An Artful Dalliance With Entrepreneurship: Paras Makhija – The Journey Of A Passionate Entrepreneur To IIM Rohtak

After spending a month preparing for CAT, he managed to perform well in the exam. He started working again on his start-up as soon as the exam was over.

He adds, "During that time, I used to make around three caricatures per day along with providing printing services. Some of my work also got appreciated by celebrities like Shahid Kapoor, Hazel Keech, Priya Malik, RJ Vashishth, and Rakesh Tiwari. I also got a job offer from Jio Saavan for character designing for podcasts. But my entire concept was to start my own independent business and chase my dreams, not get into a job and work for someone else's dreams. We successfully organized three exhibitions and were lucky enough to manage stalls in 2 college fests."

Paras managed to be among the top 4 percentile students and got interview calls from various new and baby IIMs. He converted only IIM Rohtak among the second generation IIMs, along with a few third-generation IIMs. "We had managed to cross 100+ customers in early 2020. Everything was better than before. But I had to choose between continuing to grow my business or grabbing the opportunity in hand." He adds.

After a lot of thinking and consulting with experts, Paras decided to take admission in the PGP batch of 2022 in IIM Rohtak, with a clear vision of starting his own company right after the program. "The majority of students join an MBA program to get a fair placement offer. I joined an MBA to learn about the essentials to start, run, and maintain a business, the problems companies generally face, and how they overcome it." He adds.

Paras is optimistic about his future and believes that the opportunities provided by studying in an institute like IIM Rohtak will help him lead the path he always wanted to. "I am sure that the decision to take admission to IIM Rohtak will be one of the decisions which I'll cherish in life," he said. "My decision to take admission at IIM Rohtak has been promising so far, I have met some great people, made a lot of amazing friends, and learned a lot in this short span, and I am sure that the journey ahead will be cherishable."