For normal people August 13, 14 and 15 would have been a long weekend, where they would take a break from the monotony of their regular lives. But normal takes a backseat here at IIM Trichy, where there is always a flurry of activity going on. Literally, always. The IIM-T life never stops- there is always something fun happening.
At the recently concluded Economic Symposium organized by US Fed at Jackson Hole, Wyoming involving leading central bankers and economists from around the world, there was a growing clamor for more radical measures to fuel growth and inflation. The chief among them being negative interest rates being used in Japan & Europe to stimulate anemic growth.
“Poor can fake it. Rich can cheat. Middle class is the ultimate casualty”.
“Whatever you do, be different – that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of a better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will stand out.” – Anita Roddick
Axis bank was my fourth shortlist, but my second interview. The GD was based on payment banks and was a cordial one. It was co-ordinated well. Moreover, you could see pairs of keen watchful eyes studying even your body movements. It was as though their gaze was piercing through the skin. I followed the basic norms of GD. Jotting down points, asking question for the group to take lead on, coherent answers backed by relevant examples. Not surprisingly, I was called in for the next round–interview.
The number of cashless transactions in our country is really poor. It is 6 transactions per person in a year, also considering the fact that hardly 1.1 million out of 11 million retailers have infrastructure for card payments. However the number of people using smartphones is predicted to reach 500 million in next five years hence RBI has set its goal to tap into this segment and assist in making India a cashless economy.
iAspire, a business centric case study competition, was conducted by the Aspirant Relations Team of Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, for enthusiastic MBA aspirants. This consisted of the best brains in the country, who got together to prove their mettle and challenge the rest. This competition is one-of-its-kind, owing to the fact that it was organised to better prepare the aspirants for their upcoming entrance exams and tests. The event kicked off on 2nd August 2016 with Inscribe. This was a précis writing competition wherein participants were given an article that had to be summarised in 100 words. This was done to test the writing skills of the aspirants. Then followed BizQuotient, a six day online business quiz. Every day, 3 questions were posted on the official Facebook, Instagram and Twitter channels of iAspire. The quiz topics included Current Affairs, Business, Famous Personalities, Logos and more. The ones who responded with the most prompt and accurate replies got an edge over other aspirants. They directly qualified for the final round, which was the Case Study Competition.
Business leaders, since time immemorial have been inspired by war. So much so that popular war terms have entered business lexicon. Take a look:
