THOSE 200 DAYS
Yes, we have completed our 200 days in the college. It won’t be
possible to recall all those days but all those experiences are countable now. Let’s talk about some of
them.....
We
began our journey with an orientation programme in June which contained the
introduction and interactive activities. Then we all stepped into the 1st
of our six terms with lots of enthusiasm and zeal . . . and that was understandable!
New faces, new attire, full of expectations, lots of dreams filled our early
days. ‘Why are we here?’, ‘why PGDM?’, ‘what it leads to?’ were the sample questions that we were often
asked . Then, we geared up with subjects like Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Organizational Behavior, Business communication among others. Each class used
to start with a topic followed by a
simple question. Let’s say, in the introduction class of ‘Business
Communication’; the question would be ‘what is communication?’. And there would be ten different answers ,at
times very funny, but yes,one or two of them used to be from outside the box.
Creative people that we are... !!
Gradually, we were in a position to be able to differentiate
PGDM from the under- graduation course. The difference is simple. Unlike in
Bachelor degrees, PGDM deals with the subjects that tell us their importance in
practical life. Here, we chose our own field that we feel suitable in.
Moreover, PGDM is all about moving ahead of cramming theories and actually implementing them in
real life situations.
Then, it was the time for Industry Visits to Parle Agro Ltd.,
Mother Dairy, NSE, Yakult Ltd., and many more. The differences between theories
of the classes and practical of this corporate world could be felt after
getting such exposure from the industry. Actually, we could see the realities
there. The competition, distribution channels, operations, products of the
company are some important things that we got to know in these industrial
visits.
Amidst the studies, we were also given the opportunities to
taste some corporate experiences through
‘Live Projects’. Starting with the ‘Big Bazaar’ (5 days) which was full
of sales, queue, and HR management, around 50% of the students opted for the
same and learnt a lot. Apart from this, other Live Projects were from Quick
Clean, SBI Mutual Fund, CMAI, Times Group etc.
Besides Industry Visits and Live Projects, another source of
learning has been from the ‘Guest Lectures’. Every Saturday, there is a lecture
delivered by a guest from the industry. Till then, we had attended the lectures
of Malay Roy, a CAT aspirant trainer; Subhashish Bhattacharya, a consultant ;
Deepak Suyal of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance; Abhimanyu Monga of Grasim Industries and
Arpan Gupta of FICCI.
In this way, we finally came to the end of quarterly 1st
Term with a written end-term examination.
On the very next day, we switched on to the 2nd
Term. The change from the previous term was an ‘ET newspaper at everyone’s
hand’; as suggested by our respected Nair sir. This term had 8 subjects and 3
months, minus Durga Puja, Deewali & Winter vacations. On the other hand,
Industry Visits and Live Projects were continued. Some of us visited industries
like Panasonic at Gurgaon and some went for Bisleri Ltd. at Ghaziabad. At the
end of the term, we faced the real pressure with the bundles of assignments,
presentations, and end-term examinations of the concerned subjects. The
learning of that short-timed term was the use of Excel in Finance and
Operations, awareness of global macro-economy, basics of marketing and HR,
negotiating skills etc. Along with all these, we also participated in
extra-curricular activities like various Club-events (Cricket, Football,
Badminton, Quiz competition, Act of Play, Cooking competition etc.) and
I-Fest(Dancing, Singing, Corporate Walk, Street play, Cyber games etc.).
The past two terms have really helped us in doing our SWOT. It has shown us the
right path to our success. Coming to the 3rd Term, it started with a
serious introspection. Now, we just need to decide: ‘what we want to be?, who
we want to be? and how we want to be?’.
After few weeks, our SIPs will start . We hope that we will
achieve our goal by dint of hard-work and dedication. So, give a
smile to those beautiful past days and be ready for the next . . .
“There is so much power within you…………. You can do anything and
everything. ” - Swami Vivekananda.
those 2oo days were actually full of learnings and enjoyment in a very new environment... thanks for praising me for this blog!
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