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Volume : 8 Issue : 7 October 2017

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The 1st semester MBA Students attended thethird Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Memorial Talk by

Mr. Hormis Tharakan IPS (Retd) on 27 October 2017.Mr. Tharakan was the chief of Research and AnalysisWing (RAW), India's external intelligence agencywhere he revamped the functioning in a subtle andeffective way. He shared his experiences workingwith the former president, Late Dr. A. P. J. AbdulKalam towards improving the national security andabout the support he has received from Dr. Kalamon various initiatives to improve the NationalSecurity of our country. Mr. Tharakan also shared

An Evening with Mr. Hormis Tharakan IPS (Retd)

the vision of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and on how tomake it a reality with effective policies. He sharedwith the students, the need of hardwork anddetermination that every student should developto make India a superpower. The event wasorganised by the Cochin Chamber of Commerce andIndustry. The students who attended the memorialtalk from Albertian Institute of Management wereMr. Bilin Baby, Ms. Gayathri S., Ms. Gopika N., Ms.Niya Eddin, Mr. Prannav P., Mr. Rijo Jacob, Mr. SamJohn Koottunkal, Mr. Sharon Joseph, Ms. SruthyUllas and Ms. Ummu Kulzoom K. K. of first year

Participation in Panel Discussion

Dr. Shiny C. M., Asst. Professor, AIM has attendedthe Panel Discussion on the topic "Context and

Need for Re-Skilling HR Professionals in Kerala" on31st October 2017 organised by National Instituteof Personnel Management. The Resource Persons

of the panel were Mr. Jofin Joseph, Head ofOperations India, FullContact, Dr. K. Anilkumar,HOD-MHRM, Rajagiri Centre for Business Studiesand Mr. Krishnakumar, CEO, GreenPepperConsulting.

Completion of certificate program on"Fundamentals of Capital Markets"

12 students of Albertian Institute of Managementhave successfully completed the certificate

program on "Fundamentals of Capital Markets" withmore than 70% marks in the examination. The studentswho have completed the course are Meenu A. S.;Sruthy Ullas; K. V. Namitha; Elizabeth Teema C. X.;

Briyanda Evlin Pauva; Anuroopa Peter M.; Milana. K.Albert; Naithika Rajeev and Joshna K. B. of MBA firstyear and Sherin Ann Thomas; Monisha Alexander andLivya Maria Wilson of MBA Second year. The next threemodules of the program would be covered during themonths of November 2017 to January 2018.

Institution News

Dr. Geo Jos Fernandez published a paper on"Factors influencing safety barrier performance

for onshore gas drilling operations" in ElsevierJournal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

[Page numbers 291-298] co-authored with IgnatiusPrashanth; Raju G. Sunder and Benjamin Boardman(Impact Factor: 1.932) Volume-49 Part B (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2017.07.009)

Interaction Mr. Ravi Jain

Mr. Ravi Jain, the Manager of National StockExchange, visited our campus on 6 October

2017 for an interaction with the students. Duringhis visit, he delivered a talk on the topic "CapitalMarkets and its role to uplift Indian Economy".During his talk, he discussed in detail about thecapital markets and about the need of students tohave a knowledge on capital investments. In his talk,he also shared with students how the capitalmarkets work and how it will help in the growth of

our economy. Mr. Jain was accompanied by Mr.Hariharan, the Asst. Manager of National StockExchange who introduced the Guest and theircompany (NSE) to the gathering. Dr. Geo JosFernandez, Dean, Albertian Institute ofManagement welcomed the Guests and Mr. BilinBaby of first year MBA delivered the vote of thanks.Mr. Jose William, Asst. Professor, Albertian Instituteof Management gave our token of appreciation toMr. Jain during the function.

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Lecture on Monetary Policy

The Albertian Institute of Management conducteda lecture on monetary policy of India for the First

year MBA students on 20 October 2017. Ms. DhanyaV. the Assistant Advisor of Department of Economicand Policy Research, Reserve Bank of India was theresource person for the lecture. The seminarhighlighted the importance and need of monetary andfiscal policies in our country. She has also explainedin depth how our country frames and designs these

policies and various constraints that are consideredduring the framing of these policies. Ms. Dhanya alsoexplained about inflation and why moderate inflationis needed for the prosperity of the economy. She alsogave tips on how the RBI works with the help of thesepolicies to control inflation. She even highlighted theneed for digitalisation and how our economy couldbenefit by coping up with the technologies. Dr. GeoJos Fernandez, Dean, Albertian Institute ofManagement introduced and welcomed the Guestand Ms. Ummu Kulzoom K. K. of first year MBAdelivered the vote of thanks.

Lecture on GST

On 26 October 2017, our students had a Lectureon GST by Mr. Mani A Pulimood, the Founder

Director of Megatrend Systems Pvt. Ltd. Thenuances of GST was explained by him in a simpleand interactive way and gave explanation on howGST came into effect and the struggle that ourleaders are facing in the implementation of GST.He also explained ton the need of GST and itsbenefits to our country. He explained the variousslabs in GST and also compareed the GSTimplemented in India with GST implemented inother countries . The session concluded with a Q&Asession with the students where he clarified variousdoubts raised during the lecture. He also handedover a write-up on GST which had all the necessary

Visit of Mr. Salmanu K. K., Asst. General Manager, SEBI

Mr. Salmanu K. K., the Asst. General Manager ofSecurities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

has visited our campus on 6 October 2017 andinteracted with the students of MBA Sem. I anddelivered a talk on the topic "Indian Securities market:A Regulatory Perspective". The SEBI is the regulatorfor the securities market in India. During his talk, hediscussed how the Indian Securities market haveevolved over the period of time and the need ofregulator to regulate this market. The objectives andhistory of SEBI was also discussed during the lecture.

A Talk by Mr. C. Gurunathan

Mr. C. Gurunathan, the Associate Manager(Business Development) of Bombay Stock

Exchange visited our campus on 6 September 2017to deliver a talk on "Sustainable stock markets: Keyrole in promoting responsible investment". During histalk, he discussed about different options currentlyavailable in the securities market and enlightened thestudents with the practical approach on the tradingof securities. His talk also touched on the risks andopportunities that lies ahead for students in securitiesmarket.

MBA. The students were also able to personallyinteract with the speaker and understand what they

can do to make India a developed country in thefuture.

information about the subject which could be usedby the students in future. Dr. Geo Jos Fernandez,Dean, Albertian Institute of Management introducedand welcomed the Guest and Mr. Bilin Baby of firstyear MBA delivered the vote of thanks.