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Roller Coaster Ride XLRI

The Roller Coaster Ride To XLRI – Suman Saha, XLRI
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I remember two years ago sitting there on the usual last bench of my classroom supposedly learning electronics and telecommunication engineering, having no idea what I was doing with my life or where it was actually headed. The placement season was about to begin and I lacked the motivation to actually prepare for an IT job. Our beloved Sanghamitra ma’am suddenly walked in. She looked angry and not her usual happy self. Then followed an hour-long verbal bashing for all of us and the crux of the matter was “Please buckle up! Do something about your lives. You all are better than this”. That somehow clicked.
I’m sure most of us would have forgotten that one hour in the next minute or so but that stayed with me reverberating in my ears all day long. I was already taking classes for these MBA examinations at a renowned coaching center of the city. But it was more like a stroll in the evening every Sunday with my close bunch of friends. That changed immediately. The very thought of being a frustrated software developer for the rest of my life was enough to get me going. And hence the journey started.
The Sunday stroll turned into serious four hours in class trying to improve every single moment. Those uncountable hours over Facebook and WhatsApp changed to online materials and mock tests. I was on a roll. I was improving in every single mock test I was giving. The feeling was ecstatic. More ecstatic than Manchester United scoring a goal. I knew I was on the right track. Sure, my engineering studies got a bit disrupted but I didn’t care. I had my goals set. I hadn’t felt this determined ever in my life. Finally, the time had arrived. The hard work and determination had actually paid off and I ended up with amazing scores in all the three exams I had appeared for. (98.48%ile in CAT, 98.68%ile in XAT and 99.54%ile in IIFT). But this was just the beginning.
The roller coaster ride had just begun. It followed a staggering one month of numerous group discussions and personal interviews which drained me both physically and mentally to the core. I kind of realized the battle was more mental than physical. And only the strongest would survive. I kept pushing on. The season of results had arrived and I was freaking tensed. Would all this hard work ultimately give anything? The next month was the toughest. I was waitlisted in about 7 or 8 B-schools including IIM Shillong, SP Jain Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, IIFT, IIT B and XLRI. The wait was very difficult.
Every day felt like a week. But it was all worth it in the end. That mail from the B-school of your dreams is the most prized possession I had back then. It was XLRI. YES! I had to actually read the mail twice to believe this was actually happening. Being a general engineering fresher, my chances were as low as it could get but somehow the things just fell into place. The first thing that came to my mind was that one hour of being reprimanded that day in the classroom. Had that not happened who knows where I’d be now!
Having completed the dreaded first term here in XLRI, I can safely say that this has been an experience of a lifetime. This shapes you as a person. This makes you so clear professionally and to some extent personally as well. You learn to think with a clear mind about what you want to do with your life. I ended up getting a coveted internship offer at JPMorgan Chase. Along with that, I kind of sorted out my personal life as well which was going through a huge storm before coming here.
Cheers to XL! Cheers to the best B-school you can ever think of! And as they say, “Happiness has its own way of taking its sweet time.”

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At the University of Engineering and Management (UEM), Jaipur, excellence is not just a goal—it is a tradition.
At the University of Engineering and Management (UEM), Jaipur, excellence is not just a goal—it is a tradition. Our students continue to set benchmarks in academic and extracurricular domains, winning accolades at prestigious competitions across the country. This week, UEM Jaipur proudly recognizes the outstanding achievements of its students: Robowar Champions: Yogesh Taparia, Sumit Lamba, and Soham Wadekar secured the 1st prize in Robowar (a battle of self-designed robots) at IIT Ropar. Coding Excellence: Vishnu Singh and Balram Kulhari won the 3rd prize at the Code for Bharat Hackathon, hosted at Microsoft Office, Gurgaon. Multiple Victories Across India: Several UEM Jaipur students, including Tejas Kharkar, Ashish Kumar Jha, Manmohan Singh, Himanshu Jangid, Mayank Sharma, Rajput Yashu, Divyansh Sachdev, and Mohit Raj, achieved significant wins in competitions held at NIT Srinagar, SLIET Punjab, RGIPT UP, and JECRC Jaipur. Campus Placement Success: The university proudly celebrates the placement of its final-year students at Metacube Software as IT Developers, with an impressive starting salary of ₹6.5 LPA. The recruited students include Soumen Pal, Anushree Agarwala, Avinash Kumar Mehta, Aman Sharma, Sourabh Chhipa, Debabrata Maity, Anurag Kumar, Swayam Khatter, Shanu Aaryan, and Gopendu Manna. Leadership in Event Management: Our students successfully volunteered in organizing a Teachers’ Award Program for school educators, further demonstrating their leadership and organizational skills. UEM Jaipur takes immense pride in its students’ achievements and remains committed to fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and success. Congratulations to all our students for their hard work and dedication! #TopRankedUniversity#uemian#uem#UEMJaipur
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2023
In 2023, Govt. of India, Ministry of Education has ranked UEM JAIPUR in 1st position in North-Western India through Institution's Innovation Council.
In 2022, UEM JAIPUR has ranked in 2nd position in entire North-Western India, under the Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
"1st in Rajasthan State 3rd in All India (BCA & MCA Both)"
Award-Best University with quality Education in Jaipur in the Event Global Education Achievement Awards 2023
2022
'GOLD BAND' with A Grade by R World Institution Ranking
'Govt. and Private Institutions- All India Ranks - 32 Top Private Institutions- All India Ranks- 26 1st in Rajasthan and 10th in Entire North India
In 2022, UEM JAIPUR has been ranked as the "Most Promising University" by Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements - ARIIA rankings, the 2nd most prestigious rankings by Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
2021
Most International Education Pride Award 2022 Trusted University for Innovation, Research and Placements in Rajasthan
2017
NEN (National Entrepreneurship Network) E-Week, 2011-2016
NEN (National Entrepreneurship Network) E-Week, 2016
"Just Careers" Magazine, 2011
NEN (National Entrepreneurship Network) E-Week, 2015
NPTEL program (IIT Kharagpur and IIT Chennai), 2016
IEM - Best Self-financed Engineering Institute in West Bengal, "Picture Perfect" - ABP Group, 2010
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