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8 years
India
2025
Male
Score: 655 GMAT Focus
GPA: 7.1
Pre-MBA industry: Energy
Post-MBA industry: Energy
IIM Ahmedabad
PGPX
PGPX
Round 1, 2025
AcceptedOct 11, 24
ScholarshipNone
1 year ago
11 Oct 2024 07:10
1 year ago
2 Jan 2024 03:01
Class X : 84% (in 2009)

Class XII: 88% (in 2011)
Undergrad: 7.1 (B.E. in Chemical Engg from Jadavpur University, India (Graduated in 2016)

GMAT FE : 655 (First Attempt. Appeared in Dec' 23). I have made subsequent attempts but I could not beat this score. I feel like this is my maximum possible score and I am not willing to put any more effort in my GMAT.

Age: Will be 31 at the time of application.

Work ex-
8 years in an Oil & Gas Maharatna PSU (Ranks among top 100 FT Global 500 companies). Got the fastest possible promotion.

Extra Curriculars:

Ranked 440 all over India in National Science Olympiad 2005 (Ranked 1 in city of Kolkata and received a Gold Medal for it).
Ranked 1 in webpage designing competition in 2009 in School Fest with all top schools in the city participating.
Was one of the founding members of our school fest committee. We conducted our school's first inter-school fest in 2009. Received a certificate of appreciation for success of our school fest.
Ranked 840 out of 130000 students appearing in State Engg. Entrance Examination in 2012 (99.35%ile)
Ranked 240 out of 16000 students appearing in GATE 2016 (98.5%ile).
Bagged a Group Recognition Award along with my team of 6 Junior Engineers for leading my team out of a disastrous emergency in 2023.


I have a gap in my CV between 2011-2012 where-in I studied Computer Science and Engineering. But I also prepared for the State Engg Entrance Exams during this period. I cleared the exam in 2012 with 99.35%ile so I dropped out of my CSE course.

Post MBA:

My target industry post-MBA are Oil and Gas Consulting, Renewable Energy Sector or Sustainability sector.
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1 year ago
04 Jun 2024, 09:35
While work ex looks pretty decent, some areas that you need to work on are:
-GMAT score (will also be a means to offset the university academics)
-School selection (the above schools specially the global ones will probably not be the best fit for your profile, ISB and IIM are fine)
-Making a solid case for the gap year
-Extra-curriculars

Hope this assessment proves useful!

Thank you,
Abhinav
Principal Consultant and CEO
https://thembaedge.com/
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1 year ago
04 Jun 2024, 21:28
Can't comment about Indian schools, but for US schools like Fuqua and MIT, your scores are weak. Plain fact: as an Indian male on the higher side of work experience, your scores need to be higher than the average of the schools. Plus, these two schools are poles apart and your research should have shown this to you. If O&G consulting is what you really want to do, then revisit your school's selection criteria and process.

There are no details of what exactly do you do in your roles. This could also be important for you to stress test your alignment with your consulting career.
-Dee
(MBA Admissions Consultant and Management Consultant)
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1 year ago
08 Jun 2024, 22:33
Hi, I too have similar profile. Would love to connect.