PROFILE EVALUATION REQUIRED Hello everyone — I’m hoping to get an outside review of my MBA profile for the 2027 intake. I would appreciate honest feedback on school selection, scholarship chances and career-goal positioning.
Age/Gender: 28, Male
Nationality: Indian
GMAT Focus: 695 — Q88, V84, DI81 - Last mock score
I am open to retaking the GMAT if a higher score would significantly improve my scholarship prospects.
Undergraduate Education
Bachelor of Commerce, graduated in 2018
Private university in Northeast India
Off-campus/distance mode
CGPA: 6.547/10
My undergraduate CGPA is one of my major concerns.
However, my earlier academic record was significantly stronger:
Class 10: 10/10 CGPA
Class 12: 95.4%, including 98/100 in Economics
Consistently among the top five students in Class 12
Alongside college, I also:
Cleared CA IPCC Group I
Cleared CS Executive
Secured third place in a business quiz at a reputed Indian university
Participated in intercollegiate debates
I did not clear the subsequent levels of CA and CS.
Work Experience
Approximately 8–9 years in the education and test-preparation sector by the time of matriculation.
I started working while completing my undergraduate degree.
2018–2019: Faculty at a national test-preparation institute
Started as a part-time faculty member earning approximately INR 500 per lecture
Taught quantitative aptitude, mathematics and logical reasoning for law and management entrance examinations
Was later moved into a permanent role
2019: Faculty across multiple centres in Mumbai
Taught reasoning, general knowledge and entrance-examination strategy across approximately five centres
Mentored students who secured admission to leading law colleges and National Law Universities
Also gained exposure to seminars, counselling and student acquisition
2020–2021: Faculty at another national education company
Taught verbal ability, logical reasoning and interview preparation
Managed and mentored approximately 300–350 students at a time
During COVID, personally provided free preparation resources and mentoring to more than 50 students despite taking a substantial salary reduction
Later worked on creating CBSE Social Science content for Classes 8 and 9
During this period, I also cleared the written stage of the Combined Defence Services Examination and attended the SSB interview, where I was conferenced out.
2021–2022: GMAT Quantitative Faculty
Relocated to a larger city and joined an international test-preparation company
Taught GMAT Quantitative Reasoning online and at the physical centre
Student outcomes included a 770 score with Q51 on the old GMAT and another score above 680
2022–2023: Verbal Faculty in my home city
Returned home to remain closer to my parents
Taught CAT, GMAT and other management entrance examinations
Progressed from earning INR 500 per lecture in 2018 to approximately INR 70,000 per month
Students I taught or mentored achieved more than 50 IIM conversions, including admits to IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore, along with conversions at other leading Indian business schools
Entrepreneurship
In August 2023, I started building my own test-preparation and education-consulting venture.
I began with:
No external funding
Almost no savings
A rented classroom
A very small team
Limited formal knowledge of running a business
The proprietorship was formally registered in July 2024.
From July 2024 to date, the venture has generated approximately:
INR 1.1 crore in documented gross revenue
INR 50 lakh in cumulative net profit
Revenue has come from a mix of:
Test-preparation programmes
Student mentoring
Education consulting
Institutional partnerships
School and college tie-ups
Student recruitment and affiliation-related assignments
The business has remained extremely lean:
Maximum team size: approximately four
Current team size: one
I directly managed faculty and support staff
My approximate role split has been:
Teaching: 50%
Sales and business development: 40%
Operations: 10%
Since 2018, I estimate that I have:
Taught approximately 5,000 students
Personally mentored approximately 2,000 students
The venture’s average fee is approximately INR 30,000, compared with INR 80,000–90,000 charged by several larger competitors.
I have also taught around 15–20 financially constrained students either free of cost or at reduced fees.
My current personal annual income from the venture is approximately INR 10 lakh. Revenue has recently started declining, and I am finding it difficult to compete with larger education companies while continuing to manage teaching, sales and operations personally.
Leadership and Extracurricular Activities
In school:
House Captain and Discipline Prefect
My house won House of the Year, Best House for Academic Performance and Best March Past
Third place in an under-16 basketball competition
Participated in debates, Olympiads, shloka competitions, cricket, basketball, swimming and taekwondo
My extracurricular involvement after school has mostly been connected to teaching, student mentoring and building my venture.
MBA Motivation
For most of my career, I believed teaching would remain my complete professional identity.
After nearly nine years in the education industry, I now feel that teaching should remain part of my life, but should not limit my professional growth.
I have developed strong experience in classroom delivery, mentoring, sales and running a small founder-led business. However, I lack formal training in:
Strategy
Finance
Marketing
Organisational leadership
Scalable operations
Technology-led education businesses
I now want to move beyond being primarily a faculty member and founder-operator.
Career Goals
My goals are still somewhat unclear, and I would appreciate suggestions on how to position them credibly.
My current options are:
Management consulting, ideally in education, technology or consumer-focused practices
Strategy, growth or business-development roles at a larger EdTech or education company
Education consulting or higher-education strategy
Long term, I may return to entrepreneurship and build a larger, more scalable and affordable education platform.
Target Schools and Geography
I am completely open geographically, including:
Europe
United States
Asia
India
I am primarily looking for a globally recognised Top-40 programme with strong post-MBA placement outcomes.
However, I would require a substantial scholarship, ideally full or near-full funding, to make the MBA financially practical.
Although the business has generated meaningful revenue, the amount is not equivalent to my current liquid savings. Funds have been used for business expenses, family responsibilities and housing, and I have only recently started saving specifically for an MBA.
Sep 09
05 Jul 2026, 04:32
