First and foremost is “building a strong corporate network” which essentially starts from building a long-lasting relationship with your batchmates. Yes, it’s true that it would be difficult to find healthy camaraderie in colleges but the reverse holds true in case of IIMs. Second is to learn to manage one of the most valuable resources of our life and that is “time”. You could be playing on the ground, writing an assignment, participating in the case competition, organizing management events but at the same time, you would get ready to attend quiz or test on the very next day. The third is to handle “pressure and expectations from the corporate world, peer group and most importantly the family”.
I think its hope that navigates you through difficult times and comes out with greater strength and resolves. Because in newer IIMs you have to start from scratch in setting up each system, unlike the older ones where already a dish is served with different menus. It’s like planting a tree and making sure that roots of it go deeper so that it can survive in the midst of any sort of thunder.
In the process, you get to learn so many things which you could not have even thought of. This is the place with brightest of students across the country, veteran professors with unmatchable academic expertise in different domains and of course, an entrepreneurial environment teaches you much more than just books.
This IIM journey is like a roller coaster ride, once it’s over, you could not even remember how you managed to survive. But once the journey is over, one thing is certain: You won’t be the same person who started off with it.
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