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Doing an MBA in 2026? Watch This Before You Step Onto Campus.

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[0:00]So this year that you are going to start your MBA, the world around you has changed a lot.
[0:00]So with the advent of AI and with the geopolitics changing the way it is, is video mein aapko main batane wala hun, most importantly, ki apne MBA ke sath aap kaise maximize karo.
[0:00]Aap apne ROI ko kaise vasool karo and no it is not a simple thing about you having gotten admission or ab aapka sab kuch theek ho jayega, not really.
[0:00]Toh is video mein aapko batate hain, how to thrive, not just survive in your MBA.
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[0:00]So this year that you are going to start your MBA, the world around you has changed a lot. So with the advent of AI and with the geopolitics changing the way it is, is video mein aapko main batane wala hun, most importantly, ki apne MBA ke sath aap kaise maximize karo. Aap apne ROI ko kaise vasool karo and no it is not a simple thing about you having gotten admission or ab aapka sab kuch theek ho jayega, not really. Toh is video mein aapko batate hain, how to thrive, not just survive in your MBA. That is most important and, beta, market realities aapko aaj bahut important aapko overview denge and aapko exact skills certifications, upskilling, aur aapko kin cheezon ka dhyaan rakhna hai, in today's ever changing super fast world, in this video.

[0:43]Mera naam hai Amit Rohra sir, I am everything here, VARC on this channel. My favorite part is this, I like to call myself a rockstar creator kyunki aap ho Amit sir ke pyare pyare rockstars. Let's get started. Toh beta pehle pehle remember ki 2026 mein everything has changed what we had seen in 2025. Theek hai? Just when we were kind of thinking AI, Chat GPT, beta Anthropic or Claude ne sab kuch change kar diya hai. And why not? Theek hai? Toh abhi jo job market reality hai, woh yeh hai ki recruiters are looking very strongly at employability. Isiliye jab aapne woh rumors sune hai ya aapne woh scandals sune hai ki placements are given IIM se struggling it is because of employability. So now that you are well equipped abhi se apne aap ko beta employable bana do, woh is video mein bataunga main. Theek hai? Toh employability of MBAs is up, demand hai MBAs ka, aisa koi main nahi bol raha. Lekin criteria have completely changed. Beta middle management roles thode kam ho gaye hai. Theek hai? 100% recruiters yeh dekh rahe hain ki aap exactly kaise value create karne wale ho. Look at Amit sir ka SOP wala video, look at mera hi isi channel pe MBA CV wala video. Usme maine aapko value mein specifically bataya hai how do you quantify, beta. This proves, this proves ki recruiters are looking for hard hitting outcomes, numbers jo aap de sakte ho ki nahi. Toh woh video zarur check out zarur kar lena. Theek hai? Beta Tier 1 salaries are growing. Yes, yes 100%, lekin competition bhi badh raha hai. Beta IT, BFSI, and Consulting remain top recruiters with supply chain rising fast. 100%. Theek hai? Supply chain and manufacturing is also catching up. More importantly, beta, employers ko kisi bhi halat mein khali degree se matlab nahi hai, you will not get hired just because you are an MBA from dash dash dash B-School, no. Theek hai? 100% aapko aapke problem solving ability, aapka execution and thinking ability ke liye woh log hire karne wale hai. Theek hai? The focus 100% has shifted from what you know, theek hai? So it is not so much about theory or or merely bookish knowledge but to basically how well what you can execute. Toh wapas se I will take this to this point which is quantify outcomes. Aapne koi bhi project kiya, aapne koi bhi you know assignment kiya, aapne koi bhi competition mein part