The challenge for him lay in writing exams as with every class, his eyesight grew weaker. Until Class 10, he would scribble answers, but still managed to get good marks. But thereafter, he took help from a writer to whom he would dictate his answers—he used one in his CAT exams too. What aided him was his superior memory. “While studying, my mother would recite me the chapters and I would memorise them.” Chhabra employed an effective tactic while preparing for his exams. He would take help from friends who were weak in studies so that he could explain what they would read to him.

A slight regret remains.

“My mother always wanted me to enter IIM Ahmedabad, since that is where I have lived all my life. Nevertheless, I got into the second best institute,” says Chhabra, who will pursue an MBA in Human Resources. Ask him his plans after graduation and he says, “I will be the best HR manager in the country.”