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Finishing School as a tool to drive academic excellence

Finishing School as a tool to drive academic excellence. Centre for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore 1 st Feb 2013. What is Edu-Next?. Have proven value to leading institutes. Edu-Next is a provider of finishing school services to B-School students

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Finishing School as a tool to drive academic excellence

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  1. Finishing School as a tool to drive academic excellence Centre for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore 1st Feb 2013

  2. What is Edu-Next? Have proven value to leading institutes Private & Confidential Edu-Next is a provider of finishing school services to B-School students Established a model linked to placements to engage students individually and make informed decisions Using technology to build scale while maintaining quality

  3. The primary issue Students are placement focused and are not concerned about anything else. So how do you institutionalize the understanding that good academics leads to good careers? And sadly, do not realize the crucial role of academics in getting that coveted job!! Private & Confidential

  4. Institutionalizing the fact that better academic outcome leads to placement outcome Finishing School Private & Confidential

  5. What is finishing school and what is not? How do we read it in today’s context? What is finishing school? What it is confused to be… • Smartness • Access to right information • Understanding of how the world works • Contextualization • Drive and motivation • Language • Etiquette • Accent • Dressing sense • Manners Private & Confidential Wikipedia says – “A finishing school (or charm school) is a school for young women that focuses on teaching social skills and cultural norms as a preparation for entry into adult society”

  6. An indicative finishing school process Induction Summer placements Summer internships Resume Preparation Final placements Goal setting Career Options Career Guidance GD & Interview Current Affairs Soft Skills And more…. Problem Solving 2 years of B-School Private & Confidential

  7. How does this drive academic performance? Resume Contextualizes concepts in class Sparks interest to ask questions in class Helps apply concepts Current Affairs • Resume is a reflection of the self. • Initial version en eye-opener • Resume gets filled with work during the B-School Private & Confidential

  8. How does this drive academic performance? Career guidance & goal setting Key skills like articulation, report writing, verbal and written presentation Improves exam performance Critical Soft Skills • Drive goal setting which influences academic choices • Mentor aligned to student aspiration • Exposure to roles and options Private & Confidential

  9. How does this drive academic performance? Problem Solving Results in confidence building Identifies conceptual and resume related gaps Pushes students to revise concepts and older lessons GD and Interview • Improves problem solving ability • Shows in exam performance • Increases application of theory in real world scenarios Private & Confidential

  10. Questions? Private & Confidential

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