liya, uska outcome kya tha, woh aap metrics driven way se baat kar sakte ho ki nahi. Theek hai? Chalo. So people abhi iske sath hum log baat karte hai, the AI ka biggest elephant in the room. Matlab yaar AI hamara se kaise kaise humko impact karega and yes it is pretty scary but here is the myth busted. Beta Gen AI is not a passing trend it is the new corporate baseline. Bhai agar US of ne 100% Claude ko use kiya hai to launch everything that they have done in the recent past and then they banned it also, that means AI is pretty pretty very very important. Agar itne strategic decisionon ko AI sambhal raha hai toh. Theek hai? So recruiters do not want you to just use AI, beta, they want you to leverage it strategically. Abhi leverage it matlab ki sun le. Theek hai? It is not just about giving good prompts or you know kind of getting outcomes better and better, no. It is about can you use AI to develop tools? Can you create using AI something that can be scaled up replicated? Woh bahut important hai yaar. Toh dashboards I am talking analytics, theek hai? Ah people Copilot jaise awesome wale tools hai which you should study by the way, should amplify your productivity not replace your thinking. Beta AI kabhi bhi aapko disable karne ke liye nahi tha. AI should make you now think bigger and bolder and the sky ki kya kya kya aur kar sakte hai kyunki abhi koi limit nahi hai. Jahan pe pehle aapko research karna padta tha, aapko khud se pen and paper leke ya maybe creatively sochna padta tha abhi main innovate kaise karu, AI can give you ideas. But you need to then build upon and amplify them. Theek hai? So develop digital fluency, beta, to bridge the gap between the business and technology. Theek hai? Yeh ek bahut important skill hai, main aapko isi video mein bataunga 100% kaise karna hai. Theek hai? AI cannot replicate emotional intelligence. Bahut powerful hai. Beta emotional intelligence is nothing but empathy. Theek hai? Your ability to adapt, your ability to connect to different generations and different kind of stakeholders. Theek hai? And ethical leadership. Bhai toh bahut badhiya hai. AI kabhi decision making kar nahi sakta. AI aapko hamesha bata dega ki yeh preferable hai lekin ek warning ke sath. Ki AI can also be wrong. That means you are and I the human are responsible. Theek hai? Beta goal is to become the manager who directs the AI, not the one replaced by it. Of course, of course, and not the one who is following it, rather one who is leading it. Toh abhi sun le, beta. Theek hai? AI ke maine aapko top free courses, theek hai? AI ke top free courses maine apne Instagram handle pe daal rakhe hai, the_amit_rohra. Isi video mein ek kaam karte hai, beta, since this video will point out to a lot of different videos and reels, aap na, beta, comment lagao. Agar aapko MBA CV video chahiye toh MBA CV likho, I'll I'll give you the link. Theek hai? Agar aapko top free AI courses chahiye toh beta comment karo ya mere ko Instagram pe follow karke comment karo, mere ko DM karo, sir top free AI courses, I'll send you the links for top free AI, free free free. Kuch paise nahi kharche karne that you can upskill yourself in 2026. Sorted. Theek hai? Chalo, ab aage badhte hai. Beta these are the skills that employers actually want right now. Theek hai? So jo bhi recruiters aa rahe hai aapke MBA college mein for summer placements, for final placements, no matter what your tier is, market reality is very different. And market reality kahin na kahin abhi yeh impression mein nahi hai ki, oh, just because Blackies hai, just because tier one hai, you know, awesomeness rahega, and just because tier three hai not so great. No. Toh why don't you prove that tier maybe doesn't matter iske basis pe. Dekh, beta, data literacy mein you must be able to read, interpret and make decisions from data.

