Life after MBA from JBIMS: What it takes to be a management consultant ft. Shubham Karne

From JBIMS to Consulting: what does it take to be a Management Consultant? How can one convert JBIMS? Careers360 interviewed to MAH CET topper to find out answers to these questions. Shubham Karne is a MAH CET topper who scored 99.39 percentile in MAH CET and 99.88 percentile in CAT, He talks about his CAT and MAH CET preparation journey, JBIMS campus life, and his experience as a consultant at Deloitte.

Careers360 - Tell us a little bit about yourself and your profile.

Shubham - I am currently living in Mumbai and working as a consultant in Deloitte. Although I am originally from Aurangabad. I did my mechanical engineering from COEP Technological University. After that I joined JBIMS for studying MBA in the batch of 2021 to 2023.

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Careers360 - How does a day look like in the life of a consultant

Shubham - The day depends on what project you are working on. We don't have daily check-ins and all of that. We work in our team specifically. I think this varies team-wise in every company. Some days are hectic the others are not. A consultant has to wear different hats in a single day. Sometimes I am a sales associate and other times I am a marketing researcher. So the roles and responsibilities keep changing.

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Careers360 - If someone wants to become a consultant, is it necessary for them to learn tools like Python, Power BI, or SQL?

Shubham - The primary job of a consultant is to work on data and analyze it. Therefore these tools become important. However, as I mentioned before It depends on the project you are working on. Yes, I do financial modeling sometimes, but it majorly depends on Excel itself. Now we have AI but we do the majority of the index a lot on Excel itself. What is expected of you is to have basic business acumen and problem-solving skills.

Careers360 - Why did you decide to pursue an MBA?

Shubham - I was doing my engineering, and I was working on an AI startup called AI Adventures. While I was working there, I decided that I would do an MBA in the distant future. During my job at AI Adventures, I was able to work with a lot of people. I was leading teams I enjoyed working with people. I wanted to explore more fields and become a more skilled individual with a good network. Hence I decided to pursue an MBA.

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Careers360 - What MBA entrance exams did you give?

Shubham - I gave MAH CET and I also appeared for CAT in 2021. I scored 99.88%tile in MAH CET and I scored 99.39%tile in CAT.

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Careers360 - How did you manage CAT preparation along with MAH CET Preparation?

Shubham - I prepared for CET for six months initially, and that preparation helped me a lot. It has created a base for CAT preparation. I would say there is around 40% to 50% overlap in topics and questions.

Careers360 - When did you start giving CAT Mocks and MAH CET Mocks?

Shubham - I gave a mock the very first day of my preparation, trying to understand where I stand. I got the idea that I was decent in English and weak in LR. I understood which section of MAH MBA CET was an opportunity for me and which section was a threat. So for the next month, I didn't give any mocks. I decided to complete the MAH MBA CET syllabus from A to Z. After completing the syllabus I started giving mocks again.

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Careers360 - When you were preparing for CAT and MBA CET, which colleges were on your list that you wanted to get into?

Shubham - Definitely, IIM Ahmedabad, JBIMS, and FMS were on my list.

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Careers360 - Did you get calls from any other top B-schools of the country?

Shubham - I got calls from all the IIMs. I had converted all the IIMs except IIM A and IIM B. Apart from these, I also got an admission in JBIMS through merit.

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