Information Brochure - IIM Shillong

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Brochure
Indian Institute of
Management, Shillong
An Initiative of PGP 09

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Welcome...
Congratulations!!!! You have made it!!!
Given that all of you are going to experience academic rigor of the highest quality
in the coming academic year, we thought it would be helpful for some of you to
have a glimpse of what is to follow.
At IIM Shillong, you will interact with students from diverse backgrounds, arguably
the best amongst the country. These students are handpicked from a student
pool consisting of candidates having outstanding academic records and excellent
professional experiences. Thereby, you would be competing with the best amongst
the best.
Further, you would be introduced to diverse topics from several subjects of management
studies: probability and statistics, accounting, economics and managerial
communication. The general trend suggests that some of the students, who have
not studied these topics earlier, find it difficult to grasp the concepts quickly. For
instance, a student from engineering background generally takes much more time
and efforts to master the basic accounting concepts of credit and debit. Similarly,
students from non-engineering background tend to have a tough time coping with
probability and statistics and are generally advised to brush up a bit of probability
fundamentals before landing here.
Do remember, these are opinions and the level of pre-preparations desired would
depend solely on personal capabilities and skills. But one advice that everyone in
the batch would consensually agree to give is to thoroughly enjoy your remaining
time with friends and family. So, even if you decide to glance over some concepts,
do remember to chill out and have a good time. We have no intentions to spoil
your party mood.
We hope you would have a wonderful time ahead.
Regards
PGP Class of 2011

Indian Institute of Management, Shillong was setup by the Government of India in the state of Meghalaya. It is
the seventh and the youngest in the line of Indian Institutes of Management known for their excellence in business
management education.
The Institute currently offers a two-year Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP) and in the future will offer
other courses like the Fellow Program in Management (FPM). In addition, the Institute offers Management
Development Programs (MDPs); Research and Consultancy; along with some short term certificate courses under
Accelerated Learning Center (ALC).
It has been two years now, since the Indian Institute of Management - Shillong ignited the second phase of the IIM
revolution in the country. This is the seventh IIM setup in collaboration with the government of Meghalaya. Inaugurated
on July 4 2008, it strives to achieve excellence in the field of managerial education, training and research.

Beginning with the meticulous short-listing of candidates for the PGP based on their academic performance and
work experience, till the finalizing of electives for the students to specialize in, there is just one word to describe
the methodology here- rigour. The strong student force, an army of corporate generals, has been trained under
‘eight day’ weeks, in cutting edge finance and economics, as well as on sustainability and governance.
The Institute has had the advantage of being introspective, right at the outset. Keeping the big picture in mind,
and yet getting hands on with details, has, hence, become a matter of habit for the participants. Setting out with
a holistic approach to matters, the goals have been clearly set for the long term sustainability.
The meticulously framed curriculum is aimed to act as a launching pad for the participants into the corporate
arena. It comprises of a rich blend of compulsory courses and electives, supplemented by specialized courses
on industry sectors.

Campus
The serene ambience of IIM Shillong surrounded
by pine trees, lush green lawn and the kaleidioscopic
mountains in the backdrop creates an aura
of stunned silence amidst nature. Located within
the heart of Shillong city, the IIMS campus showcases
a tranquil environment where the students
can concentrate on their academic endeavours.
The Institute is currently functioning from a temporary campus in the Mayurbhanj Complex (the erstwhile
summer palace of Mayurbhanj Kings). The Campus includes a main building wherein the administrative office,
faculty offices, classrooms, library and conference halls are housed. Apart from the main building, the Institute
also has an auditorium, guesthouse, number of small syndicate rooms (separate) and student dormitories
within the campus. Faculty residences are situated just adjacent to the campus.
Work is underway on the 120-acre land allotted by the Government, for construction of a state-of-the-art
academic cum residential campus. Academic block will comprise of faculty rooms, lecture theatres, cafeteria,
conference halls, video conferencing studio and library. The residential area will include halls of residence, auditorium,
swimming pool and sports complex cum gymnasium, market complex, golf course & joggers’ paths.
Building plan will meet best practice standards in ecologically sustainable design, which will ensure efficient
use of energy, water and other natural resources.
Information Technology Infrastructure
The Institute has augmented the initiative for an IT infrastructure to facilitate all its present and upcoming activities.
Both wired and wireless network serve as the backbone for the tech savvy faculty and students to assist
in their regular work requirements.
Institute also makes use of the ‘Vennfer’, a complete IP based video conferencing software solution that enables
real time audio, video, and data communication over LAN, WAN broadcast by using TCP/IP multicasting
technology. IIM Shillong is the first among India’s centrally funded technical institutions and universities to have
completed the implementation of a comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for the management
of campus wide activities.

