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On Pragmatism In The Times Of B-School Tests

On Pragmatism In The Times Of B-School Tests

So it’s that much awaited time of the year again! One after another, the notifications for competitive tests like CAT, XAT and TISSNET will come knocking on your doors. But before you start wracking your brains over data sets and comprehensions, you must first do one thing: STRATEGISE!

Saranya Mukherjee
An Eye Opening And Adventurous Experience At IIM Shillong

An Eye Opening And Adventurous Experience At IIM Shillong

Choosing a b-school is one of the most important decisions taken by a plethora of students and professionals across our country every year. While parameters like academics, placements, exposure, and brand play a crucial role in the decision-making process, a few parameters and variables are realised only after joining the Institute.

Raghav Agarwal
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

As a child, in primary school, I loved participating in fancy-dress competitions. Dressed up like Nehru, with a rose pinned on my chest, I would go on to speak like a mini-statesman. Fortunate to be blessed with the gift of oratory, I went on to win many fancy-dress competitions. Every win used to fill me up with pride, so much so that I would go on to ‘fancy’ my chances of becoming the Prime Minister of India someday. And the innocent soul I was back then, I would actually answer every ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ with ‘Prime Minister’ in utmost seriousness.

Roshan Desai
From The Cocoon Of The IT Life To An MBA

From The Cocoon Of The IT Life To An MBA

Adversity and perseverance shaped my dream of becoming a part of the top level management team of a firm. Idols that really caught my attention where the Football Managers who were very popular the likes of Jose Mourinho, Pep Gaurdiola. However, I was caught in a dilemma of choosing between GLIM and IMT, this too IT People can definitely correlate with the Payoffs that we envisaged.

Sharun Sanel
The Meeting With Mr. Durden - Fight Club's Version Of Getting Into A B-School

The Meeting With Mr. Durden - Fight Club's Version Of Getting Into A B-School

On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero. And this story is about one such night. It was 2 AM that night, I had been running for past three hours and still, the sleep eluded me. I had been suffering from insomnia from past three weeks. Last week, I thought I had found a cure for it when I managed a few hours sleep after running for a couple of hours. But that night even running was of no use.

Mayank Lal