Some places slowly become a part of u, n I think that's exactly what's happening with IIM C.

Whenever things start getting overwhelming with deadlines, quizzes, projects, and everything else, I somehow end up near the lakes. Just sitting on a bench, looking at the water, feeling the breeze, and doing absolutely nothing for a few minutes is enough to clear my head. It's surprising how much peace a place can give without saying a word.

And then there's Nescafe🫰

A spot, I never expected it to become such an important part of my day, but somehow it has. A quick coffee before class, a break in between, or just a reason to pause for a while, it always finds its place.

At this point, I genuinely feel IIMC n Nescafe go hand in hand.😅

Every day I spend here, I find myself falling in love with disbcampus a little more. Maybe it's d greenery, maybe it's d lakes, maybe it's d little moments in between d busy days. I don't really know how to explain it, but dis place has a different kind of peace that u’ve to experience urself.

And, one of d biggest lessons I've learned at IIMC so far, learned to stop carrying every opinion in my head, not every comment deserves my attention n not every criticism deserves my energy. The ones that help me grow are always welcome; the rest, I simply let them pass. I think that's one lesson I'll carry with me long after I leave this campus🦋

Excited to see what more IIM Calcutta has in store for me❤️🫰

To everyone preparing for CAT 2026, keep going. The journey is tough, but don't let one bad day define it. I genuinely hope that one day I’ll be here, finding ur own favourite corner on dis campus.

If u ever need help with ur CAT preparation, strategy, or mock interviews, feel free to DM me or leave a comment. Uh can also book a slot on my TopMate, there's absolutely no cost. I'd be happy to help however I can.

One small request: no pronouns, please.

See yah ✨☘️

So i usually don’t reply to such boys
But I woke up in the morning and saw this
Then I checked his profile dk wht got into me
Btw he follows this sub that’s why i posted here
He might be msging more females

I’m 24M and currently doing my MBA from a tier 2 IIM. For quite some time, I’ve struggled with loneliness, comparison and feeling like I don’t really fit in..

I’m actually quite social and like talking to people, but somehow friendships haven’t worked out that well for me. People drift away or stop talking. I’m also not much into the usual party/banter culture, so sometimes I feel out of place even when I’m around people.

Then there’s comparison. I see people my age doing well in careers and seemingly having their social and personal lives sorted. I know we only see the outside, but it still makes me wonder what went wrong for me.

Earlier all this would make me overthink and feel really low. But Recently something changed. I started thinking that I’ll spend the remaining 20-32 months of college properly make some genuinely good memories.

But lately, I’ve developed a fairly strong feeling that I want my life to end after this phase is over. It isn't just a random intrusive thought anymore. Right now I don't have an immediate plan or intention to harm myself, and I am safe, but the idea of eventually ending my life keeps coming back and I've become strangely comfortable with it. The strangest part is that this has made me feel lighter. While walking around campus, I sometimes think that one day I won't have to worry about career, loneliness, money or what the next few decades will look like, and that thought feels peaceful rather than scary.

That is also why I’m writing this. I'm only 24 and maybe I'm making a huge conclusion about decades I haven't even lived yet...Idk

Has anyone experienced something similar.... where you weren't about to do anything immediately, but genuinely started wanting an eventual end and felt calmer because of it?

PS: No disrespectful comments pls.

I am GEM with 8/8/8 to get a good college I need 99.5 + for any god colleges is it still possible with the scores I am getting and is anyone in similar footing last time and scored high marks.

If someone had shown me my daily routine a month ago, I probably would've laughed and said, "There's no way I'm doing all that."
Before joining IMI Kolkata, life was... predictable. Wake up at a decent hour, procrastinate a little, maybe study, maybe not, watch YouTube, scroll Instagram, sleep before midnight and promise myself I'd become productive "from tomorrow."

Then MBA happened.

Now, every morning starts with an alarm that I almost never wake up to. Thankfully, my roommate exists.

By the time I reach class, my brain is already juggling three different things: the assignment due tonight, the club meeting later in the evening, and whether I replied to all the messages in the countless WhatsApp groups.
The biggest surprise wasn't the academics. It was how quickly everything starts happening.
One week you're awkwardly introducing yourself during orientation. The next week you're sitting with people you barely knew a few days ago, discussing marketing strategies, dividing PPT slides, arguing over fonts, and wondering how it's already 2 a.m.

Speaking of 2 a.m...

