[ramkrpa]

Hi all,


As xpected not much enthu at this time on TISS.....well this is how it was last year as well...After CAT and XAT will the momentum gather...And i feel thats right as well......There is nothing gr8 and xclusive preparation needed.....rather...readed all happenenings around./....not rubbsih sleazy stuff of Mid day or TOI but rather quality social, economic , political issues....EPW, ET, FRONT LINE, HINDU, INDIA TODAY, Business Today would do.....................

Cheers...
Ramanathan
TISS PMIR (2005-2007)

[pratsy]

hey...

me's verry keen on an MSW from TISS.. i wud like to know what wud be considered a good(interview guarantee) essay. becoz, as much as i prepare, i have this naggin doubt abt the size, the content, the presentation, wether im using a level of writing which is too low, if the words are too glossy... etc... cud u ples tell me what u've written in ur essay..


thanks
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pratsha aka dmitri

[ramkrpa]

Hi ...

Am from PMIR..so dont wanna comment on the MSW essays...But a general advice..

Keep ur language simple and be natural..

Dont worte too lenghtly..Its not Univ xams....so to the content..thats important

structure ur thoughts before writing....

Practice once or twice before u take the final...That wud help.....But not more than that bcos its not worth the effort...

Do have gud awareness of all issues...social, poltical, economical issues....


Actually we at PMIR r busy with MANTHAN, the annual business seminar...wud get back after a while with inputs for ur queries...

Cheers
Ramanathan

[SO KOOOL]

HELLO BUDDIES,

Browsed through some of the new posts on this thread.

While Ramanathan feels that there is nothing great regards TISS selection and there is no need to put in exclusive preparation, I personally feel that this is fine after one has made it. It then looks simple. The very fact that there are about 4000 aspirants and only 30 make it, is good enough to indicate the level of competitiveness, pointing the need to be one amongst the best.

Ramanathan: Sorry if I have sounded rude, but the fact is one has to be well prepared and for that one needs to put in serious efforts, not just for TISS but for any B-school. that`s my speak. It may be different for others, that I can agree.

As regards my case, I was partially prepared but not fully......And tha`s where I lost. I spoke to a number of my friends who were preparing for several B-schools and who made it. They all despite being articulate, well informed, put in serious amount of work, including getting coached in WRITTENS as well as GD/PI`s.

Ramanathan: your tips and guidance is appreciated and will definitely help all of us as you are now " ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING BIG, MAN.....

Thanks.


KEEP UR COOL.

[FIGHT TO FINISH]

HEY ALL,

Am back. At home today on account of the "bhid -bhad" due to Ganesh immersions in Mumbai.

Have followed the contents on the last few posts and boy they are really enriching to me atleast.

Have got into serious preparations for TISS....better late than never.

Started to read all masala (eco, socio. et all.....).

And you know what......Read an Advert in today`s " West Side Plus", suburban supplement with the Times Of India (17/09), Mumbai edition regards "KAMAT`S ACADEMY" which imparts coaching in GD/PI and has a successful track record. And there is a special TISS batch commencing in Nov`05. Will be contacting them today and get more details from them. request others who know abt. him or the academy to tell us something.

In fact, on one of the old TISS threads in PG, the same name has been featured.

Have started reading "India Today, CSR, et all.........And having tons of coffee to keep me awake after a gruelling grind in the office.

HAVE FUN.

[babubhaskaran]

This is use ful information that is available here. I truly appreciate all the contributors for their inputs.

As regards Prof kamat, I am in touch with him and am going to meet him tommorow to know more details about what the coaching that he provides. He charges some Rs. 16,000/-. I believe if his experience and guidance can give me a better chance of getting into TISS then it would be worth it.

Regarding the essays, I think we should all write essays and post them here as that would give all of us the advantage of assessing others work while getting our own stuff assessed.

Will post tommorow after the meeting with Prof Kamat.

-Bye

[Basic Instinct]

Hey All,

Great going folks.........

This thread is now rocking..........

Writing Essays is definitely the first step. And let me confess I did try on my own, but didnt know where to turn to for guidance and what areas need to be improvised. Besides being an Engineer made it all the more difficult. Nevertheless "this too shall pass......successfully".

