Cicero's Challenge- The Great Indian Debate Competition By IIPM...

IIPM is India's premier business school. IIPM has come a long way since its inception three decades back in 1973. What was conceived as an institute to study and conduct research on the management of national economic planning , has today been deemed as one of the largest academic movement of the country-The IIPM Movement. IIPM, being one of the leading management institutes in the country paves the path for the generation of today to excel and be the best leaders of today. IIPM does not only focus on academic development but also has always been paving the way for one's overall improvement and encouragement of each student to explore and boost their abilities keeping pace with a dynamic business environment. IIPM organises various sporting and extracurricular activities in its campus over the years. One of the important event being the Great Debate Competition known as the Cicero's challenge. Cicero was an orator,statesman, political theorist,lawyer and a philosopher of ancient Rome. He is considered by many to be amongst the greatest of Latin orators and prose writers and this mega event is dedicated to this great maestro.

Cicero's challenge aims at bringing the students of different nationalities together on a common platform to share their thoughts , views and perspectives.

IIPM has been organising India's largest inter-school debate competition -Cicero's Challenge at the IIPM international campus, Satbari from 2006 onwards. In 2006, it was the first time ever an initiative was taken by a b school to create a platform for a school level debate competition in the city. IIPM, New Delhi organizes Cicero's challenge every year to encourage young minds meet and ideate.

Last year in 2010, over 150 schools participated in this event. Students from countries like sri lanka, singapore, turkey, dubai, mauritius, pakistan, south africa, france and many more, flew in to be a part of this historic event. To judge the Great Indian Debate competition we had Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri (Hony. Dean, IIPM), Rajat Sharma (CEO and Editor in chief, India TV), Deepika Jindal (owner of Art d inox), Sulajja Motwani (MD, Kinetic Engineering Ltd.), as our honorable judges.

The events platter at Cicero's also included events like 360 degrees,face painting,choreography,Ad Mad and many more. Live performance by Fuzon, kept the audience awestruck.

The first prize was cash amount of Rs. One lakh. Cicero challenge 2010 was one of the most memorable and blissful event of the year. The magnitude of the event was humungous as it involved participation of more than 60 schools, out of which 19 were international. The huge pool of knowledge raised the level of enthusiasm and confidence of the participants and made the environment all the more interesting and captivating. There were more than 150 participants from different International and National schools, however only top 23 reached the Grand Finale on 6th September2010, and the competition was tough and exciting.

IIPM known for its innovative initiatives and this was one of them which had carved for paying a common platform for students from different walks of life. Cicero's 2010, had left an unremarkable and unforgettable memory in everyone's life.

The Real essence of Cicero’s Carnival 2011 was its flagship event Cicero’s Challenge-The Great Indian Debate Competition. The topic for the final round held on 6th May 2011 was “Thinkers, Not Doers, Spearhead a Revolution”.

The final round was a nail biting event for the audience and a task for the judges, Mrs Preeti Surekha (Director – Emami), Mr Pooran Pandey (Director – Times Foundation) and our beloved dean, Mr Arindam Chaudhuri, to judge and fish out 3 winners from a pool of talent. However, after a close scrutiny and long discussion, Harshi Kher of Ryan International School, vasant kunj aced the Cicero’s Challenge title and walked away with cash prize of 1, 00,000/- rupees along with NXI notebook and Hercules Rodeo Bicycle while the other awardees Venu prea (Montfort School) and Mallika Kamal (Modern School, Vasant Vihar) received cash prize of 50,000/- and 25,000/-along with NXI i-pad, NXI optical mouse and Hercules Rodeo bicycle .

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Kapil Sibal Disagrees With Jairam Ramesh Over IITs And IIMs World Class Faculty

The quality of faculty in IITs and IIMs has divided the government, with HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday politely rebuffing his Cabinet colleague Jairam Ramesh for his criticism of poor faculty in these institutions of higher learning.

