OBJECTIVES :

•  To continuously strive for academic and professional excellence in the field of HR Management and HR Development;
•  To enhance the capability and credibility of future HR Professionals;
•  To identify modern approaches, trends and best practices in Human Resource Management and create awareness of the same amongst the members of the club;
•  To lead in development and promotion of good practices in the field of HR Management
•  To enhance the skills and competencies of the members through sharing and learning, by providing a forum for discussion and interaction and a platform for enhancing skills;
•  To provide meaningful insight into the various functions of HR, and their impact in the organizational context by inviting speakers from the Industry (HR Managers, CEOs, etc.) to share their experiences;
•  To synergize the talents of the students and develop their skills for influencing, working with and managing groups, by means of organizing and conducting conferences, seminars, training courses, etc. for the members of the club, thereby enhancing personal & interpersonal skills;
•  To groom students to face future job/work challenges in Human Resource Management;
•  To create a community of HR professionals for the future who could harness the combined talents and resources of the group
•  In order to achieve the above objectives , the HR specialization engages in the following activities

1. Academic training: Faculty members of the OB/HR specialization stream participated in various trainings and workshops. The topics include Competency Mapping, Performance Management, Coaching etc. The learning was immense in such programs. Faculty members were also involved in Knowledge Sharing Forum in which faculty by turn present a topic to the colleagues followed by an interactive session. Team Teaching was successfully introduced in this academic year and all the faculty were fully involved in this. Students enjoyed these sessions.

2. Corporate interfaces: Corporate interface is a weekly event scheduled on every Fridays in which corporate executives interacts with budding HR managers. This is a platform to connect industry and academia. OB/HR stream invited many eminent HR executives this year including Mr Abhijit Bhaduri from Wipro, Mr Balaji from Siemens, Mrs Rachana Mukherjee from TV Rao Learning Systems etc. At kengeri also club  activities have started since Human Resource specialization has been introduced for the first time.

3. Training/ Workshop:  The training and workshops for students are aimed to equip them with specific skills. It significantly enhances the employability quotient of the student. The first year HR students were given a training specifically on Sumer Internship Training by the corporate executive. The other workshops focused on interpersonal relations, counseling, strategic human resource management, International Human Resource Management, Human Resource Analytics etc. Faculty members also invited experts and guests to the classroom to share modules. This brings variety to the sessions and students benefit from such sessions.

4. Newsletters/ HR Blog: The HR students also bring out a newsletter every trimester which give an insight into current trends such as role of HR as a business partner, employee branding etc. We also run a blog which is updated every fortnightly which showcases HR developments.

5. Other programs: A) The team of senior HR students were involved in training for the undergraduate students of CHRIST (Deemed to be University). This was a good experience as students implemented what they learnt in the classroom. B) Summer Internship project mela was organized at CUIM  to facilitate projects for junior students. It was arranged by NHRD and many corporate took part in the event. More than ten students of CUIM got their summer projects through this event.C) A monthly meet of student wing of NHRD was hosted at CUIM where Mr Aman trained HR students of CUIM and other B schools on emotional intelligence.