my mba dream....

to begin with...
it all began in 2nd yr...actually, when i came to this college mine aim was to do MS from an american university....
but it all changed..i decided to go for an mba when i realised that technical stuff is not for me. that realization came later..but i am happy that it at least came to me..well before cat examination!!
i decided with my girlfriend that i shud be doin an mba from an iim or any other reputed insti. she backed me fully and supported my dream.
and slowly , but surely , the realization went on to become a passion, a strong passion to do something very very greta in my life..to be a star in management field...from then on i only did three things, eat mba...drink mba..sleep mba...
i beagan collecting the material related to cat. i planned to take the cat in 2005 and went into gathering evry bit of info i needed..at times i was very frustrated at my inability to get the proper , relevant and concise info on mba prep. i used to visit a few search engines like google and a few sites like coolavenues.com and rediff.com......
but it was really a futile exercise. i never did actually got to the point info on how to prepare myself mentally and psychologically for the cat /mba exams..??
then one day..out of the blue...i stumbled upon a site called PAGALGUY.com....and it was a life changing experience for me ...
i was so glad to find a site dedicated solely to the prep of mba /cat ..and that too without any profit in mind..!! and there were loads of communities....thousand of cat aspirants..who shared their experiences selflessly, posted queries and articles..
and from that day, i became a regular member of the pagalguy. my pagal id maverick.raman
the web adddress of pagalguy is:


so..december happened (5th sem..). i had collected some decent amt of info on the mba and cat..and was heading in the right direction..(thats wat seemed to me the right direction!!)
then in jan 2005 , my gal gave me the ims notes....and that was when i realised that where did i lacked ...and how much catching up i need to do..
6th sem and ims notes went along soundly....at times (many times)...i had to make a compromise on cat prep....due to commitmenst and work in college....but i managed to give at least one hr daily(minimum)
after the sixth sem..my 6 months training came..and i had to plan for my training and cat prep...i was in a catch 22 situation..how to do both heavy mech training and rigorous cat prep...??
then some seniors advised me to leave the training part and concentrate on cat part..i am really indebted to vishwas (IMT) and gurjeet(IMT) for their kind support...and encouragement...
so i decided to go to delhi and take coaching from PT Kailash col. abhishek attri , one of mine fav seniors, advised me to join PT for their committment and genuine study mtrls...
so..rented a room in delhi...and began my 6 month long ordeal to bell the cat 2005 in july 2005...
my coaching began on 22 july, and ended on 28th october....
i met a diverse range of people at my delhi center..and realised the level of comppt and hard work that i had to face in immediate future.
at times i do lost hope in mocks..and some times it was difficult to cope up with the rigorous follow up at home of the study mtrls.....but i tried my level best to stay motivated and focussed...
vishwas helped me at a no. of times , whenevr i lost hope or felt burnt out....!!
and my gal ..pooja was always there,to lift my spirits.....
by oct....i had formulated mine strategy for attempting cat 2005....and was solving mocks..
i retrnd home on 1 nov..and it was 20 days to the D day..
me, with a friend of mone...began solving mocks feverishly....sometimes 2 per day
!! only thing in my mind was cat--CAT--CAT....
tehn i left all prep on 17th nov and chilled out....
went on 19th to a friends place in chandigarh(my cat center)...

time:: 10:30 am , sunday, 20 nov 2005
i am sitting in the cat exam hall..waiting for paper....i am perplexed a bit on seeing the sheer no. of students appearing for the exam..but managed to focus...

time::10:58 am,
received and filled my cat answer sheet.

10:59 am,
get ques booklet..

11 am onwards....
time flies...i didnt knew what struck me...went like a mad man at the paper..was working like a maniac...

1 pm..
stopped the exam ...looked arnd to c the dazed faces..like japanese wondering after the atom bomb explosion...what hit us??

1:10 pm...
everyone came to his/her senses...and murmurings grew to noisy chatter...

i thought my performance to be a decent one...

finally...gave othe r exams also..bit cud score substantially in cat only....
97 %ile and got a gd/pi call from imt gzb...
i was actually wondering...lady luck listens to our first wishes...somewhere deep in my mind..i wanna be in imt gzb..where mine seniors were....

i have given the gd/pi..it was decent one...
now i am hopin for the results

i know that god's , babaji's and guruji's blessings are with me...

life rocks...