Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Why MBA?

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Why MBA?...Interesting question.....here are some possible answers :

1) My dad told me to do so (papa ne kaha tha)
2) Had spare 1100 bucks
3) I am not good at tech
4) ROI(return of investment) after MBA is good
5) Everyone seems to be doing mba ....so i also joined the race
6) You ask me why ....and I ask you why not?


Ok. So let me answer each one of you separately.


1. "My dad told me to do so (papa ne kaha tha)"
: But then Dad also asks you to marry his friend’s daughter Roopa who’s in Champaner!

2. "Had spare 1100 bucks"
: good one, Even my friend last year felt the same, but then realized that a lot of chocolates (even vodka) can be bought with 1100 bucks.


3 "I am not good at tech"
: so what makes you think that not being good at tech, naturally
qualifies you to be good at management?

4. "ROI(return of investment) after MBA is good"
The avg salary in best of IIMs is 12 lacs CTC, which isn’t that great coz after 2 yrs in a good company (and a switch), your salary can be 10 lacs (obviously you have to excel in your work for that, but dont expect MBA and
thereafter to be a cakewalk) . And the cool 4-5 lakhs you spent on the studies.

ROI in the share market, and in any business is much higher. Actually if ROI is all you care about, start a garbage collection and disposal company. You ll break even in 2 yrs, then add a garbage recycling
unit. You ll be a crorepati in 5 years. I am not joking, I know someone who did the above in 4 years total, I am sure all of you can do it definitely.

5. "everyone seems to be doing mba ....so i also joined the race"
: What would you call this - peer pressure, or crab mentality? But before you snicker and laugh at the rest of the world who does this (and you dont), just pause to remember your admission into college.
Why did you put Computers as your no. 1 choice? Did you actually like the field? How much experience did you have in the field? How many of you chose it, even though you didnt have any real affection towards
it? So you want to repeat that all again?

6. "You ask me why ....and i ask u why not"
: You ask me why I should I go to hunoolooloo for vacation, and I ask
you....... why not? Basically there’s no end to counter questioning.


On a more serious note, see it’s all a question of where you see yourself
say 5-10 years from now (although very few of us think that long
term). If you are a 'techie' at heart you would probably be quite happy to
be working on the tech side of things and you can make a great career that
way as well, but if you want any of the following things then an MBA
probably makes sense -

(1) A career move to an entirely different domain say finance or consulting.....it could be done the without an MBA as well but then the struggle is a lot harder

(2) A fast forward button for your career.....in the corporate world degree holders from top b-schools are given positions of responsibility and authority very quickly considered to those without an MBA irrespective of
any amount of 'managerial' acumen you may show.

(3) Money.....lots of it ...at the end of the day there's no denying the fact that this plays a very important role besides your work...Infact for many it's the sole reason for many who pursue an MBA.....the hard fact is
that those who do the actual work get paid far less than those who 'manage'them.

But then consider these hard-hitting facts.
The highest paying job (after an MBA, and maybe after anything else as well) is in the field of Investment Banking. You work 20hrs a day, 7 days a week, sleep during flights, and earn crazy amounts of money.
And get burnt out in 6 years max. That’s what a high up guy in Lehmann Brothers told me. The guy said that he has worked for 6 years, hasn’t met his wife for a while even though they live together, and is planning to quit soon. So if it’s money that drives you, remember to be in the top 5 in IIM-A,B,C and also be prepared for the above.

Dudes don’t be duds. Realize that the only thing that matters in life is to achieve something that you actually desire (that sounds sooooooooooo cliché). So try and be honest with yourself. Ask yourself whether you enjoyed solving technical challenges (the linked lists, the trees…. sorry tech folks, I couldn’t remember any other subjects) Ask yourself whether your dreams and hopes about engineering (before you joined it) had anything to do with science (and not about engineers getting good jobs). Most of you might not be technically inclined, and that’s absolutely fine (it reduces competition for many).

Now ask yourself whether the MBA is what you really want. Does finance, economics, accounts, HR excite you? Do you feel positive thinking about them? Or do you have a plan for yourself in which an IIM degree might help.

Next, review your own personality and inclinations. Do you prefer being the workman as long as you have the freedom to choose your tools and your work, or do you love playing supervisor?