Student
Living...
The PGP programme is a
full-time residential programme.
Accommodation facilities with both
single and double occupancy rooms
are available within the campus, with
separate blocks for boys and girls.
The hostel block has a common room
with facilities such as television, tabletennis,
carrom, chess.
The Institute also has a well equipped
gymnasium. Apart from these, facilities
are available for other sports such as badminton,
volleyball, basketball and cricket.

Faculty
The IIMS faculty is a hallmark of knowledge, experience and
interactive skills. In Prof. Ashoke K Dutta we have an Ideal
Director, who has previously served as the head of the institution
at ISWSBM and IIT KGP VJSOM. The faculty of our institute
are always ready to take that extra step which separates
excellence from mere adequacy. The faculty are drawn from
among the best minds in the country, especially in the fields
of Strategy, Finance, HR, Economics, Marketing and Operations,
besides bringing to the table a wealth of industry experience.
There is an ideal blend of experienced and fresh faculty
which helps the institute maintain a high degree of intellectual
expertise. The student-faculty ratio is extremely healthy;
less than 7:1.
Faculty Names, Subject Areas and Brief Profiles
For more details on specific Faculty members, visit our website
http://www.iimshillong.in/academics/faculty.asp
Abhishek Tripathi
Achyanta Kumar
Sarmah
Anoop Abraham
Ashoke K. Dutta
(Director)
Basav Roy
Choudhury
D.K. Agrawal
Information Technology
Information Technology
Sports Management
Organisational
Behaviour & Bus.
Communication
Information Technology
Marketing and Logistics
He has 7 year of industry experience. He did his MS in MIS from University of Nebraska
at Omaha, USA. Prior to join this he was associated with organization like HCL
Infinet Ltd., Gallup USA, Co-Act USA, International Nutrition USA.
He did his MCA from Jorhat Engg. College Assam in 2002, thereafter he served Tezpur
Central University as a Guest Faculty for 8 months, and then joined DOEACC centre
Tezpur / Guwahati as an Asstt. Engineer. He joined Cotton College Guwahati on July
2004 as a lecturer.
He completed Masters in Financial Services from Goa University, PG Diploma in Sports
Management from IISWBM, Kolkata. Has worked with Shivranjani Securities as a Relationship
Manager for Mutual Funds & Insurance products. Worked with Capvent AG,
a Private equity Fund of Funds. Also worked with Sport18 - Division of Network 18.
He has worked for more than 40 years in Multinational Corporations, Indian Business
Houses and Public Section Enterprises. He has experience in industry such as
Shipping and Transport, Fast Moving Consumer Products, Pharmaceutical, Media and
Education.
He is Honorary Advisor to FICCI, Eastern Region, President of Association of Energy
Engineers – India Chapter, Member of the Sports Commission of Indian Olympic Association,
member of the Executive Committee of Bharat Chamber of Commerce and
member of Task Force MoU Committee for Energy I Sector.
A gold medalist at graduation & post graduation, has practical experience in designing
and developing courseware for a variety of programs. As a trainer for CCNA, provided
consultancy and implemented computer networks at various places. He had been
Head & the Director of Dept. of Computer Science, St. Anthony’s College, Shillong.
He is a university topper of MBA & Ph.D. from Atal Bihari Vajpai Indian Institute of
Information technology and Management, Gwalior. He has over 23 years of experience
both in the academia and the industry. He has authored 2 books titled “Text Book of
Logistics & Supply Chain Management” and “Distribution & Logistics Management A
Strategic Marketing Approach”. He has to his credit over thirty research papers.

