Dr. Monika Chopra is working as an Assistant Professor at the International Management Institute. She is also the Chairperson of Banking and Financial Services program at IMI. She teaches courses on Business Valuation, Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance and Financial Analysis. She has an experience of 18 years in the education field and has authored 16 research papers, 6 case studies and edited 3 books as well. She holds a PhD and a CFA from CFA i. She is also an active volunteer in the CFA society India.

International Management Institute New Delhi

What is the latest program that you are offering in your department for students?

“We have introduced Banking and Financial Services Program”

We at International Management Institute, New Delhi, are offering PGDM Banking and Financial services program, which is a two-year AICTE approved program with equivalence to MBA. Additionally, the program is also affiliated to CFA institute USA that has made it unique in terms of being one of the very few programs in India.

How do you introduce a practical and industry oriented approach towards subjects?

“Through sessions by industry professional and updating curriculum”

To bring in a practical approach towards subjects and to make it industry oriented various initiatives have been implemented such as recruitment of faculty having industry experience, guest lectures by industry experts to connect the students with the recent happenings in the pharma industry, involvement of industry experts in curriculum design, regular industry visits, summer internship etc.

How do you establish healthy relations with the students and fellow faculty?

“By fostering an open environment to communicate”

Today’s learners prefer the learning environment that pushes their learning capacity with altering strategies and teaching practices. To develop the same, I try to establish a supportive learning culture and try my best to address learners’ Needs. As a faculty of finance, I provide guidance to my students regarding preparation for various finance profiles for their career growth.

How do you guide your students to survive in such a competitive scenario?

“Through assigning them projects work related to real-world issues”

The BFS program at IMI takes students who have an acumen to study finance and are serious about it. We have students who are application oriented as well as more socially sensitive and during their two years’ journey in this program we try to imbibe a can-do attitude for any task assigned to them. We ensure that they are given a lot of exposure in terms of industry interaction with known names in the finance industry as well as career coaching so that they are well prepared to join the finance industry.

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How do you strategize and update curriculum to make it befitting for the students? 

“Curriculum is prepared after suggestions of industry professional”

To ensure that curriculum is up to date as per the industry requirements, we keep on consulting industry experts as well as our highly qualified faculties. Over a period, based on continuous feedback from industry, several changes have been made to the curriculum that have enhanced the quality of the program. 

What do you see as the department’s greatest strengths?

“Our faculties are our main pillar of strength”

The greatest strength of our department is the rich blend of faculty. All the faculty in the program are well qualified, PhDs with a rich blend of industry and academic experience. The faculty work continuously on ensuring that curriculum is updated as per industry needs as well as keep trying some innovation in pedagogy. This makes the students updated with the industry trends and makes them industry ready by the time they complete the program. 

Any valuable advice would you like to the students for a prosperous career ahead? 

“Make best use of every opportunity that comes your way”

In my viewpoint students have to quickly adapt, reskill rather than upskill and face the challenges. Given the current trends, students must learn fast to adapt to the changes imposed on us by COVID, or any future shock events.

What qualities and skills students must possess for a successful career in your field?

“Basic knowledge about trending technologies and curious approach”

Given a lot of innovation happening in the field of finance, developing key skills related to finance in the area of artificial intelligence, fintech, insurance, block chain, private equity etc. Apart from knowledge, a can-do attitude is very important for long-term growth and success in one’s career.

What are some of the unique qualities of your teaching style?

“My interactive nature with students and research based attitude”

In the past 18 years of my teaching experience, the journey with IMI has been the most enriching and joyful experience for me. I like engaging with students in the classroom as well as in one on one interactions with them. I find students at IMI to have a lot of analytical ability in terms of the approach used by them especially during case study discussions. To make them more interested in the subject I follow a case study approach for teaching.

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How does the department enhance skills of the faculties to deliver education as per industry standards? 

“By encouraging them to do professional and technical trainings”

The institute provides financial and other support to faculty to participate in various faculty development programs, workshops, conferences as well as doing special courses to enhance their knowledge. Special incentives exist for publication of research papers in high quality journals. The output of the same has been a high quality academic input by the faculty.