If you feel inclined or biased towards any of the above two sides,congratulations. You will do well in life, skip the rest of this article. For the rest, you better start exploring yourself. Life's too short anyways. By the time you realize what you want from it, it might have slipped away.If you want to do an MBA, best of luck, I sincerely wish you to do well. Prepare hard (You know that already… why doesnt anyone ask me to shut up?). Prepare smart (now whats that?) Critically review yourself, and water the roots. Work on improving speaking, reading and writing
skills if that’s where you lack. blah blah blah.... I think most good institutes would be doing this so for purposes of brevity, I’ll leave it for them to continue). Also keep in touch, I’ll like to offer you
to join me when I start my own company.

If you are technically inclined, read the following very carefully.(You can even try printing out the next paragraph in bold, large font size and stick it all over your walls, but I wont really insist on that)

You might be working in a company in which you may not be getting a chance to enhance (or even use) your talents. DON’T lose heart. It’s only a while before your projects will become better. The initial year can be a very big disappointment, coz that’s when you go through bench rotations, maintenance work etc. But things become dramatically better afterwards. Use your extra time to prepare your technical skills outside of your current work area, and after a year you will be able to leverage that knowledge to join a better company. There are a lot
of good companies who do really high-quality work, and a little sustained effort will get you there. One of the most amazing things about the technical field is that it’s a pure meritocracy, atleast in good companies. Many companies (I know for Trilogy atleast) have a technical career ladder as well in which you can reach the very top
and still stay tech. Your job takes on architectural, not managerial roles. You lead the company in its technical innovation endeavours.
What more do u want? (You also earn a lot of money, but I won’t dwell on that, coz money matters much less than impact and power to pure tech lovers. I know some of my friends..). And you can do stuff like SRK in Swades.

To end with, I’ll simply repeat a very cliché statement:

"Just follow your heart"
Whether it’s a tech field or an MBA.
The rat race for money won’t ever end, even when you become Bill Gates.
The only things that will make you feel satisfied and happy are your family, and the sense of achievement that your work gives you.

32 comments:

Kalyan said...

Great start Narad Jr. The post discusses the aspects which are close to a techie's heart.

Now that you have set the standard, matching it would be a tall order. But you can't retract. All the best.

All That GAS said...

Kudos to u my friend for having shown the guts to speak out what everyone else fears to even think.

Why MBA...???
This question sprung up in my mind at numerous occasions....
On giving serious thoughts...I got many amusing answers...
1. I am not that great technically, be it my own field (Electrical Engg.) or my pseudo interest i.e. IT.
2. I have what it takes to be great manager...

but slowly the answers drew closer to the truth...

3. There is a lot of money there (as the rosy picture of people getting pay packages in excess of several million bucks)
4. All my friends are giving these exams... why should i lag behind...(Who knows I might as well make it to IIM...)

and then I had stupid reasons to sit for these exams...

5. A few thousand rupees don’t hurt yaar....lets go for it...

But I admit that i realize one thing now... an MBA degree done at the right time in your career, done for the right reasons
and with an honest zeal would do a world of good to the career.
But alas, very few of us realize that...

But there bigger questions you need to ask yourselves...

"whether a degree from an eminent B-School enough to guarantee you success...???"

"Is an MBA degree a pre-requisite for success...???"

A few of you may have a “Yes” as an answer to the above 2 questions……
But that’s because we have become very conventional in our approach towards everything…. We don’t have the guts to try something new or something more challenging.

There may be innumerable enviable success stories of people who were barely educated.
Not many successful entrepreneurs have a degree in management…. What each of them started with, was an idea and a strong sense of belief. The road for them would’ve been very tough but those, who dare to walk the “Road Less Traveled”, succeed.

But my idea of penning down (oops … typing down) this “Sermon” wasn’t to mock or belittle the aspiring CAT-Ters , but I Shailendra’s thoughts forced me to think….
But to tell you the truth…. I am one of you ;-)
Rohit

piyush said...

Great going sir

Naveen Nayak said...

Thats a great compilation and a very good start, keep going !!!!

Dushyant said...

