ALUMNI INTERACTION - I

The department, arranged an alumni interaction with final year and Second year BSc(EMS) on the 19th of June 2018 between 2-4. This interaction talk was done by four alumini Ms Chetana, Ms. Nishata, Ms Chahak and Ms Anahita of first EMS batch of 2013.
The need of such talk was needed as third years must cope with not only academics  but it is the time to think about the future ie. What after BSc?. Job, higher studies, diploma, or choose any other option from the endless list of opportunities?
Ms Chetana is in final year MSc(Mathematics), Ms Nishata is preparing for UPSC exam and also an adjunct faculty in Department of professional studies, Ms Chahak is doing her MSc(Actuarial Science) and Ms Anahita is working as Risk Analyst at EY, Bengaluru.
They discussed about the different career paths they choose and the mistakes they have made during working towards reaching their goals. They all had a clear vision and were still striving to reach their set goals. They also discussed about the course EMS and its vast ocean of opportunities. They talked about few career options which included:
1.    Actuarial Science
2.    Research scope in all the three fields- Economics, Mathematics and Statistics
3.    Study of Applied Mathematics and Economics
4.    The beauty of Econometrics as a subject for further study and as a career option
5.    Jobs in Banks, Insurance Companies and handling taxes of the companies
6.    UPSC, civil services
7.    Defence
8.    Finance
They briefed about the competitive exams associated with the career options mentioned in the above list. Dilignce, hard work, consistency and interest towards study and work is the key to be successful. They also discussed various Colleges/Universities in India and abroad that are good for certain fields and their criterion for admissions. They busted the myth that people do not come back to do their higher studies once they start earning. They encouraged to sit for placements too. Actuarial Science, UPSC, Mathematics as a research career was talked about in detail.

ALUMNI INTERACTION - II

On Friday 22/06/2018 between 10-12 Mr Krishana an alumini of 2013 batch, gave a talk on various career paths after BSc(EMS) to final and second year EMS students. He graciously shared his experiences and advice. Mr. Krishna has completed his Master in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics at the Tilburg University and has now been selected at the University of Zurich to do his Doctorate studies in the area of Behavioural Economics. He gave a brief introduction about himself and shared his experiences of his stay at Netherlands. He spoke about his determination and sincerity towards constantly reading at the library and his efforts that helped him pave way for his PhD studies to happen at University of Zurich. He adviced the final year students to learn independently and beyond the four walls of the classroom.

The students then asked a lot of queries, about studying abroad, such as, what is the right time to apply for colleges abroad, to which he espoused that September to October would be the correct time. Another query asked was, which is the most important component of the application that would be considered for admission abroad. In response, he mentioned that there was not one component that had high importance but many, including GRE or GMAT scores and Course Work. When asked about the application process and GRE preparation, he adviced that it would be ideal to attempt GRE twice and go for the second attempt in months. Anyone would tend to perform better that way as the concepts would still stay fresh in the mind.
His talk inspired all the students to pursue our areas of interest with utmost sincerity and focus. Anyone who works hard with determination will be able to reach heights. It was a very interesting learning experience for all the students.
The talk was also attended by Dr. Joshy KJ, Head of the Department of Economics and Dr. Smita S Nagouda, Co-ordinator, EMS Programme, Department of Mathematics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

ALUMNI INTERACTION – III
Mr Rovin(2014-2017) MS-Economics, LSE interacted with 5EMS on Tuesday 17 July 2018 1.30-2.30.