Merry Christmas

Wishing all of you Merry Christmas...Have a fun-filled time with your close ones and friends......

On the other side....the fifth term @ XIMB is now over. So just one more term and placements left. Placements are due in second week of January.

The classes for last term also started.......ah and for a change it should be light...with just two subjects taken: Project Appraisal and Services Marketing.

Also, the campus looking much more beautiful with all the flowers blooming....

Some of the snaps captured using my mobile:

The Auditorium






View From Auditorium

Just a Random Thought

Morning time: 6:52 AM
Song Playing: Roadhouse Blues by "The Doors"

"Ah Keep your eyes on the road,
Your hands upon the wheel.
Keep your eyes on the road
Your hands upon the wheel.
Yeah, we're going to the roadhouse,
Gonna have a real good-time."

What am i doing........staring at my comp.....thinkin wat to study......
BUT then 4 semesters gone.....did i ever study here.....
Just a day left and then from 15th December starts the fifth term exam........
Wow......now fifth term also coming to an end.....

It seems like yesterday I was in first term.......
And as of today (13th December, 2004), 75 more days @ XIMB left.....

But, I have always loved the exam time.....loads and loads of eating happens......loads and loads of bullshitting both on paper and off paper........

Have always enjoyed the examination scene since those BIT (@ DU) days........they were fun........"ER aayega ki nahin" solid suspense reheta thha.......we would get ERs in subjects we never expected and passed in subjects we didn't deserve to.....that was life.........now it is different........The last time I seriously studied for exams was in the first term here at XIMB, after that it seems i have gained immunity against examination fever....


After exams comes the placement prep time....(as a matter of fact the only reason I think anyone does MBA is for that ONE JOB - and there is NO OTHER REASON, whatever the person may say.....)

So then in the very same song (Roadhouse Blues)there is a stanza:

"The future's uncertain
And the end is always near."

So the basic funda of life is enjoy it while is lasts.......
The Doors....rocks.....great way to start day with those bluesy rocksy feeling.......and its MONDAY.......ah those Monday Morning Blues - na they don't happen.......

While I end this post......
Winamp has shifted through playlist to Eric Clapton's - Cocaine

XIM Bhubaneswar and CII

Finally, today the good news regarding the linking up of XIM Bhubaneswar with Confederation of Indian Industry being finalized came. MoU has been signed between CII and XIMB, according to which they will be setting up Centre of Excellence in the areas of research, training and consultancy.

We were told that work on this is going during our the convocation ceremony of our seniors.

This will further enhance the industry linkage of our institute.

For press articles:
Article on Rediff.com
Article in Economic Times

Other Related Links:
Business Standard Report
Report on CII Website

Finally new version of the blog revealed......

Finally, I today started and finished off with the work on the new blog design......hoping it is looking fine.....
Simple, 3 Column design, was what i wanted and I got it.....I like it.....
Thinkin on some kinda horizontal pic of the size of the topmost rectangle....
ne one having any rough idea on what kind of design can go there.....do leave comments (design may be available somewhere, or might be possibly made using images)....

Also...try this:

HOW MUCH YOU MATCH WITH YOUR SUNSIGN

You are 73% Capricorn

How much do you match your zodiac sign?

THE BEST MANAGEMENT STUDENT AWARD

At the 13th Business School Affaire, the Best Management Student Award was won by my classmate - Kartik Subramanian (PGP-2, XIMB). The prizes are sponsored by Dewang Mehta Foundation. This is one real amazing news for us all at XIMB campus. 2 of the 35 students shortlisted (from over 500 entries from Business Schools across the country) for this title were from our institute, the other candidate being Monideepa Dasgupta.

In the same event, XIMB also won second prize for the on the topic Best Presentation Contest 'The Retail Paradigm: Growth and Opportunities'. For this, the team constituted of Kartik Subramanian and Shikha Garg.

For the first time XIMB also took part in the Placement Brochure Contest. This award was won by the Rural Management placement brochure of XIMB.

This year has been going great for us and I hope this run continues. Though the bull run at the BSE might plateau around 8,000 , I believe that XIMB has started on the run now only, and will go a long distance.

For News Articles:
Economic Times
On CoolAvenues