Name

Qualification / Information

Ramesh Venkateswaran
B.Tech. (Hons.) IIT, Mumbai, PGDM (IIM, Bangalore)
Director, SDM-IMD
Professor-Marketing

Prof. Ramesh Venkateswaran was the Gold Medalist of his batch of 1980 at IIM Bangalore and winner of the Glaxo Marketing Scholar of the year. He has over seventeen years of experience in the corporate sector and sixteen years as a management consultant and trainer. He has worked with Voltas and TVS Motors and has rich sales, marketing and general management experience. He has also been a certified Auditor for ISO 9000 and QS 9000 Quality Systems.
As a consultant and trainer he has worked with leading international and national organizations in a variety of industries. The companies include American President Lines, Akzo Nobel Coatings, BPL Limited, IBM India, Gallup Corporation, Millipore India Limited, Titan Industries, Vysya Bank and Wipro. He is also invited as a speaker at various forums including industry associations, business schools and company seminars.
His areas of strength and interest are Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction, Product and Marketing Strategy, and Strategic Sales Management for Large Accounts. He consults and conducts workshops for organizations in the above areas.
He has been a visiting faculty in the Marketing area at IIM Bangalore since 1990. The courses offered by him have been extremely popular and rated highly by students over the years. He is a Director on the Board of Patni Computer Systems Limited. He is closely involved closely with various socially relevant issues and projects which include:
* Founder Member Chairman and volunteer at Vishwas, a not for profit counseling organization in Bangalore, that offers free and confidential counseling services for people in emotional stress since 1991.
* Founder Member of Nagarik, a forum to instill social responsibility amongst citizens.
* Director on the board of Rural Development Foundation that is committed to imparting high quality education to children in villages and currently have five schools in Andhra Pradesh catering to about 2500 children.
* Head of The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty a prestigious 150 year old Public School.
* President of the IIM Bangalore Alumni Association for two extended terms.

J.M. Subramanya
B.E., FIE, PGDBA (IIM, Ahmedabad)
Qualified Lead Auditor from CQE, UK.
Senior Professor - Operations & EVIM

Prof. J.M. Subramanya has wide-ranging experience in both the corporate sector as well as in academics. After graduating from IIM-A, he worked in various leading companies for thirty-one years. Simultaneously he also taught management in business schools. His specialisation is in the area of Operations Management and General Management. Before joining SDM-IMD he was Vice President - Operations with Sanmar Engineering Corporation, Chennai.
During his career in industry, he taught in KIMS, Karnatak University as a guest faculty. He has served as a member on several panels of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Karnatak University.
Presently he is on the Executive Board of the Association of Indian Management Schools and is the south zone coordinator.
He is with SDM-IMD for the last 8 years. He is the immediate past Director of the Institute and the first Director in the new campus.

N.R. Parasuraman
LLB, FCS, FICWA, DBF, Ph.D.
Professor-Finance

Dr. N.R. Parasuraman has twenty-five years of experience in diverse areas of Finance. Was the Company Secretary of Federal Bank Ltd. for five years and was Vice President (Finance) in charge of Securities Analysis for Joindre Capital Services Ltd. He has been researching and teaching in the areas of Strategic Finance, Financial Derivatives, Cost Management, Portfolio Management and also International Finance. He has published around 20 papers in leading journals on various topics in finance and has also authored a book titled "Fundamentals of Financial Derivatives". He is an Adjunct Faculty of Finance at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.
He is also currently Dean-Academics.

R. Jagadeesh
B.E. (Mysore University)
M.E. (Madras University)
Ph.D. (IIT Mumbai)
P.G. Diploma in Production Management
Diploma in SCMM
Professor-Operations

Dr. R. Jagadeesh has over twenty four years of teaching experience in Engineering and Management subjects. Was the regular Faculty in The Department of Mechanical Engineering, SJCE, Mysore and visiting faculty for various Management Institutes of repute. Conducted training programmes for different managerial groups and line staff. Conducted independent research in the area of Operations Management. Organised short term courses, conferences & workshops. Recipient of National Award by Indian Society for Technical Education. Has to his credit more than 58 publications including 8 in International Journals & Conferences. Recognised as a Guide for Ph.D candidates in Mysore University & VTU. Peer Reviewer for The International Journal of Management Development, and Journal of Management Decision, MCB Publications, Bradford, UK. Research interests include Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, and Project Management.
Informal Advisor (India Operations) for Emerald Publishers, UK. Coauthor of 'Operations Management' (Indian Adaptation) by Jay Heizer and Barry Render published by Pearson Education, India.
Invited as Adjunct Professor to teach 'Operations Management' at the Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, during 2006 and 2007.

