Tata Crucible 2009 - Indore

Hi all......

at last a pinch of sugar added to my tasteless summers......W e got 8th rank out of 250 teams in the Tata Crucible 2009 .......good experience again.....good prizes also......the final round winners were from IIM-I as expected....but I feel proud that we reached the stage.......got the thrill........but damn......we were out in the wild card round......the IIM guys were faster in buzzers........we also knew the answers but we wasted our time in conforming amongst ourselves..........

The first round was prelims.....in which 20 questions were to be answered in 15 minutes.......

We answered 18 questions...( ya we know that no negative marking is there...but still....)

after a break of around 40 minutes the answers were declared and when I was counting on my fingertips.....we got a hand full of right answers.......i.e. we got 15 fully right......16th one was a spelling mistake.......

and hey.....we also got a goody bag from Tata...It contained a 2 GB pen drive.....fastrack sunglasses......and a lovely coffee mug.....

agar uss samay thode fast hote toh kya pata shayad 75K ya 35K jeet jaate.......

The quiz was wonder full and the difficulty level was hhuuuffffff.........tough......

I was missing the good old BQC....the starting music of the BQC builds a certain type of thrill and excitement.......

the last post was soooooo long.....no mistakes again....

in the end...thanks to Dhruvika Raj ( Quiz partner ) for preparing well and reaching the venue on time...........

Happy Holi to everyone in this world.....

- ADITYA...

india.....expressions depicting the colour....

Part-3

Hi!!

Next day on 6th....we...the first 24 people were having their GTO tasks....i.e. a set of physical tasks which comprise of group as well as individual tests....all tasks requires mind power..not the muscle power......as told by our GTO.......

Our GTO was a pilot.....what a gem of a person he was yaar....what a personality.......he made all of us comfortable  about all the processes....all the rules....all the various guidelines....

Our first task was a set of three obstacle areas......our group was divided into 8 members ....

The three tasks .....we claimed to complete in 30 minutes.....we were given a plank...a balli....a rope.....a bucket load.......and we were require to cross the line by not touching the ground....the field consisted of some various benches...poles.....small supports....the colour codes were given...where to touch and where not to.......

after the 8 group task....we were made into group of 4-4....and were given a touch task to show all the capabilities we have......

after this we had our individual obstacles...in which 10 obstacles were to be completed in 3 minutes.....the obstacles have some particular points assigned to them and we have to earn 55 points......their is no any particular sequence of obstacle...we can choose where we want to start from.....

Huuuufffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff.............................................a tiring day.............

After our lunch.....we were allowed to go out in the city........

We went to the Clock Tower in Dehradun........its known as the "Ghantaghar"......by the locals....we searched and found very very very.......**** *i*l* in and around the places .....no body had seen a **** in last 2-3 days......all gone mad after we saw the beauty of Dehradun.......

Me with 3 other very cool friends.......went to Barista....we were sooooo amazed to see the quality of crowd and decided that ....whenever we'll have time in these 5-6 days...we will definitely come back..........

Next day was my Interview.........was a bit nervous before but the Interviewing officer made me comfortable......he opened all the pages of my life with ease.....and I had to answer....I had already decided...no bluffs....no lies........

yaaar he asked me about Everything........really Everything..........and i mean it.......

I will dedicate a post only about my interview afterwards..........

Interview lasted for about 40-45 minutes.........

Again we were headed to Barista.......this time we were 9 in count........after this we went to the" Buddha Temple"....which is a pure Tibetan temple.......after coming in the confines of the temple...we thought we are not in India....all looked Chinese.......small eyes....small nose.......dam cute faces.......but we were not able to identify whether they are Chinese...Tibetian....Korean...or others......One thing about which I am sure is........and I know everyone will agree with me is that.....All were Humans.......all helping each other.....all were concentrating to the religious Tibetan chants.....all were offering prayers......all were greeting each other.....all were like a one family.......and offering our gratitude towards lord Buddha......

Next day was a day off and we 13 people were planning to go to Massori.......which unfortunately due to timing constraints didn't happened......

The next day we went to Sahastradhaara........a place were a type of medicated water flows from the mountains and because of it ...we are always immune to the skin diseases and if we drink ....we are immune to the stomach related problems........

I only washed my face......bahot thanda tha yaaaar..........bahot zyada..........

If someone wants to wash his or her face...contact me....I got a small can filled with the Sahastradhaara water........ :)

After this we went to the Buddha Temple again for some shopping and also to visit the temples we we left in out previous visit....

