Profile evaluation request

Hi saisandeep1997,

Thanks for sharing your profile.

Your academics are better than most candidates in the race. The extra curricular seems decent. The experience of PSU adds richness to your profile.

Your work ex is below the eligibility criteria for most IIMs, but since you are aiming for next year cycle, that will not be a concern.

Addressing your concerns, first to "build a profile". Profile is what you are. There is really very few things you can do about it. To suggest few - 1) Do well in your job, try to create an impact 2) Try to participate in office and open events - it may be related to any of your hobbies or interest 3) Do some NGO work if possible. But, how much of these you will be able to achieve along with your job and GMAT preparation is up to you.

Second, "required GMAT score". There is no such thing. We have candidates with 640 GMAT studying in top B-schools and you will see many 700+ candidates posting in GMAT club on how they didn't even got a shortlist. Still, if that has to be quantified, anything above 690 GMAT is good. But, while preparation, your aim should be to get the most, try your hands on some mock GMAT exams and try to challenge yourself to do better. If you are preparing, aim for a 750 maybe.

To conclude, GMAT score is only a small part of overall evaluation criteria. So once done with GMAT, focus on applications and interviews.

Hope it helped.

Hi

Bschools generally follow a holistic approach for the Admission criteria. The Adcoms don't just look at your profile or GMAT score individually. Both have its own significance. Your profile appears to be good, however, it depends how you build up your application. Coming to GMAT score, it would be wise to aim for a 730+ as a higher score never hurts.

The min exp for ISB is 2 years, and the average work ex as per the class profile is anywhere between 4-6 years I believe. One of our students got into ISB with GMAT 720. So, it's achievable if you move forward with a structured approach.

All the very best!

Feel free to reach out in case of any queries!

Hi saisandeep1997 , hope you are well

Given you are from a PSU, I believe an early application would work better in your case unless you can show immense career progression at the PSU by waiting for another 1-2 years (which is usually a tough thing to do at PSUs). The longer your experience is the stronger your leadership narrative should be. If targeting the IIMs and you don't meet the age criteria, you could look at making the switch to a startup to diversify your profile and strengthen your prospects.

Your have good academics and esteemed pedigree, but you would need to show strong motivation for transitioning from a core technical role to the business/general management track. Your ECs seem dated and do not stand out. Do refer to this write up that could help you massage your memory to recall any outside or at work initiatives that made a positive impact on people around you.

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Target a score of 730+ definitely.

If you wish to seek professional guidance feel free to reach out.

Best wishes

Hi,
As far as the academic profile is concerned you look well placed to score high on those areas in the application process. For the GMAT score try to score as high as possible, anything close to 710 or plus would add value to your application. You have mentioned that you have worked in a PSU but the sector/ function is not clear here. My suggestion for the profile is to closely work out your transition plan - a change in sector seems most likely here, so work on your future employability well.