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How A Vernacular Medium Student From A Small Village Made It To IIM Lucknow - Vasu Shukla

I come from a small Village Bhauwar from Rewa. I come from a lower-middle-class family but my parents always encouraged us to aim high and try for the best. I started my schooling from a nearby town where I used to travel via public transportation with my brother. These schools were Hindi medium. Although most of the teachers weren’t up to mark, I was always blessed with one or two teachers who used to show trust in me. I completed my 10th and 12th from these schools with 90+ percent which is tough in MP Board. I never thought of giving CAT because I knew that it was an English-based test and I didn’t know how I would get 99 percent in these tests. (I didn’t understand that percentile and percentage are different).

Vasu SHUKLA21 Jun 2022

From A 6-Year Gap To IIM Calcutta | Aman Sharma's Journey Against All Odds

The worst moments in the life of an inspired person push him beyond every limit to prove his potential no matter how much he is abased. Hope is what the strongest weapon is meant to be. Just like a phoenix rising from its own ashes, something which I almost anticipated as impossible turned out to be possible and happened.

Aman Sharma02 Jun 2022

From Handling My Father’s Shop In Haryana To Finding My Calling - Sumit Bansal, IRMA

Not all students in a B-school come from very privileged backgrounds. A lot of them go through the grind of life and face circumstances and challenges that create an empathetic heart in these students when they chart their careers. Sumit Bansal’s story is one such example of undergoing hardships and finding ways to make the best out of circumstances. Born in a Haryanvi family where money was never free-flowing and responsibilities were at the forefront of any choices, Sumit had a difficult time growing up. But, he carved out his path in the journey and ended up getting an admission at IRMA, an institute that he feels is ‘close to his heart’. We spoke to Sumit and tried understanding his journey and what moves him in his life. Here are the excerpts:

InsideIIM Career Services28 Dec 2021

How I Scored 99.89%ile On XAT Despite A Disappointing CAT Ft. Kamal Koushik, XLRI

Kamal Koushik was the first to graduate from his immediate family based in a village that is difficult to find even on Google Maps. To support his college education, he took up a job at Starbucks and continued to develop his skills. One key skill that he developed during this time was ‘networking’, which helped him get a UI UX designer job. It is around this time in his career that he decided that he wants to go for higher education and CAT seemed the right way to go about it. But, things didn’t go as planned for him. His CAT tanked badly. But, the fighter that he is, he never lost hope. ‘CAT Nahi Toh XAT Sahi’, says Kamal in this motivating video, where he shares his journey and crucial tips to crack XAT.

Team InsideIIM15 Dec 2021

I Screwed Up CAT, But One Great Piece of Advice Helped Me Crack XAT, NMAT, SNAP

The struggle in the management entrance exams is real because of the cutthroat competition, but chill, you just need one seat. I personally believe the battle for a seat in a top B-School depends not just on our subject knowledge but equally on our morale and mindset. If you are a serious aspirant possessing clear basic knowledge of the subjects, and you’re asked to solve any examination paper say CAT without any time limit, I guarantee that you’ll easily touch the topper’s score. But there is a time limit in the exams. So what changes?

Samanvaya Tiwari06 Dec 2021

A Journey Of Defying Odds To Reach An IIM In The 1st Attempt Ft. Rishikesh Verma, IIM Rohtak, PGP 2021-23

"Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did." - Newt Gingrich

IIM Rohtak25 Nov 2021

Journey From Indian Military Academy To IIM L To Amazon Ft. Dhruv Yadav

Journey from Indian Army to Amazon Every year just above 100 people from this country are chosen to undergo training at the prestigious Indian Military Academy out of lakhs who volunteer to serve. Every year around half a dozen of these chosen ones have to withdraw due to injuries and permanent disabilities sustained during training. Now, in such situations where a person would have started blaming life, there are some who pick themselves up, keep their head down, and start from scratch.

ANKITA GOOMER30 Aug 2021

Chai Ki Chuski With Madhav Joshi

From 18 Backlogs In Engineering To A Premier B-School To A Serial National Finalist Madhav Joshi is a MICA Ahmedabad student (Class of 2022), a final year marketer pursuing a master's degree specializing in Media, Entertainment & Management. He is a published Author of novel ‘The Shadows of Home’ & has won multiple case study competitions including L'Oréal Brandstorm and Nestle Agri Challenge. This Article will converse about his journey to B-School and how to blossom in it.

Sugandha Bhatia20 Aug 2021