Introduction
Dear Alumnus,
FMS recently completed 60 years of its existence. In the last 6 decades, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi, has been playing a seminal role in the growth of corporate sector and management education in India. FMS over the years, has produced very successful business leaders, management thinkers and wealth creators. The FMS Forum is an initiative by Senior Alumni and Business Leaders to bring together the alumni of FMS Delhi, and create ways and means to express our gratitude to our alma mater.
The FMS Forum has been established with the following objectives
- To reinforce brand FMS and bring it to the national forefront, clearly establishing FMS as a thought leader
- Foster an active exchange between FMS Alumni and their alma mater
- Create a platform for intellectual exchange, support diffusion of knowledge in management thought and practice
The Forum is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The Forum’s membership is open to past students associated with any academic program as well as faculty members associated with FMS at any point in time.
Who are we ?
A deep sense of gratitude & a strong desire to give back to our alma mater has been behind the birth of this platform.
We are a group of FMS alumni who have come together to float this platform in an attempt to create ways and means to pay back to our alma mater.
The genesis of the FMS Forum can be traced back to the year 2010.
The Class of 1978, with a spirit to give back to the alma mater that has contributed so much to our success, instituted the FMS Student Leadership Award in the year 2010. Every year, FMS Student Leadership Award invites participation from second year FMS Students, seeking their presentations and plans on a wide range of topics. The intent behind the award is to provide a platform to students to showcase their ideas, and work together with senior alumni towards building a stronger brand FMS.
It was in the year 2012, that the idea of having an intellectual platform connecting FMS, Current students and Senior Alumni crystallized.
Senior Alumni working with various leading organizations have since worked together to bring to life this new platform called the FMS Forum.
Founding Members.
What will The FMS Forum do?
The spirit of Guru Dakshina : A deep sense of gratitude & a strong desire to give back to our alma mater will be central to all activities that we engage in. All of our activities would be geared towards contributing back to our alma mater and making FMS a stronger brand.
The FMS Forum is envisaged as an intellectual platform bringing together alumni, current students and the alma mater and explore and enable means and way to strengthen brand FMS.
The intent is to provide an active interface between alumni and FMS to support a wide range of activities such as sponsoring research based projects, supporting case development and organize talks and events to stimulate intellectual exchange etc.
For more details, follow the links below
Objectives.
Activities.
Events.
Benefits to Stakeholders.
How can you contribute?
FMS has contributed immensely to the personal and professional success of its alumni. With close to 60 years of existence, FMS has given to the world several successful business leaders and has a huge network of immensely successful alumni.
We are looking to bring together the alumni, and provide them a platform to give back to their alma mater in many ways.
To begin with, we would be happy to have you on board. Please visit the membership section to find out how you can become a member.
To find out more on the activities that FMS Forum plans to engage in, please visit the Activities section.
The Genesis
The FMS Forum is an initiative taken by senior alumni and business leaders, who believe that an active platform to facilitate mutual exchange can help drive brand FMS to newer heights. The genesis of the forum can be traced back to “The FMS Leadership Award’ instituted by the class of 1979. The award was really a first step to foster active engagement with the alma mater and allow for exchange of ideas and thoughts with an objective to take brand FMS to newer heights. The idea of a platform to engage the vast alumni network of FMS to reinforce brand FMS was an outcome of student – alumni engagement by means of the FMS Leadership Award. The Founding Members
The Founding Members
S.No. | Name | Designation in the Association | Batch | |
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1 | Ashwani Windlass | Member | ||
2 | Rajesh Sud | Vice – President | 1992 | |
3 | Kamal Oberoi | Treasurer | 1978 | |
4 | Sudhir Nayar | Member | ||
5 | Vibha Paul Rishi | Member | ||
6 | Sunder Hemrajani | President | 1979 | |
7 | Aseem Gulati | Secretary | 2011 |
Objectives
The FMS Forum has been instituted with the following objectives
- Leverage Alumni network to create an ‘Intellectual” platform as distinct from Alumni Association whose objective is more ‘Social’
- Position ‘FMS’ as a ‘Thought Leader’ in the field of Management Education in India
- Support FMS on the ‘Academic’ agenda and contribute to its growth
- Provide ‘Active’ interface to alumni with FMS to support and sponsor research based projects : Facilitate Case Development
- Leverage Alumni network to reinforce ‘Brand FMS’
Activities
Discuss & Debate contemporary issues which impact business & economy
At a time when the nation goes through economic, social and political inflection FMS
Forum intends to organize events and platforms such as panel discussions and talks to
spur and shape thinking, and pitch FMS as a thought leader.
Facilitate Case Development
Engage with faculty and students to foster case development. Collaborate and share practical insights from years of industry experience to help development of case studies.
Sponsor Research based projects
Provide a platform to faculty and students to reach out to a vast network of alumni to seek mentorship and support on various research based projects.
Organize Panel Discussions / Book Releases
Organize activities to support the ‘Academic’ excellence at FMS
For recent activities and events, please visit the Events section
- Leverage Alumni network to create an ‘Intellectual” platform as distinct from Alumni Association whose objective is more ‘Social’
- Position ‘FMS’ as a ‘Thought Leader’ in the field of Management Education in India
- Support FMS on the ‘Academic’ agenda and contribute to its growth
- Provide ‘Active’ interface to alumni with FMS to support and sponsor research based projects : Facilitate Case Development
- Leverage Alumni network to reinforce ‘Brand FMS’
Benefits to Stakeholders
Faculty
- Access to ‘Influential’ Alumni
- Source of funding for research & case development
- Partnerships with leading organizations for consulting projects
Students
- Better career prospects / placement
- Networking opportunity
- ‘Intellectual’ benefits through participation in events
Alumni
- Access to ‘Talent’ pool
- ‘Payback’ to Alma-mater
- Access to ‘Management’ research