enterprise using solar energy

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Regional(Bhojpuri)

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-91Work Experience: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd - Systems Engineer - 32 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Malabar Regional Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., KeralaTheme Paper/FPCR: Adoption of Information technology in Financial Inclusion-Opportunities and Challenges

DIS Organisation: Somaiya Kala Vidya, KutchDIS Project: Creating a culturally appropriate supplier system to coordinate with the design craft business

MTS Organisation: IFMR Holdings, ChennaiMTS Project: Creating a Map based Analytics framework to formulate business strategy of financial institutions

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-88Work Experience: ICICI Bank Ltd, Hyderabad - Deputy Manager I - 25 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Timbaktu Collectives, Andhra PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Accessibility and Quality of Basic Health Services in Rural India

DIS Organisation: Sambhavi Tech Farms Pvt. Ltd., New DelhiDIS Project: Assessing the willingness of the push-cart vendors fixed shop owners to get associated with improved fresh F&V supply chain

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: Developing Market Penetration Strategy for Amul UHT Liquid Creamer

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Telugu

Anoop K G B.Tech (Electrical and Electronics Engineering)

Ankur Singh B.Tech (Electrical Engineering)

Anurup Togarpally B.Tech (ECE), PGDB


Date of Birth: 27-Dec-92

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human Interest (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: Study of HR issues and perspective of Milk Unions


Electives: Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organisation (PEDO), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: To study impact of micro-finance on Capital expenditure and Household expenses pattern

DIS Organisation: Light Microfinance Pvt. Ltd.DIS Project: Review of field credit function and stabilisation

MTS Organisation: Mahindra & Mahindra - Agri Business Division, MumbaiMTS Project: New Business Development plan for Grapes and Citrus export to Middle East market

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 27-Sep-90

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Seva Mandir, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: PMJDY - A new way towards financial freedom for the rural poor?

DIS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhDIS Project: Estimating the market potential of Cow milk and developing its marketing plan

MTS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandMTS Project: Organised Liquid Milk Market in Delhi NCR Region: Key players, relative growth, constraints and prospect

Electives: ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Apoorv Kumar B.Tech (I.T)

Apurv Gupta BA (Hons) Business Economics

Arjit Panwar B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: Maahi Milk Producer Company Limited, RajkotDIS Project: Product feasibility study of Dairy whitener, ultra high temperature milk, skimmmed milk powder in North eastern region of India.

MTS Organisation: Amalgamated Plantations Pvt Ltd, GuwahatiMTS Project: Deep-dive into the existing availability of Certified Organic Spices production in the NE and the existing marketing linkages

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bengali

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-87Work Experience: Accenture Service Pvt. Ltd. - Software Engineer - 26 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Aajeevika Bureau, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Rural Consumers’ Perception of Mobile Advertisements: An Advice to the Marketers and Public Policy Makers

DIS Organisation: ONganic Foods Private Limited, KolkataDIS Project: Quality Control and Processing of Central Hub

MTS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandMTS Project: Market study for development of liquid milk and milk products sales in West Bengal

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bengali

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-90Work Experience: 1. Infosys Limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - Senior Systems Engineer - 19 months | 2. Infosys Ltd - Systems Engineer - 26 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: MYRADA, KarnatakaTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level: An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: Gandhigram Khadi & Village Industries, GandhigramDIS Project: Production Planning & Inventory Management

MTS Organisation: (Bigbasket.com) Supermarket Grocery supplies Pvt. Ltd, BangaloreMTS Project: Design Suitable Marketing Strategy for the launch of consumer packed fruits through multiple channels

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Tamil, Hindi

Arnab Bhattacharyya B.E. (Biotechnology)

Arkajyoti Dhar B.Sc, M.Tech (Physics)

Arul Joseph Antony P B.E. (Electronics and Communication)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Science Institute, UttarakhandTheme Paper/FPCR: Scope of Entrepreneurship in tourism and its socioeconomic impacts on rural lifeDIS Organisation: Rongmei Naga Baptist Association (RNBA), Manipur

DIS Project: Market based livelihood augmentation and capacity building through Farmer Producer Company (FPC) in Tamenlong, ManipurMTS Organisation: Africa Agro Alimentaire SARL, Republic of Benin

MTS Project: Studying business development opportunities and proposing a sustainable business model for exports and exploring scope of local value addition of agricultural commodities in Republic of Benin

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management,

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, French

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-94

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Timbaktu Collectives, Andhra Pradesh

Theme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of FarmingDIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), AnandDIS Project: Market assessment of Khoa in Mumbai and Udaipur

MTS Organisation: Indian Agribusiness Systems Pvt Ltd (Agriwatch), NoidaMTS Project: Market analyses of Agriwatch services across the various actors of agri value chain

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Developement Organisation (PEDO), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Adoption of Information technology in Financial Inclusion-Opportunities and Challenges

DIS Organisation: Dharma Life-Gajam India Private Limited, New DelhiDIS Project: Driving efficiency in business processes

MTS Organisation: Godrej Agrovet Limited, MumbaiMTS Project: Supply chain mapping of agri commodities (de oiled rice bran).

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Atash Shah B.Tech (Electronics and Communication)

Ayush Jain B. E (Computer Science)

Bhav Simran B.Tech (Electronics and Communication)



Work Experience: Reliance Industries Ltd - Graduate

Engineer Trainee - 16 months

Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: ADITHI, Bihar

Theme Paper/FPCR: Role of Women in Animal Husbandary

DIS Organisation: Utthan Trust, Ahmedabad

DIS Project: Scaling up aquaculture value chains in coastal

Gujarat

MTS Organisation: ONergy Solar, Kolkata

MTS Project: Exploring the potential of Solar irrigation

pumping across East India

Electives:

Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness,

Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and

Distribution Management

Languages Known: English,Hindi,Gujarati



DIS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhDIS Project: Estimating market potential of UHT products and developing a marketing plan for Ludhiana

MTS Organisation: Pidilite-Rurban, MumbaiMTS Project: Users in Rural India. Usage and attitude study - User categorization

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Sales and Distribution Management



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organisation (PEDO), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Building community resilience against Climate variability and change

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: A study to understand the factors that influence dairy companies to have their products analysed elsewhere vis-a-vis - CALF lab of NDDB

MTS Organisation: Niryas Food Product Private limited, New DelhiMTS Project: Market study and innovation in milk distribution and channel development

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Brijesh Kaira B.A. Prog (Economics and Mathematics)

Bhavya Atul Shelat B.Tech (Instrumentation and Control)

Chirag Khajanchi B.Tech (Mechanical)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Timbaktu Collectives, Andhra PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Impact of Microfinance on Capital expenditure and Household expenses pattern

DIS Organisation: Access Livelihoods Consulting India Limited, HyderabadDIS Project: Researching on different financial products and designs of the Producer Owned Enterprises across the world developing for the PCs in ALC India

MTS Organisation: Yes Bank (Agri Rural and Social Banking (ARSB)), MumbaiMTS Project: Plotting the Existing banking relationships with cotton ginning and spinning units in and around Guntur and analyzing opportunities for YES bank to fund these units

Electives: Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: Hindi, English, Telugu

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-93

Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Urmul Setu Sansthan,

Rajasthan

Theme Paper/FPCR: Are natural resource management

interventions in the village making the community resilient to

shocks?

DIS Organisation: Siddhivinayak Agri Processing Pvt. Ltd.,

Pune

DIS Project: Roll out of Franchises and prepare procurement

plan for chip grade Potato from Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh

MTS Organisation: Pidilite-Rurban, Mumbai

MTS Project: Plan a comprehensive strategy to counter

Competition

Electives:

Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy, Security Analysis and

Portfolio Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning

Languages Known: Gujarati, Hindi, English


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: BAIF, DHRUVA, GujaratTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level: An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: Access Livelihoods Consulting India Limited, HyderabadDIS Project: Studying value chains for top 3 NTFP in Gondia and develop business plan and linkages

MTS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhMTS Project: To study the current market for table butter and cooking butter in major markets of Punjab i.e. Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Bathinda and Chandigarh tricity and recommend the launching plan on the basis of SWOT analysis.

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


D Nava Krishna Chowdary BS-MS (Sciences)

Darshit Shah B.Tech (Electrical Engineering)

Deep Shah B.Tech (Computer Engineering)



Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: ADITHI, Bihar

Theme Paper/FPCR: The idea of House and Homeyness in

Rural India

DIS Organisation: International Water Management Institute

(IWMI), Anand

DIS Project: Study of the emerging solar irrigation economy

MTS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board

(NDDB), Anand

MTS Project: Organised Liquid Milk Market in Delhi NCR

Region: Key players, relative growth, constraints and prospect

Electives:

Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution

Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Maithili

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-90

Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Shramik Bharti, Uttar

Pradesh



shocks?

DIS Organisation: Claro Energy Private Limited, New Delhi

DIS Project: Building the channel strategy for solar water

pumping systems in state of Uttar Pradesh

MTS Organisation: Kancor Ingredients Ltd, Kochi

MTS Project: To study the feasibility of backward integration

program for Organic Mint in UP region

Electives:

ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution


Languages Known: English, Hindi, Regional (Awadhi,

Bhojpuri)

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-89Work Experience: CTS India Private Ltd - Programmer Analyst - 24 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human Interests (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Are natural resource management interventions in the village making the community resilient to shocks?

DIS Organisation: ICCOA, BangaloreDIS Project: Identifying components of the bio-village which are most suitable for implementation in the panchayat and schemes (both central and state) that would fund such implementation

MTS Organisation: ESAF Microfinance & Investment (P) Ltd, ThrissurMTS Project: Identify the Value Chain and To Formulate A Business Plan for the Maize Intervention FPO Project of ESAF

Electives: Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil

Deepak Rawat B.Tech (I.T)

Deepak Kumar Thakur BA (Economics)

Dhanush A R B.Tech (Mechanical)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human interest (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Are natural resource management interventions in the village making the community resilient to shocks?

