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My Musings On Getting The CAT Out Of The Bag - Niteen, IIM Calcutta

My Musings On Getting The CAT Out Of The Bag - Niteen, IIM Calcutta

Somewhere during the second year of engineering I had decided to pursue MBA. Whether, just after graduation or after work ex would depend on circumstances. I started preparing during the sixth semester. But it was half heartedly and used to do so for some time during lazy Sunday nights, if I was not playing Age of Empires with my friends. (I am nocturnal. When the world sleeps, it is peaceful and that is when the mind races :p ). It was mostly about connecting back to the good old basics and trying to get acquainted back to the concepts. For instance, I had forgotten the reasoning behind quite a few formulas such as progressions (Just remembering formulas ain’t of much help. There is a reason why the sections are called ‘aptitude’, ‘reasoning’). For this, I went through CBSE textbooks of 8,9,10 and basics of verbal ability and logical reasoning questions. There was no internal pressure to get answers right and hence would rarely even attempt questions and look into the answers directly. I have since beginning been a voracious reader and was also familiar with the concept of skimming, so did not put much effort in reading section.

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Fieldwork Experience At National Stock Exchange Of India - Apoorva Mahajan, TISS Mumbai

Fieldwork Experience At National Stock Exchange Of India - Apoorva Mahajan, TISS Mumbai

In mid-June this year, I joined the Human Resource Management and Labour Relations programme at TISS Mumbai with a lot of excitement and enthusiasm, it was not only the start of a new chapter in my life but there was also a sense of achievement as only a lucky few get to be a part of the prestigious programme every year.  The first few days at the institute were marked not just by new friendships, an orientation session and introductory lectures on HRM but also by guest lectures and a field visit to Larsen and Toubro. However, with June nearing its end, we eagerly waited for our Fieldwork Companies to be allotted and as soon as the companies were announced most of us beamed with joy as people were getting to intern with big corporate names like Reliance, Vodafone, Aditya Birla Group, Tata Power, Godrej, Axis Capital and even PSUs like BPCL and HPCL.

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