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Hello Everyone,

I would want someone to evaluate my profile and tell me the chances of me getting into a good Bschool for the coming year 2019-2020 batch!

Nationality : INDIAN

Education profile :

10th : 95.8% ( ranked 5th for the School) [St. Agnes girl's High school]
12th : PCMB - 87.5% ( First class with Distinction) [St. Aloysius college ]
B.E / B.Tech : 77.9% in Electrical and Electronics ( First class with distinction ) [Honoured for securing the third rank for the entire college ]
Name of institute : ST.joseph Engineering College [AICTE, NBA, NAAC accredited ] passes out In the year 2017

Work Experience : Currently working at Schneider Electric.
Job Role : Business Strategy for Special Projects
Description : Getting exposure into a lot of aspects of business and management like market communication, retail sales , product management , policy framing etc.
Expected Experience before joining Bschool : 1.5-2 years

Academic achievements :
-Honoured for securing second rank in academics at college level for the year 2016.
-Honoured for securing third rank in academics at college level for the year 2017. Had privilege of being honoured by the bishop Revt Fr Aloysius Paul Dsouza .
- "Best Engineering Student Innovative Project" at state level project expo "INNOVATA-2017" held in external institution SDMIT
-Presented a paper "AutoHome, NI myRIO based project" at national level on smart computing and control, 2017 which was selected and published in Scientific and Academic Publications , USA.
-Presented a paper on "Foot Step Power Generation using Piezoelectric material" at National Level Tech Fest TIARA 2016.
-Secured second place in Aptitude Tests held by the SiGMaTH club in college

Management skills :
- Elected as the head student coordinator for the National Level fest "TiARA 2017" held at the college. Learnt skills like leadership, financial management , people management , marketing and publicity in this process .
- Selected as the Valedictorian of 2017 Graduation ceremony held in college . Delivered my first ever leadership speech to a crowd of 1500 people .
- Awarded the "leadership award" during the 12th standard for outstanding achievements and leadership skills .

Internships/ Trainings
- 1 month Internship at TPSDI , Mumbai. Which helped me learn, grow and evolve as an engineer. Was exposed to new culture of the new city and people .
- 6 Month diploma in industrial automation at SMEC lab . TUV certified from Rheinland, Germany.
-18 months of training in Communication and Individual development skills from I-Point consulting Services
- 1 month training in Excel from Udemy
-1 month raining in Buisness development from pwc.

Projects : I have two technical projects under my achievements which I can also elaborate on .

About me :
- Learning is an everyday process . This is something I have believed and tried ro excel in .
I have exposed myself to different types of situations hard, easy, unique.
- Apart from all this , I posses special interest and skills in art . I have many paintings under my name which I have showcased and won many hearts for.

Kindly review my profile and give me an idea of how I need to tackle testable like GMAT/ CAT ( for India). Kindly tell me which test would be best preferred as I wanna go a one year course of PGDM preferably in India.

Also request to clear my doubts as to if I am eligible for Institutes like IIMs ans ISB or any tier-II Bschools and if i stand a chance of getting admitted, GMAT score required considering my experience.

Any other Good Bschool that i stand good chances of getting into?

-MBA aspirant for 2019.

Thanks and Regards
Rithika

Hi Rithika,
Congratulations you have a very unique and strong profile which can definitely help you get into IIM's and ISB if you manage to score 724+ in GMAT.
Considering your profile and your interest in IIM's and ISB, We would suggest you take GMAT which is accepted in top notch B-Schools.With this profile, you can apply to any B-Schools.

740 GMAT will definitely help you compete with your competitive applicant pool and also help you qualify the minimum GMAT threshold of top Bschool but it will not guarantee you an admit or an interview call.

Having said this, you can target top B schools as 740 GMAT qualifies to apply to any of the top B schools.

It's your "ESSAYS" that can get you an interview call and "INTERVIEW" can get you an admit, so your complete focus must be on the essays. You can take the experts help and write an extraordinary essay.

You need to be clear with your post MBA goals and once you have the list of colleges, whose areas of academic strength coincide with your Post MBA goals, start prioritizing these colleges.

Visit the sites of these colleges, and see what they look for in their prospective candidates. Attend their online seminars. Talk with their Alumni.

Lastly, keep in mind most of us want to land a good job after MBA. So, do check their placement statistics.

If you need any assistance in GMAT preparation or Want to talk to Alumni from top B-Schools pm me.

