Motorcycles are a big part of student life at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal. An easy way to get around campus, they act as a status symbol and help the owners make friends and become popular amongst their batchmates. Students also use them for stress-free travel to the city, going to coaching […]

GMAT PREPARATION… I am, and always have been, your typical “average” student. Don’t get me wrong, I did alright for myself in high school and during my engineering days but I was never one to go the extra mile, showcasing my mental prowess by memorizing text books word for word while simultaneously solving complex calculus […]

Each person is different – we have different attributes. The ability to relate, empathize, trust or the tendency to get into conflict, or get angry are all features of the mind. At the intellectual level, we display analytical and logical thinking on the one hand, and creative and intuitive abilities on the other. All these […]

Standing true to its mission to shape global leaders of tomorrow, IMI, New Delhi started the Executive PGDM program in 1984 with the aim to help the experienced middle level managers to propel their respective career forward by providing the skill set to take on more challenging leadership roles in organizations. This 15-month program has […]

Numbers and figures play a crucial role in our lives, be it our salaries, our GRE/GMAT scores, our pointers or even for that matter, the telecom operator we use(the expensive ones really impress the lot). All of this boils down to the fact that your success quotient is attributed to some NUMBER which is not developed overnight. As […]

MICAT will  undergo  major changes in 2016.  To sum up the changes:  *The selection process for PGDM-C 2016-18 to happen twice. *Candidates will have to take at least one of the three eligibility exams: CAT 2015, XAT 2016 and GMAT (2012 onwards). *MICAT will be held only in the computer based format in 14 cities […]

6 years – 5 CATs, 4 XATs, 2 FMS, 3 IIFTs, 3 GMATs, 2 JMETs and over 500 Mocks, 1 failed start up and  Finally got 760 in GMAT and joining Tepper school of Business – Carnegie Mellon University. I loved the journey, in fact I loved it too much for my liking. Met remarkable person […]

Academic admissions  criteria is something a lot of colleges and universities  in India don’t get too right.  Two streams that I have watched closely in the last couple of years,  MBA (mostly)  and engineering  (for a couple of months only) and they  seem to be constantly evolving  to suit changing times, technology and shifting student […]

PaGaLGuY is kick-starting a new series on people who have made it big in their respective professions – those who have come up by sheer grit. We get cracking on the series with an article by Ms Neetu Singh, who is the last word in SSC coaching in India. Read on…  Over the years, I […]

A broken heart and some harsh words. A failed examination and lots of scoffs. It was numbness all around with a lost sense of purpose. But life doesn’t end there.  It is often such situations that leave a void in life and academics filled up the void for me. It was during these times that […]