[7:05]Theek hai? ESG awareness, bhai bahut important hai. Beta environmental, social, and governance frameworks are massive right now. ESG is the future. ESG mein certifications kar lo, usmein course kar lo. It it it it is going to rule the world. Theek hai? So environmental, social, governance mein, uski konse frameworks hai. Bhai bahut even if you know them na, people, massive matlab massive. Bahut fark padega tumhare life mein. Theek hai? Change management, theek hai? And it is, did you ever think Dubai airport jaisa airport kabhi shut down ho sakta hai? Middle East ke major carriers ground ho sakte hai, Covid mein hue the, of course, once in a lifetime, once in a you know ever. And now this. Aise ek chutki mein ho sakta hai. So change management adaptability. So companies want leaders who can steer teams through constant disruption. Matlab kuch bhi ho, ooch neech, upar, so iska matlab kya hai? Anticipate scenarios. Anticipate risks. Matlab risk ko bahut carefully aur dhang se padho. Business risk. Business continuity management. Theek hai? Risk management. Bahut critical hai. Bahut awesome skills hai yeh saare. Theek hai? Beta cross functional knowledge. So merging marketing with data science or finance with tech. Theek hai? Achha, iska matlab yeh bhi hai ki maybe just maybe, consider doing a dual specialisation. Maybe combine analytics with some, you know, jo because analytics sab mein lagne wala hai. HR, marketing, finance, operations. Theek hai? Toh isi channel pe mera yahan pe specialisations pe pura playlist present hai, jisme maine saare MBA specialisations ka aapko in depth detail gyaan diya hai. If you want that video, comment specialisation video, I will definitely send you the link. Theek hai? Okay, beta, adaptability. So the market changes rapidly, your learning curve must keep up. Toh you have to be always upskilling, re-skilling. And finally, beta, resilience chahiye yaar. Matlab bounce back, kyunki abhi jaise duniya chal rahi hai and jaise technology badh rahi hai, every possible plan can change. Customer preferences are changing, customer ke buying behaviour is changing, hyper competition, blah blah blah, government regulations are changing. Toh you have to be in a position ki aaj aapne jo plan kiya woh kal toot sakta hai. And why not? Toh beta yeh sab jo hai, data literacy, ESG, change management, maine apne Instagram pe fir se ek reel daala hai jispe maine aapko aapke specialization wise free again no money involved free wale certifications ke link dale hai. What you should do if you are gonna pursue finance, marketing, HR, operations and everything. If you want please mere ko Instagram pe jaake DM karna kya sir uh specialisations ke certifications, I'll send you the reel jisme woh captions mein link hai. Theek hai? All that you gotta do is reach out. Toh Amit sir yeh video iske liye lekar aaye hai jisme you can get different different kind of things. Ek aur bahut important, ESG se yaad aaya, beta, isi channel pe maine ek video banaya tha kuch mahine pehle ki konsi books aapko padh ke jaani chahiye before MBA. Because you can't just one fine day get up and go start attending this is a masters degree and a business degree this is not your regular college. Toh aap bahut blank aur bahut piche reh jaoge beta agar aap bina tayyari karke gaye. Toh maine aapko MBA books ke video mein thode books bataye hai that gives you a edge beforehand. Yaar iska bhi mere ko na khali DM kar dio sir MBA books mein aapko video bhej dena hai maine aapko link bhej dena hai jahan pe maine free PDFs daale hue hai booko ke. Now it depends whether you are pursuing what specialization uske hisab se aap book padh ke jao aur solve karo bahut badhiya ho jayega. Theek hai? Chalo bhai. Beta abhi suno yahan pe na I am extremely proud to be teaching VARC and I also always propagate ki beta yaad rakh le. Zindagi bhar tu kabhi modulus use kar ya na kar logarithm