MBA REGRET
An IIT Patna graduate shares regret about joining XLRI Jamshedpur for MBA immediately after bachelor's without work experience, citing lack of career clarity and missed practical learning. The video transitions into a sponsored promotion for MBA Wala's CAT exam weekend batch for working professionals.
Summary
The speaker, who completed their bachelor's from IIT Patna in 2021, reflects on their decision to immediately join XLRI Jamshedpur for an MBA that same year — a decision they now consider a mistake. They outline three core reasons for this regret.
First, they lacked career clarity at the time of joining. Without work experience, they had no concrete direction — whether consulting, marketing, or product management — and their only goal was securing a high salary package, which they now view as an insufficient motivation for pursuing an MBA.
Second, the speaker argues that work experience enriches the MBA learning process. Theoretical coursework is better understood and contextualized when a student has prior practical exposure to the professional world.
Third, they point out a structural incentive that rewards work experience in MBA admissions — most top MBA colleges award extra points for work experience, strengthening an applicant's profile significantly.
The second half of the video is a sponsored segment promoting MBA Wala's 'Elite Weekend Batch' designed for working professionals preparing for the CAT exam. The batch features weekend-only live classes with no weekday overlap, recorded lectures, daily practice problems, weekly tests, mock exams, 24/7 doubt solving, and guidance from faculty members Juhi Narula and Mohit Surana, both of whom have scored above the 99th percentile. A discount coupon code 'ITM500' is also offered.
Key Insights
- The speaker argues that joining XLRI Jamshedpur directly after bachelor's was a mistake primarily because their only goal was a high salary package, rather than a specific career direction like consulting, marketing, or product management.
- The speaker claims that prior work experience allows MBA students to understand course material on both a theoretical and practical level, making the learning significantly more effective.
- The speaker points out that virtually every MBA college rewards work experience with extra application points, meaning candidates with work experience have a structurally stronger application profile.
- The speaker promotes MBA Wala's Elite Weekend Batch as a solution specifically designed for working professionals, structured so that all classes fall on weekends with zero overlap with weekdays.
- The speaker highlights that the Elite Weekend Batch faculty — Juhi Narula and Mohit Surana — have personally scored above the 99th percentile in CAT, positioning their guidance as credible and experience-backed.
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Transcript
[0:00] नमस्ते एवरीवन। मैंने 2021 में आईआईटी पटना से अपनी बैचलर्स खत्म की और उसी साल मैंने एक्सl आरआई जमशेदपुर को अपनी एमबीए के लिए ज्वाइन कर लिया था। मुझे लगता है कि मैंने करेक्ट डिसीजन नहीं लिया था। पहला क्योंकि मुझे करियर को लेके क्लेरिटी नहीं थी। आप बैचलर्स करते हैं, कुछ साल काम करते हैं तो आपको पता चलता है कि आपको कंसल्टिंग में जाना है, मार्केटिंग करनी है, प्रोडक्ट मैनेजमेंट करना है। मेरा गोल था बस एक बड़ा पैकेज पाना। दूसरा आप थ्योरी के रूप में किसी कोर्स को समझते हैं और अगर आपने काम किया है तो आप [0:31] प्रैक्टिकल के रूप में भी उस चीज को बेटर समझ सकते हैं। और तीसरा हर एक एमबीए…
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