Hellen Giri
Keya
Sengupta
Malavika
Desai
Naliniprava
Tripathy
Natalie West
Kharkongor
Rohit Dwivedi
Sanjeeb
Kakoty
Sanjoy
Mukherjee
Santosh Kr.
Prusty
S. Shajahan
Shankar
Purbey
Subhrangshu
Sekhar Sarkar
Swapan
Majumdar
Tapas
Kumar Giri
Business History
Economics
Behavioral
Sciences
Accounting &
Finance
Economics
Behavioral
Sciences
Sustainable
Development
Business Ethics
Quantitative
Techniques &
Decision Sciences
International
Business, Marketing
& Retailing
Operation
Management
Accounting, Taxation
& Finance
Operations Management
& Information
Systems
Sustainable
Development
A Padmashree awardee (2008) & a distinguished musician who has contributed tremendously
towards the upliftment of Khasi Traditional Music. She joined the department of History in North
Eastern Hill University(NEHU), Shillong in 1974 & became a reader in 1982. She joined the Centre
for Creative Arts, NEHU as Professor in 1993 & headed the Centre till retirement (2006).
Formerly the Dean, School of Social Sciences and Head of the Department of Economics at Assam
Central University, Silchar Assam, she has almost thirty years of teaching experience and twenty
five years of Research experience. She is a member of Board and also an expert of different
academic Institutions and Universities.
She has been a successful entrepreneur, a teacher and a coach. She founded her own HR Consulting
company and grew it to a well recognized name, in the private and government sectors.
For more than a decade and half she has consulted with companies in the Financial Services,
Utilities, IT, Retail, and Engineering sectors, both Indian as well as multinational.
She has served as Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Management Indore. She holds PhD
and D.Litt Degree in management. She was also the recipient of Postdoctoral Research Awards
in Management & fellowships of UGC, New Delhi in 1999. She is the author of over 60 scholarly
research papers and five-text books.
Graduated in Economics, she holds a Doctorate Degree in “Development of Banking and Financial
Institutions in Meghalaya since 1972”. She received the Broad Outlook Learner Teacher
Award from the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh on 24th Nov 2004. She is also the Joint
Secretary of North Eastern Economic Association & VP of Meghalaya Economic Association.
He has a Doctorate (D.Phil.) in Psychology & M.Psy. HRDM from the UGC Center for Advanced
Study in Psychology, University of Allahabad. He has worked at Mantrana (India) Consulting,
New Delhi and worked on Research and Consulting assignments of the Honda Siel Cars, India;
The Sidharth Shriram Group; PwC; Consulting Psychologists and others.
He did his MA in history from NEHU and went on to do his PhD. He was also the founder director
of the North East Data Bank, the first news agency of the region founded in 1988. He has written
over two hundred articles and also researched, scripted and directed some 40 documentary
films. He has also worked with the Ministry of External Affairs in formulation of the Look East
Policy and has authored numerous books.
A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, he obtained PGDM
from IIM C and Ph.D from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He has industrial experience of 7 years.
He was engaged in research, teaching and consulting on the human dimension of Management
with focus on values and culture at the Management Centre for Human (MCHV), IIM Calcutta.
He has done his M Tech from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He has been awarded
Students’ Professor M C Bora memorial award two times by System Dynamics Society of India
for Best Students’ Paper in National Conference of System Dynamics.
Dr. Shajahan, MBA, Ph.D had two decades of corporate research and consultancy experience
with major firms across the sectors including BFSI, Healthcare, Retailing and ITSS. He has Written
15 books and published 125 research papers of national and international repute.
He has done his B.Sc (Engg.) from NIT Jamshedpur. He has more than 5 years of teaching and
research experience. He was awarded the National Doctoral Fellowship by AICTE while pursuing
his PhD. He worked as Associate Professor at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institue of Management Delhi.
After completing his Masters in Commerce from Gauhati University, he joined the academics. He
has more than 14 years of experience in management education. He has done his doctorate in
the area of Taxation.
A PhD in eBusiness Management, IIT, Delhi; has an MPhil in Management of Software Engineering
Projects, Imperial College of Science Technology, London, UK; along with an MSc (ADMIS)
in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems, from the London School of Economics,
UK; a PGDM (MBA) in Business Management, from the IIM Bangalore. He has a unique
combination of research, teaching, consulting and industrial experience.
A Post Graduate in Environment has completed his M. Phil on Natural Resources Management
from Indian Institute of Forest Managemnt, Bhopal and Ph.D. in EIA & EMP from Visva Bharati,
Shantiniketan. Dr Giri possesses over 14-years of teaching, training and research experiences in
different institutes and organizations of national repute.

