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Hello IIMC MBAEx aspirants,

I hope you are through your application process for Round 1. Those of you who have missed Round 1 can apply in Round 2 which will be online soon!!

It’s important to celebrate a world of both similarities and differences. A good MBA program should be able to bring out both in the classroom. It is with great pleasure that we invite you all to join the webinar on the “Admission Process & Diversity in IIMC MBAEx Program”' hosted by IIMC Student Admission Council. As eminent guests, we have with us, Ms. Krishna Gangopadhyay, MD & CEO, Afrinex, Mauritius, Prof. Pragyan Rath, Associate Professor, Business Ethics & Communication Group, and of course, our MBAEx Chairperson and Faculty of Finance and Control, Prof. Manju Jaiswal. Kindly join us for a candid discussion.

Date: 29th July 2020 Saturday
Time: 6:00PM to 7:00PM

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Regards,

IIMC Student Admission Committee
MBAEx Batch 14
2020-21

Profile Evaluation


GMAT : 650

Educational Qualification - B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University.

WE: 7 Years and 1 Month

Profile : Working in Sales and Marketing Profile for one of the MAHARATNA PSUs ( a FORTUNE 500 Company) as an Asst Manager.
Got into the Organization post giving GATE.
Worked in the Lubricants Department of the Organization since then in the field of Sales and Marketing.
Have worked in Eastern UP for 5 years looking after multiple channels in 9 Districts with a top line of 16 Crs and Bottom Line of 3 Crs.
Currently handling 2 Channels for the Western Gujarat Spanning over 10 Districts.

Why to Join MBA [Short Term Goal] - To Crystallize the abstract / incomplete knowledge obtained by working in Sales and Marketing Profile. Utilize this knowledge in work to give a multiplier in career growth.

Long Term Growth - To be in a FMCG company in a capacity of National Level role - Brand Manager / Strategy Manager.

Hi samarth2426,
Good profile and slightly diverse from the larger IIM applicant pool. Suggest you should target an industry shift now rather than wait for the long-term since it'll progressively get difficult to change. The principles of S&M won't change but the application will and you'd want to start to learn the tricks of the FMCG trade sooner than later.
Try to aim for a 680+ on the GMAT in case you are intending a re-take.

All the best!
Manan
Co-founder, S4G

Profile Evaluation


GMAT : 720

Educational Qualification - B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University.

WE: 7 Years and 1 Month

Profile : Working in Sales and Marketing Profile for one of the MAHARATNA PSUs ( a FORTUNE 500 Company) as an Asst Manager.
Got into the Organization post giving GATE.
Worked in the Lubricants Department of the Organization since then in the field of Sales and Marketing.
Have worked in Eastern UP for 5 years looking after multiple channels in 9 Districts with a top line of 16 Crs and Bottom Line of 3 Crs.
Currently handling 2 Channels for the Western Gujarat Spanning over 10 Districts.

Why to Join MBA [Short Term Goal] - To Crystallize the abstract / incomplete knowledge obtained by working in Sales and Marketing Profile. Utilize this knowledge in work to give a multiplier in career growth.

Long Term Growth - To be in a FMCG company in a capacity of National Level role - Brand Manager / Strategy Manager.

Hello Experts,
Please find below my profile details for the evaluation:

27 yr Male, Indian with Online GMAT: 740 (Q51 V38 IR7)

Educational Qualification:
-An engineer from Thapar University: CGPA- 8.15/10
-12th: 89.6%
-10th: 95% - School topper, Scholarship holder

Work Ex.:
ZS Associates (2 months - presently working):
- Associate consultant. Working in the Business Consulting group leveraging Decision Analytics in Sales & Marketing projects for the top 10 global pharmaceutical clients.
- Switched job to learn on the marketing side as well as to work in a consulting firm

EXL Analytics (4.5 years):
-Worked in the field of risk analytics, providing analytical solutions to a major US bank
-Fast track promotions. 3 promotions in 4 years. Grown from an Analyst to a team lead. Handled a team of 4
-Client appreciations and Award
-On-site travel for business meetings and knowledge session with the client
-Member, DART (decision analytics rapid training) team: Train and mentor freshly recruited graduates

Extra-curriculars:
-Member, Team You (Employee Engagement Team): Organize and plan events, festive activities and team outings for the project team in EXL
-Member, Cricket team: Regular participant at corporate tournaments and Box Cricket Leagues. Also managing team of 14 members. Looking after team activities, cricket equipment, and funds. Coordinate practice sessions and tournaments along with the Captain of the team
-Thapar Quizzing Club and Literary Society Secretary: Prepared and organized non-academic quizzes on various themes during college. Also winner and finalists at various Inter College and State Level competitions
-End to end management of 3-day Quizzing Carnival during College Annual Festival
-Hostel Representative, Inter-Hostel Literary Fest: Managed and coordinated daily activities for the team of 3 hostels for 4-day fiesta comprising more than 20 events

Other interests:
Sports enthusiast especially Cricket (play in corporate tournaments regularly), Quizzing, Casual Coin Collector (collector of Indian Rupee commemorative coins)

Goal:
Move into strategy consulting role post MBA. Long term to lead a functional unit (depends on the expertise I gain by that time) of the company

Hi Rakshit,

Your profile looks good and with strong analytics experience, you can build a strong profile and application to showcase to the admissions committee. However, will you have the required 5 years of experience by the time you apply (especially to IIM B/C)?

