My Journey to B School - TAPMI

Pursuing Post Graduate Diploma in Management is my dream. I believe that having some prior industry knowledge and experience would help in a much better comprehension. I joined in an IT firm where I used to work in irregular shifts because of the requirement. Due to this, I was unable to cope up with my CAT preparation for which I planned to join in a coaching center. But it was not possible, hence I myself managed to plan my preparatory schedule according to my shift. It was very difficult to manage both but my self motivation helped me keep going. I used to reduce my sleep span to manage my mocks and also for its analysis. A lot of hardship went into for all of that. I used to score low in the initial mocks, but later I picked up pretty well because of proper self analysis after each mock and the graph kept on rising. Finally I gave my CAT and it was my first attempt. I felt I have done good. I scored a good percentile and my preparatory cycle began again for the Group Discussion and Interview Process. It was not easy to handle my job and my preparation both in such hectic schedule. Hard work paid off and I was selected for 3 B schools of which I chose one of the best 20 colleges in India, T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal. That’s how the journey of my dream of entering into a B school went.