On Tuesday, 15th November, 2016 the students of ISBR had a great opportunity to visit the WIPRO campus located in electronic city, Bangalore. The visit was organized for all the 1st semester students (MBA and PGDM). The students were accompanied by the faculty Prof. V.B. Padmanabhan, Prof. Ratna Sinha and Asst. Prof. Yukti Kishore.
Right at the entrance gate each student and faculty were given a guest ID cards. The students were given the guidelines by the WIPRO personnel which they needed to follow during the visit.
The students attended an insightful session by Mr P.B. Kotur, General Manager- Talent Transformation, Wipro who has been associated with WIPRO since 14 years. He gave a brief idea of what and how exactly WIPRO works at ground level. Mr. Kotur was presented with a memento on behalf of ISBR fraternity. He spoke about how WIPRO sets itself apart from other companies in the same field. He even enlightened students with his crisp and clear knowledge about professionalism, management and various areas on which an aspiring manager needs to focus upon.
The session ended with questions being asked by the students to Mr. Kotur on various topics such as what exactly the recruiters of WIPRO look for in the candidates, how is the work culture and work environment in WIPRO and Mr. Kotur answered all the queries and questions from the students. He also asked them to stay connected with him through various social networking platforms.
This industrial visit was not just an industrial visit but was an experience for each student as they got to know about such a big IT company and how exactly it works and what are the expectations of the industry from the new recruits. The visit ended with a photo session at the amphitheater of the WIPRO campus.