Focus on building a strong application, think more on your goals and develop essays/SOPs that help you stand out from the crowd. Remember, the class will mostly have people with 7-8 years of experience, and you have to convince the admissions team that you can be part of such as a classroom.

Regards,
Tridisha

Hey Experts,

Need your help for profile evaluation.

Std 10th - 93% in 2010
Std 12th - 89% in 2012
B.Tech from BIT Sindri - 79% in 2016



Total work experience of 4 years

Currently working with Flipkart as a category manager ( Aug 2018 - Present)
Roles and Responsibilities involve- 1)Handling a portfolio of 700 cr.
2)Managing complete PnL of the brand and achieving both Topline and Bottomline Targets
3) Launching new brands and business

Business Analyst at ZS( Apr 2017- Aug 2018)

Musigma (Nov 2016 - Apr 2017)

Extra - curricular
1) Multiple awards at my current job
2) Head Training and Placement co-ordinator of my college
3) Founder E-Cell of my college
4) Several National/International award during school days


Please let me know chances with IIM A

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Hi Samarth,

Following is your profile evaluation by our expert team of Ex-PSU folks who pursued MBA from top IIMs and made career switch -

Admission Chances
A GMAT score of 720 and work experience in a Fortune 500 PSU make you a strong candidate for the one year MBA programs at IIMs. Sales & marketing role in a PSU is a very unique profile as most of the PSU folks work in operations role. Also, you must have secured a stellar rank in GATE to get into a fortune 500 PSU. This will be a key differentiator in your profile. So, a good application combined with a 720 GMAT score should be sufficient for you to get interview calls from IIM A/B/C. However, getting an admit will also depend upon how you perform in interview and explain your short & long term career goals.

Career Prospects
The short term goal mentioned by you is quite generic and it needs to highlight more personal/ specific content and it must align with you long term goal. With a background in sales & marketing you may get into a job as brand manager/marketing manager in oil & gas/allied industry. While switching to FMCG can be a bit difficult after 7 years of work ex, it is not impossible.There are many examples of people with your kind of experience who has joined FMCG firms such as Cocacola as Sales Manager post their One year MBA from the IIMs. Domain consulting can also be very good option if you are interested in consulting.

Feel free to register for a free admission/career counselling session if you have further queries.
All the best!

Background and nationality- Indian Non IT Male

Undergrad Information / Education: B Com + Chartered Accountant - Scored Avg 65% in CA finals (First Attempt)

GMAT: 640 (appeared in Sept 2016)

Work experience and leadership: 10.5 yrs,
1. Was Hired through ICAI Capus on Day 0 from Mid Management role at ICICI Bank Corporate banking, Mumbai. (amongst 4 candidates who were offered this profile from 75 others who were hired)
2. Switched to HSBC and was later promoted to Vice president - Corporate Banking managing asset book of INR 22 Bn. Clients such as Blue Star, Asian Paints Group, K Raheja Corp etc.
3. Switched to Investment banking team at Development bank of Singapore managing with clients such as Tata Group. Majority of my projects were covered in New for FY18.
4. Switched to Kotak Mahindra bank MNC corporate banking team Building MNC Banking Book for KMBL
5. Switched to Blend Finance ( Global Investment Banking Firm) as Track Africa head about a Year back. Highlights were project done with Nigerian Government to address the food security problem of the country through Agricultural Mechanization. We are in process of creating an entire Ecosystem to arrange USD500M of funding for investment in Agri equipments

extracurricular : Nothing major. Capitan of the School Hockey team. Played Hockey upto CBSE Zonal in 2003. Participated in a team trail walking event organised by OxFAM and cover 100 Km in 41 Hours with a team of 4 ppl. Certifications from CRISIL on Advance Credit Skills

Post MBA goals: Consultancy, Corporate Strategy Team (such as TAS), Private Equity, Track CEO/ CFO roles for large corporate

Anything else? : Chances in IIM-A 1 yr. executive MBA program.

Question -
1. Any other college that would suit the need ?
2. I had cancelled by score 4 years back when i appeared for my GMAT. Hence, the official report not handy when I applied for IIM A , Round 1 yesterday. I have submitted the application along with my Enhanced Score Report and plan to submit my official Score report tomorrow via mail.(Reinstated the score while filling the application. However, it took 24 hours for GMAC to release the official Test Score.)

