ISB Profile Evaluation - Tools for B-School Profile Evaluation

Hi

I took my third attempt at GMAT today.

I scored a 650 in both the previous attempts and a 690 (Q 50 V 33) today.

I am a 26 years old qualified Chartered Accountant with work experience of 4.5 years in Manager capacity post qualification.

Class 10th - CBSE - 85.2%
Class 12th - CBSE - 92.5%
Graduation - Bachelors in Commerce (Finance) - CU with CGPA of 7.7.

Request if someone can guide me with list of Business schools which I should target.

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Ruchika

ISB and IIMB should certainly be on your list. XLRI, SPJ, IIMC may be possibilities depending on your work ex by next year when these begin.

Thanks for the early revert GyanOne. Can you also suggest non - Indian B Schools ? I am not restricting myself to Indian B Schools.

Also, request if you can tell me how strong is the profile or if there is any concern w.r.t. application to ISB ?

Thanks & Regards

Please evaluate my profile. I am very interested in doing MS, or MBA, in finance from some good asian university. Also, can you please suggest me some schools?

My GMAT score is 640 (Q50, V26, IR6). I have also taken GMAT last year. My score was: 620 (Q49, V26, IR:5). I am in no mood in taking another GMAT :p . Got some other engagements as well.


Work Experience:
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Regular Check Up Polyclinic (2013-Present)
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Description: I started a polyclinic, currently 3 clinics. We provide passive health-care services, such as dental, ayurved, and cardio.
Designation: Proprietor, Founder
Role: Founder , Entrepreneur- administrative and management , Marketing

NJ Solar Infra (P) Ltd. (2014-Present)
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Description: We consult our clients on solar project.
Our consultancy services include: developing of financial models-using excel, calculating depreciation and carrying out techno-economic viability
Working with another solar consultants to raise funds for small rooftop projects based on net metering
Designation: Director, Co-Founder
Role: Co-Founder, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Marketing: B2B & B2C

BU Group (Jun-Aug, 2012)
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Description: Focus on NDT testing
Designation: Intern
Role: Assisted company CEO (IITR Alumni)
Assisted the marketing team to carry out seminars in different companies and colleges for business development

WILLmed, Columbus, USA (May-Jul, 2010)
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Description: tech startup, focusing on non invasive glucose-meter
Designation: Intern
Role: Conducted competitive analysis with application of strategic and management tools
Analyzed medical data using MATLAB
*On tourist visa
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Education:
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Graduation College: Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Ropar
Major: Electrical Engineering
GPA: 7.55
Year: 2009-13

XII: 79.6% (2008-09)
X: 86.4% (2006-07)
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Academic Achievements:
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2016 Course: EDP on solar energy, under Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises Certificate of Completion
2011 IIT Sem: 4 EE204: Signals and Systems Course rank # 1, Grade A
2010 IIT Sem: 2 MA102: Mathematics: Calculus 3D, Matrices, Space top 10 students among 800, Grade: A+
2010 IIT Sem: 2 Environmental Studies top 20% among 800, Grade: A
2009 IIT Sem: 1 PH101: Physics top 20% among 800, Grade: A
2009 IIT Sem: 1 MA101 Mathematics: Calculus 2D, Matrices top 20% among 800, Grade: A
2009 IIT Sem: 1 EC101A: C++ programming top 20% among 800, Grade: A
2009 Engineering Entrance Exam Results:
Category- GENERAL
IIT JEE: top 1% among 400,000 applicants
AIEEE: top 0.5% among 1,000,000 applicants
UPTU: top 0.1% among 250,000 applicants
2008 Senior Secondary Class Rank-1, IX
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Projects:
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Year Place Topic
2012-13 IIT To develop different market models for trading RECs in India
2012 IIT Valuation of Options, using Black Schole Method
2011 IIT Analysis on Modeling and Simulink of DC Motor and its Driving System Used for Wheeled Mobile Robot, using MATLAB
2011 IIT Valuation of Ford Share Price using Kalman Filter
2011 IIT Developed shoes that charge mobile phone using piezeo-elctric material, awarded: 2nd among 12 teams, certificate of honor & Trophy
2010 IIT Developed mobile appication: encrypting messages
2010 IIT Developed Solar Mailbox
2008 Class XII Recycling of Aluminium slab
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Social Services:
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Participation in Anti Child Labor Rally and Global Warming
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Extra Curricular Activities / Skills / Achievements
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Tennis
2011: IIT Kanpur- Sports fest - Certificate of Participation
2010: Inter IIT meet - Certificate of Participation
2004: Saifco Tennis Tournament - Certificate of Participation

