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What is the average gre score of iim b students?

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Any calls for R1?

Do you mean interview decisions? They have told in an info session that the interview invite emails will go out approximately a week to 10 days before the interviews.

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What is the average gre score of iim b students?

They didn’t specify any average GRE score but they told something in the range of 310 to 320

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Okay that’s good to hear. I am applying in round 2 and worries that round 1 would have been better but I am not yet prepared with my gre score

what are my chances in round 2?

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What is the average GMAT score for IIMB?

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What is the average GMAT score for IIMB? Posted from my mobile device

Average GMAT score is 694

Check more details at the following link

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Anyone knows the IIMB EPGP intake size this year? Would it remain 75 or go up?

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Hopefully it goes up
75 students is such a small batch size

Add to the fact resevervation 😔

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Anyone knows the IIMB EPGP intake size this year? Would it remain 75 or go up?

They have said multiple times that the class size will remain approximately the same

The following is the EPGP 2023 class profile

https://www.iimb.ac.in/node/217/

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Anyone knows the IIMB EPGP intake size this year? Would it remain 75 or go up?

They have said multiple times that the class size will remain approximately the same

The following is the EPGP 2023 class profile

https://www.iimb.ac.in/node/217/

Over the past years, the reason they gave for not increasing capacity was lack of space. Especially as they didn't have a EPGP hostel. Now that they have the hostel ready, was wondering if the size might go up this year.

Thanks for the clarification.

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Over the past years, the reason they gave for not increasing capacity was lack of space. Especially as they didn’t have a EPGP hostel. Now that they have the hostel ready, was wondering if the size might go up this year. Thanks for the clarification.

They will not . Though we have hostels this year but they also have limited capacity which will again limit any capacity increment.

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HI, please evaluate my profile for IIM.B. Should I apply for IIM B or not?
Background: GMAT-680(Q48,V35)
10th-82.6%
12th-82.2%
B.tech-75.6%,Mechanical and automation, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, GGSIPU Delhi.
Work ex: I work as a Senior Section Engineer ( Workshop) at Indian railways. My workshop undertakes the activity of Periodic Overhauling of Coaches. My job profile comprises of following activities:
• Supervising and managing the work of junior staff (around a team of 100 staffs is working under me which comprises of Technicians and Junior engineers)
• Planning man-power
• Planning and organizing production schedules
• Assessing resource requirements
• Selecting, ordering and purchasing material
• Ensuring health and safety regulation are met
• Determining quality control standards.
• Working on ERP of railways to control inventory.
My total work ex is of 5 years.
Extra curricular:
I have been awarded three times for extra ordinary work.
Hobbies:Guitar, read.
Kindly tell me whether there is a chance to make into IIM B with that score or not? Or advice me with some other plan. I will be very grateful to you

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NIKHIL00712, Please make sure you have 5 years of work ex by March 2024. That is a requirement to apply for EPGP.

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Hi,

You should definitely apply. GMAT score is really not the only thing they see, of course it should be a good score, and 680 is fine. Focus on your story in the essay and a clear thought process on your post MBA plans. Delay the application and rewrite the GMAT if you think you can enhance it ( you can always enhance it, given you have the time to invest in the prep), but if you have maxed your bandwidth for GMAT prep, then apply now, 680 is not a blocker.

All the best!

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HI, please evaluate my profile for IIM.B. Should I apply for IIM B or not? Background: GMAT-680(Q48,V35) 10th-82.6% 12th-82.2% B.tech-75.6%,Mechanical and automation, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, GGSIPU Delhi. Work ex: I work as a Senior Section Engineer ( Workshop) at Indian railways. My workshop undertakes the activity of Periodic Overhauling of Coaches. My job profile comprises of following activities: • Supervising and managing the work of junior staff (around a team of 100 staffs is working under me which comprises of Technicians and Junior engineers) • Planning man-power • Planning and organizing production schedules • Assessing resource requirements • Selecting, ordering and purchasing material • Ensuring health and safety regulation are met • Determining quality control standards. • Working on ERP of railways to control inventory. My total work ex is of 5 years. Extra curricular: I have been awarded three times for extra ordinary work. Hobbies:Guitar, read. Kindly tell me whether there is a chance to make into IIM B with that score or not? Or advice me with some other plan. I will be very grateful to you Posted from my mobile device

You have a good chance with that score, we have GEM students in present cohort with this score range and even lower.
Try to focus on application and essays, they should be clear and concise.

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Add to the fact resevervation 😔

There isn’t any reservation for 1 year MBA course

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Reservation a part of profile evaluation? Can somebody clarify as I see GEM word usage here?

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Reservation a part of profile evaluation? Can somebody clarify as I see GEM word usage here?

"GEM" is only used out of habit as the most competitive group here too is engineering males, especially from IT.

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Then why do have the provision of uploading caster certificate in the application

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Then why do have the provision of uploading caster certificate in the application

As mentioned at multiple locations on their website and in the information brochure, IIMB does follow GOI reservation policy (not just caste based, means based as well).

Having said that, should a person with 640 GMAT be really concerned about reservation (or feel relieved for that matter) is something to think about!

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Then why do have the provision of uploading caster certificate in the application

I was avoiding a long answer. But, here we go:

IIM A/C/I & ISB don't even ask you the category. IIM L asks as an optional Q, only for statistical purpose. IIM B alone decided to "support the reservation policy" for EPGP from 2020/21 onwards.

However, the avg GMAT or career profile for IIMB EPGP has not changed much over the past 5 batches (2-3 batches either side of this decision). Applicants who still qualify for EWS & OBC-NC due to low family income (self & parents) clearly wouldn't have a strong career profile. But, we don't see such weak profiles.

Coming to SC/ST now. The overall GMAT scores & batch profile remaining almost same over this period points towards one of these possibilities:
Possibility 1. There is a reserved "quota" of seats, but incoming SC/ST candidates are just as good as unreserved sections. Otherwise, the avg GMAT & career profile for the batch would have gone down significantly. So, the "reservation" shouldn't cause any heartburn to applicants from unreserved sections as the "other" side is just as deserving. Also, SC/ST applicants with weak profiles shouldn't assume their admission would be an outcome of their birth, unlike many other avenues they might've availed earlier, because they face fierce competition from epic profiles within their category.
Possibility 2. The "category" doesn't get your a "quota" on seats, but just a few "points". So, this can sway boundary case decisions in favour of the "reserved" over someone "mild better deserved". This "mild discrimination" can cause a justified "mild heartburn" to some unreserved applicants. Also, SC/ST applicants may see a ray of hope here only if they're confident of getting in with a "mild" push of 2-3 points. As for those with weak profiles shouldn't assume their admission would be an outcome of their birth, unlike many other avenues they might've availed earlier, because they face fierce competition from "mildly less epic" profiles within their category.

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Then why do have the provision of uploading caster certificate in the application

The last line was harsh. Hilarious. And true. But, harsh enough to cause "mild heartburn".

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