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"Winning The Gold Medal Was A Dream Come True" - Ft. Manjula Selvaraj, IIM Indore | Top MBA Achievers 2021

Every student who enters a B-School, dreams to win the Gold Medal towards the end of their MBA journey. Manjula from IIM Indore was no different. During her MBA journey, she imagined herself in the shoes of her seniors who had won the Gold Medal before. She started working towards achieving her dreams. The result, she won the Gold Medal for Rank 1 in the IPM Programme, Gold Medal for Best Women Participant in IIM Indore, and a scholarship of Rs. 1.5 Lacs. Find out her story and experiences during MBA and the advice she wants to give to the incoming batch of MBA students here.

Team InsideIIM05 Jul 2021

Advice From The IIM Lucknow Grad Who Won The Director's Medal, Ft. Sauhard Gupta | Top MBA Achievers 2021

Today, we bring you the story of Sauhard Gupta, who won the Director's Medal at IIM Lucknow. We talk to Sauhard about what was his motivation behind joining MBA, how did he prepare for CAT, and his interview at IIM Lucknow. He also tells us about what motivated him to win this award at IIM L and gives his advice to the incoming batch of 2023 about the b-school life and academics. Find out all the things that he has to say here.

Team InsideIIM09 Jun 2021

How An Underconfident Commerce Grad Became IR 1 At IIM Ahmedabad, Ft. Akhil Mangla - Top MBA Achiever - 2021

Today, we bring you the story of Akhil Mangla, who won the Gold Medal and got the 1st rank in IIM Ahmedabad. Find out how Akhil from being an underconfident Commerce grad cracked his CAT exam and interview round to reach IIM A and then went on to getting IR 1 at IIM Ahmedabad for both the years. In this interview, he tells us about how he prepared for the CAT exam and interview, He talks about his summer internship experience, and most importantly, he lists down crucial pieces of advice he would like to give to the incoming batch of 2023. Find out all the things that he has to say here.

Team InsideIIM05 Jun 2021

What Marketing Enthusiasts Must Know About Industry Trends - Amandeep Singh Kochar, IFMR GSB Alum

Amandeep Singh Kochar is a marketing and branding professional who steers business for VMLY&R in the position of Business Director. He has worked as a Business Head in KRDS India, a social media and mobile agency which experienced triple-digit business growth in Indian Market. Amandeep started his career with Tata Consultancy Services as a Management Associate, getting hands-on experience in Business Development & Pre Sales. With Brandmovers, Amandeep worked on building an agency based on "The Creative Strategy". An alum of IFMR Graduate School of Business at Krea University, Amandeep has joined InsideIIM previously at the Konversation Cafe, New Delhi. In this conversation, we will explore the realm of marketing and branding with Amandeep.

InsideIIM Career Services03 Jun 2021

Meet Deep Bothra, IIM Ahmedabad - PGPX, Gold Medalist | Top MBA Achievers - 2021

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.

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Top MBA Achievers - 2021 | Arunabh Saxena, IIM Ahmedabad - PGPM, Gold Medalist

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.

Team InsideIIM26 May 2021

Webinar | How To Build A High-Paying Career In Top Digital Companies Ft. Flipkart & Uber PMs

We’ve read, heard & talked a lot about how the digital landscape is evolving with increasing speed aided by rising internet and mobile phone penetration in India. As per an IBEF report, as of September 2020, the number of internet connections in India significantly increased to 776.45 million, driven by the ‘Digital India’ program. This trend finds resonance across the globe; ripples of which have been felt in consumer behavior, marketing, product, and technologies.

Team InsideIIM18 May 2021

I Still Remember The Gruelling McKinsey Selection Process On Campus, Ft. Rohit Sodha, FSM Alumni

For Rohit Sodha, FORE School of Management became the learning ground where he learnt nuances of the business world, being part of the PGDM batch of 2003-05. From getting his first hands-on training in the world of management during his summer internship to his crazy experiences of getting selected into McKinsey & Co. from campus, Rohit shares his story to InsideIIM detailing his career graph. He refers to the contribution of FORE School of Management that helped him in shaping up his career, in this interview. Find the excerpts of the interview here:

InsideIIM Career Services11 May 2021