MBA!!

Hello grapevine folks, I am a 2024 batch btech Cse , general male candidate from IIIT( 10 year old). Class 12th - 97% (ISC) Class 10th - 96.4% (ICSE) Btech Cgpa - 9.415 (till 6th sem) I am thinking of giving CAT next year but in dilemma that should I go for work experience or not . As iims do prefer people having work experience. And what percentile should I aim for getting admission in old IIMs. Thanks in advance.

Any views on the programme structure, campus life, brand value, employability etc will be helpful.

IIMboacki 2y or 1y package is less than masters union 1y course!!! Do u agree or have any perspective?

I have 76% in 10th, 81 in 12th, and 70 in UG Having said that I am currently working on building strong profile so it shall compensate on my academic score. And also I'm new joinee in a company planning to get into mba after 2yr. Any experienced professionals advice would. truly be appreciated. Ps. If not consulting please do mention what is strong profile contains to stand out from the croud in MBA admissions & placements.

Guy's wanted to know if MBA from premiere institute is important after ug from IIT if I had enough non core internship experience and did 6 good product management interns and worked with interns from IIMs . ( Currently in pre final year) My major focus is the position of role in Product and pay ? Should I apply for ISB YLP like I have good co curriculars and have won many prestigious competitions

Specifically a question to all the t1 tech clg grads (mainly software engineers) earning 1l+ pm out of clg with a lot of scope for growth. Post mba avg salary is 1.5l per month. I can understand ppl desperate for a career change and non tech ppl who are underpaid and don't really have ab option but it baffles me why well paid folks would shell out 30lakhs kr take the burden of loan just to learn how to appear smarter than you actually are instead of investing it for a meagre salary increase that can be achieved by job switches. I'd love to hear any insights about ppl who've already been in the space. Why u did, salary PRE post sector etc

I came across a few quora posts that described how Master's union is a sham and figures are inflated. Is it true? The date to apply is closing on 10th Jan. Shall I give it a try?

ISB and IIM blacki provides 1y mba with decent roi and alum network. Now Stoa, Masters Union and Mesa are also challenging the stalwarts with more practical mba focused on specific areas. What's your view on this and how it's going to evolve in near future?

I have 6 years exp in fintech (analytics/ ops). What are some good places to consider for exec mba(preferably 1 year). Not so great score in my bachelor's >50% will that be a factor?

I've heard lots of conflicting good and bad viewpoints on ISB on Grapevine and otherwise. I want to explore these things more and build a balanced perspective. Good things I've heard:- 1. Average comp is decently high as most of the batch has a decent amount of experience. 2. Professors, their way of teaching and the actual course content is one of the best in India. 3. The network is really strong, easily accessible via many channels and helps alumni land jobs frequently. Bad things I've heard:- 1. Placement comp numbers are heavily inflated. 2. Resume shortlisting in placements is hard because everyone exaggerates a lot and there's no resume vetting. 3. Many people go unplaced. How much of this (good or bad) is true? Any other good or bad points?