How has the pandemic affected the number of individuals interested in appearing for CAT and making it to a top b-school in 2021? What has been the impact of the pandemic on placements at b-schools? To answer these questions and more, we bring to you the top-5 headlines from the week gone by.
The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) global MBA rankings have been released, and six Indian institutes feature in the list of the top-200 business schools in the world. 4 out of 20 IIMs feature in QS's global MBA rankings for 2021, and two private business schools also feature in the list. Only one Indian management institute manages to keep its place in the top-50.
Preparing for summer placements? Internships on your mind? Here's a special something for you! This week’s #YOBOLive is a special feature brought to you by HUL! Get ready for an insightful episode featuring the Head- Employer Brand & Talent Channels, Unilever South Asia (XLRI Jamshedpur alum), the Supply Chain Finance Manager – Skin Cleansing Category at Unilever (IIM C alum), an Area Sales and Customer Manager, Central Branch, HUL (IIM Indore alum) and finally an IIM A student and summer intern ‘20. Here’s your headstart to understanding how to crack summer internship interviews and ultimately bag that internship & PPO! Find the form in this article - register right now!
Divij Kishore Jain is currently studying at IIM Ahmedabad( 2020-2022) He scored 9.8 GPA in his Xth, 94.8% (PCM with Eco) in XII, . Later he completed B.A. (Hons.) Economics, from CVS - DU with an 8.19 GPA. Here is the entire journey of Divij's CAT preparation and how it managed to score 99.39%ile in his first attempt.
When Saurabh Sengupta became a part of one of InsideIIM's Konversations Cafe events last year, we all didn't know the impact his words would have on the MBA community. One million+ video views later, his words still show that magic! Saurabh is an IIT Delhi, IIM Indore alum, who gave up on Consulting and joined Zomato as a startup (then newly launched) to spearhead their sales. Now Ex-Head of Sales from Zomato, Saurabh runs his own venture called Sales Design Institute. And famously, he tells it like it is! Whether it's the reality of b-school and MBA as a whole, placements or work life, all of us at InsideIIM and you, our dear users and subscribers, have loved Saurabh's candid and straight style! So this Monday, 28th September, we bring you a chance to interact with Saurabh live!
Rajat Srivastava, joined IIM Calcutta this year. He graduated in 2017 from IIT Kharagpur after completing integrated Masters. He worked for ONGC for 27 months as a field officer, had 90.2% in Xth, 84.8% in XIIth, and a CGPA of 8.23 during his UG. He is also a CFA L2 candidate and was successful to score 184.52 in CAT with 99.78%ile ( VARC, 62.51, 98.69 | LRDI, 43.88, 97.14 | QA, 78.13, 99.85). Here is how Rajat’s journey to crack 99.78%ile looked like.
Modit Singla did his schooling from DAV Public School, Panipat. Having secured 90.0% in X and 95.2% in XII, he took the usual route and went on to pursue B.tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from DCRUST, Murthal. MBA was on the cards till CAT 2014 gave him a reality check. He later went on to clear SBI PO 2016 and worked there for more than 3 years. Six on-job transfers, 5 years, and a monotonous routine later, he mustered courage and attempted CAT again. 99.25 percentile is what he achieved after 70 hour weeks at work. He got an admit from IIM Lucknow and had converted MDI and IIFT. Presently, he is studying at IIM L. Here is how Modit went through this journey of achieving 99.25%ile with a 163.31 score | VA: 51.60, 96.03 | DILR 46.12, 97.92 | QA: 65.58, 99.29
Are baby IIMs worth joining? This is the first question that comes to the mind for a lot of aspirants thinking of getting an MBA from the third generation IIMs that came into being. Expanding the horizon of the brand IIM, new IIMs sprung up in different parts of the country. But, how effective have they been in imparting the IIM pedagogy, what are the placements like, how vibrant is the campus life. This and a lot more in this episode of KYC, where we try and bring in a slice of life from IIM Nagpur.
