Is this competition restricted only to academics? The answer is no. A B-school offers a plethora of extra-curricular activities. Be it working for various cells or working for hobby clubs, there is cut-throat competition all over the place to outperform the others. Yes, students have to maintain a good CGPA despite working for their respective cells. A business event is the soul of a B-school where insightful and clever minds compete with each other to emerge victorious. Students tend to participate in the events organised by their own B-schools as well as the ones organised by other B-schools of the country. These competitions can be so wearying at times, but most of the students believe that participating in these competitions is an experience of a lifetime. To experience the intensity and aspiration with which other students perform at such a level is a great learning in itself.
When students feel that they have experienced it all, the placement season begins. Yet another competition. But this turns out to be one of the most important ones in life. They have to compete against the entire batch strength to try to bag the most coveted placement of the year. It is that time of the year when the students groom themselves to be at the best of their ability and try to be as immaculate as possible. Their overall ability as managers is tested during the placement season and the ones who hold their nerves, triumph eventually.
Yes, MBA is an emotional roller coaster ride where your friends become your foes during placements and your foes become your friends during group assignments. It boils down to your ability to multitask and manage.
Looking at the amount of pressure and competition in the B-schools, it reminds me of the Darwanian theory of evolution – “Survival of the fittest.”
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About the Author:
Pranav Velkar is a B.Tech Graduate in the field of Information Technology from Mukesh Patel School of Technology, Management and Engineering. He has work experience as a User Interface Engineer in an IT Servicing company, Tavant Technologies, Bangalore. He is currently pursuing MBA from School of Business Management, NMIMS, Mumbai and wishes to be a successful manager in the years to come.
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