How can I visit IIM/XLRI/FMS during my MBA Preparation phase to interact with Prof and students?

You can visit IIMs if you have any mutual friends on the campus. Another way is through events where you can join and get an opportunity to interact with the students and professors.

Following are some examples of events held at IIMA and IIMB where you can easily interact with both faculty and students:

Events at IIM Ahmedabad

• Insight: A campus walk is organized during the last weeks of September. You can interact with the students but professors won’t be available.
• Gandhi Jayanti week: You get to meet students and professors both.

Events at IIM Bangalore

• Annual Business Summit: It is usually organized in September.
• Annual Entrepreneurship Summit: It is typically held in Late July/ Early August.
• One day at IIMB: It is an annual fundraising event arranged when the students celebrate 'Joy of Giving Week'. This provides an opportunity to experience one day at IIMB.

The other way is by attending prep talk sessions held at XLRI and IIMs before CAT and XAT. You can also visit numerous conventions/seminars in XLRI to get in touch with the faculty members etc directly.

You can interact with the students and professors on social networking sites. It would be best to contact the professors through email. You will find the email IDs on the official website of the institutes.