An Interaction with KIIT School of Management Student: Sonali Padhi (BBA Finance)

Careers360 brings you an interview with Sonali Padhi. In her interview with Careers360, Sonali shares about herself, her domain, activities at KSOM, facilities, hostels, medical facilities, clubs and societies and more. To know more about KIIT School of Management from a student’s perspective go through the complete interview of Sonali Padhi with Careers360.

About: KIIT School of Management (KSOM), Bhubaneswar is one of the top B Schools of India for BBA programme with a ranking of 2 in India as per Times B School Ranking 2021. KSOM got the best B School of Odisha by Times Business Awards in 2023. It’s part of KIIT Deemed to be University and ranked 16th in India as per NIRF 2023. The three-year Bachelor of Business Administration programme at KSOM is designed with the objective of making students corporate-ready, either to become entrepreneurs, junior-level executives in the industry, or to pursue higher education, by equipping them with a holistic view of the business environment, basic business functions and their interrelationships.

Spread over an area of 35 acres, the institution houses more than 1000 students across three courses: BBA, MBA and Doctoral programme in Management. The MBA programme at KSOM is ranked 31st in India as per NIRF, MoE, Govt. of India. 100+ scholars have been awarded PhD and 100+ are pursuing. KSOM has fully residential AC hostels and an integrated Wi-Fi campus.

Q. Tell us something about yourself such as from which place are you from?

Ans: I am from Sambalpur, Odisha. I believe in having life goals and I try to give my best to achieve them.

Q. Presently which course are you pursuing at KIIT School of Management and in which year are you?

Ans: Currently, I am pursuing a BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) degree, and I am in my third year with a specialisation in Finance at KIIT School of Management.

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Q. What activities are offered at KIIT School of Management? Are there any clubs etc for the various extracurricular activities? Which ones have you taken up and are a part of?

Ans: There are numerous events and activities for students at KIIT School of Management. The club culture in KSOM is great although it's a bit biased towards MBA. It has its domain, non-domain, and social clubs. There is also a KIIT Student Activity Centre in the university where one can join clubs and societies according to their interests. I am a part of the social club NSS (National Service Scheme) and the Finance Club of KSOM called Exchequer.

Q. Describe a typical day at KIIT School of Management - what do you do from the time you wake up till you go to sleep?

Ans: Our classes usually start at 9:00 am, so I get up at 8:00 am, get ready, and go to college. On a typical day, if no classes are cancelled, our classes end at 3:30 pm. We do get a lunch break from 12:20 pm to 2:30 pm. After classes, I go back to the hostel, maybe take a nap, have some snacks, and then start with my assignments or just review all that was taught that day. After that, I watch a few lectures for CAT before going back to sleep (at 12:00 am usually).

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Q. Tell us about the faculty-student ratio here at KSOM and about the teacher-student relationship in your understanding.

Ans: The teacher-student ratio at KSOM is 1:10. Along with this, all students are allotted a faculty mentor who is there to help with any problems the student might have while being in college, be it emotional, professional, with friends, with other teachers, basically anything at all.

Q. What facilities do you have on the KSOM campus? What do you like here the most which you feel is unique and differentiating?

Ans: We have everything a student might want on the KSOM campus. We have a library (a three-story building), a garden library (if one might want to read a book or just relax), an artificial pond to sit nearby, a food court, a sculpture park, and a bird sanctuary that was recently added to our campus. What I love the most about our campus is the greenery; it just feels soothing as soon as you see it. You can just take a stroll in the shade and feel a few pounds lighter.

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Q. How comfortable are KSOM hostels and how about the cleanliness factor over there?

Ans: KIIT hostels are pretty comfortable, and the cleaning lady comes every other day for sweeping. All washrooms are clean, and the dustbins are emptied every day.

Q. What about the KSOM medical facilities? Can you avail requisite medical attention if needed in an emergency?

Ans: Hostels at KIIT School of Management are provided with shuttle services; all you have to do is call your warden, and she’ll call the shuttle and accompany you to the KIMS Hospital at any given time.

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Q. How do you balance your studies, projects, exams and other activities at KIIT School of Management?

Ans: Starting every assignment the day it is assigned is the key here at KIIT School of Management. If you procrastinate, you might have to pull an all-nighter sometimes. For me, attending classes and completing notes are enough preparation for exams.

Q. Tell us about the clubs and societies at the KSOM campus and how significant are they from your point of view or students' point of view.

Ans: Here at KIIT School of Management we have clubs for Finance, HR, Marketing, Analytics, Sports, Cultural club, Social service clubs, a club for book lovers, and many more. From my point of view, it is great to have so many choices to select the club that feels right for you. These clubs at KIIT School of Management are always hosting events in which you can participate even if you are not a member, so you’ll never get bored at KSOM.

Q. Is there any in-house magazine or journal for the latest events or happenings at KIIT School of Management?

Ans: There is a bi-monthly newsletter called Konversations. The copies can be found on the website- ksom.ac.in/konversations.

Q. How do you spend your leisure time at the KIIT School of Management campus?

Ans: There are countless fish in the artificial pond of KSOM, which are just therapeutic to look at. They also love biscuit crumbs that I, along with my friends, sometimes feed them. That is my favourite pastime.

Q. Do you have any Facebook page of your campus where the students express their views, jokes or ideas, or maybe even a blog where they write about their experience of life at campus?

Ans: I am not on Facebook, but we do have the college Instagram page- instagram.com/ksombbsr. The college also has its blog where students and faculty regularly contribute articles (blog.ksom.ac.in).