Hey there! I’m Riya Mehta 👋
A curious learner, generalist, and a die-hard optimist.
I graduated from IIM Bangalore in 2024 and currently work in consulting @ Accenture Strategy.
On this channel, I share honest, experience-backed content around:
*MBA & CAT preparation
*Life in and after B-school
*Opportunities, careers & upskilling
*Productivity, growth & building a balanced life
Everything here comes from my own journey and from talking to credible people in my network- what worked, what didn’t, and what I wish someone had told me earlier. My goal is to help MBA aspirants and college students make smarter decisions.
If you’re curious about learning, growth, and doing well professionally and personally then you are in the right place !
📩 For collaborations & queries email at: riyalizations@gmail.com
You can also reach out on Instagram or LinkedIn DMs
PS: I collaborate only with value-aligned brands
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Do you dream to work in the most coveted Finance role- PE/VC?
Link to detailed doc in comments👇
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Comment "Sales" to get a detailed document explaining everything about Post-MBA sales!
Forget the stereotypes. For Tier-1 MBA grads, these roles aren't just about 'selling', they're strategic, high-impact, and can be incredibly lucrative, with starting packages. But it's not all sunshine and big bonuses. There's intense target pressure and constant market shifts.
What surprised you most about post-MBA sales? Drop your questions or experiences below!
#MBA #SalesCareer #PostMBA #IIM #CareerGrowth
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Comment "PM" to get all the resources mentioned in this explainer.
Product Manager is one of the coolest-sounding roles you'll hear about post-MBA. It's also one of the most misunderstood before you actually do it.
This is the honest A to Z: what a PM really does, who hires, what they pay, the skills that matter, where to learn them, and the real pros and cons that the LinkedIn version skips.
Save this for your prep. Comment the role you're targeting and I'll cover it next.
#productmanagement #pm #mba #iim #bigtech
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I work in strategy consulting and here's the A to Z I wish someone had handed me during my CAT prep: what the job actually is, how to crack the case interview, where to prep from, the firm tiers, the pay, and the real day to day.
#consulting #mba #iim #caseinterview #mbb
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Hi everyone!
Hope your CAT Prep/ B-school journey/Corporate life and life in general is going good.
Many of you have asked me to do a video with Ritwik about his first-year at IIMB, his internship and other things.
Drop in any questions that you may have for an AMA with me and Ritwik and we will try to get them answered in an upcoming video!
Any feedback, General video ideas or topics you want me to cover will also be helpful :)
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In my hometown, two young boys living next door are being raised by their grandparents after losing their parents. Their grandfather works tirelessly as a peon, while their grandmother, despite her age, somehow keeps the home running.
For the last two years, the elder boy had been preparing for NEET with one dream: to change his family’s future.
But now, NEET 2026 stands cancelled after 22.8 lakh students gave it everything they had. He was angry, heartbroken, and crying, and I had nothing to say that could comfort him.
In a country like India, these exams, no matter how tough or competitive, are often one of the only ways to truly change your life. Students and parents pour years of effort, along with lakhs of rupees on coaching and preparation, because they believe these exams can uplift not just them, but generations after them.
But when these opportunities that were meant to give everyone a fair chance get marred by unfairness and greed, it doesn't feel like just an exam being cancelled, it’s a blow to hope, to trust, to the dreams of building a better future. Its traumatic.
And what do we say to students affected?
I don’t have easy answers.
All I can offer is solidarity, resilience, and the hope. Please don’t lose faith. You matter. Your effort matters. You deserve a fair chance.
#neet2026 #NTA #justice #solidarity
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If international exposure 🌍 ✈️is a non-negotiable for your MBA dreams👩💻, then this is one B-school you can consider exploring:
SDA Bocconi Asia Center (Mumbai), which offers a 22-month flagship MBA with a mandatory 4-month international term at the SDA Bocconi Milan campus.
What stood out to me was the 90%+ international faculty, global peer learning, and a profile-based admissions process (not just exam-score obsessed).
