CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

A Book Review Contest was held for first year mentees of MBA on 11 th  November 2019 at CHRIST, (Deemed to be University), Lavasa, Central Block. Selected students presented their book review and were assessed by a panel of esteemed judges. Mr Yogesh Joshi, Mr Hrishikesh Joshi and Mr.  Sumedh Gupte represented the jury for the book review.  Mr Yogesh Joshi is an accomplished journalist for over 16 years with proven track record of flawless writing, editing, generating new ideas and turning them into stories that make a difference. Mr Yogesh has extensively reported on politics, economics, development, human rights, crime, and security issues through print and digital media. A data-driven scribe, Yogesh is a journalist with proven integrity towards professional and organizational ethics. He was part of the team that successfully launched Hindustan Times Pune Edition. He spearheaded interviews of prominent politicians, bureaucrats, industrialists over the y...

“Bhasha Utsav and Ethnic Day 2019” were celebrated at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Lavasa amidst cheer and applause and in its true spirit on Saturday, 9th November 2019. The stage was set and the students displayed an array of tradition and showcased their diverse ethnicities through their costumes. One could feel that diversity of India was aptly represented in the entire campus. CHRIST, Lavasa is a perfect representation of such an amalgamation because students hail from all over India. The students from different regions to study and work in close coordination with each other and such events highlight unity in diversity. The ethnic diversity adds an element of richness to our society and it also teaches students to be tolerant and appreciative of another person’s culture. `Ethnic Day’ is a much sought after event as the students eagerly look forward to display their distinct culture and tradition and celebrate our legacy. It was a celebrati...

A guest lecture was organized on "Application of analytics in various fields and the job opportunities in analytics" on 18th October 2019 in the Auditorium, Central Block, CHRIST, Lavasa by Mr. Shashank Lalwani for BCOM (FINANCIAL ANALYTICS) and BBA(BUSINESS ANALYTICS) students.   Mr Shashank Lalwani is an IIM-CALCUTTA graduate with vast expertise in operations, business analytics and customer experience with PMP,ITIL,Analytics and various products and service certifications. He is a Professional in Consumer Service industry improving Customer experience and delivery with Customer Centric roles. He is also the head of SQUAT fitness Ltd.Data science, Business and Data analytics entice him as playing around large amount of data and building strategies based out of it, Building models for efficient outcomes, making Data driven and experienced based business decisions taking the complete ownership of it give him a feeling of entrepreneurship and makes him committed t...

Mr. Ramarao Kalapure, the Founder of Eco Village, Lavasa, was present on CIML campus yesterday, 14th October 2019 to address students of PGDM batch on the challenges of entrepreneurship. Mr. Ramarao is an embodiment of courage and perseverance and his real life story is a living example of the same. He has been an ardent admirer of nature and left his plush job in the corporate sector to start Eco Village, which offers a getaway for those who are enchanted by nature. Elucidating his individual narratives, Mr. Kalapure spoke about the challenges he faced initially when he decided to set up the Eco Village. He had no resources, his friends had no faith in his idea of a nature resort and they did not comply with his wishes. He was wary of going for a bank loan as he was unsure about repaying the monthly loan instalments. He was however relentless and with an indomitable will he decided to ahead with his dream project. His innate confidence and conviction that the sprawling natural bea...

Dr. Azarudheen S from Department of Statistics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru gave a lecture on 12 th October 2019 on probability, its distribution and real-life applications. It was attended by BBA students in the Central Block, CHRIST, Lavasa. At the outset Dr. Azarudheen explained various types of analytics in great detail. He was mindful enough to keep the concept simple so that it was clearly understood by young BBA students. Next he moved on to throw light upon the usage of probability in business world. The concept was quite interesting as it catered to the present day trend in the volatile world of business.  Dr. Azarudheen also elucidated various segments of probability namely, descriptive analysis, diagnosis analysis, directive analysis, etc. The information was received well by the students, who listened to him in rapt attention. The erudite description has piqued the students’ interest towards the concept of probability and they could ...

Three pillars of CHRIST, Bengaluru namely Vice Chancellor, Dr Fr Abraham Vettiyankal M, CMI, Pro Vice Chancellor, Dr Fr Joseph C C  and Fr Joby; Chief Finance Officer of CHRIST University, Bangalore were present under one roof and addressed the teaching fraternity of CHRIST, (Deemed to be University), Lavasa in the Central Block on 10 th October 2019. Vice Chancellor, Dr Fr Abraham Vettiyankal M, CMI has excellent credentials in the field of academics and administration. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, and Theology from Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore; a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mathematics from University of Calicut; and a Master’s in Computer Science from Iona College, New York. He obtained his PhD in Mathematics from Bangalore University, in the area of graph theory. As an accomplished scholar, Fr Abraham has significant publications and figures on the Editorial Board of reputed journals. In his career at Christ spanning almost 3...

Mr Clifford  Mohan Pai - GPHR, ACC, Vice President HR, Business Leader and Head Employee Relations at Infosys, Pune addressed the students of HR and Marketing on 9 th October 2019 in the Smart Room, CIML. He spoke at length about global issues that are affecting the corporate sector.  He began with a brief introduction about learning and development at Infosys, BPM. He elaborated on the future growth prospects of a company in accordance with the most recent trend. He explained it by giving suitable examples of evolving business environment and workforce of tomorrow with reference to PWC paper. Mr Pai gave some information about ATD (American training Development) state of industrial report. It was enlightening to hear Mr Pai speak how work is going to change tremendously in due course of time. At this juncture he referred to the changes that are taking place globally with reference to micro learning.  Mr Pai gave a lot o...