(Photo credits: Eric Lim and Ashutosh Garg)

Last year’s B-school Photography Contest proved beyond doubt that many b-schoolers were wasting their time studying the Ansoff Matrix* and Concentric diversification strategies… they had alternative employment as professional shutterbugs assured, just in case!

But we’ve been told that there is hidden writing talent at b-schools too, stashed away in zillions of blogs and campus magazine articles. We at PaGaLGuY would like to bring that that talent out, reward it and help the lakhs of MBA hopefuls and students on the way. So here goes,

What is the Summer Internships Writing Contest?

We invite second year students from business schools in India and abroad to write and send us an article on,

“Summer internships: The Ugly, the Good and the Bad.”

Focus on personal experiences working as a summer intern in the corporate world, what did you learn and unlearn about the management profession? Let it out.

Or write about the top myths about summer internships that you uncovered and would like current MBA hopefuls and first-year students to know.

Remember, it has to be YOUR story! Make it funny, serious, educative, insightful, palatable and very very interesting.

PS: Avoid writing about the technical details of your project.

What is the word limit?

AT LEAST 750 words. Feel free to write more.

And… the PRIZES?

All winners will get Rs 1,500 cash, besides getting the article published on PaGaLGuY.com. There will be as many winners as there are good articles.

Any other instructions?

— B-school alumni can write too.

— No puff-pieces please. This is NOT about marketing your b-school OR the corporate you interned with.

— You need not reveal details about the company. Use your discretion to maintain privacy of the people and the company involved. All we are interested in what YOU LEARNED AND UNLEARNED ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT PROFESSION. Avoid writing about the technical details of your project.

— Do not type too loudly, it could disturb your dorm-mates.

Who will judge?

The PaGaLGuY Team. All of us! We will ask ourselves only one question while judging — does the article educate readers about summer internships? Any article that makes the cut will get a prize.

What’s the contest submission DEADLINE?

Friday, July 15, 2011, 11:42 pm.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE?

Email us the following to [email protected].

1. The article.

2. Your Name, B-school name and a 30-word bio (to be included with your article in case it’s published).

3. A latest photo of yourself to go with the article.

… before Friday, July 15, 2011, 11:42 pm.

PS: Couldn’t you have simply asked students to write articles and get paid?

Whaaaat? Are you going to be a party-pooper now and rid us of whatever drama we manage to extract out of our dull days? You wet blanket, emperor of killjoys, fuddy-duddy, agent of gloom…

Feel free to ask any further questions.

All the best to all!