I am planning to apply to the ISB PGP and would be grateful if you could review my profile and share your honest feedback on my competitiveness, strengths, weaknesses, and areas where I can improve before applying.
Personal Profile
Education: B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering
Institute: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Patna (2022)
Current Organization: aditya birla.
Current Role: Manager – IT Applications & Solutions (Azure Integration Services)
Work Experience: ~4 years (by July 2026)
Professional Summary
I have grown from a software developer into someone responsible for leading end-to-end integration delivery for strategic business initiatives.
My work spans enterprise integrations, cloud modernization, digital transformation, application ownership, API development, stakeholder management, production stability, and delivery governance for business-critical insurance platforms.
Major Contributions
Enterprise Transformation
Represented the AIS team in the CRM to Salesforce transformation program.
Contributed to the enterprise-wide migration from BizTalk to Azure Integration Services, supporting implementation, deployment, and production stabilization.
Business Growth & Product Launches
AIS SPOC for the Active Yuva product launch, responsible for solutioning, development, deployment, production support, bug fixes, and end-to-end delivery from the AIS perspective.
Delivered EMI functionality for Retail and Group Health Insurance products, including partner integrations such as Policybazaar and PhonePe. The initiative went live in November 2024 and supported a business initiative of approximately ₹250 crore.
Delivered multiple product launches and enhancements, including Extend+, Health Booster, Group Active Health, multilingual support, KYC enhancements, and other retail and group product revisions.
Digital & Partner Integrations
Led the AIS implementation for DigiLocker integration under the Digital India initiative.
Worked on the API Marketplace initiative to simplify partner onboarding and API testing.
Delivered payment integrations, including Juspay mandate execution.
Regulatory & Compliance
Successfully delivered major regulatory initiatives, including GST Reform and Bima-ASBA, involving complex integration logic across proposal, underwriting, payment, and policy issuance journeys.
Operational Excellence
Currently responsible for the FWA (Inube) application, leading optimization initiatives that have already reduced application slowness by approximately 30%, with a target of achieving around 70% improvement.
Contributed to approximately 10% operational cost optimization.
Over four years, contributed to the delivery of 150+ Change Requests and supported a portfolio involving 5,000+ production and non-production support requests, ensuring application stability and business continuity.
Leadership & Responsibilities
Although I do not have formal people management responsibilities, I have progressively taken ownership of delivery and operational leadership by:
Leading daily stand-up meetings for the AIS and FWA teams.
Managing CR planning and delivery tracking across both teams.
Participating in solution discussions and aligning cross-functional teams for implementation.
Planning deployment schedules and weekend support rosters.
Mentoring a junior engineer to strengthen technical capabilities and delivery readiness.
Awards & Recognition
2 pulse raising star awards
Received the highest 5-Star Performance Rating for FY 2025–26 in recognition of consistent delivery, ownership, and contributions across strategic initiatives.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports
Winner – Kabaddi (College)
Winner – Handball (College)
District-level Throwball Player (School)
1st Runner-up – Women’s Doubles Table Tennis (Office Sports)
1st Runner-up – Mixed Doubles Table Tennis (Office Sports)
Technical
Participated in Robo Wars competition during college.
Cultural
Winner – School Dance Competition
Participated in handwriting and various cultural competitions during school.
Feedback Requested
I would sincerely appreciate thoughts on:
How competitive is my profile for ISB PGP?
What do you see as the biggest strengths and weaknesses of my application?
What GMAT Focus score should I realistically target to maximize my chances?
What improvements would you recommend before I submit my application?
gender - Female