FLAME launches an Investment Lab (FIL) for students, To be run by students


Pune, 8th Sept 09
FLAME(Foundation for Liberal And Management Education) launched an Investment Lab (FIL) which is a planned co curricular student run activity that aims to provide members with skills to help them bridge theory with practice. .

FIL believes that students pursuing all career paths need to make investment decisions all along even though they would not consider it “investments” in the traditional sense. The aim of FIL is to arm the participating students with the knowledge and information about the real business world, how it operates & to familiarize them with the process of building blocks from theory to practice. Since this will be an initiative run by students, there will be Elections for different posts.

FIL will conduct its activities over a two-year cycle with an annual schedule with an academic focus in the first year and in the second year there will be 12 guest sessions by the experts in the corporate and the finance world. There will be an examination held during the week ten session to ensure that students have a strong foundation to enable them to actively participate in the upcoming activities. At the end, students will be awarded a Certificate of Acknowledgement.

Speaking on the occasion, FLAME’s President Prof. Indira Parikh said ” FLAME has always tried to make difference in the education environment to give the students an edge to live differently and to make the best out of life. This initiative will make students stand out in life since they are being equipped with the thinking processes by the best people in the country”.

The Student Coordinator for the FIL is Prof Arvind Agrawal, The curriculum is designed by Mr. Sujay Joshi from SRI Consulting, Mr. Krutarth Shah & Mr.Tejas Patani from Enam Holdings Pvt. Ltd. and Ms.Namrata Lodha from Corporate Database.

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