Part B: How Have You Made An Impact:
During my 3rd year of graduation, in July, I came across an exam called CAT, one of the toughest exams, also acting as an entry gate for premier MBA colleges. I googled about its eligibility, pattern, cutoff, selection criteria, and casually decided to give it a shot. I wasn't sure about the result or rather. I wasn't confident enough about the exam at that moment. But anyways, I started preparing for CAT along with my college studies and final year project research work. Since I knew my strong areas were Quantitative Analysis and Logical reasoning, I focussed more upon them. I want aware of the level of VARC("going to be a nightmare") part of the CAT. So I didn't take it much seriously as I thought I 'll be able to cope up with it at later stages of preparation. But...
But this decision of mine was going to change my entire life. Though I started my preparation for CAT just as to see where I stand in the competition, but got serious slowly. Slowly I gathered interest towards it and started preparing very seriously-giving 10 to 12 hours daily, solving every problem of maths and reasoning from various books. So the day comes, I gave the test and eventually results came. The results were such that it left a scar on my heart and mind; I had secured 93 percentile overall but not enough to clear the VARC cutoff of any colleges. For the very first time, I had the taste of complete failure because this was the first time that I had not cleared an exam. I started feeling dishearted, demotivated, and slowly went into a depressed mood. After few weeks, I received an offer letter from the ongoing campus placement to one of the top core civil company, but I was in a dilemma, my mind said go for this, but my inner soul wasn't allowing me to do. My heart was saying to me, "You can't lose hope, you are not a loser. You can do it and have to clear off this failure mark from your forehead."So I decided to not to go for a job and give CAT once again with more energy and hard work. I gathered some strength and hope from my parents and got enrolled in one of the coaching institutes.
But as you know, when the difficult time comes, it won't go quickly. The institute was around 20km far from my place of stay, which meant I would have to spend about 1.5 hours in the journey. But then also I continued. This time I knew my weakness if not strengths completely. I practiced, started reading from various books to improve my VARC(verbal ability and reading comprehension).In the 1.5 hours journey, I would watch motivational videos, quotes, and online materials for my preparation. During the initial few days, I would talk to my parents for more than 2 hours, and they would give counseling to be motivated and come out of depression. Slowly my preparation was taking up the pace, and this time, I kept a balance between all the three areas of CAT. Then the D-Day came, I gave CAT with all my dedication and waited for the results. The results came, and I finally sailed through all the hardships, and today I am in one of my dream colleges- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, RANCHI. I want to share two things that I learned from this stage of my life-firstly, "Don't take failure as a failure that you are now out of the game, but rather think that in your next try, you will be ahead of many beginners. Take this failure as your first milestone towards your success."Secondly, "High expectations lead to better performance."
Prem Kumar
IIM Ranchi
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Kavya Barnadhya Hazarika
Kavya Barnadhya Hazarika is currently pursuing an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi. He did his graduation in Computer Science Engineering from Tezpur Central University, Assam.
Loved your article Prem!
19 Jul 2019, 07.48 PM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thank you !
20 Jul 2019, 07.16 AM |
Mayur Patil
MAYUR PATIL MBA BATCH OF 2021 IIM RANCHI
Nice Article
19 Jul 2019, 08.10 PM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thanks for reading.
20 Jul 2019, 07.17 AM |
Suraj Singh
I am an avid reader
very well written prem..keep it up!!
19 Jul 2019, 08.19 PM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thanks for reading.
20 Jul 2019, 07.17 AM |
Tuhin Subhra Samanta
A dreamer, a believer, an achiever
Great story Prem!
19 Jul 2019, 08.47 PM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thanks for reading.
20 Jul 2019, 07.18 AM |
LOKESH .
Graduated from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University . I am an Athlete and always ready to run .
well written .. keep it up prem !!
19 Jul 2019, 09.07 PM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thank you !
20 Jul 2019, 07.16 AM |
Tanay Agrawal
I am pursuing MBA at IIM Ranchi. I seek a career in the field of Finance. I am awaiting the results of CFA Level 2. I am passionate about writing.
Good job!
19 Jul 2019, 10.57 PM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thank you
20 Jul 2019, 07.22 AM |
Aaryav Anand
Aaryav Anand is a startup enthusiast and a strong believer in the fact that entrepreneurial ideas and innovation can solve the bigger problems of the world. He has a good understanding of solving ground-level problems which have developed because of his entrepreneurial journey with different Startups working to solve ground level problems in India.
