Tuck First-Year: Ask Me Anything

Hi,

Thanks for launching this awesome AMA Services!!!

Can u please evaluate my chances at Tuck,

(Male/27/Indian/Non-IT):
GMAT: 700 (Q49 V 36 AWA5)
Undergrad: BTech Civil Engineering from one of the top 5 NIT’s in India- NIT Kurukshetra (CGPA- 8.28/10)
Xth: 88%
XIIth: 82.8%
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Work Ex: 4+ Years In Project Management- Contracts, Tendering and Estimation of Civil Works involved in Thermal Power Plants
Sector: Power and Energy
Job Description:
- Erection Cost Estimation for Civil & Building Packages for Boiler, Turbine and Generator Island package in Thermal Power projects pan India.
- Pre bid coordination with Sub Contractors & offer negotiation based on the estimate prepared.
- Involved in the bidding process for projects having worth more than 5000 crores.
- Leading a 2 Engineers team and approx. 30 sub-ordinates at various Project Sites throughout India
- Efficient Preparation of project planning, review of monthly invoicing plan etc
- Preparation of Contract Agreements, Placing Purchase Order in ERP, Erection protocols and methodologies.
- Sound understanding of Pre Engineered Buildings design- A fast growing industry in the Indian Sector
Major Clients : NTPC, GMR, Tata Power
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Personal Ventures/Achievements:
- Started my own business of Fuel Gel in 2011. Manufacturing, marketing and distribution of Fuel Gel across Haryana. Annual turnover above 15 lakhs. Initiated the process to setup factory level business in North India. Have Set up a factory in my hometown after meeting success in the business.
- Social causes:
1. I have initiated Beggar Upliftment Programme in Doosan, India under which I would be teaching beggars at various beggar homes in Delhi. Providing them elementary knowledge so that they are able to get a work. Something like working as a Security Guard.
2. I am a member of the Swach Bharat Abhyaan- Gurgaon Chapter, Doosan India. Through this, we are trying to create an awareness among the locals to have a neat environment and help in making the city a better place to live in
.- Received best volunteer award for the year 2014 from MD of the organisation.
- Marathon Champion in School.
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Other involvements:
- Represented Civil Engineering Department batch 2k6 in the Placement advisory committee of NIT Kurukshetra 2009-2010.
- Extras I have to my credit except this are:
1. Captain of the Doosan Cricket League in 2011 under which my team won the tournament.
2. Won the First prize in Architect- City Planning competition, Second Prize in Design Concrete Competition and membership certificates for national level events of college like confluence, Literati etc. (I don’t know whether these things make a difference)
- President of techno cultural society of Civil Dept in College.
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My main ambition is to start my own construction company after having 8-10 years of work experience post my MBA.
As I mentioned in my profile that I am already running a business of Fuel Gel since 2011, I would like to take it further while focusing more on the Construction Industry. The Fuel Gel Business is unique in itself and I started alongside my job as an alternate source of Income.
I have a strong database of Contacts with Leading construction companies of India -- Gammon India, L&T and Simplex Infra to name a few. I have negotiated with these firms at the highest level and have experience in award of contracts. As I know big firms in the construction industry quite well, my knowledge about their finances in particular is good enough ( Financial evaluation of Companies helped me). Currently, the Indian Construction Industry is the second biggest economic pill for GDP after agriculture and seeing most of the big firms going into Corporate Debt restructuring (CDR), I feel strong urge for working in this sector because of the challenges. This is my main inspiration for working in the construction sector. My short term goal is definitely moving up the ladder as in- joining a huge global firm (Consultancy), becoming manager, and then regional manager. I strongly believe an experience of this would help me understand the problems and ways to tackle them.
In addition to the above, I will get some excellent recommendations from my boss and Head of the Department- Plant Engineering in my company.

I feel this is right juncture of my life at which I should go for an MBA and work on a managerial level position to understand the other aspects of business like Financial Acumen, Strategy Decisions etc.

Regards,
Aditya