1. The Voice of SIESCOMS October 2012
The Voice of
SIESCOMS
Reaching out to
the world
OCTOBER 2012
Sharing smiles: Joy of Giving Week
By Amita Pai
On the occasion of the ‘Joy of Giving Week’ Mr.Kannan Devendra, Director of the
nd
which was celebrated worldwide from 2 NGO ‘Satya Anand Mission’ was
th
October to 8 October 2012, Sahyog overwhelmed with the response and
Committee along with the Students’ Council of appreciated the efforts of Sahyog
SIESCOMS conducted a donation drive for committee & the Students’ Council. He
clothes, toys, books and various other things said “The dedication and intention of the
which could be used by the less privileged students is very noble. It is very important
section of our society. We got a magnificent to have such socially responsible students
and generous response for the drive from every for the transformation of the society.”
constituent of the college. At the end of the
drive the collection accounted for more than 30 The Sahyog Committee and the Student
huge boxes of clothes, books, toys, etc. for all Council extends a heartfelt gratitude to all
age groups. These boxes were handed over to for the overwhelming support. This has
an NGO named “Satya Anand Mission”, who in further motivated the Sahyog Committee
turn distributed clothes and other things to to carry on and come up with more such
deserving underprivileged & needy children in socially driven causes. There is certainly a
various areas of Mumbai. great joy in the “Joy of giving”.

2. THE VOICE OF SIESCOMS | OCTOBER Issue 2
Alumni Speak HEF Seminar SIES NEWS
By Mr. Cijoy Chowalloor (MCA Alumni) By Megha Saluja
One of the major issues in contemporary higher Inauguration of Finance club (2012-2014)
I am currently working as a Software Project
education, particularly technical & professional
Leader at Rolta India Limited. Finance Club (2012-2014) was inaugurated on
education in India has been the “employability”
of our fresh graduates. Certain reports suggest Saturday, October 20, 2012. The chief guests
SIESCOMS for me: for this occasion were Mr. Smitesh Desai from
that on an average not more than 25% of
graduates actually are “Employable”. This CCGRT and Mr. Shashank Chaturvedi from
SIESCOMS – Add a pinch of Management to the BSE.
taste!! therefore means there is a gap between what
the institutes provide in terms of curriculum,
Mr. Smitesh and Mr. Shashank enlightened
Till recent times most of the institutes which skills/attitude and what is expected in a
aspiring finance students on 'How to invest in
offered MCA were purely technical where you corporate context.
Capital Markets'. It was a highly informative
would find yourself surrounded by all kinds of session. Finance club members are all geared
technocrats. With the intention bridging this ever-widening
gap, the Higher Education Forum (HEF) decided up to arrange similar sessions in the near future.
Yet, SIESCOMS is different, a place where to organize a series of seminars on this subject
Srinivasa Kalyanam
Management blends with Information by bringing senior corporate professionals,
Technology seamlessly. institutes, faculty members and students "Srinivasa Kalyanam", the symbolic celestial
together. The first seminar in the series was wedding of Lord Venkateswara with his two
In today’s world there is an equal importance to held at SIESCOMS on 'Skill-Gap & Corporate consorts Padmavati and Laxmi was held at SIES
your managerial competences along with Expectations in BFSI sector' on Saturday 13 (Nerul) campus (temple premise) on Monday,
technical expertise. SIESCOMS is one of those October 2012. The panel members were: 15th October 2012.
few places which offer you this winning mantra.
Mr. Ram Iyer, formerly Partner KPMG, The idols of the Lord were specially brought
Innovation – The ultimate secret Currently Partner Sudit K Parekh &Co. from Tirupati devasthanam. The event was
If you introspect a successful project or a witnessed by over 2000 devotees. Students of
Mr. Anil Salvi, MD and Group Head- HR, J M
breakthrough software product, you will realize SIESCOMS were given a partial responsibility to
Financial, formerly Senior VP- HR RBS, V P HR
that the foundation stone has always been manage this event, which they did very
Deutsche Bank
innovation. successfully.
Ms Rashmi Nagori, Senior VP HR Edelweiss
Today, new ideas are the ones which are securities Ltd., Formerly VP HR, HDFC
respected and honored the most.If you have Securities Ltd
something new, there is limitless opportunity
out there. Mr.Abhishek Rai, AVP HR NCDEX, formerly
Regional Head, Kotak Life Insurance
Change- The only consistent thing
Ms. Kalpana Hinduja, Head HR India Factoring,
Technology is changing at an unprecedented formerly Manager HR, Indian Express
pace. Try to familiarize yourself with the latest
trends in the industry. Don’t completely rely on The discussion was moderated by the Mentor of
syllabus and theory. Arrange corporate SIESCOMS Dr. A. K. Sengupta. The seminar
seminars to get a glimpse of where the world is presented an opportunity for all aspiring
moving. This will help you to mould yourself students of Finance to interact with luminaries
and prepare for the opportunities and from the corporate world and understand
challenges in the corporate world. expectations that corporate world has from
fresh graduates.
