NRI Admission to IIM

[Varun B]

Hi,

Just discovered this forum and it seems very helpful. I've been outside India for the past 14 years in Singapore and London and have decided to move back for my MBA. Glad to know that there are many others in the same boat and hope to be able to share experiences with you guys.

I've got a GMAT score of 710 and have 1.5 yrs work ex in investment banking in London. Strong extracurrics & acads throughout school & uni (LSE).

Only applied to A(no - gmat score too low), B (waiting) & C (call). Had a couple of questions:

- Adcom has insisted that it will be a GD & PI rather than the PI alone as mentioned in the letter. As this goes against popular belief on this forum, has anyone heard the same?

- Do we know the number of overseas applicants who get accepted (we know only around 2-3 join every year but they must be making a lot more acceptances)

- Final selection for general pool applicants is based on a weighted aggregate score. Adcom has stated that overseas applicants are in a seperate track. Does that mean that GMAT scores & CAT scores are not compared (by weighting for example) & everyone now starts from the same footing?

It would be very helpful if an existing student (I know this forum has some) could address these questions, preferably if they came through the international route.

Thanks a lot!

[sandipan.mondal]

Originally Posted by Varun B

Hi,

Just discovered this forum and it seems very helpful. I've been outside India for the past 14 years in Singapore and London and have decided to move back for my MBA. Glad to know that there are many others in the same boat and hope to be able to share experiences with you guys.

I've got a GMAT score of 710 and have 1.5 yrs work ex in investment banking in London. Strong extracurrics & acads throughout school & uni (LSE).

Hi Varun and welcome to PagalGuy and this thread. Your profile is quite outstanding and I was curious why after a degree from a school like LSE and and a profile in Banking were you interested in pursuing your MBA from the IIMs? Surely you can request a transfer to APAC? I had considered LSE briefly when I was toying between the idea of a Masters vs MBA, but I'd sure like to hear about your background and experiences.

Adcom has insisted that it will be a GD & PI rather than the PI alone as mentioned in the letter. As this goes against popular belief on this forum, has anyone heard the same?

As far as I know, no one has been able to confirm whether we will have to participate in a GD as a part of the interview process. However off late, I am hearing things that make me inclined to believe that we will also have a GD. Nothing official yet though.

Do we know the number of overseas applicants who get accepted (we know only around 2-3 join every year but they must be making a lot more acceptances)

I believe at IIM Ahd the number is about 2-3, but it is about 4-5 at Bangalore and Calcutta. I suppose these numbers vary from year to year. I have heard that about 40 students have been selected to interview at Calcutta this year (about 10 of them are here on this forum). Not sure as to how many are offered admission every year.

Final selection for general pool applicants is based on a weighted aggregate score. Adcom has stated that overseas applicants are in a seperate track. Does that mean that GMAT scores & CAT scores are not compared (by weighting for example) & everyone now starts from the same footing?

I do not think that the GMAT scores are compared with the CAT scores. One one of the overseas candidates informed me that GMAT candidates compete only with other GMAT candidates. Their personal interviews in general are quite different from the rest. However as we have seen earlier in this forum, another overseas student informed us that we would be competing with all students (CAT and GMAT) for the same seats. So clearly, there is much confusion.

It would be very helpful if an existing student (I know this forum has some) could address these questions, preferably if they came through the international route.

Absolutely!

[sandipan.mondal]

Hey all !

• Has anyone received their interview forms from IIM Calcutta?
• Has anyone received confirmation of their interview times for their preferred date?

I'll be interviewing in Mumbai on the 13th of March. Anyone else chose the same day and location? Would be nice to meet you guys in person for a change.

[meet06]

I have asked for March 15th in Mumbai. I guess they might send confirmations only once the deadline closes on Feb 15th.

[Varun B]

Hey Sandipan

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. As far as I have seen, your profile is no less outstanding. Congratulations on all your calls - you should be able to convert at least one (hopefully more ) of those.

Now, as far as transfer to APAC is concerned, you are making an assumption that I would like to continue in the same field. This is not the case - I am interested in moving back to India and trying something more entrepreneurial. Big risk, but I am young and if not now, when? I could go on about this for 2 pages but then that is for the interview panel really!

GD has been confirmed by Mr Ajay Kumar at the Admissions office. It will take place prior to the interview. Which leads me to believe that we will be competing against local applicants as well.

In terms of numbers, it does look a little bleak, but what makes me optimistic that all of us have an equal chance of making it now. Though, I also wonder how much difference a good PI/GD can make when they will also take into account our workex, GMAT score, references & SOP. Admissions is not an exact science, despite what IIM B makes it look like.

Anyway, all the best to everyone. Looking forward to bumping into you during the interviews, etc.

Varun

[sandipan.mondal]

Originally Posted by Varun B

GD has been confirmed by Mr Ajay Kumar at the Admissions office. It will take place prior to the interview. Which leads me to believe that we will be competing against local applicants as well.

Thanks for clearing that up.

[amit_sharma07]

Hi Guys,

I have been following this thread from past few days. Thought its time to say Hi


Does anyone know when IIM B will start replying (My app should reach there by 15th)?

[sandipan.mondal]

Originally Posted by amit_sharma07

Does anyone know when IIM B will start replying (My app should reach there by 15th)?

Hello Amit. Welcome to this thread. I had emailed IIM B previously and they informed me that their admits would be sent out around the middle of March. Almost all the IIMs have taken exactly a month to let us know of their decision, so I think March 15th is a good date to start expecting correspondence from IIM B.

And, I see you have waited till the very last moment to send out your application. LOL... I did as well. I really hope bad weather doesn't hold Fedex back from delivering my application. Mine is due to reach on the 15th as well.

[amit_sharma07]

I think thats because we both are librans

On a serious note, i just started preparing an XLS, with all the data we have so far on this thread. This should give us a rough idea of selection probability. I will share the XLS soon,

[skoogle]

Should we be sending the transcripts copy too for IIMB?