Sub: VISA Meet with our Alumnus Mr. Adems Jimmy George at 8 pm, today, Wednesday, 27th November 2024 - Reg.
Minutes of the session
By Mr. Abraham, Intern with Office of Dean IP
VISA Edition no. 11
The session was started by Ms. Shreya Prasath, III B.A. English (Aided) and the college prayer was read by Mr. Sabarinathan M, Global Student Ambassador.
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The welcome address was given by Dr. Samuel Rufus, Dean of International Programmes.
Dr. Jacquiline Raja Bai, Head, Department of Economics (Aided) formally introduced Mr. Adems Jimmy George who is our alumnus and had completed his B.A. Economics from Madras Christian College from 2019-22.
He was a resident of the Bishop Heber Hall during his college days and during his undergraduate studies, Mr. Adems had interned at Infinite-Sum Modeling, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, SBI Life and Hedge Equities, gaining a broad range of experiences.
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His proactive approach and analytical skills have consistently distinguished him. He has significant experience in finance, especially in investment banking. Mr. Adems is currently pursuing his M.Sc. in Finance with NUS Business School, Singapore. The National University of Singapore (NUS) is ranked 8th in the world and 1st in Asia in the 2025 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR).
Mr. Adems talked about his experiences during his undergraduate days which served as his keystones towards his success. He started his talk with a note of question, ‘Why?’. He emphasised upon the importance of answering this question before one thinks of studying abroad.
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He mentioned his ‘belief in blessings’ and he also does not get into any conflict of interests with his professors or managers. His talk mainly focussed upon his mistakes and the subsequent learnings which he got in the last two years of his academic journey.
Mr. Adems mentioned about the three important things which is needed by every student, which are, ‘to look around and observe’, ‘conduct research’ and ‘importance of building ones networks’.
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He talked about his experience in connecting with the students of St. Stephen’s College, DU and IIT’s for getting their guidance with respect to internships.
Mr. Adems told that, how important it was to be competitive in today’s world and the need for competing with ones own self to become realistically up in the markets. He talked about the need for keeping oneself updated to be on the right phase.
Mr. Adems talked about the importance and need to find ones area of interest and also about knowing one’s own self. He spoke about the connections found between the need for research and how it aids in an interview.
Mr. Adems mentioned that, the biggest strength of Madras Christian College were its alumni as they were found in highly esteemed and powerful roles in terms of job market. This aids one to get himself landed inside the job market successfully.
Mr. Adems mentioned about how, many people overrate the idea of studying abroad. He also said that, while choosing the option to go abroad in terms of academia one should not get carried away by the country or certain institution but should be in the search of finding the right fit for themselves.
He also mentioned that, the teaching methods in abroad require a lot of efforts from the students, as only a surface level of teaching is being provided. Mr. Adems also mentioned about not to underestimate the education provided abroad.
He also mentioned that the journey in academia can make one to become serious and responsible in the course of time. He also mentioned how an SOP should be focussed upon the GDP of their native country, reality and their necessity.
He talked about the importance of attending as many interviews as possible to find ones self placed into the job market.
Mr. Adems mentioned Singapore to be the most expensive country in the world and he also said that this nation has good universities in terms of academia and the industries harboured by them are very mature.
The talk was followed by a Q and A session and was concluded by the vote of thanks given by Prof. Arun Kumar Joseph, Associate Dean of International Programmes.
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