Profile evaluation for ISB

Question

What should my target GMAT score be?

Shall i attempt for gre or gmat for application to ISB ?

Academics
10th: 98%
12th: 75%
B.TECH(CSE):8.69 CGPA

Work Experience
Over 3.6 years of experience including a Siemens internship and 3.6 years at VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions), where I grew from analyst to a promoted role, leading projects and earning recognition in a global MNC setup.

Certifications
Aws related technical certifications

Extracurriculars
State-level cricket player

pintukr · Answer

A 645+ score will significantly boost the application. All the Best.

dhruv23320 · Answer

Best of luck

gmataccount123 · Answer

indian b schools reqire high score so 685

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Hello!

You have an interesting profile, and there is strong potential here. The key is going to be to build a compelling narrative that connects your background, achievements, need for an MBA, and post-MBA career goals.

Your profile is competitive, but you also belong to an overrepresented applicant pool. Therefore, you should aim to exceed the class average test score. A GMAT score of 685 or above, or a GRE score 330 or above, should be your target.

Whether you take the GMAT or the GRE is a personal choice; schools are ~equally open to both the tests. What matters is the strength of the score you finally achieve.

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GyanOne · Answer

Harsh, with 3.6 years at VOIS and a CSE background, you're sitting in the most crowded bucket ISB sees, so the score conversation matters more than it would for a less typical profile.

- For an Indian male tech applicant, the GMAT Focus target you should internalize is the 685 to 695 zone, not the class average. ISB's published median sounds reachable, but within the Indian IT male sub-pool the effective bar runs noticeably higher because the adcom is comparing you against hundreds of near-identical resumes.
- GMAT vs GRE is genuinely neutral on paper, but for your specific profile I'd lean GMAT. A strong quant score from a CSE candidate is expected, so a high GMAT quant doesn't differentiate you, but a weak one actively hurts. GRE quant ceiling is lower and gives you less room to signal the quant rigor adcoms quietly expect from your bucket.
- A couple of folks above quoted 685 and 645. Worth clarifying that Focus 645 sits around the old Classic 700 by percentile, which is fine for a non-overrepresented profile but underwhelming for yours. Anchor your prep to percentile, not the raw number.
- The bigger lever in your profile isn't the score, it's the promotion story at VOIS. "Analyst to promoted role" is vague and reads like every other resume in the pile. Quantify scope, P&L touched, stakeholders managed, and what you did that a peer wouldn't have. That's what flips a 685 applicant into an admit over a 705 one.
- State-level cricket is a real differentiator if you frame it as sustained commitment and leadership, not a hobby line. Most CSE applicants have nothing comparable.

Lock the GMAT at 685 plus, then spend the real energy sharpening the VOIS narrative. That's the combination that moves the needle for your bucket.

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