My Journey To IIM Sirmaur

MY new IIM PI/WAT did not go well and my engineering background and the sheer lack of IT knowledge backfired (I fail to understand why do they ask that,I mean if I knew it or liked it I’d be going for M.tech or the likes). All the waitlists expired, nowhere did I see my name in the New IIMs. I joined FORE School of Management. An excellent B School by all means but somewhere inside I had a part missing.

The newest IIMs (or the new “new” IIMs) had started their admission process for the first batch. I had a faint hope of still seeing my name on an IIM Roll call. 1.5 months down at FORE, I was already a part of the PlaceCom there and it happened, IIM Sirmaur first, then IIM Amritsar then IIM Vizag, all offered me admission into their first batch. I chose Sirmaur because of the mentor and the location proximity to my Place(everyone has their reasons). That call changed my life. THAT call was the proof I have now, that yes I belong. Since then it has been a fairy tale journey. IIM Lucknow has been amazing and I just am in love with Himachal. I am the integral part of the first batch of IIM Sirmaur, nobody can take it away from me.

Come what may, whoever you are, whatever you do, whatever people say, do not stop believing. Believe in YOURSELF, believe in God. People will laugh at you, laugh with them and do it anyway. There is magic happening right now, feel it, embrace it and go do what you always wanted to. After all you live just once. All the best.

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About the Author:

Suprateek Gulia is a student of IIM Sirmaur (PGP) and completed his B.Tech from GITM, Gurgaon. He is also the Secretary of the Corporate Relations and Placement Cell.  "If you're a good marketing person, you have to be a little crazy" Jim Metcaff. According to him, marketing is his thing, on his path to craziness.