H. Gayathri
MBA, Ph.D. (Mysore University)
Professor-Marketing

Dr. H. Gayathri has over twenty years of teaching experience at the Mysore University and at SDM Institute for Management Development Institute for Management Development. Assisted various companies in Market Research Studies. She has published articles in the area of Marketing, and has also taken up consultancy assignments for the SME sector. She has helped in developing strategic marketing plans, and focused on creating customer friendly, relationship oriented structures in the banking Industry. She is a resource person with the Staff Training College of SBM.
She is a member of SME Panel, CII and NHRD. Her areas of interest are Business Negotiation Skills, Marketing, Services Management & Service Quality and Leadership Influencing Skills. She has conducted Management Development Programs in the above areas.
She has worked on various health care assignments. She is a licensed certified NLP practitioner and Ad-junct faculty at IIM-K.

S. Padmanaban
B.Com., MBA (Panjab), CISA (USA)
Professor-Systems

Prof. S. Padmanaban has twenty-eight years experience in Information Technology (IT) industry, in private and public sectors in India (CMC), and Zambia (Zambia State Insurance Corporation [ZSIC]), in capacities ranging from Systems Manager to Director / VP (Operations) and also as Certified Information Systems Auditor. Directed and coordinated many IT projects, including Indian Railways Passenger Reservation System.
Designed and conducted courses and delivered guest lectures on subjects of IT, Information Systems Audit, Security, and Control, at IIMA, TISS, SBI, Bank of Baroda, ZSIC Staff College, University of Zambia, National Insurance Academy, Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development. Carried out consultancy assignments on IS with public and private sector banks. Authored and co-authored cases, case analyses, published articles in refereed journals, and also presented papers at international conferences. Research interests and focused competency are in the areas of: Integrated Information Systems & ERP; Systems Integration, Systems Audit / Security / Control; Quality Assurance; Public Systems, specially Railways / Transport; Financial and allied Services, specifically Insurance and Banking, EIS/MIS.

K. Balakrishnan
B.A. (Econs), Loyola Madras; PGDM, IIM Ahmedabad
Professor-Marketing

Prof. K. Balakrishnan has twenty-two years industrial experience across various sectors, functions and organisations such as Blue Star Ltd., Sanmar Group and Escorts Ltd. Was the COO/CEO of Century Wood Ltd. & Raman Boards Ltd.
Exposure to functional areas of Management include Marketing, Contracting, and Corporate Management.
Has traveled abroad extensively in the pursuit of International Business with MNCs such as IKEA, Westinghouse, York, Siemens and others. Set up India's first automated solid wood furniture facility as a green field 100% EOU.
Has been convenor / member of a number of panels / committees such as the Technical Education & Training Committee, Industry-Institute Collaboration Committee, Manufacture & Technical Panel, and the Business Management & Operation Panels of CII Mysore Zone & Karnataka State. Was also the Honorary Secretary and is currently VP, Greater Mysore Management Association.
While in industry, presented papers in the areas of testing methodology for reliability evaluation and non-destructive evaluation using eddy current and X-radiology for the Dept of Science & Tech, GoI and the INAE. After joining SDM-IMD, he has published over 50 papers and articles. He participated in the UNDP Case Writing Project on Corporate Social Responsibility.
Prof Balakrishnan is a resource person with the UGC Academic Staff College and teaches as visiting faculty with KIAMS, IIMK and IIMB. He is also a regular speaker at various Rotary Clubs.
Prof. Balakrishnan is on the board of the CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital and is currently involved in select industrial consultancy assignments.
He is also currently Dean-Placements.

