Industrial Visit Report on “The Times of India”

Industrial Visit Report in Partial Fulfilment of award of MBA Degree

Project Guide
Prof. (Dr.) Prakash M. Chawla

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Pankaj Parmar (Roll No-31)
Pritesh Kothiya (Roll No-35)

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Rahul Garchar (Roll No-37)
Ravi Patel (Roll No-40)
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Vatsal Thakkar (Roll No-MMS 08)
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S.K. PATEL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & COMPUTER

STUDIES
Gandhinagar, INDIA

January-February 2019
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This is to certify that Mr. Pankaj Parmar, Pritesh Kothiya, Rahul Garchar,
Ravi Patel, Vatsal Thakkar of S.K. Patel Institute of Management &

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Computer Studies, Gandhinagar have submitted their Industrial Visit Report
titled, “Industrial Visit Report on The Times of India” in the year 2018-19 in
partial fulfilment of Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya requirements for the award of

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the title of Master of Business Administration

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Prof. (Dr.) Bhavin Pandya Prof. (Dr.) Prakash Chawla

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Date:
 DECLARATION

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We hereby, declare that the Industrial Visit Report titled, “Industrial Visit
Report on The Times of India” is original to the best of our knowledge and

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has not been published elsewhere. This is for the purpose of partial fulfilment of
Kadi Sarva `Vishwavidyalaya requirements for the award of the title of Master
of Business Administration, Only.

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Student Name Signature

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Pankaj Parmar (Roll No-31)

Pritesh Kothiya (Roll No-35)
Rahul Garchar (Roll No-37)
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Ravi Patel (Roll No-40)

Vatsal Thakkar (Roll No-MMS 08)
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1. Preface:

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Being the Management student a performing small practical even is in
itself an experience of responsibility on our head. The project is certainly the

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best to work in the Management field and have practical understanding of
Management Strategic formulation and its implementation. This exposure has

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really added a supplement and nourishment to our growing tree of management-
just like the fertilizer to the plants.
In view of above, this report has been completed as a part of syllabus
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prescribed for the master of business administration.
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2. Acknowledgement:

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We take this opportunity to express our deep sense of gratitude to our Director
Dr. Bhavin Pandya (S.K. Patel institute of Management and Computer Studies)

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and our guide Prof. Prakash M. Chawla (Associate Professor, MBA) for their
continuous motivation and guidance in the completion of this project.

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We express our cordial thanks to our guide for their continuous encouragement,
inspiring suggestions and extending full support and cooperation both on and
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off campus for the successful completion of the industrial visit which helps us
in maintaining the quality of work.

The supervision and support that they gave truly help the progression and
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smoothness of the visit program. The co-operation is much indeed appreciated.

Last but not least we would like to thank my friends especially those who work
together as team. The whole program really brought us together to appreciate
the true value of friendship and respect of each other.
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Company Introduction

The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily

newspaper owned by The Times Group It is the third-largest newspaper in
India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world
according to Audit Bureau of Circulations (India). It is the oldest English-

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language newspaper in India still in circulation, albeit under different names
since its first edition published in 1838. It is also the second-oldest Indian

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newspaper still in circulation after the Bombay Samachar.
Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India,
Called The Times of India "the leading paper in Asia" In 1991, the BBC

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ranked The Times of India among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned
and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
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Beginning.
The Times of India issued its first edition on 3 November 1838 as The
Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. The paper published Wednesdays
and Saturdays under the direction of Raobahadur Narayan Dinanath Velkar, a
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Maharashtrian Reformist, and contained news from Britain and the world, as
well as the Indian Subcontinent. J.E. Brennan was its first editor. In 1850, it
began to publish daily editions.
In 1860, editor Robert Knight (1825–1892) bought the Indian shareholders'
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interests, merged with rival Bombay Standard, and started India's first news
agency. It wired Times dispatches to papers across the country and became
the Indian agent for Reuters news service. In 1861, he changed the name from
the Bombay Times and Standard to The Times of India. Knight fought for a
press free of prior restraint or intimidation, frequently resisting the attempts
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by governments, business interests, and cultural spokesmen and led the paper
to national prominence. In the 19th century, this newspaper company
employed more than 800 people and had a sizeable circulation in India and
Europe.

