Day 1 to Orientation by Seniors

Now comes the First day In IIT Kharagpur 

Entered the campus late night and had a informal meet with all the classmates of the new batch. We are allotted one of the latest halls among the 22 halls of residence in IIT with a dual room share and a attached bathroom resembling the Apartment architecture.

The first day started with the introductory seminar for all the PG students in the auditorium by the dean and heads of different departments and we were asked to move to a different auditorium for the registration process which is just 1 km away from the present location. Long lines to stand and hot sun welcomed us to the IIT.

 After registration which ended in the late afternoon all of us rested our poor souls for a sleep followed by a delicious dinner ( being the first day ) in the night. 

P.S:Food is not too good nor too bad all the stay we had till now for the past 2 months . After all 9000 bucks for 6 months 

Orientation by seniors 

Here comes the tough and interesting part of the newbiees in to IIT 
The orientation classes by the seniors lasted for 10 days with every day a new event .

1.Treasure hunt in pairs  (girl and a bicycle ) which resulted minimum loss of 2-3 pounds of weight 

P.S:Krishna and his team won this  2.Business Quiz 

3.Dramatics

4.Ad Design and making 

5.Extempore

6.Anthyakshari 

7.Case study and review of books, Movies 

P.S: Seniors noted almost each and every point of juniors and graded them accordingly for committee selection 

Besides this we also had introductory speeches from seniors of various committees and about the college department and placements 

We came to know about each other in the very early 10 days

5 things that business students must do before they graduate

India has more than 1,500 business schools as of now. Barring the top 50 to 75 colleges, most of the MBA colleges have very little to offer in terms of skills required to meet the demands of the job market.

Since MBA is a professional degree, all we do during MBA should revolve around building a good career for ourselves.

Students must strive to catch up with the industry needs and getting placed well. Here are five tips for Business Grads to focus on in order to make themselves more employable.

1. Brush up your language skills

Communication skills, undoubtedly, play a real important and crucial role in professional life in corporate India. For a fresh MBA graduate, it becomes all the more important from the campus recruitment viewpoint. If you are an MBA student, focus on polishing your communication skills in English and also learn a second language.

It's not a bad idea to join a finishing school to develop your personality, body language, inter-personal and social interaction skills.

2. Develop corporate awareness

What a recruiter likes to see in a candidate is the application orientation. Students in B-school study the concepts of management in their classes but hardly understand how this knowledge can be applied in real business scenario; there is thus a gap in application.

As students, it is imperative to understand what business is all about and how you can contribute to the growth of any organisation. That's because if you can justify how your skills are going to add to the growth of the organisation, then chances are that the interviewer will consider you right-fit to the organisation.

3. Develop team skills

Concentrate on developing leadership skills. Your employer would like to know how effectively you can work in a team and able to manage a group of people.

Wherever you work, you work in teams. NO MAN IS AN ISLAND.

Do not treat your management programme as just another degree you are going to get after two years. Think of it as a skill-enhancing programme. Concentrate on soft skills while pursuing management.

4.Build knowledge

Keep updating and refreshing your knowledge through peer learning. Participate in all kinds of group activities like group case studies, simulations, industry interaction programmes and inter- college level academic and extra-curricular competitions.

Technical knowledge along with good inter personal skills are the key qualities companies look for in a potential candidate. Focus on improving these skills right from the commencement of the course.

5.Carefully select internships and placement

Search for internships while pursuing your course. Your internship is the only opportunity where you can exhibit your skills by translating them in performance. At the same time, you learn about a particular industry and its operations in detail.

Ensure that you select an internship in the same profile or industry you intend to work in future. It helps you justify your knowledge and leverage the internship during an interview.

Select a job / placement irrespective of the designation and salary. Starting career as a sales trainee should not bother you. The job description / job content should be the major consideration.

Going for an MBA programme is itself a very important decision in its own right, if we be a little careful about the things we do and the decisions we make while pursuing a management programme, we can ensure that things go well during the placements.

A Day in life of a KGPian

So every one is actually wondered how is a typical day for a IITian specially KGpian is 
Here we go !

A day in Life of a Kgpian

*A new day dawns with the chirping of the birds and the loud cry of the alarm, followed
by a flurry of activities, some known and some unknown. KGPians should consider
themselves lucky if they manage to grab a quick bite before huffing and puffing their way
to the classes in their bicycle.

*Classes are enjoyable and thought provoking with case studies, presentations and role
plays. KGPians usually get a cup of coffee from NESCAFE to remain all ears to one
lecture after the other. Just when they think that the class has ended, there is a surprise
quiz waiting for them or sometimes a great guest lecture.

*After the grueling day, the students unwind with a cup of hot chai and fried maggi at
TIKKA. The greenery around is so mesmerizing; that it entices them to take a long
stroll along the lush green paths. They also take the heat off by engaging in a game of
basketball or lawn tennis.

*But KGPians never forget that they have an assignment to submit tomorrow, so
they rush back and start working on it, sometimes alone, sometimes as a group. The
brainstorming is at its best when they are having dinner at VEGGIES.

*Few hours into the assignment, they realize that they have to put up a good fight against
their drooping eyelids which makes them rush to CCD for a steaming mug of coffee.

*Finally KGPians return to their rooms and hit off their bed realizing that their day has
come to an end with just a few hours for their day to begin.


Courtesy: Supraja Rajagopalan MHRM 2011-13 

Meet you tomoro with a new past taking you back to the day 1 we visited the campus !

Introducing the Batch

Before introducing the life at IIT Kharagpur and MHRM i would like to share with you all the batch profile but in little different way 

Supraja R.--- Chennai,Tamilnadu
Amrita Mukharjee ---Kolkata,West Bengal
Shubhra Singh ---Bokaro,Jarkhand
Vikas Kumar ---Patna,Bihar
Manish Kumar ---New Delhi
Pankaz Parag Minz --- Bihar
Dinesh Babu ---Srikakulam,Andhra Pradesh
Divya Chaddha ---Yamuna Nagar
Bhavnish Kohli ---New Delhi
Ashish kumar ---Bihar
Nishi sharma ---Dehradun 
Dilip jha ---Gwalior,M.P
Mansingh hansda--- Bihar
Surojit Chakraborty ---Kolkata,W.B
Perumal samy K. ---Kanya Kumari,T.N
Ritika Tiwari ---Bhopal,M.P
Krishna Vamsi A.---Tirupathy,A.P

The batch comprises from New Delhi to Kanya Kumari, East India to Punjab , from the worlds famous pilgrimage places , from the central India and a perfect mix of freshers to work ex.

From next post i will take you through the memories and journey of these 18 people who are from different parts of India in to a beautiful campus ... Asia"s largest Campus ... Indian Institute that offers highest number of post graduate programs... The oldest and mother of all IITs --- Indian Institute of Technology IIT Kharagpur

Before Ending this post would like to mention and also wish the IIT Kgp a Sparkling Diamond jubilee year .