[2023] Which B-Schools should you apply to?

@supreetkini Let me ask you a very honest question. Are you really interested in doing your MBA this year only and is it a compulsion ?
Now, don't take me other wise, but then going by what you've scored in XAT, I guess there's only 3 b schools which really looks good to me for a guy having more than 18 months of work-ex - GIM, Tapmi and Great Lakes.
Look you've decent academics but then the BE percentage could play a devil for you not only now but also during the placement season. So, getting into a good B school should be your 1st priority so that it could negate your BE score to some extent. I would suggest you to try for these colleges only. I'm sure you would convert atleast one of them but god forbid if you can't, It would be better to try for the next year's CAT/XAT.
@supreetkini Let me ask you a very honest question. Are you really interested in doing your MBA this year only and is it a compulsion ?
Now, don't take me other wise, but then going by what you've scored in XAT, I guess there's only 3 b schools which really looks good to me for a guy having more than 18 months of work-ex - GIM, Tapmi and Great Lakes.
Look you've decent academics but then the BE percentage could play a devil for you not only now but also during the placement season. So, getting into a good B school should be your 1st priority so that it could negate your BE score to some extent. I would suggest you to try for these colleges only. I'm sure you would convert atleast one of them but god forbid if you can't, It would be better to try for the next year's CAT/XAT.
need help
10th:90.5
12th:93.3
Engg(EEE):79.82(till 6th sem)
CAT 2012:
QA:93.37
VA:88.78
overall:93.47
i m a fresher engineer wid no reservation..
i applied for imt g and tapmi ..what else shud i apply??will i get a call frm any IITs?
thank you!
@Red_Bull Yes, I would say doing it this year is kind of a compulsion, for a few reasons.
Yes, I know what you mean. Even I understand the same,that the colleges you mentioned above will probably help cover up my B.E debacle, despite my experience. Those 3 colleges are the ones I have aimed at.
I have started preparation for the GDPI sessions, and hopefully I will get into one of the 3 you have mentioned.
Apart from the 3 you mentioned, don't you think any of the other are good enough to complement my experience, as well as cover up my grads?
@Red_Bull
hey can u guess if I can expect a IIM K/I call

cat %ile-97.16(97.64 & 91.38)
10th-86.7%(not best 5)
12th-89.8%(not best 5)
Grad-73.51%(IET, UPTU)

and can u tell me some colleges which conduct their interviews process before mid-feb? some gud colleges

@supreetkini None that I could think of. See, my only point is you are working in an IT company for 18 months and you must be earning reasonably good. Why give your career just for the sake of doing MBA. Gone are the days when only having an MBA degree was good enough to get you a good job. Now, the fight is becoming extremely intense. The pie(in terms of job) has not increased substantially at the same rate as the seats in Bschools has increased. So, the last thing anyone would want to happen is to spend a substantially good 10 lakh and get a salary of 5 lakhs. I'm in no way demeaning the worth of b schools but then you've to be realistic here and I'm not talking about ROI also but then something else.
So, I would still not suggest you to look for any other b school apart from 3 mentioned by me. Had you been a fresher, my answer would have been different. But with 18 months of work-ex which would be more than 2 years by the time you join a bschool - mate, you seriously need to think a lot before taking any risk.
do we have a second list for older iim's for gd/pi??
@Arpitgs Sorry to disappoint you but then I was always very bad in predicting the chances of anyone for a GD/PI call. I would still help you if there's a problem related to applying to a B school or preparing for GD/PI but then this predicting chances is one tough job for me.
@Bibhu2109
Hi
General category, Female
CAT oa- 96.42,
Quants- 89.6 , Verbal- 97.
X-90.6 (CBSE)
XII_ 91.6 (CBSE)
Grad- 81%
Work exp- 18 months..
have applied to MDI and SPJain. Kindly suggest other colleges I can apply to where I stand a chance of getting through.

Thanks in advance :)
@Red_Bull said:
@Arpitgs Sorry to disappoint you but then I was always very bad in predicting the chances of anyone for a GD/PI call. I would still help you if there's a problem related to applying to a B school or preparing for GD/PI but then this predicting chances is one tough job for me.
okay... thanks

but can u tell me some colleges which conduct their interviews process before mid-feb? some gud colleges
@Arpitgs I guess IIMs conduct their interview process before mid-feb. Some of the colleges like MDI, SP JAIN and others used to conduct that earlier in mid feb but then now a days all their processes are usually done in the month of March. Actually 90% of the good Bschool's processes happen in the month of March only.
@Red_Bull said:
@Arpitgs I guess IIMs conduct their interview process before mid-feb. Some of the colleges like MDI, SP JAIN and others used to conduct that earlier in mid feb but then now a days all their processes are usually done in the month of March. Actually 90% of the good Bschool's processes happen in the month of March only.
okay... i have lost some of the interviews plus the last year`s IIMK interview. i dnt want to lose now.
@Shubhankar22 XIME, WELLINGKER
In IIT Madras after submitting the application do we need to send any documents if we have paid the fees online?

Need help

I got 80.5 % in cat ..i am pursuing btech .please guide me to which college should i apply
@Red_Bull Thanks for the apt response. Got me thinking!
@avinashkrjha buddy i got 80.5% which college should i apply..i am doing my btech
@akhi1991 said:
@avinashkrjha buddy i got 80.5% which college should i apply..i am doing my btech
BIMTECH
XIME
WELLINGKAR
IMT NAGPUR
NIT Surathkal
NIT Allahabad
DSM-DTU, etc.

need help:
CAT 2012
QA: 94.6
VA: 70.1
OA: 88.56

10th: 80
12th: 79.17
Btech: 81.5(till 6th sem) in computer science
interested for MBA in Information Technology.

can u help me which colleges should i apply??
already applied to SP Jain and IMT Ghaziabad. Any chances for these??

@supreetkini said:
My profile is as followsXth - 79.8 (CBSE)Xth - 66.6B.E - 57 (Mech)Work Exp - Working in a software firm for 18 months now.Pretty decent extra-curricular activities. Have won prizes in events involving Paper Presentation, Photography+Newsletter, Seminar, Treasure Hunt, Football. Organized events during technical and cultural fests at college.Was also part of a team that built a revolutionary hybrid car.My scores are as follows.CAT - 65.59 XAT - 83.53May MAT - 98.66September MAT - 95.15Attempting GMAT soon + Feb CMAT as well.Already applied to - 1) TAPMI, Manipal2) Welingkar, Mumbai+Bangalore3) GIM, Goa4) IFIM, Bangalore5) IMT, Nagpur/Hyderabad6) AIMS, BangalorePlanning to apply to the following1) Great Lakes, Chennai2) SDMIMD, Mysore3) XIME, BangaloreShould I apply to the following as well?1) BIMM, Pune2) Christ, Bangalore3) IMT, Mumbai4) Alliance, Bangalore5) KIAMS, Harihar/PuneShould I apply to anymore colleges? Please guide me. If yes, then which ones? Very confused.
@avinashkrjha @ajaygovindg Would like to listen to your thoughts as well on this!