Lecture by Mr. Kailash Bahuguna (CEO - Zydus Infrastructure Limited)

Mr. Kailash Bahuguna, CEO- Zydus infrastructure Limited, addressed the MTM students on 04-10-08 to share his perspective about SEZs in India. His interaction rotated around the following topics:
1. The history of SEZ in India and growth of this sector
2. Problems and prospects of SEZ industry in India
3. The current business activities of this sector
4. The current investment levels and projected investment levels.
5. The future outlook of the industry in terms of growth plans.
6. The manpower requirement for current business activities andprojected manpower requirements for future expansion of the industry.
7. His view on the skill sets available in Gujarat - both in terms of quantity and quality -and your rating of the quality of manpoweravailable.
8. Comparison of SEZ as compared to conventional IndustrialDevelopment Corporations
9. Comparison of this sector in India as opposed to China and other countries
10. Financing of SEZ - sources of funds and ROI
11. Pros and Cons of Carbon credit

Shubham Agrawal - MTM 0108

Lecture By Mr PR Joshi (President-Group Human Resources and Corporate Communication, Zydus Group)

Mr. P. R. Joshi, President - Group Human Resources and Corporate Communication of the Zydus Group , addressed the MTM students on 30-08-08 to share his perspective about Pharma Industry in India.

His interaction rotated around the following topics:
1. The growth of Pharma Industry in India in general and Gujarat in particular.
2. The current business activities of this sector in Gujarat.
3. The current investment levels and projected investment levels.
4. The future outlook of the industry in terms of growth plans.
5. The manpower requirement for current business activities and projected manpower requirements for future expansion of the industry.
6. Skill sets available in Gujarat - both in terms of quanityt and quality -and your rating of the quality of manpower available.

The lecture was video recorded and its CD's are available at CEPT University.

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Lecture By Mr Ashish Soparker (MD - Meghmani Chemicals)

Mr. Ashish Soparkar from Meghmani Chemicals addressed the MTM students on 23-08-08 to share his perspective about Chemical Industry in India This was part of an effort in understanding current status and future trends with regard to human resource development in the state.

Essential focus of his lecture was on the current and future manpower requirement of Gujarat in this important sector and whether the State is geared up for it or not, both for quantity and quality of students for researchers, operations, management of domestic and global operations and other critical areas of technology management, maintenance etc., in this changed environment.

His interaction rotated around the following specific topics:

1. Current status, future outlook of sector as a whole, competitiveness.
2. Trends, facts, issues, quality in sourcing manpower from within Gujarat for the sector at all levels. Is attrition, availibity an important issue?
3. Investment profile in Gujarat, some broad estimates of future human resources and their quality requirements for the future- 3, 5 years.

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Survey Conducted By FAM

“QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF MANPOWER IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT”

The Faculty of Applied Management (FAM), CEPT University has undertaken a study to map manpower requirements of Industry in Gujarat vis-a-vis availablity. The study is being conducted in two parts. The manpower requirements at entry level are studied by having focussed interactions with industry heads from various sectors so that sector-wise manpower needs are understood in detail.

The second part of our study is being conducted at college level by surveying faculty, students, management/administ ration, placement cell so as to understand the quality and quantity of manpower available in Gujarat.


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Student Council - FAM

Student Council Members

President- Shubham Agrawal
Vice President - Mit Viramgama

Cultural Secretary- Zalak Dave
Joint Cultural Secretary- Saumya Gangula

Academic Secretary- Sankalp Sharma
Joint Academic Secretary - Santosh Chaudhary

Administrative Secretary - Saurabh Gupta
Joint Administrative Secretary - Jaimin Upadhyay



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About MTM Programme

In today's globally competitive business world, technology is essential to run nearly every business and every facet of business. It is a major factor impacting the pace of change in the business environment, which is faster today than ever before as new technologies and innovations force industries and firms to find new ways to compete and survive. For companies to succeed in this environment, people who posses both business savvy and technology expertise are required. Neither alone is sufficient, especially in emerging economies like India where technology transfer and development have assumedlot of significance; post India's compliance to TRIPS and productpatents. Huge influx of foreign investment by global giants in technology development,setting up of research centers by global companies, government policies facilitating Industry-Institute technology transfers are some of the factors that have compelled Indian companies to understand and manage technological innovation. In this emerging scenario, there is a dearth of skilled manpower to handle transactions of such complexities.Thus there is a need for training techno-managers to work in anybusiness/management environment which is technology driven. Leveraging our recognized core strengths in the areas of planning and design of *humanhabitat* and relevant technologies, CEPT University' Faculty of Applied Management (FAM) has developed a Master Business Administration(MBA) in Technology Management (MTM) to address this need. The MTM programme aims to combine cutting-edge specialization of the existing CEPT academic programmes with management skills and concepts so as to provide Indian Industry with technology managers who can handle wide range of functions and tackle complex challenges of today's global and competitive environment.

*OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME*

• To ensure the study of advanced business and management courses relevant to the demands of technology driven organizations.
• To provide an interdisciplinary perspective that will enrich the experience of the learners.
• To bring in diversity of thought and professional experience of various schools of CEPT so as to equip students to lead across disciplines.
• To prepare the students to solve complex problems throughout organizations..
• To broaden the career pathways of the students.

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CEPT University , Ahmedabad , India