Grilling & Chilling - MDI

My journey at MDI so far has been intriguing and equally grilling. When I look back at the last one month at this place I can say that I have been through various wonderful and unique experiences whose effect I already feel on myself. Right from day one, this place has broken my ideas and conception of how a management graduate’s life would be and turned it into a fun ride involving attending various meetings and meeting multiple deadlines. This place is different, too fast and hectic but at the same time, a collectively wonderful experience. The funny part of this experience is that whenever I felt too proud of myself for making it here, to one of the top B-schools in the country, I got reminded that I had a long way to go.

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The Holy Grail - MDI

Have you seen this really old comedy movie- Monty python and the Holy Grail? It is the most random and funny movie that I have watched. The first month of my B-school life reminds of this very movie. It is like I am riding the imaginary horse that the characters in the movie were riding. Things here happen at such a pace that I am not able to comprehend what has really happened. Every day is full of speculations on what is going to happen, which teacher is going to give the next assignment, what corporate talk would we be attending immediately after the afternoon class or what committee would be holding a session the coming evening. Honestly speaking I have never ever been so overwhelmed in my entire 24-year life. But all this is actually the best part of being in a B-school. So, this really funny thing happened the other day. To be honest, everything that happens here is funny according to me. The main question is what is more funny - someone tripping on the floor in the morning while they are half asleep or someone sleeping in the class and then asked by our professor to dance on a Bollywood song. These are parts of a B-school that make you realize that you have to find the fun in small things, because if you do not the only thing that you will find yourself trapped in are assignments, case studies, placements etc. Now talking about placements one thing that I would say is that it is the most serious but at the same time the most interesting part of a B-school. You sit for an interview and sell yourself like an FMCG product telling the interviewer on why he should hire you, what would be your utility and how long you can actually last. Now I talk about an FMCG product because marketing is my area of interest and the reason why I decided to pursue an MBA. So when we talk about a company as big as the Aditya Birla Group which has a number of brands under its umbrella, one that attracts me the most is Aditya Birla Retail Limited. I would love devising strategies to market and sell the products under the brand. Though I am pretty sure that life would be equally funny and interesting working at a brand as big as the Aditya Birla Group. But then again, would life be as funny as Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

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The Clear Destination - MDI

I came to MDI about a month ago. After working in the corporate world for two and a half years and having seen entails, I was very excited about going back to college and being a student again. Thus I packed my bags & came to MDI full of hope, expectations & a new sense of wonder that returning back to college brings.

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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara - MDI

Management Development Institute, located at the heart of Gurgaon, truly goes by the name of developing the management skills in its students. Earlier I had just heard the name MDI and was fascinated to come here and see what actually MDI is. After finally joining MDI, since the first day, I have been enticed by the way we have been exposed to the corporate world, the teaching culture and much more.

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Diversity At MDI - Through The Eyes Of A Non-Hindi Speaker

I was born and brought up in Kerala, except for a few months in UAE. I was really excited about the new experience that I would have in North India. The first day on campus, I understood that Hindi was the only language that all students prefer to speak.

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The Endeavour Of Success - MDI

With the advent of the morning light, comes the quiet and insistent chirping of the birds and we open our eyes to the peaceful and lush surroundings that make up MDI Gurgaon. This institute is a haven of fresh air in the scorching heat of NCR region and the red buildings just add to the serenity of this place. The campus is always chirping with the sounds of students playing different sports, panic-stricken cries of students who have to meet unthinkable deadlines and mentoring sessions.

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The Rush And Buzz - MDI

The idea of being in a b-school always enthralled me. The dream was fulfilled when I got an offer from one the top b-schools, MDI, Gurgaon. The experience so far has been far from amazing. The experience of sharing a hostel with 360 other people, standing in the queue to get a chance to bathe and to eat our food has been something that I have experienced for the first time. The whole batch when we arrived had lot of questions and curiosity around, but our senior batch addressed each and every query with utmost patience and enthusiasm. Now, more than a month since all of us arrived, we have become one big family.

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On The Culture At MDI

Saw a dream to be a part of one of the top b-school in India, on 14th June 2017 joined MDI campus to actually start living my dream. I was very excited but was extremely nervous to undergo the hustle-bustle of an MBA curriculum. Soon after joining, I got to know that I have a roommate who is 4 years elder to me, I didn’t feel delightful listening to this. After meeting him and spending just a couple of weeks together, I have learned so much from him that now, I am glad I got an elder roommate. From the terror of the induction period to now the dread of completing various deadlines. All this journey of 1 month long has been the most tiring days but filled with the infusion of fun, it has been the experience to be enriched for life. Coming to the seniors, the entire batch was quietly scared of them at first, but once induction got over we realised these are the best possible people on campus, know cares about you and your future like a family. From interacting with them to learning insights from their experiences, I developed a great liking for this culture at MDI.

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