use kar ya na kar inequalities kar ya na kar. Lekin beta summarizing skills, inferential skills, reasoning skills jo VARC sikhata hai zindagi bhar use karega. Toh VARC ko seriously liyo yaar. Dekh le, beta. VARC isn't just CAT, it is boardroom survival training. Woh hamara jo CEO bol raha hai, uska jo written mail aaya hai usmein uska uska inference kya hai, uska impact kya hai, uska intent kya hai, uska assumption kya hai? Again, we are going back to everything that Amit sir teaches. Dekh le beta. Theek hai? So flawless written and verbal communication is 100% your biggest immediate differentiator. People, iske bhi link maine apne Instagram pe daal rakhe hai where you can level up simply in English. Theek hai? Data without storytelling is useless hai beta. No CEO, no heads, no recruiter wants to merely see tables, numbers, spreadsheets. They want crisp summary. They want graphs. They want a storyboard. Theek hai? Toh beta 100% you must articulate the why behind the numbers. Matlab yeh yeh aa gaya ab kya? Hence, so, hence future kya? Vgaira, vgaira. Theek hai? Beta critical reasoning is required to spot logical gaps during high stakes strategy meetings. You have to master the art of executive summary. Theek hai? That is concise, impactful and persuasive. Everything that you do, yeh aapko skill MBA bhi sikhaega. Beautifully sikhaega. Theek hai? Lekin maine jo aapko books batayi hai jo MBA books ke video mein hai usmein bhi yeh skill aapko aa jayega pata chal jayega. And now, theek hai? Socho beta, you can go to websites like Udemy and Coursera, theek hai? Khan Academy, multiple websites hai, Harvard ki website hai. IIM A aur B ki website hai, usmein yeh saare certifications dhoondho aur karo free mein hai. Free mein matlab ke yaar course free mein hai. Certification ka cost hai. Course hi kar le yaar. Certification ka cost worth it hoga because you need these sitare on your CV, ki aapne yeh saare certifications ko achieve kiya hai, that is very important. Theek hai? Chalo, beta abhi aa jao. Toh jo aapke campus pe recruiters aayenge ya aap jab interviews ke liye jaoge in the next one year, two years, it is nothing is changing very majorly kyunki kafi change ho chuka hai. HR kya dekh raha hai, beta? Theek hai? Most importantly, while evaluating human capital strategies, focus is always on behavior. Beta bas yahi hai. Toh yes your smart, yes your technical, yes you pursued and you have achieved your CGPA and you have managed to do blah blah blah, koi baat nahi hai. Lekin maine jo pehle wale bataye, adaptable, resilient, theek hai? Stakeholder management, versatility, yeh saare skills bahut important hai. These are hot skills for the future. Theek hai? So academic grades will get you the interview, beta, lekin yeh culture fit mein na toh abhi aap bologe sir main kya main kaise bataunga main fir to mujhe kya pata. Woh toh CV pe dekh le, beta. Toh they will ask you instances of your life. Toh yeh jo maine pehle wale slide mein aapko yeh sab bataya tha, theek hai? Yeh sab yeh sab. Cross functional know how, adaptability, resilience, hain. In sab ka aapke paas life ke instances hone chahiye. Jahan pe college mein ya freshers ke liye ya work ex walon ka office mein aapne yeh demonstrate kiya aur outcomes aaye, impactful, kuch toh aapne value create kiya. You underwent all this, change management. Yeh aapko prove karna hai. This is what I am trying to say in the HR wala screening slide. Making sense, everyone? Theek hai? Toh beta 100% they assess your ability to work with diverse, cross-functional teams under pressure. Toh college fest mein you were handling something. Kitna volume, kitna pressure, kitna deadline, kitna cost saving, kuch toh. And then of course office mein aap bata sakte ho. 100%, beta, conflict resolution and team dynamics are heavily tested in group discussions. So employers want evidence of deep self awareness and how you handle failure.

