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Name: Ayush Jalota

Age: 23

Calls received from Institute(s): 0

Date of interview(s):

Category: General SC/ST OBC

Educational Background

Examination University/Board School/College Year Percentage/GPA

CLASS 10TH ICSE LA MARTINIERE COLLEGE 2015 75.5%
CLASS 12 ISC LA MARTINIERE COLLEGE 2017 70.4%
B.COM(HONS) LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY 2020 68.4%

Academic Distinctions/Prizes/Scholarships

Work Experience

From To Company Designation

Professional Distinctions/Awards

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Extra-curricular Activities / Interests

Playing sports such as : cricket,hockey,football,volleyball
Nature activities
Moto vloging

Distinctions/ Prizes for Extra-curricular Activities / Interests

Describe the nature of your work experience, responsibilities and achievements if any
(For those with work experience only)

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Prepare a short essay of 600 words on yourself in the space provided below. You may wish to
talk about your background, significant events, accomplishments, experience at your
workplace, extra-curricular activities, relationships with friends and family, career plans and
how a Post Graduate Programme in Management fits into your dreams and ambitions. Please
make sure that your essay forms a coherent whole.
WHO AM I?I AM CONFIDENT,I AM A PROBLEM SOLVER.I USE MY COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO MOTIVATE OTHERS TO ATTAIN GOALS.DIVERSITY HAS CHANGED MY PERCEPTION,
MY SENSE OF DECISION MAKING ,THE WAY I REACT,ETC.
I GREW UP IN A VERY PARTICULAR TRADITION.I AM A 'MONA PUNJABI HINDU' ALSO KNOWN
AS THE 'KHATRIS'.MY FATHER WAS A BUSINESSMAN AND MY MOTHER IS A GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL
TEACHER.I HAVE MY GRANDFATHER AND GRANDMOTHER TOO IN MY FAMILY.MY GRANDFATHER IS A RETIRED
OFFICER FROM LUCKNOW HOMEOPHATHIC DEPARTMENT.MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO WORK AS A HOUSE WIFE
BUT NOW WE LET HER ENJOY HER LEISURE TIME.I ALSO HAVE AN ELDER BROTHER AND MY TWIN SISTER.

OUR EXTENDED FAMILY,ALL 8 OF US ,HAS A DECEMBER TRADITION OF SITTING TOGETHER ON

THE CHRISTMAS EVE.EACH ONE CONTRIBUTES ACCORDING TO HIS/HER STRENGTH.MY FATHER
USED TO PLAN THE LAYOUT OF THE PARTY .MY GRANDFATHER USE TO PREPARE A SPECIAL WINE FOR THE ELDERS,
MY MOTHER USED TO BE THE INCHARGE OF THE MUSIC,AND ME WITH SIBLINGS USED TO JUST WAIT FOR

THE TIME TO ENJOY THE EVE.AS THE YEARS PAST,I FOUND MYSELF PRODUCING THE EVENT .
THIS TRADITION HAS TAUGHT ME THAT FINDING AND UTILIZING THE STRENGHTS OF EACH TEAM MEMBER
NOT ONLY MAXIMIZES THE PRODUCTIVITY,IT CREATES SYNERGY,ENRICHING ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM
THROUGH EXPOSURE TO OTHER EXPERTISE.THE AMAZING DIVERSITY I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE

HAS SHAPED ME IN OTHER WAYS AS WELL.

AT 14,I WAS ACCEPTED BY MY SCHOOL CHOIR FOR PERFORMING ABROAD IN ITS BRANCE IN LION,FRANCE.

I LOVE GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT STATES VIZ GRAND EST,HAUTS-DE-FRANCE,NORMANDY,.

BRITTANY,CORSICA,OCCITANIE,ETC,.MOREOVER,PERFORMING AND WORKING INTENSIVELY

WITH OUR SMALL GROUP OF 20 STUDENTS HELPED ME IN PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND THE ABILITY TO FORECAST
LONGTERM COSEQUENSES,AS WELL AS ALESSON IN HOW DEVOTION TO GOAL MOTIVATE A TEAM .
WHEN MY FATHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MOUTH CANCER ,MY ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND,COMPREHEND

PROBLEMS,MOTIVATE WERE TRULY PUT TO THE TEST.IT HIT MY FAMILY SO HARD THAT SUDDENLY I FOUND

MYSELF INCHARGE .
IN TERMS OF WEAKNESS I KNOW I CAN BE IMPATIENT.ONCE I GET THE IDEA .I AM READY TO MOVE

FORWARD I WANT EVERYONE AROUND ME TO BE AS READY AND ENTHUSIASTIC AS I AM .