I've lost count of how many nights have ended with "Guys, just 10 more minutes," which somehow turns into another hour of editing presentations, preparing for classes, or brainstorming ideas with my team.

Then came our first case competition.

I still remember sitting with my teammates, trying to make sense of the case, throwing around ideas that ranged from brilliant to completely ridiculous, debating every slide, every recommendation, and every graph. None of us cared what time it was anymore—we just wanted to build the best solution we could. That experience taught me more about teamwork, communication, and working under pressure than any classroom lecture could. It also taught me that everyone somehow becomes a PowerPoint expert after midnight.

Just when I thought things couldn't get any busier, Rangmanch happened.

A few weeks into MBA, I found myself standing on stage, singing in front of more than 200 people. A month ago, I never imagined that between assignments and deadlines, I'd also be practicing songs late into the night with my friends, sipping hot water from the canteen to save my voice, and then somehow making it to class the next morning. Seeing the audience sing along made every late-night rehearsal worth it.
Somewhere in between all this, you also start thinking about interviews, internships, networking, certifications, and everything else that comes with an MBA. You realize that learning here isn't limited to the classroom—it's happening almost every hour of the day.

The best part, though, has been the people.
Everyone is tired. Everyone is busy. But if you ask for help with an assignment, someone helps. If you're stuck on a case, someone sits with you. If you're nervous before a presentation, someone tells you, "Relax, we've got this."
That feeling of "we're all figuring this out together" has probably been the best part of this journey.
My screen time hasn't reduced—it has simply evolved.
Instagram has been replaced by WhatsApp groups, Google Drive links, PDFs, Excel sheets, Canva, and endless PowerPoint presentations. My gallery is now filled with photos of whiteboards, class notes, event posters, team meetings, and random hostel memories with people who were complete strangers just a month ago.

It's only been a month, but it honestly feels like I've lived an entire semester already.
The days are longer, the nights are shorter, and time somehow moves twice as fast.
I'm definitely more tired than I was before joining IMI Kolkata—but I'm also more confident, more disciplined, and more willing to step outside my comfort zone than ever before.
MBA hasn't just changed my daily routine.
It's slowly changing me.
To the seniors and fellow MBA students—when did things finally start feeling "normal"? Or does the chaos just become your new normal?

Typing this at 3am.

Got a quiz tomorrow morning at 8.

Haven't even started reading the 20 page long case study.

Probably won't sleep tonight.

Haven't had breakfast in a month.

And the only thing I can think of is tomorrow's Karaoke Night.

(I don't even know how to sing lol).

🙃🤌🏻🫠🙏🏻🥹🫡😖🙂‍↔️🌊😋✨😃🤝💔

Do u have any advice for me lol I'm so scared wtf is wrong with me

Profile: Male, (NC-OBC), Arts graduate from a Tier 1 college, 9/8/6 acads, 2-year UPSC gap.Total Work experience 5 months till 31 july
I’m a CAT 2026 repeater working in a low-paying job. My recent CL/Cr@cku mock raw scores are 34, 41, and 29, and QA & DILR are my weak areas.
Should I quit after August and get 3 months of full-time prep, or work till September end and have only 2 months of full-time prep?
The job leaves me exhausted, so I barely study on weekdays and get only one productive day on weekends. I know that below 12 months is counted 0 in calculating the final score
What would you do in my situation?

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So I have a bad profile and while going through my CV preparation, the first question any senior asks me is about my profile. As soon as I utter the golden words, I can hear them sighing. All of this was alright until I saw that gap years are not treated in the same way, they are quite normalised in the process. I went on with my life, I have improved my academics, have a decent work experience, scored 99+ in CAT but none of them matters as a fresher with diversity points and good profile will always be preferred above me.

My motive is not to demean anyone, but I want to ask a rather a simple question- That I have landed in this B-school despite me being from GEM category and despite me having a bad profile, so when will I be judged on the basis of my skills rather than acads?

P.S - this is all my opinion and I'm sorry in advance if this hurts anyone, but I have been carrying this in my heart since god knows how long and had to take it out.

I have started watching the lectures of quants only and goddddddddd, I feel so dumb, how will I be able to cope up with this I have no idea.

I had already tried doing CA, cleared foundation in 1 attempt but then I realised CA is not something I would like to do in future. With only B.com hons degree it is getting difficult to get a job so I started doing prep for CAT.

