PrateekBagga wrote:
Hi everyone,
Please give your valuable suggestion regarding various MBA program that suits to my profile.
Education:
B.Tech in Mining Engineering from NIT Raipur. CGPA: 8.05/10
Work experience:
Company : Coal India Limited.(World largest coal producing company)
Exp: 3 yrs till July 2015.
I have worked in underground mines managing 50 to 60 mens (who are mostly illiterate).
Incharge of the new technology (Chair Lift Men-Riding System), which is used for transportation of men from one place to another. This have increase the productivity of the mines as well as the production. Overall cost of the project is 7 crore but most important is the safety of the person while in running condition. We are working in odd situation and any small mistake cost us like a hell.
Working underground is a challenging task and the mundane condition there cannot be explained, which is always accompanied with risk of life.
Being interested in Planning, I am the only executive certified in mine planning software (SURPAC).
During my first year, I was appointed as blasting nodal officer and my task was to lookout for the proper procedure in blasting of coal, implementation of blasting rules & guidelines and spreading awareness among workers about its uses and risk in whole mine.
Research Project:
Pursuing a research project in Earth science department, IIT Bombay (Own Interest without any fund or support). Its aim is to find out the total amount of Co2 which can be absorbed from atmosphere and captured in the coal deposits. Which may help in reducing global warming.
Extra Curriculum:
Sports:
Three times represented my state (Chhattisgarh) at All India National Level Volleyball Tournament.
Two times national level volleyball tournament in school (only junior in senior level team).
Consecutive Four years participation in College All India Inter NIT Sports Meet. Won runner up for the first time in volleyball under my captaincy.
Go-Green Movement.
One of the Active member in this movement.
This movement was awarded by the President of India as best Green Movement in college campuses of India.
Collected used papers and made “Eco-notes” with one-sided used papers and distributed to the orphan children.
Promoted this movement to the college students, faculties and alumni’s to multiply efforts for the need of green environment in campus.
Teach For India, Mumbai.
Volunteered with teach for India fellows to help them in teaching Dyslexia students.
Helped the students in science club with their research paper's. They were nominated in top ten all over the Mumbai.
Conducting a survey, to determine factors responsible for behavioural change and decline in mental ability of the children.
Convinced a renewable energy company to give demo of their products to our school children. This was an initiative to make the students understand about the use and production of renewable energy. Aim was to run the school electricity expenses from solar energy.
Entrepreneur experience:
Analysing the gap in true mentoring need in india, I took a self initiative to develop an online-platform (with a vision of a company) where one can interact, acquire knowledge and many other details about the colleges students wanted to enrol. This platform was successful partially but decline due to lack of specific skill. In doing so, I gained a fruitful experience and got to know the various difficulties faced while building a company like finance, marketing, development, recruiting , negotiating with VCs etc.
Miscellaneous:
• Coal India scholarship full wavier of tuition, hostel and incidental fee for the entire Under- Graduation period.
• Certified First Aid Trained person from Saint John ambulance society.
• Invited as a guest lecturer in the college department for motivating and guiding the students.
• Awarded as the best player of volleyball in intra college sports fest.
• Stood third in Debate competition held within department.
Queries:
I am Interested in Dual degree in Environment & MBA. I would like to compete for Top 10-15 university.
Dream: Stanford, Duke and Yale.
Gre: V-147 Q- 162. I think I need to retake it? (Please give advice)
Regarding LOR, can I take a LOR from my teach for india fellow (working duration is Three months and going on)?
Please give your valuable feedback regarding my suitability with different programs.
Regards,
Prateek.
Dear Prateek,
So you have some good stuff in your profile. Most of all I like your leadership of such a large group of workers, and if you add that to the potential costs and dangerous situations, it also makes for some very good stories. Your Volunteer work seems pretty solid too, and that should be a nice bonus. NIT too is a quite recognized school. Maybe not as good as IIT for the AdComs, but they know it, which is already a start.
Obviously, you will have to retake your GRE or do the GMAT to aim for top 15-20 schools. You'd need at least a 164 on each section (about) to make Top 10 schools reasonable (the equivalent of say a 710, 720).
But otherwise I like your profile - it's quite different from a lot of Indian candidates. And I feel the potential for a lot of really good stories.
Hope this helps,
Best,
Jon
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24 Nov 2014, 03:13