Collage Magazine, IIT
Member, Editorial Team - Magazine Copy

Drama
2004 School Drama - Delhi Public School - Certificate of Participation

Debate/GD/ Speeches
2007-09 - Reference Letter

Vocab Competition
Mother Dairy Spell Vocab Challenger, Reached round-2 - Certificate of Participation

Science Competition
Young Scientist Talent Search Exam, under category-A - Certificate of Participation

Art Competition
1998 Class-2 - Certificate of Participation
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Post MBA/MS plans:
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short term: work in private equity
long term: start my private equity funds in India, focusing mostly on small companies that are still working on old management techniques.

An update..

Done with GMAT...could not cross 700 mark..ended up at 660.
With the kind of work schedule, i don't think i can put in extra effort and take GMAT retake within this admission window...

So with the available score and the profile described above..which institutes should i target within India

P.S. Even though I have not given a thought of an international MBA, i would appreciate if experts suggest a good international program i should apply ( Considering my score and profile)

Hello..

GMAT Score: 700 (Q49, V37)
10th: 90
12th: 83
Work Ex: 4.5 yrs in MNC Technology field.
What are my chances of getting into ISB in second round..?
Or should consider retaking the GMAT?

Hi,

It'd be great if someone could evaluate my profile.

- X standard (2008 - CBSE Board) 87% (Best of four 92%)

- XII standard (2010 - CBSE Board) 72% (Best of four 77%)

- Bachelor of Fashion Technology (2010-14 - NIFT) CGPA: 8.08

- GMAT 690 (Q48, V34) IR 5, AWA 5

Positions of Responsibility

1. Secretary - Literature Club

a. Deepened the presence of the club by organizing Movie Screenings and Book Readings and review sessions.
b. Organised ‘hindi pakhwada’-2013


2. Class Representative

Achievements

Top 0.01% scorer in English CBSE 10th Board Exams
Won several Debates and Oratorical Competitions at Inter-NIFT level.

Others

Helmed the Design Team, Marketing team and Core Committee of College Fests consecutively for two years

Employment History:

(June 2014 - June 2015)

Technical Correspondent at Apparel Resources (Magazines: Apparel Online India, Apparel Online Bangladesh, StitchWorld)

(June 2015 - June 2016)

Sr Technical Correspondent at Apparel Resources (Magazines: Apparel Online India, Apparel Online Bangladesh, Apparel Online Vietnam, StitchWorld)

(September 2016 - present)
Senior Merchant at Pearl Global Industries Limited (PGIL) Accounts held: Inditex (Zara & Lefties)

Projects Undertaken:

1. ISO Certification project for the latest plant of PGIL

2. Rolling out the corporate newsletter for the group

3. Driving the RFID installation project at the plant

4. Market Research for rolling out Apparel Online Vietnam

Hobbies & Interests

Reading Objectivist Fiction
Typography and Graphic Design

Best,
Anchal

Hi Anchal

Here is a quick assessment:

- Your academics and GMAT score, though not the highest, are fine and should be sufficient. ECA is fine as well.
- In terms of work experience, there is a significant recent change in your profile, and you should be able to explain that with respect to the need for an MBA and your overall goals
- You do bring in differentiation both with respect to your experience and your education, and that will help your application
- At this point, focus on expressing your goals and fit with an MBA clearly. That is going to be the critical part of your app.

Hope this helps. Feel free to come back with more queries as needed.

GMAT 680(Q49, V32, AWA4 and IR7)
B.Tech from NIT Rourkela, Mechanical Engineering 7.63/10
12th : State Board 58 percent
10th: CBSE 75 percent

Had a 2 yr gap between 12th and B Tech.
Currently working in a PSU(BHEL) for 5+ years in design and development of traction machines for railway application. Have also developed new machines for Oil Rig application and diesel power plants.
Previously worked for Tata Steel in maintenance of hydraulic equipment for mining application for 1.5 year.

Not so extraordinary in extracurricular activities.

Please evaluate my odds for ISB.

Haven't also ruled out retaking GMAT so please suggest a GMAT score to get an ISB admit in Round 2.

Please suggest other decent options in India within reach with the current GMAT score.