Rajesh Haldipur
B.Com., FCA, Grad CWA
Professor-Finance

Prof. Rajesh Haldipur is a versatile professional who has practised as a Chartered Accountant for 17 years. While still in practice, he developed a first-of-its-kind software product on the Direct Tax Laws that found discerning customers. Contemporaneously, he wrote prolifically (over 3,000 printed pages comprising over 125 articles, 2 edited books, and 5 authored books) and taught as visiting / core faculty at various well-known B-Schools, including Jamnalal Bajaj, NMIMS, Sydenham (SIMSREE), Welingkar and MET. He has also been invited as guest faculty at TAPMI Manipal, SMS Varanasi, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai and RBI's Bankers' Training College.
He was Editor of INDIAN MANAGEMENT, the journal of the All India Management Association for 2 years, an assignment that widened his breadth of understanding of management theory. He also edited a quarterly tax journal, Direct Taxes Digest cum Referencer, for 3 years.
His stint as a Director on the Board of Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank Ltd, then the 5th largest co-operative bank in India, gave him a ringside view of the banking industry for over 3 years, including working of money markets, and deep understanding of the credit appraisal process. While there, he spearheaded the Bank's bold initiative of developing its own banking software. Today, this Bank is one of the few banks whose business runs from multiple, inter-connected branches, on its own in-house software.
For three years, he was Director (R&D) at Newgen Imaging Systems, a Chennai-based KPO company (now part of the Carlyle Group, one of the largest private equity players in the world), where he led development of several pioneering solutions, workflows and service offerings in the field of prepublishing technologies for the world's leading publishers.
For over 2 years immediately prior to joining SDM IMD, he was at the Tata Management Training Centre in Pune, where he developed, designed and delivered Executive Training Programmes in Finance. Consumers of this training were sophisticated and demanding. Before he joined TMTC with a specific brief of developing Training offerings in Finance for Tata Group Executives, TMTC ran at most 5 programmes a year in Finance. Financial training at TMTC now has a reputation within and outside the Group, for being sharply focused, well designed and organized.
He has a firm grasp and understanding of accountancy, accounting standards, finance, cost and management accounting, direct taxes, including international tax and transfer pricing, and commercial law, and also deep practical grasp over publishing technologies.

Y.K. Shriram
B.Tech. (IIT, Madras)
PGDM (IIM, Bangalore)
Professor-Operations

Prof. Y.K. Shriram has over 30 years experience in industry, consulting and academia. Has worked with leading organizations (Ashok Leyland, Titan, Sonata Software, Madura Coats) in a variety of industries such as steel, textiles, automobiles, durables and petrochemicals in diverse functions including operations, sales and human resources development. Has been responsible for a large number of initiatives in these organizations to enhance the overall organization performance levels. Has also been a practicing management consultant and has carried out pioneering assignments in the areas of marketing research, industrial engineering and organization development. Has been on the panel of consultants for agencies such as SIDA, CIDA, DANIDA and Unicef. He has switched over to the academics area for the past five years and has been a faculty in the areas of operations and human resources development.

R. Mohanakrishnan
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Professor-OB & HR

Dr. R. Mohanakrishnan has over fifteen years of experience in Corporate, Academics and Consulting. He has trained more than 1000+ people on Selling, Customer Care Skills and on various management development programmes, in Telecom Industry. He worked in two other IT industries as Head HR and played an anchor role in setting the HR Systems and Processes. He has enormous interest in Organization Development, and Behavioral Science based training and interventions. He had inducted the Development Centre for more than 1000 employees in one of the private Banks, during his tenure as Corporate HR Manager. His other area of interest is Talent Management. He had been invited as a Guest Speaker by various National and International fora. He presented a paper on Talent Management on the 3rd ARTDO International Conference at Macau, China. He also presented a paper on "Redefining Motivational Paradigm" in the international IFTDO conference Cairo, Egypt. He is in the advisory board for URC construction Group (Erode), and consulting few other family based organizations. He was a Summit Chair for the Global Organization Development Summit (GODS) and founder member of Asia OD Network (AODN). He is a Program Chair for GODS 2007, to be held in Shenyang city, China and an Advisor to GODS 2008 in Singapore.
He is an invited member of the Executive Board of International Organization Development Association (IODA), for four years until 2010.
He is invited as an expert to help Shenyang Jianzhu University in China to promote the management programs. He is a member of OD Network (USA), NHRD (India) and a member of HR panel of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Mysore. He is an advisory board member of the Foundation for Research, Education and Development (FRED) Mysore.

A.R. Rajagopalan
M.Com., M.Phil. (Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli)
Professor-OB & HR

Prof. A.R. Rajagopalan has eighteen years of teaching experience both in India and abroad, and currently pursuing the Ph.D Degree in International Management. He is specializing in Organizational Theory, HRM, Cross Cultural Management, and related subjects.

He is a member of the HR panel of CII, Bangalore.