The next day was the conference..........Its a process when the whole board can see you and judge..........It is again a part of the psychological play.......yes....we are all the time tested.....the gates can confuse you.........which one to push you ...which one to pull.......but I personally think....I did all things properly.......completed all the tests....enjoyed them......had a good time.......got some very good friends......learned new things.......enjoyed the weather.......

In the final result only 8 people made it to the medicals....and unfortunately......or anything else.......I was not in the final 8..............

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A silence broke and someone said to me....." koi gall nahi yaar.....phir se aa jaenge.....apna kaam hai 100% dena...humne diya.......iss baar nahi toh koi baat nahi......chal abb saamaan lene.....ek hi bus main jaaenge enjoy karte hue......"

and yes...he was right.......

many people were having there repeat attempts .....someone had this as their 3rd.......8th.....2nd.....SSB......they were also not the final 8.........but what they want...only they knows...........

Back to normal now......

We had our lunch and went towards the bus station.....the ISBT........catched a bus for Delhi.....and the next day I was roaming around the lanes of Delhi....the subways....the Metro......the S.N. Market....burger at the Lodhi Colony......Carrot Juice at the I.N.A Market.........enjoyed everything.......

on 11th....I was back in Indore......during the journey I met with very interesting people.......

Bahot lamba post ho gaya yaar....chalo thanks for reading.....

-ADITYA . . .

Part-2

hi!!

sorry for the delay .........i was busy in my final year annual function....last year of engineering....I personally wanted to enjoy this......and I did......but............still lagta hai kuch kami reh gayi.......function main nahi....kahi aur..............

ok...ok......back to normal now............from next para I'll continue from the last post.......

after a break of around 10 minutes...we 48 were headed towards a big room....the room had a light reflecting type projector.....the psychologist instructed clearly about the tests.....in all 4 continues tests were there.....

1) Story Writing :-  2-4 minutes are given to us for writing the story.....the picture slide is shown for around 30 seconds.........continues 11 picture slides are shown and the 12th one is blank......we have to write a self story for that.......the story should have some precise information......common life characters....one of them indeed must be a central character....and a fare and complete ending......and the story should be positive also...

2) Situation Reaction Test :- 60 situations are there in a fill in the blank type....and we have to complete maximum of them in a fixed time....

3) WAT :- 60 words of English are shown in continuation and we have to write a  positive and a good sentence on that...the time given for each word is only 10 seconds.....therefore the first thought which comes into your mind must be written on the page........that's what we call mind game..........

4) Essay :- An essay on yourself.....which have 4 paragraphs......(i) What your parents say about "you" (ii) What your teachers say about "you" (iii) What your friends say about "you" (iv) What you yourself think about you ..........

Time given was 20 minutes......

all four tests were continues.........hufffffffffff..............................

then a tea break is given.........after that the DSO takes a form filling session....the form is called the PIQ form...........Personal Information Questionnaire.......all information about your academic records ...your major achievements .....your sports achievements etc .............Plz note that fill only those  things ......for which you have a proof..........

then again a 40-45 minute session in which the DSO tells us about the rules and regulations which we have to follow during our stay in the selection board......

then we were told to take dinner.....allotted room.....and next days schedule was told............

guess what......... i got bed number 16...........

rest of the process next time.......

-ADITYA...

Experience of a life time.....Part-1

hi all.....

this post is purely dedicated towards my journey to the AFSB.......how i reached there....how we survived....( in the cold...and the competition...)........how i met some of the most wonderful people and places............

so here it goes.......hope it will help others....who aspires to go there....

i had to reach Dehradun(Uttarakhand)....so i took a train to Delhi on 3rd......then on 4th i took Dehradun Janshatabhi ...which reaches Dehradun at 9:10 p.m. ........although a direct train is available from Indore to Dehradun but it runs only on weekends.......

soo....i reached Dehradun railway station at 9:30 p.m.....i made some very nice friends in the train....while in my way........so we booked a room for 5 in 400 rs.........

then we reported at the railway station MCO office at 7:00 a.m........officers checked our details.....and identity.......and took us towards Clement Town area.....where the Air Force Selection Board is located....in the bus..........

then after reaching there.......we were told to fill a form.....tickets were submitted and also some basic formalities were completed......

after that our document check was done.......the document check is exhaustive......they ask for all the certificates and proofs......after all these processes....we had some tea and bread.......and the real process is about to begin....