In a sharp riposte to environment minister’s comment that IIT was not doing quality research, the HRD minister said, “We need to base our discussion on evidence not on perception.”

“There is hardly any worthwhile research from our IITs. The faculty in the IIT is not world class. It is the students in IITs who are world class. So the IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) and IIMs (Indian Institute of Management) are excellent because of the quality of students not because of quality of research or faculty,” Ramesh had told reporters on the sidelines of a function in the national Capital on May 23.

Unlike Ramesh’s remark that was made in his individual capacity, Sibal had the endorsement of the Group of Ministers on media briefing. The GoM — consisting of home minister P Chidambaram, I&B minister Ambika Soni, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, minority and corporate affairs minister Salman Khurshed and others — had decided that the record on the issue should be set straight. Many IIT/IIM directors had also protested to Sibal about Ramesh’s remark.

While not joining issue with Ramesh, Sibal said the comment of environment minister should be seen in the light of general opinion within the country that the quality of faculty in IITs does not match the world standards. “But in case of IITs, the situation might not be the same,” he said.

He said if factors like availability of foreign faculty, foreign students and medical courses are excluded, IIT-Bombay would rank 20 in the global index, followed by IIT-Delhi at 24, IIT-Kanpur (37) and IIT Madras (39). “If you talk of IITs as engineering institutes they are right there,” he said. Sibal also said 24.7% of teachers in IITs were IIT students. “Surely they are world class,” he said.

However, the HRD minister admitted that in “reality IITs have not gained critical mass to change global scientific discourse”.

He said, “But this has nothing to do with the quality of faculty. It is related to the ecosystem. In India, $8 billion is spent on research whereas the US spends $250 billion. The kind of research grants available abroad is absent in India. Also, there is lack of infrastructure and capital investment. The faculty cannot be blamed for this.”

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Education beyond boundaries

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The Indian higher education system, which had considerably stagnated for a while, is on its way to a significant transformation. Students will have access to more specialised, flexible course options, better research facilities and international perspective. They will also be able to save heavily on travel, accommodation and living expenses.

Twinning programmes
A twinning programme is one where you can do parts of the same course in two different countries. For instance, you can study at an Indian college for the first and second years and then continue the third year at a foreign university, which saves you a considerable amount of money.

Jai Hind College’s BMM faculty has tied up with Bournemouth University in the UK, whereby students have the option to study their final year at the Bournemouth campus, with an automatic scholarship of £3000. Bournemouth, known for its media courses, is also in talks with Whistling Woods International for a similar partnership. For its arts students, Jai Hind has partnered with Nottingham Trent University, UK, where students can study for one term. Similar exchanges for other science and management courses are in the pipeline.

St Xavier’s college offers a tie-up with University of Bath, UK for biotechnology programmes and with Teesside University, UK for social research and development.

HR College has collaborative courses with campuses abroad such as SP Jain Institute of Management in Singapore and Australia and New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus for BBA programmes.

Ecube Global college only has the twinning option for engineering students, where they study one year in the Thane campus and the following two years at Newcastle University, UK. These students are given a £3000 fee waiver.

SP Jain Institute of Management offers Global MBA and BBA programmes, where students can study in Mumbai, Dubai, Singapore and Sydney.
Internships, research and student exchange partnerships

Welingkar, as part of its ‘global college’ philosophy, has partners in various countries, including the USA, UK, Canada, Sweden, Germany and Denmark. These tie-ups are for research exchanges and student exchange programmes. They also have partners for internship opportunities in these countries in Germany, the USA and Sweden.

Malardalen University, Sweden: Has partnerships with the Welingkar’s B-school for exchange programmes, and has a collaborative ‘Innovation centre’ where business ideas are incubated.

The Swedish university is also in talks with Mumbai University for partnerships at the Masters and PhD level, and to set up a ‘technology park’ for research in innovation technology, and an incubation center. Also exploring partnerships with IIT Bombay, XLRI.

