Jaipuria has given me the confidence to present myself in corporate world & the skills to excel in life.I thank my institute for giving me the opportunity to earn my first bread&butter.I am really honored to be a part of such an esteemed institute.
Rajat Shukla
Jaipuria Jaipur
Batch 2014-16
“Selecting a Business School is always a tough task for graduate students, and the choice depends upon several factors,” says Ashutosh Shukla, PGDM from the Jaipuria Institute of Management’s Noida campus (batch of 2014-16). “My selection criteria were that the college have an excellent reputation, rising placement records, experienced faculty members and a focus that not only concentrates on academics but also on extra-curricular activities.” Therefore, choosing Jaipuria, Noida was the “best decision” for Ashutosh, as all of his “expectations were fulfilled.”
Graduating with a BBA (Finance), this young man from Lucknow says that he opted to do a PGDM because he wanted to “get a holistic perspective about the business world, acquire new skills and knowledge, consolidate his business networks and get the best career opportunities.”Ashutosh got all of this and more during his time at Jaipuria, Noida. “Today,” he says“I am placed with a reputablefirm, Capital First Financial Services Ltd., and I get a good package in my role as Credit Collection Manager.”Looking back on his Summer Internship Programme (SIP) with IndusInd Bank (Consumer Finance Division),Lucknow, Ashutosh says that the topic of his dissertation was the ‘Study of Consumer Credit Appraisal for Financing Vehicle Loans and The Working of Indusind Bank’. He also explained his role with the bank: “My role was to examine consumer loans files, check the CIBIL score card and prepare CIBIL reports. I also worked as a team member in the bank’s credit department.” In this role, he credits the institute with giving him the skills and knowledge he needed to succeed: “The knowledge and skill-sets I acquired at Jaipuria, Noida helped me a great deal. I used to suffer from stage-fright, but the faculty at the Institute helped me to overcome this by the several presentations I was asked to make. We were also taught how to communicate in the right way, work in teams and acquire leadership qualities.”
Talking about his current role with Capital First, Ashutosh says his responsibilities “include coordinating and liaising with Capital First’s legal team to ensure legal action is taken against defaulting customers;initiating effective follow-up with customers and optimising resolution; ensuring a satisfactory rating in all audits and a lot more.” However, his placement was no cake walk. “It was a stressfulinterview of about 50 minutes, in which the interviewers grilled me about everything starting from my schooling to my PGDM,” he recalls. “They checked my domain knowledge and asked me several conceptual and situational-based questions. These includedthe banking and credit appraisal processes adopted by banks.” He also added that the interviewers placed a lot of importance on his SIP and “a number of questions pertained to this.”
“Two years of the PGDM at Jaipuria, Noidahave changed my life,” Ashutosh says. “I have gained lots of domain knowledge about the business world and have become more disciplined in my approach. I have learnedhow to work within given deadlines and I am now ready to enter the corporate world.”
However, what he will take away are “lots of wonderful memories,” of his time at Jaipuria, Noida, including the learning environment, his many friends, the faculty members and all of the festivals,sports events and parties. “I participated in various extra-curricular activities,” he tells us, reflecting on all of the opportunities that the instituteafforded him. “I won a business quiz competitionorganised by the National Entrepreneurship Network. I was Senior Coordinator of the Sports Committee, I participated in Uddan, the Annual Management Festival, and I represented my college in various sports events and management games.”
Ashutosh Shukla’s words of advice to the current batch at Jaipuria, Noida are based on his experiences:“Be thoroughly prepared with your SIP topic. Read your CV before appearing for an interview and be enthusiastic and cheerful. Know your domain knowledge thoroughly and the sky will be your limit!”
“I enjoyed my study at Jaipuria Institute of management and those two years have become the most unique and unforgettable memories”.
Urvi Gupta
PGDM 2014-16
Jaipuria Jaipur
“A fantabulous and meaningful journey to make us live an independent life”
Atisha Goyal
Batch 2014-16
PGDM
Having completed his school from St. Anslem’s North City School and his graduation from SS Jain Subodh PG College, Jaipur, Akshat Jhalani also interned with Naya Sawera, in the capacity of a programme coordinator for a period of six months. Jhalani had always wanted to do an MBA after his graduation so after long hours of research and information about Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur, from a friend, Jaipuria, Jaipur became his institute of choice.
