From the CEO's desk…

Life Time Achievement Award to Sh. Chandra Mohan

Here comes another issue of Pragati. So many stories to tell…so little time!

Inside this beautiful campus we have fascinating people –learners, faculty and consultants – doing incredible work andcontributing significantly to the work culture in the industries ofthis region. Then there are the Alumini – who have such fondmemories of the School. Their growth and their success storiesfill our hearts with pride. But still, I am certain that the best isyet to come.

Brig. (Retd.) Surinder SinghDean Academics

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Padamshree Chandra Mohan receivingthe Life time achievement award

The legendary quality guru, PadamshreeChandra Mohan, was awarded Life TimeAchievement Award by PGSTE at the 8th North-West QualTech Awards ceremony held at CII on11 May 2012. Mr. Satish Bagrodia, ChairmanWinsome Group, presented the Award to Sh.Chandra Mohan, former

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MD and Vice-Chairmanof Punjab Tractors Ltd and Swaraj MazdaLimited. He was instrumental in theestablishment of PGSTE, the First School ofExcellence of Punjab Technical University,dedicated to TQM & Entrepreneurship.

In this issue1. Life time achievement award to

Sh. Chandra Mohan

2. 8 North-West QualTechConvention & Awards

3. Orientation: 1

4. ExecutiveMBA

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6. Consultancy & Training Services

7. B.Tech Toppers : Jan-Jun 2012

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9. Forthcoming Events:

Enrolments for Part-time B.Tech. & Executive MBAProgramme Jan 2013 batch

9 North-West QualTechAwards

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2 Batch of B.Tech

Orientation: 2 Batch of

ertification Programmes

Corporate TrainingProgrammes

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CEO's presentation at 7 NationalQuality Conclave

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Brig. Surinder Singh (Retd.) - Editor

Suparna S. Saha - Associate Editor

Harpreet Singh - Creative Editor

editorial team

Issue-5 January - June, 2012

“Whatever you vividly imagine

ardently desire

and enthusiastically act upon

must inevitably come to pass”

Paul J Meyers

A thought...

I was invited to make a presentation at the 7 National Quality Conclave, organisedby Quality Council of India at New Delhi, where I got an opportunity to interact withvarious Quality experts, Government policy-makers and other stakeholders. TheSchool will be hosting the 4 Convocation on 10 November, 2012.

We look forward to your enthusiastic and positive engagement with PGSTE. Wishingall of you a very Happy Diwali and a great New Year ahead.

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Manish Trehan

In our endeavour to make PGSTE an industry-focusedacademic institute, we have continued our efforts toengage with various industries of the region throughour Training & Consulting programmes, focused onOperational Excellence, helping organisationsbecome more competitive. Our B. Tech. students ofthe final semester have undertaken 39 Major Projectsin their respective organizations, which have resultedin a combined annual saving of Rs. 747 lacs.

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Mr. Raj Chengappa, Editor-in-Chiefof The Tribune was the Chief Guestof the inaugural session in themorning.

Chief Guest of the Award CeremonyMr. S. Sandilya, Chairman of EicherGroup, highlighted the rich dividendwhich Total Quality Management canyield.

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Winners

The 8 North-West QualTech (NWQT) Convention was held on 11 May 2012 at CII, Chandigarh. During the day-longConvention, 21 teams from leading corporates of the region, who were short-listed after a rigorous selection,competed for the NWQT Awards. Over 240 teams from leading companies have competed for these awards sincetheir inception.

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Mr. Raj Chengappa - Inaugural Ceremony

Prof. ManMohan Sodhi - Award Ceremony

Delivering the keynote address, Prof.ManMohan Sodhi, Executive Director,Munjal Global Manufacturing Institute,Indian School of Business, Mohali,expressed the hope that thebenchmarks set by industry leaders willlead to overall improvements in allareas of business.

The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Mr. J S Bedi, Chairman, GianJyoti Group of Institutes. Mr. S. Sandilya - Award Ceremony

Trident Quality Pioneer Award (For companies with Turnover Rs. 150-500 Cr.)

Manufacturing Sector

Vardhman Quality Navigator Award (For companies with Turnover > Rs. 500 Cr.)

