India has Star Prem Kamath as Vice President, Marketing. His stay was more recent Leo Burnett, where he is Associate Vice President. Kamath appointment is the result of Satya Raghavan, ceasing to oppose India as Head of Consumer Marketing.

Star TV, Kamath relations with the marketing and communications portfolio of six channels - Star Plus, Star One, Star Gold, Star Utsav, Star Movies and Star. It is also responsible for developing content for channels, managing existing properties and new development.

Kamath is an MBA from Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA). He began his career at Enterprise Nexus (now Bates David Enterprise) in Mumbai, then changed its Leo Burnett, where he has for seven years. During this margin Leo, he worked on brands like Coca-Cola, Thums Up, Maaza, Bajaj Auto, Kellogg’s and Johnny Walker.

MICA (Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad), announced a programme of career development in new fields of communication - public relations and events. The course starts from July 15, 2003 and will cost Rs 150,000 ($ 4,000).

A press release adds that the main objective of the programme is to develop students in leading specialists in the fields of public relations and event management for careers in sectors Public Relations, Corporate Communications, event management and communication marketing functions.

The program is a nine-month full-time-which has a home on a Post-Graduate Certificate in the fields of public relations and event management.

The MICA version indicates that the program was developed in collaboration with renowned experts in the industrial sector. This program is a unique blend of academic skills and practices of mica consequence of the industry, they say.

The division added that the education system, learning and training in theory applications in the fields of public relations and event management. The program combines the disciplines of business management and communication and focuses on the management of public relations and events.

The division added that students with a Bachelor of three years or an equivalent level of qualification in each discipline are eligible. Application forms are tanks and strengthen the selection and applicants are called to the written exam and personal interview for final selection.

Marketing communications is an important aspect in selling a product and training in this area will help the executives. The retail market is growing at a steady rate of 12 per cent and has the potential to generate five lakh more jobs in the next few years, according to a joint study made by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the McKinsey.

The Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA) of Ahmedabad, the first residential institute in the country, is launching its first postgraduate programme in retail communications management from January next. The programme, combining business management and marketing communications, is spread over three trimesters and a two-month hands-on internship. Some big names in the industry are involved in designing the programme.

Retailers Association of India (RAI) and the Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), met for a course of six months from Visual Merchandising.

The programme Professional Visual Merchandising & Creative Communication is described as the first of its kind in the country.

The phenomenon of visual presentation or it is turned on goods, with thematic accessories, is in its emergence staged in India, “said Gibson G Veda Mani, CEO, RAI, in a statement. The course, help participants learn through experience, to design a project and made an announcement, building materials and accessories needed and drive the project to completion, “said Atul Tandan, director, the MICA.

After the meadow to leave the program, with a portfolio of drawings and photographs of projects and be ready for Entry-level position in the purchase of houses, shops and specialty boutiques as visual merchandisers, window trim and independent artists.

The full-time program will start on July 20. For students with a diploma with a favorite two years’ professional experience would be entitled to participate in the program. For more information, see 2852 0148 or 2852 0149.

Atul Tandan, Director, Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA) — one of India’s premier communications management institutes — talks to Archana Mohan about investing in technology, research and his plans for MICA.
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What can be expected from MICA in 2007? Any plans to expand to other cities?

In 2007, MICA would be launching new courses in Health Management with an emphasis on studying water, sanitation and hygiene issues in the country, the doctor-patient relationship, and the like. We might also launch a programme in new media or digital media which is the need of the hour today

The annual management mark Feast of the Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (Mica), Micancanvas takes place from 27 until 29 October.

The theme for the festival, “The Black Box-Unlocked” is a space in the thoughts of consumers and the sum and substance of everything that defines the New Age Indian consumers, Atul Tandon, director, mica , Said.

IIMS student, FMS, ISB, MDI, TAPMI, IMT, IIFT, XLRI, XIMB, JBIMS and IITS would be three in the event. Furthermore, asked to choose Mica Undergraduate Colleges, for the first time. .

It was a day all the work for the twelfth part of the flagship Post Graduate Program in Communications Management (PGPCM) Mudra, the Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad, (Mica), where all students received a zero day with the best package is Rs 9.5 lakh per annum.

Nearly 50 companies have participated in the placement of nearly 120 offers for a batch of 72 students. Of these 17 were for the first time in search of a job. Ten per cent of the lateral load was created by the process (for candidates with professional experience) and nine in total, offers investment (public postal operators) were students before the placement week.

While the staff traditional mediator, as Leo Burnett, IMRB, Hindustan Times and Starcom their offers, students also quotations from other areas such as differing FMCGs, maintenance, insurance, retailing, the clothing and textiles, consumer durables, IT, Business & data analysis, Des telecommunications and communication

Premier educational institutes in the state are all set to increase intake for, they are starting new courses to accommodate more students.

Cumulatively, the increase would see around 250 new students in the campus.

These institutes are National Institute of Design (NID), Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), Centre for Environment, Planning and Technology University (CEPT), Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).

In a unique partnership, students from the three premier institutes of Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management, National Institute of Design and Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad - have got together to put their core skills in creating business plans for start-up ventures.

The collaboration, which currently revolves around the students of one institute taking up elective courses in the other institutes, has led to students from NID taking up the business design aspect, students of Mica taking up the communications management, while their counterparts from IIM-A shaping the financial side of the business plan.

With a number of top venture capitalists and angel investors visiting the IIM-A campus as part of the institute’s Annual Venture Conclave 2007, the students are leaving no stone unturned to create a business plan that would catch the investors’ attention

Even HRD Thursday asked the central ministry of educational institutions are not the final lists for admission to other markets, 10 students CBO, registration had received letters from the famous Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) In the uncertainty of their future clouded.

The success of CBO candidates who do not want to reveal his identity, has even quit his job with a company Indian software MNC and said no large schools, as B-Narsee Monjee MICA and only to recognize that its admission to the IIFT, according ago as a simple dream. The fact that it is among the top five students for CBO IIFT remains a small success in a world of merit.

It was March 30 informed that IIFT CBO success of students, including software engineer, that “the light of the fact that the Supreme Court, Thursday, March 29, the government has been decided to keep 27% of seats Central Europe OBCs educational institutions, offering you the approval is now depending on the decision taken by the Government in the case “.

The communication adds that the Institute was, pending the government directive in this regard. So far, software engineering, Bank R 90250 draft stipulated that the first tranche of its entry price.

IIFT director KT Chacko, said the Institute would expect the government’s decision. What would happen if SC said CBO number of visitors can not take place? IIFT A source said: “We had only 10 students CBO this year. Unfortunately, they would not be eligible for approval. Anyway, the process begins, after accepting the offer ‘ approval. ”

But the software engineer is not alone, there are more than four engineers from Bangalore, Munger, Jamshedpur and Mumbai. A lock who has been in the general list, the other by the CBO quota.

Even if it has no debt IIFT, all wonder what their future. “The admission IIFT process began last year and received on March 19 there are many IIMS / IITS and other institutes. ‘S SC had referred later. But I quit my job and all other places of the B-school options for IIFT. Dignity SC compensate for the loss of me? “the demand for software engineers.

As with all new legislation, IIFT, which has two branches - one in New Delhi and one in Kolkata - had decided to reserve CBO for implementation over three years (5% this year and 11% respectively during the two next few years).