“The best thing about Jaipuria, Jaipur is their 100 per cent placement record and its location in my home town,” he says adding that before he joined the Institute he was slightly nervous of interacting with people he did not know. “But,” as he says, “the induction programme of 15 days helped me a lot and provided me with a platform where I got to interact with a variety of people. During the induction I participated in many activities especially in the arena of drama, which actually helped me overcome my stage fright. I was selected as class representative as well and this brought out the leadership qualities in me.”
During the first three trimesters of his life at Jaipuria, Jaipur, this young man worked on ‘live’ projects at the lifestyle store of the Landmark Group. “This experience assisted me a great deal and taught me not only how to handle customers but also how to communicate with them,” he says adding, “before joining Jaipuria, Jaipur I was not good at communication and lacked presentation skills. Today, I can proudly say that these are my areas of strength.” Jhalani gives full credit to the faculty for their painstaking effort in helping students live up to their true potential. “The faculty at Jaipuria, Jaipur is the best,” he says. “They know how to help students who are unsure about their potential and they know how to facilitate students overcome their shortcomings.”
Says faculty member Dr Lokesh Vijayvargy, “Akshat is a very hardworking and bright student and he actively participates in various academic and extra-curricular activities. He has made an immense effort in writing the two research papers which he presented at IIT Madas and GD Goenka university. His enthusiasm is infectious. I feel proud that I play a supervisory role in his growth.”
Jhalani’s journey at Jaipuria, Jaipur saw him make a whole load of friends and take part in a host of extracurricular activities. “Life here is not only about academics. I coordinated many events like Abhyudaya which is our Annual Fest and at the national level Sports Meet I received a memento. I also coordinated the 3rd National Youth Conference,” he says. But the highlight of his time at Jaipuria, Jaipur was when he presented his paper at the 3rd International Conference on Management — GDGU ICON 2016 held at GD Goenka University, Gurgaon. “My topic was entitled, ‘The Investigation of Influencing Factors for Green Consumerism: a case of Rajasthan’ and my paper was selected for publication in the GD Goenka Business Review issue (Vol.2, No.1, Jan-Jun 2016). Only six out of 100 papers were selected for this journal and one of them was mine!” he says proudly.
Jhalani gives full credit to his parents whom he says “helped me a lot especially my father who helped me take the right decisions at every point of time when I was confused.” This spirited Cancer who is an active member of the Media Relations Club and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee at Jaipuria, Jaipur has learnt the art of being a team player. “During the E-Week, my team won first prize in the wall painting competition,” he says.
The young man, whose interests range from listening to soft music, travelling to new places across world and playing badminton and cricket, “which is the love of my life.” He also loves spending time with his friends. Says Arti Kanodia, “Akshat is very good friend of mine. He is a fun loving person. He is always eager to help everyone and anyone. In the past one year that I have known him he has improved a lot in all aspects like communication, presentation, etc. He is also very hardworking and does his work with utter dedication. He always motivates everyone around him.” Adds Upasana Manglunia, “He is that special someone who, with a simple text, can make you laugh out loud in a room full of quiet people. “
Jhalani whose dissertation was on the ‘Study of the Housing Finance Market – A case of Rajasthan’, is doing his summer internship, working in the finance department at Shri Ram Housing Finance. This he says has been a huge learning experience for him. “In the past month I have learnt many things about the competition as well as the growth of business in the housing finance market. The internship has helped me increase my domain knowledge and given me a corporate experience which will definitely help in my placement,” he says.
Every day at Jaipuria brings new learning methodologies explains Jhalani — “Every day is a new day for me because I learn something new every moment – that is Jaipuria, Jaipur experience!”
My background:
Family: I belong to a small family. My father Ramjivan Sharma is a businessman (contractor ). My mother Anju Sharma is a housewife. My brother Chandra Prakash is currently pursuing engineering in mechanical from ITM university Gwalior. My family has always been my biggest support throughout my life. We rarely get chance to be together as both of us brothers are busy in their studies but the time we are together, we just live to fullest.
