Deepak Chembath
Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad
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General
Questions
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Questions related to Pre-MBA Preparation
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Questions related to Group Discussion / Group Exercise
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Interview-related Questions
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After
Joining MBA
5. After
Joining MBA
Q. After joining the
school, did you ever wish that you should have known certain more things about
the school before you became part of it? What are those?
A. I should have enquired about the level of competition here. It is
insane here.
Q. What is the toughest
area to handle in your studies?
A. Well, class participation sometimes gets to my nerves. Otherwise, I
have been doing ok.
Q. Which one is your
best subject?
A. So far I have done very well in marketing subjects and I�m gonna
specialize in marketing.
Q. Is there stress
level during studies?
A. It is insane. All sleeping and waking patterns are out for a toss
here. All I know is there are times you are awake and times when you are not. On
an average, one gets 4-5 hours of sleep (maximum) a day.
Q. Who is the best
faculty?
A. We have faculty coming from Wharton, Kellogg, LBS, UNC, etc. So you
can imagine the level of teaching. Personal favorites so far are Robert Stine,
Mark Finn, Bruce Allen, Amit Bubna, Milind Sohoni, Krishnakumar, Bhagwan
Chowdhry and Ramana Sonti. The pedagogy is simply mind-boggling.
Q. Scope of development
in your existing curriculum.
A. The only thing I can think of is squeezing an internship somewhere in
the middle of the course. I know I�m asking for far too much in a 1-year
program. Anyhow as a substitute, we now have something called Experiential
Learning Program (ELP), a consulting assignment that we do along with the
coursework.
Q. Tips for those who
wish to do MBA from your school.
A. It is important to have work experience. Not essentially quantity, but
quality helps. The learning is much better when you try to relate things to
situations at your past job. ISB is very very competitive and is not meant for
the weak-hearted.
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