Winner Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd., Dharuhera

1 Runner upst Reliance Industries Ltd., Hoshiarpur

2 Runner upnd Philips Electronics India Ltd., Mohali & Subros Ltd., ManesarLarge Business

Service Sector

Winner Federal-Mogul Goetze (I) Ltd., Patiala

1 Runner upstMinda Industries Ltd., Pantnagar

2 Runner upnd Autolive India (P) Ltd., GurgaonMedium Business

Winsome Quality Pathfinder Award (For companies with Turnover < Rs. 150 Cr.)

Winner Maffick Instruments Pvt. Ltd., Ambala

1 Runner upst Grace Locks Ltd., Chandigarh

2 Runner upnd Param Tech Industries, Mohali

Small Business

Educomp Quality Innovator Award (For Banking, Insurance, IT, ITeS, Healthcare, Telecom and others)

Winner Tata Tele Services Ltd., New Delhi

1 Runner upst IDS Infotech Ltd. Mohali

2 Runner upnd Tata Tele Services Ltd., New Delhi

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Dr. Dharinder Tayal receiving a bouquet from CEO, PGSTE

Orientation: 12 Batch of B.Techth

On 5 Feb 2012 an Orientation was held for the new joinees ofB.Tech in Industrial Engg and Management (Specialisation inTQM). Dr. Dharinder Tayal, member, Board of Governors, PTUwas the Chief Guest for the event wherein he encouraged theB.Tech aspirants to take full benefit of this application basedcourse specially designed for working professionals.

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Orientation: 2 Batch of Executive MBAnd

An Orientation programme was heldfor the new joinees of 2nd Batch of MBA Executive.Chief Guest Mr. Barinder S Sawhney, VP (HR &Corporate Affairs) Nectar Lifesciences Ltd., said,”India is at a point where the Executive MBA maysoon become as essential part of the experiecedIndian manager’s career progression. Success in anyindustry lies on soft skills, team work, initiative driveand leadership abilities, which every employer looksfor”.

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Starting from left: Mr. Manish Trehan (CEO), (Chief Guest), Mr. J. S.Bedi (Member Govering Council),

Mr. Barinder S SawhneyProf. J. P. S. Sibia (HOD - MBA Executive)

CEO's presentation at 7 National Quality Conclaveth

CEO made a thought provokingpresentation during the ConcurrentSession on “Quality in Education” atthe 7 National Quality Conclaveorganized by Quality Council of Indiaon 27 & 28 April, 2012 at Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi. Thepresentation focused on applicationof Total Quality Management forimproving the quality of highertechnical education in India. The 2-day Conclave, whose theme was,“Improving Quality of PublicServices: The Role of Public & PrivateSectors”, was attended by over 800delegates from all over the country.

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Mr. Manish Trehan (CEO), addressing at 7 National Quality Conclaveth

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Consultancy and Training Services

Certification Programmes

1. 4 Six Sigma Black Belt programme completedth

The fourth batch of certified Six Sigma Black Belt commenced inNov 2011 and concluded on 24 March, 2012. It was anchored byour own Six Sigma Black Belt faculty. 15 executives both frommanufacturing and service industries, participated in theprogramme. Estimated savings from the eight improvementprojects, undertaken by the participants in their respectiveorganisations, exceed Rs. 72 lac.

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2. 3 Six Sigma Green Belt programme completedrd

A 3-day certified Six Sigma Green Belt programme wasorganised in April 2012 for alumni of the School. Theprogramme was anchored by Naresh Chawla, School’s own SixSigma Master Black Belt faculty.

Session in progress

Corporate Training Programmes

1. Management Development Programme

3 batch of Management Development Programme (MDP) was startedfor KDDL (formerly Kamla Dials & Devices Ltd.) on 13 February 2012 andconcluded on 22 April 2012. Apart from the modules on qualitymanagement, lean manufacturing, industrial engineering and behaviouralskills, this time, modules on finance and marketing were also included inthe curriculum. During the course of this MDP, the participants undertookimprovement projects for improving productivity and strengthening thesystems of their respective units.