Brother, it's always easy to say. Working hard and then switching to a good job makes some sense but it is very difficult to get a 10L job in 2 years. Your background really matters.These companies always prefer people with hands-on-experience on their technologies. But all the good companies do not work in technologies you are in and you can never learn all the technologies which they want. So it really thins your chances of getting in best of the companies.

On the other hand, getting a seat in Top 5 B-Schools to pursue your MBA is also a tough job. But after joining one, a good start is certain. And the best part is, they are a brand and a brand always sells better, even if not with a good quality than a non-branded poor quality thing. And I believe in one more thing that learning never goes in vain. It always opens new pastures to you.

rahul said...

i am currently pursuing my mba. mba trains u to use common sense, ask basic qs, why will someone buy my product. u may also sharpen urself from a college grad into a youg executive......otherwise it is complete waste of time , where people teach u to talk on everything wether u know abt it or not , put up a facade

The Teacher said...

Nice post Narad,

You have attacked the problem with a lighter note as well and touched both practical and theoretical aspects of it.

You might want to go through an article I have written on the same topic and provide feedback:
Why MBA

Nitin.

princess said...

Hi,
It was grt to find the answer for such a typical ques I most of the times asks myself. WHY MBA ? as everyone is running for it from almost every sector.
Could you suggest me the reason why should a multimedia person like me go for an MBA.Yes! I too has a desire to do MBA just not bcoz of money but to overcome the slow going pace of my development.I am working as a developer cum designer but I am not satisfied. I wish I could be at the executive level so would MBA be beneficial for me or not.Actually the question should be What abt doing MBA Distance learning (from Symbiosis)? Would that be beneficial or not ?

Unknown said...

Thanx very much Narad...
Your post will really help a lot to me, especially when i had a mock Interview at CL yesterday and they thrashed me like anything..

So Thanx a lot.
I'll look within myself for what i want from my career and not just the money aspect.

Sumeet Singh said...

hey ppl...cn u help me out please...i am doin computer sc [H.i am in my IInd yr n i am preparin for my mba...i want to do an internship.But i am unsure whether to do it in the field of computers or in management and marketing...internship is not a part of my course...so where should i go...also what kind of job will suit me n help me in my MBA n future...i want to be an enterpreneur...pls help

Lalit Kamal said...

Great job dear!!!!!!

Unknown said...

Hey can you please help me out??

I m currently workin in KPIT Cummins.Have recently completed my 1 year here.I hve done Computer Engg from Cummins College,Pune.
Now throughout the 4 years of my engineering i had hardly written any segment of code completely by myself except for the B.E Project which we had in our curriculum (and that too since it had 200 mrks weightage)
So i always thought that i am not good at technical and should not better opt for it.
I joined KPIT last year.We had training for 2 months.And those 2 months of training i worked really hard to gain enough technical knowledge.And to my surprise i did really well.I used to code evrything from scratch by myself.Scored very good in all the case studies and assignments which we used to have.
And now i am in a great confusion.
Right now i am working on a project and doing very well and technical ,as i thought, was never my cup of tea.
Now i am confused as to should i go for an mba or not?the main reason behind this confusion is the pay package that i am getting.Though everything is good here,i m getting paid peanuts.
I have my batchmates ,many of them who were year downs,ullu ,bevfuks all earning more than me,sm1 who was at one point of time the topper throughout the academics.

If some1 could help me out with dis........plzzzz do so

Meddi said...

thanks dude..

Rahul Parashar said...

gr8 one.. knows all.. but feel gud while reading in night.. n forget all wen u wake up next day..

shruti jain said...

hi M BE ECE in my 8 sem
m takin coachin fr an mba entrance
n 1 day during a mock PI, an interviewer askd me a quest Y MBA?
i gav him tw or 2 answers like, corpora8 excellence, money matters, n a MBA wid ENGG .. z v.valuable...
bt d reply he gav me had stunnd me n z dstbng me alot.
he said.... U RE FISHING IN D DARK......

nw can ne1 suggest me a gud reason fr Y MBA........
M blank abt it...... bt i just wanna do it.........

SHRUTI

Unknown said...