C.S. Somu
B.E., L.L.M. (University of Mysore), Diploma in Business Management,
PGD in Cyberlaw, PGD in Human Rights,
Diploma in e-commerce
Professor-Law

Prof. C.S. Somu is a versatile academican specialising in Law. Worked in various Engineering, Polytechnic and Pharmacy Colleges for 5 years. Noted writer in many newspapers specifically in the area of cyberlaw. Has over 7 years of teaching experience in Law and 4 years in Engineering coupled with 3 years research experience. Worked in Two-Wheeler automobile sector for 5 years. Currently pursuing his PhD in the area of cyberlaw and human rights from University of Mysore. Has published several papers in the areas of property law, environmental law, cyberlaw, labour and industrial law and so on in reputed journals. Has carried out an empirical study for the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board on "Water Quality Management in Hassan City" of Karnataka. Participated as resource person in many national conferences and state seminars addressing contemporary issues in the field of law. Member of Human rights associations and actively worked for the downtrodden to protect their human rights. Also an avid participant in all legal literacy programmes across the Karnataka State. Member of Environmental Panel, CII Mysore Chapter.

Malathi Sriram
MCA, PGDSA, M.Phil.
Professor-Systems

Prof. Malathi Sriram has seventeen years of varied work experience in academics and industry. She has delivered guest lectures at the JSS International Institute of Professional Studies in the area of Systems Analysis and Design. She has conducted a number of corporate training programs in the area of RDBMS, Systems Analysis & Design, OOAD and UML.
She handles IT related courses at the Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Bangalore Campus.
She was Academic Head, Aptech Computer Education, Mysore. She has been guiding students in various projects. In SDM-IMD, Mysore from the past 6 years, she has been teaching various courses.
She has worked as software engineer and consultant in the industry, developing and designing web-enabled applications.
In the year 2006 she has presented three papers in National and International Conferences.
She is currently pursuing her doctoral studies in the area of e-learning and knowledge management from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli.

Neetu Ganapathy
M.Sc., Masters Diploma in Business Administration (SIMS, Pune)
Professor-Systems

Prof. Neetu Ganapathy has wide-ranging experience in the training industry in both the areas of soft skills and IT. Her first assignment was with Aptech Computer Education, Mysore, where she taught IT and worked in various capacities, including as Group Leader and Academic Head. She also taught IT at the Mahajana Degree College, Mysore. She has recorded programs on IT, with EMMRC, Mysore, which are to be telecast on the UGC Countrywide Classroom. She has worked with Softgate Technologies, San Jose, California, as a Consultant on projects in IT. Her research interests include Information Systems and their usage, Knowledge Management and E-learning. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Management from the Kuvempu University in Davangere.

Ullas Rao
M.Com., Mysore University
Professor-Finance

Prof. Ullas Rao, Gold Medalist in M.Com., has worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Commerce, Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Bangalore for two years where wide array of subjects like Financial Management, Advanced Financial Management, Corporate Financial Policy, Cost Accounting and Indian Financial System etc were taught.
The current area of research being pursued for Doctoral degree relates to "Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions in International Financial Scenario- Implications and Corrective measures".

Srinivasan Sunderasan
B.E., MBA, Ph.D.
Ad-junct Faculty
Professor-Economics

Dr. Srinivasan Sunderasan is a guest faculty of Economics at the SDM-IMD. He is an Economist with Verdurous Solutions, an investment advisory and consultancy focused on the "green" space. Areas of his specialization include Project Management, Portfolio Management, Financing for Alternative Energy, Microfinance, Technology Commercialization, Industrial Economics and Business Strategy. As a consultant, he has managed projects on behalf of the World Bank Group, the European Commission, various bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies such as the USAID, the UK government's Department for International Development (DfID), large banks, research institutes, and sovereign governments. He has, in the past, been associated with several large corporates including, TVS-Whirlpool, Videocon International, Larsen & Toubro, the ITC group and the TATA group.
His research papers have been published by prestigious International journals, and discuss mainstreaming alternative energy, private sector participation, government policy, market structures, microfinance for rural microinfrastructure, etc.
He has been awarded a Doctoral Degree in Business Economics by the University of Vienna, Austria. His first degree is in Civil Engineering and he holds an MBA degree from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia. He is an active member of the Institution of Engineers, India, the Indian Institute of Architects, and is recognized as a rural energy supply expert by the International Solar Energy Society.

