The day I got the news that I have been selected for Group Management Cadre (GMC) Summer Internship Program 2019 of Mahindra, I was elated and my happiness knew no bounds. It was only a matter of few months before I finally ended up in Mumbai, one day before the official internship began.
Recently, we released the list of the Top-45 Most Desirable Business Schools in 2019, with the top-5 spots being occupied by IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Bangalore, FMS Delhi and XLRI Jamshedpur, in that order. The rankings were compiled on the basis of responses gathered from hundreds of MBA aspirants who ranked B-schools based on their perception of the B-school's brand. The B-schools in the report were spread out across the length and breadth of India - from Tiruchirappalli in the South to Mohali in the North, and Ahmedabad in the West to Shillong in the East.
The day I entered my roll number in an input box, the IIM official website gave me a PDF which is my scorecard. After a sad scrutiny of my scorecard, I got to know that I failed to reach my expectations. Something like which can not be expressed in words happened to my heart. I was in a hybrid state of anxiety and fear. Despite those facts that I was spending time on preparation, I was passionate about doing an MBA, and doing everything for the CAT, I fail to reach the horizon. After 3 months over, I got many regrets in my diary. A little bit of introspection such as everyone may have these problems, I decided to introduce them to my InsideIIM readers. This is not a success story or rather a full-fledged failure story. I want to present my journey of failure CAT 2018. Suddenly, you may wonder and some question marks may start to wander in your mind. One of them may be: How important is it to you if I fail? Yes, it is vital to you as it is a failure of mine which may happen to you also when you appear for CAT. And you can neglect many faults by reading this answer. Don't put a vapid face, As I will include my regrets, you may learn some crucial preparation tips here. As our honorable President, Abdul Kalam Ji put the sentence as "Don't read success stories. You will only get a message. Read failure stories, You will get some ideas to get success.". Please be in a receptive mood to understand the whole story and learn from it.
Congratulations to the people who have made it this time! To the people who have had a heartbreak, all I can say is "Do not give up."
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), since 2016, has undertaken a project of establishing rankings for educational institutes in India under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) at the graduation and post-graduation level, including management institutes. Recently, the NIRF MBA Rankings 2019 have also been released by the MHRD.
First of all, congratulations on converting calls from your dream B-schools! Hard work has led you to this and you now have the power to select between the B-schools that you have converted. This is a very important decision since a B-School opens the door to your future career. Hence, start analyzing early and take your time to make the decision.
IIT Delhi – this name in itself is a dream for many. And today I am writing about this dream becoming a reality for me.
The day I got the news that I have been selected for Group Management Cadre (GMC) Summer Internship Program 2019 of Mahindra, I was elated and my happiness knew no bounds. It was only a matter of few months before I finally ended up in Mumbai, one day before the official internship began.
Recently, we released the list of the Top-45 Most Desirable Business Schools in 2019, with the top-5 spots being occupied by IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Bangalore, FMS Delhi and XLRI Jamshedpur, in that order. The rankings were compiled on the basis of responses gathered from hundreds of MBA aspirants who ranked B-schools based on their perception of the B-school's brand. The B-schools in the report were spread out across the length and breadth of India - from Tiruchirappalli in the South to Mohali in the North, and Ahmedabad in the West to Shillong in the East.
The day I entered my roll number in an input box, the IIM official website gave me a PDF which is my scorecard. After a sad scrutiny of my scorecard, I got to know that I failed to reach my expectations. Something like which can not be expressed in words happened to my heart. I was in a hybrid state of anxiety and fear. Despite those facts that I was spending time on preparation, I was passionate about doing an MBA, and doing everything for the CAT, I fail to reach the horizon. After 3 months over, I got many regrets in my diary. A little bit of introspection such as everyone may have these problems, I decided to introduce them to my InsideIIM readers. This is not a success story or rather a full-fledged failure story. I want to present my journey of failure CAT 2018. Suddenly, you may wonder and some question marks may start to wander in your mind. One of them may be: How important is it to you if I fail? Yes, it is vital to you as it is a failure of mine which may happen to you also when you appear for CAT. And you can neglect many faults by reading this answer. Don't put a vapid face, As I will include my regrets, you may learn some crucial preparation tips here. As our honorable President, Abdul Kalam Ji put the sentence as "Don't read success stories. You will only get a message. Read failure stories, You will get some ideas to get success.". Please be in a receptive mood to understand the whole story and learn from it.
Congratulations to the people who have made it this time! To the people who have had a heartbreak, all I can say is "Do not give up."
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), since 2016, has undertaken a project of establishing rankings for educational institutes in India under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) at the graduation and post-graduation level, including management institutes. Recently, the NIRF MBA Rankings 2019 have also been released by the MHRD.
First of all, congratulations on converting calls from your dream B-schools! Hard work has led you to this and you now have the power to select between the B-schools that you have converted. This is a very important decision since a B-School opens the door to your future career. Hence, start analyzing early and take your time to make the decision.
IIT Delhi – this name in itself is a dream for many. And today I am writing about this dream becoming a reality for me.