CAN U ALL PLZ HELP ME OUT....M CURRENTLY PERSUING PHARMACY...I DO NOT WANNA GO INTO RESEARCH...I HAVE THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO BE A MANAGER,I HAVE ALWAYS MANAGD PEOPLE AND RESOURCES WELL,MANY TIMES TAKEN INITIATIVES ON MY OWN...I WANT TO BE A MANAGER,BUT WEN THE Q COMS Y MBA??/I CANNOT FRAME AN ANS.....THE CL PPL SAID I DO NOT HAVE A GOAL CLARITY.PLZ HELP ME OUT...PLZ,I HAVE MY 1ST GD PI ON 1ST FEB....AND STILL NO IDEA HOW TO ANS THE Q

Lalit Kamal said...

hi aditi,
few days back I got these few lines to answer the most typical Question. please go through as it may be helpful to you !!!!!!!!
When you are asked this for God's sake don't tell the panel that you are looking for a "challenging job in a good firm with lots of money, status and glamour". That is the first answer that most candidates think of. Unfortunately it is the last answer that will get you admission. In the answer to a direct question on this subject you must convey to the interview panel that you have made a rational and informed decision about your career choice and your intended course of higher study. There are broadly six areas which your answer could touch upon :

Career Objectives : You could talk about your career objectives and how the two year MBA programme will help you achieve them. This implies that you have a clear idea of what your career objectives are and how you wish to achieve them. For example you may want to be an entrepreneur and wish to set up your independent enterprise after doing your MBA and then working for a few years in a professionally managed company. You could explain to the panel that the MBA programme will provide you with the necessary inputs to help you run your business enterprise better. But then you must be clear about what the inputs you will receive in the MBA programme are.

Value Addition : That brings us to the second area that your answer should touch upon. What is the value you will add to yourself during your two year study of management. Value addition will essentially be in two forms knowledge and skills. Knowledge of the various areas of management e.g. marketing, finance, systems, HRD etc. and skills of analysis and communication. You will find it useful to talk to a few people who are either doing their MBA or have already done it. They will be able to give you a more detailed idea of what they gained from their MBA.

Background : Remember, there must be no inconsistency between your proposed study of management and your past subject of study or your past work experience. If you have studied commerce in college then management is a natural course of higher studies. If you are an engineer this is a tricky area. You must never say that by pursuing a career in management you will be wasting your engineering degree. Try and say that the MBA course and your engineering degree will help you do your job better in the company that you will join. But then you should be able to justify how your engineering qualification will help.

Opportunities and Rewards : You could also at this stage mention the opportunities that are opening up in organizations for management graduates. Highlight with examples. At the end you may mention that while monetary rewards are not everything they are also important and MBAs do get paid well. You must not mention these reasons as your primary motivators even if that may be the case.

Lalit Kamal said...

Aditi, as It seems that you want to change your field also, then you must go through this.
For many purposes, an M.B.A. is the fastest road between where you are now and where you want to go. Examine your goals-and the suitability of an M.B.A. to attain them-with as much critical detachment as you can.

Career Advancement or Career Change
You may want to gain a position of greater responsibility in your current field. Or you may want to switch from one area of business to another-from marketing or sales to strategic planning or finance, for example.

You could be looking to change your career path altogether. Using an M.B.A. to switch career focus is a typical strategy. Many people seek a management position after acquiring expertise in a different field altogether-such as nursing, teaching, performing arts, or engineering-because they want to shift to a management position in their area. An M.B.A. can help you make a major break or leap in your career path-with a concomitant leap in income.

You may aspire to an area that "requires" an M.B.A. as an entry. An M.B.A. signals a prospective employer that you've got the knowledge and skills a demanding job requires, as well as persistence, energy, and even time-management skills to handle it.

Specific Management Training
Obtaining specific management training and expertise is another common reason for pursuing an M.B.A. Although the M.B.A. is a general management degree, most programs provide opportunities to study one or more areas in greater depth. Investment bankers typically concentrate on finance in their M.B.A.s, for instance. But if you have a very singular focus on a particular field, you may want to consider some alternatives such as a specialized master's program, course work as a nondegree student, or nonuniversity-based courses, seminars, and workshops.

If you need to learn something about a few specific topics, consider an executive education program. Typically conducted as workshops or seminars lasting from a few hours to several days, an executive education program may provide the training you need.

