nanyang or ximb

[maverick999]

hi guyz..
posting here after quite sometime..
hey ppl.. need ur help regarding a ciritcal decison which i need to make
got a final call frm ximb.. ( i had a whole lot of calls including xlri , fms et all ?)
failed to convert them..
and now finally after much perserverance got a cal from nanyang. bschool singapore...
so im in a dielemma which one to choose
my background
completed engg in 2002
2+ years exp in IT andITES industry..
would most definetely specializie in finance.. in case i join ximb..
and if i go to to nanyang( il lbe doing a general mba) (((coz iintialy i was under the impression for a finance specific course. they would reject my application))))

my goal

to bbei n investment banking. .probably some 4 years down the lane. i love equity analysis and im looking at m&a jobs too....
so would likely study for a pursuing a course in finance..

pros of singapore

1)global perspective
2)international exposure
3)diverse student community
4)singapore is the fiannce hub for APAC which is advantageous towards my career interest..
5) it is a 1 year course
cons

1)cost ( around 9+ lacs).. which im sure i can recover in 6months..
2)im not sure abt visa.. after job n stuff
3)the indian growth story is not happening in singapore

guyz please . i need al lur help..
would need to make up my mind b4 22 april

thanks in advance...!!.

[sandyee4u]

i dont know abt the collge in singapore but the XIMB is a very good college if u r good enough u can end up earning 5 lakhs per annum in XIMB it self and more over it would be some thing like enjoying ur life in India Isnt it

and buddy this is not the place to post ur query and mods please lock this thread before it gets.....

[maverick999]

and buddy this is not the place to post ur query and mods please lock this thread before it gets.....

dude i don undertand the first part.. if this is not the place to post query.. which one is the place..???????

[pagalguy]

Um..err..he meant the section I guess. Go easy on the fonts

[vineetmanghani]

Originally Posted by pagalguy

Um..err..he meant the section I guess. Go easy on the fonts

Ummmm.....not locking/moving the thread?????

[vineetmanghani]

Ooops......I think I spoke too soon!

But it was kinda unnerving.....I accessed this thread through the Chit Chat forum, and after posting the reply, I was taken to the "Other Exams" Forum!! I was like....."HAIN??? Where did all these weird threads come from????", and also "Oh Golly, So many out of place threads! PG's got a job on his hands NOW!"

[maverick999]

guyz. i m sorry.. if this was the wrong section.. im new to pg and this is hardly my 10 th message...
but i really don t understand which is the section to post your query...
there were threads for mdi Vs cat. .. Nitie Vs.. etc.. .. and zillion other threads..and it had a great response.
i have a genuine query.. and some people want to lock this even b4.. this query is answered.. anything wrong with the query.. or something???plz let me know

[garuna]

Originally Posted by maverick999

hi guyz..
posting here after quite sometime..
hey ppl.. need ur help regarding a ciritcal decison which i need to make
got a final call frm ximb.. ( i had a whole lot of calls including xlri , fms et all ?)
failed to convert them..
and now finally after much perserverance got a cal from nanyang. bschool singapore...
so im in a dielemma which one to choose
my background
completed engg in 2002
2+ years exp in IT andITES industry..
would most definetely specializie in finance.. in case i join ximb..
and if i go to to nanyang( il lbe doing a general mba) (((coz iintialy i was under the impression for a finance specific course. they would reject my application))))

my goal

to bbei n investment banking. .probably some 4 years down the lane. i love equity analysis and im looking at m&a jobs too....
so would likely study for a pursuing a course in finance..

pros of singapore

1)global perspective
2)international exposure
3)diverse student community
4)singapore is the fiannce hub for APAC which is advantageous towards my career interest..
5) it is a 1 year course
cons

1)cost ( around 9+ lacs).. which im sure i can recover in 6months..
2)im not sure abt visa.. after job n stuff
3)the indian growth story is not happening in singapore

guyz please . i need al lur help..
would need to make up my mind b4 22 april

thanks in advance...!!.

hey dude understand one thing very clearly.
i am giving u only some inputs .it is u who have 2 decide
the word foren ki degree has lost its charisma after manmohan paaji went liberal in 1991.u r telling us that u wana be a investment banker in ur life . for that u need a finance degree.nanyang is not giving it to u.ximb is. so is ur dream , ambition , focus of life so vulnerable and weightless that a simple ticket (opportunity to singapore) can shatter it.i am not questioning nanyang one year degree and its value in singapore but i am sure it will not take u to a place where u wana be.why risk finace knoeledge. moreover ns is giving u a one year degree that too in genral management .it is u who have to decide whether u wana be a guided missile with guidance in ur control and target ur dream or u just wana end up as cargo bomb and let opprtunities decide where u go. take a decision on which u dont have 2 regret after 20 yearsof life. u will sure get money inlife but is it ur dream?it may be but i believe investment banking can give u ample.

[sendalok]

hi dude

i happen to know ex dean asian institute of management so i'll right away put across his words. see in nanyang and NUS the orientation is not towards placements n is leanin too much on academics.While talkin of singapore being financial hub it is also a centre for b-school like insead, NUS and many other quality b-schools.While XIMB is one of the fine b-schools in india which can very well provide u an entry into financial sector.Also if u r not gettin ny specialization in finance why will the guys at financial hub of singapore will prefer u over specialized finance guys of ASAP
alok

[highwaystar701]

Hi,
well im XIMB alumni (alumni since a month actually)
neways.....see firstly Nanyang will give u international exposure and has gud industry and international B school linkages....
Which means acads wise it is really gud....
experience wise also excellent...

BUT then if u look thru any international rankings of B Schools.....Nanyang and NUS both will honestly state that they dont have 100% placements......

As had been said earlier they dont work towards u getting placed......

But if u r interested in Marketing Nanyang.....if excellent....reason is in singapore tradin and other marketing cos. will absorb u...but u getting general MBA...i don't know how gud will it be.....for gettin a job with Finance cos.

AT XIMB if u select ur courses in finance properly...ur sure to get a finance job and slowly move into investment banking as u gain experience....atleast this is assured....and placements is also assured.....and placements of gud quality....

Return on Investment is guaranteed at XIMB.......

I wont say much about my insti......have spoken a lot earlier....honest placement figures state the story so far...rest is for u to decide.......

chalo cya and all the best.....
Gaurav
MBA @ XIMB: 2003-05