DIS Organisation: Wonder Grass Initiative Pvt. Ltd., NagpurDIS Project: Marketing of the Sanitation unit “Shuchita” developed by Wonder Grass at various CSR initiatives under òpen defecation free` India

MTS Organisation: Valsad District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd, Chikhli, ValsadMTS Project: Study Sales & Distribution channel, estimate market potential for Ghee sales, analyse competitors` activities and formulate a promotional strategy to increase the sales of Vasudhara Ghee

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promotional Strategy, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 03-Aug-88Work Experience: Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Limited - Engineer - 45 months


DIS Organisation: S M Sehgal Foundation, GurgaonDIS Project: Assessing Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) in Haryana and Bihar

MTS Organisation: Vrutti, BangaloreMTS Project: Orange Value Chain Study

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organisation (PEDO), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Scope of entrepreneurship in rural tourism and its socioeconomic impacts on rural livelihood

DIS Organisation: Grassroutes Journeys Private Limited, MumbaiDIS Project: Assisting Grassroutes in preparing an incubator roadmap through documenting Social Enterprise Journeys

MTS Organisation: Mehsana District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd, MehsanaMTS Project: To study the existing sales pattern of Cattle Feed and Ghee Sales in DSN network of Mehsana Union and provide market strategies for increase in sales.

Electives: ICT for Development, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi

Dhaval Parmar B.Tech (Electronics & Communication)

Dhruv Joshi B.Tech (Electrical & Electronics)

Disha Shah B.Tech (Information Technology)



Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Aajeevika Bureau, Rajasthan

Theme Paper/FPCR: Rural Consumers’ Perception of Mobile

Advertisements: An Advice to the Marketers and Public Policy

Makers

DIS Organisation: Sampark, Bangalore

DIS Project: Feasibility study and operational manual for a

microfinance institution

MTS Organisation: Samunnati Financial Intermediation &

Services Private Limited, Chennai

MTS Project: Preparation of B-Plan for identified FPOs

Electives:


Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Strategic

Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk

Management



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Astha Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Understanding relationship between farmer and agricultural input providers

DIS Organisation: Siddhivinayak Agri Processing Pvt. Ltd., PuneDIS Project: Roll out of Franchises and prepare procurement plan for chip grade Potato from Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh

MTS Organisation: Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., AnandMTS Project: Study of Gauhati, Assam market specific to milk, dahi, buttermilk, ice-cream and paneer sale

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Magadhi

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-90Work Experience: Infosys, Mysore, Bangalore,Pune, Chandigarh - Senior System Engineer - 34 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human Interests (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Rural Consumers’ Perception of Mobile Advertisements: An Advice to the Marketers and Public Policy Makers

DIS Organisation: Barrix Agro Sciences Pvt. Ltd., BangaloreDIS Project: Farmer adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technologies through alternate marketing and sales channels

MTS Organisation: ITC Limited, Agri Business Division, SecunderabadMTS Project: Promotion, Sales and Distribution and Designing of Products & Services Basket for Swasthya Chaupal and Analyzing Promotion, Sales and Distribution Strategy of “Chaupal Sagar”

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Divyang Sinha B.E. (Information Technology)

Divyang Panchal B.E. (Electronics and Communication)

Divyesh Sirohi B.Tech (Computer Science)


Date of Birth: 21-May-91Work Experience: Chaithanya Pappad - Marketing Manager - 14 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Timbaktu Collectives, Andhra Pradesh

Theme Paper/FPCR: Revival of Coarse GrainsDIS Organisation: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), AnandDIS Project: Study of emerging solar irrigation economy - assessment of non-subsidy market

MTS Organisation: Pidilite-Rurban, MumbaiMTS Project: Design & Implement Key Dealer Shoppe Model (PKD) in Small Town India Geography

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Malayalam

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-83Work Experience: Institute for Advanced Studies, Jodhpur - Teacher - 28 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), OrrisaTheme Paper/FPCR: Accessibility and Quality of Basic Health Services in Rural India

DIS Organisation: District Administration, KozhikodeDIS Project: Managerial perspective of expansion plan of GMHC: CSR proposal, performance measurement and business plan of charity shop

MTS Organisation: Swasti Health Resource Center, BangaloreMTS Project: Product Development & Marketing Strategies for Resource mobilization for marginalized communities in 5 states of India

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Rajasthani

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-90Work Experience: WIPRO Technologies Ltd., Pune – Project Engineer - 34 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd., BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Understanding the change in Economic Activities of Households due to Dairy Cooperative society

DIS Organisation: People Science Institute, DehradunDIS Project: To develop a supply chain and marketing channel for poultry and goatry based intervention for disaster affected villages in Uttarakhand

MTS Organisation: Godrej Agrovet Limited, MumbaiMTS Project: Brand Equity Study for Poultry Feed

Electives: ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujraati

Firose Shahul B.Tech (Electronics and Communication)

Gajendra C Parmar M.Sc. (Biotechnology)

Gaurav Jaiswal B.E. (Electronics and Telecommunication)


Date of Birth: 07-Mar-90Work Experience: 1. Nestle India Ltd., Moga, Punjab - Production Officer - 43 months | 2. Dudhmansagar Dairy, Manesar, Gurgaon - Junior Executive Production - 2 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organization (PEDO), RajsathanTheme Paper/FPCR: Cost comparison of cow milk and Buffalo milk

DIS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhDIS Project: To study ice-cream market in Bathinda city and propose a marketing plan to increase its sales

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: UAE Fresh Milk Launch - Consumer and Retailer Survey

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promotional Strategy, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning,


Date of Birth: 20-Dec-91Work Experience: Ramky Construction and Infrastructre Ltd., Raigarh – Project Engineer - 13 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gram Vikas, OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhDIS Project: Marketing strategy to enhance the sales of Verka paneer in Ludhiana urban

MTS Organisation: Arohan Financial Services Private Limited, KolkataMTS Project: Customer Needs Assessment for Cross-Sell products (Financial & Non-financial)

Electives: ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-89Work Experience: Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore - System Engineer - 34 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd., BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: Seva Mandir, UdaipurDIS Project: Impact assessment on community through soil and water conservation, Joint Forest Management (JFM) water resource development and agricultural production enhancement

MTS Organisation: Consortium of DEWATS Dissemination Society, BangaloreMTS Project: Critical policy review and recommendations on reuse of wastewater and fecal sludge in agriculture taking into consideration the operational and institutional challenges

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain,,


Harmanjeet Singh B.E (Civil Engineering)

Gaurav Sharma B.Tech (Dairy Technology)

Harsh Raj B.Tech (Metallurgical Engineering)



Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and

Developement Organisation (PEDO), Rajasthan

Theme Paper/FPCR: Women empowerment through

community based micro-finance

DIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing

Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), Anand

DIS Project: Comparative study of financial viability of fresh

product distributors for home delivery segment

MTS Organisation: Saggraha Management Services Ltd,

Bangalore

MTS Project: Evolving Risk framework for Branch Evaluation

Electives:

Agribusiness, Brand Management, Security Analysis and

Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial

Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 26-May-90Work Experience: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd - Systems Engineer - 30 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Astha Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Status and Views on education along with the learning process of students:

DIS Organisation: National Skills Foundation of India, GurgaonDIS Project: Business plan development for green colleges

MTS Organisation: Omnivore Partners, New DelhiMTS Project: Social impact assessment of enterprises invested in by Omnivore Partners

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Brand Management, Promotional Strategy, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning,



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Jatan Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: Watershed Support Services and Activity Network (WASSAN), HyderabadDIS Project: Monitoring sustainability of institutions setup in fishery project

MTS Organisation: N M Sadguru Water & Development Foundation, DahodMTS Project: Business Plan Development for Farmer Producer Groups

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: Gujarati, Hindi, English

Harshveen Kalra B.Tech (Electronics and Communication)

Himanshu Gupta B.Tech (Electronics and Communication Engineering)

Hiren Borkhatariya B.E. (Automobile Engineering)


Date of Birth: 24-May-90Work Experience: 1. Cognizant Technology Solutions, Pune - Programmer Analyst - 16 months | 2. PlayPower, Gandhinagar - Associate - 9 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organisation (PEDO), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Women`s empowerment through community based micro-finance

DIS Organisation: Mahila Abhivruddhi Society (formerly APMAS) & Sadhikaratha Foundation, HyderabadDIS Project: Knowledge Management and Brand Building Exercise

MTS Organisation: Vedanta Limited-CSR, GurgaonMTS Project: Project Nandghar - Vedanta CSR

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promotional Strategy, Strategic Marketing and Planning,



Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: BAIF, DHRUVA, Gujarat

Theme Paper/FPCR: Micro Finance: Is it reaching the

poorest of the poor?

DIS Organisation: S M Sehgal Foundation, Gurgaon

DIS Project: Women leadership in improving village

governance in Haryana - identifying enablers and challenges

MTS Organisation: Indian Grameen Services, Kolkata

MTS Project: Development of sustainable and scalable

Ecotourism Business

Electives:

Governance and Development, Public Policy Analysis,

Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and

Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value

Chain,,



Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kutch Mahila Vikas

Sangathan, Gujarat

Theme Paper/FPCR: Promotion of Local Handicraft by

Governmental and Non-Governmental Agencies and its Socio-

Political Implications

DIS Organisation: S M Sehgal Foundation, Gurgaon

DIS Project: Assessing Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) in

Haryana and Bihar

MTS Organisation: IFMR Holdings, Chennai

MTS Project: Assessment of Data Quality of Financial

Wellbeing Report to improve the Wealth Management of Low

Income Households

Electives:

Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development

Consulting, Agribusiness, Security Analysis and Portfolio


Languages Known: Engish, Hindi, Punjabi

Ipsita Jena B.Tech (IT)

Husain Kitabi B.Tech (Chemical Engineering)

Ira Tayal B.E. (Electrical Engineering)



Internships:


Theme Paper/FPCR: Impact of Microfinance on Capital

expenditure and Household Expenses

DIS Organisation: Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers`

Union Ltd., Anand

DIS Project: Cattle feed market in Punjab

MTS Organisation: Khethworks, Pune

MTS Project: Deep Dive into Market Segmentation of Small

Acreage Farmers in Focus Areas in West Bengal and Orissa

Electives:


Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Promoting

Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering

Approach with Value Chain, Sales and Distribution

Management,



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh Ltd, BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: “Does the apple fall far from the tree” - Patterns in intergenerational mobility in education and labor markets in rural India

DIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), AnandDIS Project: To develop Strategic Plan for marketing of Amul Cattle feed in Rajasthan

MTS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhMTS Project: To study the marketing of cattle feed and frozen semen dozes in Punjab region

Electives: ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Magadhi


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organization (PEDO), RajsathanTheme Paper/FPCR: Cost comparison of cow milk and Buffalo milk


MTS Organisation: Mahindra & Mahindra - Agri Business Division, MumbaiMTS Project: Market Study on Branded Fresh Milk Products (Dahi, Lassi, Butter Milk, Yogurt etc.,) in Indore & Bhopal: Demand for different products, Distribution Network / infrastructure Requirements, Current Trade Practices & Margin Structure

Electives: Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management

Languages Known: English, Telugu, Hindi

Jeetender Yadav B.Tech (Electrical)

Jitendra Kumar B.Sc. (IT)

Karri Sathya Prasad B.B.A


Date of Birth: 17-Jan-90Work Experience: 1. Standard Chartered Scope International - Support Analyst - 20 months | 2. Pragati Path Foundation - Teaching Associate - 12 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG), Uttar PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Rural Housing: Assessment

DIS Organisation: Catalyst Management Services Pvt Ltd., BangaloreDIS Project: To develop a village development index

MTS Organisation: Catalyst Management Services Pvt Ltd, BangaloreMTS Project: To develop the Village Development Index

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 30-Jul-89Work Experience: Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai - Software Engineer - 39 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Aajeevika Bureau, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Rural Housing: Assessment

DIS Organisation: S M Sehgal Foundation, GurgaonDIS Project: Women leadership in improving village governance in Haryana - identifying enablers and challenges

MTS Organisation: The Punjab State Co-op Supply & Marketing Federation Ltd (MARKFED), ChandigarhMTS Project: Study of existing sales and distribution network in urban market and design a marketing strategy for increasing sales of Markfed products

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 01-Mar-92

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human Interest (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Are natural resource management interventions in the village making the community resilient to shocks?

DIS Organisation: Maahi Milk Producer Company Ltd. Rajkot, GujaratDIS Project: Product feasibility study of Institutional Dairy products (Paneer, Butter IP) and prepare a launch plan

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: Consumer behaviour study and strategy formulation: Shifting consumer preference from loose to pouch milk.

Electives: Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Keerti Jain B.E. (Electronics & Communication)

Kaustubh Kumar B.Tech (Electronics & Communication)

Khushboo Asawa B.E. (Electrical)


Date of Birth: 21-Jul-93Work Experience: V B Soft India Ltd. - Software Engineer - 11 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Seva Mandir, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: PMJDY - A new way towards financial freedom for the rural poor?

DIS Organisation: Muni Seva AshramDIS Project: Village Welfare & Hygiene

MTS Organisation: Gyan Shala Project, AhmedabadMTS Project: Development of Corporate Partnership, CSR relationship building and Brand development of the organization.

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Governance and Development, ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship,




DIS Organisation: TallBird Services, AhmedabadDIS Project: Design & Pilot of employment linkage services for rural migrants coming to Ahmedabad


Electives: Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 06-Aug-89Work Experience: 1. BGR Energy Systems Ltd., Chennai, Jhalawar, Rajasthan and Noida, UP - Project Engineer - 29 months | 2. Tirupati Internationals, Pune, Pune - Dealer Development Executive - 8 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organization (PEDO), RajsathanTheme Paper/FPCR: To study impact of micro-finance on Capital expenditure and Household expenses pattern

DIS Organisation: ITC - Agri Business Division, SecunderabadDIS Project: Study on Bagless supply chain for wheat grains and supply chain indices

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: Increasing Efficiency of Dairy Products Movement through Palletization

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Krishna Kamlesh Patel B.Tech (Instrumentation and Control)

Kshitiz Kumar Gupta B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

Kuldeep Baliram Patil B.E (Mechanical Engineering)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd., BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., AnandDIS Project: Cattle feed market in Gujarat: Specific to designated districts of Kaira

MTS Organisation: Maa Bamleshwari Janhitkari Samiti, RajnandgaonMTS Project: Exploring & Establishing marketing networks and processing opportunities for Non-Forest & Horticulture Produce and Livestock

Electives: Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Magahi, Angika

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-89Work Experience: 1. ISGEC Heavy Engg. Ltd. - Engineer I - 5 months | 2. Sigma Buildwell Ltd. - Deputy Manager (Operations) - 45 months | 3. ESCORTS, Agri Machinery Group - GET (Research and Development) - 6 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human Interest (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Have PRI institutions played an effective role in democratic decentralization: A Himachal Pradesh perspective

DIS Organisation: The Hans Foundation, New DelhiDIS Project: Impact evaluation study of the Hans mobile medical unit: assessing quality of primary healthcare services delivered and over all impact of the project in the health profile of the target area

MTS Organisation: Mahindra & Mahindra - Agri Business Division, MumbaiMTS Project: Business development for Mahindra Agri Village

Electives: Governance and Development, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 08-Apr-90Work Experience: EduCorp Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd., Chandigarh - Bussines Development Officer and Center Manager - 42 months


DIS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhDIS Project: Marketing strategy to enhance Verk paneer in Ludhiana urban (B2B )

MTS Organisation: Mahila Abhivruddhi Society (formerly APMAS), HyderabadMTS Project: Understanding the existing Tomato Processing Industry through tomato Value chain analysis and develop strategies in promotion of tomato processing hybrids in Chittoor District

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Arabic

Lav Bhardwaj Graduation: B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

Kumar Sunny B.Sc (Hons) Botany

Lubna Shaheen B.Tech (Electronics & Comm)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kotra Adivasi Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: PMJDY - A new way towards financial freedom for the rural poor?

DIS Organisation: Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., AnandDIS Project: To study the impact and hurdles of Amul AMCS and the supply chain management of Amul milk

MTS Organisation: Margdarshak Financial Services Ltd., LucknowMTS Project: Market research on opportunity in microfinance segement in the state of Himachal Pradesh

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kotra Adivasi Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Impact of Microfinance on Capital expenditure and Household expenses pattern

DIS Organisation: Claro Energy Private Limited, New DelhiDIS Project: Building the channel strategy for distribution of solar water pumping system and ways to generate sales in the state of Haryana

MTS Organisation: ESAF Microfinance & Investment (P) Ltd., ThrissurMTS Project: To develop the Agent Banking Strategy for ESAF small finance bank - design of new distribution strategy and a cost effective model.

Electives: Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Promotional Strategy, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Haryanavi, Punjabi, Rajasthani

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-90 (Nationality: Nepalese)Work Experience: Accenture Services Pvt Ltd, Bangalore - Business and Systems Integration Analyst - 23 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Science Institute, UttarakhandTheme Paper/FPCR: Building community resilience against Climate variability and change

DIS Organisation: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), South Asia Regional Office, NepalDIS Project: Adoption, impact and economics of reapers in rice-wheat systems of Nepal

MTS Organisation: (Bigbasket.com) Supermarket Grocery supplies Pvt. Ltd, BangaloreMTS Project: Strategize the Front-End Content on Website and App to differentiate BigBasket’s Fruits and Vegetables from its leading competitors

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain,,

Languages Known: English, Nepali, Maithili, Hindi

Malay Varnan Modi B.E (Electronics and Communication)

Mandeep Singh B.Tech (Power Engineering)

Manisha Shah B.Tech (Electronics and Communication)


Date of Birth: 23-Apr-90Work Experience: Spectasys India, New Delhi - Business Analyst - 13 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Seva Mandir, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Are natural resource management interventions in the village making the community resilient to shocks?

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: Analyzing the critical factors influencing the business growth of Dairy Co-operatives

MTS Organisation: Adani Agri Fresh Limited, AhmedabadMTS Project: Techno-economic feasibility of setting up a large, modern dairy farm with necessary processing facilities. 2. Study the market potential of milk (pesticide free/Organic) and value added dairy products including high end imported dairy products in Ahmedabad

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Rajasthani, Haryanvi

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-90Work Experience: Lalitpur Power Generation Company Limited (Bajaj Hindusthan Limited), Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh - Junior Manager - 20 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Seva Mandir, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Building community resilience against Climate variability and change

DIS Organisation: Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), AnandDIS Project: Value Chain Analysis of Oilseeds in Niwas and Bichhiya block of Mandla district (Madhya Pradesh)

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: Consumer behaviour study and strategy formulation: Shifting consumer preference from loose to pouch milk.

Electives: Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 06-Jun-93Work Experience: Wipro Technologies, Bangalore - Associate Consultant - 19 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Urmul Seemant Samiti, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Rural Consumers’ Perception of Mobile Advertisements: An Advice to the Marketers and Public Policy Makers

DIS Organisation: Light Microfinance Pvt. Ltd, AhmedabadDIS Project: Review of business correspondent model

MTS Organisation: Pidilite-Rurban, MumbaiMTS Project: Cost benefit analysis between Co owned redistribution and Indirect distribution (wholesale channel).

