Calling all IIM Calcutta MBAEx Applicants (2024 Intake) Class of 2025

shortlisted Bangalore Nov 4th

All the best for those who got shortlisted

Bangalore and Calcutta have interviews on same days?

How do we manage?

Sometimes the venue can be same too. Then you can attend both on same day without issue. They understand if you’re away for a while due to another school calling first.

If venue is different, ask any one school to move to the other day. They’d accommodate.

guys what were your GMAT scores to get an interview call/final admissions? what should be the minimum GMAT score for someone in IT with a not so good acads?

It’s a tricky question to answer since a lot depends on your actual accomplishments during work, plus how you write your SOP etc. To be on the safer side, aim for 700+ atleast.

thanks a lot

Are the Bangalore round 2 results out?

No Bangalore round 2 is not out yet.. But it can be anytime soon

https://hrm.iimb.ernet.in/iimb/ePGP_202 ... cfi_R1.htm


Change R1 to R2. When the shortlist gets updated to the website, the page will load.

Guys, sorry for the out of context question. But can someone plz suggest between IIM C PGPEX vs IIM K BL which one is better?

IIMC by far

ofcourse

Haha thats not even a valid question. Iim k would be below iim L, IIM indore , XLRI, SP jain even for me. Forget a b c

Sorry to say but if this is your thought process then I would suggest you to do better research. IIM K is definitely far better than IIM L, IIM I, XLRI and SP Jain if not IIM C.

Hi all, what can be done if both IIM B and C interview are scheduled on the same day? Do they entertain rescheduling request?

Wishful thinking. Fool’s paradise. U know people with scores like 580 and 600 in gmat get convert at iim k. The quality of batch is awful. Placement statistics are inflated. Rest if u are so sure about prospects of iim k , why bother even asking about it ?

Maybe for the flagship course which is the 2 year program. I agree that for that, IIM K is better than (or rather on par with) IIM L, I, XLRI and SP Jain. But we’re not discussing the 2 year program here are we? We’re talking about the 1 year exec MBA course of IIM K and that is really not as good as the other colleges you mentioned.

You criticized the other person’s research. May I know why you’re insisting that IIM K is better than these other colleges? Your source or reason for thinking that?

IIM K BL is a relatively new program that was started in 2020. SP Jain’s PGPM commenced in 2009. For contrast, EPGP started in 2009 too and PGPX started in 2006. So these programs have a much richer history of alum and the curriculum and teaching style has been continuously modified with the intrinsic knowledge developed by the respective schools over the years.

Not only that, SP Jain has the added advantage of being situated in the financial capital is thus able to attract top quality industry leaders as visiting faculty as well as stellar placements. IIM K’s BL lacks in this department.
As someone else pointed out, IIM K is known for its flagship 2-year course. And even that is at par or at best marginally better than SP Jain’s 2 year course.

I received an early admit for SP Jain’s PGPM. Had I not converted EPGP, and say converted IIM C’s MBAEx, I might have gone for SP Jain. It’s that good. The only programs better than it are those at IIM A, IIM B, and ISB. Some might rate IIM C above it too, and that’s fine. For my personal goals, PGPM > MBAEx.

IIM K’s BL at the moment is nowhere near SP Jain’s PGPM. If you get into PGPM, go for it blindly. Even IIM L’s IPMX and IIM I’s EPGP are better at the moment since they started much earlier. Go for IIM K’s BL if that’s your only option or you really crave the IIM tag.
All the best!