we were allotted chest numbers......

i prayed for the lucky number and they game me chest no. 43.......

then we gave a intelligence and psychological test...the test consists of 40 questions......which were to e done in only 17 mins.......i screwed the first test.....

a second test of the same type.....this time i got over my doubts and game my best shot....completed more then 35 in that......

then we were queued up in lines and were taken to a hall.....

we were shown a blurred image on the projector....and we had to write 1) action 2) Story 3) position..mood...and age of the images shown in the picture....

i wrote a good story about the picture......all minute details are described from the psychologist no need to have any doubts in that.......

then we were headed towards a Group discussion room.....we were told to close our sheets...and narrate our story in 45 secs.....which we had written in 2 minutes......when the last one will end...we all have to immediately start a discussion and make a common story.....

as u all must have guessed....GD's are always a fish market whenever a REAL selection procedure is going on......i put some of my valuable points briefly and stayed quit ......2-3 more entries.....

then we were told to have our lunch in the Candidates mess.......and were told to wait for the screening results.......

after 50-55 mins....the results were out and 48 people got selected for the next phase.....the rest were again headed back towards railway station after giving their mobile phones back..and the freshers were given the TA ........

this time i got chest number 7.......and after a break of 10 mins ...all the candidates were told to again appear for a 3 hours rigorous testing schedule........the tests are important so i will cover all four of them in my next post.....

-ADITYA...

4 days......half of India covered......

hi friends.....

as the title says.....i have covered half of our country in 4 days.....

i was in Pune on 1st....Indore on 3rd........Delhi on 4th.........and again forwarded towards Dehradun on 4th..........now I am back in Indore via Delhi.......whole lot of experiences.........and I must say....what I learned in these 10 days.......i will never forget this.....i met with new people....interacted with them.....made some very nice friends......Indians as well as foreigners.......

Indians showed me with their culture and their way of handling and enjoying day to day events.....the foreigners showed me their own perspective.......

now definitely i am going to write my complete experience at the Air Force Selection Board in detail......but i will dedicate a separate post for it.........

I also went to some places.....which were in India.....but not exactly involved into Indian qualities.......

****their are some facts.....****

1. Every 5 kms the language and the assent changes....

2. Northern people get involved quickly with all people....

3. Southern people are mostly introvert....they don't interact with others...and don't initiate.....and then blame that the others are neglecting them........

4. Foreigners love India.......

5. The Mumbai attacks were sponsored and the training was given by CIA......  :)

6. Ompal is a very famous character.......where I went to.....he he he.....

7. Engineers are every where the same................

keep in touch....

Jai Hind.........

-ADITYA

Hmmmmm.........

Hi all.......

Another week....another day....exams are over now.....hey!! 26th Jan was special for me this time.....

I watched the parade in the morning.....thenheaded towards the School reunion party.......

It was a very nice feeling...when all the school mates were together...calling each other by their different different names of the school time......at those time everyone used to get angry...but now we were all eager to get called by our that second old pet name...... :)

Photo session in the class room......that samosa kachori which used to get sold outside the school parking on a cycle.....topped with lot of tamarind chutney......the same old kabeet and berry's.....

and yes....that same *****  toilet...in front of which i fell down and got a scare on my chin for my whole lifetime......

many changes were also there.....which made us feel like we've grown a lot.....

but hey....the wall paintings and slogans inside the bathroom were the same.......

visited the Fonocom-09...not that innovative this time.........but i appreciate their efforts...

Now the main issues......

Friends ..many of you must have seen Slumdog Millionaire......

its a good sign that we are getting awards......many controversies surrounding the movie have started to come....

some Hardcore Hindu organizations are filing a case against the movie because Hindu's are shown as killers during the Mumbai riots........Mr.Bacchan just expressed his views about the movie on the blog and was criticised for doing that......

let me arise one more issue...which came into my mind when i was sitting with my friends...

Arvind Adiga got award for his book.....The White Tiger....

Slumdog Millionaire also got award......the one thing common both is the poverty which is described.......the issue is.....do the foreign countries like to see India in such a state.....i am not talking about what is shown or what is not.....but do they feel good when India is shown in such a bad state....or are they jealous as the steady speed with which we are growing.........

Please think about this....please give some time and comment also......

I am going out of town for approx a week.......then will be back for a day or two....then again heading towards New Delhi.....hope I'll keep in touch regularly....

Jai Hind.....

Yours...

-ADITYA...