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Manoj Kumar Katara B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

Manoj Kumar B.Tech (Computer science)

Mayank Pratap Singh B.Tech (Applied Petroleum Engineering)


Date of Birth: 30-Mar-88Work Experience: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. - Systems Engineer - 37 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Building community resilience against Climate variability and change

DIS Organisation: Ankur Capital, MumbaiDIS Project: Customer retention strategy for portfolio company - Karma healthcare

MTS Organisation: Omnivore Partners, New DelhiMTS Project: Social impact assessment of enterprises invested in by Omnivore Partners

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning


Date of Birth: 27-Jun-90Work Experience: 1. State Bank of India Foundation - Youth for India Fellow - 7 months | 2. Mott MacDonald - Engineer - 27 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: MYRADA, KarnatakaTheme Paper/FPCR: Microfinance for Economic Growth

DIS Organisation: Claro Energy Private Limited, New DelhiDIS Project: Business diversification strategy for Claro Energy

MTS Organisation: Africa Agro Alimentaire SARL, Republic of BeninMTS Project: Studying business development opportunities and proposing a sustainable business model for exports and exploring scope of local value addition of agricultural commodities in Republic of Benin

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Marwari, Kannada, French

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-89Work Experience: Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai - Senior Software Engineer - 24 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Self Employed Women`s Association (SEWA), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Income, perceived Inequality and socio-economic status and their impact on subjective wellbeing of individuals

DIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), AnandDIS Project: Estimating market potential of double milk and identifying marketing and distribution strategies to harness the market potential

MTS Organisation: Fullerton India Credit Co Ltd., MumbaiMTS Project: Competitor analysis for rural finance products and Rural Mortgage Industry

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: Bengali, Hindi, English, French, Assamese

Mohammad Anwar Khan B.Tech (Information Technology)

Mohit Dave B.E. (Mechanical Engineering)

Mrinmoy Purkayastha B.Tech (Information Technology)


Date of Birth: 08-Sep-91Work Experience: 1. TCS, PUNE - Assistant System Engineer - 14 months | 2. Satnam Sir`s Image Academy, Ahmedabad - Assistant Teacher - 3 months

Internships:

DIS Organisation: Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., AnandDIS Project: Survey on traditional sweets - Gujarat

MTS Organisation: Arohan Financial Services Private Limited, KolkataMTS Project: Project 1: Formulation of the Risk Mitigation measures for 13 key risks under Enterprise risk management. Project 2: Formulation of the organization wide Business Continuity Plan.

Electives: Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Gujarati, Hindi

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-89Work Experience: 1. Work Advantage - Business Development, VP - 20 months | 2. Indian Collegiate Athletic Program - Business Development Manager - 16 months | 3. Escorts Agri Machinery Group | 4.Suzuki Powertrain India Ltd (SPIL) - Engineer Automobile - 18 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Urmul Setu Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: A study of Gram Panchayat in a Rajasthan Village ; Does it make a difference


MTS Organisation: Piramal Water Pvt Ltd, AhmedabadMTS Project: Impact Assessment in rural village location

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: Hindi, English, Punjabi

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-91Work Experience: GMMCO Limited, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh - Assistant Manager - 35 months


DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: Demand-Supply study of Frozen Semen Doses in Bihar State

MTS Organisation: Margdarshak Financial Services Ltd, LucknowMTS Project: Risk management in microfinance company

Electives: Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: Hindi, English

Mukesh B.Tech (Mechanical)

Mrugank Rajendrakumar Patel B.Tech (Electronics and Communication)

Mukesh Kumar Barnwal B.E. (Electrical & Electronics)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gram Vikas, OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level: An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: ONganic Foods Private Limited, KolkataDIS Project: Organic food marketing

MTS Organisation: Mehsana District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd, MehsanaMTS Project: Design strategies to increase sales of “Amul” and “Sagar” liquid milk marketed and sold by Dudhsagar Dairy, Mehsana in its milk shed area

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Seva Mandir, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming


MTS Organisation: Adani Agri Fresh Limited, AhmedabadMTS Project: 1. Techno-economic feasibility of setting up a large, modern dairy farm with necessary processing facilities. 2. Study the market potential of milk (pesticide free/Organic) and value added dairy products including high end imported dairy products in Ahmedabad

Electives: Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management




DIS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhDIS Project: Estimating market potential of Cow milk and developing its marketing plan

MTS Organisation: Saggraha Management Services Ltd., BangaloreMTS Project: Financial and Business Analytics reporting model of the organizatiom

Electives: ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Kumaoni

Nagesh Sharma B.Tech (Mechanical)

Nautamiben Alpeshkumar Patel B.Tech (Computer Engineering)

Neeraj Kumar B.Tech (Agricultural Engineering)



Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Seva Mandir, Rajasthan

Theme Paper/FPCR: Accessibility and Quality of Basic Health

Services in Rural India

DIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing

Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), Anand

DIS Project: Impact analysis of SAP implementation on

operations in various milk unions

MTS Organisation: Light Microfinance, Ahmedabad

MTS Project: Developing a Monthly Loan Repayment System,

Conducting Competitor Analysis and Evaluating Business Loss

Electives:


Consulting, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management,

Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Sindhi

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-91Work Experience: Tata Consultancy services, Chennai - Assistant System Engineer - 16 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Malabar Regional Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., KeralaTheme Paper/FPCR: Analysis of infant health, a study in Attappady tribal block

DIS Organisation: Centre for Collective Development, BangaloreDIS Project: Prepare a plan for Value added products of Wheat and Rice

MTS Organisation: Amalgamated Plantations Pvt Ltd, GuwahatiMTS Project: Deep-dive into the existing Spice Processing / Manufacturing industry in the North East with focus on Assam

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 14-Dec-90Work Experience: Pragati College of Engg. & Mgmt. - Lecturer - 10 months


DIS Organisation: Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), New DelhiDIS Project: Mapping socio-economic factors which hinder and affect women participation both entry level as well as continuity in PRADAN`s livelihood program especially in agriculture based livelihoods

MTS Organisation: Somaiya Kala Vidya, Adipur-KutchMTS Project: Somaiya Kala Vidya- Developing a Strategy for Positioning and Marketing Design Craft

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain,,


Nithin K B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

Neeta Prakash Vaswani B.Sc. (CA and IT)

Niyati Dhurve B.Tech ; PGDC (Thermal)


Date of Birth: 23-Nov-84Work Experience: 1. Captronic Systems, Bangalore - Assistant Manager - 34 months | 2. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bangalore - Engineer - 36 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG), Uttar PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: Centre for Collective Development, BangaloreDIS Project: Prepare a plan for Value added products of wheat and rice

MTS Organisation: IDFC Bank LtdMTS Project: Prepare a plan for Remittance corridors for Micro ATM towards financial inclusion and study the product price benchmarking of the other competitor bank products

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Date of Birth: 30-Jun-90Work Experience: Gujarat Indrustries Power Company Limited-SLPP, Surat, Gujarat - Trainee Project Engineer - 18 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: ADITHI, BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: Mahila Abhivruddhi Society (formerly APMAS) & Sadhikaratha Foundation, HyderabadDIS Project: Livelihood mapping and value chain analysis of selected towns of urban Bihar

MTS Organisation: Shop for Change Fair Trade, ThaneMTS Project: Direct Market Access to farmers’ connecting farmers to consumers and retails brands 1. Connecting farmers to bulk buyer 2. Connecting farmers to retail brands 3. Connecting farmers with consumers with the use of online platforms

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bhojpuri


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, GujaratTheme Paper/FPCR: Impact of Micro-Finance on Capital expenditure and Household Expenses Pattern

DIS Organisation: VisionSpring, New DelhiDIS Project: Evaluating the online sales initiatives and organizing a social enterprise summit for the projects vertical of visionspring


Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Nutan Kumar B.Tech (Electronics & Communication Engineering)

Om Prakash B.Tech (Petroleum Engineering)

Pallavi Yadav B.Tech (Computer Science & Engg.)


Date of Birth: 23-Mar-89Work Experience: CL Educate, Nagpur - Junior Executive (Academics) - 21 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organisation (PEDO), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Women`s empowerment through community based micro-finance

DIS Organisation: Wonder Grass Initiative Pvt. Ltd., NagpurDIS Project: Marketing of the Sanitation unit “Shuchita” developed by Wonder Grass at various CSR initiatives under òpen defecation free` India

MTS Organisation: Jalgaon Jilha Sahkari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Maryadit, JalgaonMTS Project: To suggest ways and means of increasing milk and milk product sale

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi

Pankaj Adhau BBA

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-89Work Experience: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Bangalore - Systems Engineer - 37 months


DIS Organisation: Utthan Trust, AhmedabadDIS Project: Scaling up aquaculture value chains in coastal Gujarat

MTS Organisation: ITC Limited, Agri Business Division, SecunderabadMTS Project: Analysis of Business Opportunities in Frozen and Canned Fruits and Vegetables (F&V) Business in North

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Pankaj RautelaB.Tech (Computer Science Engineering)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: BAIF, DHRUVA, GujaratTheme Paper/FPCR: Impact of depletion of natural resources and climate change on livelihood activities

DIS Organisation: Gram Vikas, BhubaneswarDIS Project: Business Plan and Value Chain Analysis for a Producer Company

MTS Organisation: IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited, New DelhiMTS Project: Promotion of Urban Horticulture

Electives: ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promotional Strategy, Supply Chain Management,


Prakhar Ranjan B.Tech (I.T)


Date of Birth: 11-Dec-90Work Experience: IGATE Global Solutions - Senior Engineer - 24 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Aajeevika Bureau, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Rural Consumers’ Perception of Mobile Advertisements: An Advice to the Marketers and Public Policy Makers

DIS Organisation: ITC - Agri Business Division, SecunderabadDIS Project: B2B market study of Maize in South India

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: Competitor Study of process of appointment of Distributor / Re distribution Stockist / Wholesale Dealer an recommending policy guideline for GCMMF

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi

Pranav Harshe B.Tech (Electronics & Communication)

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-93Work Experience: Infosys, Mysore, Bhubaneshwar – Systems Engineer - 11 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd., BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Cost comparison between cow and Buffalo milk


MTS Organisation: (Bigbasket.com) Supermarket Grocery supplies Pvt. Ltd, BangaloreMTS Project: Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures for Fruits and Vegetables Distribution Centre Operations

Electives: Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Angika

Pratyush Prateek B.E (Chemical Engineering)

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-90 (Nationality: Nepalese)Work Experience: Edureka (Brain4ce Education Solution Pvt. Ltd.) - Quality Assurance Engineer - 10 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Science Institute, UttarakhandTheme Paper/FPCR: Drought: Impacts and adaptations and community resilience

DIS Organisation: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), South Asia Regional Office, NepalDIS Project: Adoption, impact and economics of reapers in rice - wheat systems of Nepal

MTS Organisation: NCDEX e Markets Ltd, MumbaiMTS Project: Assessment of Commodity Access Services business potential in the Cold Storages of Jaipur

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain,,

Languages Known: English, Nepali, Hindi, Bengali

Preity Khandelwal B.Tech (Computer Science)


Date of Birth: 01-Feb-93Work Experience: wWhere Software Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad - Online Marketing Executive - 8 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organisation (PEDO), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Drought: Impacts and adaptations and community resilience

DIS Organisation: Maahi Milk Producer Company Limited, RajkotDIS Project: Critical Analysis of Maahi Shoppe Network across Gujarat and plan for Ice cream launch through Maahi Shoppe network.

