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Women Entrepreneurship

 

Industry Interaction is The Key Focus For Developing Future Women Entrepreneurship in Sriganganagar College : Entrepreneurship is crucial to development of a country. There is a management institution that says its USP as development of entrepreneurship that too among women and the college asserts it is the right step in the direction of women empowerment. Visioned by renowned public administrator or Rajasthan Shri M. L. Mehta and retired IAS officer Shri K. L. Kochar, Shri A. V. Jain Girls College Sriganga Nagar focuses on developing entrepreneurship qualities in girls during MBA programme. Although the students are given, specialization in Information technology, marketing, finance, HRD, (as is done in most institutions), and the institution organizes entrepreneurship development camps and interaction programmes with entrepreneurs. STED project of the Govt. of Rajasthan has come forward to organize a few camps at Sriganga Nagar in the institute. The College conducts two-year full time MBA Programme affiliated to MDS University Ajmer and approved by AICTE, New Delhi. The College regularly invites CEOs, Senior Executives to its campus for interaction with its students. In the recent past it invited leading wool industrialist Mr. K. C. Bothra, leading finance expert from Thailand Mr. S. L. Dugar, the CEO of Sears India and Jt. Secretary of Delhi Exporters Association Mr. V. C. Bhabhu, finance executive of India's leading steel company Ispat Industries Ltd. Mr. N. K. Lohia and many other senior executives to its campus. It soon plans to invite Mr. D. R. Mehta, Chairman of SEBI, Mr. M. L. Bohra, CFO of STC and other leading experts to its campus. The institute lays strong emphasis on Indian ethos also - which makes the institute different from other institute. The day starts with prayers at the institute and it ends with group discussions. The institute lays emphasis on information technology.

"Our institute encourages entrepreneurship skill development among its students and for that the institute regularly organizes entrepreneurship development programmes. It regularly invites entrepreneurs and CEOs of SSIs to interact with its students. This enables its students to inculcate the skills of entrepreneurship. This would go a long way in women empowerment in the region " asserts Dr. Trilok Kumar, director of the institute.

Rajasthan, which has given a large number of entrepreneurs, has now a business school, which proposes to develop women entrepreneurs and women executives. However, it is admitted by the Director and Faculty of the institute that the institute, though well known in management circles at international level, has very low recognition at its home state. Very few persons are aware about this management institution in Rajasthan.

The Shy Girls Now Face Crowd Assertively and Make Public Presentation at Sriganganagar : A typical girl of northwestern Rajasthan is shy and avoids public speaking - presentations etc. However, MBA programme can change them in a short time and make them assertive confident and career oriented - that is proved by MBA students of Shri A. V. Jain Girls College Sriganganagar. The college started its programme in January 2001 (the session was started late -as it is the first year). The girls (who took admission through open admissions) belonged to areas like Rawatsar, Anupgarh, Hanumangarh, Sangaria, Padampur, Kesarisinghpur and were not even able to communicate in English. Considering the language problem of girl students from Rajasthan, the institute conducted language-training classes for its students in the first month of the programme and encouraged the students to participate and deliver seminars. The students of this institute usually give five seminars in the course of two years.

Whereas teaching is restricted to 5-6 hours in other management institutions, this institution has 9 hours working at its campus for the students. The timings of the institute are from 9 am to 6 p.m. The students participate in seminars / case discussions / group discussions / simulations etc. which are held daily in the afternoon. Further, the students spend one day in a week in developing solutions for industries. A number of industries are giving projects and assignments to the students of this institution. Recently the students at the institute prepared MIS package for Sriganganagar Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahakari Sangh Ltd. The students have also prepared inventory management package for Rajasthan Tools Ltd. Jodhpur. The students of this institute are also working for Bharat Sanchar Nigam ltd. in popularizing Internet among rural areas in Northern Rajasthan. Many students went out to different parts of country like Jaipur, Delhi etc. all alone for the first time in their life - for their summer training. These students are now completely changed for their family, as they are now ready to face the world with an assertive and positive stand. The institute has another distinctive feature in social orientation. The institute believes that which the students study books written by foreign authors, visualize business models suited for multinational companies, they should also be close to their mother land. Therefore, the students in this institute have to undertake some socially relevant projects.

Indian Management Course With Western Books and Guidance at Sriganga Nagar : MBA Programmes are copied from the west. However, Shri A. V. Jain Girls College puts Indian context in bold for its students. The students here take Gita as a learning book and undertake meditation, swadhyaya to find Indian ethos hidden in them. In order to inculcate a deep appreciation for Indian context, the institute regularly organizes such events where the students brainstorm on Indian social and economical problems and work in the direction of solving these problems. The institute believes that the best management education is still centralized in USA and a few management institutions in India. Therefore, the institute maintains contacts with international scholars in the field and gives books written by foreign authors to its students. However, to supplement these, case studies in Indian context are also given to the students. Fortunately for this institute, international scholars have openly come forward to support this institute. Internationally renowned Prof. Shyam Lodha of Southern Connecticut State University, Prof. Anjani Jain of Wharton Business School, Prof. Sanjay Jain of George Washington University, and Prof. Anil Jain of Michigan State University are supporting this institute. The institute is also fortunate that the best of management experts available in the region are helping it. Shri M. L. Mehta, management expert and former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Rajasthan, Shri K. L. Kochar, Retired Senior IAS officer, Prof. Vijay Shankar Vyas, Prof. Udai Pareek are some of the persons who are members of its advisory body. Shri M. L. Mehta and Shri K. L. Kochar regularly visit this institute and inspire the students and faculty.

Sriganganagar MBA College to Launch Its International Journal on Management : Shri A. V. Jain Girls College, Sriganga Nagar is soon to bring out its international journal on Management. The institute has on the editorial review board eminent management scholars from the world like renowned Prof. Shyam Lodha of Southern Connecticut State University, Prof. Anjani Jain of Wharton Business School, Prof. Sanjay Jain of George Washington University, and Prof. Anil Jain of Michigan State University. Scholars from different universities of the world have contributed their papers in the forthcoming journal Prof. William B. Morgan of Felician College, USA has written article on 360 Degree appraisal, while Dr. Atul Dhingra of C. C. S University, Hisar has written a paper on M. Commerce and Dr. J. P. Sharma of Rajasthan University has contributed on Indian Management Philosophy.

International Websites List Shri A. V. Jain Girls College : www.jainsamaj.org has listed Sri A. V. Jain Girls College. It is an international websites on Jain Institutions. Besides, many other jain websites have also listed this institution. Shri A. V. Jain Girls college has been promoted by all Jain sects together - including Digambara, Terapanthi etc. Hence it is being supported by all many websites on higher education have also listed it www.studyabroad.com is an international website on higher education. It lists international institutions on higher education and research. Recently it has listed Shri Attam Vallabh Jain Girls College, Institute of Management and Technology in its list of Institutions in India. Shri A. V. Jain Girls College is the only management institution from Rajasthan which is listed in this website.

Besides www.studyabroad.com, several international websites have also listed Shri A. V. Jain Girls College. www.gradschools.com is another international website which gives information about institutions on higher education. This website has also listed Shri A. V. Jain Girls College. www.indianmba.com is an international website exclusively on Indian Management Institutions. This website has listing of leading business schools in India.

 

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