And you've probably decided on getting yourself an MBA?

Imagine yourself sitting in class, solving those intriguing cases, working on assignments late at night, and worrying about placements!

However, here's a twist to the tale that you haven't heard much about yet at Amrut Mody School of Management (AMSOM), the most significant course will be outside of class. In fact, it will take place out there, with a real client awaiting a practical solution to his problems. This year-long, one of its kind course goes by the name Route Camp, now renamed as FIELD Projects, and while it might sound like a regular course to you, it really is a rite of passage.

The way things go at our institution, during the second year of MBA, you create a 4 - 5 member team and receive an actual, unsanitised business problem to solve. The process will include having a Faculty Mentor for academic guidance and a Client Mentor for industry guidance. After this, you set out to complete the task: define the problem, conduct fieldwork twice, appear in the interim and final jury, implement the proposed solution, and finally measure the outcomes.

Only practical experience here, where you implement the frameworks or the models you have learned in the class. In a real sense, it is “Learning by Doing”. You will have to work with ambiguity, defend your ideas before industry experts, write implementable proposals, and understand what teamwork means in a real-life setting.

In the end, you will graduate with a degree and with a lot of experience, better judgment, and the knowledge of how to live in the real world of business, not just read about it. If you are the kind of person who learns by doing, then here's your place: Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University.

This is just the beginning, stay tuned, as more stories and updates from FIELD Projects are on the horizon.