got my elp...

A conventional two year MBA format offers a period of internship where students work and learn on the job, with a one year MBA model there’s no time window available for a full time internship. The Experiential Learning Program is a way around, this is a short term project where teams work remotely for most of the project and spend a short time at the client location.

Coming to our experience this year, just finished the ELP interview with Morgan Stanley, UK and guess what we got the project. Elated we certainly are since this is one of the few international projects on offer so far. The opportunity to work with a leading global investment bank is something all of us are looking forward to. The project would involve developing models for trading strategies in the fixed income market.

The first hurdle has been crossed but there’s very little time to rest on our laurels since the project would certainly be very demanding. We know that this is nothing more then a small first step, but its in the right direction …

Random Snippets-V

• Time is flying fast, we have already entered the later half of term-3. The mid terms were held last saturday. With exams every third week we have now got used to the examination pressure, no longer does one see the tension and disruption of normal schedules before an upcoming exam. Life now moves as normal and exams they have become a part of life...

• The Centre For Analytical Finance(CAF) organised a conference on corporate governance this saturday. The list of speakers included illustreuos names from the industry.Unfortunately we has our exams the whole dayso couldnt attend the event. This was indeed a perfect example of bad administrative planning, a little bit of better scheduling would have allowed the students to attend and gain from the conference. Hope we learn...

• The citibank scholorship opened last week, yesterday was the due date for applications. I am told that more then 300 people have applied, and I am one amongst them. Will keep you posted on this.

• Before I conclude I would leave you with an image which examplifies my talent at photography ;) , watch the timing...