The event attracted over 300 keen MBA aspirants who interacted with Management Gurus, CAT experts and MBA students from leading institutes like IIM Lucknow and IIFT Delhi.
The full-day seminar covered a variety of questions commonly posed by MBA aspirants. The seminar speakers addressed the theme ‘MBA in times of slowdown’ in great detail, and assured MBA aspirants that a good MBA will serve them in good stead as the economy rebounds in next 2 years. The seminar also underscored the fact that Management education empowers the candidates to apply their positive attitude, skills and knowledge to not just businesses, but to also perform in sectors like NGOs and Rural sectors.
The inaugural address was delivered by Prof MM Pant, former Faculty at IIT Kanpur, University of Western Ontario, Canada and MLN National Institute of Technology.
MBA students from India’s top B-schools who addressed the seminar include Himanshu Gupta, PGP Student, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and Ankur Mittal, MBA Student, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. They talked to keen aspirants on basics of an MBA programme, how to prepare for CAT 2009 and other MBA exams, and how to choose a right B-school.
CAT experts from leading test prep institutes like TIME, IMS India and Career Launcher also addressed the audience giving them tips and motivation for their MBA journey.
Addressing the seminar Prof Pant said, “The nature of business is cyclical. There are bound to be ups and downs in growth. While the current environment is not very positive, the long term growth of India and its economy is intact. A good MBA candidate will find a lot of takers in next few years as the economy rebounds. A quality MBA is a good investment to make.”
