When I started from my home for IIM Udaipur, I was anxious about the campus life here. Given that the institute is still within ten years of its inception, I was unsure about campus.
People face tough choices in their lives everyday — choices without one clear winner. Perhaps available choices have different advantages, or all choices involve some kind of compromise. Content should illuminate what’s at stake when making these choices. In many situations, content fails to do this. It hides what’s at stake, doing so in the name of simplicity.
Indian Institute of Management, Indore or Planet-I is a completely unconventional campus. Be it the aesthetic academic block or the plush cricket field, the vibrant ‘Adda’ or the peaceful Sunset Point, you can feel nature at every nook and corner of this beautiful campus.
Even though it is said that democratic governments, for all their messiness, are less fragile, as they draw their legitimacy from pluralism and political contestation, rather than from high economic growth or nationalist appeals, I do not agree in totality with the same and am constrained to share my RTI experiences.
IIM-I campus is located on a hillock. The campus, bestowed with beautiful green lawns and a rich canopy of trees, is surely a photographer’s delight. The amazing view from the sunset point is only matched in its beauty by the dazzling Indore skyline at night. The academic block architecture is equally compelling with its beautiful arches and circular structure.
They say that the two months of summer internship are life-changing. I would agree to that to a certain extent. The most important thing you learn is how the corporate world works. Apart from that, you understand and realize what kind of work you would want to do in the future. Of course, basic learning like personality development, team-work, networking is built naturally as you march towards the completion of your two months. Here I will be talking about my journey-right from preparation till the completion of the internship.
Placement season is one the most nerve wrecking time during the first year for a majority of b-school graduates. Being able to convert your dream profile requires a certain level of confidence and composure. Two words prominently highlighted in the job description of Fidelity Investments were “Technology” and “Finance.” One was my area of experience and another my area of interest, which seemed like a perfect opportunity to amalgamate my expertise and interest.