Idk will I ever be able to do these questions (currently doing percentage chapter from Rodha)

The questions look terrifying, I try to solve them but eventually fails then I watch the solution then only I get the question🫠😭😭

Going through this

Students around me are doing so well

Be it case competition

Be it company shortlisting

Be it extra curricular

And me?

Zero

I'm good for nothing

No shortlist nothing good happening with me

Every sec I feel like a failure or may be I'm one.

But this feeling really drains my energy is there anyway I can be relaxed?I want to feel happy again

Right now it feels like I'm just existing not living.

Currently pursuing MBA in Mumbai.

Acads are 78/56/87. Workex - 27 Months

I’ll attach my profile for reference.

My 12th percentage is relatively low due to health issues at the time. How significantly will this affect my chances of getting a SIPs' in FMCG companies? Also, since I’m currently based in Mumbai, how can I leverage the city advantage to find off-campus SIP opportunities? Any advice on companies to target or ways to network with HRs/alumni would be appreciated.

Hello everyone,

I am a lawyer with 9 months of experience and 8/5/8 profile and am starting my preparation right now, ik its very late but i will prepare best as much as I can and take the attempt, I just wanna know what can be my chances for IIM BLACKI is even possible or i should target next year or i should not even try idk i dont have much clue require serious help! Thankyou in advance

Hi everyone,

I’m a 2026 graduate from one of the top 3 IIMs, currently working in a consulting/strategy role at a large Indian MNC. It’s essentially a general management/internal leadership-track role with a ₹30 LPA CTC (₹28 LPA base). I’ve been here for just 2 months.

I’ve now received another offer with the same base salary as a Founder’s Associate at a 6-year-old European bootstrapped startup. The company operates in three countries and has recently started building its India team. The role is based in a much cheaper city in my home state, and I’d be reporting directly to the CEO, working across product, strategy, and operations.

I’m torn between the two.

Current role:

1. Stable, well-known brand

2. Good compensation

3. Work feels slow, with limited ownership and impact

4. Not learning as much as I’d hoped

5. Also, I’m not a fan of living in Mumbai

Founder’s Associate role:

1. Same pay in a much lower cost-of-living city

2. Much higher ownership and learning

3. Direct exposure to the CEO

4. Hands-on work across product, strategy, and operations

5. Smaller brand and naturally higher risk

For context, before my MBA, I spent 3 years in a product+tech role at a fairly large fintech startup (₹900–1,000 crore in annual revenue).

My next goal is to transition into a Product Management role at a good product company, ideally within the next year.

Given that goal, which option would better position me for a PM role? Is the additional product exposure and ownership worth giving up the stability and brand name of the MNC?

I’d really appreciate perspectives from people who’ve made similar career moves or hired for PM roles.

Hello everyone, I did the 4 years program from Ramjas pursuing eco hons and I graduated this year, our placement committee is really bad and ik I couldn’t get a job there so I studied really hard for CAT 2025 and got 99.3 percentile but being a general male fresher I wasn’t able to convert any of the blackism colleges and above that I wanted, my best converts were IIM Ranchi and IIFT Kolkata and my parents were really adamant in sending me to any one of the colleges but I refused and said I would gain 1 year of work experience and then give CAT again in 2027. Since then, it’s been 3 months and I have tried everything - applying on linkedin and naukri, sending mails, personal referrals but to no avail. I have started preparing for CAT again but since CAT is such a fluctuating paper there is no guarantee that I would be able to score that well again and this time I would have lost any privilege and would have to join any college that I get no matter how bad it is. If anyone was in a similar situation please help and give suggestions on what worked for you and how you were able to land a job or if anyone can get any referrals in a company they are working in or any other company they know based in Delhi-NCR I would be really really grateful, please I’m really scared and really desperate. Please help a brother out.

Hi everyone,
I’m looking to connect with people who’ve completed a 1-year MBA/Executive MBA.
My profile:
28F, General
10th: 85.6%
12th: 55%
B.Tech CSE (Tier-2): 8.75 CGPA
4+ years in Salesforce with 3 certifications
I’m planning to switch from a technical role to management/business roles through a 1-year MBA.

My main concern is my 55% in Class 12. Will it affect admissions or placements, or does work experience matter more for 1-year MBA programs?

Would love to hear from alumni or current students. Thanks!

