As part of the Foundation Day celebrations, IIM Bangalore’s History Team hosted a very special panel meet, ‘Raise the Flag: Evolution of the PGP at IIMB’, on the morning of Oct 28, 2018, with past program chairs
IIMB Director Professor G. Raghuram felicitates Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan on completing 20 years as faculty member, during the Foundation Day celebrations, on October 28, 2018. Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan is currently Director of IIM Indore.
IIMB Director Professor G. Raghuram welcomes past PGP Chairs – Professors A.K. Rao, S. Jagadish, R. Narayanswamy, Ganesh N. Prabhu, Sourav Mukherji and Rishikesha T. Krishnan to the panel discussion, ‘Raising the Flag: Evolution of the PGP at IIM Bangalore’, on the morning of the Foundation Day celebrations on October 28, 2018.
Dean of Alumni Relations and Development Professor K. Kumar moderates the panel discussion on ‘Raising the Flag: Evolution of the PGP at IIM Bangalore’, on the morning of the Foundation Day celebrations on October 28, 2018.
Professor A.K. Rao speaks on recruitment of quality faculty for the PGP at IIMB during his tenure (1975-1978)
helming the two-year program.
Professor S. Jagadish offers a gist of the challenges of running the program at the new – Bannerghatta Road – campus, where “weeds were shoulder high and the locals in Bilekahalli were extremely hostile to the institute”, during his tenure (1980-1983) as PGP ‘Coordinator’, adding that he remains amazed by the support from the students and staff which helped them surmount all those teething troubles.
Professor R. Narayanswamy, who chaired the PGP from 1996-1999, says he was fortunate to take over the reins at a “relatively peaceful time” but quips that he did manage to make it to a police station and a court of law! On a serious note, he highlights how this was a time when the Goldman Sachs and Mckinseys, of the financial world, started recruiting from IIMB, and how administration was streamlined at this time.
Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan, who was PGP Chair from 2001-2004, offers a perspective on how student members were inducted in the PGP Committee and made part of the decision-making process, how issues of grade parity across sections were solved, and how internationalization, through student exchange, global internships and a course called ‘International Business & Practice’, really took off during his tenure thanks to the efforts of his predecessor Professor Jannat Shah.
He also talks of the challenges such as introducing more electives, having a rigorous curriculum review followed by a restructuring of the curriculum and making sure that IIMB took advantage of the globalization sweeping the country through placements at the school.
Professor Ganesh R. Prabhu, whose tenure as PGP Chair from 2005 to 2008, says he drew from his administrative experience as Placements Chair (2001-2003) to handle his new role, when he set up a Courses Committee across areas to allow examination of new electives by faculty from all areas to avoid an overlap, and introduce the ‘slow track’ process to help weaker students recoup and graduate on time without losing six months. He also believes moving Summer Placements to December was a big step in streamlining placements without disrupting classes, during this period.
Professor Sourav Mukherji (2014) recalls that he made a note to himself to “put education at the centre of the PGP, and values at the centre of education”. Highlighting that faculty had to combat falling attention spans in class, strident student voices thanks to higher fees, intrusion of technology, placements-orientation above all else among students and growing transactional relationships between students and faculty, Prof. Mukherji talks of how strengthening the course, standardizing it and introducing ethics sessions in the first year, enhancing student engagement with India-centric issues and bringing in lifestyle changes through sports have played a big role.
As part of the Foundation Day celebrations, IIM Bangalore’s History Team hosted a very special panel meet, ‘Raise the Flag: Evolution of the PGP at IIMB’, on the morning of Oct 28, 2018, with past program chairs
IIMB Director Professor G. Raghuram felicitates Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan on completing 20 years as faculty member, during the Foundation Day celebrations, on October 28, 2018. Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan is currently Director of IIM Indore.
IIMB Director Professor G. Raghuram welcomes past PGP Chairs – Professors A.K. Rao, S. Jagadish, R. Narayanswamy, Ganesh N. Prabhu, Sourav Mukherji and Rishikesha T. Krishnan to the panel discussion, ‘Raising the Flag: Evolution of the PGP at IIM Bangalore’, on the morning of the Foundation Day celebrations on October 28, 2018.
Dean of Alumni Relations and Development Professor K. Kumar moderates the panel discussion on ‘Raising the Flag: Evolution of the PGP at IIM Bangalore’, on the morning of the Foundation Day celebrations on October 28, 2018.
Professor A.K. Rao speaks on recruitment of quality faculty for the PGP at IIMB during his tenure (1975-1978)
helming the two-year program.
Professor S. Jagadish offers a gist of the challenges of running the program at the new – Bannerghatta Road – campus, where “weeds were shoulder high and the locals in Bilekahalli were extremely hostile to the institute”, during his tenure (1980-1983) as PGP ‘Coordinator’, adding that he remains amazed by the support from the students and staff which helped them surmount all those teething troubles.
Professor R. Narayanswamy, who chaired the PGP from 1996-1999, says he was fortunate to take over the reins at a “relatively peaceful time” but quips that he did manage to make it to a police station and a court of law! On a serious note, he highlights how this was a time when the Goldman Sachs and Mckinseys, of the financial world, started recruiting from IIMB, and how administration was streamlined at this time.
Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan, who was PGP Chair from 2001-2004, offers a perspective on how student members were inducted in the PGP Committee and made part of the decision-making process, how issues of grade parity across sections were solved, and how internationalization, through student exchange, global internships and a course called ‘International Business & Practice’, really took off during his tenure thanks to the efforts of his predecessor Professor Jannat Shah.
He also talks of the challenges such as introducing more electives, having a rigorous curriculum review followed by a restructuring of the curriculum and making sure that IIMB took advantage of the globalization sweeping the country through placements at the school.
Professor Ganesh R. Prabhu, whose tenure as PGP Chair from 2005 to 2008, says he drew from his administrative experience as Placements Chair (2001-2003) to handle his new role, when he set up a Courses Committee across areas to allow examination of new electives by faculty from all areas to avoid an overlap, and introduce the ‘slow track’ process to help weaker students recoup and graduate on time without losing six months. He also believes moving Summer Placements to December was a big step in streamlining placements without disrupting classes, during this period.
Professor Sourav Mukherji (2014) recalls that he made a note to himself to “put education at the centre of the PGP, and values at the centre of education”. Highlighting that faculty had to combat falling attention spans in class, strident student voices thanks to higher fees, intrusion of technology, placements-orientation above all else among students and growing transactional relationships between students and faculty, Prof. Mukherji talks of how strengthening the course, standardizing it and introducing ethics sessions in the first year, enhancing student engagement with India-centric issues and bringing in lifestyle changes through sports have played a big role.