With Sai’s Grace became an MBA and success leads the way…

In our home since ages the Sant Shiromani of Shirdi, Sadguru Shri Sai Baba is being worshipped. My parents are ardent devotees of Sai Baba alone.

This experience is nearly nine years old (2005). In 2003, I passed my B.Com. with great difficulty. At that time my grandmother had just left her mortal coil. I was appearing for several competitive examinations. But, I kept failing in these exams. Similarly, I appeared for the MBA-CET and scored 89 marks out of 240. I tried getting admission in Pune. But leave alone Mumbai or Pune, I could not get admission even in Nasik! My father Sri Vijay Kelkar was trying to get me admission in Wadia college in Pune by paying donation from the management quota. But, I did not agree to that. I prayed to Shri Sai Baba, ‘‘Dear Baba, if need be, let me be at home; but I do not want admission with
donation’’. It happened as I wished. The effort at Wadia failed.  Further I gave banking, UPSC, MPSC, Air Force, etc. examinations; but never succeeded. The days kept going by. I became hopeless and dejected at my efforts going in vain.

I again attempted CET. I scored 83 out of 240, which was less than the earlier attempt, which added more to my sense of failure and dejection. Then I decided, ‘Enough of my studies, let me take up a job’. But, even that was not easy. I applied at the
Wipro call center in Powai. I got selected and was asked to join from August 1. While leaving from there my competitors came and told me, ‘‘Here in Wipro, it is a one year contract only. Try your luck with Accenture at Vikhroli, it is close by.’’ I went there; though my Maths was just so so, I got selected and was asked to join from the very next day.Further, I was sent to Bengaluru for one month training. With this new job I was satisfied that I was now earning. But, for future prospects this was not a good job.

I wanted to do MBA, hence, was vigilant about CET in Maharashtra. My brother Satyam Kelkar was doing his Hotel Management course in the new Lonavala campus of Sinhagad Institute of Hotel Management. My mother Mrs. Medha Kelkar, father and brother started trying for
my admission in Lonavala. My mind would not be on my job in Bengaluru. My dejection reached pits. Some of my friends started
dissuading me from doing MBA. It is said, ‘‘Our mind is something and God’s mind something else’’. I was in constant touch with development in Lonavala from Bengaluru. But, I could get no feedback or response. Finally, with Baba’s inspiration, I applied for leave and came to Lonavala. First, I went to Nasik and got the mark sheet of my CET exam. Officials at the DTE office told me that with these marks I would not get admission to an MBA course anywhere in the world. Frustrated, from there I straightway left for Shirdi.