Kerala State

Productivity Council
prize for SCMS

Vol : 10
No : 8
November 2014

Dr.G.P.C.Nayar Visits University of North America

The PGDM students secured

the third position in the
Productivity month Contest
Hon. Minister V.K. Ebrahimkunju
for Management students on
giving away the prize.
"Lean Management for
Productivity Enhancement" held at Productivity House,
Kalamassery. Atul Bundela, Manjusha Muraleedharan, Chitra
Eapen and John D.Thoppil were the team members of the contest.
Mr.V K Ebrahim Kunju, Hon. Minister for Public Works, Govt. of
Kerala distributed the prizes.

How to make difference as a Manager (HR)

National HRD network organized a twin program (Road Show &
Monthly Professional Network Meeting) at SCMS Campus on
29/9/2014.
Mr Prince Augustine, Group Executive Vice President, Group
Human Capital Mahindra & Mahindra addressed the gathering on
How to make difference as a Manager (HR).

Quintessence
The Marketing Forum 'Quintessence' - The Marketing Grid was
inaugurated by Mr. Dileep Kumar P.I., Director Sales and
Marketing, Crown Plaza.

A Monthly Newsletter of SCMS Group of Educational Institutions, Cochin

German solutions to Indian Challenges IndianGerman Water Summit 2014

Dr.G.P.C.Nayar, Chairman of SCMS Group
and President, Federation of Associations of
Managements of Unaided Professional
Educational Institutions in India, with Dr.
Claude Marty Martin and Jill KKKu
Martin, - Chairman and President of
University of North America on a recent visit
( 10 09 2014 to 29 09 2014) to the USA.

Dr.G.P.C.Nayar, Chairman of
SCMS Group in front of the Kogod
School of Business at American
University, the oldest accredited
business school in Washington,
D.C.

Prof. Wollhaf
Prof. Wollhaf, Professor
on Automation, Robotics
& Mechatronics at the
University of Applied
Sciences, RavensburgWeingarten and visiting Professor to SSET conducting class for
E.E Department students during the faculty exchange programme
between the University of Applied Sciences, RavensburgWeingarten,Germany and SSET. This exchange programme is
part of the project "Indo-German Centre of Competence for Water
and Waste Water Management implemented by CSWTM, SSET
in collaboration with financial assistance by Baden-Wuttemberg,
Stiftung, Stuttgart.

I feel contented Dr. G.P.C. Nayar

German delegation visits SSET

An eighteen member team of delegation from University of
Applied Sciences Ravensburg Weingarten, Germany visited
SSET campus on 5th October 2014.

Dr.Indu Nair Honoured

The N.S.S. Karayogam of
South Kalamassery
honoured Dr. Indu Nair,
Director, SSTM for her
achievement of Doctorate.
She received a memento
f r o m D r. G . P. C . N a y a r, Dr.G.P.C.Nayar presenting memento to
Dr.Indu Nair
Chairman, SCMS Group,
who was the chief guest at the function.

Water distress can be

addressed with proper technology
Hon. Chief Minister

German delegation at SSET.Dr.Pradeep. P.Thevannoor, Vice Chairman, SCMS

Group and Prof. M.Madhavan, Principal, SSET are also seen in the picture.

Awarded Doctorate
Prof. Srikrishnan S., of SCMS COCHIN School of
Business has been awarded Doctorate by Cochin
University of Science and Technology for his thesis
titled Software Risk Management in Information
Systems Off shoring & Outsourcing done under the guidance of
Dr. M. Bhasi and Dr. K.V.Pramod.

Infosys offers jobs to 100 students of SCMS

Kochi: Infosys Limited recently conducted campus placement
drive for students of final year undergraduate and post graduate
engineering of SCMS School of Engineering and Technology,
Karukutty. A total of 206 students had appeared for the preplacement talk and thereafter for online screening exam consisted
of two parts - quantitative aptitude and verbal reasoning. 119
students got eligibility. A total of 100 students were finally selected
and given offer letters.

