How is life at FMS Delhi???

A typical day at FMS Delhi starts with case discussions in class, where participation really matters. Between lectures, you’ll find students either in the library, preparing for upcoming evaluations, or rushing to society meetings. Evenings are usually spent working with peers: either on assignments, internship prep, or planning events.

During placement season, the pace picks up significantly and becomes the main focus. In between all this, events like Fiesta and section activities give students a chance to unwind and bond. Life here stays packed, but it rarely feels directionless.

Overwhelming from the start: Even if you come in with a flawless CAT score and a couple of years at a top-tier investment bank, you may still find yourself behind a significant part of the class in assignments, presentations, competitions, projects, case work, placement prep, and almost everything else. The peer group at FMS can feel intensely intimidating.

Draining and relentless: From the very first day, the workload hits hard. You are flooded with heavy academic requirements and frequent presentations across demanding subjects like finance, strategy, capital markets, marketing, supply chain, HR, and IT. Alongside this, you are expected to be ready for summer placements, which could take place anytime around September or October.

Reality check: You arrive believing that with a high CAT score, you will excel effortlessly and make the most of your MBA years. Instead, you soon realize that even after surviving on just four hours of sleep, completing the bare minimum to pass feels like a struggle. Excelling or preparing extra for your dream role starts to seem unrealistic.

Emotionally exhausting: If your own average performance hasn’t shaken you enough, there will always be peers delivering polished presentations in subjects you’re barely managing, winning national-level case competitions while you struggle at the class level, and securing early internships and scholarships. Meanwhile, you try to cope with a packed academic schedule that leaves no room to pause.

Grounding and humbling: Within days, FMS strips away any sense of entitlement and replaces it with humility. You begin to see how much more there is to learn and how many people around you have already achieved far more. This acceptance marks the real beginning of your journey and sets the tone for two deeply transformative years.

Unexpectedly supportive: Just when you’re convinced you’ll fail a subject like finance, someone—a professor, senior, batchmate, or alum—steps in to explain things so clearly that even complex concepts start making sense. Help at FMS is abundant and often comes without being asked. The effort and care invested by people around you is consistently surprising and comforting.

Clarity through guidance: Confusion in the first year is universal, no matter how confident people appear. To address this, FMS follows a long-standing mentoring system. First-year students are usually guided by multiple seniors and alumni mentors from relevant fields, helping them navigate academics, placements, projects, competitions, and career decisions. Faculty members remain approachable and accessible throughout.

Strength through peers: Peer learning has always been one of FMS’s strongest pillars. Learning happens not just during group work and presentations, but also while preparing for placements. The constant sharing of experiences, knowledge, and perspectives among students becomes one of the most powerful learning tools during the program.

More than just placements: As one of India’s top business schools, placements at FMS are highly anticipated and students work hard for them. However, unlike many other B-schools, the focus isn’t solely on salary figures. With no heavy loan pressure, students can explore roles and domains aligned with their interests, making the overall journey far more fulfilling than placements alone.

Memories that stay:

• You will win some competitions and lose many.
• Some projects will go badly; others will go exceptionally well.
• You’ll shine in a few presentations and struggle in several.
• You’ll love many subjects and professors, and dislike a few.
• You’ll get shortlisted by several companies and rejected by some.
• You’ll build deep friendships and face tough disagreements.
• There will be countless sleepless nights and peaceful post-exam sleep.
• You’ll feel more pain for a friend missing a PPO than joy for your own success.
• You’ll help people who never helped you and receive help from unexpected places.
• In two years, you’ll learn more than many do in decades—and teach others more than you thought possible.
• You may dislike many things while doing them, but you’ll be glad you went through it all later.

You may spend only two years at FMS, but the bonds, lessons, experiences, and memories stay with you for life.