MBA ALUMNI MEET

The IMR Alumni Association offers a variety of ways in which alumni can stay connected to the institute.

We’re always looking for new ways to engage our alumni in the life of the institute through different events. This year we had organized an alumni meet which gained appreciation from all our alumni. The very purpose of organising an Alumni meet is to inculcate a feeling of oneness amongst the present and the past students as well as faculty and to ensure harmonious relationship permeate through all concerned.

IMR organized its Alumni Meet on 27th Feb 2010. The date of this Meet was declared in the month of January itself and the news spread far and wide. Many of the alumni played active role in contacting their batch mates and others. The Meet was attended by 60 alumni of batches that graduated in year 1988 (First Graduating Batch) to 2009. There was special enthusiasm in the batches graduating from year 1988 to 1992. More than about 15 alumni from this group attended the Meet. It was a great pleasure to know about their accomplishments in professional lives. Most of them were visiting their Alma Mater for the first time since their graduation, and naturally were thrilled to be back in the campus again. They very proudly went round the campus and saw the places where they studied and spent time.

The meet started by paying tributes to Late Dr.Shamkant Deshpande(founder director IMR) and Dr.Annasaheb bendale(Founder KCEs’s society).

Dr.Vivek Katdare, Director IMR in his welcome address expressed his wish that this kind of an event will enable both the institute and the past students & faculty in a free exchange of their current activities and could explore new avenues. It could be for any form of guidance, suggestions or even a possibility of identifying a job opportunities.

Addressing the Inaugural function worthy Director , Dr.Vivek Katdare, said that Alumni are the brand ambassadors of the Institution and a very vibrant relationship must be established and nurtured. He called upon the alumni to contribute to the development of  IMR.

Prof.Shubhada Kulkarni senior most faculty of IMR –who has taught to almost last 20 batches of MBA welcome and expressed her sincere thanks to all the alumni .In a jolly mood she said “once again I’m here and you are there”. She told it is difficult to take out time for past and thus recognised the presence of each and every alumni for showing interest in the past. She also reminded the alumni that next year IMR will be celebrating its silver jubilee so contribution from alumni is expected. The faculty members  and the current MBA students  interacted with the alumni.

The alumni visited their respective departments. The HODs of each department took them around the campus and other departmental facilities and presented the recent progress and activities. After the presentation, discussion on the future developments ensued and alumni came up with many suggestions regarding the syllabus of courses, laboratory development etc. They also offered their services in the growth of Department.

The evening was devoted to recreation through open session. The current students of IMR interacted with the Alumni. At the end of the formal meet staged inside the Auditorium, the celebration moved upstairs to terrace for dinner .Many smaller groups of Alumni, faculty could be seen chatting, singing and sharing memories till wee hours.

It was also decided to create an Alumni Association and all the alumni were requested to register themselves on the website of IMR. The worthy Director apprised the Alumni about the recent progress of IMR and sought their assistance in providing better training/education to students. Many of the Alumni expressed their willingness to help IMR in training, placement, development of modern laboratories, delivery of expert lectures in emerging areas of technology.

A feed back was also collected from alumni regarding the organizational aspects of the Meet and their suggestions for improvement in professional training at IMR. The Alumni Meet closed at   a very emotional note. However, everyone appreciated the efforts by the IMR in organizing the Meet.. Everyone departed with the resolve to visit again and spread the message amongst all who could not visit this time.