India, April 9 -- An alum of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad sparked an online debate after she revealed that her MBA degree from the prestigious management institute 'wasn't enough' when she started working at a global consulting frim.

Ruchi Aggarwal, who is now the founder of Mumbai-based mentorship firm Mentoresult, said she learned something during her first presentation at the top global firm that was not discussed in the classroom.

"I discovered my degree from IIM Ahmedabad wasn't enough. I lacked the executive filter," she said in a post on LinkedIn.

During her first client presentation, she said she was ready with 15 recommendations. "I had prepared 15 recommendations, not one. I wanted to have backup recommendations -...