The Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) today announced its agreement at the beginning of the process of amending its Memorandum of Association (MOA) to facilitate its expansion of its activities outside India .

Briefing journalists after the meeting, Director IIMB G Prakash Apte said the MoA signed in 1973, the Institute was created, not even a clause on the extension of its activities outside the country.

The decision of nearly IIMB came on the heels of human resources, Arjun Singh, Minister’s assertion that the prestigious B-enterprises can create schools abroad, after changing its MoA.

FROM the famous tea fields of Assam to the hinterland of Punjab, Mr Mohanpal Singh Sidhu has travelled a long distance.

He has ventured into the new area of agriculture that is popularly called organic farming. His farm at Goniana village is at a stone’s throw from the historic Muktsar town.

Mr Sidhu has spent about 35 years in tea fields before shifting to farming in Muktsar. Before retiring in 1996 as Joint Managing Director of the Assam Company Limited, Calcutta, one of the oldest tea companies of the world, Mr Sidhu established a wholly organic produce division for tea, which was registered under Swiss regulations.

“My first attempt regarding organic farming proved successful and then and there I decided to enter into the area of organic farming even in the traditional agriculture sector. And when I moved to Muktsar, I re-tried my experience of organic farming to grow wheat, vegetables and fruit,” he says.

“I feel excited about this in spite of certain problems of marketing the organic farm output. I can say from my earlier experience that once you enter a new field, you have to face hiccups at the initial stage, but I am sure that things would be normal in due course,” he adds.

Mr Sidhu, who did his senior management programme from the University of California, Berkeley, USA, and also has been to the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, is now focusing on transferring organic farming techniques to other farmers of the area.

My effort is to develop clusters of organic farming in Muktsar, Mansa and Bathinda to create a viable market for those interested in the business of organic farming products. It would be easy for the buyers to procure such produce in bulk from a particular belt and transport it from there to potential markets.

Till now, he has sold organic wheat and vegetables and even fruit at the normal prices. But he has been probing market for these products beyond Muktsar. “I have been interacting with a number of companies in Delhi interested in buying organic products. And there is all probability that soon the ongoing negotiations would turn into a permanent tie-up,” he adds.

He brings organic manure from Symbhaoli Sugar Mills in Uttar Pradesh and uses no chemical-based fertiliser. Likewise, no pesticide is used. Contrary to the impression that the yield is less in organic fields, Mr Sidhu says that such impression is unfounded. One can have better yield from organic fields than those fed by chemical-based fertilisers. “I am also trying for setting up a proper certification system for organic produce. It should be a very credible arrangement and there should not be an iota of doubt regarding the organic nature of produce. Only then can one have good results as well as price,” reasons Mr Sidhu.

“Kinnows and grapes from these organic farms have a better taste compared to the ones grown in conventional fields. Likewise, the quality of wheat is better when it’s compared to the normal wheat,” he asserts.

Any problems? Yes. First the quality of subsoil water is very poor. It is a bit salty and not conducive for organic farming. People of the area mix canal water with tubewell water to irrigate their fields. But this does not solve the problem. The water spoils the upper layer of the soil because of the “concentration of unwanted stuff.”

There is dearth of canal water also. The availability of power is also negligible. All these add to the problems. “But I am determined to increase the area under organic farming from the next season. I am also satisfied to see that a number of other farmers have started following this practice of organic farming, though at a very small scale,” says Mr Sidhu with all smile on his face.

At The ICFAI Business School, a subsidiary of ICFAI university, in a concerted effort by the faculty for development.

According to Professor T.R. Venkatesh, Dean, ICFAI Business School, Bangalore, “We are very clear that we are not a shop or teaching courses in education, management education.

ICFAI teachers are also involved in the creation of new knowledge as in the dissemination of knowledge, he adds. This would mean, in writing research papers and case studies, Ph.D., development and implementation of management plans for the development of industry and members of advisory services for businesses.

Prof. Venkatesh streets, that most business schools are very curious about the establishment of infrastructure and equipment instead look at the software or the intellectual value of the school.

Through these efforts, ICFAI Business School launched the Institute of Management Teachers last year. The institute was set up to hone skills fresh graduates, post a talent for teaching and research. “At the time of the first part for the first year of over three years and is absorbed by 20 professors of us,” says Professor Venkatesh. Discussions on the various functions of the MBA program, “said Dean how it is structured. This program follows a structure and duration of each half lasts 13 weeks.

During the last period of the first year is expected students to spend four months in the industry. “Each student receives a driver’s license and the Faculty of the employer and his guide performance is evaluated by both of them.”

During the last legislature of the second year, the student goes through a similar, even if the strict exercise. He or she must spend five days a week for four months in an organization as an employee. “It gives our students a complete picture of how it goes as if it is done on a job,” said Dean.

One indirect benefit of this exercise is that the Faculty is in constant contact with industry, tutoring his station. “The teachers know exactly what’s happening in the area at the time.”

Employers have a better perspective of students and can decide whether they want to take the permanent staff. “It is a good choice to inform students and employers as well, and thus reduce fear,” he said.

ICFAI Business School east of efforts to promote the improvement of the Faculty. Teachers participating in school are submitted in writing research papers and case studies, Ph.D., development and implementation of management development programmes and members of advisory services to companies. ICFAI Business School launched the Institute of Management Teachers in the year 2002, tap the talents of fresh post-graduates, the ability to teach.

The first batch of 20 teachers in their training and poorly absorbed by the Institute.

Bangalore, Sept. 7 If the request of Call Center increasingly low? The last two years, saw Bangaloreans youth in the age group 22 to 25, excited by money and glamour of the industry proposed with the first offer was of the view that their own way.

