The maximum city : My Musings

Everything, or everybody, was on the move in every direction;

there was no place to stop, no place to dawdle,

You either moved on or got mowed down. - Kalpish Ratna

For a long time I have wanted to describe Mumbai as it ought to be described; but I have been too lethargic to strain my encephalon to pry facts and narratives, marshal them, and dish them out in a baroquely coherent way. However overcoming dawdling finally I had a dash to explore and define what exactly mesmerizes me so much about this harbor city!

IIM Raipur secures 8th in Rotman International Trading Competition

 

IIM Raipur secures 8th in Rotman International Trading Competition Extending international relations and students engagement in academic activities, a student team from IIM Raipur participated in the Rotman International Trading Competition 2015, the world’s largest trading competition, held from 19th to 21st February 2015 at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Canada.

This is the only team from India and South Asia which participated in this prestigious competition this year. The team consisting of four students from Indian Institute of Management Raipur – Ankur Roy, Abhay Kumar Ray, Anshul Sehgal and Sourav Agarwal under the guidance of Prof. M Kannadhasan and Prof. Satyasiba Das had been preparing for this competition for the last few months. They competed with around 50 teams from premier business schools such as Columbia University, MIT Sloan, University of Chicago, Cornell University, Princeton University, Duke university, London School of Economics and others and secured 8th position in Quantitative Outcry event of Rotman International Trading Competition 2015.

Internationalisation is a key strategic aspect of growth agenda of IIM Raipur. In order to give ample international exposure to students, IIM Raipur provides full financial support to its students, to participate in international student exchange program as well as encourages students to participate in such prestigious events. In the current academic year twenty four students of IIM Raipur are continuing a part of their study in different academic institutions in Australia and North America. Prof. B. S. Sahay, Director IIM Raipur, met the participating team and discussed various issues and experience of students in the event.

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IIM Raipur Bids Adieu to The PGP 13-16 Batch

 

The final days of PGP 13-15 batch were fun filled with dance, music, parties ,emotions, nostalgia and confessions .

Here is a glimpse of what they had to say about their final days at IIM Raipur.

 

 

 

 

Last Minute GD/PI preperation Tips

Owing to multiple requests from Candidates ,IIM Raipur recently organised a google Hangout session on 'Last Minute WAT/PI tips' .In case you missed it Watch the full video of the hangout here

Career in CAT Coaching – is it a good idea?

Hi, I am Ravi Handa and I run an online cat coaching course via my website www.handakafunda.com .Although I started the course in early 2013, I have been involved in the CAT coaching space since I got out of college in 2006. I have seen my fair share of candidates trying their hand at CAT coaching and that prompted me to pick this up as the topic for the blogpost when Rohan invited me to write on the IIMRaipur blog.

The ABCs of MBA interview Prep

As an MBA aspirant, there are few things you should know while preparing for your interviews.

Basic understanding of your college material and work profile is a must.

Condition your mind so that you answer questions like a manager – that’s what the interviewers are looking for.

Dress appropriately and be well groomed before your interview.

Economic and current affair know-how is a must.

Failure to get into a good college is not the end of the world – always maintain the right attitude.

Get subscriptions for publications such as The Economist, Mint, or Times of India.

Have fun preparing – all this is pointless if you do not enjoy it.

Interests and hobbies will be questioned – don’t lie about them on your resumes.

Join online discussions in various chat rooms and threads.

Know your strengths and weaknesses.

Learn as much as you can about the colleges before deciding to join one.

Make study groups to hold mock discussions – keep it informal, but speak about pressing topics in our world 

today (Russia-Crimea Incident, Oil, Chinese Economy, Eurozone, 2008 Crash, etc.).

No one expects you to know everything – it is okay to say that you don’t know something.

Only the confident get selected – maintain your confidence levels.

Pester your mentors/contacts to help you learn key concepts.

Quantify your progress.

Read anything and everything that crosses your eyes.

Stop procrastinating.

Time management skills are extremely important for an MBA aspirant, so work on them starting today.

Understand and improve your political and state-specific know-how.

Verify all facts before mentioning them, so that you don’t make a fool of yourself.

‘Why MBA?’ is perhaps the most commonly asked question, so get a good answer for it.

X-marks on your CV such as failures in college, lack of extracurricular activities, etc. should be worked on, and valid reasons for the same should be prepared.

You should try to steer the interview in the direction you are most comfortable with.

Zone in on the area that you would like to specialize in – Finance, HR, Operations or Marketing – with reasons for choosing so.

All the best!

Vishnu KC, PGP16 ,IIM Raipur

Indian Car Market:Foreign Brain Vs Desi Dimaag

It started with Hindustan motors in Kolkata, West Bengal, then Premiar, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and now India has the manufacturing facility of world’s biggest names in passenger vehicle industry. It has a very feel good effect in the common people of India on the street because they can test the experience the brands like Hyundai, Toyota, Volkswagen, Nissan, Renault, GM, Ford and many more. But the people who are waiting inside the showroom for the customers to selling their ‘Desi’ cars or people in the manufacturing unit whose working days have been reduced from six to four, three or two or have been given VRS to adjust with the low demand of market have lots of reason for feeling not good.