I’m going to start this off with a disclaimer. I haven’t done my MBA abroad. I’m a student at IIM Bangalore right now, so I do know how it works here, to an extent. However, I have studied in New York for my bachelors, and the attitude and life abroad are things that I can attest to. Having also taken a course with Harvard Business School, I can also tell you a tiny bit about the teaching style. Any indication of life at MBA schools abroad is info from folks whom I know have gone to B-school outside India.
Often, you look at the statistics coming out of MBA colleges, and you get intimidated. In fact, before I applied to IIMB, I was petrified. “Oh good lord, everyone will be three-four years older than me.” “I’m only 21, how will I make any friends?” “I’m so young, no one will take me seriously.”
Last year at this time, I was right there in your place, reading articles on InsideIIM. I can still recall the October of last year, with less than a month left for CAT, when I was calming my nerves. This was my second attempt to bell the CAT. As the days approached, my anxiety and heartbeat increased, but a voice inside assured me that I would be successful this time. I worked day and night, but after appearing for a mock, all the hard work seemed to have gone in vain. Finally, the D-day came and guess what? I was sure I had messed up the exam this time as well. The sectional cut-off of DI-LR did not allow me to get into the holy shortlist of my dream B-School, XIMB. But, as is said, destiny has a plan of its own. It was 14th February 2018, when the result of the XAT exam was declared. That day I was in Mumbai for my NMIMS interview. I received a message from my sister the moment I stepped out of the interview room. Luckily, this time, I had cleared all the sectional cut-offs and of course the overall cut-off for getting shortlisted by my dream B-school too. My interview for XIMB & XAHR was scheduled on 12th March 2018, and this time, I did not want to take any chance.
Today one google search gives you all the answers but that is the problem, it gives you ALL the answers, even to questions you weren’t sure you had! And now, at this critical juncture during the MBA entrance exam season is in full swing and you’re already burdened with so much work, the need of the hour is a trusted source that can give you crisp and appropriate solutions to all of your problems.
For years XL Ki Kudiyaan and GMD have been stellar crowd pullers for the college band Bodhi Tree. Be it the college fests, jamming nights, canteen competitions or Antakshri fights, XLRI Jamshedpur MBA students have swooned over these two. This time, they have performed the same in a jamming session for InsideIIM Unwind. Enjoy the track and sing along. Tell us in the comments section below, which is your favourite line from the song.
Topping in any class, batch or similar environment is exceptionally hard. We do not need any convincing to believe that. At some point or the other, we have all aspired to be the best. But what does it take to top, that too on a consistent basis? Are there are some people who are innately toppers or is it about grit?
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) conducted the Admission Test 2019-2021 for admission into its two-year program in International Business, on Sunday, December 02, 2018. The test was conducted across various centers in the country between 10 am and 12 noon. Differential marking continued to be there and the penalty for every incorrect answer was 1/3rd of the total marks assigned to the question. The terror of the ‘traumatic’ IIFT continued for the second consecutive year. In fact, the paper this year managed to become even more difficult than that of last year. The paper was excruciatingly lengthy and some of the questions were agonizingly tricky. Reading Comprehension became extremely tedious and the number of passages increased from 4 to 5. Overall, the entire paper became difficult. Hence, the overall difficulty level of the paper went a few notches higher. The total number of questions continued to be 114.
The beauty of the IIM experience is that there are hardly any rules. You are free to do what you want, when you want. This is a post-graduation course and they treat you as an adult. However, there are a few things which are completely non-negotiable. These are -
