Dear Team
I am a 33-year-old Indian male planning to write the GMAT soon for intake into the regular 2-year MBA programs. I have the following grades. I would be extremely grateful if I could receive your feedback on certain aspects, especially how realistic it would be for my aspirations.
1. Class X- ICSE -89%
2. Class XII -ISC - 86%
3. Engineering - Private Engineering college - CGPA - 8.46 /10
4. Masters in Engg (VLSI Design) - CGPA - 8.81/10
5. Work Exp - 8 years (now)
(a) 3 years with TCS
(b) 5 years (till date) with an Indian Public Sector Bank - working in several profiles. In the process, I have acquired certain certifications from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance -
(a) JAIIB (First Class) - June, 2015
(b) CAIIB (First Class) - December, 2015
(c) Certificate Course in Foreign Exchange - January, 2017
After my MBA, I would like to work in the Finance domain. I could also look at Consulting profiles, but Finance would be my first choice.
Target countries- Canada, USA, Europe, Singapore
Extra-curricular and other achievements -
I do not have much extra curricular activities -Was adjudged the “Best Table Topic Speaker” at Toastmasters International during my stint at TCS, ranked third in my M Tech course, was an associate editor of my college magazine, won a certificate at an in-house L&D and CTO initiative at TCS.
I have mediocre academic grades so far and do not have much leadership roles to write about. Should I do CFA level1 before I apply in 2020 ?
Please advise how good/bad is my profile for admission to the good B schools.