Dr. Debapratim Purkayastha, Director of IBS Case Research Center, at ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad, recently had his views published among the 'Expert Views' in 'Dun & Bradstreet India's Top 500 Companies'. Read on to see what he has to say!
COVID-19 has affected the whole educational sector, right from primary education to higher education. For coping up with the current situation, schools and colleges have come upon online platforms. Online classes are being conducted on different portals like Zoom, Google Meets, Microsoft Teams, etc with which sessions are being conducted. Though these portals have helped with academics for students who are at their homes, some things can't be done online.
On June 1st, 2020, amidst the COVID scenario and the prevailing lockdown restrictions, the happiest moment of my life occurred when I got the most awaited news from my father that I converted the seat in one of the premier B-Schools of India. I excitedly filled out the application form and confirmed my seat within the next few days. I was eagerly waiting to get onto the campus for I have heard a lot of the most interesting, enthusiastic, and adventurous MBA life stories and wanted to live those hectic but beautiful days of my life.
COVID 19 has brought the world to standstill and b schools are trying hard to cope up with such life-changing event. COVID has impacted to such a extend that marketeers are calling it separation of era i.e Before COVID After COVID so next time you see B.C don't mistake it for before christ but it would be before corona.
It all started with my initial career plans. I had decided during my school days that I wanted to build my career in IT field, as I was highly interested in and wanted to explore the field. Following that, I did my B.Tech in IT and after graduating, was happy joining my first organisation, Tata Consultancy Services. The profile I got in my organization, included quite a bit of management related work and communicating with clients on a day to day basis. I started understanding how business works and started gaining experience in maintaining customer relationships. I also got myself involved into client billing process, to understand the business aspect in a better way. On the other hand,I wanted to pursue master’s degree. To be specific, I wanted to pursue M. Tech and was simultaneously preparing for it. I attempted GATE thrice but failed every time. I was always hesitant to go for the idea of MBA, as I felt it was an expensive affair and was worried to take up a heavy loan.
July 21, 2020 - I was calling it a day at Sovereign Wallet Networks and typing my progress for the day on Slack. When an email ping distracted me, it was titled - “IIM Jammu Chairperson”. I carefully clicked on the notification. To my surprise, I had received an admission offer letter from the Indian Institute of Management Jammu for the MBA 2020-22 program. Finally, I got in!
Dr. Debapratim Purkayastha, Director of IBS Case Research Center, at ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad, recently had his views published among the 'Expert Views' in 'Dun & Bradstreet India's Top 500 Companies'. Read on to see what he has to say!
COVID-19 has affected the whole educational sector, right from primary education to higher education. For coping up with the current situation, schools and colleges have come upon online platforms. Online classes are being conducted on different portals like Zoom, Google Meets, Microsoft Teams, etc with which sessions are being conducted. Though these portals have helped with academics for students who are at their homes, some things can't be done online.
On June 1st, 2020, amidst the COVID scenario and the prevailing lockdown restrictions, the happiest moment of my life occurred when I got the most awaited news from my father that I converted the seat in one of the premier B-Schools of India. I excitedly filled out the application form and confirmed my seat within the next few days. I was eagerly waiting to get onto the campus for I have heard a lot of the most interesting, enthusiastic, and adventurous MBA life stories and wanted to live those hectic but beautiful days of my life.
COVID 19 has brought the world to standstill and b schools are trying hard to cope up with such life-changing event. COVID has impacted to such a extend that marketeers are calling it separation of era i.e Before COVID After COVID so next time you see B.C don't mistake it for before christ but it would be before corona.
It all started with my initial career plans. I had decided during my school days that I wanted to build my career in IT field, as I was highly interested in and wanted to explore the field. Following that, I did my B.Tech in IT and after graduating, was happy joining my first organisation, Tata Consultancy Services. The profile I got in my organization, included quite a bit of management related work and communicating with clients on a day to day basis. I started understanding how business works and started gaining experience in maintaining customer relationships. I also got myself involved into client billing process, to understand the business aspect in a better way. On the other hand,I wanted to pursue master’s degree. To be specific, I wanted to pursue M. Tech and was simultaneously preparing for it. I attempted GATE thrice but failed every time. I was always hesitant to go for the idea of MBA, as I felt it was an expensive affair and was worried to take up a heavy loan.
July 21, 2020 - I was calling it a day at Sovereign Wallet Networks and typing my progress for the day on Slack. When an email ping distracted me, it was titled - “IIM Jammu Chairperson”. I carefully clicked on the notification. To my surprise, I had received an admission offer letter from the Indian Institute of Management Jammu for the MBA 2020-22 program. Finally, I got in!