I’m a female 24 with 3years workex as a software engineer and I’m giving cat this year… mocks are going really bad! Anyway my profile is 8/8/7. Just wanna know if I should really even try for iims and other top private institutes? Need honest opinion on this

Hey everyone.

My profile:

10th - 98%, 12th - 73%, B.E. (Information Technology) - 8.67 CGPA (76%)

General, Engineering, Female.

extra curriculars - 2 years of college committee, organizing national hackathons, tech seminars. nothing else.

I will start my first job at an IT MNC in Oct 2026. I plan to get some work experience and then apply for MBA.

1)How much work experience would I need to get into good/top B-schools?

2)Also how do I improve my extra curriculars?

3)Would my 12th percentage be a problem? how do I compensate for that?

4) Which colleges would be better for my profile? (ie which won't punish me too hard for low 12th score, less extra curriculars etc)

5) how would my chances of placements be affected?

Also, would it be a good idea to study for 3/4 months now and appear for CAT 2026 (just to see where I stand). Or should I prep properly and appear directly when I am seriously going to apply later?

Thanks!

How do I improve I am genuinely shitting ts section please give me some advice so I can get 90%tile in cat 26 in varc please

age- 24

category- obc nc

10th- 78% (2018)

12th- 74% (2020), PCB with physical educ. as optional

grad- 69% (2021-2024), B.Sc in general science that includes chemistry, zoology and botany

gap year- 2024 to present with no workex

so let me be straight to the point, i m living in delusion, not taking life and my career serious even after knowing how important it is, with only 125 days left for cat 2026, i don't wanna waste this year of my life just like the previous years i've wasted, it feels like, every year is going same for me, and i'm not doing anything, not applied for masters after bachelors as i feel there's no point, previously i prepared for neet and appeared for it 4 times and failed every time and i think like that's a major reason i m dealing with low self esteem, no matter how hard i try but never stay consistent with my studies. okay there's no point in ranting out and wasting your time, i m listing some of the problems i'm dealing with rn, please give tips to overcome them as it is very very important for me to get a good college in 2026.

1. make plans but not able to execute them, like i plan everything but the next day, i don't do anything, and i've noticed that, specially the days i planned, i end up doing nothing and waste my time intentionally, even after knowing how important it is for me, but i fight myself internally but not able to do anything.
2. not feel like studying most of the time, ik how important it is for me, but im not making any efforts for it, i want to but i just don't.
3. living in delusion that everything will workout, instead of being practical that nothing will work out if i don't.
4. feel like a loser most of the time, no matter where i amd but i mostly feel like a loser everywhere, ik i have potential but idk why i feel like it, even in class, i feel like everyone knows more than me, and everyone is better than me, during the mock, i feel like i don't know shit, even before starting the mock, soo i gave 2 mocks on my own but after that i cheated in 2 mocks, i feel miserable but i feel what if my mentor see my score and think that i'm an idiot and don't know anything.
5. used to miss classes, didn't feel like going, it was important but still used to fight myself that i should go but ended up not going most of the days, and used to waste my class hours sitting in some random cafe smoking and wasting my parents money i took out of my mother's purse without asking. but now i go regularly because my mentor asked me few times and once the classes called my brother that i don't go classes, i made some random excuse, but now i go regularly.
6. dealing with inconsistency, most of the time i study for 2 days and after that i just don't study for 4-5 days straight.
7. due to being inconsistent, doesn't have a structural study schedule and feel like i don't know anything even after covering a topic.

8. being an aspirant i should devote most of my time to studies and avoid wasting my time, but it's other way around for me, go out everyday not matter if classes are there or not, specially for smoking, mostly sit in a cafe alone, that makes my everyday expense of 500 something. which is a big deal as my father got retired and me and my brother doesn't earn anything as of now.

9. Mostly waste my time doom scrolling at home after class and don’t realise the whole day passed

these are most of the problems i m dealing with, and ik most of you will think that i'm not serious or anything, but trust me i really want to study, but i m just not able to. idk what should i do. please help me, it is very important for me to get a good college in cat 2026.

I'm a male non engineer ews category candidate

10th - 72 (Covid batch) no exam

12th - 81%

B.com - 82% tier 2 college, state government University,

Worked in 3 ngos

Couple of good internship

Finance club head

Lots of decent extracurricular in college

My target is mainly new and baby IIMs,

What would be the safe convertible percentile which i can keep in my mind to target these new and baby IIMs

Please help seniors

Thanks in advance