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| MDI, Gurgaon |
It was a cool Sunday morning on 07-April-2013. Usually, my Sunday's were filled with laziness but today it was altogether a different day as I was finally about to vacate 1546, First Floor, Sector-17C, Gurgaon i.e. the place where I have been staying for the past almost six years. On the one side, I was nostalgic to leave the place and my friends whereas on the other hand I was all together excited to be a student once again.
My dream of attending oldest Full Time MBA programme (NMP) at one of premier B-Schools in India @ MDI Gurgaon, was getting realized. Though I have visited this campus many times earlier (used to stay just approx. 200 meter from campus gate), but this time I was here with some clearly defined future goals in mind. I assure you that taking a call to attend Executive MBA Programme after resigning from well settled MNC job was not that easy.
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| EPGPM Batch Inauguration Banner |
Once I landed in the campus, I was having the feel of hitting an oasis in the so called corporate desert. The lush green fields for recreational activities, lots of open spaces dotted with trees and specially designed Red Brick buildings gave me initial comfort that future is definitely going to be better. On payment of fees, I was directed towards the Parthenon building for Room Allocation @ Takashila Hostel. Immediately after shifting luggage to my room, I started with brief introductions to whomsoever I was meeting in the corridors, at the dining table etc. The next morning was the NMP-26th Batch Formal Inauguration Ceremony wherein Chief Guest of Honor - Shri S.P. Singh, Director-HR, NTPC, officially lit the flame along with batch participants and declared the programme Open by delivering an inspiring speech on ethics and integrity.
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| Participants at Business Lunch |
For the next four days right from 8:30AM to 5:30PM, I was exposed to Expert Faculties @ MDI briefing our batch about their respective field subjects that we will be studying in the forthcoming year. They made us walkthrough of case method teaching pedagogy followed in this institute and importance of business education these days in the complex corporate world. Apart from this, each of us was allotted a formal identity i.e. the roll numbers, pigeon box numbers (something which was new for me) and email-IDs (something which gives you good feel in the beginning but usually it comes with loads of tensions each day). Though sitting at a stretch for 90 minutes lecture was something I have to learn fast but a cup of coffee at the end of each lecture (Mind it, only for Executive programme participants) was something very exciting at this institute. And to conclude the Induction week on Friday afternoon, Mrs. Neera Jain (Faculty) organized a complete 4 course business lunch for us to demonstrate the dining etiquette's which finally ended with raising a toast for the 26th batch.
Presently having stayed here for only one week, I will continue posting my experiences in the days to come. But really the first week was full of events and exciting one with lots of new friends in the making. All this ingrained in me the urge to do something bigger and better in life that can have a long lasting impact on society and to make the best out of my stay at the campus.
Abishek Mittal
NMP XXVI - Class of 2014
MDI Gurgaon