IIT-Bombay has also signed a partnership with Brown University, USA for student exchanges slated to start 2011.

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Planman HR Chief Executive Forum at IIPM Bhopal - Guest lecture by Mr. Adarsh Katiyar (Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhopal)

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As organized by Planman HR Chief Executive Forum & IIPM Bhopal, Mr. Adarsh Katiyar (Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhopal) visited IIPM, Bhopal and conducted an interactive session for students on “Managing stress in a 24x7 demanding job environment; Marshalling & managing resources in times of disasters; Uplifting the morale of police officers under socio-political environment”

On March 30, 2011 a special guest lecture has been held at IIPM Bhopal in which Senior Superintendent of Police, Mr. Adarsh Katiyar visited the campus and conducted an interactive session for the students of IIPM Bhopal. In the session, he discussed his approach towards “Managing stress on 24x7 demanding job environment; Marshalling & managing resources in times of disasters; Uplifting the morale of police officers under socio-political environment.”

The program aimed to provide the students an insight of management practice in Police Department. Students came to know various aspects of policing. The session turned out to be highly encouraging and thought-provoking to all students. All students actively participated in the interaction and gained better insights of management techniques in policing. Prof. Jaideep Mathur (Dean, IIPM Bhopal) felicitated Mr. Adarsh Katiyar with bouquet and a momento at the beginning and at the end of the session respectively.

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IIPM announces Anna Hazare Fellowship

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After Irom Sharmila in 2010, it is Anna Hazare who has won the 2011 IIPM Rabindranath Tagore International Peace Prize. In a bid to show strong solidarity to Anna Hazare’s determined and non-violent protest against corruption and the institution of a Jan Lokpal Bill, IIPM, the foremost institute of higher learning in the areas of management, entrepreneurship and National Economic Planning, today declared to award the veteran activist with prize money of Rs.1 crore. This was declared by Prof Arindam Chaudhuri, Director of IIPM Think Tank, after he met Anna Hazare at the protest venue near Jantar Mantar, in presence of IIPM’s Founder Director, Dr Malay Chaudhuri. The prestigious award, comprising of the highest prize money in this category in India, would be handed over to Anna Hazare on 9th May 2011 at a special ceremony being organised by the institute to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of India’s first Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof Arindam Chaudhuri commented, “This award is to pay our sincere gratitude to a person who has selflessly worked throughout his lifetime for the betterment of the society, working for the poor, the needy and the general public. His non-violent approach and awe-inspiring support base has truly made him a modern day Gandhi. We at IIPM stand in strong solidarity of his protest against corruption.”

Dr Malay Chaudhuri, expressed his strong desire to start an Anna Hazare Fellowship Programme in Rural Entrepreneurship and Leadership at IIPM. This programme aims to train 50 rural youths annually, selected from all across the country, with the required managerial and entrepreneurial skills. Once trained, these young rural entrepreneurs would be provided a monthly fellowship of Rs.4,000 which they would further utilise to bring about a sustainable economic development in their specified rural belts. Last year, IIPM had honored the ‘Iron Lady’ of Manipur, Irom Chanu Sharmila with the Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Peace Prize, for her determined and committed fight for over a decade, against the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).

IIPM has honored various noted individuals from different walks of life for their contribution in social welfare, literature, fine arts, culture, etc.

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'Janvani to Janta ki vani'-Seminar by The Sunday Indian Magazine

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On Saturday afternoon, at the Kamani auditorium the who’s who of the Indian media industry got together to discuss the state of the media. While senior journalists of Delhi justified the present role of the media, they did not shirk from pointing its shortcomings and stressing the need for introspection.

The occasion was a seminar organized jointly by Planman Media Group’s magazine, The Sunday Indian and The Times Foundation. The seminar was titled “Janvani to Janta ki vani”.
Inaugurated by senior journalist Prabhu Chawla, the seminar was kicked off by the The Sunday Indian’s Editor-in-Chief and management guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri asking whether the media really represented the voice of the people. Chaudhuri said that this was the time for introspection as we seemed to have lost our path. He said it was the time to rise on the occasion rather than shirk from our responsibilities.

