Thanks Kums20 :). Look your word came true..

For benefit of fellow puys & future applicants, who will most likely visit previous (this) year's thread, i will be posting my interview experience in B,C & L, and what do these schools test you on....didnt apply for A, so dont know its process etc...

Hey guys! Keep your hopes alive. Somehow I gathered courage to call PGPEX office now. One lady attended the phone.She said there WILL be an announcement on second list, next week. I confirmed it twice.

Somebody else can call and cross check. Hey Atulbali, cheer up man! You will get it.

Atul, thanks for your kind words. I know the complete EPGP story of yours. I was keenly following your posts in EPGP thread. You should have got in the second list itself. I was confident.My hearty wishes for your selection in IIM-C. You are really lucky to get the IIM-C results ON time.

This year entry would have been ideal condition for me. But destiny has got some other alternate path it seems.

BTW, I think my lower GMAT score is the culpirt as I understood. Lower GMAT score is compensated ONLY with the experience of 17 years and above. Though GMAT is not the bottle neck in the early short listing process, the score DOES make a bigger impact in the final selection. I will try to improve on it.

All the best, dude!

kums20 Says

Thanks ! I am not selected. With this results, all the doors have been closed for me to enter in to a B-school in 2010. Hmm.

Is this the message you got

"Dear Applicant,
Your name does not appear in the first list of candidates who have been selected for admission to the 4th Batch of the Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta commencing April 2010.

In the event that vacancies arise, an additional list will be announced on or before January 20, 2010.


With best regards,

Ashoke Chaudhuri
Manager - PGPEX
"

just to add to my profile; my gmat score is 750

hi guys,

please evaluate this profile of mine.. Will be very thankful to you.. please advise whether it is well equppied to clear IIMC..

10th 88.2%
+2 80.4%
grads 70.0% (PEC)
work ex 5 years in IT
some good awards for academics and work exp
only NGO experience as extra curriculars (got award in it too)

By the way, is there still any hope? ay be next round of list etc??

adabass Says

Logged in to pagal guy after a long time and saw the PGPEX thread... dont have any news to report... its still status quo.. but I am not disappointed at all..

Hey adabass! I was expecting some news from you. But not the ding message again.

I am following your blog regularly. When are you back to India?

Hey Kums20....offload any knots of worries within....you never know which way career etc is headed for you...i understand fully how it feels when the thing one aspires for so dearly, and which can change one's career does not materialise...i say that as I applied to IIMC last year also and did not get through....but now, i am Thanking God, who has been kind enough to me to give this last minute admit, as not only the economy has got a little better, but i am also better prepared...
I applied only for C last time...applied in B, C and L this time...got waitlisted in B and finally falling short by 11 people...was through in L, but was in big confusion whether to go or not, and just 3 days before I had to submit fee for L, got this admit to C....

I suggest you must apply next year...but one small suggestion ... please have a look at the profiles of those selected for A, B and C (through yahoogroups etc)...and do some comparison with yours....and with 7-8 months at hand, in case it is possible for you to make any enhancements if required...that will help a lot...

Atul, thanks for your kind words. I know the complete EPGP story of yours. I was keenly following your posts in EPGP thread. You should have got in the second list itself. I was confident.My hearty wishes for your selection in IIM-C. You are really lucky to get the IIM-C results ON time.

This year entry would have been ideal condition for me. But destiny has got some other alternate path it seems.

BTW, I think my lower GMAT score is the culpirt as I understood. Lower GMAT score is compensated ONLY with the experience of 17 years and above. Though GMAT is not the bottle neck in the early short listing process, the score DOES make a bigger impact in the final selection. I will try to improve on it.

All the best, dude!

Logged in to pagal guy after a long time and saw the PGPEX thread... dont have any news to report... its still status quo.. but I am not disappointed at all..

kums20 Says

Thanks ! I am not selected. With this results, all the doors have been closed for me to enter in to a B-school in 2010. Hmm.