All the best!
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3. THE VOICE OF SIESCOMS | OCTOBER Issue 3
Bridging the Generation Gap
By Rashmi Udayshankar
Today, we live in a world where man is the opinion that, both the generations shared need to set a limit, on fulfilling which, they
progressing every single day. Just like every common core values, the difference was only in should fly back home and be there for their
coin has two sides, along with progress on one the way the values were being practiced. Other parents”.
hand, there are problems on the other. Of the students begged to differ, by saying that, it is
numerous social issues we face today, one the dynamics of the societal demands that As the session drew towards close, it was
staring us in the face is the so-called leads to the changes in the value system of each unanimously agreed upon by both the
‘Generation gap’. In order to address this issue, generation. To this, the senior members generations, that with a little effort from either
SIESCOMS organized a face-to-face discussion unanimously opined that in order to progress in side, the generation gap could be easily
between today’s youth and the senior citizens. the right direction, one essentially needs to bridged. The students were very happy for
The purpose of this event was to having had the
address the various problems opportunity to interact
caused by generation gap, and to with the experienced
inculcate a sense of social senior section of the
responsibility & sensitivity in the society. They looked up to
student community. the senior citizens with
renewed respect and
The talk show was held on Friday, gratitude. To this, the
5th October 2012. The senior citizens
participants belonged to two reciprocated with a lot of
extreme generations, the ‘sixty- concern and affection.
plus’ age group and the ‘barely
twenty-five’ age group. The It was indeed a holistic
guests of the talk show learning experience and
were eleven members of “The served as a value addition
Senior Citizens’ Association”, to the student
CBD Belapur. There were some in community. Such
their sixties and others in their sessions, help students
eighties. Nonetheless, each one become more socially
of them was enthusiastic and sensitive, and to relate to
young at heart. the various problems
faced by the society. The
The two hour long session, saw
students of SIESCOMS
very lively and hearty discussion on various have a right value system in place.
would indeed look forward to more of such
issues faced by the two generations, and
Next was a problem that hundreds of Indian interactive sessions.
methods to resolve them. The session began
with discussion on the relevance of the older parents are facing today, that of their children
generation’s experience in today’s world. Both settling abroad, leaving behind their old parents
parties involved brought in various points of often feeling lonely and
view with the youth finally conceding that impaired. The various
experience & wisdom indeed is of great problems faced by such
relevance even in these changing times. parents and also the
reasons for the same were
The discussion then veered towards money discussed. Also, some
matters and ‘Whether money students opined
is everything in life?’. Varied views A peaceful sleep that settling
were presented regarding the is more important abroad gave
same. The younger generation felt than money, the them better
that money indeed was the older generation opportunities to
panacea to all difficulties and one says. support their
should always focus on earning families in India
more money. Whereas, the older generation and abroad. A solution to
was of the opinion that, more than money, it is the issue was suggested by
the peaceful sleep at night that matters. It was a one of the senior members,
nice attempt to make the younger generation who said, “Probably,
realize, when and to what extent, money should children should go abroad,
be given importance. as they must not miss out
on the promising
The next problem addressed, was that of social opportunities. But, they
and cultural divide. Here, a few students were of

4. The Voice of SIESCOMS October 2012
Wall of Honor
SIES NEWS
Inauguration of Recreation Centre By The Editorial Team
A Recreation Center (RC) for all SIESCOMites
was inaugurated on 9th October 2012. st
1 Prize winners in Debate competition at D Y
Patil Institute of Management Studies:
Monika, Chinar Desai, Vivek Nair
1st prize winners in Mad Marketing at Pillai
Institute of Management Studies:
Mayur, Vishnu, Santosh, Jay Mehta
Winner of the Inter Management Institute- Best
Summer Project Contest 2012:
AnishBagchi
1st Prize winners in Ad-Mad at Father Agnel
Business School:
st
1 prize and Viewer’s choice prize for SELL It at Jobin Mathew, Reagan Chettiar, Richard
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies: Manickam, Shivanand Kotian, Mary Das,
Ketaki Chande
Jobin Mathew, Reagan Chettiar,
Richard Manickam
1st Prize winners in Brand Race at Father Agnel
Business School:
st
1 Prize winners in Financial express at Father
Jobin Mathew, Reagan Chettiar, Richard
Agnel Business School:
Manickam, Shivanand Kotian
THE EDITORIAL TEAM Nikhil, Harsh, Rushil
Editors:
Parag Amin , Sharmila Mohapatra&
Susen Varghese
Newsletter Committee:
Apoorva Shenoy, Divya Bhandaru, Jay Mehta,
Prerana Sawant, Reshmi Pankaj, Sneha Shet,
Sreejit Nair
Photographs Courtesy:
Chinar Desai, Jobin Mathew, Viresh
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