The most beautiful thing about MDI is the diversity it have in terms of students coming from different educational backgrounds, cultures and having work experience in different sectors. This unique combination transfers into different perspectives and viewpoints of looking into the same problem. This ensures that we widen our limited thought process, accept others opinions and gets a holistic view of the concepts thought in classroom. The diverse peer group gives us an immense opportunity to learn from each other.
The best thing about MDI is the campus experience it offers. It would have been a completely different experience had we not been staying in the hostel. The MDI culture always keeps us on our toes. There are a lot of activities that are going on every time on the campus. Plus, there is a good amount of focus on sports. The seniors offer help whenever we approach them. The environment here is very conducive for learning. There is a lot of peer learning as there is no reservation at MDI. I feel motivated in the company of intelligent people who have come from different backgrounds. The faculty here is top notch.
Sculptures are an important medium of projecting the values that any institution believes in. Unlike other art forms, it waits for you, in its place, silent but at the same time speaking volumes, waiting for you to realize and understand the story it wants to tell. The MDI Gurgaon campus is filled with such statues, at strategic places, reminding you of the values that place expects from you and what values it imparts to you.
29th September, 2017. 5 AM. – The Selection. Insomniac. Restless. Zombie. These were the words that had already started doing the rounds considering that the internship season had just started. This night/ early morning was one such example and having faced a couple of grueling rounds of interviews, I was finally selected by Bajaj Auto, India’s largest automotive company. Initial thoughts: Brand – Check. Sales and Marketing – Check. Stipend – Check. So surely it was a great catch and I personally heaved a huge sigh of relief that I was finally getting a chance to intern in a company which had made heart touching ads of Bajaj V.
The first lesson I got from my B-school life experience was the value of time. Despite getting ready 10 minutes prior to the lecture, I got late to the very first class by 1 minute due to some confusion regarding the room number. I was asked to remain outside and it was the moment of realisation for me. There are also other instances which made me realise the importance of time. We are being subjected to a truckload of stress in the form of a barrage of case studies, attendance rules, presentations, quizzes and hectic and packed schedules. All this rigour is helping us in enhancing our time management skills. In our marketing class, our professor has made a rule that whoever dozes off for 30 seconds or more has to dance infront of the whole class. After a couple of such performances from my class mates, I realised the value of a second. Till now, I have learnt that it is best to take everything in the B-school life with an open mind, a willingness to learn and a smile as it is like an examination which nobody can prepare for.
MBA is often called the peoples degree. Being a team player is one of the most important aspects that management teaches us. And in an MBA more than being a team player it is about making friends who will stand by you through all the sleepless nights and internships disappointments. During my first month at MDI, this bonding and team spirit is what is my most memorable memory. Impromptu assignments, last minute placement activities and sessions and company applications was basically how each day of my MBA was treating me. Fatigue was something that could not be afforded and sleep became a luxury. Amidst all this hustle bustle and changes came the much awaited section sports war -the KOK- as we called it. Expanded as the King of Kings, the KOK was one event after the stressful induction programme of MDI which served as a path of immense team bonding and display of love for our class. The KOK is a five day long sports event where the six sections of the first year compete with each other in sports ranging from chess to football. All the students in a section team up in order to win that one title of the King of Kings to maintain their dominance as the best section throughout the two years. That feeling to prove the worth our section and in some way establish supremacy united the section in a way which a whole month of classes and assignments could not. The excitement for the event was so much that a week before it teams were designated within our sections for designing section logo, deciding section name and printing of t-shirts. The tension and anxiety, that the assignments were offering us from a month and which did not allow us to take out time even for small activities, suddenly was channelized as a motivation to complete things on time and make time to cheer our section or participate in matches. The most beautiful and worth remembering moment was when we had 5 assignments and task lined up but still to maintain the enthusiasm and support of our players we went with our laptops in hand for cheering. Injuries, stress, losses, victories, happiness, excitement, adrenaline rush all these feelings and emotions marked our five days of journey of KOK and the aura was such that no matter what the emotion was one thing which always bought a smile and strength was that sense of togetherness that we are there for each other. This was the most memorable incidence of my b-school life.
