I have become more focused and result-oriented: Bharat Varma Vatsavayi

We all know that applying to the right MBA program can set you up for success in your career. One of the important points everyone should keep in mind is the program which you choose should align with your career goals. Coming to me, I have 7 years of work experience in India and abroad. I have worked with major clients like Siemens, Reliance, Cegelac, Qatar Gas, Metito, Exterran, etc.

While I was working, I thought of doing MBA as I don’t want to restrict myself to be a functional manager. I wanted to be more like a general manager handling all the functional departments in an organization. It took me 5-6 months to decide whether I was on the right path or not, as we know that doing an MBA is time-consuming and this step would create an impact in my career ahead.  The moment I decided to do MBA, I thought of applying to foreign universities and I gave my GMAT exam, which is the basic requirement for admissions in MBA abroad.

I received a few offers from HULT International Business School, University of Pittsburgh, etc. and in India, I got offers from IPE, Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, etc.  Then suddenly I got to know about OP Jindal Global University through my father’s friend. He is vice-chancellor at Andhra University. He suggested me to try for this college. To be frank, I didn’t have any clue about this college and when I saw the college curriculum and the standard, I was surprised that within 8 years, they have created an impact.

After my interview, I decided to visit the college to check the environment. After visiting the campus, I finally decided to join the college and one of the main reasons is that, so far, they have 8 schools and we can choose interdisciplinary subjects from any school to get cross-cultural knowledge. My journey so far at Jindal Global Business School has been awesome. The tasks given by the professors every day has made me focused and result-oriented. They teach real and practical scenarios which are very important in this competitive world. Each and every student will be assigned with one mentor to discuss if he/she is facing any difficulty in studies or in college.

During my 1st semester, I was a part of case competition on Supply Chain and Blockchain Integration and secured 3^rd All India Level competing with IIMs, IITs, XLRI, etc. I have been a part of the JGU cricket team and the extracurricular activities helped me gain confidence and developed a more positive approach towards life as well.

The class size determines the type of experiences you have in a business school. At Jindal, we have a class size of 60-80 students max. In my batch, we have 75 students out of which 27 are experienced and have worked with almost all major companies. Whenever a task is given, the professors make sure that each group has at least 2 experienced people in it to encourage new thoughts and to guide in the right way.

Another main reason to join this college is they have a great exchange program. They have a huge connect with international universities throughout the world. They offer both free and paid exchange program. In the course curriculum, there is one program- ‘SME Outreach’ where we need to go and visit SMEs and make a report on that and give recommendations for their future growth too which is very good and I’m sure that no other curriculum follows this type of course.

About the Author:

I am Bharat Varma Vatsavayi, pursuing MBA (2018-20) from Jindal Global Business School.