PGPX IV - 2009-10: Application Process and Beyond

[RR_ez]

Harsh

ISB fee is 20.56L, including Lodging for family, which is the case for most PGPX applicants. Lodging cost of IIMA for PMP family has gone from 72K to ~2.4L. That is almost 2L out of total 4L hike. Rest of the hike is from separation of international immersion to 4L. Please note that lodging part is constant cost, and is constant for all.

Now, Fee is still LESS than ISB cost by about 4L by virtue of separation of immersion, charges for which are extra in ISB.

This may GO UP FURTHER, if service tax is applied on these fee. Refer ISB site.

Exchange rate is for last year's admissions - with $ weakening across the globe on recession and crude cues. If you plan to pay in USD, there is definite case for revision this year. Also, IIMA website says somewhere: If USD falls below 36, then new rates will apply etc.

Refer Programme Expenses, Full Time Post Graduate Programme in Management - Indian School of Business (ISB)

Cheers
Rohit

Originally Posted by harsh_goyal

I am one of the "defers" from 2008-09 to 2009-10.

20L came as an early morning shock to me. IIMA website still says 15L, though they have added a disclaimer that it is to be confirmed. I have just checked ISB website, as per their brochure their fee is 16.5L

ISB has always been more expensive than IIMA PGPX, so if ISB is 16.5L for 2009-10, IIMA most likely will be less than that...atleast that is what I hope . I am not counting accomodation and food expenses as they are based on actuals and cannot vary much year to year.

BTW...what is the currency exchange rate that IIMA is using ?15L is not 42,900 USD, neither is 14L USD 39,900...unless some one expects US dollar to crash in the coming year. IIMA fee are denominated in Indian Rupees, so I think we can ignore the USD fee ?

Thanks and Regards

[rashs_inn]

RR_ez

I saw r profile has China Experience. I have a 1 year of China experience.

Did your interview had any China related questions.

I was in China last year managing a large Chinese team

Please comment....

Regards,
rashs_inn

[RR_ez]

My slides related to my project in China where I was part of one of our first project in China but played leadership role beyond my position. So, not many questions. But still, 5 out of 40-45 minutes were devoted for the same.

For China, you should be prepared with following (though you may know it all as you have lead team there):

1. What is the source of low pricing out of China?
2. What are the genuine professional factors in their competitive advantage?
3. What are China's biggest challenges today? One of the biggest 'pure' business challenge is rising cost of crude has made shipping expensive. So much so that some almost closed metallurgy units in US have been revived. Another is hot money puring into Chinese markets.
4. Will China model work for India? If not, why? What are our takeaways?
5. Depending on your industry, how fast is China catching up or how far behind we are?
6. Do we need anti-dumping duties against Chinese products? Or block Chinese companies from competing in sensitive sectors like Telecom? Few months back, India bent over backwards to allow some Chinese workers to work in India while relevant deptt. of govt. wanted to send them back for lack of documentation.
7. What were the cultural differences and how did you cope?
8. Work on same basic personality traits of Chinese, add your experience to draw practical picture of your work there.

At IIMA, I believe, they may not look for absolute factual correctness but give more weight to thought process. Direction you think when responding. Can you dig up experience, knowledge from external resource to come up with balanced response.

Originally Posted by rashs_inn

RR_ez

I saw r profile has China Experience. I have a 1 year of China experience.

Did your interview had any China related questions.

I was in China last year managing a large Chinese team

Please comment....

Regards,
rashs_inn

[HVRU]

Hi All,
Got shortlisted.
Int. at Ahmedabad on 20 Sept. 8.30.
GMAT 680,11 yrs. in education,Female.
Any interview ideas!!

HV

[rakeshbansi]

I have the i/v on 12th in Newark. We can catch up before that. I am in Phx Arizona. We can have a small call.

Rakesh

[columbus13]

Does anyone know if the 5 minute presentation on managerial experience can be repeated from an incident in any of the essays that are to be submitted or does the presentation have to be on an event not included in any of the essays? If there are no strict guidelines, what is preferable?

Thanks

[thecrab2000]

I did repeat the essay incident in my presentation, but then I didn't get through in the final list too.. . well..I really don't think that this would affect the final outcome in anyway. Presentation usually is for testing ur presentation skills ,and I think not everyone got questions on their presentation content last year. Just my thoughts..

Originally Posted by columbus13

Does anyone know if the 5 minute presentation on managerial experience can be repeated from an incident in any of the essays that are to be submitted or does the presentation have to be on an event not included in any of the essays? If there are no strict guidelines, what is preferable?

Thanks

[RR_ez]

My opinion in this context is not to repeat, even if you have to present an ordinary incident as extraordinary challenge.

For 6+ exp range, if I were on adcom, I wd think that candidates will find it very difficult to say all they wanna say in 5 essays + ppt. Moreso for practical life exp, which does not get much space in this final round of process.

These things generally do not have guidelines and same is the case here. Preference should be to keep the most complex challenge you have faced:
1. you get to speak about it, which always has better impact than essays.
2. pick the essay from as recent memory as possible. Do not dig too far into exp to fetch the situation.

Essays do not have much scope for specific instances, except one I guess. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Originally Posted by columbus13

Does anyone know if the 5 minute presentation on managerial experience can be repeated from an incident in any of the essays that are to be submitted or does the presentation have to be on an event not included in any of the essays? If there are no strict guidelines, what is preferable?

Thanks

[satsaw]

Originally Posted by sxjain3

I have mine on 12th in Newark at 1:15 PM. I was thinking if people in US can create a phone group to prepare for the interview. Thoughts? mail me at sameer_jain@hotmail.com and I can set something up.
Thanks
Sameer

I am also interviewing on the 12th at Newark. Can you help me out with some interview format questions? You can email me at satsneil@hotmail.com

[rakeshbansi]

I am in Chandler, AZ. We can discuss. 4805776175