XLRI, Jamshedpur launches Agri-Business Management program
Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur has launched a six month certificate program in Agri-Business Management in Hyderabad at the Loyola Academy in association with Ikisan (an agri portal promoted by Nagarjuna group). The online self learning program aims to help students understand marketing and sales jobs in the agri-business industry.
The students who have completed or are in the final year of B.SE/ M.SC (Ag or Allied programmers) and other graduates with at least two years experience in agri business will be eligible to enroll for this specialized course. The aspiring students must possess the following, to pursue entrance exam:
- School leaving exam with a score greater than 60%
- GPA at the end of second year should be greater than 60% equivalent
- One reference letter
- A statement of purpose
- Experience certificate (in case of non Agricultural graduates)
The programme would be open for registration twice during an academic year, starting in August and January. The course content developed by XLRI and Ikisan would be available on www.Ikisan.com. The registered students would be able to download the material from the site. However the students would be free to interact with the XLRI faculty through email or other means as suggested by the faculty of XLRI. The students can also avail of the “Online tests” available on the site for practice.
IIM Lucknow organised a music workshop for its students
The workshop aimed at creating a thorough understanding of music as a separate genre and the participants enjoyed the different nuances of drums and guitar.
Three.Four (3.4) Club was the institute club which organized the guitar and drums workshop. The workshop aimed to cultivate interest and passion among amateurs and enthusiastic musicians. With the rising interest of the students in start-ups, this could provide yet another option for students to take up as budding entrepreneurs.
Professional tutors who have played live at various musical nights took the two hours workshop. The session covered basics from different kinds of guitars to the different kinds of genres played by popular guitarists. The session was not about theory only. Members of student-run Three.Four Club, who have professional experience in music, gave live performances on the guitar to explain these genres.
IIM Lucknow, known for its hectic academic rigour, industrial projects and management research, recently had a different kind of workshop for its students a a music workshop. The workshop aimed at creating a holistic understanding of music as a separate genre and the participants specially enjoyed the different nuances of drums and guitar.
Three.Four (3.4) Club, a student run music club at IIM Lucknow, organized a guitar and drums workshop. The objective of the workshop was to reinvigorate passion in the budding musicians of tomorrow and inculcate interest in the amateurs. With the rising interest of the students in star-ups, this could provideA yetA another option for students to take up, as budding entrepreneurs.
Professional tutors who have played live at various musical nights took the two hours workshop. The drums session was taken by Sagar, from the popular Rock band aAavega and the guitar session by Bhavya, from aOnstagea at Lucknow. The guitar session was especially popular among the students.
The session covered basics from different kinds of guitars to the different kinds of genres played by popular guitarists. The session was not about theory only. Members of student-run Three.Four Club, who have professional experience in music, gave live performances on the guitar to explain these genres.
The drums session was full of passion as Sagar played different styles of foot-tapping music and explained the working of a complex instrument like drums in a simple to understand language. The sessions ended with questions from the students. More than two hours workshop was virtually a feast for the students.
IIM Lucknow with its large number of committees and clubs, offers enough opportunities to unwind and recharge creatively. The Music workshop was one such event which witnessed activeA participation by the students – music afficados and non-musicians alike.