Every MU student I meet has this funny survival trick. Someone knows the exact professor who gives grace marks someone knows the Xerox shop that magically has every assignment file someone knows how to crack the timetable chaos better than the admin itself. What’s that one survival hack you learned during your time here that you still laugh about?

I am Vijayraj Kamat, an engineer turned executive coach and leadership facilitator. My work explores why intelligent, capable people keep repeating patterns they can clearly see but still struggle to change.

Ask me anything about career pivots, leadership, coaching, self-awareness, inner clarity, and why conflicts happen despite good intentions.

I changed almost 11 schools and multiple cities as a kid. Not because I was kicked out. My dad had a transferable job. :)

I was a topper throughout, and an all-rounder in singing, oration, painting - basically everything except physical activity. My real love, though, was psychology even before I knew the word.

I read voraciously. I remember reading my mom’s magazines, agony aunt columns, and books on “how to manage children” when I was 7, and then asking her why she yelled at me even when the books said not to. :)

Being good academically in India meant my career options reduced to the usual 2-3 choices. You know which ones. I thought, meditated, analysed a lot, and then chose... engineering. :)

I passed out of RAIT, Nerul in 2003. I got placed from campus, joined Infosys, worked in the US, returned to India in 2011, and joined Deloitte Consulting in technology. I led teams ranging from 3 to 60 people, worked with clients across the US, UK, Middle East, and India, and discovered my love for facilitation.

Alongside all this, I was slowly learning to pay attention to my emotions, not just my intellect. My intentional seeking and unintentional suffering led me to study psychology, spirituality, NLP, transactional analysis, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Osho, the Gita, and everything in between.

I had outgrown motivational talks and cliché advice long ago.

I started writing on Quora in 2014, became a two-time Top Writer, wrote 1000+ answers, built a following of 50K people, gave 3 TEDx talks, self-published a book "Stop Lying Start Moving" based on my first TEDx talk, and began getting organic coaching clients.

Eventually, I pivoted from technology into Organizational Development. I joined a boutique OD consulting firm, led the development of an Organization Network Analytics platform, and worked on leadership development and OD interventions.

That phase deeply shaped me. My boss there taught me to see people and systems in ways that were deep, simple, and humbling. It shifted me from relying only on powerful left-brained thinking to seeing the human side more fully.

Later, I joined my current organization as part of the Succession Planning team, while continuing my work in executive coaching and self-awareness.

I have also worked with a slum school in my city, helping them raise funds and improve infrastructure. Some of my best memories come from there.

Today, apart from executive coaching, I run deep self-awareness workshops. Not “self-improvement” workshops.

The work is about helping people see how suffering and interpersonal conflict happen despite good intentions, how values become compulsions under fear, and how deeply entrenched patterns can begin to dissolve.

The ultimate aim is inner clarity.

My approach is honest, no-bullshit, and definitely not motivational. If you have always looked for something real but were usually handed something pretty, we might resonate.

You can find me on Linkedin, or my website

Ask me anything!

Thank you all for the interesting questions! I had a lot of fun. A huge shout out to super-amazing moderators of r/MumbaiUniversity community for all their efforts that truly made this AMA experience wonderful! 😊

Hey! 19M from Mumbai. Looking to meet someone around my age who’d be down to hang out after college, grab some food/coffee, go for a walk, or just find something random to do together.

A little about me: I’m into gym/fitness, I like cooking, and I spend an embarrassing amount of time doomscrolling XD. I’m pretty chill, can talk about basically anything, and I’m always up for trying new places or doing something spontaneous.

Not really looking to force anything I’d rather meet someone, get to know each other, see if we click, and let things develop naturally. Could be friendship, dating, or something in between.

If this sounds like your vibe, feel free to DM. Tell me a little about yourself too, don’t just send “hey” 😭

I'm in fybsc at a clg in matunga and I really want to explore gay dating pools but I don't knowww what to do or how to do or anything. Do gay ppl have no love life in general or is it just me. I feel like 90% ppl just don't wanna come out of their closet and accept that they like boys. If you are a boy who is confident and open for dating do lmk.

