Yashodeep Mahapatra is a B.Com graduate from Nagindas Khandwala College’s Class of 2019. A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (ICGB), Yashodeep has a keen interest in finance. His commitment to becoming a competent and socially responsible global leader coupled with his approach to the CMAT landed him the prestigious IFMR GSB. Let’s dive into a conversation with Yashodeep to learn more!
Sejal Sahni sat for IIM Indore's IPMAT after her XII standard. She secured All India Rank 22 on the exam and got into IIM Indore's integrated five year MBA programme. After three years, she decided to take the CAT and secured a 99.67%ile on the exam and got into IIM Ahmedabad.
The ongoing pandemic has changed the way we perceive travel and with multiple waves registered in different countries in different time frames, it has become increasingly difficult for students to think about studying abroad. So, How are the global b-schools coping up with this shift, how are students perceiving study abroad to be at the moment and how can they get the much-needed global exposure in their academic career for which they cross borders. All this and more will be covered in this special episode of Dekoded.
Nivedita Parulkar, a seasoned brand manager at Asian Paints had very different career goals. Starting off as a BSc in Life Sciences, Nivedita did a course correction and joined a B-school because she wanted to pursue a career in HR. But, as is the case with a lot of MBA students, she changed her career path after spending two years at NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research as a marketer. In this special episode of Konversations in Quarantine, Nivedita takes us through her journey of working with brands like Ogilvy, Madison World, Bosch Home Appliances and Asian Paints. How did she decide on choosing marketing to be her preferred career and what is the absolute must that marketers of today should understand about marketing.
B-school rankings are an indicator to the perception of students towards a particular institute. To make life easier for aspirants and B-school students, InsideIIM comes up with its own list of India’s Top MBA Colleges every year where we cover the top ranked colleges, possible reasons for their escalation/fall in the rankings and some attributes that make a particular institute stand out. InsideIIM's list of India's top MBA colleges in 2021 has now been released! As always, this year's rankings have seen some interesting changes. We cover those in this particular episode of Basics of MBA with Sarah.
Every year, a selected group of people with a wide variety of backgrounds from industries enter IIM Ahmedabad's PGPX program after a rigorous selection process. With the average work ex being over 8 years for the batch, and the candidates having worked at senior level positions at some of the best companies in the country, you can just imagine the level of competence that these students have. Amongst them to become a Gold Medalist at the end of the year is no easy task. This is exactly what Deep Bothra managed to do. He was awarded the Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance, PGPX for the batch of 2021 at IIM Ahmedabad. Find out about his journey, his focus during the course, his motivation to perform, and his advice to the incoming class of 2023.
A top B-school seat doesn’t always guarantee a stellar career ahead. The struggle to find the best opportunities and learning starts the moment you enter those gates. So, how can you make sure that you get to work with FMCG market leaders like HUL and ITC if you are a sales and marketing enthusiast joining a B-school? What are the routes through which you can get into these marquee companies. What are the risks associated with each stage of the placement process and how can you make sure you ensure a conversion through these opportunities? To talk more about the sales and marketing process at a top b-school, we today have Niharika Gupta, an IIM Lucknow graduate who has interned with HUL and is currently working for Colgate Palmolive.
Every year, there are lakhs of students who give the CAT exam with dreams of getting into IIM Ahmedabad. Only a select few make it to this B-School. These students then compete against each other for 2 years in a high-stress environment. In this article, we bring you the story of Arunabh Saxena. He is a Gold Medalist for Scholastic performance at IIM Ahmedabad, Class of 2021. Find out about his journey from not having planned to do an MBA to joining the top B-School in the country, his personal struggles during the course, and his motivation to achieve the medal. Read about his inspiring journey here.
Yashodeep Mahapatra is a B.Com graduate from Nagindas Khandwala College’s Class of 2019. A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (ICGB), Yashodeep has a keen interest in finance. His commitment to becoming a competent and socially responsible global leader coupled with his approach to the CMAT landed him the prestigious IFMR GSB. Let’s dive into a conversation with Yashodeep to learn more!
Sejal Sahni sat for IIM Indore's IPMAT after her XII standard. She secured All India Rank 22 on the exam and got into IIM Indore's integrated five year MBA programme. After three years, she decided to take the CAT and secured a 99.67%ile on the exam and got into IIM Ahmedabad.
The ongoing pandemic has changed the way we perceive travel and with multiple waves registered in different countries in different time frames, it has become increasingly difficult for students to think about studying abroad. So, How are the global b-schools coping up with this shift, how are students perceiving study abroad to be at the moment and how can they get the much-needed global exposure in their academic career for which they cross borders. All this and more will be covered in this special episode of Dekoded.
Nivedita Parulkar, a seasoned brand manager at Asian Paints had very different career goals. Starting off as a BSc in Life Sciences, Nivedita did a course correction and joined a B-school because she wanted to pursue a career in HR. But, as is the case with a lot of MBA students, she changed her career path after spending two years at NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research as a marketer. In this special episode of Konversations in Quarantine, Nivedita takes us through her journey of working with brands like Ogilvy, Madison World, Bosch Home Appliances and Asian Paints. How did she decide on choosing marketing to be her preferred career and what is the absolute must that marketers of today should understand about marketing.
B-school rankings are an indicator to the perception of students towards a particular institute. To make life easier for aspirants and B-school students, InsideIIM comes up with its own list of India’s Top MBA Colleges every year where we cover the top ranked colleges, possible reasons for their escalation/fall in the rankings and some attributes that make a particular institute stand out. InsideIIM's list of India's top MBA colleges in 2021 has now been released! As always, this year's rankings have seen some interesting changes. We cover those in this particular episode of Basics of MBA with Sarah.
Every year, a selected group of people with a wide variety of backgrounds from industries enter IIM Ahmedabad's PGPX program after a rigorous selection process. With the average work ex being over 8 years for the batch, and the candidates having worked at senior level positions at some of the best companies in the country, you can just imagine the level of competence that these students have. Amongst them to become a Gold Medalist at the end of the year is no easy task. This is exactly what Deep Bothra managed to do. He was awarded the Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance, PGPX for the batch of 2021 at IIM Ahmedabad. Find out about his journey, his focus during the course, his motivation to perform, and his advice to the incoming class of 2023.
A top B-school seat doesn’t always guarantee a stellar career ahead. The struggle to find the best opportunities and learning starts the moment you enter those gates. So, how can you make sure that you get to work with FMCG market leaders like HUL and ITC if you are a sales and marketing enthusiast joining a B-school? What are the routes through which you can get into these marquee companies. What are the risks associated with each stage of the placement process and how can you make sure you ensure a conversion through these opportunities? To talk more about the sales and marketing process at a top b-school, we today have Niharika Gupta, an IIM Lucknow graduate who has interned with HUL and is currently working for Colgate Palmolive.
Every year, there are lakhs of students who give the CAT exam with dreams of getting into IIM Ahmedabad. Only a select few make it to this B-School. These students then compete against each other for 2 years in a high-stress environment. In this article, we bring you the story of Arunabh Saxena. He is a Gold Medalist for Scholastic performance at IIM Ahmedabad, Class of 2021. Find out about his journey from not having planned to do an MBA to joining the top B-School in the country, his personal struggles during the course, and his motivation to achieve the medal. Read about his inspiring journey here.