Educational: I have done my secondary schooling from DAV Public School, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). My higher secondary studies continued at Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) at Sri Chaitanya. I have roamed to almost three corners of our country during my study span itself.
I am from a very beautiful city of Jharkhand named Hazaribagh. It is considered to be as one of the hill station of Jharkhand due to its cold weather. It is really chilling in the winters and summer also doesn’t disturbs so much.
I choose Jaipuria not because of any ones advice or suggestion. It was totally my own decision. Infact before my admission I suggested a student to go for this college. I was knowing about the college back from my graduation days itself as both my graduation and post graduation college belongs to the same family but different person. My faculty (Dr. Tazyn Rehman) guided me to achieve my future dreams of becoming successful. I wanted now to become serious about my life. My friend who has already spent a year in this college told me about each and every points related to the college. I firstly found it a bit hard because I had never been in such an environment which prepares you to fight for your success in future. Above all my only motive was that after two years from my graduation I should stand at a place where I can make my parents feel proud of me. I had a talk to my family member about the college and they agreed. Now here I am and still I suggest my friends to go for this college if they want to achieve something.
First Semester: Speaking frankly it was one of the toughest time of my life. It was a new place, new faces, new chores to be accomplished. Assignments, projects, quizzes, exams, presentations, God I was really panicked at times. It took time to getting used of these things.
Second Semester: Till now I was used to work and deliver my performance at my best wherever asked for. I understood that these tasks are building me for the corporate world which I will be facing.
Third Semester: This was the time which flew like anything. I remember that the semester had a major part in itself which was nothing but our SIP Company selection. Now I was totally comfortable with the college environment and still love to be at college with friends and faculties.
My achievements in past few months are as follows:
Certificate of recognition for contribution made in two of the committees of OJAS (Annual Fest) : Food Committee and Branding &Communication Committee.
Certificate of appreciation for being a member of Social Responsibility Committee (2015-2016).
Certificate of Operational Tour at Pizza Hut and On Job Training at Big Bazaar.
Participated in Nukkad Natak (1st position), E Week 2016, Ran Marathon ( IIM Lucknow annual fest).
Faculty: Faculties in our college Jaipuria are not just a person who teaches us but they are the individuals helping us bring out the best from us. Their guidance at each steps help us enlighten ourselves and deal with any situation in most apt manner. All faculties here are ready to help us out from any situation, it doesn’t matter that wether they teach us or not.
Class: Classes at Jaipuria are not only for providing us the bookish knowledge but also teaches to be a better person in life. Classes are interactive and a two way communication exists. Some extra classes which the college organises helps students gain idea about the real industry availing in the market scenario.
Learning at Jaipuria: The best thing which I have learnt at Jaipuria is being professional. I am still learning it. Jaipuria has made me learn to work in a team, to work under pressure, to give your best and many more. It has helped me gain immense confidence which will surely give me an edge over my competitors. And last but not the least I learned about the managerial skills required in corporate world.
Life has changed drastically if I compare it with my graduation one. I became more organised, serious, professional and above all more focused towards my goal. Graduation was a place where I studied for marks, here I study for learning. My priorities from enjoying the life has changed to first accomplish the task assigned. I thanks Jaipuria for bringing this pleasant change in my life.
My majors here are Marketing and Finance.
At the beginning I see myself working for a good company under a person who recognises my potential and help me enhance them. I want to climb the ladder of success i.e from the grass root level to a top executive one and for this I would give my best to the company I join. I see myself stable in the corporate world rather than hopping from jobs to jobs just for a bit increase in salary. I want to invest my first few years in corporate to learn and gain respect.
My strengths which will help me in getting the job I want, as I consider are as follows:
y communication skill. My never say never attitude. My dedication for things I want to have. My co curricular activities participation. Guidance by people whom I see upon.
Dreams:
Having my own house within 5 years of my career.
Keep my parents and person related to me happy for the rest of life.
Earning respect in the society and workplace.
