Hello!! We are the current (2015-16) batch of IIMB EPGP - One year full time residential program. We welcome you to post your queries/discussion topics about this course and we will try our best to help. Thank you. ...
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We are the 7th batch of IIMB EPGP - One year full time residential program. We welcome you to post your queries/topics of discussion about this course and we will try our best to help. Thank you. ...
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IIM Bangalore hosted its annual alumni event Anusmaran-2015 on 09-May-2015. The keynote address was delivered by Arunachalam Muruganantham, inventor and social entrepreneur who prevailed over immense hardship and social ostracism to improve lives of rural women across India. Mr.Arunachalam was placed by TIME in its list of '100 Most Influential People in the World' in 2014.
Hello, how many references need to be provided for the EPGP 2016-17 ?
Hi,
I need a feedback on my profile for IIMB PGPX
Acadmics
X - 67%
XII - 65%
B-Tech 63%
GMAT Score - 720
Professional Experience
Total Work Ex of 7 + years. Currently working with a Big4, in Technology Consulting wing. My functional domain is HR. My nature of job involves working closely with the HR Heads of various organizations. Have an exposure to HR processes of various types of industries and start-ups. My profile includes, understanding the HR processes and suggesting best practices and implementing the optimized process in system.
Apart from that, I have experienced into Pre-Sales activities, such as initial handshakes with the client and submitting RFPs.
Extra Curricular
Established an NGO , Anuthi in 2008 and managed it till 2010.
Motivational Speaker for few institutes.
Organized an HR Technology Award function to raise money for NGO
Screened various movies for motivating people, bought rights of a movie to screen it across India
Why MBA ?
Want to do MBA in HR / General Management. Want to move towards leadership development roles.
IIMB EPGP applications are now open You may download the brochure and start your application @
IIM B EPGP does not have any essays but have written analysis test. Can someone elaborate on this written analysis test??
A Valid GMAT score is mentioned in the Website . It means at the time off application it should not have expired the validity of 5 yrs ?? Please correct me If I am wrong...
Rajiv Sathyanarayan from EPGP batch 2015- 16 has shared tips and tricks for IIMB EPGP interview, based on his experience last year. Rajiv holds a B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering and has over nine years of experience in technology consulting for
Interview Tips
A salient feature of the EPGP admission interview at IIM Bangalore is - you're the master of how your interview shapes up. In order for you to be able to demonstrate that you're the right fit in the 10-30 minutes you get with the panel, you must work well in advance.
A typical interview will start off with introductions (Tell me about yourself), followed by questions about your job, career progression, key achievements at your job and why you chose to get into an MBA program now and how IIM Bangalore is a good fit. However, this is just a rule and there are ample exceptions. Some panelists may throw a googly at you as soon as you start, trying to unsettle you in order to gauge your reaction. Note how the interview is structured
To be a master of your interview and drive it in the direction you want to, you must start your preparations early. One of the strongest ways to put across a strong candidature is to be clear, concise and consistent in the documents you submit to your B-school: your application, your Curriculum Vitae, and your essays. Make sure you bring out your strengths, key accomplishments (both work and non-work related) and hobbies in the application. This will not only give the right information to the admission panel, but also help you drive the interview in the direction you're most comfortable with. Further, since getting into an MBA program after over 5 years of work experience is a major decision, make sure you've done your introspection into where you see yourself 5/10 years from now, and how an MBA from IIM Bangalore can help you achieve your goals.
Hi,
I have 16+yrs of exp in IT and thinking of EPGP to give some boost to my career. Will EPGP help me in this regard. Also, how can i finance my EPGP & what would be the alternatives?
Sunil Krishnan from EPGP batch 2015-16 has shared his IIMB EPGP interview experience from last year. Sunil holds a B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering and has over nine years of experience in IT project management.