More Money
M.B.A.s generally have higher average salaries than workers with similar work experience who hold only a bachelor's degree. But the road to this higher salary has a cost. While you're working on your degree, you may need to leave your job, so say goodbye to your full-time paycheck for a couple of years! With the hefty amount of time you'll have to devote to classes, studying, and related activities, you won't have much time or energy left over for personal, family, or leisure activities.

Your M.B.A. is an investment in yourself, and as with any investment, you need to decide whether the potential return is worth the time and money spent. The M.B.A. degree does not guarantee a fabulous job at a fabulous salary. When you look at placement and salary reports from schools or in the media remember that half of the salaries fall below the average, and that salaries are influenced by local conditions.

Salaries tend to be higher in areas with high living costs and lower where it's cheaper to live. An M.B.A. grad's salary is also influenced by his or her salary profile prior to entering the program. Obviously, someone who earned $70,000 a year before pursuing an M.B.A.-and had the kind of work experience to command this income-is more likely to be offered $120,000 a year after graduating than someone who was earning $25,000 a year at the same point.

Look at the financial costs and benefits realistically. But your decision to get an M.B.A. may not depend on the bottom line. There are returns beyond financial ones. The degree may give you greater job mobility, access to positions that offer greatly enhanced job satisfaction, or other nonfinancial advantages.

Lalit Kamal said...

Aditi,
few more lines for you to answer y MBA:
Why do you want to do an MBA?
It's a myth that an MBA is a door to automatic progression. Some sectors prefer a professional qualification over an MBA.

An MBA is good if you:
# Are currently a specialist who wants to change fields, eg an IT manager who wants to become a managing director

# Want to be a generalist manager or management consultant - it gives breadth over depth of knowledge, and gives graduates an overview of how all the different aspects of a business hang together

An MBA is less useful if you:
# Are already a specialist or want to specialise more; an MBA - which is a generalist business qualification - would make you study less relevant topics, giving you less time to specialise

# Don't really want a corporate career. This is changing now, as there are MBAs for entrepreneurs, small business etc but, in the main, most of the programmes' case studies, learning materials and theories are geared toward big business

Why do most people do an MBA?
# To improve job opportunities

# To obtain a business qualification

# For intellectual stimulation

# To increase their salary

# To obtain general, rather than specialist, skills

# To change career direction

# To increase their self-confidence

Source: MBA salary and career survey 1999-2000

Can you afford it?
The good news is you don't have to be an accountant to work out the cost. The bad news is there are probably more hidden costs than you think. Add the following up:

MBA course fees
+
Rent/accommodation
+
Cost of course materials
+
Subsistence (food etc)
+
Supporting a family (if you have one)
+
Maintenance or an agent's fee on your house (if you let it)
+
Travel (to get home on week-ends or holidays)
+
The opportunity cost of lost or reduced earnings
+
The expense (if self-funding) of supporting yourself while looking for a job post-MBA

Then compare this total with your expected increased earnings over the rest of your career as a result of your MBA.

Is it possible practically?
Do your current commitments allow you to take the time out to do it? For example, if you have small children and a partner who works full-time, how will it affect your parenting responsibilities? Does your age mean that there will be too few years left after the MBA for you to recoup your investment if you're paying for it yourself?

Is it a good time to take yourself out of your market?
The finance and consulting sectors are the biggest employers of MBAs, but they are currently cutting back on MBA hires because of an economic slowdown in their sectors. The worst thing you could do is take yourself out of your job and your market (and people's minds) to find yourself trying to get back in a year down the line when no one is hiring. So read the signs for your chosen employment market.

Are you prepared for the workload?
The bulk of the work on MBAs is done in small groups of typically six to eight people. So you'd better be prepared to work with, spar with, and learn from others. An MBA is not for lone rangers. Nor does it have the looseness of your first degree. You can expect 12-hour days, assignments handed out on weekends, high-pressure group work, and possibly even fights for computers. This is the lot of the MBA today. One business school hands out written assessment courses on business problems that suddenly arise on a Friday afternoon at one in the afternoon, to be solved and written up by eight in the evening on Saturday.

Are you ready for management speak?
Do you actually like the thought of learning about Boston boxes, Porter's five forces, Kanban production, and transnational strategy around the globe?

If you're not so sure about an MBA now, but still itch for a change, find out what else you can do to move on to the next step in your career.

If you're certain an MBA is what you want, carry on...