[15:02]Yeh toh hamare MBA ke interviews mein bhi hota hai, I am sure you know this. Theek hai? Survival preparing, uss pe bhi aapko puchhte hai ki tell us of an instance where you were a leader. Tell us of an instance where you handled failure. Tell us of an instance where you handled conflict and what did you do? And tell us of an instance of difficult stakeholder. Toh yeh sab cheeze aapko prepare rakhni chahiye, aapko pata bhi hona chahiye. Theek hai? Beta your ethical compass, professional integrity, bas khatam kahani. Toh aapko yeh bhi puchhenge ki rule breaking ke bare mein, theek hai? Rule bending ke bare mein. Theek hai? Vendor management ke bare mein, and kabhi agar aapko compromise karna pade toh uske bare mein. Toh yeh saari cheeze. Theek hai? Because AI is not getting into any of this. AI can't handle it. So it is you who has to shine through. Chalo, bhai. Beta abhi sun le. Abhi ho gaya gyaan. Abhi actual kya karna hai Amit sir bata rahe hai, so that you can literally maximize your ROI in your MBA course. Theek hai? Starting in 2025. Beta for 2026, first year strategy 100% is survive to thrive. Beta first semester ko aise treat karna jaise yeh endurance test hai, prioritize ruthlessly. First semester is a golden chance for you to academically excel. Beta compromise mat karna ispe chill mat marna carry away mat ho jana, theek hai? Bhale hi college life hai lekin MBA life hai. Matlab chill mar na aisa mana nahi kar rahe hai, campus life hai, college life hai, fun hai, kar na of course karna. But all fronts pe khelna hai. Theek hai? So do not chase every committee or club, beta, pick two committees or clubs jahan pe you get a chance to really shine. Don't just be a member, nobody cares for that. Ek ya do karke CV pe leke aa. Theek hai? Beta keep your CGPA high early on, it acts as a safety net for summer placements. Bahut. CGPA beginning mein chadh gaya toh chadh gaya beta, varna toh khatam kahani hai. Toh yeh yaad rakhiyo. Theek hai? Start building your domain expertise immediately, beta, yeh domain expertise ka like I said mere khud ke Instagram pe rich content pada hai. Mere ko khali na ussi reel ko mere ko share karke bolna sir iske links bhej do. I'll I'll I'll share you the clickable links for that, free ke courses hai, free, all free. Theek hai? Beta learn prompt engineering to maximize your efficiency. Bahut badhiya hai. Theek hai? And khud se kar sakte ho. So beta Python, SQL, Java, something, if not everything. Theek hai? Achha, haan, aur ek aur cheez hai. Agar kisi, toh maine jaise top free AI courses daale hai waise maine top free Google courses bhi daal rakhe hai. Toh mere ko khali DM karna sir top free Google courses bhej do, free mein aapko bhej dena hai. Toh usme beta website design se leke analytics se leke Google ne bahut awesome courses free mein daal diye hai market mein. Theek hai? Read business daily, which I still do everyday, so should you. ET ho gaya Mint ho gaya, religiously to build commercial awareness. Follow global thought leaders, yaar LinkedIn pe thoda scrolling kiya karo beta. Tum scrolling bahut zyada Instagram pe karte ho yahan snap ya pata nahi kya karte ho tum. Toh LinkedIn pe scrolling uss pe follow karo aapke and general world leaders ko bhi and aapke field ke leaders ko. Theek hai? On platforms. And of course join industry specific forums associations, thoda network karo, eventon mein jao. Ya more importantly LinkedIn pe groups pe add ho jao, LinkedIn mein groups ka bhi feature hai. Get added to those groups. Very powerful, very useful.

