BIT/BIS @ DELHI UNIVERSITY NETWORK

BIT/BIS NETWORK

Well this post is basically for all the Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Information Science grads of Delhi University. Well the website - a brand new one at that and completely refurnished is going to be launched on February 1st, 2005. This website for which the link can be found at the top of the post is a result of an Alumni Meet of BIT/BIS of all colleges which was held in New Delhi at India Habitat Centre on (i think) 9th January, 2005.

The discussion on next alumni meet is already starting up at BIT/BIS Yahoogroup. So if you are not a member send in your request with some details like name, batch and college to the yahoogroup.

The website currently is in test phase and the chat and message board links are operational. Also, the clubs are being formed to handle the alumni meets and interaction at various locations.

I hope to see the BIT/BIS community starting to move on again........

OFFER LETTER

Today Finally i got my offer letter from TVS Electronics where I am placed as a Management Trainee for a period of One Year.
So now it is confirmed that joining is on 1st June, 2005 at Chennai.

As I once said "Studies and Work take people places"
[I hope I am the only one who coined this phrase]

So from Delhi to Bhubaneswar for studies. From there to Chennai for work.....
At this rate Antarctica is not far away ;-)

This was an offer letter, I have accepted it and returned a copy of it duly signed.
Detailed joining instructions are still awaited.
A detailed medical test also needs to be carried out.

Thats all for now.

LIFE MOVES ON.........

LIFE MOVES ON

Alright I also admit this post is coming in way toooooooo late.......
It should have been here atleast 2 weeks ago.
I cannot also say that I was busy - I am a vella (totally or almost free - without much workload).

Anyways, since delay has been here, the post will include details on following fronts:
- Placements @ XIM-B
- Life @ XIM-B
- Looking forward to..........

PLACEMENTS @ XIM-B

Well Xuberance 2005 (Campus Placements at XIMB) - the event we PGPM Class of 2005 was looking forward to, finally happened and was a short lived event. It was over within a day with amazing results. Everyone was happy.
Placements are the most important phase of MBA for any student pursuing this course. The placements showed big time improvement compared to last year both in salaries as well as quality.
Some HARD FACTS:
- We termed the placements as a problem of plenty: 1.75 offers per student
- 113 students participated in the placement process of a batch of 116
- 59 companies participated, out of which 14 had to return empty handed
- Average salary: Rs. 5.24 Lakhs and Median Salary: Rs. 5.08 Lakhs
- Highest Indian Salary: Rs. 9 Lakhs
- Lowest Salary: Rs. 3.5 Lakhs
- Highest Lateral overseas offer: USD 84,000

The placements started on 8th January 2005 (just a day after my birthday - so it was bound to be a record breaking one) and it was wrapped up the same day itself.

The placement details are given in detail at: XUBERANCE 2005

I think i have not mentioned where I got placed. Well had multiple offers - and i chose TVS Electronics as my destination with them offering me a job in Sales and Marketing profile. So, I will be going to Chennai initially and then the final destination as of now I myself have no clue.

LIFE @ XIM-B

Ah with placements over, what should we do.
Most of us are having on the average around 2 papers to finish of this semester.
So workload at bare minimum for most of us. Now we are passing our time watching movies, reading novels, playing tennis or any other sport and dining out whenever possible.
The session ends on February 26th, 2005. So parting away from XIM-B campus is toooo near. Just cannot imagine life out of XIMB Campus.
Also, the campus is right now looking so beautiful with flowers blooming all across. Sorry, no snaps right now, but the moment they are developed and scanned I will put them up.

LOOKING FORWARD TO......

Now with time at XIM-B coming to an end, I am personally looking forward to spending as much time with the close friends which I have made here. We all planning to go to Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Gangtok and have loads of fun out there. The train tickets have been booked. The basic trip outline laid out, now we have to wait for the day to come when we leave for the journey. The plan is that we leave on 25th February morning and return back to XIMB on 5th March late night. Its the visit to the Paradise City.......
Here I recall Guns and Roses song (only partial song being referenced)

Take me down to Paradise City,
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.....
(rest of the song will take me home - which this trip will not take me to)
[Girls here refer to other tourists making a beeline there during the peak season ;-) ]
[So hopefully some bird watching also]

Gangtok is one of the most beautiful hill stations in India, giving breathtaking view of the third largest peak of the world - Mt. Kanchenjunga.
People knowing me know how much I love visiting hill stations, playing with snow if its there and on another extreme I also love beaches equally. But the scenery offered at Hill Stations is unparalleled.
Fingers are crossed, hoping that the journey is a memorable one.
After the trip we plan to come back to campus and spend time here and roaming Orissa itself till 13th March or so. 14th March is convocation. Parents will be coming to campus for convocation - my first ever convocation.
Lots to look forward to. After reaching home, have to also get back in touch with all the friends who would be remaining in Delhi at that time.
Life will change drastically once out of here.


For a change no snaps in this post, but in near future ones there will be some.
Look out for them..........................

Happy New Year

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wishing everone a Very happy New Year....hope all your dreams come true......
Also hoping you have more n more dreams....lasting for further new years to come.....
So,

WELCOME YEAR 2005........

Some of the pics from the new year party here at XIMB:
[Thumbnails can be clicked for a full size view]

[THE BONFIRE] - Contributed by myself


[MUSIC @ THE BONFIRE] - Contributed by myself


[THE CLOCK TICKING] - Contributed by myself


[The New Year Cake] - Contributed by myself


[Chanchal, Sachin, myself, Sonal, Kartik(Blue Shirt),
Ritwick, Sanket, Ravi Sid, Shantanu ] - Contributed by myself


[Sitting: Sanket, Ravi Sid]
[Row 1 Standing: Hima, Gaurav (myself), Sonal, Ritwick, Milind]
[Row 2 Standing: Sachin, Shantanu, Kartik, Supriya]
- Contributed by myself


[Pradeep, Sachin, Myself, Sanket, Shantanu, Ritwick]
- Contributed by myself


[Sitting Row 1: DD, Shantanu, Darpan]
[Half Sitting, Half Standing: Sanket, Hima, Supriya]
[Row 1 Standing: Myself, Sonal, Sachin (Patiala),
also behing me a face can be seen - Pijush]
[Row 2 Standing: Sachin, Pradeep, Kartik]
- Contributed by myself


[My Consumer Behavior group @ new years:
Supriya, Ritwick, Sonal, Gaurav (myself) and Sachin]
- Contributed by myself


[Apni hi dhun mein chale hein - Pijush, Shantanu and Kartik]
- Contributed by myself


[Sitting: Hima, Supriya, Sonal, Gaurav (myself)]
[Standing: Sachin, Sanket, Pradeep]
- Contributed by myself


[The Party is on "Gemini Gemini" is the song]
- Contributed by myself


[The Party goes on]
- Contributed by myself

Thats all......Again wishing everyone a Happy and a Prosperous New Year

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