What Makes My Campus Unique? – Abhishek P., SIBM Pune
Onism – n. The awareness of how little of the world you’ll experience
Onism – n. The awareness of how little of the world you’ll experience
It was a beautiful Monday morning and I was preparing for the first operations class of MBA by Prof.Rajen Ganupley Sir. Also I had council interviews lined up. In short I had to prepare myself for a hectic schedule today. I was sitting at the front seat of my class with my friends waiting for our teacher to arrive and finally a teacher with more than 30+ years of experience arrives, he comes with a shoulder bag along with chart papers.So he gave his introduction , opened the bag and gave whistle to one of my friend and told to blow it at an interval of 1 hour for a break of 10 minute as we had a 3 hour class.Then he takes out a small bag containing chocolate and sweets.Before beginning with the class he requests us to offer prayer to God who has given us such a wonderful opportunity. We complete our prayer and then he starts teaching us using the charts and we have an interactive session .During the session he listens to the points made by each and every student and also appreciates them.I suddenly begin to realise that this is the session where I would be able express myself and positive energy refills me, MBA is going to be really transforming me is the thought that comes to my mind.He says I think that Charts will remain with you but what I wrote on the white board will vanish, then I come to know why he uses chart paper while teaching. I was already becoming a fan of this teacher.Then begins the fun part he decides to teach operations by an exciting activity. He asks my friend that are you married and my friend says “yes” and whole class starts laughing our teacher is awestruck and decides to choose some other student, he is not married so our Professor is relieved and he tells him that suppose your girlfriend name is “Bijli” and the light goes as soon as he uses the word “Bijli” and everyone in the room including our professor starts laughing like anything.After this we are due for our first break and the whistle blows. In the second session he begins with the activity he left with taking the name “Bijli” again and the light goes again and we are laughing, hooting enjoying and then light comes and he finally completes the activity. He teaches us certain aspects of operation along with rich practical experience.He is asking certain questions and the ones who give a very innovative and unique answer receive the chocolates or sweets as a reward.We arrive for our second break the whistle blows and I am thinking why are moving towards the end of this class.In the third session he shared with us practical experience of how he solved certain operational issues in various companies across the Globe.The day which I assumed will be hectic just became fun.
It was a class on a Sunday morning, with the special mention of “Please be on time, SHARP 9AM”. Subject was “Film Industry – A business perspective”.
For most of us doing an MBA, the course will most probably lead to the last “Degree’ in our life. SIBM Pune being a premier B-School, it was always going to fit in directly in my ‘Dream Colleges’ list. All seemed well, SNAP being cleared, finally got a call for the interview round and it was during this 2-day stay for the interviews that I fell in love with the campus at the first sight. SIBM PUNE…. all in big bold letters being imprinted, it gave such a joy just thinking about it….’wowed. This is something UNIQUE’. A beautiful B-School campus located on the hilltop, with all the credentials that SIBM Pune already has, it was a no-brainer why it would not have motivated me to go a few extra miles, give my best and convert the call at any cost. I was determined, for all I had heard till now was how hectic a B-School life was going to be and here I stood thinking how this campus was going to make my life smoother and enriching. There is something with nature that we don’t really get it but get deeply affected by it in a positive way of course, once we surround ourselves with it. Having finally secured admission in this prestigious college and getting to learn the intricacies of management subjects from the highly qualified teachers in the lap of mother nature, I got to realise that it was just a beginning and there was much more ‘uniqueness’ to the college than just the holistic and serene environment that we saw ourselves in.
Symbiosis as the name suggests is a place for symbiotic relationships between cultures to thrive. Our founder, Dr.S.B Mujumdar had, very early in his life, thought of creating a place where students from diverse cultures and creeds could come and gain knowledge in any field they wanted to excel in. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management is a place where a student comes for an all-round development and these two years of his life change his personality completely only for good. We all know SIBM follows a student driven culture which means that the Student Councils here play a major part in the management and execution of all the major events that happen. We have our own Aspirant Relations Team which cater to all the queries of all the aspirants all over India and ensure that the aspirants stay motivated to join SIBM. The Corporate Interface Team gives the students a chance to interact with the corporates and organise their events with full swing. They get a hands on experience before joining the corporates and thus gives them an added advantage to step into the corporate culture full prepared.
Smart, creative, excellent communication and leadership abilities are one of the few things that you may expect from an MBA student. Well, I’m proud to say that we have all these qualities and much more. We are a crazy bunch here. SIBM Pune has done a great job at picking out the best from a number of different fields and backgrounds. I didn’t expect to be learning the concepts of management sitting along with a Chartered Accountant and an Embryologist. Having said that let’s move on to introducing some of my esteemed crazy batch mates.
Located amidst the hills and sprawling flora of Lavale Village, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune is a perfect case in point of how modern technology can co-exist with nature. Students may wake up to the tune of ‘Vande Matram’ that plays on speakers in dormitories of each floor of the hostels everyday or may rise to the sound of a peacock that celebrates the beautiful gift of a new day.
Located at the hilltops of Lavale, Pune, my campus- Symbiosis Institute of Business Management is unique in some of the salient manners. Firstly, the lovely weather that we enjoy throughout. The sun rays which make its way through the dense clouds that seem to float just a distance away. The drizzle rains that prevails almost daily making the climate slightly chilled. The weather during the night time, where cold breeze winds pass through you and leave you with a confusion about which season is actually prevailing.