Presided over by Achutanand Mishra, the seminar had some prominent names on the panel, including Director General of Doordarshan Leeladhar Mandloi, group editor of Aaj Samaj Rahul Dev, Consulting Editor of Amar Ujala Ajay Upadhyay, Managing Editor of IBN 7 Ashutosh, Director of Times Foundation Puran Chand Pandey, Zee news anchor Purna Prasoon Vajpayee, President of Sadhna News Channel and General Secretary of Broadcast Editors’ Association NK Singh, Managing Editor of India News Kurbaan Ali, Officiating Editor of NDTV Sanjay Ahirwal, chief of News Express Channel Mukesh Kumar, senior writer and and programming head of Channel P7 Sharad Dutt, former chief producer of Doordarshan Kuber Dutt and writer and media critic Vartika Nanda.

Welcoming the guests, the Managing Editor of The Sunday Indian, Sutanu Guru said that media is for the people and it is responsible to the people, so it cannot shy away from its responsibility towards the people.

In his presidential address, Achutanand Mishra said that in India, media has come down to its lowest level and it is time to restore its influence and strength. Mishra said that in a democracy, media should not succumb to the pressures of the market.

The Managing Editor of IBN-7, Ashutosh said that India is changing, and in this process of change, media too is changing and this change is positive so there is no need to shed tears over it. Admitting that between n 2004-05 and in 2009, some activities of the media were blots on its character but it had since regenerated itself. Ashutosh said that in those corers of the world, where the media is strong, situations can never become like that in Egypt. The media had played a role in keeping the morale of the people.

The Group Editor of Aaj Samaj, Rahul Dev said that the media is under pressure from the market and the media does not have the strength to fight it out. So, not much can be expected from it. It is time to free the media from the pressures of the market and there is hope for it.
The Consultant Editor of Amar Ujala, Ajay Upadhay, said that the Indian media does not cross over its boundaries and it is balanced. He said that whether the media is the fourth pillar of democracy or not is to be debated afresh. There have always been questions about whether the media is the voice of the people but it does offer people a platform a vent their concerns.
Senior Journalist Punya Prasun Vajpayee said that today the media decides its direction according to the mathematics of profit and loss. And for this, media alone cannot be held responsible. The whole system is to be blamed for this. He said that under such circumstances, morality is only to be mentioned, not applied.

The General Secretary of the Broadcasting Editor’s Association, N K Singh said that the TAM meters are installed in only those places, where you have money and these are the places that decide the direction and path of a news channel. He said that unless channels get free from the shackles of TRPs, the cause of the people will remain sidelined and marginalised. He expressed confidence that within two years media content would improve dramatically.

The Managing Editor of India News, Qurban Ali, said that the country is not dependent on the media very much. The people of the nation are quite awakened and had exhibited maturity by rejecting NDA’s ‘Feel Good’ and ‘India Shining’ slogans and maintaining nationwide peace after the Ayodhya verdict. And the media did not play any role in it. And therefore it is time the media takes care of its responsibilities.

NDTV’s Executive Editor Sanjay Ahirwal said that the news channels will now have to pay attention to content, else the nation will reject them. There has to be a middle path between the pressures of the market and morality.

Senior journalist Zafar Agha said that since the TRP decides the channels’s move, the question now that needs to be asked is whether journalism itself has lost its meaning.

The discussion was steered by Onkareshwar Pandey, managing editor of The Sunday Indian’s Bhojpuri and Hindi editions and the managing president of the Broadcasters’ Club of India.
Before the close of the seminar Prof Arindam Choudhary summarized the main points of the discussion and thanked the invitees for their valuable inputs. He also thanked the head of the Times Foundation Puran Pandey. The close of the ceremony saw all attendees receivig momentos from Prof Choudhary and Pandey.

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