Unknown said...

you know something,i never knew anyone would be so patient and explain evrything in such a beautiful way..i cant thank you enough sony,and i finally did get the ans...but,i jst have 2 queries:like if i continue in pharmmaceutical industry after b.pharm,my growth will really be slow and at the end of it,i will have to go for an mba...can u plz tell me what all pharmacy ppl can do in a p'ceutical company,coz i only know of a marketing reprezentative...the point i wanna make is,that instead of starting as an MR(or any other position i dnt know of) and then rising slowly and realizing the need to do an mba later on,i shud go for it right now and then work in the company...
now to substantiate it,i need info on what all positions i can be offered and after MR,whats the next step????i have no industrial knowledge,so plz help me in this regard......
but yes,i have got an idea and wil frame my ans by evening.....thanks again,sony......jst see if u can ans this one for me

also,how can my degree help me after being an mba--i know the field already,i can take decisions in a better way...i know the research part and all the info on medicines....now the point is,is this answring how it can benefit me in managing????the problem is,i do not have any industrial exposure,and hence i am facing difficulty in answring these qs....

Lalit Kamal said...

Hi Aditi, there no need to say thanx.
I am also a MBA aspirant and I am on the same platform just like you. the only difference is that I am working as a software engg. but at this moment I have no Idea about your field but I know so many people who are working as M.R.
they are not happy with their work.
I'll suggest that you should go for MBA first if you can.
Because Goal clarity is most important thing to be successful in life and I think that you know what is your Goal amd the only problem is your hesitation to step in that.
Just remember A successful manager always prepare to take risk at any stage of life.
what I have got bout you is that you are not interested in Pharmacy.
so you should go for where you want to go.....
I think management is right field as you are so confident about this and it is one of the most demanding and respectful sector..
hope that I have answered your Q. up to a limit. In case if any thing left out then send me your profile or questions like: for which exam u are preparing?
my id: lalitkamal@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Hi!

I am presently doing computer science engineering (8th sem) and have my gd/pi for nmims. I am not clear as to what should i write in my SOP and the answer to the question "WHY MBA?" Can sum1 plz help me...i really need help regarding this.

Lalit Kamal said...

Hi Neha,
In this thread please chk out two three post for why MBA? posted by me.
If you have gone through them and want some more specific info. then please send me your query.
for SOP: please chk out.....
well,
i am juss copy pasting a sample SOP for PI in NMIMS....
i wanna copy paste it coz i had thought (and i rarely think) for about 1.5 hrs to prepare this small an essay.... had to rack my brains and think about myself... the best part of preparing for the mba exams is that u get to understand urself and be happy with urself... am happy to get into a top college in india for doing my mba but if u ask me wat was the one thing that i liked the most while doing my prep i would say "Unlearning and Learning" ... this is a complicated and tuff process and realising urself is a much tougher task... it takes some time for u to know urself.... i especially feel indians are more into doing wat their parents want, the image we have abt ourself is not wat we really have its more wat others think abt us. So when u start realising urself u ponder and ruminate and finally get a pic of urself....

here starts SOP
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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Change is the only thing constant in this world. To handle change effectively and successfully one needs to have a sound academic foundation as well as practical implementation of this knowledge.

My good academic background is evident from the fact that I stood in the top 100 in my state during my 10th exams for which I was awarded a scholarship. I was also in the top 0.4% in EAMCET’97.

In my career in Wipro, I had received client appreciation and was consequently chosen as Wipro Buddy to familiarize new recruits with the culture of Wipro. I was also selected for FMP (Future Manager Program) and stood first in the selection process. In Aricent, I was involved in redesigning a module (IP) which resulted in considerable reduction of the maintenance and enhancement cycles. This shows that the application of my theory has been noteworthy and has been appreciated.

A well rounded personality also has interests and passions. I like playing table tennis and have won quite a few prizes in it. My passion is “whistling songs” and have given stage shows in my college and in my organization.

My strengths are perseverance, risk taking ability and good inter personal skills and weakness is “rigid about decision making”.

My entrepreneurial skill is evident from the fact that I had developed a successful business model, MODEL EAMCET 2000, which provided a common platform for the students in the twin cities to test their abilities among their peers prior to the actual exam (EAMCET). It was sponsored by ECIT and a total of 3000 students had taken this exam.