MTS Organisation: ITC Limited, Agri Business Division, SecunderabadMTS Project: Understand the fresh fruits and vegetables space and recommend sales and marketing strategies for the Indian market

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Pulkit BhatnagarB.E. (Automobile Engineering)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Self Employed Women`s Association (SEWA), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Impact of Microfinance on Capital expenditure and Household expenses pattern

DIS Organisation: ITC - Agri Business Division, SecunderabadDIS Project: Value chain analysis of Millets in India

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: Market study for Amul Fresh Paneer in Mumbai and Delhi.

Electives: Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Haryanavi, Punjabi, Pahaadi

Punya Vats B.Sc Food Technology (Allied Agriculture)

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-92Work Experience: Roots Analysis Pvt. Ltd., Chandigarh - Senior Business Analyst - 12 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, GujaratTheme Paper/FPCR: Study of Main Drivers of Economy in the village and their effect

DIS Organisation: ITC - Agri Business Division, SecunderabadDIS Project: Bulk atta market and avenues of value capture

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: To study the impact of Patanjali in Ghee market and in consumer behavior

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Raghav Goyal B.Tech (Biotechnology)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Self Employed Women`s Association (SEWA), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Factors leading to Farmers`Distress

DIS Organisation: Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., AnandDIS Project: To study the frozen semen doses market in India

MTS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhMTS Project: To study the marketing of cattle feed and frozen semen dozes in Punjab region

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Rahul Sharma B.Tech (Electronics & Communication Engineering)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human Interests (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Working of panchayat and satisfaction level of Gram sabha members

DIS Organisation: Maahi Milk Producer Company Limited, RajkotDIS Project: Village based milk procurement system in Saurashtra and Kutch

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: To analyse cattle / milch animal sale - Purchase process in Gujarat

Electives: Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management,


Raj P. Jivani B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-90Work Experience: Infosys Technologies, Chennai - Test Engineer - 46 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Astha Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: The state of sanitation facility in rural areas, issues and its implications

DIS Organisation: Siddhivinayak Agri Processing Pvt. Ltd., PuneDIS Project: Post harvest value addition in potato crop, marketing and sales of processed products

MTS Organisation: Godrej Agrovet Limited, MumbaiMTS Project: Design Àbove the Line` marketing campaign for Animal Feed

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Tamil, Hindi

Rajshree Nancy R N B.Tech (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Shramik Bharti, Uttar PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana



Electives: Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi

Rana ThakreB.Tech (Electrical)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gram Vikas, OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level: An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: To study the prevailing feeding practices followed by dairy farmers in North-Eastern states of India

MTS Organisation: Amalgamated Plantations Pvt Ltd, GuwahatiMTS Project: Deep-dive into the existing availability of Certified Organic Spices production in the NE and the existing marketing linkages

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management,

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bengali, French, Oriya

Ranadip Shankar Choudhury B.Tech (Biotechnology)


Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Aajeevika Bureau, Rajasthan

Theme Paper/FPCR: Accessibility and Quality of Basic Health

Services in Rural India

DIS Organisation: Light Microfinance Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad

DIS Project: Accounts streamlining through ledger scrutiny

and standardization of accounting entries post centre grading

MTS Organisation: Pidilite-Rurban, Mumbai

MTS Project: Rural potential modelling based on Macro &

Micro Level Data

Electives:


Consulting, Agribusiness, Security Analysis and Portfolio

Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Supply Chain



Ritika Goel B.Com (Hons.)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Self Employed Women`s Association (SEWA), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: PMJDY - A New way towards Financial freedom for rural poor?

DIS Organisation: Sambhavi Tech Farms Pvt. Ltd., New DelhiDIS Project: Assessing the willingness of push cart vendors and fixed shops to get associated with improved, fresh F&V supply chain

MTS Organisation: Pidilite-Rurban, MumbaiMTS Project: Rural potential modelling based on Macro & Micro Level Data

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Ritika Golash B.Tech (Electronics & Communication)


Internships:


Theme Paper/FPCR: Impact of Micro-Finance on Capital

expenditure and Household Expenses Pattern

DIS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk

Producers` Federation Limited, Chandigarh

DIS Project: To study ice-cream market in Bathinda city and

propose a marketing plan to increase its sales

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing

Federation Ltd (GCMMF), Anand

MTS Project: Market study for Amul Fresh Paneer in Mumbai

and Delhi.

Electives:


Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Supply Chain



Riya RateriaB.Tech (I.T)


Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gorakhpur Environment

Action Group (GEAG), Uttar Pradesh

Theme Paper/FPCR: Building community resilience against

Climate variability and change

DIS Organisation: Mann Deshi Foundation, Dist. Satara

DIS Project: Impact Study of L3F programme at Satara and

Mhaswad implemented by Mann Deshi Foundation

MTS Organisation: IWMI-Tata Program, Anand

MTS Project: Assisting PMKSY Implementation in Jharkhand

Electives:

Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for

Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Governance

and Development, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness,

Security Analysis and Portfolio Management,


Rohan Shah B.Tech (Information Technology)



Internships:


Theme Paper/FPCR: Drought: Impacts and adaptations and

community resilience

DIS Organisation: TallBird Services, Ahmedabad

DIS Project: Design & Pilot of employment linkage services

for rural migrants coming to Ahmedabad.

MTS Organisation: Margdarshak Financial Services Ltd.,

Lucknow

MTS Project: Impact assessment of Margdarshak financial

literacy program on the clients

Electives:

Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Governance

and Development, Agribusiness, Effective Written and

Oral Communication Skills, Security Analysis and Portfolio



Rushabh Rashmikant Shah B.Tech (Computer Engineering)

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-91Work Experience: C CUBE Institute, Dehraun - Aptitude Trainer and Assistant Manager - 18 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, GujaratTheme Paper/FPCR: Study of main Drivers of Economy in the village and their effect

DIS Organisation: ITC - Agri Business Division, SecunderabadDIS Project: Market study of value added fruits and vegetables in domestic and export market of India

MTS Organisation: Mehsana District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd., MehsanaMTS Project: Design strategies to increase sales of “Amul” and “Sagar” liquid milk marketed and sold by Dudhsagar Dairy, Mehsana in its milk shed area

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Sakshi Chugh B.Tech (Biotechnology)

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-91Work Experience: Sunblasting co. - Site Engineer - 19 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Urmul Setu Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Quality of lower primary education in the village of Gadsisar (Rajasthan)

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: A study to understand the factors that influence dairy companies to have their products analyzsed elsewhere vis-a-vis calf lab of NDDB

MTS Organisation: Indian Grameen Services, KolkataMTS Project: Business plan for e-marketing portal for Farmer Producer Organisations

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain,,

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Malayalam,Tamil

Salitha Sasidharan B.Tech (Civil Engineering)


Date of Birth: 19-Oct-89Work Experience: Infosys Ltd - Senior Systems Engineer - 37 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Self Employed Women`s Association (SEWA), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: PMJDY - A New way towards Financial freedom for rural poor?

DIS Organisation: Light Microfinance Pvt. Ltd, AhmedabadDIS Project: Assessment of incentive structure and training modules to increase HR efficiency with the aim of improving portfolio quality

MTS Organisation: Piramal Water Pvt Ltd, AhmedabadMTS Project: Impact Assessment in rural schools

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Samreen B.Tech (Computer)

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-89Work Experience: TATA Consultancy Services, Chennai - Systems Engineer - 44 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Malabar Regional Coopertaive Milk Producers` Union Ltd., KeralaTheme Paper/FPCR: Drought: Impacts and adaptations and community resilience

DIS Organisation: Light Microfinance Pvt. Ltd, AhmedabadDIS Project: To develop tools and identify enterprises for asset backed high ticket loan product through customer profiling using cash flow analysis, demographic profiling and risk analysis

MTS Organisation: Dilasa Janvikas Pratishtan, AurangabadMTS Project: To study and analyze the feasibility of Soybean processing and Tomato processing unit in Aurangabad

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning,

Languages Known: Hindi, English, Malayalam,Tamil

Sandeep NandanB.Tech (Electrical and Electronics)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: MYRADA, KarnatakaTheme Paper/FPCR: Impact Assessment of the SHG-Bank Linkage Scheme in Rural Karnataka

DIS Organisation: CDD Society, BengaluruDIS Project: Comparative economic assessment of existing practices of reuse of faecal sludge vis-a-vis chemical and organic farming for crop production by farmers in Devanahalli in Bangalore

MTS Organisation: (Bigbasket.com) Supermarket Grocery supplies Pvt. Ltd, BangaloreMTS Project: Design Suitable Marketing Strategy for the launch of consumer packed fruits through multiple channels

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: Hindi, English, Kannada, Konkani

Sanjana Prabhu B.A (Psychology, Sociology, Economics)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh Ltd., BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Citizens Report on Rural Local Bodies (Gram Panchayats)

DIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), AnandDIS Project: To develop Strategic Plan for marketing of Amul Cattle feed in Rajasthan

MTS Organisation: Arohan Financial Services Private Limited, KolkataMTS Project: Customer Needs Assessment for Cross-Sell products (Financial & Non-financial)

Electives: Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bhojpuri

Sanjeev Kumar BBA


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kotra Adivasi Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Cost comparison between cow milk and Buffalo milk

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: Digitizing of milk procurement systems to ensure fairness and transparency in operations for milk producers

MTS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhMTS Project: To study of the gap analysis in distribution of pouch milk in Ludhiana Market

Electives: ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi

Saurabh Tomar B.Tech (Dairy Technology)

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-90Work Experience: Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd - Associate Consultant - 20 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Seva Mandir, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., AnandDIS Project: Impact on livelihood and sustainability of all women Amul DCS in Punjab

MTS Organisation: Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd. Rural - Customer Development, KolkataMTS Project: Rural 3.0 - Charting the path for next revolution in Rural Coverage and Business Expansion for CP India.