A few more perspectives for you Rithika:

- In general, most good GMAT based programs (including ISB) expect 4-5 years of solid pre-MBA experience. Given that context, applying with only 1-2 years of experience might be a risky strategy. If time is a big factor, CAT might be a better thing to explore - but if you do so, do that sooner rather than later.

- For ISB, you should explore the YLP route. For the 1 year IIM programs, the expectation on work-ex goes up usually.

- While you have built up a good profile so far and the work also sounds meaty, it will be important to not let up on your efforts. Profile Building is a pretty involved and all-encompassing thing so make sure you do that well.

Hope this helps some more.

Cheers,

rithikabekal wrote:Hello Everyone,

I would want someone to evaluate my profile and tell me the chances of me getting into a good Bschool for the coming year 2019-2020 batch!

Nationality : INDIAN

Education profile :

10th : 95.8% ( ranked 5th for the School) [St. Agnes girl's High school]
12th : PCMB - 87.5% ( First class with Distinction) [St. Aloysius college ]
B.E / B.Tech : 77.9% in Electrical and Electronics ( First class with distinction ) [Honoured for securing the third rank for the entire college ]
Name of institute : ST.joseph Engineering College [AICTE, NBA, NAAC accredited ] passes out In the year 2017

Work Experience : Currently working at Schneider Electric.
Job Role : Business Strategy for Special Projects
Description : Getting exposure into a lot of aspects of business and management like market communication, retail sales , product management , policy framing etc.
Expected Experience before joining Bschool : 1.5-2 years

Academic achievements :
-Honoured for securing second rank in academics at college level for the year 2016.
-Honoured for securing third rank in academics at college level for the year 2017. Had privilege of being honoured by the bishop Revt Fr Aloysius Paul Dsouza .
- "Best Engineering Student Innovative Project" at state level project expo "INNOVATA-2017" held in external institution SDMIT
-Presented a paper "AutoHome, NI myRIO based project" at national level on smart computing and control, 2017 which was selected and published in Scientific and Academic Publications , USA.
-Presented a paper on "Foot Step Power Generation using Piezoelectric material" at National Level Tech Fest TIARA 2016.
-Secured second place in Aptitude Tests held by the SiGMaTH club in college

Management skills :
- Elected as the head student coordinator for the National Level fest "TiARA 2017" held at the college. Learnt skills like leadership, financial management , people management , marketing and publicity in this process .
- Selected as the Valedictorian of 2017 Graduation ceremony held in college . Delivered my first ever leadership speech to a crowd of 1500 people .
- Awarded the "leadership award" during the 12th standard for outstanding achievements and leadership skills .

Internships/ Trainings
- 1 month Internship at TPSDI , Mumbai. Which helped me learn, grow and evolve as an engineer. Was exposed to new culture of the new city and people .
- 6 Month diploma in industrial automation at SMEC lab . TUV certified from Rheinland, Germany.
-18 months of training in Communication and Individual development skills from I-Point consulting Services
- 1 month training in Excel from Udemy
-1 month raining in Buisness development from pwc.

Projects : I have two technical projects under my achievements which I can also elaborate on .

About me :
- Learning is an everyday process . This is something I have believed and tried ro excel in .
I have exposed myself to different types of situations hard, easy, unique.
- Apart from all this , I posses special interest and skills in art . I have many paintings under my name which I have showcased and won many hearts for.

Kindly review my profile and give me an idea of how I need to tackle testable like GMAT/ CAT ( for India). Kindly tell me which test would be best preferred as I wanna go a one year course of PGDM preferably in India.

Also request to clear my doubts as to if I am eligible for Institutes like IIMs ans ISB or any tier-II Bschools and if i stand a chance of getting admitted, GMAT score required considering my experience.

Any other Good Bschool that i stand good chances of getting into?

-MBA aspirant for 2019.

Thanks and Regards
Rithika

Hi @rithikabekal

You definitely have a fine profile, complete with strong academic credentials, relevant internship experience, and management skills. However, the work experience is definitely on the lower side as programs such as ISB generally prefer work experience upwards of 3 years. That said, of course, you are eligible to apply to the IIMs and ISB and considering your profile, you must be looking at a score upwards of 720 definitely. Needless to say, the higher the better!

While the GMAT score is one component, you also need to focus on preparing an application with a set of stellar essays that are reflective of your potential and showcase a logical sync among your existing experience, short-term career goals, and long-term aspirations. We suggest that you put deep thought into preparing the same

If you are able to take care of the above-mentioned points, you stand a good chance

Should you have any follow-up questions, please feel free to reach out.

All the best!