At this time it is not advisable to do foreign MBA taking a huge loan and lost income which both may amount to any thing between Rs 50 lacs to Rs 1 Crore including tuition fees, living expenses , incidental expenses and income foregone. I know many students from Rotman, IESE, LBS, Cambridge etc who have returned to India without getting a job even after waiting for 6 to 8 months. This happening from 2011. IESE has not also released the placement report for 2012. At least 5 IESE indian students have returned. In some cases the parents of the students are well to do or working overseas. I know two cases where the loan is being repaid by parents. MBA is regarding brand name. IESE, Rotman, Said, Judge etc do not have any brand name in India. They do not have large alumni network. Even if you get a job the pay me Rs 16 to 18 Lacs CTC. Out of this 1-2 lacs will be variable pay which you may or may not get at the end of the year. If you take Rs 15 lacs as the pay about 30% will go towards Income tax and another 10% will go to EPF. So you are left with Rs 9 lacs or 75000 per year. In any Metro the minimum rent and living expenses will be about Rs50000 if you live conservatively if you are married or Rs35000 if you are a bachelor. So you are left with Rs 30000 which is about USD 550. It will take at least 10 years to repay your loan. Still you have not recovered your living expenses and income foregone for 2 years. So think hundred times before you leap. Even in India 5-15 % of IIM students are yet to be placed and about 20 % ISB students who will be graduating in April 2013 are yet to be placed. The placement salary given by IIMs are at least 30 % overstated. MBA is not going to open a great job market in the present circumstances. Even in the top MBA from USA the employment percentage is 90-95% only after 3 months after graduation. In Singapore getting an Employment Pass is very difficult for the last two years. Hongkong you require local language. So most of the MBAs from Europe including Europeans are getting dumped in Middle East. The left-over Indian they have no choice of coming back to the over crowded MBA market in India.

IESE has been ranked as a top ranked school in various surveys. IESE has increased the number of sections. IESE has not released the placement report for the class of 2012. Till 2011 there used to be around 14 Indians in the class. From 2012 the number of desi candidates has increased to 25-30. From a search in Linkedin one can find at least 10 to 12 candidates are still searching for jobs. IESE MBA is very costly. Fees and living expenses can cost around E100000 which is around RS 75 lacs. Unless one gets a job in UK or Europe or Middle East or Singapore it will be well neigh impossible to pay the loan and recover the investment. With the downturn in UK and Europe many MBAS including Europeans and Britishers are looking to Far East and Middle East for jobs. My information is Indian MBAS are finding it difficult to get good jobs. Moreover IESE does not have a brand recognition in Asia. So before applying to any business school in Europe or UK, I have to consider this.

You can also include IESE also in this list. From 2010 IESE has increased the batch size. Till the class of 2011, there used to be only about 14 Indian. From 2012 onwards there are more than 25-30 Indians. Of the 2012 class, about 10 are in search of jobs. Some are employed in India. Even for internship many did internship without any salary in Spain. I find there is no thread for IESE in Pagalguy or in GMATCLUB for 2014. If you are not getting a in Europe or UK, after spending almost E 100000, the person will become bankrupt. The outlook is like this from 2008-09.

You are a management trainee in Sales. Does your job involves frequent travelling and do you have to drive two wheeler as a part of your job? If it so colour blindness will impact your job. It is better to be frank at the time of medical examination.

I am not able to find any information on the placement statistics of MBA either in SMU or NTU. NUS MBA has provided placement statistics. The average Singapore salary is about S$ 80000 PA and the median is about S$ 75K. So it is about S$ 6000 PM. I find for an MBA it is too low. The NUS or NTU undergraduate lowest starting salary is about S$ 3 K PM. With 3 years experience the salary will be around 4-4.5K. It is my impression that MBA is not valued in Singapore. So what is the ROI?

@sjmit4 How is the placement for the class of 2012, particularly for Indians?