Hi All,

I'm a 2005 batcher at IIMC, currently doing my summers at HLL, Bangalore. It gives me great pleasure to congratulate and welcome the guys and girls who have made it to the dream world that is IIMC. For those who stay in and around Bangalore, we are hosting a party on the 15th of May (Saturday) from 5 PM onwards. The venue is:

Datacons Private Limited,
"Shanthi Shree",
#17/1, Hosur Road,
Bangalore - 560 068

The place is very close to Silk Board/Madiwala Junction. If you are coming from the MG Road side, you need to get on the flyover and take a U-turn after getting down. Hope to meet you all on Saturday. Kindly inform others who also have made it.

Don't hesitate to get in touch with me and feel free to ask any queries that you may have, regarding the party or otherwise.

Regards,
Bharath (xxxxxxxxxx, bharathr2005@email.iimcal.ac.in)

Edited by Mango aka Chando: No Fone numbers on the board machan

Hey PG...Wishing u a very very happy brithday...Enjoy Maadi!

Wishing U all, all the very best for the D-Day. Keep ur cool and crack it! Hoping to see many of you join me in Cal (and other PGites in other IIMs and top instis) next year. Do well!

AND before I forget - congrats to Bharath there on making it to levers.
( d00d wat happnd to fin focus? Or is it all hocus-pocus)

Thanks Suj! Talking abt focus, well if you dont get Fin shortlists, but just Mar and Sys shortlists, I suppose u dont have a choice At the end of the day, I really can't complain abt HLL, can I ?

Hi folks,

Saw a few posts on the SimCATs (this one and the previous one). Don't get disheartened if the scores aren't upto ur expectations. The key lies in keeping at it continuously and not giving up. If you can manage to do that, you'll certainly see some benefits accruing (more often than not, the improvement will be gradual and hence will not be noticed, especially if you are on the lookout for it). Work continuously on not only ur problem areas, but also on your strengths. In my case, I stopped working on my strengths and saw a decline in performance. Try avoiding that trap. So the key lies in continuously being 'in touch' with the subject matter.

Whatever I have mentioned may sound like 'global' stuff, but is really really true. All the very best for the upcoming ones.

Regards,
Bharath

Well, Duggad da has summarised the meet in his own inimitable style. As he mentioned, the camaraderie between the teams was excellent. It was two and half days of total fun and masti. And the fact that it came immediately after our end terms made it even better.

From the PG forum, caught up with Suj, Xman and Gaurav Kathotia. It was nice to see them after a long time (In the case of Xman, for the 1st time). Gaurav was in his elements in TT but couldn't stop an IIMC win (It was played in a format similar to the Davis Cup). Suj seemed to be pretty popular with the fairer sex

But all in all, it was an experience to remember. Wish the meet takes place more than once a year. Pretty sad to note that I'll be experiencing it just once more in my life. It was THAT fun (and spirit)

I suppose that's it from my side. Will keep u all posted on all the upcoming events. Ciao!

Regards,
Bharath

And the alumni is not doing a good job

This message from Ravi has spurred me on to post after a long time To be frank, I have been visitng the site almost daily, but have been feeling reeaaallly lazy to post. Am coming out of my hibernation now

Starting off with Mid-terms, it wasn't great (esp FinAcc and Behavioural Sciences), but kinda managed with the other subjects (MicroEco, Indian Economic and Political History and Statistics). Then we had ten days of 'World War', where the 3 hostels competed for each and everything under the sun. Basically it was a inter hostel sports event with quite a few other frills (in fact frills is a gross under-statement). It was total fun and a different experience. Our Lyndon bhai got injured when practising for the 'War' and is roaring like a wounded tiger these days Then after the war, we got busy with preparations for our Management Fest (Intaglio 2003), of which I and Lyndon are a part. The site should be out soon. So lookout for it. In between we had music nites, party nites (after the end-terms of the 2nd years) and quite a few other happening dos. Life is on the move continuously here, with hardly any breathing space, especially if u r involved in a whole lot of extra-currics (Still I manage to sleep for 6 hrs a day ). But it's enjoyable and something that one will get used to.

That's about it from me now. Will post after the end-terms are over. Ciao!

Regards,
Bharath

philiptj Says

So guys how was last week?... Or is it still not over???

Hmmm...Well, for starters, we don't have as many quizzes as the guys at A and B...And among the 'kweejes' that we had (in FinAcc), I managed to screw up a couple of them..So thank god we dont have too many of these That probably explains why I'm not too averse to Micro Economics (in fact, I seem to be enjoying it, even though I dont necessarily agree with what the economists have to say :-))... But still last week was pretty hectic in terms of non academic activities..Recruitment for clubs went on in full swing..It was fun and pretty chilled out...Now the time has come to put the foot down and start studying in earnest (hopefully!) as we have our mid terms next week...So catch ya all after that =;

Hi Ankita, Raghuveer and others who feel lost in a B-School...First of all, apologies if I sound too philosophical...But try to compare yourself to those 'below' you (and not the ones 'above' you)...You have got the opportunity to study in a top B-School (which more than 90% of the other aspirants don't get to do)...Try to make the most of it...Make as many friends as possible in the campus...Dont be a loner...Talk to your batchmates, seniors, professors...Firstly, friends are a great source of strength and secondly, you can learn a lot from them (and be a source for their learning as well)...And as Lyndon mentioned, try to enjoy the journey without thinking too much about the destination..And believe me, the next 2 years in campus is gonna be your biggest learning experience ever...Try to make the most of it..All the very best

Regards,
Bharath

Hi All,

Feels great to post here after a long while. Got my comp just yesterday and am surfing the net with a vengeance Found it pretty interesting going through the experiences of junta in other B-Schools. We too have had an interesting experience so far, here at IIM Cal. The last few days have been pretty cool. Had a couple of parties till late in the night. Things wont stay cool for too long. We too have a few assignments/presentations/projects/quizzes coming up. Slowly getting used to B-School life and Hostel life (My first experience). Will try to post as often as possible. Ciao for now :-)

Bharath

PS : Met up with other PG-ites as well. You should be hearing from them soon as most of them have got their comps

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