Tilak from SPJIMR takes home the YES FUTURE READY Scholarship
The three-tier framing
There were three rounds. The first one was CV shortlisting, the second round was a general aptitude test, and the third one was an essay and a personal interview round. For the third round, I had to write an essay on Career in Banking. But since it was not a traditional competition, there were no competitors as such.
Buckling down to the winner's list
It was the first time I was exposed to this domain. I revised the Economics and Finance courses that we had in SPJIMR and also kept myself up-to-date with the recent happenings in this domain. I also consulted with my brother a lot - his expertise as a Chartered Accountant was invaluable. Coming from a computer engineering background, I had a technology lens for everything that I learned, which was useful for a tech-based bank like YES Bank. One other student from my batch had made it to the final interview; however, I was hoping both of us would be selected as Yes Future Ready Scholars.
Dedicated learning of the Banking domain
It was the first time I learned about banking as a domain, and it was highly insightful to have the leading practitioners from the business talk in detail about what it takes for a bank to provide its innumerable essential services to the public. I also gained knowledge about the technology stack that banks use and understood Open Banking in greater detail.
YES Bank Future Ready Scholarship was indeed a beautiful journey. There is nothing more satisfying than making your parents proud, and seeing them there was one of the most special moments of my two-year stint at SPJIMR!