Interview Experience
The interview in IIM Bangalore for the EPGP is not an interview, but more like a general discussion. As all the prospective students have substantial experience the interview is always focused towards the individual's work experience. I personally felt my interview went very well and would have been disappointed if I have not received a call. The total interview time was around 30 minutes and below are some of the key questions asked. My panel consisted of an economic professor, a strategy professor and an Ex-Alumni (Also as many of you must be aware that before the interview we had to write an impromptu essay)
Q. In your SOP you have described yourself as Independent, Diligent etc.. How can you prove this in academics and work
A . My answer was more towards work rather than academics as my academics are not that great. I provided instances of my work which have shaped my personality in the last 9 years. I took each of the adjectives mentioned in my SOP and explained it with an example at work
Q. How have macroeconomic factors affected my work
A . This was a little tough to answer initially as I had not prepared for such a question. So in this instance I used my Trump card.(Everyone needs a trump card - The best thing that you have done in your job. This trump card should be used at the right time during the interview). I think people were happy with my response here, as this instance involved my work that I had done in US
Q . Next question was related to the previous question wherein I was asked on Finance (Like securitization, credit card)
A . As I belonged to the credit card domain, I was able to answer clearly, but they wanted to me to explain it without any financial jargon. I managed somehow, but it was tough
Q. Next question was on the 2007-2008 recession that happened. The reasons for it and who was responsible
A. Again related to my work and I was able to answer it with some difficulty as I had not prepared for it. But I think I at least got the high-level concepts correct.
NO QUESTIONS ON WHY MBA!!!
These 4 questions and answers took about 30 minutes and if time permits you can also ask some questions in the end. Questions were mostly related to my work and thankfully not very abstract. I hope the above write up helps. Good luck for your interview!!
We are conducting info sessions for prospective students on 24th, 26th and 30th May in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai respectively.
Please check the following web page for more information on these
Hi
I am looking for a functional change from Delivery to HR.
My profile -
X - 85 , XII - 83
GMAT - 700 (Nov 2012)
5 years work experience with Infosys Ltd.
Currently working as TA with Infosys in Telecom Domain.
My current job profile includes -
- Manage a team of 10
- Understand requirements from Client and design technical solution
- Work on improving performance in existing system
Extra Curricular -
- Completed Basic and Advanced acting training
- 4 years of Theater experience as actor/director in bangalore
- Conducted acting workshops for Infosys Employees
- Worked as Music Video director in Youtube outreach program for independent musicians in association with 48 hour film festival
- Worked as Team Manager in association with Evam Entertainment for a corporate tour spanning across 11 cities in India
I am looking for a functional change to HR. Post EPGP I wish to work in same industry ( IT Services preferably Infosys ) in the capacity of an HR Manager for a while since I am aware of the work culture. Later I wish to change industry.
I did attend info session in Bangalore. I came to know that statistically movement to HR function is very meager at IIM B. In fact last batch there were 0 students in this function.
Since I have 0 relative work experience on paper and based on previous year's stats there might not be companies coming to campus for this function. How can IIM B help me with placements.
i have a gmat score of 660 and 6 years work experience. Do i have any chances of getting in iimb epgp? I am working as an it professional in an mnc. Can anyone kindly guide me?
Hello, I had attended the EPGP session at IIM B on May 24 and had few questions. Your response will be very helpful:
I am yet to take my GMAT/GRE exam - Which one do you guys suggest?
I have about 7 years of experience, and had worked at companies like Deloitte and Dell.
I have been an average student all my life, scoring about 68%-70%.
I had completed my MBA in 2008 from Andhra University.
Now I am keen to be part of a course like EPGP and hence wanted to gather your views. Please suggest.
Hi,
I had attended the Info session on May 24, and i would like to have an interaction with Alumns who are working with NGO, after their graduation.
Subash
Alums / Current students, Could you please shed some light on the weightage for each of the factors/criteria in Admission process like GMAT, Academics, Interview, Work Ex, Extra Curricular, etc... ??
how many ppl on an average apply and what percentage (or total number) get selected ?
Hi,
Please give me a fair assessment of my profile for this programme.
Std X - 88%
Std XII - 89%
Graduation - BE CSE 71%
Post Grad - MBA HR 65%
Work Ex - HCL - Software Engineer - 3 Years
Infosys - Sr Associate Consultant - 3 years (Presales and technology consulting)
I hv won quite a few awards for excellence in work in both organisations
Extra curricular activities - Reading and writing
I am married and recently had a kid.
Hi,
I have 5 years of IT experience working at two different MNC.
No international exp. But have awards as outstanding performer.
10th - 82%, 12th -92%, B.tech - 74.5%.
Planning to take GRE.
Does International experience has importance during EPGP selection ?
thank you..