On BabuBhaskarans (trust i got it right, buddy?????) post, regards Prof. Kamat, I too did enquire with my elder bro who passed out from IIM-B (4 yrs back). He mentioned that all his friends who made it to IIM`s that year were groomed by Prof. Kamat. In fact my bro came to know of him quite late in the day, hence he could not join. As normally happens his friends were tight-lipped regards their being groomed.

I was not aware that he grooms students for TISS separately. Thanks Babu (guess ur first name) for letting us know. Look forward to ur inputs post ur mtg.

And moving forward can the TISSIANS (ramanathan et all...) confirm that the seats are being increased and also nail down the Written part.

Is there any one on PG currently, whose bro/sis/cousins/relatives/acquaintances/pals have appeared for TISS when the writtens were conducted? This would help all of us.

Thks.

CHEERS.

BASIC INSTINCT

[azazelin]

wow, selecting just 30 people from 4000, thats just 0.75 % selection.

how in the world did ya guys make it, would like to know ! was there anything special that they were expecting from all of you in common ? you tissians should have found out by now about what you have in common, qualities i mean ( apart from smart work and hard work ). maybe we can also try to develope those qualities

[Basic Instinct]

HEY ALL,

IN my last post I had mentioned regards "WRITTENS". What I meant was the "OBJECTIVE WRITTEN TEST" that Ramananthan felt could be introduced again from this year. I understand from my senior friends that TISS had this Test earlier.

More abt. it : 40 OBJECTIVE QTS to be answered in 20 MTS. Questions were on Verbal, Quants, Logical Reasoning. More importantly 1 negative mark for each WRONG ATTEMPT. The score was added to the cumulative total of Essay/GD/PI plus acad. perfo. weightage.

Hence I had asked whether anyone knows abt. the same. plse, plse do share such info.

Good to find new posts in this thread.

KEEP GOING FOLKS.

ALL WOULD BE TISSIANS AND HR PROFESSIONALS C`MON JOIN US HERE....

CHEERS.

BASIC INSTINCT.

[ramkrpa]

Hi all...

Nice to see the thread's pace is pickeing up...Last year we all strated only in late December/Jan all this thread.....But yeah it did go on well....U cud check out TISS (2005-2007) thread in PG ...Just search ur bound to get...My current seniors who were in 1st years had posted and also helped....So ur wud be Superseniors (Hopefully) words of advice u can find in that link....

Dear So Cool....Ur point well taken....I well understand ur feelings...But let me tell categorically that yeah the ratio of student intake is pretty low given the fact that the no. of students who come are HUGE....But the point is u got to be chill and be natural....Nobody on hell can deny the fact that preparation is bad....All i meant was never at point of time get bogged down...As far as my prep was concerend...I am a typical MBA aspirant for the past 2 years...I always wanted to be in the IVY League of TOP TEN colleges......For Tiss xclusively i dint do anything...I used to go for Mock GD's at I*S ..had 5-6 real good sessions with 6-7 ppl in each session and had 2 Mock PI...One which was stressful........But yeah....The actual GD/PI is far different from the simulated/mock ones are.......Do check the last year TISS(2005-2007) tHREAD.......i HAD GIVEN a detailed description of my GD/PI xpereinces in TISS......If none of u r able to spot it please let me know...Wud post it again...

Dear Azlelin....We really donno wat they are actually looking for from a candidate.....Bcos the batch being small..Its very very diverse a perfect blend of work ex, educational background, regional background...and Yeah....Girls out no the guys....Thats been the trend for past 4-5 years....Njoy Guys...But our HOD does say once in a while that they want to have the candidate with right 'cultural fit'...Now wat is that one really doesnt know.....Abt Hardwork....am n ot too sure....Yeah...most r street smart....gud communictaion skill is a must...You should Faff......Ur trying for HR buddy.....

But even if one is not gud...one can cultive over a period of 3-4 months.......be sensitive to issues around you , which affects you, ur neighbour, socitey, india , world and humanity...be it social, economic and political issues.......

oK.. some inside news now...The batch size from ur batch is likely to be slightly increased..say by 10-20...am not too sure...but thats the Buzz word.....there is a restructuring going on ...so one can xpect anything........Ad. must be out in abt a month...

Just keep it cool....

Cheers
Ramanathan....