The most beautiful thing about MDI is the diversity it have in terms of students coming from different educational backgrounds, cultures and having work experience in different sectors. This unique combination transfers into different perspectives and viewpoints of looking into the same problem. This ensures that we widen our limited thought process, accept others opinions and gets a holistic view of the concepts thought in classroom. The diverse peer group gives us an immense opportunity to learn from each other.
The best thing about MDI is the campus experience it offers. It would have been a completely different experience had we not been staying in the hostel. The MDI culture always keeps us on our toes. There are a lot of activities that are going on every time on the campus. Plus, there is a good amount of focus on sports. The seniors offer help whenever we approach them. The environment here is very conducive for learning. There is a lot of peer learning as there is no reservation at MDI. I feel motivated in the company of intelligent people who have come from different backgrounds. The faculty here is top notch.
Sculptures are an important medium of projecting the values that any institution believes in. Unlike other art forms, it waits for you, in its place, silent but at the same time speaking volumes, waiting for you to realize and understand the story it wants to tell. The MDI Gurgaon campus is filled with such statues, at strategic places, reminding you of the values that place expects from you and what values it imparts to you.
29th September, 2017. 5 AM. – The Selection. Insomniac. Restless. Zombie. These were the words that had already started doing the rounds considering that the internship season had just started. This night/ early morning was one such example and having faced a couple of grueling rounds of interviews, I was finally selected by Bajaj Auto, India’s largest automotive company. Initial thoughts: Brand – Check. Sales and Marketing – Check. Stipend – Check. So surely it was a great catch and I personally heaved a huge sigh of relief that I was finally getting a chance to intern in a company which had made heart touching ads of Bajaj V.
The first lesson I got from my B-school life experience was the value of time. Despite getting ready 10 minutes prior to the lecture, I got late to the very first class by 1 minute due to some confusion regarding the room number. I was asked to remain outside and it was the moment of realisation for me. There are also other instances which made me realise the importance of time. We are being subjected to a truckload of stress in the form of a barrage of case studies, attendance rules, presentations, quizzes and hectic and packed schedules. All this rigour is helping us in enhancing our time management skills. In our marketing class, our professor has made a rule that whoever dozes off for 30 seconds or more has to dance infront of the whole class. After a couple of such performances from my class mates, I realised the value of a second. Till now, I have learnt that it is best to take everything in the B-school life with an open mind, a willingness to learn and a smile as it is like an examination which nobody can prepare for.
MBA is often called the peoples degree. Being a team player is one of the most important aspects that management teaches us. And in an MBA more than being a team player it is about making friends who will stand by you through all the sleepless nights and internships disappointments. During my first month at MDI, this bonding and team spirit is what is my most memorable memory. Impromptu assignments, last minute placement activities and sessions and company applications was basically how each day of my MBA was treating me. Fatigue was something that could not be afforded and sleep became a luxury. Amidst all this hustle bustle and changes came the much awaited section sports war -the KOK- as we called it. Expanded as the King of Kings, the KOK was one event after the stressful induction programme of MDI which served as a path of immense team bonding and display of love for our class. The KOK is a five day long sports event where the six sections of the first year compete with each other in sports ranging from chess to football. All the students in a section team up in order to win that one title of the King of Kings to maintain their dominance as the best section throughout the two years. That feeling to prove the worth our section and in some way establish supremacy united the section in a way which a whole month of classes and assignments could not. The excitement for the event was so much that a week before it teams were designated within our sections for designing section logo, deciding section name and printing of t-shirts. The tension and anxiety, that the assignments were offering us from a month and which did not allow us to take out time even for small activities, suddenly was channelized as a motivation to complete things on time and make time to cheer our section or participate in matches. The most beautiful and worth remembering moment was when we had 5 assignments and task lined up but still to maintain the enthusiasm and support of our players we went with our laptops in hand for cheering. Injuries, stress, losses, victories, happiness, excitement, adrenaline rush all these feelings and emotions marked our five days of journey of KOK and the aura was such that no matter what the emotion was one thing which always bought a smile and strength was that sense of togetherness that we are there for each other. This was the most memorable incidence of my b-school life.