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The Times of India has its markets in

• Mumbai
• Delhi
• Chennai
• Kolkata
• Bangalore
• Hyderabad

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• Ahmedabad
• Pune
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Chandigarh
• Lucknow
• Nagpur
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Jaipur
Goa
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The Times of India is printed from the following places:
Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh,
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Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Gurgaon, Hubli, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur,

Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Madurai, Mysore, Nagpur, Noida, Patna, Rajkot,
Ranchi, Surat, Thane, Thiruvananthapuram, Vadodara, Varanasi
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Owner: The Times Group

Publisher: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
Editor-in-chief: Jaideep Bose
Headquarters: Mumbai

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Circulation: 3,198,449 daily
Sister newspapers: The Economic Times, Navbharat Times, Maharashtra

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Times, Ei Samay, Mumbai Mirror
Chairperson: Indu Jain

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The Times of India comes with several city-specific supplements, such as Delhi
Times, Bombay Times, Hyderabad Times, Lucknow Times, Nagpur Times,
Bangalore Times, Pune Times, Ahmadabad Times and Chennai Times, The
Times of South Mumbai.
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Other Regular Supplements:

• Times Wellness (Saturdays)
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• Education Times
• Times Ascent (Wednesdays)
• ZIG WHEELS
• Times Life (Sundays)
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Wee Wonder
• Rouge
• What’s Hot
• Address

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The Times Group (BCCL):

BCCL: is the largest media services conglomerate in India. It reaches out from:
11 publishing centers, 15 printing centers, 55 sales offices, Over 7000
employees,5 dailies including two of the largest in the country with approx 4.3

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million copies circulated daily, 2 lead magazines, 29 niche magazines, Reaching
2468 cities and towns, 32 Radio Stations,

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MISSION

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“Create & build brands with differentiated content to capture relevant audiences
and market the value of these to advertisers to help them sell and strengthen
their brands”.
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The times of India group owns the following

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• 11 publishing centers
• 15 printing centers
• 55 sales offices
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Over 7000 employees

• 5 dailies including two of the largest in the country
• 2 lead magazines
• 29 niche magazines
• Reaching 2468 cities and towns
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• 32 Radio Stations
• 2 Television News Channels
• 1 Television Life Style Channel

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Study of Production Department

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Edit AD
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60% 40%
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Using technology

The company has five lines of Krause CTPs. The company has also shifted from
AM screening to FM screening for ink optimisation. For this, the company
invested in a software called Binuscan. “It is an ink optimisation software,
which replaces expensive CYMK with black,” says Nawal sir, adding that while

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the software is not the same as GCR, it is quite similar, but much more
intelligent. This is because it looks at different pictures and analyses. “Our
photographs pass through a certain profile. Then those files are created and they

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are printed,” he adds.

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Image quality is another reason why the company shifted from AM to FM. “We
went to FM looking at better depth of the pictures,” says Nawal sir. “In FM
screening, you have proper control in pre-press and you get much better depth.
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Shadow details are very prominent in our photographs.”

Nawal sir explicates. “In analogue screening, you have the dot gain curve. This
is no longer the case when you move to FM. You have no control on dot gain. It
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becomes as less as 19%. However, when you are in FM and ink optimisation,
your CTP has to be well calibrated or tightly controlled,” he says. While not all
brands of plates are conducive to FM, the company mostly uses TechNova
places, which according to him, are very good.
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Meanwhile, the mailroom facility of the plant boasts equipment from Ferag for
the Colorman machines and equipment from Wamak for the Geoman.
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Daily 3 Shift
10 am 1 pm 9 pm

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• Production Capacity: 5,00,000
• Per day Production of Paper: 3,50,000

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• Times of India have 13 units in all over in India.
• New Machinery Price: Rs.7,00,00,000
• Maintenance cost: Rs. 2.5 to 3,00,000 per month

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• The paper which is used for the printing in Times of India will recycled
100%.
• The paper roll is off 400 kg.
• For the printing of newspaper water, aluminium plat and gum these
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three things are required.

• In 1 day, 450 Aluminium plate are used for printing, and the cost of per
aluminium plate is Rs.130.
• Times of India gets the revenue by Advertising.
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• There are 55 employees working in the branch of Times of India in

Ahmedabad. (Printing Press)
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Cityline express printing machine:

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❖ Production Capacity: 35,000 per hour
❖ Machine Name: Cityline express printing machine
❖ CITYLINE EXPRESS puts its major focus on multicolour
printing with a wide range of modules occupying very little floor
space.
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HILINE Printing Machine:

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❖ Production Capacity: 45,000 per hour

❖ Machine Name: HILINE Newspaper Offset
❖ HILINE: An efficient press for meeting various printing
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