The Mentorship Program was launched online at http://mentor.iimklive.com on 9th January, 2008, with an aim to provide the IIM aspirants a platform to discuss, share and get feedback on various issues and queries related with their preparations for the second stage of CAT, which consists of group discussions and personal interviews (GD/PI) of shortlisted candidates.
The CAT applicants who were shortlisted by IIM-K for the GD/PI process were asked to register for the programme.
IIM-K says that the unique idea of assigning personal mentors to each of the registered users of the Mentorship Programme has been praised all over and has found exceptional appreciation from the mentees. "The best part of the program was that we have Individual mentors who are willing to discuss issues on online chat instead of asking for mails, making things faster and communication better", pointed out one of the mentees.
As part of the initiative, all the mentors undertook the grooming of the mentees assigned to them by sparing time responding to numerous pings and telephone calls. "My mentors were very friendly and helped calm my nerves both during preparation and on the big day. My interview was at Kozhikode campus and my mentor had specifically come to meet me there despite his busy class schedule and give me his last few words of advice. This kind of commitment was amazing to see", remarked another mentee.
The programme, which has been a part of students' portal - http://iimklive.com launched by the Students' Council. "We thought that this would be an ideal platform for students to air their queries and clear any apprehensions regarding the GDPI process. We plan to improve the programme further in the future based on feedback received from the aspirants", promised Gautam Bhatt, a Students' Council member.
