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Drawing Conclusions Post 2008 Global Economic Crisis | B-School Placements Post-COVID-19 Crisis

At most Indian b-schools, campus placements are conducted between December and April. However, due to the Coronavirus lockdown, many management institutes have either halted or left the placement process incomplete. A recent post by the Business Line revealed that a premier b-school like ISB has completed 96% of placements for the outgoing class of 2020 and are left with 36 students yet to be placed. The situation is similar for other top institutes as well. While some companies like PwC are resorting to Skype and Zoom for placement interviews, others have deferred the process till May. But this is the current situation - what about the future? What about b-school placement post-COVID-19 crisis. Will the Coronavirus crisis have an effect on b-school placements process for the batch of 2021 and 2022?

Poonam Das12 May 2020

A Peak Into The Fondly Loved Committees Of MDI Gurgaon

MDI Gurgaon provides innumerable opportunities in terms of participation in several activities including live projects, competitions and cultural events. Behind the successful implementation of the several activities held at MDI Gurgaon are the committees, academic clubs, activity clubs, event clubs and Student Interest Groups (SIGs).

MDI Gurgaon11 May 2020

Why I Left A Finance Career To Pursue Filmmaking, Ft. Sarthak Dasgupta, Filmmaker, SIBM Alum

You must have heard about Ivanka Trump, Clint Eastwood, Tiger Woods, or our very own Indian counterparts Chetan Bhagat, John Abraham, and Randeep Hooda. Do you know what is common between all of them? All of them have an MBA or business degree! Yes, an MBA is not always about landing that perfect BCG or Goldman Sachs job. Today, we have Sarthak Dasgupta, an award-winning filmmaker who in the 90s did his MBA in Finance from SIBM Pune. Sarthak followed his heart and pursued his dream to become a filmmaker, without any formal training in filmmaking. Let’s explore his story in today’s episode of Konversations in Quarantine. Immediately after completing his MBA in Finance from SIBM Pune, Sarthak came back to Mumbai and joined SEBI, a true blue government financial institution. Sarthak tells interesting stories about SEBI at that time and how he dreamt about the films that he used to watch with his FTII friends on the monitor kept in front of him with financial reports on them. With music director Pritam, Sarthak had his initial conversations around films and music going in Pune during his college days and that is how he got hooked to the creative side of things.

Team InsideIIM11 May 2020

From Low Percentile To 99%ile After Multiple Attempts In CAT Exam | 10+ Stories

Not all of us are star students who can crack the CAT exam in the very first attempt. In fact, average students struggle with CAT exam preparation. Let’s face it, CAT preparation is all about self-discipline and focus. Strategy, plans, strengths and weaknesses, all of these come later, First, you have to hold yourself to a high standard of discipline and make sure that you devote ample time to CAT prep. This is doubly true when you’re writing the CAT a 3rd/ 4th time! So how do you keep yourself motivated after retaking the CAT multiple times? How do you stay focused enough to not stray away from your goal to get into one of the top b-schools of India? How do you decide to choose another CAT attempt versus studying in a tier II b-school or studying abroad? In this article, find a list of stories from various ‘average’ students, who cracked the CAT after multiple attempts. Get motivated and find out how you too can do the seemingly impossible!

Team InsideIIM10 May 2020

Take VA-RC Sectional Test 1 | InsideIIM's CAT 2020 Weekly Tests

We bring to you the first Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VA-RC) Test as a part of InsideIIM's CAT 2020 Weekly Tests. There are 34 questions from various topics and sub-topics in this test. You need to either choose the correct option from the four options given or type in your answer. We've provided the link to the solutions and explanations in the test itself. Once you take the test, you can click on the link and check the solutions. As communicated previously, these tests are aimed to help you in your preparation efforts and are free of cost. The top performers stand a chance to win rewards.

Team InsideIIM10 May 2020

5 Tips That Can Get You A Seat In Your Dream B-School In 2021 | CAT 2020 Tips

Almost everyone is saying CAT 2020 is going to be difficult. Why? Because there is a chance that there will be more competition this year. COVID-19 has disrupted almost every plan. The job market currently is not in a good position. Almost everyone is thinking about learning and upskilling. They want to enter the job market, whenever it goes back to normal, with more skills in their bag. So, what do you do then? How do you get ahead of the growing competition, especially when you are a fresher? This video will help you with just that. Here are the 5 tips you need to follow if you want to get into a b-school in 2020!

Team InsideIIM09 May 2020

CAT - The Winning Attitude | Ankit Doshi, Creator - InsideIIM.com

1) I have a poor academic record so I will never get a call.

Ankit Doshi09 May 2020

How Uber Supply Chain Works, Ft. Mayank Agarwal, Growth Manager, Uber, IIM L Alum

Mayank Agarwal joined the ride-hailing company #Uber at a time when the growth of the company was surging. More and more driver-partners were signing up for the facilities that they were getting, tips on rides they were receiving, and exploring the new gig economy that was settling in the country. He describes the early few months within the company to be of hustle and disruption, where a lot of things were changing and taking shape. Now, Mayank is responsible for the growth of the bike taxi and three-wheeler segment of Uber. But, in these trying times of coronavirus and the prevailing safety concerns of people, how effectively can a ride-hailing company rise up to the occasion? This and a lot more are discussed in this part of the Konversations in Quarantine with Mayank Agarwal.

Team InsideIIM08 May 2020