My learnings from BBA and MBA: Arun Pandey

After completing my 10th with 7.9 CGPA, I had selected the Science stream. During 11^th and 12^th standard, my average was 60-65%. When the time came for choosing a college, I committed the biggest mistake of my life, which is taking admission in an Engineering college (as my basics of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry were very poor). After getting admission and after the 1st semester exam results were declared, I failed in 3 subjects out of 6, and that time was like venturing into hell. The time came to think about the next step: whether I should continue Engineering or step back. 

Taking the decision of backing down from engineering was like attempting to make 100 runs in 1 ball in cricket. 

It was so difficult for me to share or even talk about my educational misfortune with my parents. It took 3-4 days to build up guts inside me to approach my parents, and once I shared everything with them, they both supported me that time. Then I had 6 months to think about what to do next in my life; what I was good at, what my strength was, and what would be the possible areas for me to develop my skills and strengths. After giving it a good enough thought, I decided to do BBA in marketing. Hence, I took admission and completed my BBA from Gwalior. During my undergraduate education, I attended a large numbers of seminars, Bootcamp sessions and extra motivation lectures which helped increase my marketing skills. There were lots of mock drills too for marketing. Then I took admission for post-graduation, the course being MBA in International Business, to enhance my knowledge and skills in the global market via the CMAT exam. For taking admission in the institute I was in, you have to appear in CMAT and at least score 150 marks to take admission. I didn’t join any coaching classes; instead, I just read my 12^th class course content and college books. I got enough marks to secure a seat in Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore and now, I am a Student Placement Coordinator in the institute.  

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What you can learn from my story? 

1. Before entering into something new, you must be clear about all the pros and cons regarding it. You must be confident whether you have cleared all the basics regarding it as well.

2. Have enough guts to face failures in life.

My learning from BBA and MBA? 

Bachelor of Business Administration

1. Learn about the Indian as well as the global market. 

2. During these five years, you learn all about the corporate life, how it works, and how one works in the corporate life during their summer internship.

3. It helps you open your own business venture.

4. It also helps you in jobs for marketing, sales, advertising and HR.

MBA in International Business

1. It helps you to enhance your knowledge in the international market and all about exports and imports.

2. It gives you a detailed knowledge of how international marketing is done. 

3. Product knowledge of what India exports to different countries. 

4. It also helps you in opening your own export business.

About the Author:

I am Arun Pandey pursuing MBA from Prestige Institute of Management and Research. Presently, I am the Student Placement Coordinator at the institute.