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Hi, plesse share your thoughts
Age: 29
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Did my grad in mechanical engineering from vit, vellore
Graduated in 2018 and then started preparing for UPSC. Prepared for 5 y and as i couldn’t clear it i wrote ssc cgl and joined as an inspector in gst department. I was working in the same role for the past 4 years. Eventhough the work life balance and nature of the work were pretty decent, the scope for growth is almost nil. So i wanted to make a shift. After exploring all the options i felt a carrer in management will suit my wants and needs.

I want a piece of advice here

I got married recently so i need to balance my personal life while doing a mba. So should i go for a regular mba or an executive mba. If i want to write cat and get into an iim will my age and gap in carrer dent my chances of getting into a good bschool initially and then getting placed in a good company.

If i wanted to go for an executive mba/ pgp in isb how will my profile be evaluated??
I was really confused and will be greatful if any of you give your piece of advice on this.

Also are there any mba programmes in india where i can stay out of the campus along with my wife.
IIMA PGPX, IIMC MBAEX, IIMB EPGP.
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1. Completed my 10th Grade (CBSE) in 2017, securing 93.40%.
2. Completed my 12th Grade (CBSE) securing 90.20%.
3. Completed my Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore in 2023, with a CGPA of 8.62/10.
4. Completed a two-month internship at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), gaining exposure to industrial operations and the manufacturing processes of transformers.
5. Completed a two-week on-site internship at the Electric Loco Shed, North Central Railways, gaining exposure to electric locomotives and their manufacturing.
6. Joined Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEM), Tata Motors in 2023 as a Graduate Engineer Trainee – Purchase and have completed 37 months of full-time professional experience with the organization. I progressed to Senior Manager – Purchase, taking on increasing responsibilities across strategic procurement and supplier management for Tata.ev’s electric vehicle programs.
7. Currently part of the Strategic Procurement team for Software-Defined Vehicles at TATA.ev, handling strategic sourcing of critical electrical and electronic commodities for EV passenger vehicles, including HV wiring harnesses, speakers, antennas, PCB-related components, infotainment peripherals, licenses and software.
8. Manage end-to-end strategic procurement activities including supplier management, RFQ execution, commercial and cost negotiations, cost productivity, supplier benchmarking, cross-functional stakeholder management and process improvement across EV programs.
9. Developed a PCB Costing Framework for black-box electronic components, including BMS, by drilling down costs beyond Tier-1 to Tier-2 and Tier-3 suppliers. The framework covers PCB fabrication, BOM components, assembly, testing and overheads, enabling supplier benchmarking and fact-based commercial negotiations.
10. Achieved a 30% cost reduction through the PCB Costing Framework, translating into an estimated ₹25 Cr annual savings.
11. Led a High-Voltage Cable Cost Reduction program across EV platforms through detailed cost breakdowns and scope decomposition with Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers. Identified cost drivers across connectors, cables, charging systems and CCS2 interfaces and implemented reverse-auction techniques for high-impact components.
12. Enabled alternate supplier introduction, localization and adoption of modular CCS2 architectures as part of the HV cable cost-reduction strategy, improving scalability and supply resilience and delivering an estimated ₹30 Cr annual savings across EV platforms.
13. Built an interactive Power BI dashboard as part of the Data Champion Training capstone project to analyze EV Vehicle Off Road (VOR) incidents, particularly battery-related failures. Segmented trends by geography, vehicle platform, failure type and technical root causes, enabling data-driven prioritization of corrective and preventive actions.

I also serve as an MSA (Manufacturing Site Assessment) Auditor, where I participate in comprehensive assessments of supplier manufacturing sites. This provides me with exposure to the functioning of an organization across multiple levels and functions — from HR, finance and management processes to manufacturing operations and shop-floor execution. The role has given me a broader understanding of how different functions within a company work together, how processes are governed, and how business operations translate from executive-level decisions to on-ground execution.

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1. Received a Silver Team Award for contributions and collaborative efforts in sourcing Avinya components.
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3. Received an Accolade of Appreciation for successfully closing commercials within should-cost targets for HV cables for the Punch EV and Sierra EV programs.
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3. Won multiple prizes in Solo Singing competitions at the school level and have continued to pursue singing and music as areas of interest.
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5. Held multiple leadership positions in the Toastmasters Executive Committee, serving as Vice President – Public Relations (July–December 2020), President (July–December 2021), and Immediate Past President/Advisor (January–June 2022).
6. Through Toastmasters, developed and demonstrated strong public speaking, communication, leadership, team management and execution skills, while creating and meticulously executing tasks as part of a team.
7. Was a Core Committee Member of ACM – Management Team and contributed to organizing the inter-college C2C (Code to Create) 4.0 Hackathon.
8. Participated in various debates and activities with 5th Pillar, an NGO, further developing communication and public-speaking skills.
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Hi,

Good enough GRE score. Focus on your applications, get up to date with current affairs, and be clear about your post-MBA goals.

All the best!

Happy to connect if you’d like to discuss your profile in more detail.

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Male, I am graduate from a NIT(cgpa 7.76) and I have 5 years of work ex in Software Engineering domain. Some amount of extra curriculars. Gre score of 326(165q 161v). Also 10th- 10 cgpa and 12th- 96.4%. I am planning to apply in R1.
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Hello i had a question about does applying in different round like R2 instead of R1 affect the application ? I believe until R2 I would be able to create a stronger application would that reduce probability of acceptance.
Stronger application as in? What do you think will be better for you in R2 than in R1?
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*Co-Founder & Director at my Startup*- Working since last 4 years, at my startup, an e-commerce venture working in the Fashion & Retail space. Managing a team of 7 ppl with 25 lakhs as latest reported sales, currently operating at breakeven.
So, instead of spending Rs.50 lakhs on MBA (and a year of opportunity cost), would it not be better if you invest this amount in your business?

This is a question you can almost surely expect in your interview;).
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ISB Applicants: Can You Apply to More MBA Programs in Round 1?
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Hi,
No harm in reporting the 635 score to ISB. That said, I would strongly recommend taking another attempt and targeting a GMAT Focus score of 655+ to further strengthen your application.
But if we report multiple scores, is there a possibility that ISB would prefer candidates who have scored well in the first attempt itself?
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Regarding LOR for ISB ,
I am a bit scared about taking references from current supervisor because I don’t wanna reveal MBA plans to them.
From whom shall I take MBA references from ?
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Regarding LOR for ISB ,
I am a bit scared about taking references from current supervisor because I don’t wanna reveal MBA plans to them.
From whom shall I take MBA references from ?
Former supervisors work as well
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