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"Your Target Should Be For 100 Percentile." CAT Prep Strategies By CAT 2020 99.45%iler - Parth Chavda, IIM B'23

Parth Ashwin Chavda is an Automobile Engineering Graduate from L.D. College of Engineering, affiliated with GTU. Having a thorough focus on academics helped Parth receive academic scholarships of close to 1 lakh rupees during his 10th and 12th. In his own words, Parth is an ordinary Gujarati joe with extraordinary aspirations. He is a foodaholic and amicable person, a Formula 1 enthusiast, and loves watching web series. He is joining IIm Bangalore's Class of 2023, and in this interview, he walks us through his CAT preparation journey, and shares his advice for future aspirants. Read on!

Team InsideIIM08 Jun 2021

How A UPSC Aspirant With 4 Years Gap Got Into XLRI - Ashish Verma's Journey Against All Odds

Ashish Verma is an engineering graduate from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), Delhi. He started preparing for the UPSC exams from his third year of engineering. After preparing for the UPSC for 4 years, he decided to move on to pursue an MBA. He scored 97.93 %ile in XAT 2021 and is all set to join XLRI Jamshedpur's coveted PGDM HRM programme in 2021! Ashish likes reading academic books, watching political or historical OTT based entertainment series, and teaching. In this story Ashish talks about his journey, starting from preparing for UPSC to converting one of the most sought after B-schools in the country. Read on!

Aman Garg08 Jun 2021

Making An International Career In Game Design | Ft. Jitesh Panchal, Ex-Reliance Games, Ex-Ubisoft

If you thought gamers and game designing careers are a ‘millennial fad’, you are mistaken. Here is someone who taught himself gaming by playing through the slow ‘dial-up connection’, and studying game textbooks when MOOCs didn’t exist. From Mumbai to Munich, en route to Malaysia, his 15-year gaming career has really taken him places!

Team InsideIIM07 Jun 2021

Best MBA Scholarships For Indian Students- How To Get Them | RoI Of MBA By Jennifer, Ep 4

An MBA is not just a degree but a dream for millions of students which many a time remains unfulfilled due to the high expenses coming at its cost. This is where scholarships come to the rescue. A lot of questions must be running through your mind regarding the Where, How and When of scholarships. Find out all about the different types of scholarships, criteria to apply along with tips in this video. It will not only help you secure your scholarship but also prepare for scholarship essays and interview rounds.

Team InsideIIM07 Jun 2021

How To Choose Which B-School To Join | Important Metrics To Judge Business Schools

Choosing which business school to target or join can be one of the most difficult decisions to make. There are so many factors to consider, and the information available may be limited. While return on investment is of primary concern to every business school aspirant, it is not the only metric to consider while deciding which institute to join. So, what other metrics should you be taking into account? Which metrics should be prioritized over others? Are the placement offered by a college enough to make the decision? Is a low program fee the ultimate decider? Should you dismiss a b-school because of the lack of a sprawling campus? Should you consider batch diversity as a factor? To find out answers to these specific questions and others, we bring to you a panel of seven b-school graduates from some of India's top institutes, including IIM Kozhikode, FMS Delhi, and SPJIMR Mumbai. Join this live session now!

Team InsideIIM06 Jun 2021

How An Underconfident Commerce Grad Became IR 1 At IIM Ahmedabad, Ft. Akhil Mangla - Top MBA Achiever - 2021

Today, we bring you the story of Akhil Mangla, who won the Gold Medal and got the 1st rank in IIM Ahmedabad. Find out how Akhil from being an underconfident Commerce grad cracked his CAT exam and interview round to reach IIM A and then went on to getting IR 1 at IIM Ahmedabad for both the years. In this interview, he tells us about how he prepared for the CAT exam and interview, He talks about his summer internship experience, and most importantly, he lists down crucial pieces of advice he would like to give to the incoming batch of 2023. Find out all the things that he has to say here.

Team InsideIIM05 Jun 2021

All You Need To Know About General & Specialized MBA

We have all heard about the MBA conundrum that a lot of you might also have gone through? Whether you should go for a General MBA that gives you an overall perspective of the world of business and help you understand the nuances of Marketing, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, HR, basically help you make the jack of all trades. Or should you go with a very domain specific course that helps you understand more about the sector you like and feel are strong at? Why exactly is the confusion? What are the Pros and Cons associated with both the courses? Why do people opt for specialization and general MBA programs and where can you take up some of these programs online? We are going to talk about this and a lot more in this video.

InsideIIM Career Services04 Jun 2021

How These 99+%ilers Prepared For CAT During Lockdowns & Ongoing Pandemic, Ft IIM A, I & FMS Students

2020 has been a difficult year, filled with numerous challenges and obstacles. CAT takers in 2020 were the first batch of aspirants to prepare for the coveted aptitude exam in a pandemic year full of lockdowns, medical emergencies and unstable circumstances. Yet, many have taken this situation in their stride and come out with flying colors.

Team InsideIIM04 Jun 2021