C. Shanath Kumar
M.Sc., PGDRM
Ad-junct Faculty
Professor-Marketing

Prof. Shanath Kumar is a Post Graduate in Dairy Technology from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal and has done his Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management from Institute of Rural Management, Anand. He has 25 years of experience in the industry, academics and training. He has served several years in the Dairy, Information Technology and Training industries. He has interests in and teaches International Business, Rural Business and Marketing Research.
He has taught in educational institutions such as T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal. TASMAC, Bangalore, Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Harihar and Nitte Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He is also a professional corporate trainer in the fields of Sales and Organization Development and has trained at corporates such as HP, Honeywell, Siemens, e4e and others. He is a member of industry associations such as Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), National Institute of Personnel Managers (NIPM), American Management Association and Bangalore Management Association. He is also a member of Karnataka State Council for Rural Business Hubs, an initiative of the CII and Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

V. Charles
M.Sc. (Loyola College), D.IBM, D.PMIR, Ph.D. (NIT Warangal)
Professor - Quantitative Techniques

Dr. V. Charles has over ten years of teaching and research experience in Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science subjects. Before he joined SDM-IMD he was with Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada. Panel Member: Board of Studies, Andhra Loyola College. Specialization includes Marketing Research, Operations Research Stochastic Programming and Fractional Programming, Multivariate Statistical Techniques, Stochastic Mathematical Approach to Data Mining, Industrial Mathematical Modelling, Financial Modelling, and Inventory Management- Kanban techniques. Published 30 research papers in both National and International refereed journals And proceedings. He has presented over 35 research papers at National and International Conferences & supervised many MBA, MCA, and M.Phil students. He won the best research paper award in Finance from Centre for Financial Excellence, KLS' IMER, Belgaum. He has contributed his knowledge to the Indian version of book titled Quantitative Analysis for Management, 'Pearson Prentice Hall'. He renders consultancy services to various renowned industries as well has organized ample number of MDPs and workshop on advanced data analysis using SPSS for corporate and academia. Thrice identified as a fellow to solve industrial problems of India and UK service industries at IIT Bombay, and has been sponsored by UNESCO, Royal Society of UK and Brunel University, UK.
Dr. Charles is on two years sabbatical leave and he is currently with Department of Quantitative Sciences, School of Business Management and Professional Studies, University College of Technology and Management Malaysia (KUTPM) Malaysia, as an Associate Professor of Decision Science.

Applicants should have at least a three-year Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline from any recognised college by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) / Association of Indian Universities (AIU) with minimum 50% aggregate marks in degree examination.
Those appearing for their final year Bachelor's degree examination in April / May 2008 may also apply, provided they complete their degree final examination and meet other requirements before the commencement of the course in the first week of June 2008. They should submit degree certificate / provisional pass certificate and marks sheets latest by 31st October 2008.

The total fee for the two-year programme is Rs. 4,15,000/- (Rupees Four Lakh Fifteen Thousand only).

If installment option is taken then this amount may be paid in six installments.

At the time of registration, you should pay the following:

* First installment fee of Rs. 70,000/-
* Caution Deposit of Rs. 7,000/-
* Institute blazer and trouser / saree, tie and attaché case / bag of Rs. 5,000/-

The subsequent five installments of Rs. 69,000/- is to be paid immediately after the commencement of the each term.

All payments have to be made either through crossed Demand Draft or Local Cheque drawn in favour of SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore, payable at Mysore.

On completion of the course from caution deposit of Rs. 7,000/- Rs. 6,000/- may be refunded after deducting dues if any, and Rs. 1,000/- will be retained by the institution as Alumni Membership fee and any other deductions under the institution policy.

REFUND POLICY

Normally no refund is provided for withdrawal of candidature after selection. However at the discretion of the Director only following may be refunded:

* Caution Deposit of Rs. 7,000/-
* Institute blazer and trouser / saree, tie and attaché case / bag of Rs. 5,000/- (This amount will not be refunded after the commencement of the programme)

Hostel Facility

The programme is 100% residential. Hence all students are expected to stay in the Institute's hostel in the campus. The state-of- the-art campus is fully self-contained with all facilities required to make a residential programme comfortable and successful. Campus is pure vegetarian, non-smoking, non-alchoholic. All students are housed in individual rooms with separate hostel blocks for boys and girls.

There is a common vegetarian kitchen and dining area for students.