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Savita Poonia B.Tech (Computer Science)



Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kutch Mahila Vikas

Sangathan, Gujarat

Theme Paper/FPCR: Building Community Resilience against

Climate variability using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping

DIS Organisation: Tata Chemicals Society for Rural

Development, Babrala, UP

DIS Project: Promotion methods and means for safe drinking

water

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing

Federation Ltd (GCMMF), Anand

MTS Project: Competitor study of front line sales force

management and recommending policy guideline for GCMMF

Electives:


Management, Supply Chain Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati

Sayani Datta B.Tech (Civil-Irrigation and Water Management)

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-91Work Experience: 1. ZS Associates, Pune - Business Operation Associate - 6 months | 2. Bharat Forge Ltd, Pune - GET - 19 months


DIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), AnandDIS Project: Estimating market potential of double milk and identifying marketing and distribution strategies to harness the market potential

MTS Organisation: ESAF Microfinance & Investment (P) Ltd., ThrissurMTS Project: Identify the Value Chain and To Formulate A Business and Marketing Plan for the Fruits & Vegetable Intervention FPO Project of ESAF

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English Tamil, Hindi

Sharanesh RB.E. (Metallurgical Engineering)


Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Shramik Bharti, Uttar

Pradesh

Theme Paper/FPCR: PMJDY - A new way towards financial

freedom for the rural poor?

DIS Organisation: Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producer`s

Union Ltd., Anand

DIS Project: Cattle feed market in Maharashtra

MTS Organisation: Indian Grameen Services, Kolkata

MTS Project: Business plan for e-marketing portal for Farmer

Producer Organisations

Electives:

Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply

Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk

Management


Shashank Kant B.Tech (ECE)


Date of Birth: 25-Jan-91Work Experience: Patel Engineering Ltd. - Business Development - 33 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gram Vikas, OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Impact Evaluation of Drinking Water and Sanitation

DIS Organisation: Siddhivinayak Agri Processing Pvt. Ltd., PuneDIS Project: Post harvest value addition in potato crop, marketing and sales of processed products

MTS Organisation: Pidilite-Rurban, MumbaiMTS Project: Study the effectiveness of extended market coverage, identify gaps and propose corrective actions

Electives: Governance and Development, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning,


Sheel Bhadra B.Tech (Electronics & Instrumentation)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: MYRADA, KarnatakaTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: Deepak Foundation, VadodaraDIS Project: Developing five year business plan for Deep Jyot Mahila Credit Cooperative Society

MTS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhMTS Project: To study the current market for table butter and cooking butter in major markets of Punjab i.e. Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Bathinda and Chandigarh tricity and recommend the launching plan on the basis of SWOT analysis.

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promotional Strategy, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Shefali Gupta B.Tech (Electronics and Communication Engineering)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: MYRADA, KarnatakaTheme Paper/FPCR: Gender Equality and the Impact of Financial Contribution of Women to Household Incomes in Rural Karnataka

DIS Organisation: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), AnandDIS Project: Study of the emerging solar irrigation economy in India

MTS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhMTS Project: To study the utilization of milk powder (Skimmed Milk powder & Whole Milk powder) in bakery and confectionary units of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Governance and Development, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Awadhi

Shefali Roy B.E. (Biotechnology)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human Interest (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: To study the prevailing feeding practices followed by dairy farmers in North-Eastern states of India

MTS Organisation: Adani Agri Fresh Limited, AhmedabadMTS Project: Study and recommend alternate marketing & distribution channel (s) (outside of wholesale route) for fruits and vegetables for a large corporate farm - (Ahmedabad, Vadodara & Surat Markets)

Electives: Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Sales and Distribution Management


Shivam Srivastava B.Tech (I.T)


Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gram Vikas, Orissa

Theme Paper/FPCR: Impact evaluation of water and

sanitation

DIS Organisation: CDD Society, Bengaluru

DIS Project: Market demand study of treated and co-

composted faecal sludge in and around Bangalore

MTS Organisation: Swades Foundation, Mumbai

MTS Project: Study Existing value chain for fruits &

vegetables

Electives:

Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promoting Rural

Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering

Approach with Value Chain, Security Analysis and Portfolio

Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial

Banking and Risk Management


Shivani Lochab B.Sc. (H) Physics


Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: MYRADA, Karnataka

Theme Paper/FPCR: Profile of Community Leadership and

their Successors

DIS Organisation: Malabar Regional Cooperative Milk

Producers` Union Ltd., Kozhikode

DIS Project: Formation of SHG clusters under dairy

cooperative societies

MTS Organisation: Kaira District Cooperative Milk

ProducersÙnion Ltd., Anand

MTS Project: Market study at Chennai, Tamil Nadu specif to

milk, Dahi, buttermilk, ice-cream and paneer sale

Electives:

ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral

Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu,

Kannada

Shoukath Ali C A B.Tech (Civil Engineering)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organisation (PEDO), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Drought: Impacts and adaptations and community resilience

DIS Organisation: Purvanchal Gramin Seva Samiti (PGSS), GorakhpurDIS Project: Disability-inclusive organic farming for sustainable economic development of vulnerable farmers in Uttar Pradesh India

MTS Organisation: Consortium of DEWATS Dissemination Society, BangaloreMTS Project: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Converting Faecal Sludge into Different Marketable Products

Electives: Governance and Development, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Supply Chain Management,

Languages Known: Hindi, English, Gujarati

Shreyans Jain BBA Honors


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, GujaratTheme Paper/FPCR: The idea of House and Homeyness in Rural India

DIS Organisation: Paryavaran Mitra, AhmedabadDIS Project: Establishment of marketing & sales channels for products made out of waste

MTS Organisation: Vedanta Limited-CSR, GurgaonMTS Project: Project Nandghar - Vedanta CSR

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management


Shrishti Gupta B.Ftech (Garment Technology)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Urmul Setu Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Methods of Entrepreneurship and Innovation by women in rural Rajasthan

DIS Organisation: People in Center Consulting (PiC), AhmedabadDIS Project: An Explorative Study of Waste Water Irrigation in Gujarat and Management Options for its Provision

MTS Organisation: Dharma Life/Ganjam India Private Limited, New DelhiMTS Project: To study the existing Sales pattern of Health and Hygiene product in rural Bihar and suggest suitable marketing strategies to increase the sales

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, Governance and Development, ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam

Shweta S Menon B.E (Computer Engineering)


Date of Birth: 16-Nov-91Work Experience: TIF labs (Robocraze.com), Bangalore - Business Development Head - 6 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Jatan Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Community Leadership and Succession

DIS Organisation: Rajkot District Cooperative Milk Producers` Union Ltd., RajkotDIS Project: Assessment of threats and potentials of milk marketing in Rajkot

MTS Organisation: (Bigbasket.com) Supermarket Grocery supplies Pvt. Ltd, BangaloreMTS Project: Brand Intelligence portfolio enhancement for Big Basket`s FMCG/CPG clients

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning

Languages Known: Hindi, English, Nimadi

Siddharth Uprit B.E. (Electrical and Electronics)

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-89Work Experience: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Hyderabad, Mumbai - Assistant Systems Engineer - 14 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Aajeevika Bureau, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Community Leadership and Succession

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: Cost benefit analysis of Mastitis control and awareness among farmers

MTS Organisation: ONganic Foods Private Limited, KolkataMTS Project: Promotion And Business Development Of Organic Foods And Vegetables In Kolkata

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Sidheshwari Chouhan B.E. (Comp. Science)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: BAIF, DHRUVA, GujaratTheme Paper/FPCR: Impact of Microfinance on Capital expenditure and Household Expenses

DIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), AnandDIS Project: Comparative study of Financial viability of Fresh Product Distributors for Home Delivery Segment

MTS Organisation: Sankara Eye Foundation, CoimbatoreMTS Project: To study the underlying factors and suggest measures to ensure Sankara Eye Hospital, Anand becomes the most preferred eye care hospital in Gujarat

Electives: Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Promotional Strategy, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Smeet Chaklasia B.E. (Computer)


Date of Birth: 31-Oct-91Work Experience: Meditab Software Inc., Ahmedabad - Release Associate - 6 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Astha Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Discrimination faced by widow women in the rural context

DIS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), AnandDIS Project: Market assessment of Khoa in Mumbai and Udaipur

MTS Organisation: National Payment Corporation of India, MumbaiMTS Project: Conceptualization and Implementation of Marketing Strategy and Communication Mix to Increase RuPay transactions in ATM and POS

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marwari, Gujarati

Sneha Maheshwari B.Tech (ICT)

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-88Work Experience: Larsen and Toubro - Senior Engineer - 37 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level An investigation in to factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: CHETNA, AhmedabadDIS Project: Strategy Document for National Youth Alliance

MTS Organisation: Consortium of DEWATS Dissemination Society, BangaloreMTS Project: Business plan for Business Plan for faecal compost derived from a town/cluster scale Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP)

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Oriya

Soumya Ranjan Parida B.Tech (Civil)

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-88Work Experience: Vedanta Resources Plc - Senior Engineer - 34 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Urmul Seemant Samiti, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Rural Consumers’ Perception of Mobile Advertisements: An Advice to the Marketers and Public Policy Makers

DIS Organisation: Deepak Foundation, VadodaraDIS Project: Developing Business plan for FPCs formed under MKSP in Kawant and Naswadi Blocks of Chotta Udaipur

MTS Organisation: ITC Limited, Agri Business Division, SecunderabadMTS Project: Study on Pulses Business in Rajasthan

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marwadi

Sourabh Tater B.Tech (Metallurgical & Materials Engg)


Date of Birth: 10-Sep-91Work Experience: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Kolkata - Asst. Systems Engineer - 20 months


