Going back to your alma mater always gives you a sense of nostalgia. We could feel that nostalgia and fond memories cluttered in those hectic schedules post-MBA when Mr. Nikhil Kulkarni walked in for our first interaction with an alumnus. The day started with Dr. Mandi introducing Mr. Kulkarni to us. I had gone through a few of his blogs before coming to the interactive session and I was looking for a more insightful account of his journey at NITIE.
The discussion started with an elementary question. "How many of you want to study SCM?" Not surprisingly, many hands went up. After all, NITIE is the mecca for operations. The next question was "How many of you want to be entrepreneurs?" And here too many eager souls expressed their interest. Thus followed an interesting interaction on job v/s entrepreneur. Mr. Kulkarni made everyone realize that one should not enter entrepreneurship just because one doesn't like his job. A lot goes into making a successful entrepreneur and the hassles one faces is nowhere as compared to a disgruntled boss.
As we were discussing various career paths, in entered Mr. Hemanth. The first 2 questions he asked were : "What is the ladder to success?" and "Where is NITIE sarovar?" As NITIE students, one ought to know these two places as they form an integral part of your stay at NITIE. He went on to describe his role as an HR consultant at KPMG and all of a sudden we all were engrossed in interacting with Mr. Nikhil and Mr. Hemanth. They listed down some 'to-do-things' at NITIE and stressed the importance of extra-curricular and case studies in a B-School.
As expected the discussion moved onto the most important aspect of the session that day. It was the time to reveal Mashtishk. They took us through the stage when they first conceptualized the event and how they had to face rejection at first from their own classmates. But they persisted with idea and managed to convince Prerna, the biggest festival at NITIE, to include Mashtishk. Mashtishk was basically a business case study simulation competition wherein real life situations were presented for analysis. The catch here : It was all online. Many big colleges had tried and failed but here at NITIE they came out with flying colours. It was an entrepreneurial venture that succeeded and is going strong even today. All kudos to these too.
The session ended with some must-read books list and must-watch movies list. I have noted them down and they would certainly form a part of my planning schedule at NITIE.
After a fun-with-information session by a NITIE alum, we are awaiting another such experience. Till then, happy learning and happy blogging!
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