PGSEM Qtr 1 (5/5) # MBA (1/10)

I am again late in writing the final post for Quarter 1, blame it on the hectic work schedule at office, 3 college projects and all this sucked out all the energy out from me. And right now when I am preparing for the vicious circle of Office, Class, Quiz, Project, Mid-term, End-Term again I thought of closing what was the needed. Did I miss anything? Oh Yeah! my personal time!  But this time I have planned to change the rules of game. I just hope that I will be able to do that. :(

I have once written my encounter with Murphy's law which states 'Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong'. I guess that encounter was nothing compared to what I faced during ending time of quarter 1. I just hope that this doesn't get repeated ever.

I had a inkling that my office project beta deployment may coincide with my end-term/college project submission. I was also worried about the new requirement coming to me in office at the last moment, worried that I may have to work late night in office during my end-term, worried that my college project will be a mess altogether because of all the above mentioned priorities. BOOM! As if I was wishing for everything, and wish granter was happy with my deeds, everything turned true including things which I was not even expecting. Wish granter must be really pissed off with me.. hahaha

I some time wonder why I am pushing myself to write this, I don't love writing anymore, neither do I write for friends nor do I get money for writing this. May be I am still a confused being or may be I want to remember this till eternity what phase I have passed through.. haha..  Whatever, Quarter summary - 

Microeconomics - I always thought that I have understood the subject pretty well and not even that my day-to-day activities were having element of microeconomics principles. But somehow the theory  wasn't getting reflected in terms of performance in marks. Not that I care about it, but when you have relative marking and you join the league of Farhan and Raju of 3 idiots then you gotta be caring about it. As Virus said in movie - I  will be very very worried Mr. Raju Rastogi. I was feeling ME professor may like to tell me the same after correcting my ME answer-sheets. :( 

Financial Accounting - There is ME and there is FA, both are class apart. In ME were I was in bottom side with clear concepts and open book exam, FA was the subject were I was on the top side with shaky concepts and closed book exam. I somehow fail to understand it how and why it happened.  Not that I scored good in end-term, but I had scored so much in mid-term that even if I would have had skipped end-term I would have passed overall. Best part was, for whole quarter I was taking off from office on Friday and never worked late night in office for any other week day during my tenure at company, but then exactly on day before exam I ended in office. And when you come to exam from your office instead of your home then there is a serious problem! I guess my marks will show that problem. OK! at this very line I realized why I am writing this. This is to remind me as well as fellow/future PGSEM'ers that things can go worse, very worse, so challenge is to be prepared all the time along with your office work. :-)

Strategy Management - This was one subject where not only me none of my classmates had any idea, what could be the pattern of paper. 4 hour test  with one 25 page case reading and question based on that, was too little of time. But paper was important because this paper dint had any mid-term so pressure was high. but unfortunately I had no time to prepare for the test. Fate yet to be decided.

ME/FA/SM Projects - This was hell of a task and given the limited time to work on it along with late-night stay in office because of last minute requirement sucked out all the energy from me. But now when its over, I am enjoying one week of peace till the cycle begins! And seriously I don't want to write anything more about it, as I don't want to remember it anymore.

Now when the Quarter 1 has ended, I feel good about the time I had. Have got new friends, had opportunity to listen and interact with profs who are best in their fields. In corporate people talk about Work-Life balance, but now equation has changed for me. Work-Studies balance is the new mantra. Life you ask? well as my engineering friends have started quoting, "I have no more Life left". I will award myself a gold medal on completing this course! So my own gold medal here I come.

Whatever, MBA 1/10 is over. 9/10 more to go!!!

PGSEM Qtr 1 (4/5)

Here I am, writing a delayed account of my past one month of PGSEM Qtr1. To be honest, laziness is what which is causing this. Course pressure doesn't have to do anything with this. BTW am I really taking any pressure? Anyways I will be writing a very short note.

A lot many things has happened since past 1 month, and to be honest I came thrice on this board to write something and walked out without writing anything. Organized 'Pehel 2012' event for PGSEM community of IIM B. Got a chance to hear first hand report about Arvind eye hospital and their philanthropic work through their faculty. Was brutally screwed in the mid-term. And on all three occasion I thought of writing detailed account but didn't do that. So here goes the brief account.

PEHEL 2012 - THE event of the PGSEM'er, by the PGSEM'er and for the PGSEM'er. Somehow I landed in organizing the event along with 2 of my batch mates. Managing across different committee, pressure of getting things done along with regular work/classes, what not to do, and what to do when into the soup - event teaches a lot of things. A glimpse of fun event we organized is here. If question rising in your mind whether I participated in any stage event or not then answer is NO. As a usual practice I like working backstage plus neither had time left nor had talent, so I did what I am best doing.

Arvind Eye Hospital - I am always game for inspiring stories. Arvind eye hospital is one such story. You need to watch this video to understand what Arvind eye hospital (AEH) is doing. A faculty from AEH came to give the session on strategy management case on AEH on request of our Strategy professor. Being in IIM gives you an opportunity to get first hand information from any source, and this is not the only one such occasion, we have luxury of meeting and listening to industry honcho at regular interval. AEH idea is aligned on the theme of 'Benefiting Masses Profitably' and I am big fan of this idea and the untapped segment.

Mid-Term - Do I need to talk, fate is kinda obvious? My laziness, involvement in events and other activities running in college led me into situation where I was on verge of getting screwed. Reading for GYAN rather than marks also aided to the pathetic situation. Microeconomics was one of such disaster. Even before writing the paper I knew that I am going to be screwed and for I was so right. :-) At one point of time during exam, I was not getting idea what to write for question, so walked out from the examination hall thinking why to 'waste' time sitting here. Results are out as well and I have scored quite average as per my standard, ya ya I think too big about my standard :P. Thankfully, relative marking will save me and can hope to get a decent grade here. Accounting was on expected lines, it is my favorite subject and have got marks which I deserved. So no issues there. I was even lazy to ask Accounting prof for marks at one question where he didn't give marks for being partially correct like others. Strategy Management is the course for which brutal attack will happen in single go at end -term.

Next two weeks are going to be a hell of week. Have to complete 3 reports of 3000 words plus each, one presentation and not to miss the end-term which need to be given. First term is almost over. And unfortunately nothing has been done so far in any of the assignment and presentation. Still a engineer. It is real fun nonetheless. :)