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Breaking Into Consulting Without BLACKI: These IIMs Are Your Best Bet

Consulting has always been one of the most sought-after career paths for MBA aspirants. The lucrative pay packages and diverse project opportunities make it a top choice among MBA graduates. However, the path to a consulting role isn't equally open for everyone as top firms like McKinsey, Bain, and BCG (collectively known as MBB) tend to hire primarily from the top IIMs, famously referred to as BLACKI (IIM Bangalore, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Kozhikode, Indore).

Pritam Priyedarshi18 May 2025

Career Transition To Product Management | Transferrable & Required Skills

Have you heard the phrase, “All roads lead to Rome?” Well, we got one - “Any career leads to product management.” The career path of a PM is not a linear one & career transition to Product Management isn't either. Anyone with curiosity and the right attitude can walk the road to PM.

Team InsideIIM17 May 2025

Home Away From Home: Finding My People At IIM Nagpur

Feeling “completely out of place” is not how anyone wants to enter a B-School campus. But, truth be told, that is exactly how I felt on entering the IIM Nagpur campus. The first few weeks felt like I had landed on another planet. It wasn’t the demanding schedule or the inferiority complex. It was something much deeper- a cultural shock. Having lived at home for 22 years and being brought up in a certain way, this was my first time truly away, and I hadn’t expected to feel so different. 

Nexus - Media & PR Club, IIM Nagpur15 May 2025

India’s First American Vice Chancellor on AI & the Future of Education, Ft. Dr. Simon Mak

In this conversation from Universal Ai University, India’s 1st AI University, Dr. Simon Mak, the founding Vice Chancellor and India’s first American VC, shares his unique journey—from growing up in Hong Kong to studying at MIT, working in Silicon Valley, launching startups, and finally finding his calling in academia. Dr. Mak believes in pursuing opportunities over passion and dreams, emphasizing the importance of adaptability in a world increasingly shaped by AI.

Team InsideIIM15 May 2025

From Arts Topper To IIM Lucknow: Cracking CAT with Unusual Backgrounds

Hi, I'm Ritabrata, an incoming MBA student at IIM Lucknow. Having completed a Political Science major from Hindu College, I secured 99.56%ile in CAT '24, and cleared CFA L1 alongside. Here, I share my heartfelt thoughts on embracing this path and clearing the hurdles while hailing from a non-technical educational background.

Ritabrata Chakraborty15 May 2025

Essential Soft Skills For MBA Aspirants, Students And Graduates.

In today's dynamic business landscape, technical skills alone are no longer sufficient to achieve success. Employers are increasingly recognising the critical role of "soft skills" in today's dynamic business environment. Soft skills are attributes that enable an individual to conduct effective interaction and collaboration with others. Mastering these skills isn't just advantageous, it's essential.

Guntaas Kaur14 May 2025

Top YouTube Channels For CAT Prep: What You Should Watch

Anyone who makes up his/her mind to prepare for any of the competitive examinations, the first thing that comes to their mind is the syllabus, paper pattern, cutoffs, and the best institutes, or any source from where he/she can get guidance. And in this process, a generally hurried student spends a hefty amount of money by just looking at the reviews on the internet. It's totally fine, but what if you can get the trial or you can get the demo before spending the money? Talking about the CAT examination, every year, a lot of students don't even join coaching institutes and just use the free resources that are easily accessible on the internet and ace the exam. So let's look at those free resources from which you can get help, and you won't regret it later!

Swapnil Mishra06 May 2025

Colgate Inner Circle 2025: Your Chance to be Colgate’s Summer Intern

With results coming in every week and a month and a half before your MBA starts, you must be excited and nervous before your B-School journey begins. At this time, most future MBA aspirants are trying to make the most of these days and seize on opportunities that can help them stand out from their peers. Colgate-Palmolive, in collaboration with InsideIIM, is offering just that: Colgate Inner Circle 2025.

Team InsideIIM04 May 2025