1 Month Into An IIM - The Race Has Just Begun

How often does it happen that a particular target that we have set for ourselves seems to be the only thing worth sacrificing everything for? To thousands of graduates in our country, CAT is that big target that we want to conquer. Notionally, that seems to be true. Because, once belled, CAT will fetch you a seat in a coveted IIM and give you a chance to brag in front of your “not so smart” peers. A seat in IIM Indore instilled emotions of joy, satisfaction and relief in me, at least for the first few days, after which the mist began to get clear.

Ketan Mittal02 Aug 2017

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Student's Dilemma - Location V/S Brand

It is a matter of no debate that we thrive or wither, depending on how nourishing the surrounding environment is and the space given to horizons for expansion. As a matter of fact, the relative percentage of opportunities grabbed grows exponentially with the opportunities provided, and what are we, the MBA students, apart from being the opportunists?

Harshad Patel02 Aug 2017

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Not A Fresher's Journey To IIM Lucknow - The Highway To Hel(L)

“I have heard there are 2012 pass outs in our batch as well. How do they even have the energy to do an MBA? Don’t they feel old?” quipped a gleeful “fresher” walking right in front of me (she, obviously, didn’t know about my background just 15 days into the program). My name is Sambhavi Ganguly. I joined IIM Lucknow (popularly known as “Hel(L)” among the students) in 2017. I have 4 years of work-ex in the electronics industry. I am a 2012 engineering graduate, and I don’t feel old!  

Sambhavi Ganguly01 Aug 2017

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What If You Get Only One Of Those Coveted IIM Calls? - My Journey To IIM Indore

This seems like a dreadful question for every MBA aspirant right? Some of you might as well argue that it depends on which IIM it is, but you would still get my point. Those moments of self-doubt, that high level of nervousness and those misleading probabilistic calculations of "Will I get through or not?" It's a whole different roller-coaster of emotions. This one question became the reality of my life and it's safe to say that I have the answer to it.

Mayuri Jadhav01 Aug 2017

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Thoughts Of An IIT Grad In An IIM

“When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past” – William Shakespeare

Indraneel Pise31 Jul 2017

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How Should A Final Year Engineering Student Manage Time For CAT Preparation And Campus Placement?

Last year I was in NIT Durgapur and the campus placement started at the month of July. There were many good companies that came to our campus for recruiting. All the students tried their best to get into those companies so the competition was very tough among the students. Also, there were some students who have another dilemma either they should prepare for Campus Placement or they should prepare for CAT.

Saurav Sarkar31 Jul 2017

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Struggles Of A Fresher In An IIM

It is strange how sometimes we randomly find things which we didn’t even know were missing in our lives (close enough to Latent needs in Marketing terminology?). I remember, at some point in time during the sixth semester of my B.Tech, being utterly clueless about what was missing in my life I decided to give CAT a shot. We all strive throughout our lives to rise above mediocrity. Hence studying in an IIM was always ‘The Dream’, but my preliminary research taught me, simply a good score in CAT can’t fetch you your dream. A large portion of my CAT interview comprised of me arguing with the panellists how I think CAT’s policy of providing an extra weightage based on work experience is unfair and increases the challenge for freshers to get into good b-schools. That day was the beginning of the journey where we have to prove our worth at every point to make ourselves noticeable in the harsh lifeless corporate world.

RITIKA MONDAL31 Jul 2017

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The Story Of Overcoming Depression And Entering A Premier B-School - Against All Odds

Firstly, I sincerely apologise for starting off with some scary facts, but the sensitivity and gravity of this issue warrant that such facts should be spoken. This is a small attempt to help the people suffering from stress related depression, which has currently found its home in the minds of Indian students and working adults – something which was never present in the previous generations.

Anonymous Writer30 Jul 2017

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1 Month Into An IIM - The Race Has Just Begun

How often does it happen that a particular target that we have set for ourselves seems to be the only thing worth sacrificing everything for? To thousands of graduates in our country, CAT is that big target that we want to conquer. Notionally, that seems to be true. Because, once belled, CAT will fetch you a seat in a coveted IIM and give you a chance to brag in front of your “not so smart” peers. A seat in IIM Indore instilled emotions of joy, satisfaction and relief in me, at least for the first few days, after which the mist began to get clear.

Ketan Mittal02 Aug 2017

Read More

Student's Dilemma - Location V/S Brand

It is a matter of no debate that we thrive or wither, depending on how nourishing the surrounding environment is and the space given to horizons for expansion. As a matter of fact, the relative percentage of opportunities grabbed grows exponentially with the opportunities provided, and what are we, the MBA students, apart from being the opportunists?

Harshad Patel02 Aug 2017

Read More

Not A Fresher's Journey To IIM Lucknow - The Highway To Hel(L)

“I have heard there are 2012 pass outs in our batch as well. How do they even have the energy to do an MBA? Don’t they feel old?” quipped a gleeful “fresher” walking right in front of me (she, obviously, didn’t know about my background just 15 days into the program). My name is Sambhavi Ganguly. I joined IIM Lucknow (popularly known as “Hel(L)” among the students) in 2017. I have 4 years of work-ex in the electronics industry. I am a 2012 engineering graduate, and I don’t feel old!  

Sambhavi Ganguly01 Aug 2017

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What If You Get Only One Of Those Coveted IIM Calls? - My Journey To IIM Indore

This seems like a dreadful question for every MBA aspirant right? Some of you might as well argue that it depends on which IIM it is, but you would still get my point. Those moments of self-doubt, that high level of nervousness and those misleading probabilistic calculations of "Will I get through or not?" It's a whole different roller-coaster of emotions. This one question became the reality of my life and it's safe to say that I have the answer to it.

Mayuri Jadhav01 Aug 2017

Read More

Thoughts Of An IIT Grad In An IIM

“When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past” – William Shakespeare

Indraneel Pise31 Jul 2017

Read More

How Should A Final Year Engineering Student Manage Time For CAT Preparation And Campus Placement?

Last year I was in NIT Durgapur and the campus placement started at the month of July. There were many good companies that came to our campus for recruiting. All the students tried their best to get into those companies so the competition was very tough among the students. Also, there were some students who have another dilemma either they should prepare for Campus Placement or they should prepare for CAT.

Saurav Sarkar31 Jul 2017

Read More

Struggles Of A Fresher In An IIM

It is strange how sometimes we randomly find things which we didn’t even know were missing in our lives (close enough to Latent needs in Marketing terminology?). I remember, at some point in time during the sixth semester of my B.Tech, being utterly clueless about what was missing in my life I decided to give CAT a shot. We all strive throughout our lives to rise above mediocrity. Hence studying in an IIM was always ‘The Dream’, but my preliminary research taught me, simply a good score in CAT can’t fetch you your dream. A large portion of my CAT interview comprised of me arguing with the panellists how I think CAT’s policy of providing an extra weightage based on work experience is unfair and increases the challenge for freshers to get into good b-schools. That day was the beginning of the journey where we have to prove our worth at every point to make ourselves noticeable in the harsh lifeless corporate world.

RITIKA MONDAL31 Jul 2017

Read More

The Story Of Overcoming Depression And Entering A Premier B-School - Against All Odds

Firstly, I sincerely apologise for starting off with some scary facts, but the sensitivity and gravity of this issue warrant that such facts should be spoken. This is a small attempt to help the people suffering from stress related depression, which has currently found its home in the minds of Indian students and working adults – something which was never present in the previous generations.

Anonymous Writer30 Jul 2017

Read More