On admission to the hostel each student will have to pay the following:

* Rs. 2,0000/- as hostel admission fee (non refundable)
* Rs. 5,000/- as hostel caution deposit (refundable)
* Rs. 18,000/- as rental charges for first year only (non refundable).

All payments have to be made either through crossed demand draft or local cheque drawn in favour of The Director, SDM Hostel, Mysore, payable at Mysore.

A student mess committee comprising I and II year students under the overall guidance of a faculty coordinator manages the mess. Decisions on procurement, menu, etc., are taken entirely by the students. Students also exercise strict cost control especially on variable items.

Mess expenses (varying utility and mess charges on actual basis) work out to Rs. 1,900/- to Rs. 2,100/- per month, payable in the first week of the following month.

Note: Fee structure for PGDM programme and hostel is separate and distinct.

Name

Company /
Designation

Testimonials

Ravindra Jain

I had a great learning experience at SDM-IMD. During my two years at this institution, I learnt a great deal about Business management. The course taught me the nitty - gritties that go into managing an organization, and also gave me a better perspective on various managerial issues. The institution helped me mature into a much more confident and positive person. I am grateful to the institution and all its faculty members for guiding me in the pursuit of my dream career.

Keshav

Pentafour software
London

I passed out of SDM-IMD in the year 1999 specializing in Marketing. The two years at the institution completely transformed me into a more confident individual. I learnt the dynamics of teamwork and the art of managing people. The comprehensive theoretical and practical learning from courses such as marketing, finance, strategy and international business provided me with the foundation to establish myself in the industry.
I started my career with Pentafour software as an Executive - Marketing and from then on held progressively challenging positions and responsibilities. I joined Mindteck in the year 2002 as an Associate Manager and worked to establish the marketing function of the company. I was also involved in identifying new strategic areas of business with a few initiatives translating into significant revenues. Currently, I have been deputed to London as the Regional Manager in charge of the sales, marketing and HR functions for the region, with the responsibility for business development in Europe. The seeds to my success were planted in my two years at SDM and I will forever remain indebted to all my faculty and other SDMites from whom I learnt so much.

Girish Patil

Warburg Pincus India Pvt. Ltd.

I was placed by SDM-IMD with the ING Vysya Bank, by the campus placement cell. At ING Vysya Bank, I worked as a Manager in Corporate and Investment Banking Group, where primary responsibilities included corporate finance and investment banking assignments.
I am currently working as an Analyst with Warburg Pincus India. Warburg Pincus, a US based private equity firm, is one of the world's top players in the area of private equity. At Warburg Pincus, my role is that of an active member of a team that carries out in-depth analysis of investment opportunities.
At SDM-IMD, I believe that the core strength lies in its proficient faculty who are not only knowledgeable and highly regarded in the industry but also adept at inspiring students, this characteristic has lead students to develop into competent managers.
SDM has been really instrumental in my transformation from a student with high aspirations into a well-qualified professional.

Pramod

Caritor India
(P) Ltd.

I am a Mechanical Engineer from Bangalore and a Post Graduate in Finance and Systems from SDM-IMD (2001-03 batch). I am currently with Caritor India (P) Ltd., as a Consultant for SAP's Finance and Controlling module. I began my career with Praxair India Ltd., in the Operations department where I excelled working on Advanced Control Systems (ACS) and in process engineering. I joined SDM-IMD to further my studies in the area of Finance and Systems.
After my post graduation, I was associated with Ocwen Financial Solutions as a Financial Analyst specializing in Mortgage industry. Driven by my interest in the field of Finance and Systems, I joined Caritor India (P) ltd as a Consultant for SAP's Finance and Controlling modules. Along with a team of other consultant's we successfully implemented SAP for Adani Wilmar Ltd (AWL), Ahmedabad, India. AWL is India's leading edible oil seller with its "Fortune" brand. This implementation is the largest one for Caritor in the domestic market. I haves further handled clients in various industry verticals such as Automax (Authorized OEM for Hero Honda), Perfetti Van Melle (makers of Chloromint) and Honeywell Friction Material and Honeywell Aerospace verticals, USA.
I attributes my success to Patience, Perseverance and Smart work. I believe that these are the characteristics that have driven me to raise the bar in my career.

Sunitha M.G.

