Positivity in Boredom

Here is a piece of experienced learning about how to look at positive side in adverse condition. After my graduation, I prepared for a year for two different entrance exams-SPIPA entrance for IAS coaching, and GCET for admission to MBA course. I passed both and compromised with former to have master degree at least. I opted to take admission to MBA at Bhavnagar University which turned out to be the wrongest (the most wrong) among all my life-decisions. After admission all went well in starting but within a month I found Bhavnagar city as the most boring and dull town on the earth. Though I haven’t stayed in all the cities but I can bet. The town is called ‘pensioners’ paradise’ which was quite suitable looking at the senior citizen population in the town. I think it should also be called “freshers’ hell”. Once I had decided to leave the course to leave the town. But my marketing professor saved my career. For the first year I never felt like open a book and read enthusiastically. Everything in the town was dead so my enthusiasm.

Now come the positives. I thought how to push myself till I get rid off this town. I started counting remaining months. I consoled myself thinking remaining days are lesser now compared to the days I stayed for. I started enjoying class presentations. Then came an industrial training in third semester. I got it at Birla Cellulosic, which I thoroughly enjoyed and learnt many things with class friends. I also enjoyed market survey assignments by SIEMENS, and Satyam (Sify). I found good friends and guides (I had become philosopher myself !). I got my personality improved. Two most pleasant occurrences were attending annual event - ‘Chaos’ at IIM-A, and my winning prize for paper presentation at BITS-Pilani.

The crux is boredom also gives you good training, professional achievements

Top B-school surveys

I got a glance at two magazine’s recent top B-school surveys (Oct-‘09). For my concern I checked how many institutes from Gujarat, other than IIM-A have got the place in top schools of India survey. Here is the result: Business India has grouped M. S. Patel insti. of Baroda, Narmada College-Bharuch and JVIMS-Jamnagar in Group A category. IRMA is at 30th position, Nirma at 35, and obvious IIM-A on the top.

Another magazine Indian Management from AIMA has given points out of 100 and its categories are Super league, A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, and B2. Points are 0 (yes, Zero) to R D Gardi-Rajkot (B2 category), 25th rank to Parul Insti.-Baroda (B1 category), 30th to R K College-Rajkot (A4 category), Nirma-Ahmedabad in A1 category with 90 points, IRMA into A2 with 85 points, 95 to IIM-A.