Attending a Tomorrow Land Event.
Going on a world tour.
My father inspires me the most. I wish I can be like him. He is just perfect, a person who have never said me no for anything. His hard work and dedication always makes me respect him even more. He is my role model and I admire him the most.
My sunsign is Leo.
I always have a habit of having a plenty of friends which I have here either. But their is always a special one for me and that special one in this college is Puja Pandey. She is a person whom I can trust blindly. I have never had any friend like her in my whole life. I have many more friends like Priyanka Kashyap, Rohan Tripathi, Jai Kumar Agrahari and the list continues. My friends are always there for me and I love them a lot for this.
My favourite faculty at Jaipuria is Ms. Reena Agarwal. She is like my mother away from home. She supports me, guides me, understands me and above all is always their for my help. She is also my SRC committee head for which I work here at college. She always try to make me perform better and bring professionalism under myself. I share almost everything with her and respect her a lot.
I am a member of Social Responsible Committee and Marketing Club.
My hobbies are: chilling with friends, listening to music, watching stand up comedy, playing sports (TT, Basketball, Badminton).
Being part of Social Responsible Committee is a new life experience for me at Jaipuria. It has made me more responsible towards society. It changed my way of looking at life. I have started helping people in need. It has made me a better person.
Ms. Reena Agarwal (faculty): “Work hard and give your best… Rest success will follow you”
Rohan Tripathi (friend): “You can win hearts, just keep smiling and keep shining.”
Internship Company : IDBI Federal Life Insurance.
It has been just two weeks since I have joined IDBI and trust me I am loving to work with this company. I have learned about the policies of company, how to pitch them, other financial terms regarding policies and many more. I haven’t had any customer interaction yet but I do believe that I would be successful in generating leads for the company. It is great to have such a work experience before getting placed.
Summer Internship Project: Risk Analysis and Marketing of Insurance Policies.
Objective: To determine the risk factor involved in the policy subscription by a customer and also to learn the ways of marketing the same policies.
“My name means magician,” explains Souvik Ghosh, “and it’s really been a magical journey for me so far,” he adds. Growing up in Belgharia, north of Kolkata, Ghosh passed out of St. Xavier’s school with scholarship. A graduate degree in BBA followed. “I was then looking for a college that would provide me with a platform that would not just give me a degree but something more valuable than that — an understanding, a purpose, a reason…,” he explains. After long hours of surfing the net, the young man came across an advertisement. This was the start of his Jaipuria, Noida journey. And as he says, “I am now part of this rich and vast experience called the Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida.”
Ghosh slowly moved up the ladder working hard across the semesters with his work-load increasing and one day merging into the next. But as he says, “I realised that I was good at time management. With the support of the faculty, my friends and my peers, worries soon became a thing of the past. Not to mention all the fun activities Jaipuria, Noida has to offer that also contributed.”
The young man’s Jaipuria experience also included “many platforms” where he showcased his talents. The first was a campus sports event ‘Spardha’ where he was approached by the Media Relations Committee to join them because of his skills in videography and editing. He was also part of ‘Udaan’, where he won first prizes in Face-Painting, and Short Film-Making. “I felt proud since I had won two times in a row and people knew what potential I had in me. I also won first place in the drama competition where we enacted a street play on the subject ‘Save Our Farmers’.” Ghosh has also helped the institute design a certificate, using his skills in Pictogrpahy and Photoshop, which will be provided to foreign exchange students.
As far as academics is concerned, Ghosh stresses that the faculty is extremely supportive and is always there if students need a helping hand. “We have also been assigned mentors who help us in our routine work, whether it be personal or related to academics,” says Ghosh. Two of his favourite faculty members are his mentors, Dr. Swati Agarwal, and Dr. Shalini Shrivastava. “Swati ma’am is an amazing person. On the very first day, we were assigned a ‘Coffee with Mentor’ session where she gave me excellent advice and helped me overcome my home-sickness. I met Shalini ma’am on the first day of class which was on ‘Organisational Behaviour’. She was the first faculty member to have interacted with the whole class in such a friendly and interactive fashion. Her unique way of teaching was so enjoyable that everyone seemed to love her sessions.”
