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Hi,

Can you Please evaluate my profile. I am targeting GMAT around June 2018

Me:
- 31 yr old Indian Male
- Did my schooling from CBSE board- ~12 Years, Grades : 73.8% Xth, 62.2% XIIth
- Engineering from Indore Institute of Science and Technology (RGTU Bhopal) with 73.75 %

Work Experience:
- Will complete 7 years in march 2018 in the IT sector firms. (Currently working as a Sr Software Engineer, Role BA/QA Role)
- One year Client Side Experience (Currently working in Johannesburg, South Africa at Client Location)
- After Engg, for 1.5 years I have an experience as Lecturer and also as Business Development for one of the Institutions.

I am not sure what GMAT score will I need and with my current profile, And will I be able to target ISB after a good GMAT score considering my academics, work experience and also taking into account the huge pool of applicants from, which is as (Indian IT Male). So can you please let me know in which areas I can improve so that I can make my application look good and substantial? and considering all the above aspects of my profile will I be able to target ISB (Esp in terms of age factor, I have heard ISB is reluctant in taking candidates above 30 years of age).

Any kind of inputs will be appreciated.

Also which colleges I should can target in India or abroad.

Looking forward to your response.
Thanks
Prashant Gupta

Please review my profile for the ISB 2020 batch admissions:

X- 86%
XII- 77%
B.Tech (Civil)- 7.63 CGPA from a top 5 National Institute of Technology

Workex- 31 months till date (Will be around 40 months when I am planning to apply) in a 'Special Purpose Vehicle' of the Government of India and State Government. I have worked in the Tendering Section of a couple of massive public transportation projects worth US$ 3 Billion (INR 20,000 Cr.) in total. I had huge exposure while working here such as interacting with railway board members, managing supreme court cases, preparing monthly fund disbursement plans & timelines for funds to be received from international funding agencies such as World Bank, EIB, etc. and working in independent capacity directly under the MD for about 6 months. I have had consultants, much senior and experienced to me being instructed by me during these last 6 months. I also got a couple of back to back promotions in the organization and working at managerial position right now.

Extra Curriculars-
Wrote fictional stories on a famous website. One of these stories was within the top 3 of the genre for a long time.
Played guitar in a couple of events.
Participated in street play event in college and won second prize.
Organised a business event in college.
Almost nil during job.

Co curriculars-
Nothing too stellar during college, just won a couple of district level math and science competitions/scholarships during my school days.

I am aiming for my MBA in Strategy and Leadership from ISB as well as industry specialization in Infrastructure. Although my work-ex provided me extraordinary learning opportunities and exposure, I feel that I am achieving stagnation, lower growth (having been working in a government organization) and lack of challenging assignments in my current domain of work. I want to carry my experience of working in massive infrastructure projects and apply them to grow in business and strategy consulting after MBA. I am hoping that an year at ISB would enable me to bridge the gap between what I know and how to apply them in consulting profiles.

I am planning to appear for GMAT this summer and aiming for a score of around 750. Kindly evaluate my profile and let me know of my realistic chances to get a call from ISB. Based on this evaluation, I will have to decide whether I should go for a 2 year MBA from an average college this year or aim for ISB.

Class X 6.8/10
XII 56%
Science stream
Graduation - BBA from Calcutta University
58% among top 10% of the class
GMAT 720

Work Experience
Worked 1.5 years in a leading IT company in Customer Services
As a Trainer and Customer service manager


Is this the same as the TFI fellowship or it's in addition?

2 years of Fellowship full time experience with Teach for india
Total Experience of 3. 5 years including TFI fellowship

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Class X 6.8/10
XII 56%
Science stream
Graduation - BBA from Calcutta University
58% among top 10% of the class
GMAT 720

Work Experience
Worked 1.5 years in a leading IT company in Customer Services
As a Trainer and Customer service manager

Left the job to educate 43 under privileged children for a year. (Break for a year).
Trained 800 freshers to promote employment in northeast states. (Project with a leading IT company).

2 years of Fellowship full time experience with Teach for india
Total Experience of 3. 5 years including TFI fellowship

Hi,

Kindly evaluate my profile and suggest what can be improved to be a good candidate for next intake.
Below is a brief summary of my profile:

Name: Ankit Kaushik
Nationality: Indian
WE: 56 months (IT), will complete 5 years this July
GMAT: 710 (Q-50, V-35)

Extra Curricular:
1. Participated in state level cricket and football tournaments
2. Part of sports club in Tech Mahindra (My previous organization)
3. Conducted some organization-level events
4. Frequent traveler (already been to 21 states in India) -- not sure whether this comes under extra curricular

Academic Background:

1. B.Tech(IT)- 69.96%
2. XII- 61.6%
3. X- 90.6%

Awards & Achievements:

1. Constantly awarded top performer award
2. Certified Hadoop developer
3. Winner of several intra-organization sports events

Thanks,
Ankit Kaushik

Hi Ankit,
Please mention details about your work experience. What do you do at work? What are your achievements? your career progressions? the teams that you lead and your overall impact? why do you want to do an MBA?

Hi,

It would be great if someone could suggest the score I should aim for in GMAT?

Academics:
B.Tech with GPA of 8/10
10th :88.1 %
12th: 93.9%

I have been working in IT for 4 and a half years.

