NMIMS MPE Class of 2009

It was last day at NMIMS for study and we really had a blast! All lectures for MPE are over and it was time to say 'kabhi alvida na kahena' to our class of 2009. It was a moment to cherish. Here are few pictures that we had taken on my camera...



More picture and video coming soon...

IPL - Indian Political League

In this time of economic downturn, India got two unexpected stimulus packages:

• IPL - Indian Premier League: a cash rich cricket bonanza
• General Election 2009 - A mega democratic election that people across the globe can feel proud of...

While India missed the first package due to schedule conflict with General Election, the capital markets of India welcomed a decisive verdict of General elections in spectacular fashion. The BSE Index (Sensex) hit two up circuits as if it was saluting Mr. Manmohan Singh and the Indian Voter. It's been one of the most sensible election results at least in my lifetime. Good job, UPA! Excellent job, India!

Ultimately, politics is politics... Here is one of the insightful pictures by The Times of India that aptly represents where things stand as of today.

(Source: The Times of India)

Nortel's Downfall - A funny video

Hot & Happening – Indian Genius Pranav Mistry’s Sixth Sense

Pranav Mistry is the MIT grad student behind Sixth Sense, a tool that connects the physical world with the world of data. He and his advisor at the MIT Media Lab, Pattie Maes, unveiled Sixth Sense at TED2009.

Don’t miss this… It’s truly spectacular.

(If you can’t see the video in email, click here)




Also, read An interview with Pranav Mistry, the genius behind Sixth Sense

Seedhi Baat, No Bakwaas! Sab Clear Hain! Congratulations!

Semester III results are out... All members of our group are "all clear":-)

Lets say that cool line of Sprite one more time (remember our presentation in Brand Management subject during Semester III?)...

"SEEDHI BAAT, NO BAKWAAS! CLEAR HAIN?!"

Yes, boss! Saab Clear Hain:-)

Congratulations to all my dear friends (Anand, Anshu, Namita, Nitin, Prachi and Lakshmi)!

Southwest Airline - Enjoy!

My take on electives for specialization - Part 1 (Finance)

Semester III is over, capstone project has been submitted, semester IV looks very interesting... While the final semester of the MPE course is picking up pace, it's decision time (at least for few folks). Should we do specialization? If yes, in Finance or in Marketing (The only two offerings of NMIMS for MPE students)?

While I am still undecided, I took a first swipe at reviewing course content of electives offered in Finance specialization. For me, criteria for selection are:

• Prior Knowledge (What do I already know about the subject? Don't want to repeat the same stuff)
• Quality of content / how interesting it is?
• Relevance of the content (based on aspired job profile

Here is how the 16 electives offered by the institute fare in my rough analysis.

This gives me my top 6 electives:

1. Financial Risk Management
2. Portfolio & Capital markets
3. Fixed Income Securities
4. Treasury & Operational Risk Management
5. Investments Decisions in Banking
6. Retail Banking & Priority Sector Advances OR Financial Institutions & Markets

I would love to get your views on this...