Global Academy of Automotive Retail Excellence (GAARE)
The Mahavir Group is proud to be intimately associated with the Global Academy of Automotive Retail Excellence.
GAARE is promoted & actively supported by experts drawn from the automotive industry, including education, consulting, marketing and sales. The Mahavir Group is proud of the fact that our chairman,
Mr. Yashwant Jhabakh, is a co-founder and the chief mentor of the academy.
A unique institution, GAARE was conceived to create knowledgeable & skilled sales professionals vis-à-vis the automotive retail segment.
Not surprisingly, GAARE is based in Pune, the ‘Motor City’ of India. One of India’s leading automotive manufacturing hubs, the city is also home to the Automotive Research Association of India.
Besides having several decades of experience between them, GAARE’s academic staff is accredited by global training institutes.
Diploma in Automotive Retail Sales’
The ‘Advanced Diploma in Automotive Retail Sales’ is the flagship programme offered by GAARE. Exclusively focused on creating competent automotive dealership professionals, the programme leads to job placements across India at reputable dealerships, including those owned by the Mahavir Group.
Successful completion of the programme also results in a Level IV sales consultant certification from the Automotive Skills Development Council, and a Business English certification from Cambridge University in association with the British Council.
The curriculum covers Automotive Technology,
Persuasive Communication, Art of Selling, Personality Development, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Business Management, and Business English.
The minimum qualification required to join GAARE’s flagship programme is a degree in any discipline or a diploma in engineering. For those with at least a year’s experience in automotive retail, the minimum qualification can be relaxed/waived. But applicants must be no older than 27 years. The selection process comprises the online GAARE Entrance Test (GET) and a personal interview.