Last visit was: 23 Apr 2026, 10:20 It is currently 23 Apr 2026, 10:20
Home
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
avatar
pradeep15793
avatar
Current Student
Joined: 30 May 2018
Last visit: 16 Feb 2022
Posts: 41
Own Kudos:
35
Given Kudos: 74
Location: India
Schools: ISB '21 IIMC MBAEx "21 (D) IIMA PGPX "21 (D)
GMAT 1: 680 Q49 V33
GMAT 2: 710 Q50 V35
GPA: 4
WE:Engineering (Energy)
Schools: ISB '21 IIMC MBAEx "21 (D) IIMA PGPX "21 (D)
GMAT 2: 710 Q50 V35
Posts: 41
Kudos: 35
Profile Evaluation 08 Apr 2019, 21:17
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I want to know the chances of me getting accepted to B school programs in India.

Nationality - Indian
Age -26
GMAT Score - 680 (Q49,V33,IR8)
Education - 4 year Bachelors in Mechanical engineering (8.24/10) from NIT Nagpur (one of top tier institutes, after IITs in India)
Work Experience:
Assistant Engineering Manager at L&T Construction (one of Fortune 500 companies), in Design department (July 2014-Now)
Responsibilities:
Apart from technical work (mechanical design), I coordinate with multiple vendors and client simultaneously to ensure completion of project within schedule. I work in core business of design and construction (especially, bulk material handling plants in power plants and mines). I design basic components and provide optimized solutions. I coordinate with site and Business Unit teams till execution of project.
I want to do MBA at this juncture of my career so that I can take step towards Business execution and Strategic planning roles from my current design role. I am currently looking for 1 year program in schools in India.
Is my profile good enough for a chance in any program? If yes, then is my GMAT score sufficient or should I retake it?

Posted from my mobile device
User avatar
MG4MBACrystalBall
User avatar
Joined: 29 Aug 2010
Last visit: 21 Apr 2026
Posts: 974
Own Kudos:
160
Given Kudos: 1
Posts: 974
Kudos: 160
Profile Evaluation 08 Apr 2019, 23:21
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
A few thoughts on your profile pradeep15793:
  1. The nature of your work looks good in that you don't seem to have restricted yourself - design can otherwise be pretty myopic as a department. Make sure you bring out the cross-functional aspect of your efforts well in the applications.
  2. It will be important to develop more sharpness and clarity in your post-MBA plans. Strategy planning in what kind of companies/sectors for instance?
  3. These are the better options for one year MBA programs in India.
  4. There isn't really a magic minimum GMAT number really. That being said, think about your competition from NITs/IITs - they are amongst the highest test scores out there. Given that perspective, the current score is likely to be a pretty big handicap and a retake would definitely be highly recommended.

Hope this helps some.

Cheers,
avatar
pradeep15793
avatar
Current Student
Joined: 30 May 2018
Last visit: 16 Feb 2022
Posts: 41
Own Kudos:
35
Given Kudos: 74
Location: India
Schools: ISB '21 IIMC MBAEx "21 (D) IIMA PGPX "21 (D)
GMAT 1: 680 Q49 V33
GMAT 2: 710 Q50 V35
GPA: 4
WE:Engineering (Energy)
Schools: ISB '21 IIMC MBAEx "21 (D) IIMA PGPX "21 (D)
GMAT 2: 710 Q50 V35
Posts: 41
Kudos: 35
Profile Evaluation 09 Apr 2019, 00:19
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
MG4MBACrystalBall
A few thoughts on your profile pradeep15793:
  1. The nature of your work looks good in that you don't seem to have restricted yourself - design can otherwise be pretty myopic as a department. Make sure you bring out the cross-functional aspect of your efforts well in the applications.
  2. It will be important to develop more sharpness and clarity in your post-MBA plans. Strategy planning in what kind of companies/sectors for instance?
  3. These are the better options for one year MBA programs in India.
  4. There isn't really a magic minimum GMAT number really. That being said, think about your competition from NITs/IITs - they are amongst the highest test scores out there. Given that perspective, the current score is likely to be a pretty big handicap and a retake would definitely be highly recommended.

Hope this helps some.

Cheers,
Show more

Thank you for your insights. Yeah, I am planning to retake the GMAT exam and target at least 720. As of now, I am not sure / specific about post MBA plans. I am still trying to figure it out. I just know that I want to shift my field from design

Posted from my mobile device
User avatar
MBADecoder
User avatar
Joined: 16 Jan 2012
Last visit: 23 Apr 2026
Posts: 2,971
Own Kudos:
799
Given Kudos: 222
Expert
Expert reply
Posts: 2,971
Kudos: 799
Profile Evaluation 09 Apr 2019, 06:43
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
pradeep15793
I want to know the chances of me getting accepted to B school programs in India.

Nationality - Indian
Age -26
GMAT Score - 680 (Q49,V33,IR8)
Education - 4 year Bachelors in Mechanical engineering (8.24/10) from NIT Nagpur (one of top tier institutes, after IITs in India)
Work Experience:
Assistant Engineering Manager at L&T Construction (one of Fortune 500 companies), in Design department (July 2014-Now)
Responsibilities:
Apart from technical work (mechanical design), I coordinate with multiple vendors and client simultaneously to ensure completion of project within schedule. I work in core business of design and construction (especially, bulk material handling plants in power plants and mines). I design basic components and provide optimized solutions. I coordinate with site and Business Unit teams till execution of project.
I want to do MBA at this juncture of my career so that I can take step towards Business execution and Strategic planning roles from my current design role. I am currently looking for 1 year program in schools in India.
Is my profile good enough for a chance in any program? If yes, then is my GMAT score sufficient or should I retake it?

