SARAH PRACHA

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IBA GRADUATE DIRECTORY '10
SARAH PRACHA
0322-2610156
SARAHPRACHA@HOTMAIL.COM
Field Of Interest : Finance
Date Of Birth : January 4, 1988
City Available : Karachi
SCHOLASTICS
Qualification Year Institution Grade / GPA
BBA 2010 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi 3.83 (92.90%)
A level 2006 Beaconhouse School System, Karachi 5 As
O level 2004 Beaconhouse, School System Karachi 10 As
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Highest GPA in Batch 2010, IBA Main Campus
Best 4 A-level As in Karachi for GCE Exams 2005-2006; at the British Council High Achievers Ceremony, Karachi
100 percent Merit Scholarship, A-level, 2005-2006
50 percent Merit Scholarship at O-level, 2001-2004
ELECTIVE COURSES
Corporate Finance, Islamic Finance, Treasury and Funds Management*, Security Analysis*, Brand Management
*In Process
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2009 - June 2009 : 6 week internship at Barclays PLC, Karachi
MAJOR TERM PAPERS / REPORTS / PROJECTS
Analysis of the Tobacco Industry, Pakistan
The Impact of Financial Crisis on various Sectors of Pakistan
Financial Modelling and Forecasting for OGDCL
Business Plan for Cafe La'amore
Extensive research reports on pizza franchises such as Pizza King and Pizza Next
Analysis and presentation on Testimonial Branding
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Elected Executive Council Member, IBA, 2010, overlooking activities of societies and organising social events
Manager, Indoor Sports Society for Main and City Campus, IBA. 2009
Executive Council Member of IBA Adventure and Public Speaking, 2009
Represented IBA at the LUMUN, 2008
Bronze Medal at Table Tennis Championship held at CBM,2009
Guest Relations Manager for the seminar "Bringing Brands Alive", IBA, 2007
President of Public Speaking Society at A-level, 2006Head Girl at O-level, 2004
Captain of Regional Table Tennis Girls Team, 2005-2006
Member of the Organising Committee for the massive BSS national event "School of Tomorrow", 2005
Voluntary work for National Institute of Child Health and Dar-ul-Sakoon
Attended workshop on "Motivational Stories" organized by Octara, 2009
Silver Medal in the Debating Competition at the Interschool Educational Olympiad (ISEO) ,2004
3rd Prize in the Inter-school Educational Olympiad (ISEO) General Knowledge Quiz , 2004
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
A proficient public speaker and debater
Strong leadership skills
Excellent presentation and writing skills
A motivated team person
Love playing Table tennis and other sports such as chess and scrabble
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