Shalabh Agarwal has an interesting story of quitting his career in marine engineering and finding success in selling custom merchandise online. He acclaims that his close association with students from IIMs and other elite B-Schools has helped him in learning nuances of management which in turn had a huge impact in building his custom merchandise business.
Back when I was still an MBA aspirant, words like prioritization and time management always made their way into discussions about life at B-school.
Survival in any B-school depends upon “understanding” the core value of the management. And in the core of all business schools lies a central idea of “globe”.
Not so long ago, while I was busy with my responsibilities as a government employee, I was re-ignited with the desire of working on my career growth. I took unpaid leave to go for the preparation of Civil Services examination. On reaching New Delhi, I was all set to aim high for the 'Jackpot.' But life made me revisit my past desire to pursue management studies, a dream I had during my undergraduate days.
An MBA program is not just about academics, it is also about getting accustomed to multi-tasking with careful planning and execution. Therefore, it was clear in my mind that I must be a part of something like this once I am in a B-School.
It was a typical Sunday afternoon, and I was at home, preparing a list of all the things that I would be needing once my college would start. After being sad for days, I had finally come to terms with not being able to convert any of the top tier B-schools and was all set to join a middle-ranked private institute in Delhi. I was pretty complacent and was actually looking forward to joining the program, which was due in a week. Suddenly an email notification popped on my phone, and the entire situation turned upside down!
Ever since I decided to go for a post-graduation in management, I always wanted to pursue my MBA from a premier B-school. Before getting an admission offer from IIM Nagpur, I had offers from other reputed private B-schools, the ones established at least more than a decade ago. However, I was aware of the kind of brand value an IIM tag can add to my profile and henceforth, wanted to be a part of the IIM community. Having worked in the retail sector for about 18 months and then an internship with a start-up, so, with the kind of work experience I had, I was sure that I would add some diversity to the batch at IIM Nagpur or for that matter any other premier B-school.
“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high, where knowledge is free, where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls. Where words come out from the depth of truth, where tireless striving stretches its arms toward perfection. Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit. Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action. In to that heaven of freedom, my father, LET MY COUNTRY AWAKE!”
Shalabh Agarwal has an interesting story of quitting his career in marine engineering and finding success in selling custom merchandise online. He acclaims that his close association with students from IIMs and other elite B-Schools has helped him in learning nuances of management which in turn had a huge impact in building his custom merchandise business.
Back when I was still an MBA aspirant, words like prioritization and time management always made their way into discussions about life at B-school.
Survival in any B-school depends upon “understanding” the core value of the management. And in the core of all business schools lies a central idea of “globe”.
Not so long ago, while I was busy with my responsibilities as a government employee, I was re-ignited with the desire of working on my career growth. I took unpaid leave to go for the preparation of Civil Services examination. On reaching New Delhi, I was all set to aim high for the 'Jackpot.' But life made me revisit my past desire to pursue management studies, a dream I had during my undergraduate days.
An MBA program is not just about academics, it is also about getting accustomed to multi-tasking with careful planning and execution. Therefore, it was clear in my mind that I must be a part of something like this once I am in a B-School.
It was a typical Sunday afternoon, and I was at home, preparing a list of all the things that I would be needing once my college would start. After being sad for days, I had finally come to terms with not being able to convert any of the top tier B-schools and was all set to join a middle-ranked private institute in Delhi. I was pretty complacent and was actually looking forward to joining the program, which was due in a week. Suddenly an email notification popped on my phone, and the entire situation turned upside down!
Ever since I decided to go for a post-graduation in management, I always wanted to pursue my MBA from a premier B-school. Before getting an admission offer from IIM Nagpur, I had offers from other reputed private B-schools, the ones established at least more than a decade ago. However, I was aware of the kind of brand value an IIM tag can add to my profile and henceforth, wanted to be a part of the IIM community. Having worked in the retail sector for about 18 months and then an internship with a start-up, so, with the kind of work experience I had, I was sure that I would add some diversity to the batch at IIM Nagpur or for that matter any other premier B-school.
“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high, where knowledge is free, where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls. Where words come out from the depth of truth, where tireless striving stretches its arms toward perfection. Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit. Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action. In to that heaven of freedom, my father, LET MY COUNTRY AWAKE!”
