Vritaanta Volume 2 Issue 1 August 2015

Zeitgeist25Student Driven College– Experienced!in us (MBA I). Then they are bombarded with ques-Sparsh Bhagat (MBA I Marketing) talks about the student council selection process.So it’s SIBM, yeah SIBM Pune. Always tions some clever, some whacky and some relevant.known as the student-driven institute, The curiosity among the cream of the country waseasier said than done. When you hear the good to witness.words, you comprehend just the literalFollowing which we filled a preference, as to whichsense of these words. But it means a lot more onceteam we'd want to join. Then begins the first round ofyou are a part of SIBM. So here I am, scribbling thethe interview. This is where the real deal begins.experience, taking you along on the journey, an enthusiasticwriter.Started post 5pm and trust me when I say this there isno closing time. My friends actually came backI came into the system with expectations of hardships,fun and learning. As an outsider, I alwaysheard that in an MBA one is very busy, one doesn'tget to sleep, at least five parallel things go on, etc., itall sounded too flashy to me. But it indeed is. Howeverthe satisfaction it still gives is immense.Fast forward to the Students’ Council selection experience.All the students gather in the auditoriumand the President of the Students’ Council announceseach team and all 9 teams introduce themselves.Sheer professionalism! One after the otherthey introduce themselves, with an epic video shoton campus by the team themselves… with the messageof what they do and what they are looking for,at 5am. (Welcome to a student-driven B-School!) Firstround was followed by tasks such as get 20 friends in30 minutes. Other tasks were arrange a car, arrangefor quotations for print, make action plans, etc.This was further followed by a second round for shortlistedcandidates. It involved some brainstorming inteams to get a task done. Finally, the third round ofinterviews, this time they check how good a teamplayer you are, by asking you to tell pros and cons ofyour peers. (Be subtle!) And at the end, comes the dayof results. The Interim Students’ Council is ready togive it their 100%. But this is really not the end; trulythis is where it begins.All in all, a unique and creatively designed process,that helps a candidate to learn a lot of things that willhelp not just in an MBA but in life in the long run. A lotof credit goes to seniors and the Council for designingan incredibly well-thought selection process. Lookingforward to the Junior Team selection process in a fewmonths!— Sparsh Bhagat, MBA I MarketingAugust 2015