Waiting for the placement updates .. . . .
Feels great to read all these posts and live the GIM life atleast Virtually :)
keep it going..!!
Only 7 more days. The last week of MBA Life. We will be in MPH (Multiple Purpose Hall) for one last time writing our exams. Fortunately, there are few who are already done with most of the exams. With last elective classes getting over today, all the 240 students of our batch are done with all their lectures except for 1 presentation left in an elective for few students. Facebook Status Updates show it all.. 
9th March is the last official day of our MBA Journey and the Convocation is scheduled for 30th March. So, most of us would be going back home and then returning on 30th to get convocated. Few (like me) are staying back so that we can tour Goa one last time.. :)
The Club Farewell Dinners have already started with one or two clubs having their farewell everyday. There's a lot of things lined up everyday from now on.. 
Basanti Cup Update - The teams reaching finals are both from PGP2's. So, they will be fighting for the Trophy today.. 
GD/PI's for the Batch of 2013-15 gets over at center other than Goa. At Goa, it starts from tomorrow. So, we will have some new anxious, worried and excited faces from tomorrow on campus. All the Best to them so that they can make it big.. 
Team KshitiZ have done a great job with the "Yearbook" and "Batch T-Shirts". It will be fun reading the YearBook Entries in the coming years.. :D
More updates in my next post.
This is not going to be my last post on this thread but this post which I am writing right now is on the last day of MBA Journey at Goa Institute of Management 
The journey that started on 31st Dec, 2010 with GIM Application, GIM GD/PI Call, GD/PI, Final Convert, 1st Year, Summer Internship, 2nd Year is going to end today with the Last Exam (Logistics Management for me).
This week had been a very busy one with so many events and functions happening.
Basanti Cup - The traditional Cricket Tournament that happens every year was a clean sweep this time for PGP2's. PGP2 Batch won it in both man's and woman's category. In man's category, both the Finalists Team were from PGP2.. :)
Candle Passing Ceremony - This ceremony is held every year when the outgoing batch passes candle to the junior batch so that they can carry forward the same tradition and culture in the coming year.. :D
Every Club had their farewell dinners. I was fortunate enough to have got an opportunity to become the Founding Core Committee Member of SCOPES. It is the Supply Chain and Operations Club. It is now an official club of GIM. We had an awesome farewell dinner from our Junior Core Committee members of "SCOPES" 
We had lot of Batch photos today. A photo shoot for one last time with everyone.
And after all the exams get over today, we have the Final Batch Farewell Party. I am sure, it will be one emotional moment tonight.
Will be posting some of my best and worst experiences during my "Life at GIM" in the coming days.
Some of the Batch Pics and Candle Passing Ceremony Pics.. :)
@avinashkrjha Nice pics.
Last days are always nostalgic. I had a very similar feeling passing out from my engg college.
Make the best out of the day. Good day :)
@gagaboy Thank you bhai. And all the Best to you. Hope to see you here in Alumni Meet.
@pankaj1988 Thanks Brother.
Farewell Party tonight for the Batch of 2011-13.... !!
An awesome video and song by Floyd and Sanchit of 2013 Batch. Dedicated to the Batch of 2013.
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@shattereddream said:@avinashkrjha Have a gr8 life ahead sir
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May be not the right time to write this post, but there is no such thing as a right time to do anything during MBA. If you feel like doing it, just do it. Although I should have written a dedicated post for our IMT Ghaziabad visit which was #awesome, the experience can never be explained in words. It is hard to define emotion in words, and almost impossible to describe when emotions run high.
I shall firstly congratulate IMT Ghaziabad for organising an event with a lot of participation and providing us memories of our life that we will never forget. Life is nothing but a set of memories that we cherish. PGP2s have left, only a few of them are here, others will come back for the convocation. I saw them crying out loud during the farewell that continued for two days. Each one of them would miss the awesome campus, the environment, the IP Bakar, Jaggu, Kailash and the amazing two years that they have spent here. It will be impossible to take the Goa out of them now. And we will miss them too, for us, they were guidance, and an awesome bunch of lads and lassies. They treated us well and before they left, they made sure we value our remaining time at GIM. Wishing them all the very best in future and hope to see them at the Grand Alumni Meet in August..
I may no longer OFFICIALLY be a student of GIM.
But I will continue spamming this thread.. :)
I am going to start a series of posts from now on - Most memorable moments @ GIM. And if possible, few unmemorable as well.. :P
Memorable Moment no 1 -
The day I reached GIM Campus for the 1st time(9th June 2011). After finishing all the Registration formalities and getting a room, went to Cafeteria for Dinner. Met some of the friends made in the FB Group (Batch of 2013) that was created 2 months prior to the date of joining the college. After finishing the dinner, me and one friend met a "Mallu" guy. I came to know from my friend that he was smoking with his Dad during the day time in the hostel. I could have come across such a person in a B-School only. That guy offered us a plan(now that his dad had left) - Let's have a party tonight in the Hostels. We were 5 guys who had an awesome 1st night at GIM. After the party, we went for a Walk around the Campus. From Hostels to Ladies Hostels, then to Academic Blocks, to Cafeteria and then back to our hostels. We shared jokes, gossips, stories and became very good friends for ever.. :D
~To be continued
Memorable Moment No 2
It was our term break after Term 2. Few of us decided to stay back in college as it was the Peak Season at Goa (December End). We did not get time to visit Beaches of South because of hectic schedule of classes, assignments and all during the Term..
So, we decided to use Term Break for visiting those places.