Visitors
IIM Shillong has been able to attract a range of echelons from the entire societal spectrum to
interact with the participants. The business insights gained during these interactions ensure
the overall development of the participants and strengthen their understanding to take up
managerial positions in the corporate world.
Mr. David Redden
General Manager
Asia Pacific Education Sector
Oracle Corporation
“We are proud to partner with IIM Shillong in their mission to usher
in a technology adoption revolution to help drive the enhancement of
education standards in India.”
Mr. Geert Linnebank
Ex-Editor in Chief
Reuters group
Mr. Linnebank spoke about the state of news media in India and the lack
of it that exists between journalism and management parse. He released
the Anniversary Edition of IIM Shillong’s Finance magazine “Niveshak”.
Mr. Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Chief Executive Officer
Infoedge
(parent company-Naukri.com)
“Only if you live through it do you understand a business.” He narrated
the course of his business & asserted the importance of persistence,
hard work & innovation in building an enterprise.
Mr. P D Rai
Member of Parliament
Sikkim
Encouraging the participants to devote their time and energy towards the
country was the essence of his speech. He shared his experience during
his political years and expressed his concern towards the entry barriers
in politics.
Mr.Kailash Kulkarni
Senior VP (Sales and marketing)
Kotak Mahindra
He said that the best way of serving customers is to keep the provisions
simple and easy to gauge, and that “wrong selling” using complex financial
products can only lead to weaning away of market share.
Mr. Arun Kumar
Head (Human Resources)
Godfrey Phillips India Limited
He covered the issues in developing an effective Performance Management
System. He elaborated on issues like compensation, goal setting
etc. which are needed to manage employee performance.
Mr. Ganapathy Prabhu
Head - People Operations
Google India
He shared his thoughts on Talent Management and challenges faced in
the sourcing of talent. He also discussed about the career choices for HR
professionals and engaged the students in practical exercises.

Academia
Every student begins his managerial education at IIM Shillong with a two-week foundation course, which is an orientation
to the realities and challenges in the world of business. What follows is a plunge into concepts drawn from priceless experience
in an interactive classroom setting. It is rounded off by participant driven case analysis.
The core courses teach the conventional; but the open pedagogy enables the unconventional. The gamut of teaching methods
include case discussions, exercises, seminars, role plays, management games, assignments, term papers, project work,
audio visual aids and computer-based learning methods.
Even while widening the participants’ horizon, they ensure basic understanding of each of the functional areas. Elective
courses are offered to help the students pursue their area of interests to the deepest.
Free credit courses in foreign languages like Mandarin accentuates versatility also trace the symbiotic relationship between
management and other streams of social science and humanities.
First Year - Core Courses
Term I
Management Acc. & Triple Bottom Line
Managerial Computing & Digital Network
Managerial & Ecological Economics
Behavioural Science – I
Cost Accounting
Business Mathematics & Statistics - I
Written Business Communication
Term II
Marketing & Consumption – I
Financial Management & Social Investing
Macro Economics – I & Global Economy
Org. Theory & Sustainable Leadership
Human & Social Asset Management
Business Mathematics & Statistics - II
Spoken Business Communication - I
Operations Management – I
Term III
Marketing & Consumption - II
Financial Management – II
Economic & Social Entrepreneurship
Macro Economics & Ecological Economics
Operations Management – II
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Sustainable Competitive Strategy
Management Information System
Spoken Bus. Comm. – II & New Media
Second Year - Core Courses & Electives
General Management
Sports Management
Executive Skills Development
Management Seminar
Core Competency & Corporate Strategy
Environment Management & Bus Strategy
Dissertation Project
Economics
Global Cyclical Fluctuations & Business
Emerging Economy and Business
Economic Modelling and Business
Health Economics and Corporate Sector
Information Technology/Systems
Electronic Commerce
Enterprise Resource Planning
Business Data Warehousing and Mining
Strategy for ITeS
IT Project Management
Finance
Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
Investment Banking & Financial Services
Tax Planning & Management
Financial Engineering
Merger, Acquisition & Corporate Valuation
Retail Banking
Behavioural Finance
International Finance
Human Resource Management
Organizational Development & Change
Cross Culture Management
Advanced Personnel Management
Exploring Role & Identity
Leadership in Organizations
Marketing
Customer Relationship Marketing
Distribution & Logistics
Management
Consumer Behaviour
Rural Marketing
Services Marketing
Sales Management
Integrated Marketing Communication
Strategic Marketing
Retail Management
Brand Management
B2B Marketing
Operations
TQM & Six Sigma
Operations Strategy
Advanced Materials Management
Project Management
Quantitative Models of Management

