How And Why I Chose IIM Raipur

In everyone’s life, there comes a span of time which becomes the most instrumental in shaping his/her career. Last 10 months were the same to me. Involved in it were my desperate efforts to land the dream institute of every CAT aspirant – an IIM. And here I am today, sitting in IIM-Raipur, writing about how and why I chose this place as an entrance to the corporate world.

To be in this institute of national importance, I withdrew my admissions after paying the fees of two other prominent B-schools. Though having a CAT score less than my expectations, a decent WAT-PI and IIM Raipur’s policy of increasing the academic diversity of the batch by giving some extra weightage to non-engineers, I managed to secure in this college.

I chose Raipur over some other IIMs because of several factors. The first and foremost is the institute soon moving to its new campus. It will provide a great impetus to its reputation and hasten the process of establishing itself in the league of BLACKI. The second reason is its excellent Student Exchange Program. I hope to make use of it and spend three months of my MBA, learning and exploring in some other part of the world. Also, my love for travelling also played a huge role in my decision-making process. My bucket list includes my desire to travel to every state and union territory of the country. Chhattisgarh was one of the states left to be explored by me and hence Raipur.