u/Electronic-Grape-474

Current senior here. No sugarcoating.

If you’re choosing this place just for the “IIM” tag, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment.

This is literally premium fees, budget experience.

Hostel / Stay situation is a mess

There’s no proper hostel for 1st years. You’ll be put in faculty housing.

Sounds fine? It’s not.

4BHK flats → overloaded with people

Rooms shared, hall converted into another room with partitions

Earlier 2 per room, now worse

Privacy is basically nonexistent. You’re just adjusting all the time.

Campus is dead

Mostly barren land.

No proper sports facilities. Like genuinely nothing meaningful.

For a B-school charging this much, it’s embarrassing.

Administration is on a power trip

Gate closes around 9:30 pm

No entries after that

No food deliveries

Boys/girls interaction restrictions

Then come the fines:

Alcohol → ₹1 lakh

Cigarette → ₹50k

And the way checks happen is insane. Guards just walk into rooms with cameras and sticks like they’re doing some raid.

You’re treated less like MBA students and more like school kids.

Academics are nothing special

You’ll hear “IIM = top faculty” - reality is very different.

Some professors are decent, but overall:

Teaching is average

Curriculum feels outdated

Most learning is self-driven

Basically, you’re paying for a brand, not an academic experience.

Food is straight up bad

Mess food is inconsistent and mostly disappointing.

“Special menu” once a month is supposed to be exciting.

They once tried making baklava and somehow ended up serving something like patties with cherry stuffing.

That should tell you everything.

Events are underwhelming

Low budget setups

Basic speakers/lights

Everything shut down early

Doesn’t feel like a top B-school fest at all. Feels like a random college event.

Sports & extracurriculars = almost zero

No proper infra

No real support

Even basic things like jerseys aren’t provided sometimes

If you’re into sports, you’re going to hate it here.

Placements - reality check

Not as great as portrayed.

People are still unplaced.

And yes, same internal politics and chaos you hear about in newer IIMs.

The “IIM tag” is not saving anyone here.

Final reality

You’ll come here thinking “I made it to an IIM”.

Then slowly realize:

you’re paying a huge amount just to adjust in every aspect of life - stay, food, campus, everything.

I personally regret choosing this place.

Not saying don’t come at all, but if you have similar options, please don’t pick this blindly for the tag.

-Happy to answer your queries in the comments!!

Current senior here. No sugarcoating.

If you’re choosing this place just for the “IIM” tag, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment.

This is literally premium fees, budget experience.

Hostel / Stay situation is a mess

There’s no proper hostel for 1st years. You’ll be put in faculty housing.

Sounds fine? It’s not.

4BHK flats → overloaded with people

Rooms shared, hall converted into another room with partitions

Earlier 2 per room, now worse

Privacy is basically nonexistent. You’re just adjusting all the time.

Campus is dead

Mostly barren land.

No proper sports facilities. Like genuinely nothing meaningful.

For a B-school charging this much, it’s embarrassing.

Administration is on a power trip

Gate closes around 9:30 pm

No entries after that

No food deliveries

Boys/girls interaction restrictions

Then come the fines:

Alcohol → ₹1 lakh

Cigarette → ₹50k

And the way checks happen is insane. Guards just walk into rooms with cameras and sticks like they’re doing some raid.

You’re treated less like MBA students and more like school kids.

Academics are nothing special

You’ll hear “IIM = top faculty” - reality is very different.

Some professors are decent, but overall:

Teaching is average

Curriculum feels outdated

Most learning is self-driven

Basically, you’re paying for a brand, not an academic experience.

Food is straight up bad

Mess food is inconsistent and mostly disappointing.

“Special menu” once a month is supposed to be exciting.

They once tried making baklava and somehow ended up serving something like patties with cherry stuffing.

That should tell you everything.

Events are underwhelming

Low budget setups

Basic speakers/lights

Everything shut down early

Doesn’t feel like a top B-school fest at all. Feels like a random college event.

Sports & extracurriculars = almost zero

No proper infra

No real support

Even basic things like jerseys aren’t provided sometimes

If you’re into sports, you’re going to hate it here.

Placements - reality check

Not as great as portrayed.

People are still unplaced.

And yes, same internal politics and chaos you hear about in newer IIMs.

The “IIM tag” is not saving anyone here.

Final reality

You’ll come here thinking “I made it to an IIM”.

Then slowly realize:

you’re paying a huge amount just to adjust in every aspect of life - stay, food, campus, everything.

I personally regret choosing this place.

Not saying don’t come at all, but if you have similar options, please don’t pick this blindly for the tag.

-Happy to answer your questions in the comments!!

First IEM – Tangzu Wan’er SG2 Red Lion

After going through tons of YouTube and Reddit reviews, I finally picked the Tangzu Wan’er SG2 Red Lion.

Realized I’m not an audiophile—I just want to enjoy music. Tried my cousin’s Sony XM series headphones and wanted something close (within budget), so went with IEMs.

Also picked up a wireless DAC since I use an iPhone 14 Pro Max + iPad (no Lightning/Type-C hassle).

Saw a few posts about QC issues in newer Red Lion batches… hoping mine turns out fine 🤞

Quick questions:

Is burn-in actually needed?

Any beginner mistakes to avoid?

Should i consider changing the IEM with some other one(obviously in the same budget)?