Well I’m going to be honest here. When I gave CAT, the only B-schools I had heard of were the IIMs. And I guess that’s only natural. What wouldn’t be natural would be me not hearing of the IIMs because let’s face it, we prefer brands. But call it fate, call it luck, call it my destiny, I landed up at SP Jain.
There is a star studded line-up which forms the CEO Panel at the Aditya Birla Group Economic Times Young Leader Competition.
Getting into a reputed B School in many ways is a life altering event for any management graduate. Hence I had huge expectations from KIAMS and I have to say they have been fulfilled to a large extent. I also realize from the way things are going that by the time I complete the program I would have achieved everything I had hoped to and more.
Drona- the very name conjures images of mentorship - a mentorship so exemplary it can make all the difference between being the winner and the also-ran. The importance of such a mentorship assumes even greater proportions in today's world, given the cut-throat competition in each domain. Unfortunately, the opportunities to find and benefit from such a mentor are few and far between. Those on the lookout, though, need no longer despair! IRIS, IIM Indore's annual management and cultural fest, the largest of its kind in Central India is here with its flagship event, Drona - a one of its kind mentorship program to groom and declare the leaders of tomorrow.
Ask for Prof. Abhishek Narasimha on the KIAMS campus at Harihar and you are sure to be greeted with a smile and directions to the ‘YouTube Prof’. You look inquiringly at the student, and all you get is a matter-of-fact:“You’ll know when you meet him.”
It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive
The day I remember is not the CAT'14 I cracked but the one I failed miserably CAT'13. On the auspicious day of Sankranthi(South India festival) I checked my result only to see the worst thing. I decided to give up my thought of doing MBA and to focus on job. I convinced myself that apart from saving fees of 15 lakhs, I also can be in a better position after 2 years without doing MBA. But who knows destiny has other thoughts planned for me.
As a KIAMS Visiting Faculty for Marketing, Prof. Anand Narsimha is known for his quick wit and quirky one-liners – something he carries from his years as a hotshot in the advertising world. However, of late he’s been using the same catchphrase with remarkable regularity. Faculty members on KIAMS campus say that Prof. Anand now resorts to settling debates by simply uttering the phrase: “Best B-School with Industry related curriculum in Marketing”. Actually, KIAMS recently bagged the National Education Award for “B-School with Industry Related Curriculum in Marketing” for 2015, which is something Prof. Anand Narsimha is evidently pleased about.
