Life @ ISME,
Bangalore
- by Devanshu Darmora *
Welcome, my friends, to life @
ISME.
After my selection over here, the
first major impact that the institute made on me was in the form of the service
information guide that was sent to us.
On arriving at the ISME campus, we had a very useful foundation module of one
week during which all the participants got down to the same level of
understanding regarding the basic concepts of management. Speaking of
sensitizing oneself about the rigors of management life, the academic rigor
started to take the toll by the end of very first week into the actual program.
The term started with a bang with a whole lot of assignments, presentations and
classes. If I haven't said so already, ISME offers one of the most rigorous
16-months MBA program on the lines of B-schools in Europe. Engineering days now
seem like a long vacation.
Located one block away from ITPL
(International Tech Park Ltd.), ISME gets you as close to the corporate life as
possible. The small but state-of-the-art campus maintains its hasty lifestyle.
Being at ISME means that we get to interact with some of the most expert minds
from all over the country, which gives us a good simulation of life in the
corporate world. This even means having guest lectures on the week-ends, but no
one is complaining.
True to our brand image, we have
faculty members from global B-schools like Wharton, Carnegie Mellon and Purdue.
Each participant at ISME brings with himself/herself a vast sea of knowledge and
experience. We have an average work experience of 8 months and I am talking
about work experience in companies like Dell, Infosys, Standard Chartered, India
Bulls... and lots more.
Apart from classroom learning,
there is so much else to do over here. Take for example the neuro-linguistic
programming sessions. During these sessions, we learn things like sensory
acuity, interpersonal skills, etc. It's something really great. Our hostel
(Knightsbridge Apartments) is one of the best places to live in Bangalore,
facilities like club house, gym and swimming pool add spice to the otherwise
academically loaded life. They also help us in better planning of our spare
time.
All this gives me a perfect
environment of the kind of learning experience that I was looking forward to
when I was preparing for CAT. So guys, if you are looking for a quality
education, then I am sure ISME will offer lots more than what you bargained for.