DIS Organisation: ICCOA, BangaloreDIS Project: Value Chain Analysis of Organic Cashew, Turmeric, Ginger and Orange in selected parts of Meghalaya

MTS Organisation: Africa Agro Alimentaire SARL, Republic of BeninMTS Project: Studying business development opportunities and proposing a sustainable business model for exports and exploring scope of local value addition of agricultural commodities in Republic of Benin

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Supply Chain Management

Languages Known: English, Bengali, Hindi

Souradip Majumdar B.Tech (Electronics & Instrumentation)

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-90Work Experience: 1. Carmel Girls’ Higher Secondary school - English Teacher - 6 months | 2. CL Educate Ltd - Training Consultant - 11 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Urmul Setu Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Socio economic Status of Women in the society and effect of Women empowerment on Households

DIS Organisation: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), AnandDIS Project: Evolving nature of canal irrigation in Kerala - A study on the Chalakudy river diversion scheme

MTS Organisation: Saggraha Management Services Ltd., BangaloreMTS Project: Redesign and finalization of Process flow of BC operations

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Malayalam

Sruthi Laura George M.Sc. (Microbiology)

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-89Work Experience: Wipro Technologies - Project engineer - 19 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Influence of superstitions and beliefs on Lives of villagers

DIS Organisation: Barrix Agro Sciences Pvt. Ltd., BangaloreDIS Project: Farmer adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technologies through alternate marketing and sales channels

MTS Organisation: Amalgamated Plantations Pvt Ltd, GuwahatiMTS Project: Deep-dive into the existing Spice Processing / Manufacturing industry in the North East with focus on Assam

Electives: Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy, Sales and Distribution Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bangali, Apatani, Nagamese, Nepali, Punjabi

Sudeep Das B.Tech (Biotechnology); PGD in Environmental Laws



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organisation (PEDO), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming



Electives: ICT for Development, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain


Sudip Patel B.Tech (Computer Engg)

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-91Work Experience: 1. Trident Industries Ltd., Barnala, Barnala - Engineering Trainee - 2 months | 2. Sanathan Textiles Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Mumbai - Production Planner & Sales Executive - 12 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Astha Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Accessibility and Quality of Basic Health Services in Rural India

DIS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhDIS Project: Formulating quick penetration strategy of Pio flavoured milk


Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning

Languages Known: Hindi, English, Punjabi

Sukriti Dang B.Tech (Textile Chemistry)

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-92Work Experience: Cognizant Technology Solutions - Programmer Analyst Trainee - 8 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gram Vikas, OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Impact of Microfinance on Capital expenditure and Household expenses pattern

DIS Organisation: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), MumbaiDIS Project: Market Research to increase RuPay card transactions in Rural Areas


Electives: Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Sumeet Sourav B.Tech (Biotechnology)


Date of Birth: 30-Jul-91Work Experience: 1. SAIL, Bokaro - Junior Manager - 27 months | 2. TCS, Chennai - Assistant systems engineer - 4 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: ADITHI, BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level: An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: People in Center Consulting (PiC), AhmedabadDIS Project: Impact of wastewater irrigation on Farmers` and consumers` health

MTS Organisation: Dharma Life/Ganjam India Private Limited, New DelhiMTS Project: To study the existing Sales pattern of Health and Hygiene product in rural Bihar and suggest suitable marketing strategies to increase the sales

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, Governance and Development, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management


Sunder Ram M B.Tech (Mechanical Engg)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kudumbhashree - NRO, KeralaTheme Paper/FPCR: “Does the apple fall far from the tree” - Patterns in intergenerational mobility in education and labor markets in rural India

DIS Organisation: IWMI International Water Management Institute, AnandDIS Project: Mission Kakatiya - Telangana`s attempt to replicate Saurashtra`s success

MTS Organisation: Sickle Innovations Private Limited, AhmedabadMTS Project: Establishment of sales and distribution channel for mango picker commercialization

Electives: Promoting Rural enterprise and entrepreneurship - MSME clustering approach, Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Agribusiness, Public Policy Analysis, Sales and Distribution Management

Languages Known: Hindi, English, Telugu

Sunil Kumar B.Tech (Mechanical Engg)


Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human

Interest (RUCHI), Himachal Pradesh

Theme Paper/FPCR: Adoption of Information technology in

Financial Inclusion-Opportunities and Challenges

DIS Organisation: Ekam Eco Solutions, New Delhi

DIS Project: Developing Sustainable Solutions for frugal

innovations in school sanitation

MTS Organisation: Piramal Water Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad

MTS Project: Impact Assessment in rural village location

Electives:

Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization

and Public Policy, Agribusiness, Effective Written and

Oral Communication Skills, Security Analysis and Portfolio



Sushma Sen Adarshi B.Tech (Electrical & Electronics)



Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Jatan Sansthan, Rajasthan

Theme Paper/FPCR: Impacts of Drought on livelihood of

rural communities and its coping mechanism

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board

(NDDB), Anand

DIS Project: A study to understand the factors that influence

dairy companies to have their products analyzed elsewhere

vis-a-vis CALF lab of NDDB


Lucknow

MTS Project: Study and anlysis of training program for

capability building in microfinance industry

Electives:

ICT for Development, Agribusiness, Promotional Strategy,



Sushmita Gond B.A. (Hons) Economics

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-90Work Experience: Hilton Hyundai, Trivandrum - Service Engineer - 10 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Community Leadership and Succession

DIS Organisation: Gandhigram Khadi & Village Industries, GandhigramDIS Project: Launch of organic cotton clothing

MTS Organisation: Valsad District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd, Chikhli, ValsadMTS Project: Study Sales & Distribution channel, estimate market potential for Ghee sales, analyse competitors` activities and formulate a promotional strategy to increase the sales of Vasudhara Ghee

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promotional Strategy, Strategic Marketing and Planning

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu

Suvish S B.Tech (Automobile Engg)

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-88Work Experience: 1. CL Educate Ltd. - Academic Initiatives Head - 14 months | 2. CL Educate Ltd - Aptitude Trainer - 12 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Jatan Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Socio economic Status of Women in the society and effect of Women empowerment on Households


MTS Organisation: Fullerton India Credit Co Ltd, MumbaiMTS Project: Feasibility study to identify new business locations for the company across select states

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Malayalam, Hindi

Syam Mohan B.Tech (Electronics and Communication)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human Interests (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Accessibility and Quality of Basic Health Services in Rural India

DIS Organisation: Dharma Life-Gajam India Private Limited, New DelhiDIS Project: Monitoring and Evaluation of digital literacy program in U.P

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: To do a post launch study for Amul frozen Rasmalai and design promotional strategies for creating brand awareness

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Taanya Khanna B.A. (Hons) Economics


Work Experience: Infosys Limited - Technology Analyst - 54

months

Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Gram Vikas, Orissa

Theme Paper/FPCR: Adoption of Information technology in

Financial Inclusion-Opportunities and Challenges

DIS Organisation: Aga Khan Foundation, New Delhi

DIS Project: Strengthening Zaika-e-Nizamuddin

MTS Organisation: IDFC Bank Ltd, Mumbai

MTS Project: Project Area Study of the WASH Credit and

Micro-Housing Market

Electives:

Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for

Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness,

Security Analysis and Portfolio Management


Tanay Mishra B.E. (Computer Science)


Internships:




shocks?

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB),

Anand

DIS Project: Digitizing milk procurement systems to ensure

fairness and transparency in operations for milk producers

MTS Organisation: Swasti Health Resource Center, Bangalore

MTS Project: Marketing for Fuzhio

Electives:

Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, ICT for

Development, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution



Tapsi Makwana B.E. (Computer)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Urmul Setu Sansthan, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Are natural resource management interventions in the village making the community resilient to shocks?

DIS Organisation: Ekam Eco Solutions, New DelhiDIS Project: Developing Sustainable Solutions for frugal innovations in school sanitation

MTS Organisation: IWMI-Tata Program, AnandMTS Project: Assessing the Impact of Free Farm Power in Chhattisgarh

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Decentralization and Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Tejas Sanjeev Deshmukh B.Tech (Civil Engineering)

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-93Work Experience: Broadcom Limited - Embedded Processor Software - 10 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Science Institute, UttarakhandTheme Paper/FPCR: Are natural resource management interventions in the village making the community resilient to shocks?

DIS Organisation: Husk Power Systems Pvt. Ltd., PatnaDIS Project: Channel development strategies for Husk Power Systems branded incense sticks

MTS Organisation: Earth360 Eco Ventures Pvt. Ltd., Anantpur Dist.MTS Project: Millets production and consumption value chain mapping - development of plan for millets hub in Kadiri

Electives: Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management,

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Telugu

Tejaswi Kancherla B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering)

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-90Work Experience: L&T Power, Nagpur, Maharashtra - Executive Engineer - 34 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: BAIF, DHRUVA, GujaratTheme Paper/FPCR: Drought: Impacts and adaptations and community resilience

DIS Organisation: Setco FoundationDIS Project: Baseline study Identification of need based interventions and developing health and nutrition indicators in six communities

MTS Organisation: Pidilite-Rurban, MumbaiMTS Project: Rural potential modelling based on Macro & Micro Level Data

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam

Tony Thomas B.E (Civil)


Date of Birth: 04-Aug-92Work Experience: Royal Bank of Scotland- RBS Business Services India, New Delhi - Process Associate - 10 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, GujaratTheme Paper/FPCR: The idea of House and Homeyness in Rural India

DIS Organisation: Maahi Milk Producer Company Ltd. Rajkot, GujaratDIS Project: Product feasibility study of Institutional Dairy products (Paneer, Butter IP) and prepare a launch plan

MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: To do a post launch study for Amul frozen Rasmalai and design promotional strategies for creating brand awareness

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management


Trisha Kumar B.Sc Hons (Computer Science)

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-89Work Experience: 1. Cargill India Pvt. Ltd - Process Operations Executive - 23 months | 2. Wilmar International - Process Engineer - 11 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: People`s Education and Development Organisation (PEDO), RajsathanTheme Paper/FPCR: Influence of superstitions and beliefs on Lives of villagers

DIS Organisation: People in Center Consulting (PiC), AhmedabadDIS Project: Impact of wastewater irrigation on Farmers` and consumers` health

MTS Organisation: Mehsana District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd., MehsanaMTS Project: To study the existing sales pattern of Cattle Feed and Ghee Sales in DSN network of Mehsana Union and provide market strategies for increase in sales.

