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JBIMS Online |
Learnings...
JBIMS Online was the first site I worked on that required me to interface with others to get the site up and running. I got a chance to practically learn how to deal with a "client" so to speak, right from explaining why JBIMS needed to be on the Web to gathering requirements and collaborating on the content and features of the site. In October 1997, I succeeded in getting an Internet company to sponsor the redesigning, hosting and maintainence of the site.
... from the experience
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) is a
Department of the University of Bombay, and has long
been the main center for admissions for the Masters of Management
Studies (MMS) degree offered by the University of Bombay. However,
except during the admission period, there was no way interested
students could access information about the Common Entrance Test
(CET) procedure, and the MMS course.
With a reach of over 150 million people around the world, the Web is an excellent medium for disseminating information. With this in mind, JBIMS
Online was conceived, designed, created, developed
and promoted by me in October 1996, being the first and only such
site from Bombay on the Internet. In addition to the information
about the CET, JBIMS Online had detailed information
about the college itself, the various courses conducted, and co-curricular
activities.
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Getting finances to host the site was a near improbable task,
and keeping the image of the college in mind, hosting it on a
free server was not a solution. Mr. Miheer Mafatlal, owner of
India's first private server was open to the idea and offered
us space on his server.
However, the URL was not intuitive to say the least,
and we lacked a domain name. I approached a few Internet companies
to host our site on their servers, complete with our own domain
name. This dream was realised in October 1997, when Netventures
offered to host and maintain JBIMS Online. JBIMS
Online now has a more intuitive domain name - www.jbims.edu, and since I've graduated, the baton has been handed over to a team of students in the current batch who work on updating the site.
JBIMS Online has placement related information
available online to allow easy access for companies outside Bombay,
and to allow them to send placement related inquiries over the
Net. JBIMS Online is currently also building up
an alumni e-mailing list to keep them informed about college activities and events.