Is it possible to get into SPJIMR if there have been backs during graduation?

This answer is based on the interview experience of a close friend who had backs during graduation. When enquired about the same, she told them that she has a good percentile despite that. The panelists contradicted her saying the other candidates also have an excellent percentile and academic background. They asked why should a person with a back be preferred over them. My friend told them she even had an extracurricular background and an overall good profile. Yet again the panelists were not convinced. She further said that it was her talent for never giving up that set her apart from others. The panelists told her she couldn’t make it because of her backlog and she easily gave up and left.

The conclusions I drew from this interview were

• My friend, despite claiming that she never gives up easily, gave up once she was cornered. So don’t give up till the end
• Prepare a justifiable statement to support your claim and be confident while delivering it
• Have something exceptional up your sleeve to overshadow the backs in your records
• Don’t just blabber and sound as genuine as you can.
• Take up a specific skill and ace it so well that all your past drawbacks can be covered through it.

So it’s eventually your luck and your confidence that will decide if having a back will hinder your path to success or not.