Focused Group

CMA-Focus Group Discussion
Date: 08 November 2023
Focus Group in professional courses like CMA is one among the new initiatives of the Department of Professional Accounting and Finance. The objective of this initiative is to identify and train the students who have high potential to crack the professional courses. Two sets of focus groups were created for CMA programme for second year and third year CMA students. An expert talk for the second year CMA focus group was organized by the department on 8th November 2023 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at Room No.A409. Ms.Alka Kothari, CA, ICWA, CPA, Instructor, Miles Education, Bengaluru addressed the students. The major focus of the session was to motivate the students to take up the CMA exams in the upcoming January-February window. The speaker stressed on the demand for the certified finance professionals across the globe. The important topics under part one of CMA from the point of view of exam were discussed during the session. Students were divided into sub-groups for making the group study more useful. Ms. Alka Kothari interacted with the students to identify the topics that they are weak at. The students raised many queries regarding the pattern, timing and areas to be focused. All their queries were clarified by the speaker.