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1) Tell us something about your academic journey.

I completed my schooling from Aster Public School, Greater Noida and B.Tech (MechanicalEngineering) from Utter Pradesh Technical University in 2014. After my graduation I opted to doMBA.

My MBA Journey at MYRA has been rigorous and transforming. Each subject required numerouspre reads, case preparation, presentations, submissions and exams, to be completed in a span of

 just two weeks. The finest faculty from across the world motivated me to stick to the schedule anddeliver to their expectations. The experience and learning from these form of teaching method wasimmense.

2) Was an MBA always a part of your academic agenda? How did this shift from engineeringto management happen?

I always wanted to be a part of the engineering cadre of the Indian Navy. Therefore, MechanicalEngineering was an obvious choice. Throughout my engineering I was very persistent to turn mydream into reality and was “almost” successful in doing so. But destiny had some different plansand I didn’t get through. During my engineering, I came across few subjects in management. I wasvery keen to learn more about it and a MBA was an obvious choice.

3) How did MYRA happen to you?

I came to know about MYRA through web portals while searching for a good MBA program abroad.I was amazed at the faculty line-up which MYRA had to offer. Being a new B-school, initially I wasvery sceptical about it. But after interacting with the management I was confident that this schoolwill be a good choice.

4) Tell us something about your summer internship at Larsen and Toubro. How different isclassroom learning from learning on the job?

Larsen and Toubro was my first experience into the corporate world. It was a testing ground to

apply the class learnings and check whether the hypothesis holds true in the real world. Myinternship was focused on market research for the new product development team. The projectrequired inputs from variety of industries spread across the country. My team successfully carriedout the project and provided the inputs for an important business decision.

 All the classroom learnings at MYRA were a simulation of real world. My team was well preparedfor the challenges of the real world. Constant support from the faculty significantly helped us tolive up to the expectation of the organisation.

5) How has the course at MYRA helped you evolve over these 2 years? What is the bestpart about the campus life at MYRA?

The faculty and curriculum has transformed me to a more confident person. Every course at MYRA

had a requirement to work in a diverse mix of team. Having no prior work experience, this gave asnapshot of how to work and excel while working in a team, which is imperative for currentbusiness scenario.

Faculty from top B schools of the world such as Kellogg, Arizona State University, University ofCambridge, Wharton, IIMB, IIMA and many others following the immersion learning model and aglobal curriculum, offered an incredible learning experience. The diverse mix of the cohort hailingfrom different regions of the country was an added advantage.

6) Any advice for the incoming batch.

MYRA provides oceans of opportunities, with the global faculty and various student exchangeprograms with universities such as Catholica-Lisbon, UWB and Julius Maximilian University of

Würzburg etc. are few to name. Learning from the class room discussions, case studies, Insighttalks and workshops are immense. Hard work and dedication would be the key to excel and meetyour career goals. All the best!