Student Batch
PGP Class of 2010

Profiles
PGP Class of 2011

Placements Review
2010
The first batch of the Indian Institute of Management Shillong went for placements in the month of
February & March. The batch of 63 students was placed in 32 companies with a total of 68 offers. More
than 54 companies showed their interest in the placement process. In the first year of its operation, 5
international offers were made to the students.
Selection process was greatly aided by technology with 42% of the offers happening through Video
Conferencing Technology that the employers seemed to prefer. This has been instrumental in enabling
international placements. The highest international offer was 34 Lakhs with the domestic highest being
18 Lakhs. The average salary (CTC) offered on campus was around 10 Lakhs.
International recruiters included Tolaram Group, 3i Infotech, Adani Group and Jumbo Electronics. In Finance,
private banks and investment banks made the bulk of the offers. The range of profiles varied from
Investment Banking, Asset Management, Equity Research, Project Advisory, Wealth Management, Capital
Markets and the likes. HSBC and DE Shaw also offered interesting profiles to the students in these areas.
Other recruiters in this sector were public sector banks and the Navaratna PSUs.
Operations and strategy profiles were in demand this year from the students with a total of 17 offers
made. The major recruiters in this domain were Suzlon Energy in ERP consulting, Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Limited in Operations, Essar Group in Global Leadership, Adani Group in Business Development,
GATI in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. NTPC and Power Grid too made interesting profiles
for the students in strategy. ONGC, Tata Motors, Lafarge, Voltas, UB Group also showed keen interest in
recruiting.
Consulting firms like Deloitte, PWC and Frost and Sullivan made offers to the students for financial and
business consulting. New profiles like innovation consulting were also on offer. The marketing profiles
were oriented more towards the strategy and business research front with Zee Interactive, Biocon, Godfrey
Philips India, Pfizer, IMRB and IOCL taking active interest.
The students interested in IT were offered profiles by Cognizant, HP, MakeMyTrip, MuSigma, 3i Infotech,
Infosys, IBM Daksh and HCL among others. HR and General Management profiles were offered by the
Escorts group, the Apeejay group and the Oberoi group.
The range of profiles offered by the corporate is a testimony to the trust reposed in IIM Shillong by them.
Even after the entire batch had been placed, many companies across many sectors were willing to offer
interesting profiles to the participants.

