[schulich@india]

Greetings from the Schulich School of Business,

We are glad to bring you the first Official Admissions Discussion Platform for Schulich MBA in India Program .

On behalf of the Schulich School of Business, Nishant Jain (Student Representative for Admissions) would be answering your queries on this discussion thread. Nishant is a current student with Schulich's India MBA program and is now at Schulich's Toronto Campus for his Term 2 of the MBA.

You can post all your queries pertaining to Course Structure, Faculty, Infrastructure and the Admissions Procedure.

How does it work?
1. You post your questions by hitting the 'Post Reply' button
2. Nishant shall be keeping a close track of all queries, and will be replying on a regular basis

Schulich India's official ID on Pagalguy is ' schulich@india '.

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To be eligible to apply to Schulich MBA in India, you need:
First Class Standing in either of the following:
* A three year Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree
* A four year Bachelor’s degree (e.g. BEng, BPharm, BArch, MBBS)

GMAT Score
Acceptable scores on all measures of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

Relevant Work Experience
Two years of relevant full-time work experience (post-undergraduate degree)

References
Two recommendations

English Proficiency
Proof of English language proficiency (if English was not language of degree study)
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Looking ahead to interacting with you all. Keep posting!

Warm Regards,
Imran Kanga
Associate Director - Student Services and International Relations
Schulich MBA in India Program
Visit Us At: Schulich MBA in India Website

[KIKA]

Hi Nishant,

This is Kishlay here.

I have already contacted you via mail before my interview for this program. Thanks for replying to all my queries very honestly and to the point.

I received my admission package on 06/09/2010. Now, i m in the process of paying my confirmation deposit. My credit card has a limit of INR 90,000 and thus i wont be able to pay the amount using credit card.
I m looking forward to getting a draft made for the amount payable to York university. Can you give me details of other payment options available?

"*Your student permit shall be valid till May... though you graduate in April... you can apply for a Work Permit in January. You would need a work permit to work in Canada. You can work on campus though... in RA positions etc... with your student permit." This is an excerpt from one of your replies.

1.You mentioned that we can apply for Work permit in Jan. For how long this work permit will be valid? As per the CIC website since we will be in toronto for 8 months only validity of our work permit will be that for 8 months unlike 3 years for the Keele Campus FT grads.

2.Since our student permit will be valid till May only what if we dont get a job within one month after graduation? Can our permit be extended?

My Toefl was waived off as the medium of instruction and examination of my UG degree was in english.Butt i guess i would require either a Toefl or a IELTS score for visa applications. Can't we get VISA without it? If not what shud i appear for Toefl or IELTS?

I hail from oil and gas sector (Working in IOCL for past two years). keeping this in mind which specialization will most certainly enhance my chances to get into this sector in Canada?


I hope i m not bugging you with so many questions.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Kishlay.

[schulich@india]

Hi Kishlay,

To your query on Initial Deposit payment -
This was specific to your case, and I've passed your query to Carol Partland - Manager, Marketing and Recruitment. She'll get back to you very shortly.

To your query regarding the permit -
The work permit post graduation is not applied for until after the program is finished. The MBA is recognized as a two year graduate program and the government permits students to spend one year up to three years post graduation.
The student visa is issued for the two year period once an admission offer is extended. Since the maximum time to complete the program is 24 months, the visa does not usually expire before graduation. If there is an earlier expiry date, the university and student would work together to request the appropriate extension.
We have asked all incoming students to apply for their visa once the admission offer is extended so that the students can have their visa in place when school starts in India in January.

To you query regarding TOEFL / IELTS -
Since TOEFL was waived for you, your admission offer letter would have clearly stated the same. When applying for your Visa from India, you may highlight the same in your application and on the copy of the offer letter. That suffices. Should you still face any roadblocks feel free to get in touch with our admissions office.

To you query on specialization and MBA Concentration -
See this Specializations Page on the Schulich Website to find the range of courses / concentrations available. Your IOCL experience can be helpful in seeking opportunities with energy companies here. Keep your options open - for example you might want to work for a Business Consulting firm that specializes in consulting for the energy sector, rather than working for an energy company directly.
The Career Development Centre will provide you with numerous resources to help you with this decision making. I can say that Energy and Natural Resources is one of the top industries in Canada. I strongly suggest you to keep following your industry of choice in Canada by keeping up with Canadian News sites such as the Globe and Financial Post.

