ISB 2017 Aspirants

Please evaluate my profile

10th - 94.4%

12th - 90%

B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) from National institute of Technology, Srinagar, CGPA - 8.65

Work Ex - 3 years in Indian Oil Corporation Limited, with individual work recognition in the corporation

Planning to give GMAT in August this year and targetting ISB

Please evaluate my profile for ISB, 10th -61.86%, 12th 70.33%, Graduate in Hospitality with 69.19%, experienced in similar industry for 2.5 years, 1.5 years in Business development, Extra curricular: participated in Inter college compet. during Graduation. Have some certificates of Training program and appreciate certificate. MBA will give me progression and skills to perform higher mgrial role. since last 1 year preparing for competitive exams without Job in hand but unable to score well. I have never given GMAT before but gave Cat last year and miserably scored 45%ile , ur any advice/guidance will help me 😃

Hey everyone !

ISB started accepting GRE score for their 1 year programe?

Have given gre in 2012 with score of 315 out of 340 and score is valid till 2017 nov.

Currently working as Offshore Production Engineer in Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (gov of Guj undertaking) with 3 years of exp in oil and gas production.

10th 89pc 12th 70 pc 

Pursued B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering with 7.7 cgpa

Kindly review.

Official site shows oct 15 as the deadline of application and april as the last date for fees submission. When does the course starts? 

Hello,

Please evaluate my profile.for ISB.

I've scored 72% in secondary school and 60% in high school. Also, i am a graduate in Bachelors of computer applications with 84% and Post graduate in Computer applications with 80% . I have a 1 year part time experience in eTutoring, 1 year experience as a team leader and 6 months of experience as an Operations Executive.

Hi, would like some feedback on my profile for ISB 2017 from experts here:

X : CBSE : 91.6%

XII : CBSE : 90.6% (Merit Certificate from CBSE for 100/100 in Maths).

-Qualified for International Mathematics Olympiad (XII) to represent my state.

B.E (Mechanical) from BITS Pilani- Goa Campus- 2011: CGPA: 7.21

-Awarded Summer Research Fellowship by Indian Academy of Sciences in College 3rd year (IIT Bombay).

-Published two research papers in International Peer reviewed journals as the first author and winner of the best Poster presentation award at an International Conference (based on thesis work as part of graduation).

Work Experience:

Total 5 years 3 months in October 2016 in BFSI sector.

-4.5 years as  Web Performance Engineer in Wells Fargo (US Bank).

Independent Contributor handling very business critical applications from beginning. Rapid career progression. Got two role changes in 3 years (fastest in my department with 400+ members).

-Past 6 months as a TechnoFuncational Consultant for a Financial Supply Chain Managment Product at HighRadius Corporation dealing with Fortune 500 clients.

-Have completed courses on Coursera in Data Analysis.

GMAT : Not taken yet. Planning in August.

Extra Curricular/Achievements: 

-Organized fundraising events in office as part of CSR, volunteered for tree plantation drives, blood donation drives.

-Implemented a process improvement  project in my domain at Wells Fargo , officially accepted as a SAVE project, saving over 100,00 USD per year.

-Designed, developed and implemented a Custom ERP solution during internship from scratch, leading to stock management and shop floor activity tracking, also making the entire process online, which was earlier done through daily record sheets on paper, currently in use over past 5  years.

- Developed the Departmental Website while in College.

-Event Manager at National Level College Tech Fest two times.

-Won Paper Presentation Competition at NIT Calicut TechFest.

-Interested in food photography and cooking as hobby.

Also, multiple formal recognitions at workplace. Can get strong recommendation from senior management.

Please comment on areas I need to focus on for my application and GMAT score to target.

Good to see so many profiles coming up for the current year application . My view is that as the admission is very competitive at ISB and it will get stiffer this year with GRE also coming in , please make a strong application and get a good GMAT in the range of 700-740 , to make a case for yourselves ... all the very best ...

I hope the ISB experts could help with an honest evaluation of my chances:

Class 10: 85.13%

Class 12: 71.14%

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering-KIIT University: 6.9 CGPA or 69%

I'm working as a Mechanical Engineer in India for the past 30 months including

(A) 5 months at an Oil Company -Indian Oil Tanking where I learnt the entire gamut of PSU as well as Private Tendering , Business Development, Mechanical Estimation and worked with Clients such as TATA , Mitsubishi Chemicals and SAIL-DSP on Projects worth INR 140 Crores.

(B) 25 months in a private media firm in Kolkata where I handle the Operations .

I have published two papers in the field of Renewable Energy in an International EU sponsored Conference (FFU Berlin co-sponsored).

My TOEFL iBT Score is 108 out of 120 (January,2016).

My GRE Scores (317 out of 340) are Quants=162; Verbal=155; AWA-3.0 . ( February 2016)

Thank You.

Please evaulate my profile.

X:91.5

XII:94.6

GPA:7.7 IIT Delhi

Workex: 2 years

1 year abroad in Australia and 1 year in a start-up-product & strategy role.

GMAT:750

Please evaluate my profile:

X-76%

XII-76%

Graduate in law from national law university and then did PGDRM from IRMA, anand. Average student throughout.

For past nearly 4 years I am working in centralised cell of IDBI bank in securitization and funding MFI. Mainly into processing proposals.

I have query regarding admission process of ISB.

In case one doesn't get selected in 1st cycle. Can he or she apply in 2nd cycle ?

Hello, What sort of tips would the admins have for this profile?

Class 10/SSC: 87.33 %, Maharashtra State Board

Class 12/HSC: 95.5%, Maharashtra State Board

B.E.: V.J.T.I., Mumbai University 66.66%

Aiming for GMAT in Mid-July : Confident of getting 710-720.

