Dr. Bishwajit Das, KSOM faculty chaired a session of the International Conference on Changing Paradigms ( ICCBM- 2022) of MDI Murshidabad with Prof. Amit Sareen Dean IMT Ghaziabad on the topic 'Sustainable Business Strategies During Pandemic Times’ . MDI Dean was also present for the same.
KSOM organised a webinar on Jan 15 from 5-6 pm on the topic 'Mental Health: Conquering the World with Wellness'. Writer, Wellness Coach and Yoga Instructor, Grace Grossman was the guest speaker at the event. She talked about the physical and cognitive aspects of how to deal with mental stress. MBA students Anisha Mohanty and Barenya Kar were the ones anchoring the webinar. Ayushi Biswas, MBA student, and coordinator of Book Hive gave the vote of thanks.
KSOM Professor, Dr Shikta Singh received the National Education Award - APJ Abdul Kalam Teacher's Excellence Award, AICTE, GOI in the presence of the Education and Law and Justice Minister Shri Subhash Sarkar and Shri Singh Baghel in the Constitutional Club of India, New Delhi. She spoke about the Founder, Achyuta Samanata, and highlighted his contribution to the development of KIIT and KISS and the state. She also stated that over 27,000 tribal students are being given free education, shelter, and food at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences.
KSOM has organized an Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on 'LEADERSHIP GEN NEXT: EXERTING INFLUENCE NOT AUTHORITY' from January 13 to 17, 2021. This was an ATAL, AICTE, GOI Approved project bagged by Prof. Shikta Singh, Associate Professor, KSOM, KIIT University. The programme witnessed more than 200 participants.
KSOM organized a webinar on 'Disruptions & Digital Transformation' on January 16, 2021, as a part of its Knowledge Dialogue series. The esteemed speaker was Siddharth Chhottray. He is presently Apprentice Leader II, Project Manager, Mu Sigma.
KSOM received the Best B-School of Odisha from Times Business Awards 2020. It is the annual flagship property of the Times of India to felicitate achievers of the business fraternity across various categories. Director of KSOM, Dr. Saroj Mahapatra received the award from the popular entrepreneur, Mr. Subroto Bagchi.
A 2-Day National Seminar on Challenges & Opportunities for Differently Abled People in India and their inclusiveness in the mainstream of society has been organised at KIIT SOM in collaboration with ICSSR.
Mrs Shallu Jindal was the Chief Guest of the seminar. She is the Co-Chairperson, JSPL Foundation, a famous Kuchipudi dance and a successful entrepreneur.
The welcome address was delivered by Prof. SK Mahapatra, Director, KSOM followed by context setting of the seminar by Prof. S.N Mishra, Dean, KSOM. The Inaugural Address was given by Prof. Hrushikesha Mohanty. Vice-Chancellor, KIIT DU. Dr. Sruti Mohapatra, Founder, Swabhiman delivered the keynote address.
On 31st January 2020, the MBA masterminds of KSOM had a detailed discussion on Budget 2020 under the able guidance of Professor Shikha Singh. They discussed at length about the expectations of the common man with regards to one objective of improving the GDP growth with respect to all the five major sectors of the Indian economy and aligning that with the 17 SDGs. These students of KSOM carried out the discussion in a brilliant form with respect to the provision, progress, and expectations from the Budget 2020 revolving around agriculture and the rural sector, industry, finance sector, healthcare, education, and infrastructure.
Aditi Mishra, a student of MBA II at KSOM, has published a research paper with the title "Review of Flea Market in India and Evidence from Bhubaneswar". The paper was released in the journal of 'Regional School of Management' named 'SIDHAANT.' Aditi expressed her gratitude to her mentor and co-author, Professor Braja Kar, for his unstinting support and guidance.
Professor (Dr.) Abhishek Kumar and Professor (Dr.) Ipseeta Satpathy of KSOM jointly worked upon a book and published it, the title of which is 'Economic Growth in India (Global and Domestic Challenges)'. The book was released on 27th December 2019, on the occasion of the 102nd Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association (IEA) which was held at Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur. The release of the book was facilitated by Professor S. Mahendra Dev, Vice-Chancellor, IGIDR and Vice Chairman, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D. C. and Professor Kaushik Basu, President International Economic Association, Chief Economist World Bank and Professor of Economics and Carl Marks, Professor of International Studies, Cornell University.
The students of KIIT School of Management bagged top honours at the 6th ZENITH. It is a reward and recognition programme that is conducted by the National HRD Network (NHRDN). KSOM students won accolades at the Bhubaneswar Chapter of ZENITH, held at Infosys on 7th February 2020.
The National HRD Network, abbreviated as NHRDN, is a global centre focused at grooming leaders. It is also the national apex body of professionals who are committed to promoting the People Development movement in the country as well as giving a boost to the capability of human resource professionals to compete globally, thereby creating value for society. National HRD Network lays strong emphasis on the development of human resources through education, research, training, and experience sharing.
KIIT School of Management (KSOM) conducted Konfidant- Corporate Mentorship Program on November 16th, 2019 at Campus-7. The aim of the Konfidant program was to provide MBA students with mentorship from corporate leaders and industry experts during their stay at KIIT Deeembed to be University.
Through the Corporate Mentorship Program, students will get a golden opportunity to interact with industry experts. The industry experts will take over the role of a mentor and a small group of 10-23 students will be assigned to them as mentees. Mentors will monitor the progress of the mentees and will also supervise their work.
The mentor-mentee relationship is planned to be long-term and the mentees can continue to engage with their mentors over emails or telephone depending upon their requirements.
This is a great initiative on behalf of KIIT School of Management (KSOM) as it will help the students gain professional knowledge and enhance their skills.
KSOM Organised 10th National Finance Conclave on October 19th, 2019 and the theme of the conclave was - “Getting to $5 Trillion: Navigating the Financial Landscape”.
KSOM Dean, Prof. S.N. Mishra delivered the addressed during the conclave and said that the topic is extremely applicable to the current economic scenario. According to him, this is a very interesting time for the Indian economy as there is a continuation of the commitment of a free market.
Prof. Hrushikesha Mohanty, Vice-Chancellor, KIIT DU welcomed all the guests and said that the discussions will help them gain insights into achieving the $5 trillion target.
Prof. Sudipto Mundle, Distinguished Fellow, NCAER was the main speaker of the conclave and shared his view that the current budget should be reviewed again. The recent revision of the corporate tax rate will help in achieving a strong positive impact on growth in the medium to long term. The conclave had two-panel discussions, followed by Finatix.

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