Change in placement strategies by DU departments

AT a time when students across disciplines are worried about their placements due to the economic slowdown, it is intriguing to know what students pursuing courses in finance, the worst hit sector in the slowdown are going through. Ironically though, they are not worried. This is especially true for students of a department of Delhi University (DU) —  department of business economics (DBE). Though the focus of the courses offered by this departments are different, both departments depend heavily on the banking, finance and insurance sector for the final placements. 
     DBE is planning to shift focus towards more academic and research-oriented jobs. Students have been thinking of opting for other areas. DBE offers a two-year postgraduate course called Master’s of business economics. “We equip students on how to apply economic theory into practice. Students from our department usually branch out as business analysts, financial planners, marketing managers, business consultants, stock exchange analysts and now also as journalists,” informed Aradhna Aggarwal, head, DBE. “The advantage of the course offered by our department is that our students specialise in more than one subject. Hence, though it is true that lesser number of finance companies and banks will recruit this time, our students are equipped to pursue other options,” she maintains. According to Aggarwal, students are getting more attracted towards research firms, analysis, academics and marketing. “One interesting shift that we have witnessed is increasing interest in academics, government jobs and PSUs,” she added.

PS: Original Article published in Education Times. Reproduced here for larger interest of public :)

MBE STUDENTS ROCK DU DIWALI FEST'08

Diwali Fest organised by the UDSC student's was a treat for the audience at SP Jain centre in University of Delhi South Campus. The music and dance events held in the event potrayed the multi-dimensional personality of the DU students.         MBE who contributed a big share of the event, stole the show by wonderful performances by its students. It started with a song peformance from the movie Rock on by final student Prabhat Ranjan. He was accompanied by Satyapriyo Das ( I yr student ) on guitar. The audience enjoyed every moment of that rocking performance.        This was followed by the sizzling dance performance by Harshit Chand ( final yr student ) which got immense appreciation from the audience.         Then came the memorable singing performance from MBE first yr student Ankit Dhamani ( Song - Tu Dhoop Hai - Taare Zameen Par ) sending a message that we can achieve whatever we want; the need is to explore the potential in ourselves. He was also accompanied by Satyapriyo on guitar.         The programme was concluded by a Jazz song by Saptarshi Das ( I yr student ) with  Satyapriyo on guitar giving the programme a global touch.

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MBE, Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi South Campus organized seminar on 'Towards a sustainable and inclusive future: The Triple Bottom Line Approach" under its MBE Expert Lecture Series which continuously bring eminent personalities from industry, academia and politics to interact with MBE students. 

The speaker for the seminar was Mr Nazeeb Arif, Vice President and Cheif of Corporate Communications, ITC Group. He pressed on the fact that high GDP growth rates were not sustainable in the long run if businesses keep exploiting the natural resources and not replenish them. 

He explained the ITC Model of focussing on the Triple Bottom Line i.e. Economic Environment and Social Growth rather than isolated financial earnings. He discussed in detail how ITC through its various initiatives such as e-choupal and forestry programme for paper production in wasteland areas has been creating value for the society in terms of economic benefit to the rural poor and also ensuring creation of shareholders' wealth. 

He asked students to think and dream beyond the obvious and think about the larger interest of people. With the help of showing examples of ITC way of CSR, he stressed on development of rural india which can be the major market in years to come.

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