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The first time I was exposed to MBF was when I received a mail from Xavier University which carried details of all the courses it offered, quietly nestled in among them was Master of Business Finance (MBF), being a finance enthusiast it piqued my interest and I was immediately drawn towards it , it was a new course offered by Xavier School of Commerce and this was to be the first batch of MBF.
Aditya Birla Scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships in India. It definitely is an honour to be an Aditya Birla Scholar. Well, I am not one, but I do know one - Anusha Ramachandran. For anyone who might be wondering, she is actually just like everyone else, usually late for class, cutting close to assignment deadlines and a jovial person to be around. So, what helped her become an ABG Scholar? I simply asked her and here is what she had to say:
“The traveller sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.”
It’s final placement season and the anonymous apps and meme pages have become extremely active. One popular meme/post that does the rounds every year in every college is the “Best PoR on campus” post. To everyone who acclaims the best PoR on campus is a placecommer’s girlfriend/boyfriend, you do not want that PoR even if it got you a 1cr package. Let’s first talk about the advantages, since everyone’s completely convinced there’s only pros and no possible cons.
While writing this article, my mind suddenly went back to the day, when I was applying for the HSBC placement process. I remember that day, especially because HSBC, provides one of the best roles to all FE students in IFMR, the entire batch was looking forward to it. Before starting my interview experience let me share with you the profile which was offered to us. HSBC came up with 2 profiles this year to our campus, Quants Analyst – Global Banking and Markets for students of Financial Engineering specialization and Risk Analyst – Market and Traded Credit Risk for the students majoring in Finance. Being an FE student, I applied for Quants Analyst profile, the dream profile for every FE student in this institution.
The month of September 2017 saw the launch of the prestigious OutThink 2017 B-School case study competition by Larsen and Toubro, popularly known as L&T. Now L&T definitely needs no introduction - it is a renowned and trusted brand in India and worldwide in the domain of EPC, or in layman terms, on things related to Mega Civil structures design and construction.