Electives: Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain


Vaibhav Rathi B.Tech (Chemical Technology)

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-92Work Experience: Aquila RO System Pvt Ltd - Sales Executive - 22 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: ADITHI, BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level: An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest


MTS Organisation: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), AnandMTS Project: Competitor Study of process of appointment of Distributor/Re distribution Stockist/Wholesale Dealer an recommending policy guideline for GCMMF

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Varun Modi B.E (Electronics & Communication)



Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: ADITHI, BiharTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming


MTS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhMTS Project: To study of the gap analysis in distribution of pouch milk in Ludhiana Market

Electives: Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marwadi

Vasudev Singh Bhati B.Com.

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-91Work Experience: Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd - Sales Executive - 17 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, GujaratTheme Paper/FPCR: Accessibility and Quality of Basic Health Services in Rural India

DIS Organisation: SEWA Academy, AhmedabadDIS Project: Marketing of radio and video unit of IASEW to bring sustainability

MTS Organisation: BAIF Development Research Foundation, PuneMTS Project: Developing Business plan and strengthening canteen managed by women’s federation


Languages Known: Hindi, English, Gujarati

Vatsal Bhatore B.Pharmacy

Date of Birth: 31-May-90Work Experience: Franklin Templeton Investments - Programmer Analyst - 24 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Timbaktu Collectives, Andhra PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Postponement at farm level An investigation of factors influencing farmers` decision to postpone the sale of harvest

DIS Organisation: Light Microfinance Pvt. Ltd, AhmedabadDIS Project: Setting up the analytics for business review

MTS Organisation: Yes Bank (Agri Rural and Social Banking (ARSB)), MumbaiMTS Project: Plotting the financing opportunities for players in the Supply Chain of Chilli

Electives: Decentralization and Public Policy, Econometric Methods for Impact Evaluation and Development Consulting, Agribusiness, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: Telugu, English, Hindi

Venkata Nitheesh Immadi B.E (IT)


Date of Birth: 01-Feb-90Work Experience: Wipro Technologies Ltd., Hyderabad - Project Engineer - 31 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Self Employed Women`s Association (SEWA), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Are natural resource management interventions in the village making the community resilient to shocks?


MTS Organisation: The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers` Federation Limited, ChandigarhMTS Project: To study the utilization of milk powder (Skimmed Milk powder & Whole Milk powder) in bakery and confectionary units of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh

Electives: Agribusiness, Brand Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Rajasthani Dilects.

Vikram Jeet B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Self Employed Women`s Association (SEWA), RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Are natural resource management interventions in the village making the community resilient to shocks?

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: Cost benefits analysis of silage making under different silo system and its importance for dairy farming profitability with respect to different categories of farmers in Punjab and Maharastra

MTS Organisation: Kancor Ingredients Ltd, KochiMTS Project: To study the feasibility of backward integration program for Organic Mint in UP region

Electives: Agribusiness, Promoting Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering Approach with Value Chain, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi dilects

Vikram SheoranB.Tech (Electrical Engineering)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Timbaktu Collectives, Andhra PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: Accessibility and Quality of Basic Health Services in Rural India


MTS Organisation: Niryas Food Product Private limited, New DelhiMTS Project: Market study and innovation in milk distribution and channel development

Electives: Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Strategic Marketing and Planning, Commercial Banking and Risk Management

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi

Vikrant B.Sc (Non medical)


Date of Birth: 22-Dec-89Work Experience: 1. MND Contractors Pvt ltd - Site engineer - 12 months | 2. ERA construction Pvt ltd - Site Engineer - 15 months

Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), OrissaTheme Paper/FPCR: Impact of Microfinance on Capital expenditure and Household expenses pattern

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: Demand-Supply study of Frozen Semen Doses in Bihar State

MTS Organisation: IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited, New DelhiMTS Project: IFFCO Kisan Green SIM` - promotion of strategic tieups with institutional partners


Languages Known: English, Hindi, Awadhi, Bhojpuri

Vimal Braj Kumar B.Tech (Civil Engineering)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Rural Centre for Human Interest (RUCHI), Himachal PradeshTheme Paper/FPCR: House and Homeyness

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: Study of HR issues and perspective of Milk Unions

MTS Organisation: IWMI-Tata Program, AnandMTS Project: Assisting PMKSY Implementation in Jharkhand

Electives: Governance and Development, Agribusiness, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management


Vinayak Dubey B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)


Internships:Village Fieldwork Organisation: Urmul Seemant Samiti, RajasthanTheme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), AnandDIS Project: Analysing the critical factors influencing the business growth of Dairy Cooperatives

MTS Organisation: Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable (P) Ltd., NoidaMTS Project: Socio-Economic Survey Of Dairy Farmers In Chandrapur District Of Maharashtra

Electives: Public Policy Analysis, Agribusiness, Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills, Sales and Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Banking and Risk Management


Vishal Tailor B.E (P.E)



Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Deshratna Dr. Rajendra

Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd., Bihar

Theme Paper/FPCR: Overcoming Agrarian Crisis: Current

Challenges and Future Prospects of Farming

DIS Organisation: Gyan Shala-Education Support

Organisation, Ahmedabad

DIS Project: Building Corporate Partnership and Attract

CSR Funding Through Corporate Relations, Branding and

Marketing Efforts


Lucknow

MTS Project: Raising capital for micro-finance Iistitute:

avenues and challenges

Electives:

Agribusiness, Brand Management, Security Analysis and

Portfolio Management, Strategic Marketing and Planning,



Vrundavan Bhatt B.E. (Electronics & Communication)


Work Experience: GTU Innovation Council - Entrepreneurship

Ecosystem Development Associate - 8 months

Internships:

Village Fieldwork Organisation: Centre for Youth and Social

Development (CYSD), Orissa

Theme Paper/FPCR: Exploratory Study of Entrepreneurship

and its scope in the village

DIS Organisation: Grassroutes Journeys Private Limited,

Mumbai

DIS Project: Assisting Grassroutes in preparing an incubator

roadmap through documenting Social Enterprise Journeys

MTS Organisation: Insaan Group Foundation, New Delhi

MTS Project: Redesigning a sustainable funding strategy

Electives:

Applied Econometrics for Rural Management, Governance and

Development, Agribusiness, Brand Management, Promoting

Rural Enterprises and Entrepreneurship: MSME Clustering

Approach with Value Chain, Strategic Marketing and Planning,

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi

Yash JoglekarB.Tech (Instrumentation)

PRM 36PLACEMENTS

2017


HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVEDWe hope that this brief voyage through our beautiful campus has

helped you understand IRMA and its unique disposition. Over the

years, IRMA has carved a niche in management education and has

created the new discipline of rural management itself. The alumni

of the Institute have become thought leaders and change agents in

their chosen spheres, which has led to IRMA’s recognition on the

international platform as an institute par excellence.

As the current batch of PRM 36 stands at the cusp of entering their

managerial careers, we cordially invite all organisations looking for

young, bright and committed managerial talent to take part in our

Campus Placement process. The unique design of the curriculum

at IRMA has made the students ready to undertake challenging

responsibilities in various domains of management and we are

confident that you will find candidates meeting your requirements

in practically every field of interest to your organisation. We request

you to revert with the filled Job Announcement Form (attached in the

succeeding page)to the addresses mentioned, in order to initiate the

process.

It would be our privilege to host your representative(s) and provide

all the necessary assistance to make their stay at IRMA comfortable

when they visit the campus for the Placement process. We can also

extend transport facility from the Ahmedabad/Vadodara airport and

the Anand Railway Station. We look forward to a mutually beneficial

and long-lasting relationship with your esteemed organization. IRMA

beckons you to engage.

Placement 2017 Timelines

Last date for sending job announcement forms to IRMA:

January 09, 2017

Pre-Placement Talks:

January 02 to January 31, 2017

Intimation of Interview Dates to Organisations:

January 24, 2017

Placement Week:

February 06 to February 11, 2017


CONTACT DETAILSMr. Alpesh Macwan Prof. Pratik ModiPlacement Office Placement CoordinatorPhone: (O) 02692 - 221699 Phone: (O) 02692 - 221617(M) +91 7069066175 (M) +91 9228313488Fax: 02692 - 260188 Fax: 02692 - 260188Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Student Placement CellAbhinav Chauhan 9873110126 Mrinmoy Purkayastha 9619238114

Amal Joshy 9995197109 Pranav Harshe 9033593389

Ankita Jain 8758538225 Pulkit Bhatnagar 9428222400

Dhruv Joshi 9711203125 Ranadip Chaudhary 9737326195

Kuldeep Patil 8460940582 Sheel Bhadra 9818171131

Email: [email protected]

How to reach IRMAIRMA is located in Anand, the milk capital of India. The campus is at

a distance of approximately 80 km from the Ahmedabad airport and

approximately 50 km from the Vadodara airport. Private and pre-paid

taxis can be hired from both airports to reach the campus. Anand

town is well connected by rail and road. A large number of trains ply

between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, which halt at Anand. The campus

is at a distance of 4 km from the Anand railway station. Buses ply

regularly from Vadodara, Ahmedabad and Mumbai to Anand.


Student Placement CellAbhinav Chauhan 9873110126 Mrinmoy Purkayastha 9619238114Amal Joshy 9995197109 Pranav Harshe 9033593389Ankita Jain 8758538225 Pulkit Bhatnagar 9428222400Dhruv Joshi 9711203125 Ranadip Chaudhary 9737326195Kuldeep Patil 8460940582 Sheel Bhadra 9818171131

Institute of Rural Management AnandPost Box No. 60, Anand 388 001. Gujarat, India

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Institute of Rural Management Anand · 2 Placement Brochure 2015-17 Shri T Nanda Kumar Chairman Institute of Rural Management Anand – 388 001 Shri Amarjeet Sinha Secretary Government