From 86%ile To 99%ile In My Third CAT Attempt | Journey To MDI G | Saptarshi Das, MDI'27
I was in the final year of engineering studies and actively sought placement opportunities on campus. Despite having an electronics and telecommunications background, I had never touched a breadboard (a material where you join wires, resistors, and other electronic stuff to make a functioning circuit), nor did I pay attention to my lectures. Mugging up answers to PYQs was my go-to method for passing exams. Therefore, getting into a software job was the way out of my misery. Against my best expectations, I made it into a decent-paying product company. Elated, I spent the remaining college days dreaming about an air-conditioned office, my desk, with a laptop, mug, and all the other accessories that I read about in LinkedIn posts. However, there was this feeling, deep inside my mind, that something was lacking. I always wanted to know how businesses function, how I can directly contribute to their growth, and eventually become a business leader. As a software developer, I can only go so far in my career to bring about significant changes to an organization. I sought advice from my father, a man who spent 25 years in corporate, who suggested that I pursue an MBA. Initially hesitant to go back to studying again, I relented on my father's advice and decided to give CAT a shot. After all, it's just elementary mathematics, some reasoning, and English, right? My ICSE background is enough to cover English, and I am an engineer, so math and reasoning would be a breeze. Little did I know I was about to fight a gladiator with a plastic sword.