Industry Manager,
Water & Air Frost and Sullivan

A Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering, (National Institute of Engineering Mysore) Post Graduate Diploma in Management Sciences, SDM Institute of Management Development.
I am currently with the Environmental technologies Practices at Frost and Sullivan. I manage a team of analysts and work on both consulting engagements and syndicated studies related to water, wastewater, air and residential water markets on a global scale and has specific expertise in the North American & Asian markets.
Coupled with considerable managerial experience in primary/secondary research practices; I have exposure in advising leading transnational technology companies on emerging technology markets, its dynamics, growth and market development strategies. In addition, I also have hands on experience in profiling competitive and market intelligence, identifying strategic growth and business drivers for transnational clients.
The postgraduate diploma in management studies at SDM-IMD gave me considerable insight on business practices and managerial techniques. The skills learned at the institution proved helpful in charting my career growth.
For all my achievements and triumph, I thank my alma mater. I am forever grateful to the institution and its faculty team for instilling in me the confidence and skill that has helped take on this path to success.

Term-I

Term-II

Term-III

Organizational Behaviour I

Quantitative Methods II

Operations Research

Quantitative Methods I

Managerial Accounting II

Operations Strategy

Marketing Management

Organizational Behaviour II

Indian Economy

Managerial  Accounting I

Research for Marketing Decisions

Industrial Relations and Law

Production and Operations Management

Managerial Economics II

Human Resource Management

Managerial Economics I

Business Law

Structured Systems Analysis

Information Technology for Management

Management Information System

Corporate Finance

Executive Communication I

Executive Communication II

Sales & Distribution Management

Part I (Core Courses)

Business Policy and Strategic Management

Seminar on Contemporary Issues for Corporate growth

International Business

Ethics and Values in Management : The Indian Ethos

Issue of Forms

Last Date for Submission of Filled in Forms

Event

23^rd July to 7^th December 2007 and now extended upto 15^th January 2008

On or before 8^th December 2007 & now extended upto 15^th January 2008

GD & PI in January–March 2008

Final results may be released in the month of March 2008

Steps

Activity

How?

From where to get the application form?

Application Fee

DD Details

1

Appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) to be conducted by Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) on 18^th November 2007 all over India.

Obtain CAT bulletin containing application form

Selected branches of UTI / Vijaya Bank listed in the CAT notification released by IIMs on 15 ^th July 2007 in leading national newspapers.

Refer Notification for details.

2

Simultaneously apply to SDM-IMD, Mysore.

Obtain SDM-IMD brochure and prospectus containing application form

The Chairman - Admissions SDM-IMD, Mysore

Rs. 1,350/- by cash or DD over the counter Or By post

Drawn in favour of SDM Institute for Manageme nt Developme nt, Mysore, payable at Mysore

3

Based on performance in CAT and previous academic records, applicants will be called for Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) in January – March 2008.

4

Final selection will be made based on the composite scores of performance in CAT, previous academic records, relevant work experience (if any) and performance in GD & PI.

5

NRI and foreigners with a minimum valid GMAT score of 550 out of 800 may directly apply to SDM-IMD.

List of Institutions where SDM-IMD Application forms are available:

* SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore
* MMK & SDM Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Mysore
* SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad
* SDM College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Hassan
* SDM College of Business Management, Mangalore
* SDM Arts, Commerce & Science College, Ujire
* Selected Bulls Eye Centres
* Selected Career Forum Centres
* Selected Career Launcher Centres
* Selected Cerebral Heights Centres
* Selected IMS Centres
* Selected PT Education Centres
* Selected T.I.M.E. Centres

Complete addresses and details of these centers are available on our website. Application forms can also be downloaded from the website, www.sdmimd.ac.in

For

Issue of Forms

Last Date for Submission of Filled in Forms

Event

CAT

16^th July to
16^th August 2007

On or before
8^th September 2007 at IIMs

Entrance Test on
18^th November 2007

SDM - IMD

23^rd July to 7^th December 2007 and now extended upto 15^th January 2008

On or before 8^th December 2007 & now extended upto 15^th January 2008

GD & PI in
January – March 2008

Final results may be released in the month of March 2008.

