@karthik20071018 said:

@subrata.dassCongrats on ur GMAT score..wat are all the schools u ve applied for?u have any ideea about the financial assistance provided by the banks?in what way is MS in management and MBA different?what are all the advantages of 1yr course over 2yr course?

@AIMS-MBA said:

@subrata.dasshope you have found yourself in the place you aspired to be, very well done and congratulations. I am planning to start my GMAT studies and would like to know which book should I start with. My preference is to start with in depth understanding about the Basics in Quants. Would Arun Kumars `Quants for CAT` help? Also suggest which books to start with.Thanks!Sagar.

@PallavSingh said:

I want to write both CAT(2 attempts till now) and GMAT .I want to join some coaching institute.Which one should i join for GMAT or for CAT.?Please reply to me.TIA

It is nice to see the happy faces of people who got selected for the interview . Prepare well and take care .

@mbajamesbond

@mbajamesbond said: @subrata.dasswhic school did you apply to?

Hi Subrata,

First of all a BIG Congratulations to you for your BIG Convert :).

Pls let us know your your total work experience and the sector of your experience. That will be of great hekp for the other aspirants like me in doing a self evaluation of our profiles.
Thanks in advance!!

Hi

My total experience is 6 years 8 months in technical consultancy in Database Tuning and Analytics

Regards

Subrata Dass

Hi Subrata,

Thanks for clearing a query last time, I have this below query:

I need to know about the no: of applications IIM Calcutta receives every year, so to analyse how is the competetion like for PGPEX IIM Cal.


Thanks and Regards,
Mahtab Md.

Hi Mahtab

I am not exactly sure of the exact number of applicants , but this is certain that the level of competition for IIM C is very high . IIM C is a world class institution , and the candidates vying for it are also of a similar level. The average GMAT level for IIM C for our year was 717 , with a high of 770 and a low of 680 . So be prepared to be highly competitive

Best of Luck
Subrata

p.s. I will soon stop answering from my own pg id as we do have an official id and our batch mates will take over (though I will still be a part of this initiative )

Hi Subrata,

Can u pls tell that from when is the window going to open for PGPEX app for next year ???

Hi Guru ,

Please refer to this link ....this will give you a fair idea of the schedule for last year ....it will be a similar one I guess for this year too

Admission Schedule | Programs

Regards

Subrata

Hi Subrata,

Thanks for creating this thread!!

I wil not be asking for profile evaluation , but my question is ->
what extracurricular they expect from a 5 years of experience guy?

Has it to be necessarily sports OR Social Service?
Do a couple of business certifications be considered as extra curricular ?

Thanks and Regards,
Mahtab Md.

Hi Mahtab
Extra curricular need not necessarily be sports or social service , though a lot of candidates , who do extra currics specifically for MBA (no pun intended here ) , go by the herd mentality and get themselves enrolled in one of the many NGOs just to get a certificate (no offence intended here for the real NGO workers ) . However , extra currics can be anything . By definition Extra-curricular activity means something outside of the regular course that people do (that being defined as co-curricular activity :sneaky:). So anything ranging from playing Guitar , to sports , to NGO , quizzing to gardening and cooking can be termed as extra-curricular activity. Basically anything and everything that is not a part of your academic or daily work life . E.g. cooking would not be considered as an extracurricular activity for a 5 star chef , but it can be one for a regular SW engg . However be true to yourself and mention extra-currics only if you have one :nono:. Do not try to cook up an extra-currics just for the sake of an MBA . The professors are highly knowledgeable and will catch up if they sense that whatever is cooking is fishy

XLRI this time actually came up with a guideline asking people not to cook up a hobby just for the sake of the course :nono:
XLRI Jamshedpur urges shortlisted candidates not to cook up hobbies to please the admissions committee | PaGaLGuY.com - India's biggest website for MBA in India, International MBA, CAT, XAT, SNAP, MAT

Hope that clarifies things

Warm Regards

Subrata

Hey Subrata, Congrats...plz see my profile and let me know wat else i can do...

workexp: 5 year by june 2012 in Pharmaceutical business, acads:average all in mid 70s
extracurricular:won comptetion at IIT D,TSI maths and chemistry olympiad ,working for NGO also and now setting up school for orphan child.

wat GMAT score do u think save for me atleast to get call from IIM C.

Hi Sauvat ,

Please do not ask for something that I cannot do(Profile Evaluation) . I myself am not aware of the various nuances that the IIM C faculty/interviewers look for in a potential candidate. I just happened to be one of the lucky few who got through .

But what I can tell you is that the Average GMAT for IIM C PGPEX is quite high (Close to 720) . So do aim for a higher GMAT , that will always hold u in good stead . And be sure to mention ur achievements and properly highlight them. Being from a non IT background can be advantageous if highlighted properly. However since you are having just 5 years of exp , be very thorough in your essays , so that u stand a chance in the melee of people with higher experience