11 months work ex Fresher at IMT Ghaziabad

Among the vast multitudes of aspirants fighting for their place at a B-school, a few hundred landed at IMT Ghaziabad. With high hopes and higher dreams, these aspirants had one among them with a big fat belly and a more immense, fatter rucksack on his back. 

The first day at IMT was a mixture of emotions with meeting all new faces but identifying a few active on Whatsapp and telegram groups the past few months. Going through the amphitheatre and the basketball court reached G-Block. Climbing the stairs of hope to a future that I hadn't even the courage to dream of. G-209, roommate -Aditya, seeing the newly painted walls and the green marble floor, I knocked at the door. A tall boy with a big smile opened the door; he was all set in the room and had his guitar on the bed. Oh, so a musician, I can sing a little, we could jam. Who knew that's all we would do for the whole month. Dropping my bags and seeing my dad putting up the curtain, I rushed to help, but my mom was spreading the bed sheets, so I ran there. Confused, I found Aditya come up to put up the curtains, so I helped mom set the bed. We then went out to see the campus, not so big coming from UPES, Dehradun. I felt okay I could survive here. 

SKIP

Induction lasted for 3 days, with grappling sessions and meditation(PS - the college knew we would need it for the next two years). Foundation classes started with a desire to focus on academics and ignoring all suggestions by seniors that it's not that important. I sat on the first bench the first week. But I soon found myself on the 3rd bench with a new friendship with Vaibhav and Krishna. By year-end, these two will become a phenomenal part of my life at IMT. 

Work From Home at Cognizant

I worked for 11 months at Cognizant. And throughout this brief work experience, I picked up a lot of technical, psychological, and emotional knowledge after being selected for a position through the campus placement process on December 2, 2020. I still recall the day. On one random late afternoon, I walked down the stairs while checking my Whatsapp group messages after finishing lunch. And suddenly, I noticed congratulatory messages appearing on my screen. I stood there startled, seeing my name tagged before the common word I had posted for many of my friends before that day. Dozens of people congratulated me. I realised I was to now start experiencing a whole big expansive journey of the corporate environment.

You get numb to these thrills after having four final-round interviews denied. I checked the Lists section of the Placements Group to find the Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd. list. I started skimming the list like a little boy hunting for his favourite ice cream, quickly remembering the day of my interview. Several feelings are present at that time, including confusion, fear, and excitement. And there was my name; my good buddy Ashutosh Mathur phoned me shortly after it appeared. Congratulations to me, first and foremost. While we were still in the conversation, he told me to go inform my parents. I don't know if he still has the recording he claimed to have made of it.

It's always special for every engineer the day they get placed. It becomes even more unique when you see the smile on your father's face. 

Thus life at Cognizant began with an Internship of 6 months starting the following January. Thrilled to begin the journey, completing the paperwork and the onboarding and induction process. I was assigned to a cohort of Advanced Java. INTADMAJ003, the cohort of 29 interns all ready to begin their journey with me. What I felt was unique to all was that they were all part of a group formed from students of different colleges and geographical locations, but our destination was the same. Cognizant Pune Office at Hinjewadi. Getting the opportunity to intern in web development was something I always wanted to do if I ever worked in the IT industry. And thus, with Rajini Sir, we began our daily sessions.

Joining Mess Committee, IMT Ghaziabad 2022

 With immense pleasure and excitement, I would like to take this opportunity to share that I have joined the Junior Mess Committee at the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad for the 2022- 23 tenure. I hope it will be a great learning, collaborating and enriching experience for the entire team. 

We got an opportunity to interact with our Faculty coordinators Dr Harvinder Singh Sir, Aparna Dey Ma'am and Dr Poonam Garg Ma'am discussing the roadmap for the Mess Committee and new ideas for the functioning of the team.

I would also like to thank the Senior Mess Committee for giving us this opportunity to work and learn with the team.

#imtghaziabad #imt #messcommittee #messcommittee2022 #team #mba

MTR Foods Pvt. Ltd.

 'Pure and Perfect' Gulab Jamun

*True Pandemic Story*
Me - Ma, feeling like having some hot Gulab Jamun
Mother - Sweet shops are closed, will ask your father to get the Ready Mix Gulab Jamun.
Me - But they don't feel like real sweets. #like
Next Day
Me (after eating the hot gulab jamun that looked so perfect) - Ma, tell Papa to get 3-4 packets more of this Ready Mix Gulab Jamun.

It's true, we don't always want to prefer these Ready Mix alternatives but when the need arises, we realise how easy to make and how convenient they are while still holding the perfection and purity of it.

MTR Foods Private Limited

#YourSecretToGreatTaste #gulabjamun #mtr #readymix #pandemic #pandemiclife

CAT 2021 Exam Day

 Let me tell you an exciting story about my CAT 2021 Exam Admit Card and me. 

On the night before my CAT Exam, after mentally preparing myself for another attempt to score at least better than last year (CAT 2020 - 91.72 %ile) I checked for my belongings to carry the next day to the exam centre. Keeping everything on my desk, I went to have a good night's sleep. The next morning everything was normal, I was on my way to the centre, and it was customary for my father to take me to all my exams, be it 10th Boards or UPSC-2021. 

The exam centre was 13 km away, so whilst I was looking at the roadside trees pass me by, and trying to keep my nerves calm. Something out of the usual, a pat on the lap by my father send me thinking the small things in life connecting doubts I ended up with my wallet being left at home, within which is my ID Card.