Tapmi's new batch has 83% engineers with average work experience of 2.5 years

MANGALORE: The 32nd batch of PGDM and fifth batch of PGDM-Healthcare students joined the TAPMI family through a formal induction programme on Monday.
This year’s batch at TAPMI has strength of 428 students coming from diverse backgrounds. Including ten HCM (health care management) students and five students enrolled in TAPMI – University Of Dubai MBA Programme.The batch has 83% engineers and the average work experience of the new inductees is around 2.5 years while 70% of them have prior industry exposure. TAPMI has been able to achieve good gender diversity as the female representation has increased to 33%.
Chief guest at the function, E. S Chakravarthy, Head-TCS, Bangalore assured students that they have enough opportunities in the market today. Every industry has something to offer the students regardless of their background, he said motivatating them saying that they belong to a generation which is known for being energetic, passionate and an “impossible is nothing” attitude.
He focused on what students should do from their part to make use of the available opportunities which is competency building. He explained that there are three stages in competency building which is read for information, study for understanding and applying those fundamentals for knowledge. He explained that excellence can be achieved by mastering these fundamentals through practice.
Chakravarthy noted that in today’s business scenario future investments and challenges of the customer lies in six boxes. Every sector is striving for efficiency and businesses are undergoing tremendous transformation to provide a differentiated experience on the path to globalization, he said adding managers at present need to equip themselves with acumen for risk management, highest degree of compliance and need for sustainability.
He also explained the emerging trends in IT industry which are social media, cloud computing, analytics and mobility. He further emphasized that MBA graduates need to accentuate the understanding of technology.
Dr.Shantaram, Trustee and Governing Council Member of TAPMI, recounted the foundation laid by the visionaries Dr. TMA Pai and TA Pai which led to Manipal becoming a universally acclaimed educational hub.