Prof. Paresh Lalwani is the Head of the Commerce and Management Department at the Graduate School of Business. He is an associate member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and a Licentiate of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has also qualified UGC-NET and JRF and has done M.Com (MAFS) and B.Com.(Hons.) as part of his academics. He secured all India rank 22 in CMA Final and 99.46 percentile in UGC-NET. He has 10 years of industry experience and 9 years of simultaneous teaching experience. Throughout his career, he has worked with many prestigious MNCs including the Big 4s. His area of expertise includes due diligence, internal audit, direct and indirect taxes and project finance. His motto is to contribute to the education sector by making it employment oriented. 

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What are your roles and responsibilities towards the students?

"I am accountable to filter out admission applications and for the overall growth of students"

The sphere of my responsibilities is very vast hence I am accountable for monitoring and completing different tasks. Firstly, I need to take care of students' educational needs and issues using every possible means. And I am also responsible for monitoring the progress of different courses, making timetables, monitoring students’ progress through unit tests, assignments and pre-university exams, to monitor that the pedagogy of the course is regularly updated to make our student's industry-ready. I am also involved in the admission process and do the screening of admission applications to select the right candidate for our college.

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

"By ensuring an ambiance of open communication with everyone via technical and cultural events"

We use the approach of active communication to establish healthy relations with our students and faculties. As a result, we organize regular meetings with students and their parents to understand their expectations from us. Next, we have a very wide range of events and activities planned throughout the year which makes our students very familiar and comfortable with us. Conferences, seminars, and faculty development programs are some other events that are arranged so that each faculty can enhance their skills and also learn from their colleagues. 

How do you bring in a practical and industry-oriented approach towards subjects?

"We conduct workshops, certification courses and assign research assignments to students"

We use a very unique system to enhance the practical knowledge of our students for any particular subject. While teaching our students, we use real-time case studies as examples to strengthen their concepts and because most of our faculties have strong industry backgrounds, so latest industry happenings and expectations have become a part of daily discussion in classrooms. We also have a special program through which we assign research-based assignments to our students on business models, USPs, SWOT and Financial topics of various companies and this program is so vibrant and humorous that not only participating students but the audience also enjoys and learns from it a lot. Lastly, we conduct workshops and free certification courses on accounting software, digital marketing, web designing, financial modeling and capital markets, etc. regularly for our students. 

Which best practices are offered by the department to students to help them gain necessary skills?

"We give regular sessions to students on current affairs, career counseling and interview preparation"

Right from the induction program upto zenith, we implement a wide variety of techniques to make our students gain the necessary skills and develop an overall persona and attitude that will be beneficial for them to work in the industry. We regularly discuss topics related to current affairs and careers that students want to pursue in our classes to make them attentive in classes. In addition to this, we have regular sessions on group discussion, CV preparation, interview preparations and personality development to make our students future-ready. 

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

"By taking inputs from industry experts and proposing university to introduce new programs"

Our college does follow the curriculum prescribed by the University in a very effective manner by dividing the time into syllabus completion, revision and doubt clearing sessions. And we have a very special syllabus known as the “Super Specialization Programme”, which is designed to add value to our university curriculum. It includes topics like cryptocurrencies, fintech, metaverse, AI and machine learning, and emerging marketing styles that are very relevant to the real world but are not included in the university syllabus from the domains of finance, marketing, HRM, IT, personality and leadership development. Finally, we take inputs from representatives of the industry and update the curriculum accordingly in line with the current demands of the industry.

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What are your views on the placements and higher education of students from your department?

"Our students are placed in reputed organizations and few of them are studying abroad"

The students of our college are performing very well in both the areas by securing a good job in reputed organizations and admission to top management colleges in the country and even in foreign. We provide free coaching to our students for CAT and other management entrance exams. We also try that every student gets at least 2-3 internships during their graduation to make them aware of the corporate world. We feel very much proud when our students succeed because all this is ultimately a result of our hard work.

How do you prepare your students to cope with this competitive world?

"We start involving them in different competitions right from the first year of college"

To remove the fear of things like public interaction and make our students confident enough to face any situation in the outside world, we involve them in different competitions that we organize on a frequent basis. They are encouraged to take part in activities like class presentations and also to become a part of college sports, cultural and technical teams and students council. 

Which extracurricular activities are organized in college to enhance the skills of students?

"Our college clubs arrange activities like food events, dance and music competition along with fests"

We give our undivided attention to both academic and co-curricular activities because we understand very well that both things are crucial for the overall growth and development of our students. We have different clubs like the foodies club, photography club, social club, dance and music club and dramatics club, etc. to let students explore their passion. All these clubs organize competitions and workshops on inter and intra-college levels. We also have a management fest named “Innovision” which I consider to be one of the best management fests in Central India. The main motive behind all this is to make our students learn how to enjoy every moment of life.

How does the curriculum of your department ensure the best practices of the industry?

"It consists of events like expert talks and workshops by eminent industry professionals"

We regularly conduct meetings with top authorities, faculties of the best institutions in the country and also with officials of reputed companies to stay updated with best practices of education and industry. We also organize regular expert talks and workshops for our students which are taken by renowned personalities from industry and help our students explore the current vision and requirements of the industrial world. 

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Any valuable advice which you would like to give to the students to have a prosperous career ahead?

"This world is full of opportunities so never leave any opportunity unturned"

We all know that this fast-changing and competitive world is full of opportunities and challenges. So I would like to advise my students to put effort upto the best of their abilities to crack down on challenges and convert them into the best opportunities. But do not screw your happiness and also learn how to enjoy every moment of life.