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MBA - To Do Or Not To Do?

MBA - To Do Or Not To Do?

"I leave Sisyphus at the foot of the mountain. One always finds one's burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods and raises rocks. He too concludes that all is well. This universe henceforth without a master seems to him neither sterile nor futile. Each atom of that stone, each mineral flake of that night-filled mountain, in itself, forms a world. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy"

Kanan Shah
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The Road At The End Of MBA Term-1

The Road At The End Of MBA Term-1

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us.” – Charles Dickens

PULKIT GUPTA
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MBA Placements And B-School Admissions Explained Using Game Theory - Prof. Sumit Sarkar, XLRI

MBA Placements And B-School Admissions Explained Using Game Theory - Prof. Sumit Sarkar, XLRI

Should you go to b-school only for stellar placements? Are your 2 years at b-school the investment you make just to get a good job? And does your education really teach about the real world? Because let’s face it, you might be from a premium b-school, but there are somethings you learn in b-school which you might never apply in your work life. So why does b-school teach you things that you may not use in your day to day work life? And what’s the importance of all those theoretical academic concepts? Prof. Sumit Sarkar, Professor of Economics at XLRI Jamshedpur, an expert in Game Theory, talks about the importance of academics and just why they matter. If you wish to know what makes all that theory relevant, check out this video.

Team InsideIIM
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Finding Rhymes In A B-School | Chaitanya Kulkarni, DMS IIT Delhi

Finding Rhymes In A B-School | Chaitanya Kulkarni, DMS IIT Delhi

I wrote my first story when I was in 6th standard, and it ended up getting published in the school magazine. I always wanted to master an art, and this was the start of my artistic journey. Writing short stories for the next few years taught me the importance of following my passion and keeping myself busy. When I was in 2nd year of B.Tech, I wrote a Bollywood song parody, and my bond with pen took a new dimension of rhymes.

Media Cell DMS, IIT Delhi
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The Restructuring Of Kodak | Aliensplained - Learning IRL By ABGLP

The Restructuring Of Kodak | Aliensplained - Learning IRL By ABGLP

Finance is evergreen. Are you aspiring towards a career in finance? Do you want to rake in the moolah, as they say? Is it your dream to become and investment banker or a CFO? Do you want to become a VC, a consultant or just be in a decision making role? Do stock markets excite you? Are you gunning for an MBA in finance? This means knowing and understanding Finance concepts. In this month's version of Aliensplained, aliens Flub and Perp talk about an important concept that you must know during summer internship interviews, the concept of restructuring and the story of Kodak. Every month, in association with ABGLP, as a part of the Learning #IRL series, we bring you a fresh concept comic strip - Aliensplained.

Team InsideIIM
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Journey Of A Girl From A Conservative Family To A B-School - Against All Odds

Journey Of A Girl From A Conservative Family To A B-School - Against All Odds

A B-School journey against all odds. I believe everyone has their own B-School story and everyone comes out fighting against all the Odds stacked against them. It's just dependent upon a variable which gets to decide about when and where you will be able to break those walls. And that single variable is TIME. It can happen in just a day or it can happen after years of hard work. But eventually, you get to break all the Odds. Here is one such story of going past those Odds and calling it an Even.

Aniket Singh
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The Consulting Conundrum

The Consulting Conundrum

There are some experiences in one’s college life that change you for the better, make you stronger and equip you for the real world beyond the gates of a college campus. One such experience is the summer placements process at B-Schools. The process is ruthless and spares no one in its path. However, if one happens to be one of those on campus aiming for a consulting summers, the storm hits you far earlier and harder! Being lucky enough to belong to a campus where MBBA visits, the last few months has sure been a whirlwind of mixed emotions. Having weathered the storm and emerging victorious, here are a few takeaways from my journey to all those aspiring consultants out there!

ANOUSHKA BANAVAR
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