Ghosh, whose inspiration comes from his parents and grandfather, feels that if you want to be a manager, learning to manage time is the most important thing. As he says, “Time management and discipline are the most important qualities that you must inculcate if you want to be successful. Jaipuria, Noida has also taught me that no matter how much you learn and how many people are there to help you, ultimately it is you who has to walk upon the path to your goal.”
Ghosh’s time at Jaipuria, Noida also included industry exposure, and networking with senior industry experts. “I got to meet Prahlad Kakkar at the international conference ICROSMOS held by Jaipuria, Noida. I was delighted to meet a man of such magnitude and I can say that this was my most life-changing moment at the Institute.”
Speaking about his internship programme, Ghosh says that his dissertation was on, “The detailed study of commodities and trading in Indian markets.” Interning with Sharekhan Ltd, one of the most prestigious names associated with trading and investment in the market, has given him an “exposure as to how challenging and vast the global as well as Indian market and economy really is. Being able to understand the market, how things work, being constantly guided by my industrial mentor Deepak Rohilla and Praveen Sir, has added to my rich experience.”
And his ultimate vision? “I have good communication skills and I have good market knowledge and management skills. When these skills have been polished by Jaipuria, Noida, I hope they will lead to my being placed with a good multinational brand,” he says.
This Sagittarian has a lot of friends on campus. “I can’t fit them into one category,” he says, “so I will just say, “they are a cocktail of fun” – Arnish (my room-mate), Sohini, Tridip, Paulomi, Bornita, Deepshikha, Swatilekha, and Rachaiyata – without them campus life would be rather dull. Two of the brightest personalities I have met so far are my seniors – Aarohan, and Arko.” Says classmate Aditya Singh, “Souvik is a dear colleague and friend. He has always been busy but has found the time to help those who need his support.” Arnish Mukerjee concurs, “Souvik is a fantastic individual. He has been my room-mate for a year and I wish him the best of luck.” Arko Debsharma and Aarohan Dev (batch of 2014-16) both agree that their friend is the most creative person they have ever encountered. “He lives up to his Bengali heritage,” says Aarohan Dev.”
Ghosh’s ultimate dream would be to create an organisation where people can recognise talent in the smallest of spheres. “I would like to help such people, to inculcate new ideas with my creativity, no matter how little impact I have in this world, I want people to understand each others’ potential, so that we can all grow together,” he says.
For Aishwarya Mishra (Jaipuria, Lucknow Class of 2015-17), the first year has seen her gain immensely in confidence and knowledge and get ready to pursue her dreams.
“The choices we make, make us what we are,” says Aishwarya Mishra as she talks about her PGDM journey with Jaipuria, Lucknow. Mishra says she chose to study at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow because she wanted to be someone who stood out in a crowd and also because she felt that “this is a prestigious Business School” that could help her achieve her goal.
“I started my first semester on 23rd June 2015 amidst lots of excitement, new friends, competition and a multitude of experiences. I certainly noticed a change in the kind of pressure and responsibility that I had experienced during my graduation. Here at Jaipuria, Lucknow the emphasis on academics is remarkable,” she says as she talks about long lecture hours and endless presentations. However, “All this became routine and I got accustomed to the pace. Soon I settled comfortably into the routine.”
Life at Jaipuria, Lucknow however, does not just mean study and more study. “The Institute left no stone unturned for us. There were many extracurricular activities I participated in. For instance there was a pageant organised by the Miss India Association called Campus Princess, which was held in IIM Lucknow and I got an opportunity to represent my Institute there. I also participated in a colloquium held at Jaipuria, Lucknow on the subject of Budget 2016,” explains Mishra
Talking about her learning experience, the young lady emphasises that without the brilliant faculty students would be at a loss about how to bring out the best in themselves. “The faculty devotes their time and energy to us to the fullest extent. They are never reluctant to solve our queries,” she says. She points out that her academic journey has been a blend of everything. “Academics has helped me sharpen and enhance my knowledge and sense of individuality. It has helped me to become a more confident, bold and professional person. Due to the daily presentations and tests including communication classes I have imbibed good leadership as well as linguistic skills. Apart from academics Jaipuria, Lucknow has opened up an ocean of opportunities in the corporate world for me,” she says.
