IIM Calcutta PGPEX III : Admission process and beyond...

alttitude

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Originally Posted by ckale

hi all,

I'm Chinmay, 9 yrs exp, System Software, Semiconductor industry
Didn't make it to IIMC last year beyond the IV.
Will be re-appearing for GMAT in May.
Current Score: 690

I do not have significant "management" experience and neither am I designated as a manager.
I would like to know from current students if there are people with more of a techie experience and how much importance does adcom lay on previous management exp.

Thanx
Chinmay

Hi Chinmay, there are people in my batch who had purely technical b/g. Agreed you were not officially into a management role, but you can still highlight some facts which demonstrate your leadership skills, business acument, extra-curriculars etc.
End of the day you need to be able to substantially differentiate yourself from the rest of the applicants to make it easy for the adcom to prefer you over someone else of similar experiance and background...
ATB!

alttitude

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Originally Posted by sajjan

Suggestions Pleeez...............

Hi Guys,I am Sajjan from Bangalore, nice to be here afterv a long time.I am a Telecom Engineer with 3 years of experience
I am planning to pursue 1 yr Excecutive program in international Business from IIM-C.

Can anyone tell me if there is a good weightage for this course?
Would a person get recognision after completing this course?

Hi Sajjan, This forum is meant exclusively for PGPEX and your question is also not very specific, it'd be very difficult to provide an answer...

panacea

Hi alttitude,

Thanks for taking time out from your busy study schedule and starting this thread........request your help regarding few queries:

1) When can we expect an official announcement about dates and requirements from IIMC?
2) Any chances of increase in work ex criterion?
3) Workex 5 years is considered till what date? I am a mechanical engg with close to 4.5 years of workex as on date....by Oct 08 I will complete 5 years. Will I be eligible for the program?

My Profile:
GMAT 720
Worked in Automotive and Retail Industries with 2 of the best Brand names.

alttitude

See below post...sorry for duplication

alttitude

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Originally Posted by panacea

Hi alttitude,

Thanks for taking time out from your busy study schedule and starting this thread........request your help regarding few queries:

1) When can we expect an official announcement about dates and requirements from IIMC?
2) Any chances of increase in work ex criterion?
3) Workex 5 years is considered till what date? I am a mechanical engg with close to 4.5 years of workex as on date....by Oct 08 I will complete 5 years. Will I be eligible for the program?

My Profile:
GMAT 720
Worked in Automotive and Retail Industries with 2 of the best Brand names.

No problem. About your questions:
1. Most likely on 1st May, if not, definitely within first 4-5 days of May
2. Not that I'm aware of...
3. Last year it was considered as "Completed years and months till 30th Nov 2007" and the program commenced on 1st Dec. This next batch will commence from 1st April 2009 so going by the old logic it should be 31st March 2009...but this is only my personal opinion...please wait for the official announcement to be sure...

vivek_cbe

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Originally Posted by alttitude

Hi Chinmay, there are people in my batch who had purely technical b/g. Agreed you were not officially into a management role, but you can still highlight some facts which demonstrate your leadership skills, business acument, extra-curriculars etc.
End of the day you need to be able to substantially differentiate yourself from the rest of the applicants to make it easy for the adcom to prefer you over someone else of similar experiance and background...
ATB!

hi altitude

i am in the same category as Chinmay as far as getting rejected last year. I think the weakest spot in my application was my GMAT score (590). I am writing it again this year. Do you think that this could have been the foremost reason for my rejection?

alttitude

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Originally Posted by vivek_cbe

hi altitude

i am in the same category as Chinmay as far as getting rejected last year. I think the weakest spot in my application was my GMAT score (590). I am writing it again this year. Do you think that this could have been the foremost reason for my rejection?

Personally I think so, Yes...even if your application would have had several other merits I think this would have been the prima-facie deciding factor...

thecrab2000

Hey Altitude,

Any info if IIMC is going to increase the student intake for the next batch?

Thanks.

alttitude

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Originally Posted by thecrab2000

Hey Altitude,

Any info if IIMC is going to increase the student intake for the next batch?

Thanks.

Yep, its up by 20% (from existing 40 to 48 )if we were to beleive unofficial sources...

alttitude

Guys, The new PGPEX website is live now and the admission form is available for download. Check it out @ IIMC PGPEX Program
Feel free to post any queries that you may have.