Campus Life

Perils of becoming a Placement Committee member

The picture above might have enticed you to open and read this article. Well, Placement deadlines always come with a warning sign of 'not to be played with' obviously with a reason attached to it. The much sought after Position of Responsibility(POR) at every B-School brings with itself a certain sense of authority and responsibility. Along with these things, it also has some perils associated with it. All I can say is 'Its not at all a cakewalk'

Survival of the Fittest - Women in Business Schools

“A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” – Melinda Gates

ISB organizes ‘Consilium’ – a business strategy case competition

Ahvan Concludes

The final day of Ahvan 2013, the annual management festival began with an enlightening speech by Mr. D.K. Joshi, Chief Economist, CRISIL, who talked about the recent trends in the Indian economy and where it is headed in the global context. The chief-guest of the event was Mr. M.K. Gaind, DGM CBI.

Life XL Size | A-Z Of Placement Process

Year after years, generation after generations, everything else on the campus comes to a screeching standstill. We call it the placement season. XL-culture manifests itself in its divine unadulterated form when throat cutting competition is lubed with pampering and support. Presenting the A-Z of this extravaganza which, invariably, makes some eyes well up with satisfaction while shattering some dreams forever.

icons of IIM Indore - Nikhil Kashimpuria - Computer Science, Dancing and CFA!

Nikhilkumar Subhash Kashimpuria, the guy with probably the longest name on our campus. He is the pearl of the eye for almost all the professors because of all the intellectual questions he asks during the class participation (it is a different thing that his class mates pull his leg for the same).

Things They Don't Tell You At a B-School - Free Riding

All great things are achieved by strong teams. You assemble a galaxy of superstars but if they don’t form good team, one is left managing inflated egos and ordinary results.  Inversely, one can have a bunch of average players coming together to achieve something great.

Things They Don’t Tell You at a B-School – Pretty Girls : Part I

In a residential b-school campus, normal body clocks go awfully awry. Most students spend their hours immersed in assignments, case-studies, team-meetings and studying for surprise quizzes.  Boring tasks such as dining, lunches, bathing etc demand time too. The first few months are often drowned by hectic schedules, intense rivalry for grades, killing deadlines imposed by placement committees all this while, one is trying to stay afloat in the classroom.