Mishra’s favourite faculty member is “Professor Masood Siddiqui. He always motivates me and identifies the potential in his student just as a skilled jeweller who cuts and engraves gem stones and makes a beautiful adornment,” she waxes eloquently adding, “Someday I will bring laurels to my college.” Faculty member Prof. Siddiqui concurs that Mishra has indeed come a long way. “She has already made an impression and with time and experience she will prove to be an asset in every environment.”
This Scorpio lady says that her greatest source of inspiration is her family. “They are my life support system.” And of course her friends “who are always by my side and my biggest supporters after my teachers. They take care of every need of mine especially my best friends Anubhav, Gaurav and Ashraf.” Her friends echo her sentiments: “She has a charming and winsome manner and we wish her well.”
Mishra, whose hobbies are reading – “especially fashion and financial magazines — listening to music and exploring places,” is doing her summer internship at ICICI Securities, Lucknow. “My SIP is all about mutual fund awareness. Its objective is to create an awareness in people about their investments through the online portal of ICICI Direct, which makes an investment easy and convenient without any broker in between,’’ she explains.
With Finance and Marketing as her subjects where would she like to see herself eventually? “My dream is to grab a job in the top financial consultancies such as the Big 4 and to earn enough so that I can do something for mentally challenged children,” she confesses. And she will be able to do this and more with her areas of strength being her “domain knowledge, confidence and communication skills.”
“With an emphasis on building perspective and student-centric policies in curriculum design, Jaipuria excels at helping its students comprehend problems and develop strategies” says Dr. Rekha Attri, Marketing Faculty at Jaipuria Indore.
Dr. Rekha Attri is an academician, trainer and researcher with nearly 2 decades of experience in teaching marketing. Areas like Sales Marketing, Brand Management, and Consumer Behavior are her fortes and also key focus areas for Jaipuria Indore. “Sales management course is very important for students aspiring to enter the business world. At Jaipuria this course has been broken up into two courses – one dealing only with sales and business development and the second course is on distribution and channel management. Consumer behavior course involves project work and field report.”
The teaching is not only about theory though, she says. “Guests from industry also help in solving the queries of the students during their interactions. The Institute is also constantly in touch with business professionals who keep updating and guiding the faculty members about the changing business trends, which helps in keeping syllabus current. Once a year, faculty gets together formally with industry mentors and alumni for this. New courses emerge after such brainstorming sessions with the industry mentors and they are then developed and implemented.”
This is part of the student-centric approach of Jaipuria practiced across all campuses. One of the good examples of the approach is the ‘Uncampus’ philosophy, Dr Attri says. “Student exchange opportunities are provided to all the students who are part of Jaipuria. They can spend a trimester in any of the four campuses where their choice of course is available. This extends to the placement process as well.”
Innovative teaching pedagogies are also aimed at helping students maximize learning. “The Impartus software helps students relive lectures to refresh concepts. The students can also start discussion forums and the faculty member also gets a log of the number of views for a particular lecture. Usage of Moodle is also in full swing at all four campuses, which helps in sharing of reading material, conducting quizzes besides recording attendance. Case discussions, role plays and management games also enhance the learning and teaching experience. Further each faculty member is assigned 8-10 mentees so that their progress can be closely monitored and faculty mentor can solve their problems and queries.”
Having joined the Institute recently, she is in a position to critically evaluate the workings here. “Having completed 6 months at Jaipuria, Indore, my experience has been very enriching and good. There is a professional and transparent approach to working. The engagement of various stakeholders is solicited during policy designing and implementation and this brings in an element of ownership among the people. There is an active participation of all faculty members across all the campuses while designing the course curriculum and the board is open to new ideas and encourages out of the box thinking to enhance the learning environment at the Institute.
