sushant2143
Should I choose IIMA PGPX or ISB PGP with my profile:
Bachelors in Hotel Management - IHM Pusa, Delhi
Total 6 Year Work Experience:
1) 5 Years - 2nd Largest International Hotel Chain
A)1.5 Years - Management trainee
B)0.5 Year - Duty Manager - Front desk operations
C) 3 Years - Revenue management (Multiple hotels & Cities)
2) 1 Year - Revenue manager (International Market) Start-up Hotel chain
Why MBA: Gain marketing / E-commerce skillset and combine with Revenue management work experience.
Target Companies - AB InBev., Ola, Flipkart/Amazon, OYO ( All from top of my mind, Never said no to a new experience)
Fee: Not a deciding factor.
P.S. I am currently holding an admit for both B-Schools.
Hi
sushant2143 hope this finds you well.
I hope you can decide based on a few other considerations in addition to the Fee factor.
1. IIM A cohort is a small cohesive community as compared to ISB which has 700+ seats. Since I graduated from INSEAD which is also a huge cohort, I wish the batch had been smaller to result in stronger bonding. It's a matter of preference.
2. Both are equally (less) diverse, as is expected of the Indian B Schools. I know 5 applicants from the same company with the same profile who all got accepted to both IIM A and ISB. I was more surprised about the plentiful IIM A admits in a drastically smaller cohort.
3. ISB would have some very young students in the MBA cohort with super active cognitive processes academically, while IIM A has a more even-handed selection across the age spectrum. Again, a matter of preference.
4. IIM A is a legacy brand; the alumni network is widespread, but the brand is still exclusive as the intake is smaller for PGPx and the extremely competitive nature of the flagship 2 yr program.
ISB is a global school in India, and that shows in the sheer number of ISB alumni you can find in most companies (in India, Middle East, SE Asia and in EU to some extent).
Best wishes