Admitted - SDA Bocconi vs IIM Ahemdabad

I like how you approach it and you definitely deserve kudos for thinking this through!

I think it will be tough to transition to Europe or elsewhere after you graduate from IIM in general, so this question is not very relevant.

Don't know really as most folks here are eyeing the US market; what is helpful to see is how many people stayed in Europe who did not have a Visa/Work permit. Sometimes schools paint a very rosy picture of everyone finding a job, and if you dig in, you actually see that Europeans found jobs in Europe, Americans in the US, and Indians.... in India. However, if the employment report suggests/shows strong job potential for international applicants, I see no reason to doubt it.

Yes and No. What happens though is that many MBA applicants change their jobs the first year. This may no longer be the case with the current job market where offers are juicier and options are wider, but in the previous 5 or so years, many people got a job to get a job, and then kept on looking and switched within a year. However, once you have been in a job for a few years, it is all about your performance and usually you get a job offer/get noticed because of that. Usually by that time you have a network you depend on, and you don't need your school's reputation to help you out, but it does not mean it won't when it comes to resume-tossing phase.

Yes, Absolutely. If you don't go to SDA, I think chances of moving are much less and would mostly be a corporate transfer type of thing

I don't know about Singapore but in the US, it is a bit challenging to score a job without a work permit and not being in the country. If you want to work/live in the US, you go to school in the US, and if you want to be in Europe, you go to school in Europe. Very hard otherwise. Keep in mind that higher EU salaries are taxed much higher than in other countries. In the US, you are looking at paying 30% of your MBA income as income tax. I hear Europe is even higher.


It comes down to - if you want to move out of India, this is probably your big chance. It has an opportunity of a greater pay off (so it seems) but carries more risk.