The Story Of A Fresher At IIM Udaipur

Straight out of an undergraduate institute, a fresh graduate landed at Udaipur Airport at around 8 a.m. With high hopes and anticipation, he boarded the bus to IIMU's Balicha campus. The bus glided through the city, and there were no traffic jams, and the streets were mostly clear. Strange as it may sound he felt awkward, coming from Delhi where traffic jams were a way of life.

Soon the famous Aravali hills of Rajasthan became noticeable, and as while he was observing them, the bus had already reached its destination and there it was, amidst the mountains, IIM Udaipur, his home for next two years.

There was a lot of hustle and bustle in the campus with Auto rickshaws and Cabs plying into the college with the first years loaded in it along with their bags and baggage. After the entries were made, he headed straight towards the Hostel blocks, and a new journey was all set to begin.

After moving into his allotted room, he started to unpack his luggage and starts organizing everything in cupboards. He had no idea that this systematic arrangements of stuff won’t last a day once the session began.

Then he moved towards the mess. There he met a few of his fellow batch mates for the very first time. A round of introduction and a few chitchats and this gave rise to a new circle of friends. Amidst smiling faces and handshakes he managed to grab a plate and look at the food being served. Though there were varieties of delicacies, he started missing his Mom’s recipes. While he was still wandering in his thoughts about how his mom used to cook whatever he demanded, a sudden push in the queue brought him back to the reality.

The rest of the day went by in the registration process and collection of the books and reading the material. At the end of the day, he lay on his bed thinking about how the next day was going to be. New place, new people and two long years to spend. He had heard from someone that the life was going to be very hectic and there will be fierce competition in every possible field and it will be particularly tricky for freshers. But somewhere in his mind, he knew “Time will fly by, but it will be he who will be the helmsman”.

He fought, he fell, but he always tried. The year flew by and the College bustled with new life with the new batch. And there was he on the stage receiving an award from the Director for his outstanding performance in the first year.

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