Governing Council

Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade
Chairman
SDM Institute for Management Development
"Beedu"
Dharmasthala-574 216

Sri. T.V. Mohandas Pai
Director (Finance & Administration) and Chief Financial Officer, INFOSYS
Technologies Ltd., Electronics City, Hosur Road, Bangalore - 561 229

Dr. A.H. Kalro
Director
AES PGIBM, HL College Campus, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009 (formerly Director - IIMK)

Sri. K. Jairaj, IAS
Commissioner
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
Narasimha Raja Square, Bangalore - 560 002

Sri. Bhaskar Bhat
Managing Director
Titan Industries Ltd., Golden Enclave,
Tower 'A', Airport Road, Bangalore - 560 017

Sri. Amit Judge
Managing Director
Turner Morrison Limited, B-25, Qutab Industrial Area, New Delhi - 110 016

Sri. R. Guru
Managing Partner
N.Ranga Rao & Sons, 1553, Vani Vilas Road,
Mysore - 570 004

Sri. K.P. Surendranath, IAS (Retd.)
145, 6th 'C' Main, 7th 'A' Cross, HMT Layout
(Next to R.T. Nagar), Bangalore - 560 032

Prof. S. Prabhakar
Secretary
SDM Educational Trust, Ujire - 574 240, DK

Sri. D. Surendra Kumar
Vice President, SDM Educational Trust
"Shrutha Complex" No.19, Prime Rose Road
Off. M.G. Road, Bangalore - 560 025

Prof. Ramesh Venkateswaran
Director
SDM-IMD, Mysore - 570 011

Members of Academic Advisory Body

Dr. Krishna Kumar
Director
Indian Institute of Management, Kunnamangalam P.O.,Kozhikode - 673 571

Dr. Pradeep A. Rau
Department of Marketing
School of Business & Public Management
The George Washington University, 2023, G Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20052

Dr. Manjunath Hegde
Director & CEO
Athena Metals Pvt. Ltd.
No. 100, 4th Cross, 4th  Block, Koramangala,
Bangalore - 560 095

Sri. Aroon Raman
Managing Director
Raman Boards Ltd., Mysore-Ooty Road,
Thandavapur - 571 325. Mysore District

Sri. D. Surendra Kumar
Vice President
SDM Educational Trust
"Shrutha Complex" No.19, Prime Rose Road
Off. M.G. Road, Bangalore - 560 025

Prof. Ramesh Venkateswaran
Director
SDM-IMD, Mysore - 570 011

Dr. N.R. Parasuraman
Dean - Academics
SDM-IMD, Mysore - 570 011

Term-IV

Area

Course

Communication

The Art of Public Speaking

Finance

Bank Management

International Finance

Project Appraisal

General

Managing SMEs

Human Resources Management

Strategic Human Resources Management

Team Development

Law

Administrative Law

Cyber Law

Intellectual Property Law

Marketing

Business Marketing

Consumer Behaviour

Strategic Marketing

Operations

Production, Planning and Control

Project Management

Systems

Business Data Networks Management

Object Oriented Analysis and Design

Relational Database Management Systems

Term-V

Area

Course

Finance

Derivatives and Risk Management

Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management

General

Management of BPOs

Human Resources Management

IT Based Human Capital Management

Management of Change

Organizational Developt.

Training & Development

Law

Corporate Taxation Laws

Marketing

Advertising Management

Product Management

Quantitative Techniques for Market Research

Retailing and Franchising

Services Marketing

Operations

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Technology Management

Total Quality Management

Systems

Business Applications Programming and Mngt

Business Intelligence

ERP

Information Systems : Audit and Governance

Software Project Mngt

Term-VI

Area

Course

Finance

Financial Services

Insurance Management

Strategic Financial Management

Human Resources Management

Recruitment, Appraisal and Compensation

Talent Management

Law

Environmental Law

Law of Business Process Outsourcing

Legal Aspects of Dispute Settlement under WTO

Marketing

Business Negotiation Skills

CRM Analytics

Internet Marketing

Rural & Social Marketing

Operations

Service Operations Management

Systems

Information Technology Products and Services Management

Knowledge Management

Corporate Connections

ABN Amro

Fresh & Honest Café

Invest One

Reliance Infocomm

Accenture

Frost & Sullivan

Iseva

Research International

Advanta

GE Infrastructure

J.K. Tyres

Reserve Bank of India

Air Deccan

GMR

Jyothy Labs

Saatchi & Saatchi

Air Tel

Grasim Industries

Kennametal Widia

SAP India

Akzo Nobel

Group 4 Flack

Kesdee Systems

SES Technologies

Areva T&D

GT Nexus

Kings Kourt

Sify

AT & S

Harita

Kotak Life

Standard Chartered

Automotive Axle

HDFC Bank

Kotak Securities

Sundaram Home Finance

B E L

HDFC Standard Life

L & T Join Deere