IMT Committee Watch

Alumni Relationship Committee (popularly known as ALCOM) is the flow of thoughts, elements of reminesance and nostalgia from the alumni of the institute and the rest of the IMT family. Alumni Relationship Committee is a humble attempt from the Institute to help the alumni have their roots intact, and the grand trunk of the institute to expand to greater heights. We at ALCOM are dedicated to working towards this common goal of being there for the alumni whenever they need their Alma Mater, be it nostalgia or other tangible requirements.

 

Since its inception the Committe has evolved and redefined its roles and responsibilities. The present committee, comprising of 23 members is a set of well-groomed professionals, working in three verticals; namely Communications, Mentorship and Short Term Projects.

 

The communications vertical is solely dedicated to maintaining contact with the alumni, solving any issues they have, and maintaining a sacrosanct database of our esteemed alumni who we revere. With over 3400 alumni, this is the seed of all our efforts as all events and innitiative by ALCOM germinate from the same. 

 

Keeping in mind the fact that over book-knowledge the wisdom of experienced minds is the most cherished value-addition that can happen to any student, ALCOM has taken the initiative to run a mentorship programme where an alumnus and a student interact as mentor-mentee, only to take forward the relationship into a well bonded and mutually beneficial one. Very often this initiative has led to a mentor being a guiding light to the mentee for life. The mentorship programmes was rolled out successfully this year as well with over 250 students being mentored by our esteemed alumni.

 

For an industry exposure what better than to work with alumni on their live projects? This is where the philosophy of a mutually beneficial initiative Short Term projects eminates from. Short Term Projects are basically tools that act as interface between the student managers and the corporate world.  For the corporate world Short Term Projects bring with them an exposure to the upcoming innovation and new thoughts, interaction with the next generation of managers and opportunity to fulfil their corporate social responsibility. For the student managers it is exposure to the industry, a practical taste of class-practised case-studies and theory, and an opportunity to interact with the experienced and acclaimed managers. With an average of a short term project a day the Committee has already started work on over 50 Short Term Projects since July which involve the contribution of over 120 intellectual student managers.

 

Alumni Relationship Committee does not restrict itself to these activities alone. ALCOM takes pride in the fact that the All India Alumni Meet, an annual feature is cherished event for the Institute which is at present held in 6 cities simultaneously. Last year the event was a tremendous success with over 700 alumni attending it. We also take pleasure in celebrating Reunions of batches after 25 years and 20 years titled “Yaadein” and “Bees saal baad” respectively. 

 

The Committee is also not ignorant towards the needs of the students, and organizes workshops, guest lectures, interactions, sessions, orientations, amphinights, conferences and conclaves that satisfy the requirements as well as give the students an industry exposure.

 

Alcom has also successfully organised an inter b-school event, “Branding the Commonwealth Games" - a contest conceived with the strategic partners being none other than the IMT Alumni who are part of the Marketing team of Commonwealth Games and JWT .The session consisted of a final round of presentations from the 7 shortlisted teams out of the 50 entries recieved from top B-Schools all across the nation. It was a keenly contested affair, with the teams coming up with in-depth analysis and creative ideas to promote the mega event.

 

The Alumni newsletter, Sampark, is a means by which our alumni are updated regularly about the various events happening in campus. The newsletter is sent out as monthly editions and covers various activities including a multitude of Inter B School and Intra IMT events. It just represents a way to reach out to our alumni and help them get the feel of life at IMT.

 

The Commitee is chaired by Dr. Vimi Jham, and also has an alumni backing in the form of the President and Vice-Presidents of the 4 zones of the nation. Another feather in the cap is Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award conferred by the institute to recognise the success of our alumni.

 

It is difficult to sum up all the activities of the Committee in a nutshell, but with a clear set of goals, we shall surge ahead to surpass milestones and benchmarks set by us only day after day. With this aim we are working hard for that which we strive, which is to have a relationship that bonds the alumni with their Alma Mater.