Well Written
19 Jul 2019, 10.57 PM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thanks for your words.
20 Jul 2019, 07.20 AM |
SUBHAM AGRAWAL
Subham Sekhar Agrawal, PGDM(2019-21) Student, IIM Ranchi
Good job bro.......
19 Jul 2019, 11.49 PM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thanks for your words.
20 Jul 2019, 07.20 AM |
Arijeet Debnath
Good read!
20 Jul 2019, 12.12 AM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thank you for reading
20 Jul 2019, 07.23 AM |
Rakhi Mittal
I am quite passionate about my work and thrive to excel in the challenges that comes in my way. I tend to self-motivate myself. I am more of a creative person and loves to take risk. In my work ex, I had been constant in gaining new skills and keep myself updated to perform better.
Well said!
20 Jul 2019, 12.40 AM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thanks and I Hope you liked reading the article.
20 Jul 2019, 07.21 AM |
Gopinath M
M.Gopinath MBA from IIM Ranchi - Batch 2019-21 A free spirit, who loves to travel. If a door doesn't open when knocked, then break it. Hustle, More Hustle, Achieve...
Well a formatted piece of article
20 Jul 2019, 01.21 AM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Hope you liked reading the article
20 Jul 2019, 07.24 AM |
VINOTH KUMAR N N
Vinoth Kumar N N MBA 2019-21 Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi
Great!!!
20 Jul 2019, 02.17 AM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thanks
20 Jul 2019, 07.25 AM |
VANISHA DEV D S
Vanisha Dev D S, MBA(2019-2021), IIM Ranchi An ardent and an optimistic sapien
Great article
20 Jul 2019, 03.12 AM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thank you!
20 Jul 2019, 07.19 AM |
Palash Majhisamant
Travel enthusiast, Dancer, Regional writer, Conversation lover
Great Read!!
20 Jul 2019, 06.42 AM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thanks for reading.
20 Jul 2019, 07.19 AM |
Chandni Sinha
I am Chandni Kumari Sinha, a MBA student of Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi.
Well written...
20 Jul 2019, 07.03 AM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thank you
20 Jul 2019, 07.18 AM |
Shaurya Shaktiman
Shaurya Shaktiman MBA 2019-2021, IIM Ranchi
Really Inspirational article Prem. Nicely done. Congratulations.
20 Jul 2019, 07.10 AM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thank you!
20 Jul 2019, 07.15 AM |
Vishal Agrawal
Enthusiast about knowledge. Seldom indulges in sketching. Shopaholic.
Nicely put.
20 Jul 2019, 07.46 AM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thanks for reading.
20 Jul 2019, 07.48 AM |
Ananya Das
MBA student at IIM Ranchi || Bibliophile || Public Speaker
Well articulated!
20 Jul 2019, 10.39 AM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thank you
20 Jul 2019, 11.00 AM |
Progya Paromita Mondal
Thinking analytically gives me pleasure and I love solving puzzles. And I spent quite a lot of time with sudokus.
Nicely one Prem!
20 Jul 2019, 10.49 AM
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Prem Kumar
I am a person who doesn't give up easily and takes failure as an extra milestone covered towards the goal. I want to go beyond my comfort zone to learn new things, achieve my target and enjoy every moment of life in upcoming situations.
Thanks and I Hope you liked reading it.
20 Jul 2019, 11.01 AM |
Prateek Agarwal
MBA 2019-21 Batch of IIM Ranchi
Nice article!
20 Jul 2019, 11.26 AM
Abhilash Das
First-year MBA Student at Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi.
Well done!
20 Jul 2019, 11.38 AM
Dipika Basumatary
Appreciator of aesthetics and go-getter. PGP-MBA student at IIM Ranchi.
Great narration!
20 Jul 2019, 12.38 PM
Dipika Basumatary
Appreciator of aesthetics and go-getter. PGP-MBA student at IIM Ranchi.
Great narration Prem!
20 Jul 2019, 12.39 PM
Parushi Garg
Great work..
20 Jul 2019, 12.44 PM
Sanjeev Kumar
I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I LOVE TO LISTEN MUSIC TOO.
nice article
20 Jul 2019, 12.51 PM