After Harvard, boy from Jamnagar makes it big in consultancy

RAJKOT: A boy from small town of Jamnagar in Saurashtra has managed to make his way into world’s biggest management consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) after completing MBA from top B-School the Havard Business School (HBS).
Kunjan Punatar, son of businessman from Jamnagar joined the BCG as consultant three weeks ago. He did his Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from Nirma University. He was working with the Tata Group before joining HBS.
Now, he will advise clients in private, public and not-for-profit sectors across the world, including fortune 500 companies. Every year, about 900 students enroll for the MBA programme at HBS.
“I had worked in the real estate, automobiles, consumer products, and IT businesses of Tata Group in various capacities. My experience definitely helped me differentiate from others who apply to HBS,” said Kunjan sharing his experience with TOI.
“The alumni network of HBS is great and I really liked their teaching methodology which is 100% case study discussions and no lectures. You really learn from the diverse experiences of your classmates,” added Kunjan.
He said that his mother always pushed him to achieve excellence and stressed on the importance of high-quality education. “My father explained the basics of business and understanding customer’s perspective or other people’s perspective in life,” he said.
Kunjan said that after 3-5 years, he may consider returning back to India and starting his own business if he finds a good opportunity. `