A few quick details if you’re shortlisting schools:
📖They accept CAT, GMAT, GRE, NMAT (current/previous year) + Bocconi Test
🤸♀️Profile-based evaluation: academics, test scores, work-ex, extracurriculars & essays
👩💻Merit-based scholarships & fee waivers up to 80%
💰Avg package ~₹14.5 LPA, top 25% ~₹18+ LPA, highest ~₹36 LPA (recent batch)
🌎Alumni working across India, Europe, UK, Canada, USA & Middle East in companies like Microsoft, L’Oréal, Amazon, Accenture Strategy, Big 4, etc.
Current application round closes on January 22nd, and earlier rounds usually mean better scholarship chances.
Not a pitch, just sharing an option worth checking out if global exposure really matters to you.
Check them out on: tr.ee/VORnAN
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Yes, CAT 2025 was unpredictable and challenging.
I know this not just from the messages I’ve received, but from the stories I’ve witnessed up close. I saw many dedicated aspirants (my friends and juniors), people who were scoring 98/99 percentile in mocks, completely freeze on the actual exam day after getting stuck on back-to-back difficult questions.
I’ve closely seen this pain before. My brother, Ritwik, went through the same thing in CAT 2023. He was shattered, confused, and questioned hus efforts, and eventually had to repeat the exam the next year.
If you’re feeling low right now, please know that you’re not alone. You’re not weak.
Take a moment to breathe, process, and cry if you have to. But after that, you have to gently, slowly, courageously move forward.
Here are a few paths you can take, and all of them are valid:
1. Prepare for your remaining exams
If you have XAT, GMAT, NMAT, or any other exam lined up, give it your full dedication. Sometimes your breakthrough comes from the exam you weren’t even expecting.
2. Start interview prep, just in case
Even if there’s a tiny chance of receiving interview calls, start preparing. Brush up your UG subjects, read business news, reflect on your achievements, projects, contributions and intentions of doing an MBA. This preparation is never wasted, whatever path you choose.
3. Decide that CAT isn’t your way forward
This is not failure. This is clarity. Maybe you want to take up a job, switch roles, or postpone your MBA plans for a few years (executive or international MBA later). If you feel you gave your best and there’s nothing fundamentally different you can do, this is smart recalibration.
4. Prepare again for CAT 2026
If your heart says you want to give this exam one more honest shot, then now, right now, is the perfect time to lay the foundation for a stronger comeback.
There are infinite ways to succeed in this ever-changing world, so many of you will be building paths that don't yet exist.
#cat2025 #recaliberate #success #mba #bschool #exam #strategy
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Feels so special traveling solo in a foreign country with your own money.
A few years back, this was just a far-fetched dream for me… and now that I’m living it, it feels like such a personal win.
If possible I recommend doing it at least once.
Not because it’s glamorous, but because it changes you. It teaches you how to enjoy your own company, how to take responsibility for every tiny thing, how to navigate a place where no one looks or speaks like you, and how to view cultures so different from your own.
Is it challenging? Absolutely.
You’ll feel lonely at times, mess things up, and maybe even realize solo travel isn’t for you.
Par ek baar to banta hai.
Because the confidence you gain from even trying is something no one can take away from you.
Sharing some of my favourite experiences here—hoping it inspires you to work hard, save up, and make it happen…No matter what your starting point is. No matter if you become the first in your family to travel abroad or the first to travel solo.
Will post a long video soon once i am back and start creating more videos about CAT 2026, interview prep and upskilling in general!
See you super soon
Lots of love from Thailand🐘❤️
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👉 LRDI sets (Tabular Arrangement) - Question 6
A small software firm has four offices, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each of its offices has exactly one computer and exactly one printer. Each of these eight machines was bought in either 1987, 1988, or 1989. The eight machines were bought in a manner consistent with the following conditions:
The computer in each office was bought either in an earlier year than or in the same year as the printer in that office.
I. The computer in office 2 and the printer in office 1 were bought in the same year.
II. The computer in office 3 and the printer in office 4 were bought in the same year.
III. The computer in office 2 and the computer in office 3 were bought in different years.
IV. The computer in office 1 and the printer in office 3 were bought in 1988.
Suppose that the computer in office 2 and the computer in office 3 had been bought in the same year as each other. If all of the other conditions remained the same, then which one of the following machines could have been bought in 1989?
#CAT2025 #LRDI
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