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Management Development Programme

2. Other Training Programmes

Various training programmes were conducted for corporates at their premises in this year. These include:

a) Programme for Improving employee participation through problem solving at Winsome Knitwear, Mohali fromNov 2011 to April 2012.

b) Programme on Line balancing of dry iron line at Elin Appliances, Solan, H.P. from Nov 2011 to May 2012.

c) Programme on 5S Training & Audit at Claas India, Morinda.

d) Programme for Improving Productivity & Layout Design at Metlonics, Mohali.

e) One day programme on Kaizen at SML Isuzu Ltd., Mohali.

f) Programme on Problem Solving & 7 QC tools at ACC Ltd., Lakheri (Rajasthan) and Gaggal (Himachal Predesh).

ACC Pvt Ltd. (Lakheri, Rajasthan) SML ISUZU Pvt Ltd. (Mohali)

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B.Tech Toppers : Jan-Jun 2012

Semester - III

Ashpreet SinghRank 1 - 93.8%

Alok LambaRank 2 - 90.0%

Semester - IVSemester - II

Navdeep BatishRank 3 - 86.9%

After 8 years of work experience, two years back when I heard about theB Tech programme run by PTU's Gian Jyoti School of TQM &Entrepreneurship, Mohali, I had apprehensions in my mind about joininga B. Tech course and I decided to attend one class. This day became theturning point of my career. This course provided the platform where wediscussed our work related problems with expert Faculty of the Schoolcomprising professionals from top rated industries and faculty of repute.It is actually awesome to attend the classes where we get classmates fromdifferent sectors and the discussion amongst us facilitates our learningprocess. I have been a topper in all the 3 semesters. I have also achievedmuch success and recognition in my job career by implementing varioustechniques learned in this course till now.

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This course brought a change in my thinking pattern and motivated me to jumpstart my career as an“Entrepreneur”. Recently, I started my own venture in the name of Sehaj Solutions (Engg.) to provide variousengineering solutions. "Sehaj Solutions" is linked with Foreign and Indian companies for their new projectdevelopments, quality & delivery improvements in existing business and finding out economical solutions totheir queries. Once again my heartfelt thanks to the School's Management for designing such a fantasticapplication based course for working diploma holders and my further travel to the path of success entirely goesto my alma mater….

Ashpreet Sahni, B.Tech Semester - 4 student

Satinder Pal SinghRank 1 - 81.1%

Jeevan Chandra SinghRank 2 - 77.3%

Rajesh KumarRank 3 - 75.3%

Varun MisraRank 3 - 75.3%

Raj KumarRank 1 - 80.0%

Som AwasthiRank 3 - 79.1%

Amarjeet SinghRank 2 - 79.3%

Pushpinder SinghRank 2 - 79.3%

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Forthcoming Programmes

1. Enrolments on for Part-time B.Tech. and Executive MBA Programmes: Jan., 2013 Batch

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3. Short-term Programmes

Programme Commences on Duration

Effective Presentation Skills 3 November 2012rd 2 Days

Certified Lean Professional 23 November 2012rd 5 Days

Art of Selling 11 December 2012th 2 Days

Finance for Non-Finance Executives 11 December 2012th 2 Days

Admissions are open for the 14 batch of B.Tech.-Industrial Engineering & Management (Spl. inTQM) and 4 batch of Executive MBA whichcommences in Jan. 2013. The application form isavailable on our website www.tqmbizschool.org

The regular part-time B.Tech. programme,delivered in weekend mode has been very wellreceived by the 1300 learners enrolled so far andtheir employers. Wholesome combination ofIndustrial Engineering, Management and TQM inits curriculum multiplies its utility.

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Industry response to the 4-semester Executive MBA programme, which commenced in July 2011, is veryencouraging and the learners find the programme very useful in their day-to-day work-life.

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For the past eight years, North-West QualTech (NWQT) Convention has been aplatform for recognition of team excellence in quality. NWQT Awards are atribute to the efforts of the middle management in an organisation's pursuit forexcellence. The awards, instituted by PTU's Gian Jyoti School of TQM &Entrepreneurship in 2004, are presented after a rigorous process of evaluationto improvement teams that are recognised as best-in-class.

The 9 NWQT Convention will be held on 8 March 2013. Competition is opento both Manufacturing and Service sectors.

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For more information on all programmes mentioned above please visit www.tqmbizschool.org

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Call: +91-98554-06222, +91-95920 92704, 0172-2236187.

PTU’s Gian Jyoti School of TQM & Entrepreneurship, B-102, Phase-VIII, Industrial Area, Sector-72, Mohali-160059