Hey Kums20....offload any knots of worries within....you never know which way career etc is headed for you...i understand fully how it feels when the thing one aspires for so dearly, and which can change one's career does not materialise...i say that as I applied to IIMC last year also and did not get through....but now, i am Thanking God, who has been kind enough to me to give this last minute admit, as not only the economy has got a little better, but i am also better prepared...
I applied only for C last time...applied in B, C and L this time...got waitlisted in B and finally falling short by 11 people...was through in L, but was in big confusion whether to go or not, and just 3 days before I had to submit fee for L, got this admit to C....

I suggest you must apply next year...but one small suggestion ... please have a look at the profiles of those selected for A, B and C (through yahoogroups etc)...and do some comparison with yours....and with 7-8 months at hand, in case it is possible for you to make any enhancements if required...that will help a lot...

You need to check in the same " Updated Admission offer list" link.

All the best

Thanks ! I am not selected. With this results, all the doors have been closed for me to enter in to a B-school in 2010. Hmm.

You need to check in the same " Updated Admission offer list" link.

All the best

paranoiac Says

The updated result is on the website

Do we need check in the same link " Updated Admission offer list" or is there any new link?

The updated result is on the website

congratulations guys; did you get any mail or found it on website?

I am in too

Cool .. Congrats !!

Did u get an e-mail or u checked it on their site ?

thanks buddy... I checked it on the website...

Cool .. Congrats !!

Did u get an e-mail or u checked it on their site ?

Hi All,
I called up PGPEX office on Jan 18th. They said there will be list by this week. May not be exactly on today ( 20th). But they guessed that the numbers will be very less.

folks...the List is out....

I am IN... :)

what a relief...I applied to IIML ...and was through, but was in big confusion whether to join or not..and after 19 days of churning, I had kind of made up my mind to go for L, although a little unwillingly, and deposit the fee before 23-Jan deadline....

and lo!...here comes IIMC....

vishalvivek Says

Any Updates on list 3 ??

Hi All,
I called up PGPEX office on Jan 18th. They said there will be list by this week. May not be exactly on today ( 20th). But they guessed that the numbers will be very less.

Any Updates on list 3 ??

Hi pgpm4me
Give us access for yahoogroups...



Re: IIM Calcutta PGPEX IV : Admission process and beyond - 24-12-2009, 08:24 PM - Add Post To Favorites



Quote:
Originally Posted by r2i2010
I am IN too...is there a yahoo group or google group for admitted candidates?

RS

Join PGPEX4ADMITS at yahoogroups...

Congrats to those who made it... and others keep faith and don't stop trying..

I am IN too...is there a yahoo group or google group for admitted candidates?

RS

Join PGPEX4ADMITS at yahoogroups...

Congrats to those who made it... and others keep faith and don't stop trying..

I am IN too...is there a yahoo group or google group for admitted candidates?

RS

I'm IN too...got the message today at noon..congrats to all who got the calls...

Thanks for your kind words kums20. Its not over till they say its over - right? - so keep your fingers crossed and spirits high

adabass Says

If I was in, I would have been in much less control of my feelings

I really feel sorry yaar..For me, I know my low GMAT score might be the strong reason of rejection. But for your profile, which I feel very good, there should not be any rejection. I really doubt the admission process, what makes or breaks a candidate's aspirations? I would say still we stand a chance as some guys are not joining from the second list too.

But if they have increased some seats, then they would not bother to fill it fully, if some people drop from the second list also.

If I was in, I would have been in much less control of my feelings

Congrats 666Reborn!

@banuonline - You can call/email admissions to let them know that you are withdrawing your application if you are joining IIMB... That will give them time to probably extend the invitation to someone else today/tomorrow...

Hey adabass! I am just curious to know your result. Are you IN?

I am OUT...

I am in but was late in getting this call :-)...already confirmed at IIMA.

Hi,

please advice if i stand a chance at IIMC..

Gmat score 760

IT EXP 5.5

10th 88.2

+2 80.4

GRAD 70.01

Congrats 666Reborn!

@banuonline - You can call/email admissions to let them know that you are withdrawing your application if you are joining IIMB... That will give them time to probably extend the invitation to someone else today/tomorrow...

I am also in .... however I have already accepted the offer from IIM-B...

I am OUT again. Deeply sad.