“But this year, the trend has changed,” said G. Prahlad Rao career plan, Bangalore Institute, which helps students prepare for the Common Admission Test (CAT), GRE and GMAT.

According to him, during recent years, most graduates of the tender BPO and went away without professional training plans. But this year, they still monitoring academic growth. In addition, this year’s graduates are weighing options before jumping into the train, he feels.

If the director of a management centre career other establishments: “Over the past two years, we have a leap in the figures, but it was certainly an improvement this year.” In his opinion, the first option among graduates remains traditional and a career “, if it does not work, then a tender is in any case there.”

Says Professor Philip J., Director, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore, “Each year, the number of MBA students for our entry has increased. I think the students’ work in call centres, little money to finance their higher education and vocational training, take courses. XIME a little these students during the last year. “Young people today are very clever. You know exactly how planning their careers. ”

“Even the fact that the nature of the student center for a tender may be different from the nature, provides for higher education,” he says.

“We expect about 30 per cent of the increase in the number of students, our entry into this year,” says Professor TR Venkatesh, Dean, The ICFAI Business School, Bangalore.

He compares the evolution of computing boom and said: “It is similar to the tendency to boom in information technology arrested when engineers in one BE or B. Tech and jumped into the first job. They are now carrying out the importance of higher education. We are witnessing the same phenomenon. “

BHUBANEWSWAR: Working professionals and college-goers can look forward to some productive sessions on how to develop inter-personal skills and study behavioural changes.

For, the Kolkata chapter of Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Science (ISABS) in collaboration with Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, is organising a five-day human behavioural development-training programme here from September 4.

Programme coordinator Khirod Pattnaik said, under the training schedules, participants will work with facilitators to learn human processes and how to explore their strengths and styles. Also they can gain an insight into interpersonal group interactions, how they perceive others and vice-versa.

The programme will be practical-oriented in human processes and their development. Besides, Pattnaik added, married couples can take advantage of it by enrolling on ‘Intimate space: Effective relationship at home and work’ module. They will be asked to go through a series of exercises to understand the chemistry of relationships. They can use their experience to good effect for developing and deepening relationships at work place and outside, he said. The facilitators will be professional members of ISABS.

The organisation, comprising a group of behavioural scientists, conducts training programmes twice a year throughout the country.

Bhubaneswar: A group of students from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, a yellow page service to speak of ‘hello Orissa for the overall benefits of the economy.

The well-being is the first of its kind in the state. A hotline has been 0674-2301616, in which people can you want information on organizations such as schools, universities, offices and shops.

In addition to information on doctors, lawyers and clients in the cities of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela and Berhampur are also eligible for free to choose the number. Can also receive information by clicking www.halloorissa.com.

A staggering data of more than 30000 copies may be information on the service.

The group is considering extending the service to other cities across the model franchise.

On the other hand, the city Biz Dial-based Information Services has also “The Talking Orissa yellow pages’ service recently. You can not dial 32.00000 and availability of information on trade and handicrafts.

Initially, the service would be available in the cities of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri from 9 am to 9 pm. Later, it will be launched in other cities of the state.

Bhubaneswar: This weekend, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar play host to some of the best brains management and aspirants-Presidents of some of the best B-schools across the country.

The event, ‘Kshitij 2006 - beyond the horizon “, one of its kind Summer Project competition in the country was XIMB a year ago to promote the idea of” learning by ‘interaction. ” Eleven of the 25 best business schools are participating in the event. In addition to former players like IIMS, FMS Delhi, IIFT Delhi and XLRI, it would also be that institutions SPJIMR Mumbai, NMIMS Mumbai and IISc Bang Lore.

La years of this event has received over 185 entries synthesis, which is currently being examined by a team of experts to observe single, close to the analysis and perfect out of the box ideas. During recent weeks, the list has been established in relation to three in each of six areas, marketing, finance, human resources, management systems and exploitation.

Candidates would show their presentation before a jury composed of Top brass of Infosys, Dell, Airtel and Nalco, on 17 September. Winner will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 5000 and a certificate of merit.

The interactive sessions with the top industry professionals will present their views on trends and concepts of their sector would be a characteristic of the event.

XIMB implementation in collaboration with the National Human Resource Development Network, this university is sponsored Blitzkrieg-computer science majors Infosys and Dell, XIMB’s Senior Manager Corporate Communication, Sunil Malik said.

Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Petroleum and Natural Gas Mani Shankar Aiyer is to visit the State on a four-day visit beginning from October 23.

On the first day of his arrival Aiyer will visit Raghunathpur Gram Panchayat under Bhubaneswar block and is scheduled to attend Gram Sabha (village committee meeting).

He will interact with the people and will have first hand information about the functioning of the Panchayati Raj institutions.

The next day the Union Minister will interact with Panchayat Samiti members of Khurda block followed by Zilla Parishad members at the conference hall of the District Collectorate.

He will proceed to Kandhamal after a brief halt at Barkul. On Tuesday, Aiyar will interact with Panchayat Samiti members of G Udaygiri.

The next day, he will attend a programme of Xavier Institute of Management here followed by prize distribution function organised by the Panchayati Raj Department. He will also meet the Chief Minister.

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Birlasoft, a leading IT companies in the country recently, a campus recruitment drive Jagannath Institute of Technology and Management (JITM) here, where 190 students from 10 universities, including host College.

Some schools which participated OEC, and GIET KIIT. Birlasoft recruited 12 students, two of JITM.

“It is a matter of pride for us that in the last three months, 10 companies known as Satyam, Wipro, Pantaloon Mind and Spectra have visited our institution and recruited more than 20 students from the burden 2006″ Said Dr. D. Major Mishra.

JITM was recently taken over by a group of people who are interested in Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.