Hope this helps..
Nishant Jain

[schulich@india]

Hi All,

You might want to take note of the following dates of the MBA Tour in India.
Imran Kanga - Associate Director - Student Services and International Relations - will be at the MBA Fair as per the following schedule. Imran will be accompanied by some Schulich Alumni as well. So this will be a chance to interact with them in person.

Bangalore: 19th September, 2010
School Presentation: Between 1:00 and 2:55pm
The MBA Tour: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Taj Residency

Hyderabad: 21st September, 2010
The MBA Tour: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Taj Krishna

Delhi: 23rd September, 2010
The MBA Tour: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Lalit, New Delhi

Mumbai: 25th September, 2010
School Presentation: Between 1:00 and 2:55pm

The MBA Tour: 3:00 pm - 5 pm
Taj Lands End

Click here to Register for the event.

Best Regards,
Nishant Jain

[schulich@india]

@ Kishlay

I got to hear from Carol regarding your query on initial deposit payment.

A bank draft for CAD 2500 along with the completed confirmation deposit is acceptable. Last year bank drafts from the ICICI Bank were submitted. Clarify with the bank the time needed to clear payment and show up in your student account.
Another option is to copy the confirmation deposit form and divide the deposit into two payments on the credit card. Guidelines regarding the processing of the credit card payments can be discussed.

Best,
Nishant

Originally Posted by KIKA

Hi Nishant,

This is Kishlay here.

I have already contacted you via mail before my interview for this program. Thanks for replying to all my queries very honestly and to the point.

I received my admission package on 06/09/2010. Now, i m in the process of paying my confirmation deposit. My credit card has a limit of INR 90,000 and thus i wont be able to pay the amount using credit card.
I m looking forward to getting a draft made for the amount payable to York university. Can you give me details of other payment options available?

"*Your student permit shall be valid till May... though you graduate in April... you can apply for a Work Permit in January. You would need a work permit to work in Canada. You can work on campus though... in RA positions etc... with your student permit." This is an excerpt from one of your replies.

1.You mentioned that we can apply for Work permit in Jan. For how long this work permit will be valid? As per the CIC website since we will be in toronto for 8 months only validity of our work permit will be that for 8 months unlike 3 years for the Keele Campus FT grads.

2.Since our student permit will be valid till May only what if we dont get a job within one month after graduation? Can our permit be extended?

My Toefl was waived off as the medium of instruction and examination of my UG degree was in english.Butt i guess i would require either a Toefl or a IELTS score for visa applications. Can't we get VISA without it? If not what shud i appear for Toefl or IELTS?

I hail from oil and gas sector (Working in IOCL for past two years). keeping this in mind which specialization will most certainly enhance my chances to get into this sector in Canada?


I hope i m not bugging you with so many questions.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Kishlay.

[KIKA]

Hey Nishant,

Thanks a lot for your replies. They have really helped me a lot. I think i will get DD of 2500 $ CND made in favour of York University payable at a canadian bank from HDFC bank.

I have already booked a date for IELTS next month on 09/10/2010 and will be applying for VISA only after that. In the meantime i will get the confirmation DD sent and figure out my available funding options.

Will keep on bugging you with my queries.

Cheers!

Kishlay

[schulich@india]

Not a problem. Please feel free to keep writing in.

Also, you might want to check out the school's MBA Tour schedule posted above.

All the best !
Nishant Jain

[rish90]

Hi Nishant,

I've been researching on Schulich and observed that most of the students take up a job in Canada, perhaps bcoz of its PR advantage. But can you tell me what %age of Schulich students have been recruited in major Financial & Consultancy companies, such as McKinsey, Goladman Sachs etc. I ask this bcoz the number of students recruited by companies is not given on Schulich's website.

Thanks

[aksiceman]

Hi Nishanth,

I had a question about joint degree. Does schulich provide any joint degree options with the Schulich India MBA programs ???

Is it possible for us to extend the one year we spend in Canada by extending the course.

[evin]

Hi,

You have already mentioned 'The MBA is recognized as a two year graduate program and the government permits students to spend one year up to three years post graduation.'

Came to know that we were having a confusion about the eligible term of post study work permit for the India-MBA program and Schulich is discussing this with officials. Has this been clarified?

Thanks