I MANAGE THIS PROBLEM OF MINE BY CAREFULLY ANALYSING ,WORKING TO RECOGNISE WHEN
MY IMPATIENCE IS RISING AND STOPPING IT BY CONSIDERING WHETHER PUSHING IT WILL BENEFIT
OR HINDER THE SITUATION.
I AM HONOURED OF MYSELF THAT THE DISCIPLINE WHICH I HAVE BUILT WIL BE APPRECIATED MY THE

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MANAGEMENT .I THINK THIS ATTITUDE OF MINE RIGHTLY FITS TO THE REQUIRMENT OF ANY ORGANISATION.
TRUSTING MY EFFORTS WILL ALWAYS BENEFIT THE ORAGANISATION.

Give reasons for a discontinuity in your academic career or in achieving your professional
qualifications, if any.

Name three organisations where you would like to work after completing your MBA.
I. INFOSYS
II. TATA
III. STATE BANK OF INDIA

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Briefly outline your strengths and weaknesses.

I LOVE TO WORK IN PRESSURE.I THINK THAT IN PRESSURE I CAN WORK AT MY HIGHEST POTENTIAL.I LIKE
CHALLENGES.MY WEAKNESS IS THAT I CANNOT WORK CONTINOUSLY ON THE SAME WORK.MY POTENTIAL

OF WORKING AT THE SAME JOB DECLINES WITH TIME.

What do you do in your leisure time?

IN THE LEISURE TIME I PREFER READING EDITORIALS OF THE HINDU.SECOND THING WHICH I DO IS YOUTUBING.
I LOVE SURFING ON YOUTUBE WATCHING THE PAWN STARS SHOW .
THE THIRD THING WHICH I DO IS PLAYING THE MOST FAMOUS GAME(PUBG).I LOVED PLAYING THIS GAME .

What are your short-term career goals?

MY SHORTERM GOAL IS TO LEARN TACTICAL SKILLS AND THE EXECUTION PART OF MY PROFILE.THIS WILL
HELP ME IN ACHIEVING THE LONG TERM GOALS .

What are your long-term career goals?

MY LONG TERM GOAL IS VERY PRECISE.I WANT TO WORK WITH A REPUTED COMPANY WHERE I CAN
EVALUATE MYSELF,WHERE I CAN WORK AT MY FULL POTENTIAL.I WANT TO EVALUATE MY STRENGHTS AND
WEAKNESS.I WANT TO SECURE THE POSITION OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN A COMPANY THAT CATERS

TO MY NEED .MY AMBITION IS TO CREATE AN IMPACT IN THE INDUSTRY AND TO INHANCE THE
DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF SUCH CORPORATION.

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Why do you want to do an MBA?

ONE REASON FOR ME TO DO MBA IS TO LEARN THE TOOLS OF BUSINESS ACROSS THE BOARD.I WANT
TO LEARN THE FUNCTIONING OF ORGANISATION AS A WHOLE.I SEE THE UTILITY OF MBA EXTREMELY
STARKLY IN MY ROLE AS AN INVESTOR IN THE BUSINESS.I AM COMFORTABLE IN UNDERSTANDING
THE WORKING CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS IN FINANCE.IF I LITERALLY PAY ATTENTION IN A B SCHOOL
THIS WILL THEN TURN OUT TO BE VERY USEFUL FOR ME.

Describe a major obstacle/challenge that you have faced in your life and how you overcame
it.
I HAD THE FEAR OF LACK OF CLARITY.IN ORDER TO OVERCOME THIS WHAT I DID WAS WHEN CLARIFYING
MESSAGE I ALWAYS STARTED WITH 'WHY'. IN OTHER WORDS,WHY M I DOING THIS,WHAT I AM DOING
ONCE I AM CLEAR WITH 'WHY'.IT IS MUCH EASIER FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT MY 'HOW' AND
'WHAT'.

Specify any instance(s) where you demonstrated leadership and/or team-building skills.