Cybersecurity Awareness Training Presentation v2024.03
MIT E3 Tanuj Bansal
1. MIT Sloan MBA Application
Supplemental Information
-Tanuj Bansal
2. I am passionate about quizzing!
• Quizzing is a highly popular team-sport in South Asia
• I have been an active quizzer since age 10
Broadened
my
horizon
Quizzing
has
Taught me Taught me
about to think
team-work laterally
3. What it takes to answer questions!
• Multiple Ideas and quick consensus
• Collaboration of thoughts and recognizing each
others strengths
Victory!
Winning the IIT annul quizzing trophy,
first time in my hostel’s 30-year history
Me
4. A Spirit of Curiosity
• Quizzing engendered a spirit of inquiry in me
• I started reading extensively – about different
people, places, socio-political events et al
• And it opened up the world to me
5. “That’s the thing about books. They let you
travel without moving your feet”
- Jhumpa Lahiri
At the same time…
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read
only one page”
- St. Augustine
6. Thus, in 2007, I took up a job that
could fulfill my desire to travel and
explore
7. Through Travelling I have..
• Seen places and things
that I had heard about in SEE
quizzes and read about in
books
• Experienced the thrill of
pushing my limits through EXPERIENCE
adventures
• Felt human emotions
transcending boundaries
and cultural differences
FEEL
8. “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles”
– Tim Cahill
What helps me make long
lasting bonds …
I am fortunate to have friends in over 15 countries!
9. My passion for Sports
At the Formula1 circuit in Montreal, Canada
in 2008, with Force India supporters
Soccer has helped me overcome language
barriers to make friends
10. An open mind to Cultural Experiences
As Kazakh nomads, China 2010 Dressing an American friend for Diwali, India 2008
Thanksgiving in Vietnam 2009 Uighur Feast in Xinjiang, China 2010
11. Accepting challenges and adventures
I can’t swim but I can dive!
Scuba Diving, Philippines 2010
Overcoming my fear of heights!
Rappelling, Central Vietnam 2009
13. “To travel is to live”
– Hans Christian Andersen
My aim of seeking an MBA from MIT Sloan, in
many ways, owes to my desire to learn and
explore and thus live!