[18:44]Theek hai? Chalo, people, is this video helpful to you? Are you enjoying it? Are you feeling a bit better? Toh jaake comments mein Amit sir ke liye thumbs up lagao ya toh ek dil lagao yaar. Theek hai? Chalo bhai. Yes, abhi summary baki hai, stay tuned, abhi tak video khatam nahi hua hai. I have the best news ever. Toh beta coaching mein hamesha aapko aisa lagta hai ki expensive hai aur pata nahi kaisa hai aur teacher kaise hai aur promises toh bahut karte hai product achha nahi hai. We have got you covered. Unacademy is finally now giving you a three day free trial. Le beta demo. Ultimate free demo hai yeh that will guarantee all your fears are gone away forever. Toh beta aapko three day ka free trial de rahe hai, aap link is in the description box aapko sirf uss pe click karke enroll karna hai. 2nd to 4th March hai. Aap jis din bhi click karke enroll karoge teen din aapko aur mil jayenge. Got it? Toh yeh 6th March tak chalega. Ismein aapko all batches, all educators, all content, all tests, theek hai? Quizzes leaderboards, pura platform free free free, le lo yaar. Iske basis pe decide karo whether you would like to start your CAT and OMETs prep with us or not. Doodh ka doodh pani ka pani, nothing can get better can get better than that. I am expecting all of you to 100% come beta right, CET ke liye aa ja yaar, worth it hai. GDPI prep, aapke OMETs ke prep and CAT 2026 ka big deal aa jao. Theek hai? Toh beta yeh chance chhodna mat. Everything is yours for three full, three full days kya actually six full days. Kyunki 2nd March se leke 6th March tak yeh chal raha hai. Aa jaa. Theek hai? Chalo people, yeh hamara latest batch hai, link is in the description box, if you wish to enroll please let me know. Mere hisab se ek simple kaam karo, beta, aapko kuch bhi enroll karna hai mere ko amit_rh pe DM kar do. That's my Telegram handle, amit_rh. My team will reach out to you, help you, get you the best possible deal and personally counsel you. Theek hai? Uh yeh beta hamara CV, yeh GDPI ka batch hai. Theek hai? Again you need this to convert your dream college ka call. Beta aapne itni mehnat karke itne paas tak aa gaye ho abhi give up mat karna, usko lightly mat lena. Very scary. Okay, the CET batch zor shor se chalu hai. Yaar yeh toh kal hi aa jao, Tuesday raat ko 10 baje Amit sir ke batch mein aao, free mein aao. Dekho hum kaise padhai karte hai, learn karte hai, fun karte hai aur aapko CET ke liye Bajaj ki tayari karwate hai, that's what is important. Theek hai? So this batch ka link is also in the description box. If you wish to enroll mere ko DM karo amit_rh pe sir CET batch I'll get you enrolled. Theek hai? Chalo, yeh mera inspiration board hai. Beta, these are all our toppers of this year and we are so proud of them. I would wish to see all of you here, theek hai? Very very very soon. And finally of course Una is our best friend, our own in house AI, the first ever for any EdTech jis se aap baat kar sakte ho, doubts clear karwa sakte ho, session summary banwa sakte ho and quizzes and DPPs generate karwa sakte ho. So please don't forget to talk to Una. Chalo bhai. Theek hai? Finally, checklist, how to maximize your MBA ROI. Beta, apna digital footprint thoda clean karo, thoda apne Instagram ko separate karo ya naya account banao ya thoda dhang ke usme bedhangi cheeze nikal do. Theek hai? LinkedIn profile ko update karo, LinkedIn pe bhi pura video idhar present hai. If you wish to see that, you want that, mere ko comment karna sir LinkedIn video, I'll send you the link. Theek hai?

[22:55]Beta brush up on basic accounting, statistics and spreadsheets. Yeh MBA books wale video mein saare book present hai. Saare, marketing, finance, saare saare. Mere ko khali MBA books karke bhej dena DM mein, aapko bhej dunga yeh. Theek hai? Clear realistic goals for what you want to achieve. Beta kisi bhi halat pe growth mindset yaar. Theek hai? You are there to learn, not to prove you know everything, you are smarter than that. Theek hai? And don't just take it for granted. Do not take your MBA seat for granted. It's a hyper competitive world out there and the best part is you will get rewarded for your talent, toh talent dikha yaar, rewards milenge. Theek hai? Finally, beta, get ready to step entirely out of your comfort zone. Yeh toh hamara sabse bada dushman hai. Toh yeh jo pura Amit sir video leke aaye hai, yeh wake up call hona chahiye aapke liye ki, oh, khali MBA ka seat milke abhi toh meri journey shuru hui hai, mera struggle. But we will get you there. Toh theek hai pahad chadhna sath mein chadhenge yaar. Theek hai? That's about it from my end. I hope the video was useful. I hope you are significantly motivated now to go kill it out there in your MBA starting in 2026. Theek hai? Beta, please don't forget to like the video, stay subscribed to the channel. Maine aise aur bahut exciting videos dalte rehne hai isi channel pe. Until then please take care, stay safe, this is Amit sir signing off.

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