The program works through groups of four mentors (current students) each, with every group having 25 – 30 mentees. The mentees can benefit from the mentors advice on any personal or individual queries. This year 1200 participants registered for the Mentorship program and there were 120 mentors from diverse backgrounds including engineering, medicine, life sciences, commerce, economics and humanities. Also, The mentors conducted telephonic and online mock interviews for the mentees.
A portal, www.mentor.iimklive.com, has been set up for the mentorship program. It has an active forum with specific threads which provide information on topics like academics, GD/PI experiences of the previous batches and various other discussions topics. The candidates also get a fair idea about the life and various other activities on campus.