I am 25 years old female with a work experience of 3. 6 years. I scored 630 in gmat. I started off with Mu Sigma(analytics) as a decision scientist. Now I am a Senior Analyst. I have 2 start ups of my own(late night food delivery and organic food delivery). I am a certified belly dancer and have done shows, learnt calligraphy, make handmade crafts for NGOs, have a foster kid since 2 years. I recently got interviewed by one of the websites which promotes female entrepreneurs and got an article published. I play basketball and squash. I will be going for Jagriti yatra this year which selects 450 people across India for a 2 week long train journey.

What are my chances to get into ISB and great Lakes? Shall I retake the exam again?

Hi Ankita

- 630 would be a bit low for ISB. You should try and increase your score. For Great Lakes, even your current score may be sufficient.
- Other than that your profile is good and some pretty good leadership there. The Jagriti Yatra experience in particular is excellent.

Hope this helps. Feel free to come back with more queries as needed.

Hi Gaurav

- Even with a 660, ISB still is a possibility
- The top IIMs (A, B, C) will be a bit tough with this score, but you could give IIMC PGPEX a shot
- The XLRI GMP and the SP Jain PGPM are other possibilities but the latter is now closed for further intake this year

Hi Neeraj

- A 680 may very well work out in your case, though if you plan to improve it please go ahead. Your PSU experience and project experience will be handy.
- The 2-year gap will need to be addressed in your app, though with 5+ years of experience, you should be ok on that front
- You may look at the IIMs (B,C), and the XLRI GMP as other options.

Hope this helps. Feel free to come back with more queries as needed. .

Hi Guys,

Please evaluate my profile and let me know if I have any chance in ISB. Also, please suggest whether IIMA,IIMB,IIMC are feasible or not.

Indian
GMAT:670(Q50/V29)
Toefl:110
10th: 93%
12th:93%
GPA:8.89 out of 10(around 84%)-top 5 in class

WE:
Indian MNC
Technological analyst role for a very big US bank
Total experience: 6 years
International experience: 4 years and counting (US)

Role:
Started as a trainee and now I am the onsite module lead- managing 5 people.

Day to day task:
Requirement gathering,
change management,
release coordination,
attend the ongoing strategic calls with senior business leadership(client side) and provide input - i.e- enhancement;risk;compliance etc
new hire management and formulating knowledge transition plan
In short, I am an SME for one of the application suite that is used in a line of business

Leadership:
Managing 5 people in onsite
4 promotions
small freelance web development company(sole employee)

EC & Achievement
Received Highest appraisal rating since last 2 years
Multiple awards from company(x4)
Multiple awards from client(x3)
ITIL certified
Java and python certified(technical)
minor volunteer experience in the US (however for a well-known volunteer group)
contributor to open source java projects (mainly for free health care software that NGO/poor countries use)

Goal:
Move to product management/project management role -preferably in consulting or financial tech or big tech(product based) sector.

Why India:
Want to build next phase of my professional career in India

Hi Jadu1

- Your international experience can act as a differentiator for you and would give you a shot at ISB, IIMB, and IIMC. IIMA may be tough though.
- Acads and experience are both decent, though IT-centric (the international context and bank IT experience will help however). Client awards will help too. The other certifications are IT-oriented so might not help in MBA admissions, but would certainly help in finding relevant post-MBA roles
- Not much in terms of ECA, so you might like to dig deep to think of experiences (even dated ones) that you can bring out for these apps
- With a strong app, you may be able to get through one or more of IIMB/C, ISB

You may also like to go through this article and [url]https://www.gyanone.com/blog/isb-670-gmat/] this article[/url]

Hope this helps. Feel free to come back with more queries as needed.

Thanks GyanOne. I have few follow-up questions. It would be great if you can shed some light on those.

1.Can you please suggest if I should retake GMAT? If yes then what is the target score that will significantly boost my chance? I am not sure if I can improve on GMAT more than 20 points.
2.Also, I am active in the Indian community(cultural function organization etc,)- so should I go ahead and add those as EC? Moreover, I was pretty active in my college days with regards to EC but not sure if I should mention those as those are almost 5+ years old.
3.What kind of certifications at this point will be given more preference by mba school- i.e- will scrum master/PMP etc help?

Hi Jadu1

1. If you can, then do retake it. A 20 point increase will help too.
2. Organizing cultural functions etc in the Indian community will be taken as weak ECs, but yes they can be mentioned. You can mention your college EC achievements as well, even if they are dated.
3. Scrum Master/PMP will help as they are more generic skill related (project management) than necessarily tied to an industry.