Hon'ble Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurating the Indian

German Water Summit. (Sanal sir.... we can put the others name also)

The SCMS Group has been entrusted with drafting the Water
Policy for Cochin Municipal Corporation. It is expected to offer
scientific and technical tools for addressing water related issues
faced by the City. Hon. Chief Minister Mr.Oommen Chandy was
brimming with confidence while speaking to the audience at the
inaugural function. It gives me great pleasure to know that
Centre for Sustainable Water Technology and Management which
is a water technology development and incubation centre, has
been established by SCMS group of Educational Institutions. It is
heartening to note that this centre of SCMS Group along with
Municipal Corporation is in collaboration with the Indian-German
water Partnership in the conduct of this summit. The Chief
Minister inaugurated the second Indian-German Water
Partnership Summit. The theme of the summit was 'German
Solutions to Indian Challenges' on Monday, 6th October 2014
organized in association with SCMS School of Engineering and
Technology and Kochi Municipal Corporation.
Hon. Chief Minister has emphasized the need for using latest
technologies for water conservation and wastewater treatment in
the State. Several parts of the State are facing acute drinking water
scarcity and clean and safe water is becoming a scarce commodity.
This can be addressed with proper technologies.

Hon'ble Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Dr.G.P.C. Nayar,

Chairman, SCMS Group sharing a casual moment during the inaugural
ceremony.

Dr.G.P.C.Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group presided over the

inaugural ceremony. As the Chairman of SCMS Group, I feel
contented today to see our Water Institute coordinating this event.
CSWTM was established by SCMS group in SSET with a
commitment to serve the society and with a vision to be a resource
centre in water and waste water management in the country. This
water institute is envisaged as a technology incubator, provider
and facilitator for finding solutions to the water issues of the
country. SCMS water institute already has project collaboration
with University of Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany for
establishing centre of competence in water and waste water
management at SSET already ranked as one of the top technical
education institutions in India, Dr. Nayar noted in his presidential
address.
Mr.Jorn Rohde, German Consul General delivered the key note
address. Worshipful Mayor of Kochi, Tony Chammany, Ms.
Christine von Lonski, Director, GWP and Prof. M.Madhavan
participated in the inaugural ceremony. 250 delegates from
Germany, other parts of India and Kerala participated in various
panel discussions. In the evening, Ms.Bhadra B., Worshipful
Deputy Mayor of Kochi attended the valedictory function.
Dr.Sunny George, Director, CSWTM and Ms. Christine von
Lonski, Director, GWP expressed vote of thanks.
Ms. Christine von
Lonski, Director,
GWP voicing forth
feeling of gratitude.

SCMS School of Architecture

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Editorial Advisory Council: Dr. D. Radhakrishnan Nair, Prof. R. Sahadevan

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Dr.Pradeep P.Thevannoor, Vice Chairman, SCMS having a tete-a-tete

with members of German delegation.

H.E. Mr.Jrn Rohde,

German Consul
General delivering
the keynote address.

Dr.G.P.C. Nayar,
Chairman, SCMS Group
delivering the
presidential address.

Worshipful Mayor of Kochi

Corporation
Tony Chammany
addressing the audience.

Prof.M.Madhavan,
Principal, SSET
expressing the vote
of thanks.

Worshipful Deputy Mayor of Kochi

Corporation Ms.Bhadra B., and Dr.Johannes
Fritsch, University of Applied Sciences,
Ravensburg - Weingarten, German

German solutions to Indian Challenges - panel discussion

Putting heads together - Dr.Pradeep P.Thevannoor, Vice Chairman,
SCMS Group, Prof. Pramod P. Thevannoor, Sr.Group Director,
SCMS and Dr.Sunny George, Director, CSWTM in discussions with
H.E. Mr.Jrn Rohde, German Consul General.

SCMS COCHIN School of Business

appointed Dr. Filomina P. George as its
Director with effect from 1 October 2014.
Dr. Filomina earlier had worked with
Zambian National Railway as Chief
Accountant, Zambian as State Insurance
Director and Head, Credit Control
Department - Apollo Tyres. Presently she is
a fellow member in Charted Institute of
Dr. Filomina P. George Management, UK.
A known management expert, with an MBA from Cusat and
Charted Institute of management at UK, Dr.Filomina had
joined had SCMS in 1990 and had begun her teaching career
in management consulting, corporate and individual training
and academic field as Dean of Academic Administration. She
was awarded Doctorate in Financial Economics from M.G.
University.

German delegation visits SCMS COCHIN School of Business

Dr.C.Sengottuvelu, Professor and Head-Consultancy attended the

International Conference on Innovative Researches in Commerce
at AVS College of Arts & Science, Salem on September 19, 2014.
Dr.C.Sengottuvelu, published a paper titled 'Measuring
Knowledge Management Index of Aircraft Design Centre' in
International Journal of Research & Business Innovation
(ISSN:2321-5615), Vol.2 No.2 -September 2014.
Dr.C.Sengottuvelu also attended the National Conference on
Strategies, Innovations, and Paradigm Shifts in Logistics and
Supply Chain Management (LSCM) at SDM IMD Mysore, on
September 26, 2014. Dr.C.Sengottuvelu, published the paper
titled A study on green manufacturing strategies and practices
in the proceedings of the National Conference on LSCM ISBN
978-93-83302-04-8,September 26, 2014.

