A – ‘Aspirant’ is what you
will be called....Everyone’s dream: “Ahmedabad”...The benchmark of CAT tests -
‘AimCats’. And ‘Alumni’ are the best people to help out when in doubt.
B – Of course, “Bangalore”:
a ‘B-School’ that you all want to have a kick at – a place to be and arguably
the best IIM grooming under the leadership of the corporate czar – Mukesh
Ambani. ‘BLACKI’ is the coveted call status not many can boast in the country.
C – It starts with ‘Computer
Based’ ‘CAT’ and goes all the way upto ‘Calls’ whose number predicts the
augmentation of your facebook friend list. And since they are just in the same
order: “Calcutta”. - a place to be for finance enthusiasts and a hope for CAT
enthusiasts who have faltered in either X, XII or graduation. ‘Confidence’ will
get you there. And ‘Communication Skills’ will be tested in GD/PI.
D – Oh! ‘DI’ – a cakewalk
for math lovers while a headache for others. ‘Days of CAT’... The whole period
(20 or 21 days) seems like an age till your own CAT is done. But ‘Diversity’ is
the word you should look for. ‘Dont Know’ is what you will never want to stay
in the interview.
E – The foreign and India’s
official language – ‘English’ and ‘E’ is dedicated to all those who died in the
act of mastering the language.
F – Like boys, every IIM is
having a thing for them these days – ‘Female’. And ‘Fun’ it has been preparing
for CAT and it all gets better when you make it to one of the coveted
institutes. ‘FMS’ is the B-school with the best ROI option and you can find
this info in many ‘Forums’ where you will pass your time after the CAT. And in
the end, ‘Faculty’ does matter.
G – ‘Girls’ are the ones
you will be on the lookout in ‘Group Discussions’ that are forte of some while
make others sweat.
H – ‘High5’ will be the
status every fresher vies for but less would be also respectable. And ‘Hard
Work’ might help you achieve that.
I – ‘Indore’ has a separate
place in the books because of its media loving nature and its long placement
season. ‘Indian vs Foreign’ the most debatable topic you can find on forums.
J – ‘Joka’ (IIMC) has been
discussed in ‘C’ but this place has a separate place in the world of finance.
K – ‘Kozikhode’ has the
most beautiful campus among IIMs and this place is also a homemaker for many
students. You will understand when you read the ratio. And the baby IIM
‘Kashipur’ with its own radio station is also welcome in the list.
L – ‘Lucknow’ you know but
‘Landlines’ will be the one you will be calling after the calls. ‘LR’ might
give heart attack to some even. ‘List’ is the word you will look for far down
the road to a B-school.
M (for boys) – ‘Male’ is
the word you are gonna hate when you will see the criteria and ‘Motivation’ is
what might be needed during the whole process.
N – ‘Not Selected’ and ‘Not
appears in the list’ will become your worst nightmares. And you might curse
‘Normalisation’ any time.
O – ‘Oral skills’ are put
to test in the second stages and you definitely need to be ‘Organized’ during
the prep.
P – It all boils down to
‘Percentile’ and ‘Profile’ during the ‘PIs’. Down the ladder you will start
hating ‘Puzzles’ because you might have solved too many of them. And how can we
miss the ‘Placements’. And our brother ‘Pagalguy’ who has resolved the boundaries
between Admission committees and aspirants.
Q – How can we forget
‘Quant’ after all making some leap with joy while testing others’ wits.
‘Quality’ is what they are looking for and be confident to provide them some.
R – ‘Results’ might help
you hear your heartbeats...Plenty of IIMs with ‘Rohtak’, ‘Raipur’ and ‘Ranchi’
and ‘Reasoning’ should be your forte to get there. ‘Rankings’ will be you gauge
which school is the best.
S – ‘Shillong’ is one of
the few IIMs whose interview process is better than others and cover a range of
topics. And a bit of ‘Study’ might help u get past it. ‘Salary’ is on the minds
of most of you...
T – ‘Trichy’ I suppose a
vibrant and new entrant to the league...”TotalGadha’ notes might help you lay
good foundations of your concepts...
U – ‘Udaipur’ is again a
baby IIM but has a lot of promise.
V – ‘Vault’ is the store
that will help you solve your career doubts.
W – ‘WIMWI’ is the other
name for IIMA....’WAT’: the new stage that has arguably replaced GDs in the
selection process..
X – Probably the most loved
alphabet by math lovers...solve for ‘x’...And, arguably, the most irritating
alphabet sometimes...You can surely find it in any CAT exam...
Y – ‘Years’ pass by for
some to make their dreams come true...
Z – Tough one...Hell, there
is no ‘Z’ to be found...
A singular pattern emerges. All leading game-changers were very young (24-Karpov, 22-Kasparov, 25-Kramnik and Carlsen-22) with an exception of Anand who first entered the arena with a bang at 31. He was a hesitant champion and had an Elo Rating lesser than most other greats. Still, it is his perseverance stole all the European shine. With another Grandmaster having the highest Elo Rating ever, Carlsen seems to go a long way.