Dinged

Messages as follows:

Dear Applicant,
Your name does not appear in the first list of candidates who have been selected for admission to the 4th Batch of the Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta commencing April 2010.

In the event that vacancies arise, an additional list will be announced on or before January 20, 2010.


With best regards,

Ashoke Chaudhuri
Manager - PGPEX

Results out I'm In!!!! Yipeee

I called up the PGPEX office today and the lady said that the result will be out tomorrow.

It seems the PGPEX office is behaving like Ajmal Kasab, changing their statements every now and then ...

I think the roller coaster ride is not over yet. Today afternoon, I called up PGPEX office and asked once again about the second list information. They gave me totally a new picture. They said almost all (except 1 or 2 cases) have joined from first list and now they are talking about increasing the infrastructure ( read: seats) for the April 2010 batch. They are not sure whether this can happen this year or not. If they increase, some people might get.

For me, it is totally confusing now. But anyhow, they informed me that everything will come to a conclusion by this month end. Hmm.OMG,When I will be OUT or IN of this business?:|

Thanks kums20...great that you asked again...hope both of us are in...
but hey, just to clarify, did they say there will be announcement on waitlist, or announcement of w/l...first can mean there will be an announcement on whether they will release a w/l ... 2nd says they surely will....
looks like I am mastering skepticism as I get am getting these dings ...

Ha ha :p..i really like your way of thinking. They said the second list of candidates will be RELEASED on next week. I also feel that is practical. Since the class strength is limited to 55 or 60, if they give offer to 100 people and 80 wants to join, they can not accomodate the extra 25 people. I dont know whether this analysis is right.

Also, I think, if no second list is announced, it is not necessary for the institute to explicitly say that. They can directly send a official ding email.( just like I got one from IIMB).

Hey guys! Keep your hopes alive. Somehow I gathered courage to call PGPEX office now. One lady attended the phone.She said there WILL be an announcement on second list, next week. I confirmed it twice.

Somebody else can call and cross check. Hey Atulbali, cheer up man! You will get it.

Thanks kums20...great that you asked again...hope both of us are in...
but hey, just to clarify, did they say there will be announcement on waitlist, or announcement of w/l...first can mean there will be an announcement on whether they will release a w/l ... 2nd says they surely will....
looks like I am mastering skepticism as I get am getting these dings ...

Hey guys! Keep your hopes alive. Somehow I gathered courage to call PGPEX office now. One lady attended the phone.She said there WILL be an announcement on second list, next week. I confirmed it twice.

Somebody else can call and cross check. Hey Atulbali, cheer up man! You will get it.

Perhaps you are right...

So I called up IIMC today...and asked on when they will release the second list for PGPEX ...and guess what they said ...
"There is no second list coming"...and so I asked whether all the candidates offered have accepted...and they said almost Yes...

surprising....:oops:

I am also worried by hearing this news. Last time there was a second list and also a third list to fill the strength of the class. This time IIMC has totally changed the strategy it seems. I think IIMB did a better job in at least being transparent in announcing offer and wait list. I dont dare to call PGPEX office to hear this news again.

The IIMA vs IIMC waitlist should be different as there are a few ppl who chose IIMA over IIMC, but not the other way round (at least none that I know of). Anyways, it is surprising that there is no second list coming out, as it did last time. So, will the message on the website should change now to "official" ding.

That is very well possible. When I called IIM A about the waitlist that is what they mentioned as well (giving more admits than the actual seats). They also did not take even one wait list that I am aware of (Adcom mentioned when I talked to them a week or so back).

May be they had given more admits than the actual number of seats available... So it somehow balanced out ...

Perhaps you are right...

So I called up IIMC today...and asked on when they will release the second list for PGPEX ...and guess what they said ...
"There is no second list coming"...and so I asked whether all the candidates offered have accepted...and they said almost Yes...

surprising....:oops:

Hope never dies....u know, that's what it keeps you going....
Not that I am hopeless...but I have stopped hoping... :)

Wait for a day more...

buddy...you have stopped hoping....but life runs on hope....if you dont get this time, you try again only in hope of being through...so doo keep hopes alive.....because to stop hoping is not far from being hopeless ... dont tk me wrong

vishalvivek Says

Any updaes on 2nd list ?

