[gmat786]

This quote is from bernardshaw !

I think if there are not enough applicants, no of seats will come down from 80 to 40 or so.

[__Will__]

No doubt it is a good college. So perhaps your joke stands nothing to IIM-B. Although I prefer ISB to IIM-B, I am sure that next yr situation would be different. I am sure there would be a big queue in front of IIM-B very soon.

[geetha4mba]

Me too shortlisted, like everyone else ... Submitted the application at around 11 PM on 15th and got the interview mail by 5PM on 16th.
So pretty sure that they did not really read the SOP or LOR. And the SOP was just a couple of paragraphs - nothing impressive.

Profile : 750/10yrs/IT/F , EC:Poor, Acad:Good


Other applications till now :
PGPX : Interview on 20th Oct
ISB : Still waiting

[as9]

round-1 is complete and round-2 is currently on ... if the number of candidates in round-1 is less, then there might be fewer offers and the institute may want to gauge the response in round-2 before finalizing the admit list.

isb also has a similar two-round application cycle. if you go by isb-trend, round-1/round-2 admit ratio is less than 1 => more offers in round-2 alongwith overlap from round-1

Originally Posted by nknil99

if there are not many applicants then on the contrary even interviews may not be that decisive....

basic demand and supply problem...IIMB will not have many choices.. so if they don't want to leave seats vacant they will have less stringent criteria during interviews..

And i think IIMB would be using elimination process rather than selection process.

[as9]

Agree with you that IIM-B (round-2) and IIML will attract a common pool as both offers would be released roughly at the same time.

i'm not sure about your second point that declaring results early would enable IIMB to pull applicants. i do not know the dates for isb cycles, but in general all schools give approx. one month time period to accept offers and arrange for initial deposits (which itself runs into lacs). so people should have sufficient time to enroll in their dream schools. consider the below:

IIMA list - 31st Oct
IIMC list - also expected by 31st Oct (else second week of Nov as mentioned on the site)
IIM B list - 20th Nov
ISB list - also expected in Nov

infact this time around, the timings are great in the sense that all options are open PROVIDED A PERSON CRACKS ALL LISTS :wink:

Originally Posted by __Will__

I am sorry guys. I feel you are underestimating IIM-B. IIM-B will announce the result perhaps even before ISB and hence can get really good guys. IIM-L NC, however, will have tough time.

[nigamn]

Originally Posted by dhivyad

received a mail yesterday saying i was shortlisted...no details of the interview...chosen chennai as opt 1

GMAT 700/ awa 6
Workex : 6 yrs, 11 months, 16 days as on April 2009
Auto - 3 yrs
Aero - 3 yrs
Profile : Sourcing

dhivyad,

u beat me man! i thot i was the one applying with least exp. will be 7 yrs 0 months and 9 days on 31st dec. 2008. also, i think IIMB was very strict with the 7 yrs exp thing by dec.31 2008. but if u got i/v with 6 yrs 7 months, thats gr8 dude. congrats!
go get 'em boy:snipersm:

[mukesh.chauhan]

I also got the shortlist msg within two days of submitting my application.

I have applied for ISB a month back, but it is yet to come out with complete i/v call list. There has already been a long wait for final list of IIIMC. IIMA is also finishing final leg of the interview tour.

In such a scenario, I really appreciate the quick response.

Though I already have great regards for the faculty of IIMB, it gives me one more reason to endorse my belief in the institute and the programme.

Being the first batch, application form was not well drafted and some important information like hobbies/ EC were not picked. But this does not put any doubt on the capability of Institute like IIMB.


Claps for IIMB ADCOM.
You were not the first but you are the fastest and as you know, speed matters.

[dhivyad]

Originally Posted by nigamn

dhivyad,

u beat me man! i thot i was the one applying with least exp. will be 7 yrs 0 months and 9 days on 31st dec. 2008. also, i think IIMB was very strict with the 7 yrs exp thing by dec.31 2008. but if u got i/v with 6 yrs 7 months, thats gr8 dude. congrats!
go get 'em boy:snipersm:

am confused..really dunno whassup with iimb...actually i saw the exp criteria after applying and was not hopeful at all...

i dunno whether they wud realise the mistake in the interview and give me a ding there...or i am wondering if they thought my profile was so damn good(which i don't think it is) that they thought i deserved a shortlist...

however i dont see a reason for giving larger-than-life importance to such technicalities...

i am not sure whether to send my gmat score thru pearson's or not...

[singlap]

Let us share the profiles . I have collected following profiles from this forum. (Please forgive for any errors). Other Puys please respond:-

1.ambidexter 720 / 8+ yrs / IT(FIN)
2.VASUKARTHIK 640 / 13 YRS / OIL PSU
3. nknil99 680 / 9.5 yrs / telecom
4. anshuchaudhary 740 / 14 yrs / delhi police
5. dhivyad 700 / 7 yrs / auto/aero
6. gmat 786 730/ 11 yrs / telecom
7. geetha4mba 750/ 10 yrs / it
8. nigamn 690 / 7 yrs / mfg.
9. singlap 670 / 12 yrs / psu
10. mukeshchauhan

[rk.mba09]

Added mine

1.ambidexter 720 / 8+ yrs / IT(FIN)
2.VASUKARTHIK 640 / 13 YRS / OIL PSU
3. nknil99 680 / 9.5 yrs / telecom
4. anshuchaudhary 740 / 14 yrs / delhi police
5. dhivyad 700 / 7 yrs / auto/aero
6. gmat 786 730/ 11 yrs / telecom
7. geetha4mba 750/ 10 yrs / it
8. nigamn 690 / 7 yrs / mfg.
9. singlap 670 / 12 yrs / psu
10. mukeshchauhan
11.rk.mba09 710/ 7+ yrs / IT (Telecom)