Dear PUMBAites,

It gives us a great pleasure to present before you the 8th Edition of our Fortnightly published Newsletter "NEXUS".

Budding MBA professionals walk in; explore new ways of Fun and Learning. PUMBA 08-10 is a batch to watch outf for . In this edition we bring to you the candid expressions of the new batch.

In an exclusive Interview to Nexus,Varun Deshmukh, the Coordinator of Entrepreneurship Development Cell speaks his heart out about his experience with Enterpreneurship.

In our regular column Sector Splurge, we get you a peep into theTelecom Sector. Read it to know more about it.

Dear PUMBAites,

We are extremely pleased to
present before you the 7^th
Edition of our Fortnightly published Newsletter "NEXUS".

The major event witnessed in PUMBA recently was HR Rendezvous which was held on the 11^th of October 2008. It was
successfully organized by the Seminar cell on a grand scale. This edition
thereby brings before you the major happenings at the event.

Also, don't miss the articles on Finance, Marketing & an interview
with the Systems Cell Coordinator.

Dear Pumbaites,

It gives us a great pleasure to present before you the 6^th Edition of our Fortnightly published Newsletter "NEXUS".

Starting from this Academic Year, PUMBA has started an Executive MBA Program for working executives. This Edition brings before you the details of the Induction Program of the first ever Executive MBA Batch of PUMBA.

A brand new regular column "Sector Splurge" has been started from this edition. Read this column and get a peek into what's hot & happening in various sectors of the Economy. This Edition focuses on Retail Sector.

Media Cell is pleased to announce 'Nexus' - a regularly published newsletter.

Click here to download the PDF.

The University of Pune in collaboration with Queen Mary's Technical Institute (QMTI) will now offer a one year diploma course in management, "Diploma in Industrial Administration and Service Management" for disabled soldiers, ex-servicemen Personnel Below Office Rank (PBOR) and their dependents.

The Raison d'etre behind this course is the employability of disabled soldiers, ex-servicemen and their dependents in the current market environment should increase manifold. This course will help to change the mindsets of the military men to civil working life. This course shall ensure them suitable jobs in many sectors e.g. Security,
management, retail management, banking and insurance services.

PUMBA in association with DeepGriha Foundation and WakeUpPune - an NGO is organizing a one day event on 8th March in PUMBA about spreading HIV/AIDS awareness. The event will be held in the Department on the campus of University of Pune.

This event will include programs like PPTs and interactive sessions on HIV, AIDS, Sex & Sexuality etc. apart from Quizzes and Games throughout the day.

Siad Ali has recently been appointed on the staff of Minnesota Senator, Amy Klobuchar.

Siad graduated from PUMBA in 1998 and is the President of the International Alumni Chapter. He has been giving support to Alumni activities on the international front. You can hear him talk in one of our programs on Radio Pumba.

We congratulate Siad on his achievements and the difference he is making with his work.

Mr. Ranjan Ghate, alumnus of '99 batch & '03 batch, visited PUMBA on 4th January 2008 & had an interactive session with the seniors & juniors ('08 & '09 batch).

He discussed deeply about the IT industry, the career path in it, the scene outside India as he has worked almost in every major geography in the world.

Mr. Ghate, who did his MBA Marketing in '99, came back in '01 for his MBA in Systems & graduated out in '03. He has worked with Satyam on various projects with clients like Microsoft, Nissan, etc.