The days of placements, the auditorium, the shortlists, all of them – as nostalgic as they might sound- were also some of the most anxious and nerve-breaking days of the first year of MBA at JBIMS. For a fresher, nonetheless- an engineer, I was hoping for a finance breakthrough and it finally happened! All thanks to JBIMS for bringing in such opportunities.
What should I say? When I think of writing about my experience. There is so much to say but I am not able to find the right words. Let me just start with the start and let's be frank. I was really scared, there won't be an intern in this part of the country from any college in the company and it is the first time I am going to this part of the country. People eat fish and Rice. How will I adapt to the food out there? People speak Bengali. I don't know ABC of Bengali. And I am alone. Well, that would be the best part of it. The first thing I had to do was to understand the hardcore yet basic mechanical concepts (and I am an electronics engineer, so you know what I mean) and the construction of a typical heavy commercial vehicle-4 stroke engine suspension, differential, gearbox, chassis, Tyre design, axle combination, BS4 & BS6 requirements. It was new and exciting. It went to another level when I went into the field and saw them working in the sand mines, stone mines, and coal mines. I was in love with 4M's - Mechanical, Mining, Marketing, and Man-Management. I had to interact with the wide array of stakeholders and that's where the real learning emerged. Everyone wanted something from the deal. They wanted different things, yet the same thing. Confused, Right? Well, that's how things work and we just have to find that win-win situation to provide that same thing.
Very rarely do people pursuing their MBA get a chance to work with an organization that plays an active role in shaping people’s lives in a manner that humbles the management interns. I got a chance to work with Cochlear which is the world leader in implantable hearing solutions for those who suffer from hearing impairment.
It is often said that management education a.k.a MBA is all about managing your work or business but in my experience it turned out to be more. Management education for me became part and parcel in managing my life and its plethora of elements. Management in its literal sense became managing my happiness, my successes, my failures and more than ever, my willingness. And this willingness of mine to get into one of the prestigious colleges of management in this country led me to IIM Rohtak. The title ‘Rethink, Revive and Rise’ signifies the arduous yet fulfilling journey of mine from being a racking entity to now being a completely revived and risen person with a new hope, stability and outlook towards my journey ahead.
“To nurture a learning environment, for the creation and dissemination of management knowledge by integrating global standards to develop leaders of enterprises who add value to society, and to be a partner in nation building.”- IIM Trichy
“The journey is never-ending. There's always gonna be growth, improvement, adversity; you just gotta take it all in and do what's right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment” - Antonio Brown.
“Dreams can often become challenging, but challenges are what we live for -- Travis white.”
Most of the b-schools welcome the first year students through an orientation program which will not only help them to take their baby steps in management career but also lays a strong foundation stone for the students to come out in bright colours after their 2-year-old Journey. The b-school which i belong to, IIM Trichy provided us with a wonderful orientation program including guest lectures of prominent persons from top notch companies like Nissan, L&T, Mahindra&Mahindra etc.
