Me: APM with almost 2 years of experience looking to do an MBA to fast track my career.
Post-MBA roles:
Long term goal: To stay in India; fine with working 2-3 years abroad.
Query 1: Considering an average profile with 9/8/8 in high school/intermediate/college, tier-1 undergrad and 2 years work-ex at a start-up. Do I have a chance to bag an MBA admit from the following with little scholarship:
I'm targeting 1 year programs only for cost purposes, hence the US is out of the picture. Feel free to suggest good 1 yr US programs
Query 2: How much GMAT is required for my profile to get into these schools?
Query 3: Are 2 year IIM Programs more advisable for me and should I leave abroad colleges altogether. At the maximum, I can't wait more than 3 years of work-ex at the time of applying due to personal reasons.
Please guide me🙏🙏🙏🙏
My opinion -
Q1 - If your long term goal is to be in India, prefer institutions within india. Reason - You won’t be able to build network, an imp component of any MBA program. I know someone who went Dublin and struggling even to get references back home. Adding A/B/C will help
Q2 - Target 720, you will land at a better place. GMAT is just a barrier, not the deciding criteria.
Q3- 2 years would be good considering your constraints and long term goals. If you can extend 1 more year, you’ll be eligible for IIMs 1 yr MBAs.
Overall - It’s my strong opinion that if you are targeting foreign MBAs, value derivation will happen only if you plan to stay, work abroad for few years. Financial burdens will be less plus you will something worthwhile to show. See the privilege of “foreign-returned” is slowly reducing in india as global roles are getting created here as well.
Thanks for such a detailed and elaborate response
Ohh yeah foreign return tech guys are still valued if they have worked on core and great product.. same cant be said for executive as there is so much local context .. etc which u can only learn been in the field . Many have failed as well so its happening less unless ur company has an india office too then its lot simplified
Oxford 25 admit here. Female. Took me 6 years to complete engineering from an average engineering school bcos of family situation. Here is my 2 cent:
Would like to understand from folks here on this thread that according to them which MBA colleges have the best alumni network both Indian and global?!!
Asking this for a friend.
SHE:
I want to move abroad in most likely hood and I was pondering if I should go for an MBA. You'll know my dilemma at the end. Tad bit about me:
Professionally:
3YOE 55 LPA xash SPM in a series C company with 1 promotion every year. Worke...
Career Progression: IIT BTech - avg GPA Ex-founder experience Youngest amongst mid-management at current job IPO possibility on the cards Well compensated
Preference: Global top 10-15 MBA To eventually stay in India (3-5 yrs timeline) D...
Asking this for a friend.
SHE:
Hi folks, I’m a Sr. PM at a good startup currently getting 40 LPA. My total experience is 6 years (2 years PM). One of the CXOs suggested to me (over a casual conversation) to consider doing an MBA from ISB or Ivy League colleges if I ca...
