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BITS2BSCHOOL: Live interaction with Manoj Vasudevan ( BITS ’02, Wharton ’12)

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BITS alums never miss a chance to give it back to the BITSian community. Manoj, who co-founded Source Pilani before it acquired was by HarVa (another BITSian venture), was super excited to share his successful journey to Wharton with the BITS2BSCHOOL group. We  grabbed the opportunity and immediately scheduled a Cisco Webex conference. Everyone registered with the group could join the interaction. In what was a largely uninterrupted 90 minutes session, we had 20+ joining in with questions being asked on-the-go. For the benefit of those who could not attend the whole session was recorded too.

Manoj was candid in admitting that it could be an arduous journey to a B-School. He particularly stressed on the importance of GMAT score in his case, how school visits enhanced his application and how, in general, being a rock-star at your workplace matters.

Attendees gleefully accepted this opportunity and submitted questions beforehand. One of the participants, Rahul Yedavalli’s (05P4195) says: “Thank you for hosting such a great session. Looking forward to many such sessions in the future from BITS2BSCHOOL.”

Thanks to Manoj for extending his cooperation, all those who joined the call and BITSAA for providing the infrastructure for a seamless experience!

To hear the whole session and know more about the group, get in touch with the BITS2BSCHOOL team or join the group: bits2bschool@yahoogroups.com

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“So, what are you doing now?” asks my NRI uncle who is home after a long time. 

“Engineering, uncle. In BITS, Pilani!” I reply, quite proudly.

“Oh, okay. Why not the government colleges? Where is BITS, Pilani?”

I am dejected in a way. Here is a person who was actually born in this country, spent more than twenty years here, but has never heard of BITS, Pilani. “May be it’s just him”, I tell myself.

That was almost 7 years ago. Though BITS, Pilani as a brand, is now quite popular in India, we can’t help but notice that a lot of people abroad, especially in the b-school circle, either haven’t heard of BITS Pilani or don’t perceive it as a premier technical institute in India. A lot of admissions consultants too seem to be voicing the same sentiment.