Job Motivation among working women

The German delegation reaching SCMS campus. Prof. P.C.Pillai, Group

Director, SCMS and Dr.Sunny George, Director, CSWTM receiving them.

Dr. G.P.C.Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group welcoming Dr. Thomas

Spaegele, Rector, Hocshule Ravensburg-Weingarten.

An Article written by Dr.Jayasri Indiran, faculty at

SCMS titled A study Job Motivation among
working women with special reference to those who
stay away from home has been published in the
Journal- PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research in the
Vol-3 (9) September 2014 issue.

Recent Trends in Modern Retailing

The Management of SCMS Group
in discussion with Dr. Thomas
Spaegele, Rector, Hocshule
Ravensburg-Weingarten.
Dr. Michael Pfeffer, Vice-Rector,
Hocshule Ravensburg-Weingarten,
Dr. Alexander Ross, Rector,
Hochshule Der Medien and
Dr. Johannes Fritsch, Professor,
Thermodynamics, Hocshule
Ravensburg-Weingarten.

Mr. Anandakrishnan (First in the Best Branding Team), Ms. Maria

S. Kandathil & Mr. Varun P. (First in the Best Finance Team), Ms.
Sharon Thankam James, Ms. Amala Mary Antony & Mr.
Bhargava Krishna (Second in Crime Scene Investigation)
represented the SCMS COCHIN School of Business.

"Linking Civic Sentiment to Actuality A Meta Aspect based

Sentiment Analysis of Indian Elections" a paper co-authored by
Dr. Indu Nair, Director-MCA and Dr. Chandana Unnithan, Deakin
University, Australia was presented as a Poster in the Social Media
and Society 2014 conference organized by the Social Media Lab at
Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, during Sept. 27-28, 2014.

Measuring Knowledge Management Index of

Aircraft Design Centre

Ms. Arsha Giri and Sruthi S., Students of E.E. department at SCMS
Engineering College performing Mohiniyattom and Bharathanatyam.

Dr. V. Raman Nair

Dr.V. Raman Nair took over as Director

of Research and Consultancy
department at SCMS COCHIN School
of Business. A post graduate in English and
Economics, he was awarded Doctorate in
Management by M.G. University. Earlier
he was with the State Bank of Travancore
as director of the training institute. He
joined SCMS as Professor and Director of
SCMS COCHIN School of Business

Mr.Deepak Aswani, Chairman and MD, Presteege

Lachmandass Group addressing the students on
10th of October 2014 , on the topic " Recent Trends
in Modern Retailing

Hearty Congratulations to the team!

First in HR Game Trivandrum Management Fest

'Yamistha' 2014
SCMS PGDM students
won the first prize for the
HR Game at the College of
Engineering, Trivandrum
Management Fest Yamistha conducted on the
26th and 27th September
2014. 650 students
First prize winners: 'Yamistha' 2014
representing fifty Colleges
participated in the Fest. Our students, Sharon Thankam James,
Thushara Premarajan, Vivin Christo and Bhargava Krishna
reached the final rounds in all competitions with an impressive
show.

SCMS Bags Overall Trophy

The SCMS students have bagged the overall trophy in the
Management Festival conducted at Albertian Institute of
Management, Ernakulam. In HR Game, Sharon Thankam, Amala
Mary, Gayathri Krishnan and Maria S Kandathil secured the first
prize. Ben Joe,Vishal and Arun Raj got second prize in IT games.
The Finance Game category, Aparna., Sachin Das and Varun got
second position. Athulya and Shahin Usman won in Business
Quiz. R. Nishanthini, Dy. Commissioner of Police distributed the
prizes.

SCMS Bags Overall Trophy

The PGDM students of SCMS COCHIN School of Business have
bagged the overall Trophy in South Indian Management Festival
organized by Marian College, Kuttikkanam. Around 500 students
from various South Indian institutes participated in the fest.
Mr. Jithesh M., Mr. Akhil P. Kumar, Ms. Thushara Premarajan and

The winners with AIM overoll trophy