I strongly believe that I bring a unique combination of competencies to NMIMS which will further be honed and developed in an atmosphere of symbiotic learning.

Lalit Kamal said...

Hi Neha,
In this thread please chk out two three post for why MBA? posted by me.
If you have gone through them and want some more specific info. then please send me your query.
for SOP: please chk out.....
well,
i am juss copy pasting a sample SOP for PI in NMIMS....
i wanna copy paste it coz i had thought (and i rarely think) for about 1.5 hrs to prepare this small an essay.... had to rack my brains and think about myself... the best part of preparing for the mba exams is that u get to understand urself and be happy with urself... am happy to get into a top college in india for doing my mba but if u ask me wat was the one thing that i liked the most while doing my prep i would say "Unlearning and Learning" ... this is a complicated and tuff process and realising urself is a much tougher task... it takes some time for u to know urself.... i especially feel indians are more into doing wat their parents want, the image we have abt ourself is not wat we really have its more wat others think abt us. So when u start realising urself u ponder and ruminate and finally get a pic of urself....

here starts SOP
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
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Change is the only thing constant in this world. To handle change effectively and successfully one needs to have a sound academic foundation as well as practical implementation of this knowledge.

My good academic background is evident from the fact that I stood in the top 100 in my state during my 10th exams for which I was awarded a scholarship. I was also in the top 0.4% in EAMCET’97.

In my career in Wipro, I had received client appreciation and was consequently chosen as Wipro Buddy to familiarize new recruits with the culture of Wipro. I was also selected for FMP (Future Manager Program) and stood first in the selection process. In Aricent, I was involved in redesigning a module (IP) which resulted in considerable reduction of the maintenance and enhancement cycles. This shows that the application of my theory has been noteworthy and has been appreciated.

A well rounded personality also has interests and passions. I like playing table tennis and have won quite a few prizes in it. My passion is “whistling songs” and have given stage shows in my college and in my organization.

My strengths are perseverance, risk taking ability and good inter personal skills and weakness is “rigid about decision making”.

My entrepreneurial skill is evident from the fact that I had developed a successful business model, MODEL EAMCET 2000, which provided a common platform for the students in the twin cities to test their abilities among their peers prior to the actual exam (EAMCET). It was sponsored by ECIT and a total of 3000 students had taken this exam.

I strongly believe that I bring a unique combination of competencies to NMIMS which will further be honed and developed in an atmosphere of symbiotic learning.

Santy said...

Hi Sony,

This is the first time i m reading ur blog . Indeed it was a very good explaination by you and it clarified my doubts on Why MBA??

I also need to give a thought before starting preparing for it..Will get bak to you if i need any clarification .

Santy said...

Hi Sony,

This is the first time i m reading ur blog . Indeed it was a very good explaination by you and it clarified my doubts on Why MBA??

I also need to give a thought before starting preparing for it..Will get bak to you if i need any clarification .

Santy said...

Hi Sony,

This is the first time i m reading ur blog . Indeed it was a very good explaination by you and it clarified my doubts on Why MBA??

I also need to give a thought before starting preparing for it..Will get bak to you if i need any clarification .

Lalit Kamal said...

Santosh, u r most welcome.

Shreya said...

Hi Sony,
Reading your posts i would like to share my dilemma too..
Am in 8th sem of B.Tech(ECE) from a good college and i have a job with TCS..Till now i only had one reason for doing an MBA i.e. to do a Postgraduation,and I hv no inclination towards doing an M.Tech so opted for MBA. But now looks like this is not reason enough since it wil completely change my stream.
And now i have got a fairly ok CAT percentile (95) but i dont really know if i should go for MBA.
Pl advise.thanks.

Lalit Kamal said...

Hi Shreya,
I chkd ur post...n about why MBA?? is really very difficult question to rply...what I came to knw frm my past experiences is that if you really want to go through one of the best B-School then you must be be very clear about ur Goals....you r a fresher and have good percentile..and a job offer from TCS so i guess you have so much in ur hand to replan about ur future. so take ur time and introspect urself about why MBA? write down pros and cons of PG(MBA)...compare them...and I hope that you will find the answer....
All the very best Dear :)

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