u/Ghargharbaddies

Current student here. Got summers through campus. Won’t reveal my profile for privacy reasons, so please don’t ask profile-based questions.

Also please don’t ask waitlist movement queries 😭 nobody has exact data and a lot of people online are just trying to influence movement narratives.

Seeing a lot of negativity around Kashipur recently, so thought of doing an AMA from whatever I’ve personally seen on campus.

Some common questions:

• Yes, I personally feel Kashipur is ahead of most baby IIMs including Nagpur, and even Ranchi overall.

• Infrastructure, campus life, hostel facilities, and overall MBA experience are genuinely very good.

• This year placements were actually solid. Finance, marketing, and analytics had strong opportunities and some bigger brands came as well.

• Average was around 15.5 approximately as a ballpark figure, not official data.

• No MBB obviously, but good companies across domains did come.

• Personally would place it above IMT overall too.

• Batch size is around 470 and placements are pooled.

• SIPs got completed, and some people even opted for outside internships themselves.

• Freshers are getting decent offers too if they build their profile properly.

• Realistically, most placement struggles in the senior batch were concentrated in the bottom ~5%, majorly people with MBA CGPA below 6.

If you feel this AMA is fake or biased, that’s fair too. I’m not gaining anything from this, just answering based on my own experience here.

Ask away.

To everyone joining MBA colleges for the 2026 to 2028 batch, you still have around 1.5 months before campus starts.

Use this time smartly. It genuinely makes a difference later.

Right now most people are relaxing after entrance exams and interviews, which is fair. But once MBA begins, life becomes very fast very quickly. CV verification, committee applications, networking, competitions, SIP prep, assignments, random meetings at 2 am, all of it starts together.

A few things I really think you should do before joining:

1. Make your CV now

Do not wait for placecom templates.

Just prepare a clean one page resume on your own. Keep it simple. The college will eventually give its own format anyway, but having your content ready early saves a lot of stress.

Most important thing:

Quantify your points.

Instead of writing:

“Worked on operations”

Write:

“Managed inventory reconciliation for 3 warehouses and reduced reporting delays by 20%”

Even college fest and committee work can be quantified properly.

2. Verify your points properly

If you did internships, NGO work, family business work, startup projects, college events, anything at all, make sure you can actually explain it confidently.

A lot of people write random buzzwords like strategy, consulting, analysis, growth, leadership everywhere without understanding what they even mean.

Interviewers catch that instantly.

If possible, talk to previous managers or seniors and confirm your work details before putting them on the CV.

3. Learn Excel properly

This is useful for literally every domain.

Finance, marketing, consulting, operations, HR, analytics, product, everyone ends up using Excel.

At minimum learn:

• Pivot tables

• XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP

• INDEX MATCH

• Conditional formatting

• Basic dashboards

• Shortcuts

People underestimate how valuable this becomes during internships and projects.

4. Start certifications according to your target domain

Not because certificates themselves matter a lot, but because they help you understand the field and give you something meaningful to discuss.

Finance:

Financial modelling, valuation, markets

Marketing:

Digital marketing, branding, consumer behaviour

Consulting:

Case interviews, structured thinking, PowerPoint

Operations:

Supply chain basics, analytics, Excel

HR:

Recruitment basics, organizational behaviour, labour laws overview

Product/Analytics:

SQL, Power BI, basic Python, product thinking

Do not blindly collect 15 certifications just for LinkedIn posting.

Actually learn something.

5. Research companies early

Go through LinkedIn profiles of seniors from your target colleges.

See:

• What companies come to campus

• What roles they offer

• What kind of profiles they shortlist

• What prior experience helps

This gives much more practical clarity than motivational YouTube videos.

6. Improve communication skills

Not fake accents or corporate English.

Just learn how to:

• Speak clearly

• Structure thoughts properly

• Answer under pressure

• Hold conversations confidently

MBA rewards clarity and confidence more than fancy vocabulary.

7. Start reading business and current affairs daily

Not just finance news.

Read about:

• AI

• Consumer trends

• Startups

• Geopolitics

• Sports business

• Tech

• Economy

• Marketing campaigns

• Global companies

These topics come up everywhere in MBA conversations and interviews.

8. Enjoy this phase too

Probably the last long free period before life becomes chaotic.

Travel a little.

Meet friends.

Spend time with family.

Fix your sleep schedule if possible.

Because once college starts, time moves ridiculously fast.

And lastly, don’t panic after joining campus.

There will always be someone with better academics, better communication, better work experience, better internships.

MBA is not won in Week 1.

People grow a lot during those 2 years.

Just enter prepared, stay consistent, and avoid wasting the first term figuring out basic things.

ps: used gpt for framing

Congratulations to all those who have converted core and BA program. Those who are waitlisted, don’t worry, there will always be better opportunities coming your way. With that being said, ask me anything!

A brief idea about this year’s placement, average ranged between 14.7-15.2 approximately, (90-95% fixed component, there are double occupancy rooms in first year, pooled placements for both programmes.

Shoot your questions.

Please refrain from asking my profile.