Personality development is also an integral part of grooming the future leaders at Jaipuria. “We endeavor to groom our students into skilled, capable, and knowledgeable individuals who are ready to face any challenge. The Institute provides many opportunities to develop the personality. Regular sessions on business etiquettes, dressing, time management, aptitude building, and management conclaves prepare the students for final placements. Events like Jaipurias Got Talent, Management Fests etc. help the students showcase their creative dimensions. Participation in Committees/Clubs like Marketing, Finance, Mess, E-Cell, Creativity and Innovation, etc. helps students learn team work and event/projects management, which helps in boosting their confidence to manage bigger challenges.
Dr Attri firmly believes that young minds are curious to learn new things and it is this curiosity that makes learning more effective and enjoyable. Her extensive published research helps develop a perspective that encourages this approach. “I believe in an engaged level of learning through questioning and discussion. Therefore having a research bent of mind where there is high motivation to learn is very important for management students. In a very fast changing business world, it is this openness to comprehend situations and develop strategies that makes the difference between success and failure.”
Gaurav Nigam, PGDM 2012-14, Jaipuria, Lucknow.
Gaurav Nigam spent most of his formative years in Lucknow. When he was pursuing a B.Com. undergraduate degree from Lucknow University, his older brother, Ankit Verma, suggested that he pursue a PGDM from Jaipuria Institute of Management. “My brother had done a PGDM from Jaipuria, Lucknow and when he told me about the rich learning experience, the record placements and the world-class faculty; it influenced my decision to join the Institute.”
Nigam says that he benefitted greatly from the rich learning experience. “The Jaipuria, Lucknow faculty was very friendly and went out of their way to help,” he says. “My mentor discussed my weak points with me and ensured that they weren’t points of worry anymore.” The rigour of academic life helped this young man to focus on the goals that lay ahead, and his summer internship with Best Western Plus, Levana, saw him working hard at proving himself. At Best Western he had to conduct quality checks on hotel operations, plan ways to promote the brand, conduct various sales activities and much more. “It was an experience that put me in good stead for what lay ahead,” he admits.
Today, Nigam is placed with Apollo Tyres, Kanpur as ‘territory- in-charge’. He is of the firm opinion that if you are to succeed in your profession, you must be prepared to work anywhere. So his advice to students getting placement opportunities in smaller cities would be to “always be open to any location.” He continues, saying,“Students need to realise that they have to build ‘their’ brand in the market. It is only once they have a good reputation that they can demand roles or locations.”
Talking about his time at Apollo, Nigam says he loves his job. “I like the motion, fluidity and the activity in this job,” he explains. “Currently, I am travelling and I really have no issues; in fact I love it. As a bonus, it happens to be my job profile as well! My role here involves managing dealers and customers within my territory. If any problems come up, I need to be able to provide viable solutions.”
The young man is very grateful to Jaipuria, Lucknow as his time there helped him learn the tricks of the trade. Some of the greatest takeaways that Jaipuria, Lucknow gave him were in the areas of meeting deadlines and focusing on important work that needs to be done. As he says, “No matter what is going on around you, I learned the need to focus and complete the task.”
Apart from this, the Jaipuria journey also taught him how to maintain the right work-life balance. “Being in a sales job means that you have to be in the market for the better part of the day. So, after work I try to ensure that I wind down and pursue other areas that interestme. This way, I am ready to face the next day and take on the challenges it brings,” he shares. As to the future, Nigam has a clear focus: “I want to build my brand – so that people know me, people recognise me. That’s what needs to be done if you want to achieve your career goals.”
Recalling his time at Jaipuria, Lucknow, Nigam says that it was full of great memories: “We took our studies very seriously, but there was always time for fun. We missed some classes but then took extra classes – ultimately you need to know when to do what and when it is the right time to do the right thing!”
His advice to the new batch at his alma mater is simple: “Be dynamic. Enjoy what you are doing. Today’s businesses require people who do not get tired even if they are saddled with an unlimited amount of work. You must always show that you are hungry for success!”
So, how would Nigam describe himself in one word? Pat comes the answer: “Consistent – because you need to be consistent to survive and do well in the corporate world. You have to perform every time if you wish to make an impact. Consistency is a great way to ensure that you are rewarded.’
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