To those who know her, one thing that comes to mind about Garima Gupta – apart from the fact that she has topped her batch at BIMTECH – is the word ‘fiercely competitive’. The only difference is that she is constantly competing with herself, and not someone else.

“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow”, Garima quotes Ronald E. Osborne. “Whether it was school, engineering, or BIMTECH, I always ensured that I beat my own performance. Be it sports, academics or extra-curricular, competing with myself and doing better each time, was my key to coming out with flying colours.”

Garima is an out-and-out Delhi girl, with schooling from Father Agnel School, New Delhi, followed by a B.Tech in Computer Science from IILM, Greater Noida, and now, an MBA from BIMTECH. She chose BIMTECH because of its brand name; the fact that BIMTECH is in NCR made matters easier.

Her colleagues at BIMTECH describe her as focused and determined, as well as fun-loving; someone who doesn’t neglect academics, while enjoying college life.

“The journey right to the top of my batch at BIMTECH has been terrific. Infact, the high CGPA cannot simply be attributed to studying hard. It was also because of an understanding of what the examiners expected me to know, and writing just that… and getting across my ideas and justifying them. That’s what BIMTECH transforms us into – ‘thinking’ managers of the future. This requires a certain kind of confidence that develops in a relaxed learning environment like BIMTECH’s.”

Garima, who has landed a placement with Titan Industries Limited as a Retail Executive Trainee, believes that her top-of-the-class grades at BIMTECH did get her the big interviews, but inside the interview room, it was her knowledge and communication skills that counted more.

“The faculty members at BIMTECH are very knowledgeable and possess remarkable industry experience. Their guidance during our ‘on job training’, was priceless. But the most important quality that BIMTECH embeds in you is that easy confidence with which you communicate your ideas. My advice to my juniors at BIMTECH is to be completely honest with the recruiters. They are very experienced and a fake answer can pull down your entire interview.”

Garima has specialized in retail management from BIMTECH – a course which very few B-schools in India offer.

“Skills acquired at BIMTECH, are bound to come handy in my contribution to my company. The future for me will depend very much on what is it that I’ll excel in, during my training period. I’m confident that my BIMTECH-edge will set me apart from the rest of my colleagues.”

Garima Arora’s journey from a small-town girl, to a MBA gold-medalist from BIMTECH is nothing short of spectacular. Born and raised in Bulandshahar, UP, Garima went to school at DPS, Bulandshahar. There are many in Bulandshahar who dream of making it to the Delhi University, but very few actually do. Garima Arora was one of those chosen few.

She made it to B.Com (Honours) at Hans Raj College, where she discovered her passion for finance. She decided to go for an MBA in finance from a reputed B-school.

“BIMTECH is one of the most reputed management colleges in Delhi-NCR, with outstanding infrastructure, innovative curriculum and a highly qualified faculty,” Garima opines.

The two years that followed, were a perfect blend of fun and learning at BIMTECH. Garima calls it the ‘most exciting and valuable time’ of her life. Ofcourse, there were the assignments, presentations and tests, but there was equal stress on extracurricular activities and sports. “BIMTECH gave me the correct atmosphere to groom myself,” remarks Garima happily. It gave her the license to enjoy the events, parties and workshops organized in the campus.  The course structure in BIMTECH gave her a holistic view of the corporate world, but she would always look forward to interacting with professors and alumni at various events at BIMTECH. It gave her a first-hand feel of the industry as well as honed her communication skills.

“My advice to juniors at BIMTECH is that internship is your big opportunity to apply your knowledge in a practical scenario. My interview revolved majorly around my internship experience and projects, which I handled pretty well.”

Not only has Garima landed a plum job as an associate consultant, but is also the proud ‘Gold Medalist’ of her course. BIMTECH’s emphasis on equal importance to both academics and extracurricular activities brought out the best in her.

“BIMTECH has sharpened my analytical skills and equipped me to face challenges. I picture myself growing very quickly in the Company, to the level of Senior Manager in 5 years.”

She knows that the world outside BIMTECH is a competitive world of consumer-driven markets, where enterprises are run on the basis of collaborative work and cultures are driven by innovations. But she is confident that BIMTECH has provided her with the knowledge, skills set and competence that will set her apart from the crowd.

Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) completely changed his life for the better says Nipun Puri, the gold medallist for the PGDM (IB) class of 2010-12.

“At the end of this journey of two years, when I look back at what I was before coming here, I see a complete changeover in myself,” he said.

“Be it my personality, my attitude, my approach towards life – everything changed and changed positively.”

Puri said while academically, he learned models, theories and ways to solve industrial problems, his educational experience at BIMTECH provided much more.

“BIMTECH gave me confidence, taught me how to be in a professional environment, how to handle stress, how to handle workload and how to maintain a balance between your personal and professional life,” he said. “In short it was a preface of my whole professional life which is yet to come.”

Born in Ghazipur (U.P), he came to Delhi as a child when his father was transferred in the metropolis and finished his schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya Vigyan Vihar, New Delhi. He then went to Kanpur to study engineering in computer science and landed a job at a software firm in Delhi.

Wanting to further his career in management, he left the job after three months, did a crash course for CAT and got selected for BIMTECH as well as ICFAI Hyderabad.

BIMTECH won out, he said “as I found BIMTECH has nurtured better managers in past and provides a very good learning environment.”

Graduating this year, he accepted a supply chain position with HCL Technologies (Infrastructure Service Division) and feels confident about his success.

“I think I’m well prepared to take the job and the challenges,” said Puri, “as the subject knowledge given to me by BIMTECH and its faculty has been commendable and I also worked hard on my respective domain knowledge.”

He believes programs such as those taught at BIMTECH are a definite plus when planning a management career.

“Courses like this bring forth an overall change in an individual from his personality to his knowledge, to his way of looking at life,” he said. “In today’s competitive world it is very important to have something which makes you stand out and courses like this enable you to do so.”

Puri believes if you don’t have a goal you will not survive – and he definitely has goals.

Looking five years down the road in his position at HCL he’s aiming for series of promotions.

“Huge opportunities are waiting for me and for the coming generation also,” he said. “The only thing you need to do is to be the one who can fulfill the requirements in a better way.

Graduating at the top of her class and landing a prime position at HDFC ERGO General Insurance, Vidisha Singhal is another Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) success story.

Receiving her initial schooling from St. Mary’s Senior Secondary School, she obtained her BTech from the Electronics and Communication Branch of Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology and worked with HCL Tech as a graduate engineer trainee for two years before deciding to go for an MBA at BIMTECH.

“I chose BIMTECH, since it is one of the premier B-Schools in India and renowned for its studies, faculty and extracurricular activities,” she said. “It gives a platform for its student to be leaders as well as managers.”

Her life at BIMTECH has been an active one – not just academically, but also in sports. As an executive member of the Sports Conduit she got a chance to apply and enhance her managerial skills learning to organize various tournaments and events.

Vidisha was also associated with the NGO of BIMTECH, where she learned about the realities of poverty and realized how much should be done to help needy people.

“There can be no end to the help which can be extended,” she said. “We have opened many libraries in various villages and our recent and most successful event was a library in Dasna Jail Ghaziabad.”

Vidisha also served as class representative and said in total, all these activities gave her a complete mixture theory and practical experience.

“The learning platform which we get in BIMTECH cannot be provided in a better manner anywhere else,” she said. “Being a residential course, after-class evening events organized by various clubs such as Entrepreneurial cell, BIZMARK and INMOS helped us in applying our classroom studies practically.”

Vidisha now feels totally prepared to take on her new position as management trainee at HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company – one of the leaders in general insurance – and gave credit to the BIMTECH faculty and alumni.

BIMTECH puts a lot of emphasis on guest lectures, has a wide network of its alumni and this network of guests and alumni helped her learn about the industry and how it works.

“My academic experience at BIMTECH has helped me personally as well,” she said. “I was an introvert by nature; however BIMTECH has helped me enhance my interpersonal skills.”

She said in today’s highly competitive world of business, an organization expects a lot more from employees. Before, “employees use to learn the work culture after joining the organization. Now they expect us to already know it and perform out of the box,” said Vidisha. “Hence, it is necessary for an individual to go for a course like the one offered by BIMTECH. It helps in development of a complete professional person, ready to join an organization and perform out of the box.”