The word MBA triggers a series of thoughts in my mind. A hectic two-year program with back to back classes, presentations, projects, tests, placements, committee work and there goes on the endless list.It enriches your personality, makes you strong enough to face the cut-throat competitive world outside, but what happens to the creative, artistic tinkling inside you?
Everything irrelevant becomes interesting during exams. During my first year at IIM Rohtak, I found a way to materialise the same in the form of some online entries regarding situations during the mid-terms for the class of 2018. The following parts begin with the kind of music that played in Hostel corridors between exams. The paragraphs below depict the grave frustrations the batch during the first ever mid-term they faced.
Holding my coffee mug, sipping my occasional caffeine requirement and comfortably sinking into my bean bag, when I look back at my recently bygone 3 months, it was undoubtedly a hell of a ride! From the lowest of lows to the highest of highs, from those depressing marks to the amusing lively parties, making way through classes and ‘I can’t keep a count’ number of meetings, juggling between the committee works with a special privilege for the Placecom, slipping into the formal shoes, being suit up and attending the mandatory sessions where actually anything and everything becomes mandatory, living through the gossips, soggy mumblings and igniting laughter of your friends over a cup of chai or any preferred drink - I have seen it all.
The dreams were realised when I entered the IIM Udaipur campus but magic happened when IIM U through its dual degree program made us cross 7 seas to reach The United States Of America. On a fine fall morning when you wake up and realise you were walking along lush green grass with colourful flowers in a brilliant harmony, fresh wind surrounding your thoughts and cultures of 180 countries greeting you, be very sure you are at Purdue University.
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” - Sun Tzu
“The soul of India lives in its villages,” declared Mahatma Gandhi at the beginning of the Twentieth century. He insisted that hand-spinning is the central industry that must engage our attention if we are to re-establish the village home.
25th June’17 – In a brightly lit auditorium, one of the most professional groups of individuals introduced themselves to the whole new bunch of first years brimming with curiosity. Thus, the Toastmasters IIM Ranchi made their first public appearance during the induction program. A brief presentation by them and two open to the floor table topics later, I made up my mind to join this club. Chartered on 30th October’13, this independent body has made its mark in the hall of fame of District 41 – the Distinguished Club Award in 2014-15 and the Fantastic Five Award in 2016.
"Having worked in the industry for 5+ years, I was confident that I had the potential to impact organisations on a larger scale. After some degree of self-introspection, I understood that a skillset upgrade was in order. The opportunity presented itself when I was offered admission to the PGPX program conducted by IIM Udaipur in collaboration with Purdue University. The opportunity to continue my education in not one, but two world-class educational institutions was too good to pass.
The word MBA triggers a series of thoughts in my mind. A hectic two-year program with back to back classes, presentations, projects, tests, placements, committee work and there goes on the endless list.It enriches your personality, makes you strong enough to face the cut-throat competitive world outside, but what happens to the creative, artistic tinkling inside you?
Everything irrelevant becomes interesting during exams. During my first year at IIM Rohtak, I found a way to materialise the same in the form of some online entries regarding situations during the mid-terms for the class of 2018. The following parts begin with the kind of music that played in Hostel corridors between exams. The paragraphs below depict the grave frustrations the batch during the first ever mid-term they faced.
Holding my coffee mug, sipping my occasional caffeine requirement and comfortably sinking into my bean bag, when I look back at my recently bygone 3 months, it was undoubtedly a hell of a ride! From the lowest of lows to the highest of highs, from those depressing marks to the amusing lively parties, making way through classes and ‘I can’t keep a count’ number of meetings, juggling between the committee works with a special privilege for the Placecom, slipping into the formal shoes, being suit up and attending the mandatory sessions where actually anything and everything becomes mandatory, living through the gossips, soggy mumblings and igniting laughter of your friends over a cup of chai or any preferred drink - I have seen it all.
The dreams were realised when I entered the IIM Udaipur campus but magic happened when IIM U through its dual degree program made us cross 7 seas to reach The United States Of America. On a fine fall morning when you wake up and realise you were walking along lush green grass with colourful flowers in a brilliant harmony, fresh wind surrounding your thoughts and cultures of 180 countries greeting you, be very sure you are at Purdue University.
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” - Sun Tzu
“The soul of India lives in its villages,” declared Mahatma Gandhi at the beginning of the Twentieth century. He insisted that hand-spinning is the central industry that must engage our attention if we are to re-establish the village home.
25th June’17 – In a brightly lit auditorium, one of the most professional groups of individuals introduced themselves to the whole new bunch of first years brimming with curiosity. Thus, the Toastmasters IIM Ranchi made their first public appearance during the induction program. A brief presentation by them and two open to the floor table topics later, I made up my mind to join this club. Chartered on 30th October’13, this independent body has made its mark in the hall of fame of District 41 – the Distinguished Club Award in 2014-15 and the Fantastic Five Award in 2016.
"Having worked in the industry for 5+ years, I was confident that I had the potential to impact organisations on a larger scale. After some degree of self-introspection, I understood that a skillset upgrade was in order. The opportunity presented itself when I was offered admission to the PGPX program conducted by IIM Udaipur in collaboration with Purdue University. The opportunity to continue my education in not one, but two world-class educational institutions was too good to pass.