What are the chances of me getting through ISB ?

Please advise.

Thanks,
Vivek

Class X 6.8/10
XII 56%
Science stream
Graduation - BBA from Calcutta University
58% among top 10% of the class
GMAT 720

Work Experience
Worked 1.5 years in a leading IT company in Customer Services
As a Trainer and Customer service manager
Left the job to educate 43 under privileged children for a year. (Break for a year).
Trained 800 freshers to promote employment in northeast states. (Project with a leading IT company).
2 years of Fellowship full time experience with Teach for india
Total Experience of 3. 5 years including TFI fellowship


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Hi Ayan4

Thanks for sharing your details.

While the extent of your professional experience and GPA look in good shape, much will depend on your work-place achievements, leadership experience, and team skills and since you have not shared the same in detail, it will be a bit difficult for us to comment on the same. Certainly, the GMAT score is also alright. However, considering you were able to score this in only one attempt, we suggest you retake the test once more (you will definitely be able to boost this ). Further, considering there is still some time at hand, we suggest that you add some additional talking points to your profile in terms of CSR experience/Toastmaster etc.

In short, you do have a good chance at cracking ISB, already but if you keep the above points in mind, you will immensely boost your chances

In case you need any other help, please reach out to us.

All the best!

Hi All,

It would be great if someone could evaluate my profile for ISB and suggest areas for improvement.
Thanks in advance.

GMAT Score: 680 (Q51 V30)

Academics:
10th - 86%(CBSE)
12th - 89%(CBSE)
Graduated from BITS-Pilani (B.E. Civil) - 7.65/10

I am 26 years old male and will complete 4 years of work ex by August of 2018 (currently 3.5 years of work ex). I started my career in the field of Analytics Consulting with Mu Sigma then moved into Supply Chain Analytics Consulting with Accenture. I have worked with Accenture for 2.5 years and was recently promoted.
I help world's leading organizations transform their supply chain by solving business problems using business knowledge, advanced analytics and machine learning.
Right now I am leading a project for one of the world's biggest technology enterprise.

I am planning to give GMAT another shot in a couple of months, I should be able to get my score above 700.

Awards and Recognition-
1. Won star performer in 12th for being in top 10 of the 12th standard
2. Won SPOT award at Accenture for individual contribution in my projects

Hello,
Please evaluate my profile for ISB application. I am yet to give GMAT. I plan to attempt it by April.
Saksham Verma
10th- 9.6 CGPA (CBSE) 2010
12th- 94.2% (Commerce) 2012
B. com (hons)- 63.82% (12-15)
CA- 58% (November 2016 cleared)
Articleship (2 years)- Deloitte Haskins & Sells- Audit department; Part of statutory audit of listed companies like DCM Shriram, ITC, Simbhaoli Sugars, MetLife Global Support etc.
Industrial Training- Mutual fund Reporting department; Preparing mutual fund financial statements for MFs listed on NYSE.
Post Qualification work experience- 1 year in a retail start up named Green Somethings as Finance and commercial Manager responsible for financial statements and commercial aspect of the business.
Please help me plan for ISB for R1 of 2019 batch.
thanks

Hello team! Please help me evaluate my profile for ISB R1 - 2019-20.

Male - 24 year old

Class 10 - 91.07%
Class 12- 87.5%
B. Com - CGPA 5.18
M.Com part 1 - 68%
CIMA - unable to clear in 2 attempts. Do not plan to pursue it further for now!

CA - First attempt (all levels)

Articleship at PwC statutory audit department for 3 years (client appreciation and spot award recd.)

Post qualification - Work exp 2.5 years (till date. Will be 3 in sep 18) in Transaction Advisory Services at PwC and currently managing financial due diligence engagements almost independently and determining various red flags for investors, determining purchase considerations, analysing key deal issues, etc.

Received many rewards and recognition for my contribution to the assignments.

Relatively fast paced promotion (1 and half year) to Asst. Manager

Extra currics - nothing to be proud of except for few certificates in playing chess at inter school / college level

Been a part of an NGO mentoring underprivileged kids for about 8 months now.

GMAT - yet to appear! (Expecting to touch 720 atleast)

Also request you to help me prepare my next steps!




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Hello team! Please help me evaluate my profile for ISB R1 - 2019-20.

Male - 24 year old

Class 10 - 91.07%
Class 12- 87.5%
B. Com - CGPA 5.18
M.Com part 1 - 68%
CIMA - unable to clear in 2 attempts. Do not plan to pursue it further for now!

CA - First attempt (all levels)

Articleship at PwC statutory audit department for 3 years (client appreciation and spot award recd.)

Post qualification - Work exp 2.5 years (till date. Will be 3 in sep 18) in Transaction Advisory Services at PwC and currently managing financial due diligence engagements almost independently and determining various red flags for investors, determining purchase considerations, analysing key deal issues, etc.

Received many rewards and recognition for my contribution to the assignments.

Relatively fast paced promotion (1 and half year) to Asst. Manager

Extra currics - nothing to be proud of except for few certificates in playing chess at inter school / college level

Been a part of an NGO mentoring underprivileged kids for about 8 months now.

GMAT - yet to appear! (Expecting to touch 720 atleast)

Also request you to help me prepare my next steps!




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