My Journey So Far In IIM Shillong (Newest Among The Old And Oldest Among The New)

The first lesson the institute teaches you is the importance of sleep. You will be called at odd hours in the night and made to stay awake for extraordinary lengths which you previously thought as impossible. The Institute will also inculcate you the art of peer learning and smart work.

If you think that one can gain knowledge only when one reads the prescribed books, then you are completely wrong. Here, you will learn more from friends than from the books. In a typical day, you will be having loads of assignment, clubs/committees activities, KT sessions, group project and you have to complete them within the specified deadline. You will be multitasking across all the activities without ever knowing it. This is how you will learn how to lead a Corporate’s life. IIM Shillong encourages fun but also takes academics and behavior very seriously and won’t hesitate to detain the candidate if needed.

The best part about the campus is, you will know all the 180 students in the batch. The entire batch feels like a family, and you will always find help from someone whenever needed. You can always count on your batch, be it in academics, or shopping or partying; there will help someone in the batch to be with you. Your seniors will also be there to assist you in the academics.

At times your batch mates become your mentors, and they will be teaching you 3-4 class sessions in one hour or less. The interesting thing is you will be able to completely understand the same concepts which you felt clueless when being taught in the classroom. You will be a mentor and a student at the same time. This peer learning will complement your strengths and helps you work on your weakness.

Campus life, even though having a rigorous schedule, will make you feel like you are living in a home away from home.