"Lakshya" by Sanket Kulkarni

"Lakshya"

We work for all 365 days a year!!! That’s what a senior member of Team Lakshya said, and my first response was “What the crap???. Nobody works for 365 days a year”. Few days later I was a member of Team Lakshya and it took me no time to find out that what our seniors said was in fact very true. This blog has very well portrayed what Lakshya is to all PGDIEians. Let me share with you my first experiences as a member of Team Lakshya.

My first assignment began with calling the industry people and inviting them to present their projects at the ‘On the Job Achievers’ Contest ‘. My first call was a flop, and my second, and then the third. I don’t exactly remember the number but it must have been close to fifty and I had a zero percent success rate. Forget it I said and moved on to my next assignments. Lakshya was especially torturing for the junior team because they were trying to get themselves placed for ‘summers’ during the day and working for the event during the night. Add frustration and heartbreak of not cracking the company to all this and what you get is a deadly combination. Around 10 days before Lakshya I started on my next assignment of getting the flex’s printed. For most part of these 10 days I was at Andheri with the printer shop owner pushing him continuously to get the job done quickly. I became such a familiar face in that area that all the bhel puri and pani puri walas used to give me a smile when I visited their joint ( I was their most regular customer). I also became something of a small office away from the headquarters of Lakshya. Whenever somebody from PGDIE 39 and 38 had any ‘Lakshya’ work they were directed to the Andheri officeJ. Frankly speaking, I really don’t remember much of how I got the things done on time, but somehow I did. Of all the weird experiences I had, one of the event stands out. I had to wake up the person who did the flex printing and get one last flex printed (which we had missed out earlier) at 2 in the night. I am sure of all the hearts Lakshya has touched, he will remember Lakshya for quite some time.

Lakshya 09 was a grand success. The biggest lesson which Lakshya taught me was ‘teamwork’. No matter who you are and what you are capable of, you need a team to succeed. Team PGDIE worked their hearts out to make Lakshya a grand success

Sanket Sanjay Kulkarni

Team Lakshya.

Lakshya '09 Experiences by Deepika Malhotra

LAKSHYA!!!
A series of contests.... No ways, a conclave ... naa, calling it an event belittles its aura - ohff I really donno how to describe it. Anyways that's not my job even I am here simply to share my experiences of Lakshya's 10th edition.
Lakshya to me is a real time movie with only difference that its every participant is an actor. Uncounted sleepless nights, never ending dedication, effortful team work, an year long preparation and of course pre-defined target is what it takes in the making of Lakshya and finally the time comes when this movie is screened for 3 continuous days. One can easily sense an unbelievable enthusiasm, a unique passion and rich learning associated with each and every sphere of it. As a spectator one comes across various B-plans and projects implemented in different industries, as an anchor one learns to manage the excitement of sharing the stage with the top stalwarts including your role models, as an organizer one learns the importance of Zero Defects where the slightest disturbance might lead to a flop show, for event coordinators it’s an examination of their pressure handing capabilities which they must clear at every stage and so on.
I feel myself fortunate even to have played many role in the last edition, although small but were good enough to teach me the practical lessons of multi-tasking, stress management, time management, error management (sounds new!!) and the related consequences... :)
And even if all this isn't it enough for you to feel its importance then come and explore yourself when it is evinced this year.
I wish Team Lakshya ALL THE BEST and hope to have more fun & memories in Lakshya '10.

Deepika
PGDIE-39

"Breaking the barriers" – Republic Day Message

It was always said and seen that there exists a gap between the academics and the industrial environment in Indian context which makes us one step behind any developed countries. Only Education system can bridge the economic differences and can give us the required momentum to become developed country, and much has been talked about the present Indian Education system but solutions seem to be far above anyone's thought.

NITIE has earned its reputation in Industrial circles for its practical model of working together with the Industries, esp. consultancies and projects offered and, guided through NITIE's eminent professors and letting students to adapt themselves to the dynamic situations of the business.
But what PGDIE students found was far more practical, workable, easy-to-learn model for pacing along Industries through the event Lakshya - The Flagship event of NITIE, Mumbai.The 3-day corporate magnum opus, wherein executives from various industrial domains share their innovative and path-breaking projects with B-school student community.
Industry-Institute relation can never become better than this. There are no such models which bring corporate world to share their invaluable, technology and management projects in a public forum.

When students are exposed to such projects they get a clear vision where the industry is working in and where they are moving to. This helps them in identifying their profiles, career path and more importantly gives them the push to develop themselves for realizing their dreams. And of course what else could be the best method to learn other than learning by experience.
The result is very evident as the number of students of PGDIE getting summer interns in MNCs and eventually converting them into Pre placement offers are increasing batch after batch. This is due to the learning that this event provides the aspirant - the right direction and magnitude towards the excellence.

What is even greater in this is that, the entire event is being organized by the batch of PGDIE which again inculcates Team spirit and professionalism in the way the students work and think. It would be fruitful if such models are being used in our Education System which would make us realize the dream "India - The Superpower".

“Lakshya On the Job Achievers' Contest”

During the course of the three days of the corporate magnum opus, elite corporate contested in the On the Job Achiever’s Contest. The contest is an ideal platform for practicing managers to present their innovative and path breaking projects to be judged by an elite jury panel consisting of industry stalwarts. It is a confluence of best practices, technological advancements, their implementations and impact on the industry and equips the budding managers with the latest trends and advancements

Lakshya 2009 invited participation from corporate sector across four well defined verticals:
1.Supply Chain Management
2.General & HR Management
3.Systems & IT Management
4.Operations Management

Sparsha - A CSR Initiative

We, as citizens of this great country, have a responsibility towards the society we have been brought up in. Sparsha perfectly merges business with this social responsibility, through our CSR initiative by mobilizing the intellect and efforts of Management Students towards social welfare and thereby instilling in managers of tomorrow greater social ethos.

Sparsha - the CSR initiative by Lakshya, in association with Muskan Trust comprised of a NGO project contest, followed by a panel discussion which was attended by senior representatives from both NGOs and Corporate, on the theme “Bridging gap between NGOs and Corporates via focus on Sustainability, Credibility and Governance”.