Hope never dies....u know, that's what it keeps you going....
Not that I am hopeless...but I have stopped hoping... :)

Wait for a day more...

Any updaes on 2nd list ?

i would replace 7.5 with 8.5.... i remember going to IIMC PGPEX roadshow...and the Prof there said that although close to 45% of the class is from 5-9 years of experience...but he can easily raise the 5 year cut-off to 7.5 to 8 years and not lose a big majority...but if your profile is good...then 6 years is also good...
i feel that if you have good acads and GMAT..then even with a reasonable interview, you can make to IIMC...but if both are average...or one id screwed up..then even exceptional interview may not make you to IIMC....

Hi Atul,
I also attended the road show in Delhi and totally agree with you about the expr level.Plus the prof said one has to be exceptional, either GMAT or your expr level with quality backed by Solid acads for cracking IIMC, and same goes with IIMA too.
Remember few things are in ones control and some are not.

you may find 1 year MBa ranking from WSJ useful - One-Year and Accelerated M.B.A. Programs - WSJ.com

but it does not include all schools and the focus is more (rather only) on USA and europian programs.

Person opinion might be "personal" in the sense of how does the program fits to one's need. To illustrate, my preference for 1 year MBA was initally USA based programs, but when I did detail research it didn't work out - kellogs (need 6 finance credit - I am non Finance person), Cornell (prefers read "needs" masters degree) and MIT Fellow ($ 120K and audience is sligthy older -avg age 38 and Exp 14 Yrs). So basically it all boils down to what works best wiht you.

Best approach would be to analyze all available info and determine your own prefernce and fit.

There is alos a good info on alternative programs at - http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/international-indian-mba-schools-accepting/46082-isb-rejects-next-options.html

HTH/ ap1010

dreamiimaorc Says

Can anyone suggest me good one year MBA program? Do not know what will happen from iimc? so want to know other good one year program. Though i have gone through ft and other ranking, what in personal opinion of puys are other programs? also is hbs suitaible for more than 10 years of exp?

Anywhere you apply this is the scene with the Indian applicants....so don't get surprized

Non-IT sectore candidate has much better chance as long as the overall profile fits the school's need

Can anyone suggest me good one year MBA program? Do not know what will happen from iimc? so want to know other good one year program. Though i have gone through ft and other ranking, what in personal opinion of puys are other programs? also is hbs suitaible for more than 10 years of exp?

Anywhere you apply this is the scene with the Indian applicants....so don't get surprized

Non-IT sectore candidate has much better chance as long as the overall profile fits the school's need

ranjeet_1975 Says

The chart shows that most of the applicants are from IT Sector. Whether banking sector has any chance to get in?

You are looking at it from a different perpective. There are a lot of IT folks hence more got admitted, but that does not mean they have a greater chance of getting in. Infact, IT folks are at a loss since they have a LOT of competition.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Avy6P1mMF5UKdHRpRHQ1OFdGV2ZCR1Y5VUJyV1dtblE&hl;=en

this is application and admit list for this year....should provide you a good indicatation of the type of admit profiles and the role of GMAT score.

all the best
HTH/ ap

The chart shows that most of the applicants are from IT Sector. Whether banking sector has any chance to get in?

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Avy6P1mMF5UKdHRpRHQ1OFdGV2ZCR1Y5VUJyV1dtblE&hl;=en

this is application and admit list for this year....should provide you a good indicatation of the type of admit profiles and the role of GMAT score.

all the best
HTH/ ap

Hi! I am Ranjeet, 34 yrs., having nearly 10 yrs. work experience. I want to get in IIMC 1 year programme. I do think that I will get 720 - 730 in GMAT. What is my chances to get in PGPEX.

Avg Academics

Hi! I am Ranjeet, 34 yrs., having nearly 10 yrs. work experience. I want to get in IIMC 1 year programme. I do think that I will get 720 - 730 in GMAT. What is my chances to get in PGPEX.

Avg Academics

Hi All,
There is some new program from ISB. Not exactly like EMBA's from IIMs. But may be of some use to other people.

Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives - Indian School of Business