The Institute of Management Studies (IMS), Ghaziabad, conducted a three-day Induction Programme for the new batch of Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) recently.
On Day 1 of the programme, the institute’s director, Prof JP Sharma, and programme chairperson Dr Tapan Kumar Nayak, welcomed the 28th batch of PGDM students and their parents.
Addressing the freshers, Dr Nayak led them through a course overview while area chairpersons highlighted the departmental activities to budding IMSians.
On Day 2, chief guest Prof AN Rai, former director, NAAC (GOI), and former VC, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, emphasised that innovation and out-of-the-box thinking was key to success.
Keynote speaker, Dr Chandan Mitra, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of The Pioneer Group, urged students to focus on their study as dharma.
Prof Sharma, in the presence of Dr Pramod Agarwal, Managing Trustee, IMS Ghaziabad, and Dr Sapna Rakesh, Director, IMS-UC, exhorted budding IMSians to acquire ethical and moral values. Internationally renowned academician Prof Debi S Saini highlighted the skills needed by corporates.
On Day 3, a special session was conducted on Yoga, Meditation and Stress Management during which students got to interact with the alumni of IMS, Ghaziabad.