11 Aug 2006|Noida

Amity Business School, Amity University Organized Mentor Meet-2006

Mr. Oscar Fernandes, Minister of State Independent Charge, Government of India and Ms. Nimisha Madhwani, Deputy High Commissioner, Uganda High Commission, India during the inaugutaion of ABS Mentor Meet

Mentorship is a dynamic shared relationship in which values, attitudes, passions and traditions are passed from one person to another. The main idea behind its inception is to provide a platform to the students beyond the realms of academics. Through Mentoring program every student is assigned a faculty mentor, an alumni mentor, an industry mentor and a parent mentor who provide students with an honest insight as student explore and evaluate their potential education and career options. Keeping in view Amity Business School, Amity University launched its Mentor Meet-2006 (4 Tier Mentoring Program) on Friday, August 11, 2006 at Amity Campus, Noida.

Inaugurating the meet Mr. Oscar Fernandes, Minister of State Independent Charge, Government of India and Chief Guest of the occasion said, “Like Government which seeks guidance from several agencies, students need continuous guidance from their parents, teachers, seniors and the industry. This helps in pooling of brains and manpower and resulting thereby in becoming efficient managers.”

Ms. Nimisha Madhwani, Deputy High Commissioner, Uganda High Commission, India and Guest of Honour of the occasion said, “The mentorship programme helps forge a valuable association between students and the industry, preparing them to take on professional challenges faced in the corporate world”.

Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, Founder President, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF) while presenting his thoughts on this occasion said, “The 4-tier mentoring program is designed to give a competitive edge to our students and help them to scale new heights. He expressed his hope that this pioneered concept would go a long way in moulding the future business leaders, helping them to become a source of pride to their parents, their Institution and country.”

Dr. (Mrs.) Balvinder Shukla, Director General, Amity Business School, Amity University and Senior Vice President, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF) briefly outlined the program and said, “This program is carefully designed to link students with Mentors, the experts from professional arenas who provide valuable, practical insights thereby enabling students to visualize and evaluate their education and career options. It overall facilitates a pot pourri of attributes that makes a successful person-both professionally and personally. Mentoring promotes knowledge- sharing and experiential learning between the industry professionals and the students. Mentees are paired up on the basis of the academic background, career interests and sectoral preference of the industry. This creates opportunity for the mentees to communicate, on an informal basis, with seasoned industry professionals. The mentees in turn develop everlasting bonds with their mentors as role models, philosophers and teachers, which are maintained throughout their professional pursuits. This stimulating experience of mentorship is attributable to the unique Mentorship Programme, which is executed within the realm of various postgraduate management programmes i.e. MBA/MBA-E&L/MBA CRM/MBA-HR, here at Amity.”

Industry luminaries such as Mr. P. Dwarkanath, Director HR, Glaxo Smithkline, Mr. Manoj Chugh, President EMC, Mr. A.K. Saini, GM Field Services, NDPL, Mr. A. Sudhakar, Executive Vice President Human Resources, Dabur India Ltd, Mr. Saurabh Srivastava, President, Tie and ex Executive Chairman, Xansa, Mr. R.K. Nagia, President, CBB Energy India Limited participated in the Panel discussion on mentoring “Importance of Mentoring in developing Human Capital in Today’s Competitive Environment” at the launch of the Mentor Meet-2006.

Awards were presented to Industry Heads for their valuable contribution towards the development of students and nurturing Amity’s talent.

From L-R Mr. Oscar Fernandes, Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan and Ms. Nimisha Madhwani

Mr. Oscar Fernandes, Minister of State Independent Charge, Government of India addressing the gathering