2011
After the success of the concept of winter internship last year, IIM Shillong came up with Summer
Internship Program to showcase the quality and strong business knowledge of its students. The institute
witnessed a rich mix of roles and projects being offered by many illustrious companies. The
batch of 66 students was placed in 33 companies across a wide range of functional areas.
The past recruiters like Deutsche Bank, Axis Bank, KPMG, Siemens, GE India, Power Finance Corporation
made their presence this year as well thus showing their increasing interest in the institute.
KPMG offered interesting profiles in Strategy, IT project financing and financial advisory. Ventures like
Mycel saw a keen interest from students who were eager to opt for the profiles in Green Consulting.
Leading PSUs like Power Finance Corporation and IOCL made their presence on the campus.
Escorts and Indofil Chemicals also participated in the process offering roles in Human Resources
and Marketing Strategy. Students showed equally keen interest towards e-commerce companies like
Naukri.com, MakeMyTrip and start-up companies which included Brands of Desire and Quetzal. These
companies offered profiles in brand management, customer relationship management and operations
management. Technology consulting drew keen interest as well with Siemens and GE Capital
participating.
Students looking to make a career in marketing were made offers by Eveready, GATI, Nielson, Hughes
Communication and Adobe. The banking and financial services sector has always been the most
sought after sectors at IIM Shillong. Profiles offered included Investment Banking, Retail Banking, Private
Equity, Asset Management, Financial Marketing, Debt Capital, Project Financing, etc. The major
recruiters in banking and financial sector included Deutsche Bank, HSBC Bank, Axis Bank, UTI Asset
Management, IL&FS, ING Vysya and Milagrow.
A number of students also opted for media and advertising firms which included the likes of Starcom,
Zee Learn, Kairali TV and Euro RSCG. The PGP batch of 2009-11 has an appropriate mix of experienced
professionals and fresher graduates. Students are from premier institutes like IITs, NITs, SRCC, St.
Stephen’s and other esteemed private deemed universities. Students belong to varied educational
backgrounds like engineering, commerce, pharmaceutical, psychology and economics. Students have
work experience in different sectors like IT, electronics, telecommunications, marketing, production
and operations which led to an appropriate mix for the batch to learn and grow professionally.
Within a short span of two years since its inception, IIM Shillong’s interns have drawn great appreciation
from the corporate world. Success of summer internships reflects the quality of the management
education and values transmitted to the Institute’s participants in line with the corporate requirements.
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FORUMS
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The Consulting Club of IIM Shillong – ConQuest has carved a niche
of its own by engaging in a whole gamut of activities. Its monthly
magazine, launched from its website http://www.iims-conquest.in,
has been receiving rave reviews for the quality of the articles. It
has been witnessing significant contribution in the form of articles
from the top B schools and industry alike. Every issue contains
an ‘Expert Talk’ by the biggest names in the consulting space enabling
the budding managers understand the latest trends in the
field of consulting. The club also works on live consulting projects
for start-up companies to help them with their business strategies.
The work done by the Team ConQuest has been appreciated,
which is evident from the client testimonials. It has development
of North Eastern region high on its agenda and plans to provide
consulting services to a variety of SMEs in this region.
niveshak
Niveshak is the monthly finance magazine
released by the Finance Club. Born on the
15th of August 2008, Niveshak has become
a huge favorite and is circulated in the top
50 B Schools of India. It has an online subscriber
base of more than six hundred. It is
widely followed on social networking sites like Twitter,
Facebook and Orkut. The lavish praise from the
corporate houses has been another feather in Niveshak’s
cap. Every issue features the ‘Best Article of
the Month’ and monthly quizzes with exciting cash
prizes. Besides, Niveshak covers the most sensational financial
topic of month as its Cover Story. The latest issue
can be grabbed from http://www.iims-niveshak.com/
Markathon, the monthly marketing
magazine of IIM Shillong’s
marketing club, has
gained enormous popularity
amongst students from premier
Indian B schools in a
short span of just over a year.
The magazine receives articles
from students of all the IIMs and other top B
schools in the country. Markathon has proudly
featured interviews from eminent personalities
like Mr. Nirmalaya Kumar (Professor of Marketing,
London Business School), Mr Dipak Jain
(Former Dean, Kellogg School of Management)
and Dr. Dinesh Keskar (President, Boeing India)
amongst others. With the huge following the
magazine has gathered in the last one year,
it is set for glory in the years to come. The
latest issue can be grabbed from http://iimsmarkathon.blogspot.com/
Symphony, the annual magazine of IIM Shillong, was started to let budding
managers pen down their thoughts. Even with its first issue, the reach of
its readership extends to all the top management schools of the country
and abroad, major corporate houses and also to the government bodies.
Articles contributed by the students of IIM Shillong encompass a host of issues
ranging from politics to sports, financial markets to social issues and
many more. It also gives a snapshot of all the student activities that take
place throughout the academic year. With its future offerings, Symphony
would strive to offer its readers a wholesome reading experience driven by
a socially sustainable message.

Cultural Committee
The Cultural Committee at IIM Shillong is dedicated to provide the much needed break that a participant looks
for, after endless hours of hard work. The cultural committee brings to life the celebration of festivals in addition
to conducting competitions and events. While music and dance prevails during festivals like Deepawali and Holi;
games and bonfires ensure there is no compromise on fun and frolic during these times. The committee also
organized a grand farewell named “Au-Revoir” for the first batch of IIM S.
Hostel Committee
The hostel committee is involved in planning the infrastructure development such as expansion of hostel facilities
and outdoor games facilities in the current campus. It ensures availability and constant upgradation of
proper sports and gymnasium equipments. It also organized the landmark event in January 2010, “RannBhoomi”
- the intra IIM Shilong table tennis tournament, which generated huge enthusiasm and provided great fun and
entertainment for all.
IT Committee
The IT Committee of the tech savvy campus of IIM Shillong takes care of the IT requirements of the institute
as well as that of its students. One of the major achievements of the IT committee in this year is the smooth
upgradation to 12Mbps bandwidth through campus wide WiFi connections. The committee was actively involved
in the planning & implementation for the setting up of the ERP in institute. Inputs from the IT committee also
went towards the IIM S website design. The IT committee also carries out the pan-IIM Laptop Bulk Deal for the
benefit of the incoming batch.
Public Relations Cell
Public Relations Cell of IIM Shillong creates, develops and manages professional relations between all external
entities and IIM Shillong. The cell aims at streamlining the exchange of information and aligning the institute
with the latest trends in the industry. This includes all the interactions with various B-schools and media houses.
Various activities have been taken up by the cell including the successful launch of IIM Shillong Mentorship Program
‘Synapse’ for the two consecutive years. The program guides the prospective incoming students through
the various stages of the selection process.
Other programs organized by the cell include a candle light march in the memory of Shanmughan Manjunath,
interaction with Lajong Football team, industry interactions etc. The cell also maintains a blog ‘IIM S-Infinite’
which can be found at http://iimshillong.blogspot.com.
Placement Committee
The final placement is the ultimate frontier for a B-school participant. The Placement Committee is a dedicated
body which strives to enhance the industry interaction and works closely with all stakeholders to provide a
perfect launch pad for participants of IIM Shillong. It is responsible for providing good job opportunities to the
corporate ready participants of IIM Shillong. The committee also facilitates the process of getting suitable summer
project assignments with corporates.
Alumni Committee
As the first batch gets ready to join the biggest names in the corporate world, formation of alumni committee
under the aegis of institute administration would ensure a constant link to the passing alumni. This linkage
would allow present students to keep pace with the dynamic industry trends, stay abreast with the corporate
requirements and constantly exceed industry expectations as they pass out each year.
The committee plans to increase industry interaction through the alumni in the form of lecture series, workshops,
company partnered CSR initiatives etc. The committee will play a pivotal role in bringing together the
alumni spread across the globe, the institute & the students of IIM S in the coming years

