MBA Aspirant

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Surviving First Year At B-School - Tips By An XLRI Student

Surviving First Year At B-School - Tips By An XLRI Student

Not even one and a half months into my dream college, I was sitting in my room when my phone started buzzing. Ignoring it as regular spamming in the WhatsApp group, I continued doing my work. But when the buzzing continued for an approximately half hour, I picked up my phone to find that something serious had happened. One of my batch-mates had withdrawn her admission from college succumbing to the pressure of these initial months.

Akanksha Saxena
On Finance And Networking

On Finance And Networking

This is my fifth year at b-school (I am in the Integrated Programme at IIM Indore) so I would like to think that I have learnt many management lessons here.

Shaurya Saxena
4 Things Apart From Studies That You Require To Crack CAT

4 Things Apart From Studies That You Require To Crack CAT

Often classified as one of the toughest exams an Indian Student can ever appear for, the Common Admissions Test (CAT), is, in fact, more a test of what you are made of rather than acumen. If you have the patience and determination, you can get a 99 percentile no matter what your 10th and 12th grades say.

Aniket Acharya
The Transition Phase Of A Management Student To A Manager

The Transition Phase Of A Management Student To A Manager

The buzz of the alarm starts to muddle with my sleep. I languidly stretched my hand to grab my phone. Is it 8:20! I clearly remember the clock showing me 7:00 AM just 5 minutes back. Time dilation while sleeping is something even NASA may find tough to figure out. But what do I do now?

Utkal Bajpai
The ‘Rat-Race’ Dilemma

The ‘Rat-Race’ Dilemma

To do or not to do an MBA is a question which most of us have tried to find the answer to. Doing an MBA is not a small decision to make. A lot of factors are involved be it finances, personal or professional situations. Many of us have faced the dilemma of going for a management degree. Is it even worth it?

Isha Mathur
Acads At 70, Work Experience Of 65 Months And The Journey To IIM Bangalore

Acads At 70, Work Experience Of 65 Months And The Journey To IIM Bangalore

IIM A, B, & C are not the institutes, about which everyone can dream of! This is what friends remarked when he expressed interest in joining IIMs. He researched further to realize that only 4 out of ~ 400 students of graduating batch '18 of IIMB had more than 58 months experience. Most of admits had academic scores at least 85% at all stages. Can a person with scores in 70s and PSU work-experience of 65 months aspire for traditional 2-year PGP at top IIMs? He had such apprehensions deep inside, but he just moved ahead with his plan.

Devendra Kumar