Date: June 10, 2007
Place: Nagpur,
Maharashtra
Report submitted by: Naresh Lokhande, Ambedkar Scholarships-MBA coaching India in-charge
Attendees
Mr. Sarfaraz Lakhani, Preferred Training Partner (PTP) Coordinator
Mr. Roy Kiriyanthan, Preferred Training Partner (PTP) Branch in-Charge, Nagpur
Mr. Naresh Lokhande, Ambedkar Scholarships-MBA Coaching India In-charge
Mr. Jayant Ramteke, IIM (Calcutta), Chief Guest
Students enrolled in the course, their family and friends
A counseling programme for the scholars selected for undergoing the MBA entrance exam coaching was held at the PTP’s Centre, Nagpur, on Sunday, June 10, 2007.
The programme was attended by 23 students currently enrolled for the coaching programme. Some of them came brought along their friends and relatives. Therefore, the actual number of people present during the programme was more.
Mr. Jayant Ramteke, who recently graduated from IIM-C and is would be soon joining IBM at Mumbai, was the Special Guest at the programme. Mr. Sarfaraz Lakhani Manager-Special Projects, PTP, who had specially flown in from Mumbai for the programme, Mr Roy Kiriyanthan, Centre Manager, PTP, Nagpur, were present.
Mr, Atish Khobragade welcomed Mr. Lakhani by presenting him with a floral bouquet on behalf of Ambedkar Scholarships. Mr. Lakhani then welcomed Mr. Ramteke and Mr. Roy by presenting them with flower bouquets.
Mr. Naresh Lokhande, representing Ambedkar Scholarships, conducted the programme. In the beginning, he told the students about the scholarship programme for the coaching initiative taken by PTP for MBA aspirants coming from the weaker sections of the SC/ ST/ OBC communities and the role of Ambedkar Scholarships. He later read out the message sent by the Founder of Ambedkar Scholarships, Mr. Benjamin Kaila from USA. A recorded message of Ms Vinaya Khobragade, based in USA was also played. Mr. Lokhande made a brief presentation on Ambedkar Scholarships to inform them about its mandate, projects and success stories.
Mr. Lakhani made a presentation on preparing for MBA entrance exam and motivated the students to work hard for achieving their goals. Mr. Ramteke shared his experiences and how he prepared for the entrance exam despite his hectic office and family schedules. He gave the students valuable tips on what to do when they join the IIMs or any other big B-school and the winning attitude they should have. Mr. Roy made a very interesting presentation on how the Common Admission Test (CAT) was changing and the kind of questions the students can expect at the programme. His presence was very inspiring and students could see and interact with a live role-model.
The discussions and interactions were so engrossing resulting in the programme getting extending to an hour beyond the scheduled plan of two hours. A remarkable feature of the programme was the active participation of the students. The credit for this also goes to M/s Sarfaraz, Ramteke and Roy who involved the students and interacted with them. The students freely interacted with them and asked a lot of questions. The students seemed very upbeat after attending the programme.
The programme ended with a vote of thanks by Mr. Lakhani. Later, refreshments were served to all.
Ambedkar Scholarships takes pride in being an integral driving part of the event and wishes to thank the Ms. Vinaya Khobragade, Mr. Sarfaraz Lakhani, PTP, Mr. Naresh Lokhande and most importantly the students for a 100% turnout. It inspires us to work hard with more dedication and rededicate ourselves to the students’ cause.
Naresh
Lokhande
Nagpur, India
