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

@avinashkrjha sir isse pichli query ka bhi jawab de dete to dhanya ho jata ye ladka...
@crku said: My acads:
10th - 77%
12th - 78%
Grad ( Eco hons) - 68%
P.S. No God level extra-currics!
Are my acads even remotely ok for colleges like TISS, XLRI(HRM), XIMB(HRM), Scmhrd & SIBM? I want to pursue HRM.
TIA
Yes, it is OK. But, you need to score decent %ile in order to compensate for somewhat low acads. But most of the colleges that you have mentioned are known not to give much weightage to acads. All the Best.. !!

@kshinu16 said:
@avinashkrjha Sir need u ..please reply...
Sir,,,,,
10th-81%
12th- 66%
Engineering-65%
Work ex: 1year by this October
Time Mocks:Getting 75+ percentile but know will improve from now on exponentially....
Money is a constrain...and limited amount of money for college form also....(pitaji ne disown kar diya hai)...lol
Please suggest some colleges...and some which i shouldn't....jisme ho hi nhin sakta...sapne na dekhe jayen...
My dream IS FMS...bharun ya nhin......?
And else is MIB/MHROD...and MFC/MBE.....what abt these...and do they watch out for academic records....
1. FMS : If it's your dream, you should def apply for it and work hard to crack it. As rightly said by @visionIIM-ACL :
Don't run away from competition!! Take it head on , carve out your success and achieve your dreams!

2. MFC/MBE : Very good if you are interested for Fin/Eco. It does look for acads, so you need to score higher %ile.

3. MIB/MHROD : Cut off's are around 93+ .

4. If money is a constraint, let me suggest you few colleges with lower fee ---> NITIE, FMS, MFC, MBE, MIB, MHROD, LBS, KJ-Som, Wellingkar, UBS, BIM-T, IIT's, NIT's, etc.

5. Check the deadlines of all these colleges. Few colleges will have deadlines post CAT Results. So you can apply to them after you get your Results.

6. Hope this helps. Get back for any further query.. !!

@avinashkrjha Thanks a ton. :)
@whitefanng said: Well this is my first post:- I have prepared for CAT for 1 month now, my acads were likeX = 88.6 X+2 = 89.8 Btech = 7.94 CGPA , WORK EX = GET at SPCL FROM AUG 2012registered for cat will fill XAT too sir I would like to know the colleges i should apply to.. thanks.
1. Your acads are decent.

2. You are eligible to apply to almost every B-School in India.

I would suggest you to go through the following 2 posts. It could help you in deciding where to apply as per your expectations. Get back for any college specific query through PM.

2. Top B-School Avg Salary 10-12 Batch --->
http://www.pagalguy.com/forums/cat-and-related-bschools/2012-which-b-schools-shou-t-83927/p-3594168/r-3789791

@pankaj.jena1988 said:

Hey PUYS:

Need your assistance here.

Please find my details :

10th 77.5 % 2003

12th 54.1% 2005

5 years work experience

BBA (SMU) 82% 2013

I am applying for CAT/MAT/XAT/SNAP/IIFT & IBSAT.

Can you please advise will I get rejected in campus due to my gaps in education and grads in distance mode ??

1. You won't be directly rejected due to the gaps in education.

2. But you would be asked for sure to justify all these things in the Interviews of B-Schools.

3. So be prepared to justify with genuine reasons. As of now, focus on maximising your Scores. All the Best.. !!

@avinashkrjha thanks for the quick reply but the psted posts no longer exist :(
@CaTalyse Both these colleges are known for reopening their application deadlines after the CAT results are out. So, I would suggest you to wait for your CAT exam and then results and based on your scores you could then apply to either one ot both of these colleges.
@05learner said: seriously need an advice 10-84 12-77 BE-67 not .................................. pi bcoz of WHY qs.)1.what are those colleges??2.not quite sure but i have some interest in HR and Rural management,so please tell me colleges related to mentioned branch, keeping in mind my profile ?as you know guys ,at this stage of life lots of comparison has been done,and due to regular failure, i seriously lost my confidence will be thankful puys, if you provide me detailed answer

1. Now don't repent over what has happened.

2. Since you will have to justify for your gaps, I would suggest you to maximise your score as much as possible so that it can compensate for everything.

3. I would also suggest you to apply to a greater pool of colleges.

4. For HR, apply to :

XLRI, TISS, MDI (If you are confident, you still have time left. Hit hard at everything and I am sure that the confidence will come)

XIMB, IMI, GIM, MHROD, IMT.

5. For Rural Management :

IRMA, XIMB

6. Apart from this, you can apply to few more depending upon how you do in Mocks and then CAT Exam. Most of the colleges will have deadlines after your Exam and few will have after your Results as well.

7. All the Best Mate.. !!


@Red_Bull thanks for information. i rele didnt know that.... and when are they supposed to reopen their regis. for CAT again?
@CaTalyse They would be reopening their application again after the CAT results are announced.
@whitefanng said: @avinashkrjha thanks for the quick reply but the psted posts no longer exist
Which Post are you talking about.. ? Check once again.. !!
@avinashkrjha these :-
1. Top B-School Cut Off's ---> www.pagalguy.com/forums/cat-an...
2. Top B-School Avg Salary 10-12 Batch ---> www.pagalguy.com/forums/cat-an...

@anubhav2011 Apply to colleges like
Before CAT results - NITIE, MDI, XIMB, Tapmi, GIM, Nirma, MFC(if interested in finance) etc.
After CAT results - IITs B-schools like VGSoM, SJmSom (if only you're an engineer)
@whitefanng said: @avinashkrjha these :-
1. Top B-School Cut Off's ---> www.pagalguy.com/forums/cat-an...
2. Top B-School Avg Salary 10-12 Batch ---> www.pagalguy.com/forums/cat-an...
The posts are still there, but it is showing like that because of some server problem on Pagalguy. (@deepu Saar, can you check this. There is some issue. When we click on the link, it says post no longer exists. But it is there when we go to that page.)

Please check all my posts on Page no 2 for Cut Off's.

And all my posts on Page no 56 for Avg Salary (It's at bottom).

@avinashkrjha got it thanks !
@mba.aditya Its better to open a new thread of your college rather than painting this thread with your email id and other details. Also, kindly remove your personal email id. Its against the rule of Pagalguy. Hope you take this in a positive manner.
@Red_Bull thnx a lot sir....
@crku I know a guy from Pagalguy itself who despite of having not great graduation score was not only able to clear XLRI but also IIMC. SO, if he could do that I'm sure you could too :)
Just concentrate more on the CAT preparation now and forget about all these issues. You can't do much about your past academics except to think too much about them and then screwing your CAT because of this. SO, mate be positive and just remember one thing- MBA colleges don't really look for rocket science engineers, they look for logical guys who could think and act in a logical way :)
@05learner Your profile looks good for every good college except for some which gives too much weightage on overall profile and all like SP Jain. Opening an internet cafe and failing in taht is not something new and there are million of people out there who have failed and failed miserably in their first venture. So, now the question is - is this gap a negative point for your or you could somehow make that a positive in your favour?
Now, it all depends on how exactly you would be answering the interview. There's a lot of real time learning in entrepreneurship and a lot more when some one fails. Had that not been the case "Failure is the pillar of success" wouldn't always be quoted.
So, mate the circumstances would not always be in your favour, its you who should know how to face it and make something good out of everything.
I hope this clears your majority of doubts. If there's still any, PM me. We could take that offline :)