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My Journey To IIM Calcutta01 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
This wasn’t a one-and-done story. It took me four attempts to finally receive the “Congratulations” email I had been chasing for years. My journey with CAT started way back in 2021, when I was in my …
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My Journey To IIM Calcutta23 Jun 2025 · 7 min read
I graduated from IIT Tirupati in July 2024, but unlike most of my batchmates, I walked out without a job. It wasn’t due to a lack of effort — I had been applying, skilling up, and trying everything I…
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My Journey To IIM Calcutta21 Jun 2025 · 5 min read
How it started I completed my B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from NIT Raipur, stepping into the corporate world with a strong technical foundation and an eagerness to build some…
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My Journey To IIM Calcutta21 Jun 2025 · 9 min read
Hi all, my name is Sparsh Maharshi, and here I am trying to share my journey from a tiresome core job to IIM Calcutta. I come from a rural village in Rajasthan, so competitive exams for me mostly mea…
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My Journey To IIM Calcutta19 Jun 2025 · 6 min read
Completing my B.Com (Hons) in 2023, I took up a full-time job, believing I could manage CFA Level 2 preparation, CAT exam, and work simultaneously. However, juggling all three soon became overwhelmin…
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My Journey To IIM Calcutta18 Jun 2025 · 4 min read
Getting into IIM Calcutta still feels surreal. If you had asked me in 2022 what I’d be doing a couple of years later, I would’ve confidently said “running a growing trading business.” Back then, that…
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My Journey To IIM Calcutta18 Jun 2025 · 5 min read
May 2024 . The air was thick with excitement, internships, and the comfort of college life. Most of my peers at IIM Indore, where I was pursuing the Integrated Programme in Management (IPM), were imm…
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My Journey To IIM Calcutta18 Jun 2025 · 5 min read
In 2024, after three rigorous years and over 240 mocks , I finally made it — I’m joining IIM Calcutta this year with a 99.81 percentile in CAT. This was my third attempt. The journey wasn’t linear , …
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Read Now →My Journey To IIM Calcutta01 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
This wasn’t a one-and-done story. It took me four attempts to finally receive the “Congratulations” email I had been chasing for years. My journey with CAT started way back in 2021, when I was in my …
InsideIIM
Read Now →My Journey To IIM Calcutta23 Jun 2025 · 7 min read
I graduated from IIT Tirupati in July 2024, but unlike most of my batchmates, I walked out without a job. It wasn’t due to a lack of effort — I had been applying, skilling up, and trying everything I…
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Read Now →My Journey To IIM Calcutta21 Jun 2025 · 5 min read
How it started I completed my B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from NIT Raipur, stepping into the corporate world with a strong technical foundation and an eagerness to build some…
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Read Now →My Journey To IIM Calcutta21 Jun 2025 · 9 min read
Hi all, my name is Sparsh Maharshi, and here I am trying to share my journey from a tiresome core job to IIM Calcutta. I come from a rural village in Rajasthan, so competitive exams for me mostly mea…
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Read Now →My Journey To IIM Calcutta19 Jun 2025 · 6 min read
Completing my B.Com (Hons) in 2023, I took up a full-time job, believing I could manage CFA Level 2 preparation, CAT exam, and work simultaneously. However, juggling all three soon became overwhelmin…
InsideIIM
Read Now →My Journey To IIM Calcutta18 Jun 2025 · 4 min read
Getting into IIM Calcutta still feels surreal. If you had asked me in 2022 what I’d be doing a couple of years later, I would’ve confidently said “running a growing trading business.” Back then, that…
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Read Now →My Journey To IIM Calcutta18 Jun 2025 · 5 min read
May 2024 . The air was thick with excitement, internships, and the comfort of college life. Most of my peers at IIM Indore, where I was pursuing the Integrated Programme in Management (IPM), were imm…
InsideIIM
Read Now →My Journey To IIM Calcutta18 Jun 2025 · 5 min read
In 2024, after three rigorous years and over 240 mocks , I finally made it — I’m joining IIM Calcutta this year with a 99.81 percentile in CAT. This was my third attempt. The journey wasn’t linear , …
InsideIIM
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