Work ex : 11+ years in Reputed Software Company in the role of Business Analyst (Though my designation is Senior Tech Lead. I made a transition from tech to functional, yet to get new designation). 

International Experience : Total 1.6 years in countries England, Australia, France, Finland, Czech Republic.

Achievement in my current company:

Received a "Pat on the back" award twice,once for "Leadership, Commitment, Dedication" and another time for "Generating business ideas to increase revenue".

Also been working as Brand Ambassador of my current company (mid sized - ~2500 employees) for past 2.5 years, involved in branding activities such as promotional campaigns, college campus connects, job fairs, various quizzes/events, recruitment drives etc.

Achievement in previous company (TCS)

A technical paper written for the TCS Global White Paper Conference got shortlisted in the final round, and also published in the internal portal of TCS. 

Request the experts to review the profile and comment. Also looking for answers for a few questions below.

1. How much of a handicap is my 11+ years of work-ex. I know typically there are 50 people in every batch having 8+ or 9+ years of work-ex to maintain balance. But does anyone have idea how many applicants am I competing with?

2. What else should I portray in my profile? e.g. Project Management skills etc.

Hi,

Please find below my profile:

10th CBSE: 81.4%

12th CBSE: 90.2% Commerce

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) graduate from Symbiosis International University, Pune with 67%

Work Experience:

1 year 3 months as Sales Manager with Zomato in Pune. (campus placement)

8 months experience with Financial services startup Instamojo as Business Development and Partnerships manager.

Current job:

4 months of international experience with a leading market research consultancy in the middle east handling major clients like Nissan Motors, Shell petroleum, Kia motor company, Telecom Regulatory Authority

Co curricular activities:

National level table tennis player for 6 consecutive years in school

Represented Symbiosis International University at All India University Championships for table tennis

Democratically elected to Student Governing Body in college as Sports Representative

GMAT: 710

Could an expert please review my profile and provide me with any tips or suggestions to better my profile for ISB?

Hi,

Please find my profile below and recommend :

10th CBSE : 95.6%

12th CBSE : 92.20%

Grad Btech : 73.5% from Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology,Delhi

Work Experience : 22 months as a data analyst in InfoEdge(naukri.com) Product and analytics team

Worked on BI intelligence and some data science projects

Current job : United Airlines as analyst - enterprise analytics + International experience 

Co-curricular activities : Editor, IEEE IGIT tech e-magazine ( 2 years at college level)

IEEE IGIT - Annual tech fest strategy team head

Won IEEE WIE best branch presentation award at DTU 

An active member at IEEE Delhi Section

Yet to give GRE .

Any suggestions for improving my profile or if it stands any chance at ISB?

Hi,

Please find my profile below Ā :

10th CBSE : 89.50%

12th CBSE : 97.30%

Grad B.E (EEE) : 77.89% Ā from CBIT,Hyd (Osmania affiliated)

Work Experience : 36 months as on July 1st 2016

Current job : L&T Construction, Electrical Engineer/ Project coordinator for substation projects in Dubai (10 months of international experience)

Co-curricular activities : Student coordinator for technical fest at college. Part of cricket & chess team in college, directing short filmsĀ 

Yet to give GMAT (Can expect around 700)

Any suggestions for improving my profile or if it stands any chance at ISB?


Hey, I'd like to get an idea about my standing in the aspirants' pool!

10th (CBSE) - 89%, 12th (CBSE) - 84%

BBA (NMIMS) - 3.17/4 CGPA; 73%

Represented college theatre group at national and international levels, committee member for college fest for 2 yrs, part of college entrepreneurship cell, worked with 3 NGOs, won scholar award 6 yrs in a row at school, member of poetry club at school, represented school in cultural exchange program to France, trained Kathak dancer

Interned at 3 companies while in college

Total work experience - 3 yrs, currently mktg specialist at Directi, work with international teams, managed an individual project

Haven't taken GMAT / GRE yet

How does this sound so far?

Hi,

Grateful if anyone could please suggest the best book to prepare for the GMAT exam? 

I graduated in Business Economics (Hons) from Delhi University in 2010 subsequent to which I worked for Citibank for a year then I completed LLB from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. I have a total of 3 years work experience (one year at the bank and two years in a legal company). I aspire to pursue an MBA next year (hopefully, from ISB). Hence, kindly advise on how to start preparing. 

I am pretty much a novice when it comes to any MBA knowledge, so, any advise on how to build up my profile would be very helpful. Thanks!


SSC : 65% 

HSC : 50%

BSC - Maths - 60%

16 years of work-ex with Microsoft.

ITIL Certified, Various Computer Standard Proficiency Certifications.

Managing customers world-wide , have intentional exposure , my role is mainly of an Individual Contributor, handling responsibilities of a  Project Management, Program Management , Support Delivery Management 

Targeting GMAT = 680 - 720

Can someone share their feedback about my profile.

Hi all, I am an alumnus of ISB and an education consultant. Pl feel free to reach out to me for any query.

Hi Puys, 

please evaluate my profile.

3 years of experience(IT-Analytics Pharma Domain)

10th-84%

12-85%

CGPA(Engineering)- 7.12(UPTU)

Extra Curriculars:

Have volunteered with a couple of NGOs. But had a gap of 2.5 years in between before i started again last month.

post that i have not much to showcase in extra curriculars

I have good recommendations from seniors at work place.

please let me know if there is a possibility of an admit from ISB with my profile. Also, the score i should aim for.

TIA 

PLEASE EVALUATE IF I HAVE ANY CHANCE OF ISB;

my 10th/12th/graduation (be it) is 81/69/66....and I have worked for 4 years with my father in gems and jewellery sector...and in cocurriculars- i was Microsoft student partner, ibm db2 certified, won an intercollege coding competition .....extracurriculars - won first prize in swimming at school level, elocution competition first prize..