(Part 3)

But then what about remaining Indian Junta? Not all are so hopelessly and desperately driven only by the “hike in package” motive, I presume. So this remaining chunk of CAT-junta can be divided into 2 categories: Aim and Aimless. And sadly, the latter dominates the former. Only a few percent of the total CAT aspirants actually know “why they wish to pursue MBA” despite the monetary profits which they would earn as an incentive. Their aim is to achieve some definite goal of their life by pursuing MBA as a short term goal. And those genuine goals could be ample and vary from person to person. For e.g., one may wish to become an entrepreneur, the other may wish to enhance and expand his on-going business, hone his managerial skills etc. And yes, these genuine reasons cited by this chunk of CAT aspirants for pursuing MBA could match with one/more of the reasons as displayed by the search engines; but the difference would lie in the individual’s goal. For one aspirant, the reason/s put forth would be a part of a misleading or say make-belief goal, while for the other it would be a step towards his genuine and final goal.And now we move forward to the most dangerous category of the CAT aspirant group- the Aimless. And as I mentioned before, sadly this group dominates the other two. More than half (or even more/less) of the Indian junta do not know why they take the CAT exam. Although they do not know why they will be taking the CAT, but I can definitely guess some of the “genuine” reasons as to why these “confused CAT aspirants” wish to pursue MBA. To begin with, the undoubtedly “padosi ka ladka” factor comes into play and the poor fellow falls prey to the “padosi trap” set by none others than our own Indian families. The moment the news spreads in a kitty party that Mrs. X ka beta got an admission into a B-school; Mrs. Y ensures and leaves no stone unturned in cajoling her son into following in the footsteps of the “padosi ka ladka”. This would follow a saga of melodrama wherein the aimless son would initially protest but then reluctantly give in, owing to the family’s expectations. Another common reason may be to fulfill “maa-papa ka sapna”. The poor boy has no clue as to why he will be pursuing MBA degree except for the fact that it is an onerous responsibility on his shoulders to fulfill his parent’s dreams. And then this aimless child suddenly has an aim, or I should rather say he has been assigned an aim- “crack CAT and pursue MBA”. And surprisingly, many kids obediently and graciously oblige to religiously complete the “homework” assigned by their parents; Bhartiya Sanskars you know!!! But whether the homework completion results into an A+ grade or an F grade, only the future can tell us..(to be contd)