This pilot program has been successfully completed by 500 trainees who have been inducted into the companys operations. TCS plans to scale up the Ignite program to hire 2,000 science graduates in the current financial year. The program is a significant HR innovation that taps into new talent pool for the fast growing but talent starved Indian IT industry.

The HR Summit on Managing Talent for Global Competitiveness: Issues and Challenges will be held on August 30 and 31. The Marketing Summit, titled Srijan, will focus on the theme Marketers Love Change and will be held on September 1. The Finance Conclave titled Prahelika will be held on September 2.

This program aims to develop innovators and entrepreneurs for the communications industry. The first batch of this 15-month program will be inaugurated on August 15, 2007. The batch consists of 70 students who plan to develop self-sustaining businesses in the communications sector.

Certainly that knowledge should be routinely presented and understood by the chief executive and board of directors, right?

But over time, and for a number of reasons, the marketing function and the C-suite often drift apart, resulting in a disconnect between the overall strategy of the company and what marketing understands to be the actual needs of customers. One result is that company strategy becomes less attuned to market needs, resulting in eroding profits and susceptibility to competition. How to repair the rift?

MBAUniverse.com turns to a leading academician who is engaged in field entrepreneurship development at Indian School of Business, Hyderabad Professor V Chandrasekhar, Executive Director of the Wadhwani Centre for Entrepreneurship Development at ISB, has a rich combination of academic and industry experience. He received his doctorate degree from the University of Denver, US, where his thesis was in the area of Innovations and Organizational Change.

Professor Singh, 53, is the former Vice-Dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He has a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He will assume office on 1 September 2007, taking over from Professor Hong Hai.

The institute is promoted by the AEPC Society for Human Resource Development, that falls under the aegis of Apparel Export Promotion Council, sponsored by Ministry of Textile, Government of India.

The institute is offering a one-year full-time PG program in Apparel Marketing & Merchandising, a one-year part-time PG program in Apparel Export Merchandising and a one-year part-time PG program in Apparel Retail Merchandising. Aspirants can apply for these programs by 14th August, 2007.

The MoU heralds an era of collaboration in the area of training and development and research (R&D). Said Dr Seema Sanghi, Director, Fore School of Management, The provisions of the MoU include exchange and collaboration between CSIR & FORE for management of technology and R&D through training and research. Through this collaboration the two organizations have joined hands to synergies their skills and competencies aimed at enhancing effectiveness and efficiency for the benefit of society at large.

MICA is organizing this one-day seminar in collaboration with Brand Finance India on August 21, 2007 in Mumbai. Don E Schultz conceptualized and promoted the Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) approach to marketing communication.

The convention will be organized in association with Calcutta Management Association between 6 and 8 September in Kolkata. This annual convention is the flagship event of AIMA, which is specifically designed for CEOs, executives, academics and management students from across the country. It seeks to generate a debate, and through this provide an international forum for the management community to discuss and recommend policy options in specific areas of management.