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In Conversation With The Recipient Of The ‘Dr B. C. Roy Memorial Prize’ At IIM Calcutta – Bhushan Gopalani

In Conversation With The Recipient Of The ‘Dr B. C. Roy Memorial Prize’ At IIM Calcutta – Bhushan Gopalani

A B-school has many activities and experiences on the professional front apart from the academics, placements and case competitions. And like in all of these fields, competition is intense everywhere. It is no different when it comes to the year-end awards given by the institute. Apart from the awards given for brilliant academic performance, there are a few given for extracurricular achievements and leadership abilities. A rigorous process is followed, which includes nominations from the student community, followed by them voting for the selected nominations. The winning students are then felicitated by the institute during convocation.

Niranjan Jha
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Trapped In Mediocrity: A Peek Into Life At An IIM

Trapped In Mediocrity: A Peek Into Life At An IIM

“All that glitters is not gold” – You must have heard it a million times but you hardly remember it when you need to. Well, this is neither an angst-filled rant nor a failure story. This is about the trade-offs you make in life, sometimes when you’re hardly aware of it.

Payal Phukan
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How I Overcame Rejection & Depression To Find Success | My Journey To MICA Ahmedabad

How I Overcame Rejection & Depression To Find Success | My Journey To MICA Ahmedabad

It was the year 2013, the year when realizations dawned and I changed. The old story of how an accidental engineer found himself/herself/themselves. I had received an F grade in 2 subjects in one semester. It was not only a shock, but the worst thing about failing was I didn’t know how to cope with it. I had been a topper throughout my academic life until that day. With 9.6 CGPA in 10th, 91.6% in 12th (CBSE, both), I didn’t know what to do with failure but even though I felt helpless, there came a point when I felt nothing, as if the entire passion for marks, for academics, that I had harboured since I was a little kid reciting poems and stories perfectly to teachers, to parents, and to strangers had suddenly collapsed, and I strangely, felt relieved.

Ritwik Raje
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From 55%ile To 98%ile In CAT - How I Made It To IIM Lucknow

From 55%ile To 98%ile In CAT - How I Made It To IIM Lucknow

So done with all the enthusiasm? An ephemeral excitement, a momentary commitment and then trying to escape it, trying to convince yourself that you cannot make it. How many of you have actually thought of appearing for CAT and leaving your job behind just because you are frustrated with your job? Gathered up all the thoughts, paid a hefty amount to the coaching centres and enrolled yourself to a preparation course, is that it?

Sharmistha Roy
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Life On A Stick And Wheels | Story of A Girl That Moved Mountains | Against All Odds - Shwet Nisha, IIM Udaipur

Life On A Stick And Wheels | Story of A Girl That Moved Mountains | Against All Odds - Shwet Nisha, IIM Udaipur

Unpredictability can be another name of life. With so many ups and downs, each experience helps us to grow and teaches the important lessons of life. But there are some touching incidents that alter the very core of our faith and beliefs. These lines depict the story of one of my batch mates at IIM Udaipur. This is the story of a girl whose positive attitude towards life and strong-headedness of not giving up moving mountains. Not only she fought against the worst demon of her life but also against all odds, cleared one of the toughest management exams of India and secured a seat in one of India’s best B-school – the Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur. Below is the story in her own words:

Jeetesh Varshney
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