Bade Bade Campus Ki Chhoti Chhoti Stories - Write A Book With InsideIIM
"I'm a published author."
"I'm a published author."
A day before the main day, full of mixed emotions, right from happiness, pride, sense of satisfaction to nervousness and a tad bit of stress, the day would be finally arriving. You are finally a part of the b-school you always wished to be a part of. The ecstatic feeling of starting an MBA, making you feel extremely professional and responsible, you stand there waiting to go through the orientation. There you are, surrounded by so many people, right from your batch mates to teachers to seniors, all ready to bombard you with all sorts of rules, regulations, course curriculum, time tables, allotment of classes etc., you stand there wishing you will have a good batch, nice people, helpful seniors, amazing mentors and the ability to move in the right direction.
“Every time I look in the mirror, I want to see a man whose mother, sister, wife, and daughter are proud to call their own.”
Recently I met a junior of mine, who asked me what is it like to be at NMIMS Mumbai? That’s when the idea of penning down this article actually struck me. If I were to sum it up in a line, it’s like living the corporate life even before you are actually living it. Confusing? Well, don’t worry, we’ll have that resolved by the end of this article.
"She was hot. He was hunky. Both were young and available to be taken."
Three months into the course and I am still trying to figure that out. Is it about learning financial accounting in a month, or about those intense classroom discussions which leave you mentally drained but gratified? Is it about making a submission for a competition two minutes prior to the deadline or about winning the tug of war match with the team that you formed a day before Microeconomics exam? Is it about those occasional two cups of ‘garam chaai’ (if you are a tea person, one is never enough) at ‘Kaliya’ (a street shop just outside campus) or is it just all about that quiet night walk (evening walks are almost a myth in a b-school) by the campus lakeside just letting everything happening around you sink in? What is it really about?
As the third batch of IIM Sirmaur gears up for the summer placements, the newly-inducted members of the Institute’s Media team pour their hearts out while looking back at their journey through the first three months at IIM Sirmaur.