IIM Shillong Golf Cup
The IIM Shillong Golf Cup was initiated as an innovative way to connect with other Business
schools and corporate houses through Sports.
The Golf Cup which was first organized in April, 2009 is the first
such tournament to be organized by a B-School. This unparalleled
concept aims at providing a meeting ground for the corporate
and academia where they can share their ideas while
playing this beautiful game. The second season held on 5th
and 6th December, 2009 was as big a success as the first tournament.
The tournament drew participation from students of 9 major
B-schools including IIM A, IIM L, IIM C, ISB, FMS & XIMB and 50
corporate from leading business houses across the nation like ONGC, Goodricke Group Ltd, Apeejay Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers
& Vodafone. Some 180 golfers tested their skills during the two day tournament in the Shillong
Golf Course. The entire event was sponsored by Times of India who were the title sponsors & ONGC, Apeejay Group
& Goodricke Tea who were the co-sponsors.
Parallel to the golf tournament, IIM S also conducted a ‘golf clinic’ titled Green Jacket. The workshop aimed at providing
a preliminary hands-on experience of the corporate sport to the future leaders.
IIM Shillong 1 st Convocation
IIM Shillong held its First convocation on 3rd April 2010 at its campus in Shillong. Hon’ble Union Minister for Finance
Shri Pranab Mukherjee graced the occasion as the Chief Guest . It was a proud moment for everyone at the Institute
as this was the first batch of students graduating out of this institute. Total of 63 participants were awarded the Post
Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM). The diplomas were handed over by Prof Ashoke K Dutta . Four different
medals were awarded to the students by the Hon’ble Union Finance Minister.
To mark this occasion, there was a First Day Cover cancellation done by Department of Posts, India. Apart from the
chief guest Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the ceremony was also graced by Guests of honor Dr. D D Lapang, Chief Minister,
Meghalaya and Shri S. Sridhar, Chariman and Managing Director, Central Bank of India.
The Indian Institute of Management, Shillong
became the first business school in the country
to webcast its first convocation ceremony live
on April 3.
The entire proceeding was web-cast on the institute’s
website and is available here: http://
iimshillong.in/webcast/convocation-webcast.
html.

