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Hey there dude,
Well I am missing a bit of info on you and your profile, but let's say that with a 650 your chances are not that good. Even if you had a crazy amazing job and crazy amazing grades, it'd still be tough. Which leads me to think you may want to try and retake the GMAT and apply next year if you want a real shot. ISB has enough applicants with 750 that they don't need to take candidates with a 650, and I'm afraid unless you have some amazing ace in the hole (like your dad is the Minister of Finance) it's gonna be hard.

Hope this aint too direct for you dude, but I feel it's better to get this reality check early on.

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Thanks for the comments... I would like to add up few things if these can help give a better info about me:

I have been managing a company alongside my engineering..it is a small scale heavy machinery company wherein I manage a team of about ten people under me and define the contracts and tenders of the company.

Secondly, during my engineering i used to conduct vocational classes for students in a charity school for 4 years wherein i was teaching english and mathematics.

I also have got a 3 months internship at a IT Company in Dubai during my undergrad and was the chief of external affairs of my college lastly.

But yes, My dad is not the minister of Finance.

Do the above points coupled with solid essays add fairly enough to my profile or u think it would be pure waste of time to even apply ?

Appreciate your quick response :)

:) Okay, the management of a company with 10 workers DOES make your chances much better. 650 is STILL a tough GMAT score to apply with (average GMAT is 710, and you are in the lowest 10-20%), so you may have a stretch of a chance here, enough so that you could try for it this year if it makes a huge difference, and being aware of your chances. If you feel that you can do better on your GMAT and you can wait a bit more then one year of restraint might pay off well for you.

It's up to you dude, and feel free to share your thoughts and considerations,
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Well, like I wrote above, it for sure helps... but still the GMAT should be higher if you wanna have a decent shot at it.