Guest Lecture on ‘Gateway to IIMs’

A guest lecture on ‘Gateway to IIMs’ was organised by the Department of Management, Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce on 2^nd January 2020. Mr. Mayur Gawde was the guest speaker for the occasion.  Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, teachers and students were present for the same.

Mayur is an alumnus of Kaveri College and completed B.Com in 2016. He took admission in IIM Udaipur and will be working as a summer intern at UAE Exchange as a Financial Analyst at the Abu Dhabi Head Quarters during April and May, 2020. He discussed with the students various reasons to pursue MBA which included higher salary, creativity, constant networking etc. He also focused on components of MBA entrance exam; Quantitative aptitude (Geometry, Algebra and numerical), Logical reasoning (puzzles, tables etc) and Visual Reasoning (grammar, analogies, idioms and comprehension). He said that the key to crack any entrance exam is to attempt maximum number of mock tests.

The entire focus of the lecture was on various entrance exams for MBA like CAT, XAT, SNAP, NMAT, and MAHCET. He also asked the students to join various Facebook groups which deal with MBA entrance exams. These groups are interactive and help in solving real time problems of the students. Reading news papers and keeping oneself updated about all the happenings from movies to social events helps to score better in the exam. He suggested that the students should solve easy questions first and later attempt the difficult ones.

He also guided the students on GDPI i. e. Group Discussion and Personal Interview. He informed the students that GD and PI are conducted under the common admission process of IIMs. They help to assess the thinking capacity, critical thinking etc. The personal interview scrutinises the personality, lifestyle and the family background of the candidate. The final selection of the student depends on the merit list and academic profile. The lecture was followed by question-answer session.

Around 42 students were benefited from the guest lecture.