Of academics, placements and others : IIM Indore August 1, 2009
Posted by Karan in General.Tags: academics, IIM Indore, placements
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It has been a month in IIM Indore, and it’s amazing to see the amount of effort which people put into their academics over here. Of course, people were pretty serious about their academics in IIIT-H as well, especially in the first semester; but certainly not to these levels. The competition here is pretty intense, and there is a clamour to present the best assignment or give the best quiz. I mean, there must be at least 70-80 students vying to be in the top 20. Of course, it’s bound to change over the next few semesters- how much is the big question.
There is one more factor which cannot be overemphasized and contributes to this phenomena- the amount of importance the admin gives to your academics. With the number of surprise quizzes (12), assignments and presentations we’ve had in the last 30 days, it’s been like going to a Gurukul. Of course, academics are the primary function of any university, but it’s pretty different over here. For one, students are very serious probably because this is their last degree before they are thrown into the real world for good- they’d possibly be using the concepts learnt in a B-school more than anything else. Two, the stakes over here are pretty high, in terms of the jobs and packages you could possibly land up with. Three, there is a level of maturity which comes with age and value for an MBA from a good B-school.
However, it’s not been just that at IIM Indore over the past five weeks or so. There are a host of other activities to keep you on your feet 24*7. Even your extra curriculars are taken pretty seriously over here- given the interest people have. Kidding, it is the interest- but is more about the value such activities add to your resume. 
Ahh.. resume and placements are the biggest catchwords over here. I wonder what’ll actually happen during the placement season!
All in all, it’s been a pretty hectic last few days, especially given the lethargic final semester we had spent in IIIT-H. I’ve finally begun to find my feet and enjoy myself at this place. It is that time of the course now, when I am really looking forward to the next few months at IIM-I. 
Peace.
PS: Planet-I residents- Read about the PGP1-Sec C CP phenomena here. More on CP later.
Dude hw did u find time to write dis … looks like learnt sm good time management skills
Good luck 
Yay.. Thanks
not to sound too despo, but i was actually really waiting for a post on your college!
Lots more in the pipeline
. Keep watching this space!
And dude.. Start blogging about your experiences too!
Good to see someone’s first post after landing at the hillock..Lets see till which term you continue writing
Haha. It’ll be my endeavour to consistently put in something in this blog
not to sound too despo, but i will like to see more posts from your college side or your experiences…:))
After the lazzy phinal year at IIIT, any effort would look like a lot of effort.
Haha.. I miss those days!
tu to dara raha hai yaar
You’ll enjoy it
Correction dude! We dun get a ‘degree’, its a diploma!
Oops. thanks for the correction
I heard you won some election. Wahan bhi shuru !!!
Jee haan
It will be fun for you to compete…but after 8th semester…I find it difficult to work at office….getting back to studies is a tough call for me….atb dude…
@budhao: madoo had good time management from 1st year of IIIT-H…:D…hain na time table
Aisa nahi hai re. Once you are in college, you get into that mode automatically. Plus tujhe to yeh baat naho bolni chahiye
hehe….didn’t read ur post…just wanted to know…how r u…how u doing at IIM
Bas bhai badhiyan hoon. Tu kaisa hai? Research chalu kiya
wow.. sounds like a typical IIMian..
… this is my second day at work… things seem as cool as they were back in college… except for the free coffees…juices.. n all 
… lets see when do I get into the working mode .. 
… :atb 
Yeah.. you’d stay in that mode for some time I guess
Bol for your new tenure
read it now… nice to know u r working so hard there as well ….BOL bhai……
Thanks be
@Madu: hard-work … outch!! that hurts even when spoken of
atb
Tu to mat bol
Waise, thanks
ahh I can smell the old Maroo sitting alone with books, NBH second floor …. everything is fine so long so till you don’t sound despo/frustoo/gay .. enjoi …
Haha.. Yeah, its kind of similar right now. Top floor, studies and stuff.
Good good. Great in fact. All the best for everything
Thanks a lot be
Interesting observation and reminds me of my days at IIM-A. However appearances are deceiving my friend. Life on the inside is actually a lot normal than what you think.
I am now in the business of preparing raw mincemeat i.e. training people for CAT. I do it online at Snapwiz. Check out the mock CATs I have there.