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Thank you for your replies.
I have 13 years of experience in R&D (IT industry) for a globally reputed OEM. I m yet to directly manage people as Senior manager.
I am m torn between
a) shifting my career to my passion, which is football/soccer and hence move to a sports industry (sports companies or desk jobs in football clubs).
b) shifting to a different work role (Eg: Sales,Consulting) in the same IT industry.

Could you please advise what kind of MBA will help me in reaching either of these goals?

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Just FYI- here is a bit of a warning story from a few years ago:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/mba-after-30 ... 00397.html

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I am 35 and want to sharpen my leadership skills with an MBA (India or abroad). Which colleges (India or abroad) have average experience of 9-10 years for 1 year full time MBA program ?
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India - Executive PGP programs at IIM A/B/C etc. and few tier 2 schools as well

USA - MIT Sloan Fellows, Stanford MSx, USC Marshall iBear

UK - London Business School Sloan Masters (minimum experience required is 15 years though)
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While some top business schools may be a bit more selective when it comes to age, or have definite age bias and try to encourage 30+ candidates to pursue a part-time or executive option, this concern tends to be blown out of proportion. In fact, with a solid application, candidates between 30 and 35 years of age may even have a better chance of getting accepted to the MBA programs of their choice.

Consider how much work experience you have had thus far. Have there been any noteworthy achievements that will serve as a foundation for your future career? As an applicant over 30 years old, you likely have an impressive background that will support you as a candidate. Use this experience to show the admissions board that you are committed and motivated, and that you have much to contribute to a “younger” class. References are also an important part of the process, providing the school with additional context and credible, unbiased third-party feedback. Another important part of the admission process you should take more seriously as an older candidate is the interview. You should use your interview to demonstrate you are absolutely committed to your studies.

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I am 35 and want to sharpen my leadership skills with an MBA (India or abroad). Which colleges (India or abroad) have average experience of 9-10 years for 1 year full time MBA program ?
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Hello skenigma,

You should look at applying to the EMBA programs offered by IIM A, IIM C, IIM L, IIM I, etc. You may not be eligible for IIM B.

These are full-time programs; while you will still be slightly on the higher side in so far as work experience is concerned, you may give these a shot.

All the best!