We are done with the first quarter of EPGP-09 @ IIM-K. Five papers, their exams, assignments and the project works are almost completed. Most of the project work were group activities and we were FOUR in our group. Nithin, Ginu, Deepak and myself. Before joining the course, I was thinking that, this won't be hectic and is easily manageable. The IIM-K faculties told couple of things during the in campus module - 1) You wont realize how fast the time flies in the next 2 years 2) You will realize that you were wasting a lot of quality time earlier. Both those things came true. 4-5 months already gone so fast and I am realizing that I was having lot of free time earlier. The decision to do this course was definitely one of the best decisions I took. Now I am getting a feeling that, I am learning something new everyday.
Some of the friends who joined for this course left it in midway. Some of them stopped right after the in campus module and some other left after the first quarter. A few of them are joining other IIM's EPGP courses.
This week our second quarter classes have started. Coming weekend, there is no class. That's a huge luxury nowadays. Planning to go somewhere, as this wont happen so often in the next couple of years. After couple more weeks, weekly quiz, assignment and projects will again start for the second quarter.
Quiz was one of the best thing happened in quarter 1. Most of the topics were covered in the quiz and the topics were not alien to us during the time of the exams. The way all the process is conducted by IIM-K, is a very thoughtful and brilliant procedure.
Regarding the first quarter exams, Qualitative Techniques professor had shared some question patterns and most of the questions were similar to that pattern. Managerial Communication professors questions were pure application side - you should know the theory well and then you should apply that in the exam. Accounting was having mainly numerical problem solving and some very less amount of theory. Organizational behavior was also similar to Managerial Communication, but some amount of theoretical questions were also there. Managerial Economics was having a lot of Multiple Choice Questions and some theoretical questions. Not sure, when the results will be out.
This quarter, we should target to complete the projects as early as poss ible. Else towards the end, everything will pile up. Quarter 1, we had completed 70-80% of the Managerial Economics project quite early and that really helped us.
Another news is that EPGP-10, the fee is 10 Lacs, an increase of 2 Lacs compared to us (EPGP-09).
Some of the friends who joined for this course left it in midway. Some of them stopped right after the in campus module and some other left after the first quarter. A few of them are joining other IIM's EPGP courses.
This week our second quarter classes have started. Coming weekend, there is no class. That's a huge luxury nowadays. Planning to go somewhere, as this wont happen so often in the next couple of years. After couple more weeks, weekly quiz, assignment and projects will again start for the second quarter.
Quiz was one of the best thing happened in quarter 1. Most of the topics were covered in the quiz and the topics were not alien to us during the time of the exams. The way all the process is conducted by IIM-K, is a very thoughtful and brilliant procedure.
Regarding the first quarter exams, Qualitative Techniques professor had shared some question patterns and most of the questions were similar to that pattern. Managerial Communication professors questions were pure application side - you should know the theory well and then you should apply that in the exam. Accounting was having mainly numerical problem solving and some very less amount of theory. Organizational behavior was also similar to Managerial Communication, but some amount of theoretical questions were also there. Managerial Economics was having a lot of Multiple Choice Questions and some theoretical questions. Not sure, when the results will be out.
This quarter, we should target to complete the projects as early as poss ible. Else towards the end, everything will pile up. Quarter 1, we had completed 70-80% of the Managerial Economics project quite early and that really helped us.
Another news is that EPGP-10, the fee is 10 Lacs, an increase of 2 Lacs compared to us (EPGP-09).
