My first day @ IIM Indore

20 June , is my birthday - & for this year it is also a day on which I reached at land of dreams - Indian Institute of Management, Indore. So, I consider this to be a biggest ever gift in my life being a part of premier, prestigious management school in India. After a lot of struggle, failure, success, patience, risk, IIM indore is one who gave me a chance of becoming part of this esteemed institution & I am really deeply thankful for that. IIM Indore is a place where I stepped up with a lot of expectation from myself in this facilitating college.
The depiction of IIM culture in Letter to Incoming students from SAC Coordinator gave me hint about the heaven I am going. The excitation created after so much news, portrayal of college, my curiosity has ended after reaching gates of excellence – IIM, Indore. I will always remember my feeling while crossing those gates. This is a place for which I worked hard, burnt the candle with both ends. Being a part of 450 out of 2.15 Lakh applicants shivers me entirely. But also remind me the responsibility I have during two years of course. It jogs my memory with being student of IIM & folklore of IIM alumni. Finest colleagues in country, interaction with globally recognized faculty, excellent infrastructure & guidance of seniors at IIM will play a great role in shaping my career. So, those gates of IIM stroke my chord with largest ever force.
The hostel room I got – B211 gave me understanding of infrastructure superiority of IIM. When I opened doors of room, I found sounds of great people calling me for becoming part of their group & show study table as vehicle to reach up to them. I stumbled near to bed- mattress which was promising me of both nightmares &sweet dreams.. After unpacking my luggage & becoming fresh, I moved for food in mess. Within just entrance, cleaning of mess only gave indication of quality of food & its vindicated after having lunch. This promised me that there will be no disliking of subji, considering taste of subji. The vast campus of college spread on hillock give a good scene of surrounding area. Also, I realized heat in indore is so much in afternoon as compared to pune. But also evening at this place is very cool & breezing. I will always prefer walk around this campus in evening. So evening walk of my first day at IIM, I will consider my gift for my birthday.
After completing registration on Monday, I got English & Communication Skill subject & I really think I need to make considerable improvement in my communication skills and I think preparatory module is a first step to do that. Also I got introduction with students who came from diversified background in terms of work experience, graduation, state, language. But I think one thing is common between all PGP students & that’s “Determination to do outstanding stuff in any circumstances”. The example of impression, brand IIM, I found in State bank of Indore in afternoon. The deal of education loan they offered under the name IIM, I think nowhere else will be available. It’s amazing to say “Sanctioning of 15 Lakhs loan without any security and guarantee”. In library I got outlook of various international & domestic books, reports, journals, survey. I really want to say this library is one who will play greatest role in building of me as a management student. By the reason of making photocopies of documents, I wandered in campus of institute for searching machine of same. I truly appreciate infrastructure of our college. Every place in college I thought to be a vantage point which offers me not only excellence but also capacity of becoming excellence. For doing some shopping, I along with my friends went to Rau(nearer place) by college bus & thanks a lot to bus driver for that. But while coming back, the high crowded private bus also gave me one unforgettable experience. In the assembly with SAC members, I comprehended one supreme thing that might be running all processes in IIM is “DISCIPLINE”. I am thankful to SAC coordinator for introducing system & rules of institute & I promise my duty of binding to them.
It had been said by Antony Robbins “It is in your moments of decision your destiny is shaped”. I took a brave decision of resigning the engineering job for first attempt/preparation of CAT before 3 months of exam & I got what I was destined – IIM indore. I am really feeling delighted in this campus which shaped management careers of hundreds of its students. I dreamed for management career & now I got platform to convert it into really by means of my action. Here every action I will do have a impact on my individual & collaborative competence building. Here I will get not only theoretical knowledge but also chance of implementing that in practical at individual & group level. The guidance I will get from seniors will be supreme for me & it has potential of making me supporting senior in future. I am glad for having global faculties in IIM. This is a place where I am going to rub my shoulders with country’s best talent. By participating in various committees activities, I feel I am bound to gain a new stream of knowledge. I am looking for hostel as a home away from home. This is a time – first day in IIM – to promise my self that “Every moment I would spent here is for improving myself and for becoming a good alumni of IIM Indore and in course of that the discipline, values, ethics are one which will define my personality”
Finally for my first day in IIM Indore, I will like to say I remember quote of Nepoleon Hill – “Cherish your vision & your dreams as they are children of your soul; the blueprint of your ultimate achievement”