So, we decided to use Term Break for visiting those places.Me and three of my other friends decided of going to Palolem Beach. It is some 90 Km from the college. Initially, my friend was not very convinced to go by bike. But, somehow I convinced him. I was kind of excited with the Plan of almost 200 KM Bike Ride.. :D
We started at 7 a.m in the morning. It was quite cold in the morning. So, we had wear some extra stuff before we started. But once we started our ride, there was No stopping. We stopped at few places in between for Tea and Breakfast. We reached Madgao at around 9 a.m. We had to ask few people about the Route to Palolem from there.
After confirmation, we started for the Beach. I was simply astonished with the Roads. They are so awesome with beautiful scenes around. The curves and the turns gives you all kind of Exposures of Bike Ride 😃 We again had Tea in between and finally Reached Palolem Beach at 10 a.m.. 
Palolem Beach - Undoubtedly , it is the Best Beach of Goa.. Very Beautiful and Very Clean. It is very safe if you want to swim. Even the Shacks Provide good and tasty food here. Apart from all these, it is very picturesque...
Very Beautiful and Very Clean. It is very safe if you want to swim. Even the Shacks Provide good and tasty food here. Apart from all these, it is very picturesque... We did some shopping and after that, we went inside the water. It was quite sunny. So, to avoid some heat, we got Beer. And I lied down on the Sand. My friends were still enjoying in the water. 2 of them enjoyed rowing as well. After a while, we had food in the near by shack. And then we went to visit "Honeymoon" Island and "Butterfly" Island which is very near to the beach.
As it started to get dark, we started for the return journey at around 7 p.m. Since we knew the way this time, it did not take much time while returning. We reached "Sanquelim" at around 9 p.m. We had our dinner and got back to Campus.. 
This trip will be in my memories for ever. It was so much of fun along with my Friends - Parnika (My Bike Pillion), Anand and Abhaya... 
Well. MBA Over. Or to be more correct, PGDM Over. Only the official Convocation is left.
Convocation is scheduled for 30th March, 2013. Quite a few of my batch mates are in the campus only waiting for the Convocation Day. It also gives them the opportunity to roam around in Goa for one last time.
PGP1's have already left for home as their Term is over. They will be busy with the Summer Internships now from 1st April.
In this post, I would like to give long overdue thanks to all my friends without whom it would not have been possible to reach at this level.
1. Abhishek Chande - For being my room mate for around 2 months. For all the adjustments you made.
2. Mehul / Sushant - For co ordination to get our bikes transferred from Delhi to Goa
3. Ashwin - For taking me in most of the Group Works/Assignments
4. Sudhir - For being one of my first friend at GIM and for making an awesome CSR Group
5. Sumit Kulkarni - For being instrumental in formation of "SCOPES" as official club of GIM.
6. ChandraKant Pandey - For waking me up during RM Exam in 3rd Term by calling in between from the Exam Hall. As I did not sleep the whole night, I fell asleep in the Lunch Break. If you had not called, I might have got a Zero. At least, I got few marks because of you.
7. Praveen Sharma / Anand Madhav - For all the support when I met with a severe Bike Accident at the end of 4th Term.
8. Praveen Sharma / CKP - For all those help just before exams.
9. PGP1 Students - For all your good wishes
And last but not the least -
PARNIKA BASU - For all your support in the last 2 Years during good as well as bad times. For all your academic help. For all the Trips we went together. For all the songs you sang. Thanks for everything.. :)
30th of March 2013.
The Batch of 2011-13 was convocated.
The Function can be viewed here on this Link -
It was a moment of pride for all of us, The students, The Faculty, The Director, And all Other Staff/Management of GIM.. :D
And now, all of us have started leaving the Campus for their Respective Home Locations or Job Locations.
The last 2 Years have def been the Best Times for most of us.
GIM, You will be Missed..
Signing Off from GIM, Goa
From now on, I will be posting on this thread As GIM Alumnus .. !!!!
Goa, A state of mind. A State of placid culture and eventful evenings. If someone can spend two weeks in Goa, he will be ecstatic. I spent two years in Goa, so you can imagine how hard would it be for me to bid farewell. I have avoided writing this post for a long time now. Finally, I have jostled and gathered enough courage and I sit writing this post about GIM with moist eyes.
Goa Institute of Management will not only be a crucial chapter in my life but an unforgettable memory. A memory which I will always refer while facing the ups and downs of my impending corporate journey. But, more importantly, I take along with me friendships for life. I take along bonds, which I can say, are unbreakable. I know I can accumulate courage and strive to reach the top. Because, I know, there is a net of these friendships and bonds, which will catch me and help me bounce back, shall I fall.
The couple of years in Goa have been crazy. Crazier than my engineering days. Such is not the case for all of us, I agree. But, my engineering days were quite dry in Gujarat. If you know what I mean! Moreover, Goa itself is so enchanting in its own ways, that is sparks individuality. It induces the courage to live life at its fullest. I have been captivated by these vibes of independence. I have been mesmerized by the ways of joyous life and been subjugated by the ambiance. I have lived my two years at GIM, at its fullest.
Goa Institute of Management has given me opportunities to learn. Without corporate experience, it becomes imperative to get accustomed to trivial nuances. These small things, which seem insignificant, are actually most important when showcasing your corporate image in public. These seemingly unimportant things can be learnt only by execution and not by mere conceptualization of ideas.
The parties during our tenure at GIM will be considered as best memories ever. Be it beach parties or regular hostel parties, we have had the best time during these parties. Some disappointments occurred, only to be taken care of later.
Lastly, I still congratulate myself for deciding to come to GIM two years back. The unforgettable journey comes to an end. But, I will not cry its over. I will rather smile, it happened. End of an era, end of a journey.
Farewell GIM, Farewell Goa!!