IIT Kanpur MBA Blog

Indians solving India’s problem :  Dr. S. Sadagopan (Director IIIT-B, Ex Faculty: IIM-B, IIT-K, PhD-Purdue University, USA, Interest: SCM, OR, Decision Tech, ERP, E-Governance, Multimedia) With that note and initial thought Dr. Sadagopan started delivering his ideas in a mesmerizing way. With a profile and educational background to be envy of the very cheerful professor shared with us the common thoughts of Indianizing IT related services for exploring unexplored opportunities in service sector. The session was titled as “What unites RedBus, Ola, Flipkart”  and using the catchy new generation thoughts professor Sadagopan has clearly expressed that how these companies have started using Information technology to explore some potential market in a very judicious way. “The Cool companies” are really using IT as their backbone but delivering something that is not at all related to IT. He even proposed some of the very contemporary concepts like 3-D printing, Consu...

The MBA Program offered under The Department of Industrial & Management Engineering (IME), IIT Kanpur is kind of a unique in its own sense in various aspects and perspectives. Since inception, it  has gone through many changes and up gradation depending on changing needs of the society and industries but always keeping in mind  the ultimate vision of “ Transforming today's professionals in technology into tomorrow's world class leaders ”. With the tremendous help of faculties of top-notch qualifications & backgrounds, the emphasis of MBA at IIT Kanpur is to nurture the leaders who dare to unlearn and relearn in the dynamic world of business". Following are some of the new changes that took place this year (2015) only to keep the program more industry friendly and to keep track with the changing needs of time. i.                     Batch Profile: Complete batch com...

Dear our valued ambassadors The PR team of IIT Kanpur MBA is delighted to introduce to you the new batch of MBA 2015-17 , the one with diversity, talent and distinction.  As you have spent a few years close to this institute it's always a privilege to learn about your achievements, and success stories and to follow in your foot steps. And the new batch of IIT Kanpur MBA with a promise to carry forward your legacy is ready to flap their wings, to chase dreams fearlessly and to fuel the spark in them. "Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success- Henry Ford. So get up, dress up, show up and Never ever give up..." The umbrella of your support, mentoring and guidance is a paramount in their journey that begins here :) "Na Puchho Ke Meri Manjil Kaha Hai Abhi To Safar Ka Irada Kiya Hai Na Haroonga Hosla Umar Bhar Ye Mene Kisi se nahi khud se vadha kiya hai" Cheers!! PR Team IIT Kanpur MBA  

One of my first concerns was, IIT is a government aided institution and since I had been in one during my bachelors, I was worried what the infrastructure would be like. When you add word government to constructions in India , your first images are of crumbling buildings which might as well be managed by ASI or added to UNESCO world heritage site lists and poor management, although that does not necessarily apply to all government infrastructures. Fortunately, IIT Kanpur is a breath of fresh air! Infrastructure at IIT Kanpur can be divided into residential, educational and miscellaneous infrastructure. Educational: Educational infrastructure of IIT Kanpur is enclosed within an Academic Block, including our department of Industrial & Management Engineering (IME). As IME is of new construction, its facilities are top notch, including modern lecture halls, laboratories, a library and of course Wi-Fi connectivity (which is present across the whole academic block). Also of...

Dear Alumni, IITK MBA Alumni Relations Team (2014 -16) takes this opportunity to introduce our batch to all of you!!! We feel proud to hear the success stories of our esteemed alumni who have continuously raised the bar for the following batches to match with their performances. All of you have been great mentors for the various batches of MBA and have nourished them with the industrial trends. With great pleasure, we would like to share our one month of experience here in this program. Please find the same in the link provided below. IITK MBA Batch 2014-16 Introduction Hope this will bring a feeling of nostalgia in all of you!! It is because of the years of efforts put in by each one of you that these platforms, where we can connect with each one of you, are active and we will try our best to maintain them with the same level of energy for the upcoming years. As said by Vince Lombardi – “The achievements of an organization are the results of the ...

At a seminar conducted under the banner of "Achievers in Business Seminar Series" by IME Department, IIT Kanpur, Mr Divyaroop Bhatnagar, Managing Director, Yfactor draws attention towards the role of FMCG companies in India. Mr. Divyaroop Bhatnagar,   Managing Director of Yfactor, has close to 30 years of General Management, Sales and Marketing experience focused on the FMCG, Telecom and Entertainment areas in India, Sri Lanka and the UK followed by 5 years as an entrepreneur running his own consulting business. He was at IIT Kanpur, IME Department on August 23, to address the students on the role of FMCG companies in India. Fast-moving consumer goods ( FMCG ) or consumer packaged goods ( CPG ) are products that are sold quickly and at relatively low cost. Indian FMCG includes non-durable goods such as food (43%), personal care(22%), fabric care(12%), hair care(8%), household cleaning(4%), OTC(4%), baby care(2%) and others(5%). Though the profit margin...

Golden Moments : IME Alumni Connect - 2014 “Everyone must leave something behind when he dies . . . Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die . . . It doesn't matter what you do, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away.” ―   Ray Bradbury ,   Fahrenheit 451 In order to connect with the distinguished alumni fraternity of Department of Industrial & Management Engineering (DIME), IIT Kanpur & w ith an aim to capitalize on the platform provided by the inaugural Alumni Meet organized in the year 2013, the second Alumni Meet cum Symposium was successfully organized at IIT Kanpur. The amount of preparations and hard work that went behind making this event a success was completely justified with the fruits that were reaped later. It enabled alumni to relive their golden days, quite literally as they got to visit not only t...