How has the pandemic affected the number of individuals interested in appearing for CAT and making it to a top b-school in 2021? What has been the impact of the pandemic on placements at b-schools? To answer these questions and more, we bring to you the top-5 headlines from the week gone by.
The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) global MBA rankings have been released, and six Indian institutes feature in the list of the top-200 business schools in the world. 4 out of 20 IIMs feature in QS's global MBA rankings for 2021, and two private business schools also feature in the list. Only one Indian management institute manages to keep its place in the top-50.
Preparing for summer placements? Internships on your mind? Here's a special something for you! This week’s #YOBOLive is a special feature brought to you by HUL! Get ready for an insightful episode featuring the Head- Employer Brand & Talent Channels, Unilever South Asia (XLRI Jamshedpur alum), the Supply Chain Finance Manager – Skin Cleansing Category at Unilever (IIM C alum), an Area Sales and Customer Manager, Central Branch, HUL (IIM Indore alum) and finally an IIM A student and summer intern ‘20. Here’s your headstart to understanding how to crack summer internship interviews and ultimately bag that internship & PPO! Find the form in this article - register right now!
Divij Kishore Jain is currently studying at IIM Ahmedabad( 2020-2022) He scored 9.8 GPA in his Xth, 94.8% (PCM with Eco) in XII, . Later he completed B.A. (Hons.) Economics, from CVS - DU with an 8.19 GPA. Here is the entire journey of Divij's CAT preparation and how it managed to score 99.39%ile in his first attempt.
When Saurabh Sengupta became a part of one of InsideIIM's Konversations Cafe events last year, we all didn't know the impact his words would have on the MBA community. One million+ video views later, his words still show that magic! Saurabh is an IIT Delhi, IIM Indore alum, who gave up on Consulting and joined Zomato as a startup (then newly launched) to spearhead their sales. Now Ex-Head of Sales from Zomato, Saurabh runs his own venture called Sales Design Institute. And famously, he tells it like it is! Whether it's the reality of b-school and MBA as a whole, placements or work life, all of us at InsideIIM and you, our dear users and subscribers, have loved Saurabh's candid and straight style! So this Monday, 28th September, we bring you a chance to interact with Saurabh live!
Rajat Srivastava, joined IIM Calcutta this year. He graduated in 2017 from IIT Kharagpur after completing integrated Masters. He worked for ONGC for 27 months as a field officer, had 90.2% in Xth, 84.8% in XIIth, and a CGPA of 8.23 during his UG. He is also a CFA L2 candidate and was successful to score 184.52 in CAT with 99.78%ile ( VARC, 62.51, 98.69 | LRDI, 43.88, 97.14 | QA, 78.13, 99.85). Here is how Rajat’s journey to crack 99.78%ile looked like.
Modit Singla did his schooling from DAV Public School, Panipat. Having secured 90.0% in X and 95.2% in XII, he took the usual route and went on to pursue B.tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from DCRUST, Murthal. MBA was on the cards till CAT 2014 gave him a reality check. He later went on to clear SBI PO 2016 and worked there for more than 3 years. Six on-job transfers, 5 years, and a monotonous routine later, he mustered courage and attempted CAT again. 99.25 percentile is what he achieved after 70 hour weeks at work. He got an admit from IIM Lucknow and had converted MDI and IIFT. Presently, he is studying at IIM L. Here is how Modit went through this journey of achieving 99.25%ile with a 163.31 score | VA: 51.60, 96.03 | DILR 46.12, 97.92 | QA: 65.58, 99.29
Are baby IIMs worth joining? This is the first question that comes to the mind for a lot of aspirants thinking of getting an MBA from the third generation IIMs that came into being. Expanding the horizon of the brand IIM, new IIMs sprung up in different parts of the country. But, how effective have they been in imparting the IIM pedagogy, what are the placements like, how vibrant is the campus life. This and a lot more in this episode of KYC, where we try and bring in a slice of life from IIM Nagpur.
