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How To Survive In A B-School If You Don't Know The Regional Language - Tips To Fight The Language Barrier

How To Survive In A B-School If You Don't Know The Regional Language - Tips To Fight The Language Barrier

I am a South Indian with very less exposure to Hindi (I was forced to take Hindi as an elective during my 3rd year in Undergraduate (YES! :/) and am still clueless how I ended up with a C (I was expecting an F :P)). So, you can imagine my state when I got an admit into IIM Indore! I had months to pick up on Hindi before stepping into Madhya Pradesh for the first time, but as usual, I was like Blah and spent time catching up with family, and here is why. Almost 2 years now and still I manage to shameless say “ Sir, Hindi nehi maalum.. English se please explain kardeejiye..” (Hey I am proud I have come this far!) Anyway, here is how I am still surviving happily :D The main goal of this article is basic survival tricks, and here is how:

Swathika Selvam
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4 Reasons Why The Himalayan Outbound Programme (HOP) At IIM Indore Is Relevant To Its Curriculum

4 Reasons Why The Himalayan Outbound Programme (HOP) At IIM Indore Is Relevant To Its Curriculum

The Himalayan Outbound Programme is a “4 credit course” offered in the 5th Trimester, but I would prefer to call it an educational excursion. So, we pack our backpacks and go trekking for a week in the Himalayas. How many of us would actually go backpacking in the Himalayas after we enter the “corporate world”?! Often, many claim that HOP is just an additional attribute that would attract one towards joining Planet-I. But I beg to differ and here is why…

Swathika Selvam
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What Is It Like To Be An Average Student At A Top IIM?

What Is It Like To Be An Average Student At A Top IIM?

With two terms done and dusted, one thing I’ve realised is that I have been average in every sense. Grades being just below the median, not a part of any of the famed clubs, past performance is average when benchmarked against peers and even summer placements indicate the same!

Anonymous Writer
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The Art Of War In A B-School

The Art Of War In A B-School

The MBA course passes way too quickly than you can imagine. This fast speed is due to the high intensity of the course as well as high rigour it demands. The value addition is bound to happen, just that the value addition is different in case of different people. The sheer diversity of batch teaches a person so many things about different domains. The mind is not restricted here and starts thinking about different perspectives. One thing that every b-school student can relate to is the high number of competitions that come their way.

Aayush Sinha
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Looking Down The Memory Lane - From The Desk Of A 6th Term Student

Looking Down The Memory Lane - From The Desk Of A 6th Term Student

Before stepping into IIM Lucknow, I'd had less than a month of vacation. Due to the lack of time and my innate innocence, I hadn't thought about what I was getting my self into. In short, I hadn't really thought of what I wanted and what I was going to expect from a b-school in general.

Divyanshi Bhansali
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