Eventhough, IIM A has allowed upto 11 Sept 2020 to submit GMAT scores reports online but I had selected "Yes, I have taken GMAT" while applying and now I am worried that my application may get rejected without consideration. Please advice.

Hi Manunirmal,

Profile looks good for Indian B-schools, however, GMAT score is on the lower side. With a strong application, you might still be able to crack it, though. With 10+ years of experience, you can target IIM A, B, C.
I have answered your other question in the IIM A link.

Regards,
Tridisha

Thanks a Ton for the response Tridisha..

Hi Everyone,

Background: Indian IT Female

I have been working in the Information Technology (IT) sector in India for 9 years. During this period I worked with some of the Big 4's of the sector. Currently working as an Assistant Manager, and have been associated with an investment bank for the past 4+ years now (though in the Technology department).
I have some international experience (traveled twice work for short durations) and have a strong experience of interaction with clients from across the globe including the USA, Australia (Sydney), Manila, Russia, HongKong.

My 10th std was 83.4%
12th std was 79.2%
Engg was 74.3%
M.Tech was 84.3%
My GMAT score is 620 (I'm planning to retake the GMAT).

Extra-Curricular Activities: Have some experience with an NGO, own a book review blog, try to learn foreign languages as a hobby.

Please suggest if this profile is good enough for IIMA, IIMC, IIMB, and ISB?

Thanks in advance!

Hello Experts,
Please find below my profile details for the evaluation:

GMAT: 710

Educational Qualification:
-B.E CIVIL Thapar University: CGPA- 8.07/10

Work Ex.:


Class-I State Govt Civil Servant(Pay Scale 15600-39100/6600)-Punjab Public Works Department (6.5 years - Presently working):
- Handled/Monitoring/Supervision of World Bank Funded Highway Projects of state worth Million $
- Dealt with Procurement of services and works, Utility shifting,Land Acquisition as per New R&R ACT-2013, Forest and Environmental Clearances, Laison with other Govt Departments/Field PIUs/PMC,Contract/Project Management
- Supervised /initiated various reforms in department by making various services online like E-enlistment,PWD Integrated Management System,Online Asset Management etc
- Head of Sub Division and responsible for Supervision/Execution of construction /Maintainance of roads,Buildings and Bridges, in sub division, Job includes managing staff of 50 people, Conceptulizing,planning to commissioning of projects,involved in handling various NOCs like Fuel Stations,Marriage Palaces,safety certificates etc, handling of various litigations against department in Lowe courts to High Courts
-Handled/Supervised various Administrative duties like Duty magistrate in Corona crisis,Law & order crisis in Ram raheem Episode,Stubble Burning, Election duties, supervising preparation of cards for various schemes of State Govt and Barricading during VVIP Movements in area
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[b]WAPCOS Ltd , A PSU under Ministry of Water Resources(3.5 years)
- Engineering Consultant handling various projects
- Business Development, Laisoning, with clients,Service providers and various Govt agencies, Procurement(Preparation of EOI,RFP,Attending Pre bid Meetings),Project Management for International Hydropower Projects


Extra-curriculars:
-Won Many prizes in Quizzing during University days

Why MBA after extremely well settled life:-
1. Well working in Govt sector since my graduation is probably most fascinating act in my life and gives me immense satifaction by making meaningful impacts at grass root level
2.I wanted to improve my skill set and i feel management education will enhance my understanding and broaden horizon of my thought process
3.To make my decision making more of data/fact driven rather than hit and trial , to develop well structured approach for solving problems and to develop multiple prospectives(participative learning in IIMs help me to achieve this)
4. Networking
5. Infrastructure sector will witness huge growth in coming days for our country transition to First world economy and i feel mba will develop my expertise to prepare myself for future leadership roles
36 Looking for future senior roles in Infrastructure sector,Strategy/advisory,Operations and General Management

Hello karan121,
Your WE and GMAT are good but you will need a more focused post-MBA goal. What are the IIMs you are planning to apply to?

Ruchi

Thanks for reply

Well i am only looking for IIMA/B One Year MBA Course

My post MBA Goals are- To explore opportunities in Infrastructure sector in strategic advisory/implementation

Hello karan121,
Make sure to tie in your work experiences and the need for an MBA.

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Hi Karan,

You have a good educational background and strong GMAT. With close to 7 yrs of Work-ex, you are well placed to target the leading one-year MBA programs in India - namely IIMA, IIMB, ISB, with more preference to the previous two because of your work ex.
You have a compelling value proposition in terms of translating your work-ex to post-MBA goals, but need to work on a bit to refine it and bring out the strong points. Your target sectors could not only be vanila infrastructure but also exciting startups redefining the infra space.
If you need guidance on the application process and securing an admit, feel free to get in touch with us.
All the best.

Cheers !
Team - TopTier