Winning All The Way...
It is rightly said that the greatest asset of an institute is its students. It is they who earn repute for the institute by
their work and performance. The students of the youngest IIM – IIM Shillong are proving this point via their good
academic performance and the laurels they are earning at competitions of Ivy League B-schools and companies
across the nation. In a short span of less than two years they have participated in a wide range of events and proven
their mettle by being among the top participating teams and also winning prizes.
WagonR Think Big Challenge
Neeraj Sharma won the WagonR Think Big Challenge, an initiative to give people
a platform to present their ideas before industry stalwarts. He proposed settingup
a 1.25 mw biomass gasifier-based renewable power generation system in the
acute power-deficient industrial area of Byrnihat in Meghalaya, India, using biomass
waste generated by industries in the region.
He was handed the keys to a WagonR car and a cheque for Rs 10 lakh as prize
by actor R Madhavan at a ceremony held on March 5 in Delhi.
IIM Indore - avahan
Ashwamedha’09: A Flagship Event
Ashutosh Dixit won the event and was selected as best manager among all the participants
from corporate and every premier B-school in the country.
Kalpavriksha’09: A Flagship Event
Hari Krishnan and Neeraj Sharma won this B-Plan competition beating participants from
all IIMs in the country and other premier B-schools.
IIM Ahmedabad - Confluence
MasterPlan’09: A Flagship Competition
Hari Krishnan and Neeraj Sharma won this B-Plan competition beating participants from all IIMs in the country
and other premier B-schools.
IIM Lucknow - Manfest
Ozone: The Operations Arena
Swati Goel and Rashi Agarwal of 2008-10 batch won the first prize in Ozone – The Operations Arena using thier
expert skills to understand finer details in a case study.
Papers Published
Annual American Business Research Conference, New York, USA
Dr. Naliniprava Tripathy, Aditya Prakash Gore and Mayank Arora presented a paper “Trading Volume, Volatility and
Leverage: A Dynamic Analysis of the Indian Stock Market” in September 2009 in the international conference.
...and many more http://iimshillong.blogspot.com/2010/03/hall-of-fame-2009-2010.html

Succoring North East
...initiatives of IIM Shillong
Cedner
The Centre for Development of North Eastern Region (CEDNER) is involved in organizing both short term and
long term programmes relevant to the local community and society of the state and the region. The Centre
offers a unique opportunity for the young entrepreneurs, businessmen and women, business executives
and officers of the region to avail of the opportunities of training in skill development in various phases of
their business and entrepreneurial activity.
Some of the programmes organized so far are:
• Course on Retail Management
• Management Refresher’s Program
• Business Skill for Small Business
• Workshop on Effective Management
• Entrepreneurial Development Course
• Certificate Course for Hospital and Health Care Services
IIMS through CEDNER has successfully created a highly stimulating environment for the business community
of Shillong and proposes to continue with the endeavour in the coming years by regularly organizing more
such courses.
Workshops
The Institute, in its endeavour to contribute in the sustainable development of the society, keeps on organising
several workshops every now and then, some of them being:
• Workshop for the North-Eastern Region on Advances in Image and Document Processing
• Leadership Management Workshop For NGO Leaders
• Workshop for Directors of Postal Services on “Enhancing Managerial Effectiveness
Support to Lajong FC
Not often do you see a premier academic institution joining hands with a
football club. However, IIM Shillong has set an example in this regard by
entering into an agreement with the Shillong Lajong Football Club, which
will see the IIM faculties take active part in the team’s preparations and
help keep players in shape psychologically. This is another unique step
from IIM, Shillong.
IIM Shillong for Lajong... All The Way!

Important Links
...connect with IIM Shillong
Website: http://www.iimshillong.in
We scribble here http://iimshillong.blogspot.com
Find regular updates at http://twitter.com/IIM_Shillong
Become a Fan at http://www.facebook.com/IIM.Shillong
Take a sneak peek into IIM S: http://picasaweb.google.co.in/iim.shillong
Link with us here: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=126891&trk=hb_side_g
Our Groups:
@ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19448796161&ref=ts
@ Orkut: http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Community?cmm=52523806
Follow Life@IIMS on PagalGuy forum at
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/life-b-school-b-school/32354- life-iims.html
As the first step connect with your prospective Tucchas here
Class of 2011 Google group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/iims-2012
To interact amongst each other you can chose:
@ Orkut: http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Community?cmm=101554624&refresh=1
@ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=120866787941859
Our Publications:
Conquest: http://www.iims-conquest.in
Markathon: http://iims-markathon.blogspot.com
Niveshak: http://iims-niveshak.blogspot.com

Snapshots
of

Shillong
Getting here:
The nearest major airport and railway station is at Guwahati, which is nearly 120
km away from Shillong. Shillong can be reached by taxi/car and the fare is about
INR 1200. Guwahati Airport is well connected to many major cities in India including
Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata. Direct flights are also available to
Bangkok. Delhi and Kolkata are the international airports close to Guwahati; International
travelers can connect to Guwahati through Kolkata or Delhi.
There are also helicopter services available from Guwahati to Shillong. Indian Airlines
also operates a direct flight from Kolkata to Shillong Airport.

Credits:
Contents by:
Public Relations Cell
Student Council
Designed By:
Bhavya Aggarwal
Contact:
bhavya09@iimshillong.in
sumit.k09@iimshillong.in