Posted from my mobile device
Show more

Hi Pradeep,
There would be quite a few options for you within India- ISB, IIMA, IIMB, IIMC and the other lower ranked IIMS as well. Given that you may have a good number of applications to write, a GMAT retake would have definite benefits.

YOur profile looks pretty decent- when you get down to doing the applications, you'd need to ensure you bring forth your leadership experiences and achievements (i.e. shift the focus away from responsibilities to your impact)

Also, do you have any extra-curricular involvements? If no, then now is the time to get involved.
User avatar
PersonalMBACoach
User avatar
Personal MBA Coach Founder
Joined: 11 Sep 2010
Last visit: 22 Apr 2026
Posts: 3,807
Own Kudos:
372
Given Kudos: 11
Status:Boutique MBA Admissions Consulting from a Wharton graduate - Helping applicants get into top global business schools since 2008
Affiliations: Wharton, MIT
Location: United States (NY)
Overall Client Admit Rate: 96%
Expert
Expert reply
Posts: 3,807
Kudos: 372
Profile Evaluation 09 Apr 2019, 17:07
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
pradeep15793
I want to know the chances of me getting accepted to B school programs in India.

Nationality - Indian
Age -26
GMAT Score - 680 (Q49,V33,IR8)
Education - 4 year Bachelors in Mechanical engineering (8.24/10) from NIT Nagpur (one of top tier institutes, after IITs in India)
Work Experience:
Assistant Engineering Manager at L&T Construction (one of Fortune 500 companies), in Design department (July 2014-Now)
Responsibilities:
Apart from technical work (mechanical design), I coordinate with multiple vendors and client simultaneously to ensure completion of project within schedule. I work in core business of design and construction (especially, bulk material handling plants in power plants and mines). I design basic components and provide optimized solutions. I coordinate with site and Business Unit teams till execution of project.
I want to do MBA at this juncture of my career so that I can take step towards Business execution and Strategic planning roles from my current design role. I am currently looking for 1 year program in schools in India.
Is my profile good enough for a chance in any program? If yes, then is my GMAT score sufficient or should I retake it?

Posted from my mobile device
Show more

Hi pradeep,

My recommendation would be to purchase a number of "advanced" GMAT verbal books and work your way through hundreds of questions. Did you happen to generate a detailed report when you took the GMAT? Find out which section of the verbal in particular is giving you issues. It shouldn't be that hard to bring up a 33V to something like 35-36V. Re-take the GMAT only after your practice tests are improved in this section and you feel a greater confidence going in!

As it stands could you gain acceptance to a 1-year program in India? With the right story and positioning I think you could. There are a number of ways around a low-ish GMAT score, but do keep in mind as others have said the competition in country is fierce and scores tend to be very high.

Regards,
User avatar
GeneralEducation
User avatar
Joined: 12 May 2010
Last visit: 21 Apr 2026
Posts: 1,394
Own Kudos:
216
Given Kudos: 8
Status:Assisting candidates to get admit in to top global business schools
Affiliations: MBA
Location: Bangalore
Schools:HEC, Paris
WE 1: 9 Years
Posts: 1,394
Kudos: 216
Profile Evaluation 11 Apr 2019, 07:23
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Hi pradeep15793,

Thanks for sharing your profile. I agree with the opinion shared. I would like to suggest you retake GMAT and work on improving your verbal part. Being an applicant from the IT pool, one should always target to add a minimum of 20 points to schools average score to stand an edge within the cohort. I hope you can do better in the verbal section after all your quant and IR are pretty decent already.
Academic arc looks perfect, considering your institution and GPA. L&T being a Fortune 500 company and your work experience out of the box there is no restriction bound which shows a clear picture of your enthusiasm and self-motivation towards work.
Having said all above, it's not just the number's magic. While adcom evaluate your profile they also look into extra curriculum part, which plays a major role in getting a positive response from the schools. When you descend to essay part, you need to make sure you bring out your achievements, responsibilities and extra curriculum if you had any or start immediately to work your EC's.
Considering your overall profile you're suitable to apply for a 1 year MBA program from INDIA.
User avatar
ExpertsGlobal
User avatar
Experts' Global Representative
Joined: 18 Apr 2017
Last visit: 14 Apr 2026
Posts: 2,657
Own Kudos:
430
Given Kudos: 6
Expert
Expert reply
Posts: 2,657
Kudos: 430
Profile Evaluation 16 Apr 2019, 03:26
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
pradeep15793
I want to know the chances of me getting accepted to B school programs in India.

Nationality - Indian
Age -26
GMAT Score - 680 (Q49,V33,IR8)
Education - 4 year Bachelors in Mechanical engineering (8.24/10) from NIT Nagpur (one of top tier institutes, after IITs in India)
Work Experience:
Assistant Engineering Manager at L&T Construction (one of Fortune 500 companies), in Design department (July 2014-Now)
Responsibilities:
Apart from technical work (mechanical design), I coordinate with multiple vendors and client simultaneously to ensure completion of project within schedule. I work in core business of design and construction (especially, bulk material handling plants in power plants and mines). I design basic components and provide optimized solutions. I coordinate with site and Business Unit teams till execution of project.
I want to do MBA at this juncture of my career so that I can take step towards Business execution and Strategic planning roles from my current design role. I am currently looking for 1 year program in schools in India.
Is my profile good enough for a chance in any program? If yes, then is my GMAT score sufficient or should I retake it?

Posted from my mobile device
Show more

Hello pradeep15793,

Thanks for your query.

You could look at ISB and almost all the IIMs.

However, we do recommend that you retake the GMAT. A higher score (around 720) will help boost your chances.

All the best!