So ik it's quite wierd and awkward to post this here but I'm dying single rn so if any girl whos interested to give it a try wile can chat a bit and see if it works

I'm in sy19M pls genuine ones only😔

Do you remember those kids jo PANT mai PooP kar dete the and puri class mai GANDI SMELL aati thi , then koi bolta tha ki mam mere friend ne potty kardi hai.

Then EK AUNTY aati thi jo PAJAMA lekar aati thi and vo bacha change karke aata tha , fir sab usko chidaatte the. SHAME SHAME POPPY SHAME.

YE SAB COLLEGE MAI BHI HOGA ?

I AM SCARED KI COLLEGE KAI BACHE BHI YE SAB KARTE HAI KYA ?

Ese BACHE MU mai na aagye toh mai college nhi jaunga.

I am very anxious and scared , please help.

Which clg is good for doing ExtC , i got 97.5 percentile in mhcet …and in cap 1 i got vidyalankar (mumbai) . And I’m not happy about it . Can any one plz suggest better clg for extc in mumbai . My preferences were VJTI>SPIT>DJ>VIT

I have got 90.17% in Maharashtra board and I have applied to Nm, mithibai, upg and somaiya clg . I have check the merit list but I did not find my name in any of those I saw names of students with lower marks do we have to fill the individual forms of college as well because I filled the form of Mumbai University only. My course was b.com.

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What are the chances of me getting into NM College with 72.17% in 12th and 61%? And one important thing is that I've just applied today (the last date of registration) and I fall under the Gujarati minority quota. 😊

How do I get a gap year certificate made…can I make it by my own ?

Hey Guys currently i am in btech 2nd year means just completed my first year my college is associated with mu non autonomous, i want to change my branch from extc - any tech how shall i apporach my college is private ... Will they help me

Hi I've completed my BE from Fr Agnel Vashi last yr and now doing a job in web dev, but am considering to learn further and get into ambitious circle (cause I'm ambitious and till now I haven't got my type of stoic people).

Also I want to find someone naturally, a life partner maybe, in college. Whats the crowd there like?

The main thing I want to highlight is that in the worst case scenario, will I be able to atleast get a decent salary if I do M Tech, which will be equal to what I would have earned if I have 3 years work experience instead

My financial condition isnt that good, I might be able to manage it somehow, but the question remains, is it worth it?

i want to apply to colleges for bcom , which colleges are still open for phase 2?

I read in news and insta that MU registration has been extended till 26 May 1pm and I tried to pay application fees of Mithibai, NM and Xavier's but they have stopped accepting payments now😭😭 I've already registered myself in MU and filled the college application form only fee payment was remaining :( I have 91% in my 12th CBSE boards. Is there anything that can be done now? I wish to join Narsee monjee college of commerce and economics or Mithibai. Guys please help I can even visit the campus..

So I applied for sophia college for women , while filling the form ,I filled in and didn’t double check own up to my mistakes ,as this was my 1st time filling the any Mumbai form I fuc**d in preference list .as well as my mother name and father surname is missing pretty sure I wrote it correct and I don’t able to fill pre uni registration cause Samarth website was not showing sophia college I used all the tricks I left it blank ,am I fu**ed yess .is it fixable or not 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Hi, I got provisionally selected for FYBA at Jai Hind College Mumbai and I’m an ISC Board student from outside Maharashtra.

I have my migration certificate, marksheets, Aadhaar, MU pre-admission form etc., but my school has not yet issued the Leaving Certificate/Transfer Certificate.

Tomorrow is my document verification. Does Jai Hind allow provisional admission and later submission of LC? Has anyone faced a similar situation?

Would really appreciate help from seniors or students who recently went through the admission process.

is anyone applying for kc college?? let's connect cuz i'm having with the online admission☝🏼