Did B Schools like IIM and other verify the Work experience

I have my offer letter and last three month's pay slip from the company I left some time back. Will these be enough at the time of interviews for colleges like IIM/XLRI/FMS/IIFT/MDI/SP Jain etc? I do not have an  experience letter or a relieving letter from my employer.

Friends...I m stuck at one spot while filling work ex duration in CAT form and I really want your valuable suggestion for the same. Is one required to show/submit work ex certificate during GD-PI/adm in IIMs or other MBA colleges or even salary slips will be sufficient ? I do not have work ex certificate from my first employer where I had worked for 7 months but just the salary slips of first 6 months. Hence I don't know whether I should mention about the same or not. I m also concerned about whether the gap in work ex will count as negative if I don't show the same. Everything is fine with the second company where I have been working for last two and half years. Really need some advice. Thanks alot !!!!

Hey Gentlemen/Women !! I have my work General ' To whom It may concern' certificate or experience remark Certificate and My Appointment letter. Will that be sufficient for Symbiosis colleges? or Welingkar / KJ Somaiya ? I used to get paid in cash, so dont have cheques etc. Also i dont have reliving certificate. Will this be OK?

hey guys.i'm currently in my 6th sem of bba program and due to some tough time had  to take a job in a private firm.would my experience count in MBA institutes.

 I have joining letter  and  relieving letter I don't have my last month pay slip as i was paid in cash. will that be enough?


I don't have the experience letter from the company. I only have the offer letter and the payslips. Will these be sufficient at the time of verification of documents.

I work for a small scale company which pays me monthly in cash. I have work experince certificate but don't have any pay slips or bank statements. Will it be considered as work experience by B-schools?

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Hello, Guys! Hello, Varun.

I have a question regarding work experience documents required.

After graduating in 2018, I worked for a Magazine based out of Delhi for about 2 years and then worked for a Government Agency as consultant (with a gap year due to raging Covid).

  1. I have a work experience certificate from the former employer (Magazine) but I don’t have the Salary Slip. Will IIMs or other B-Schools consider the offer letter and the experience certificate as sufficient proof of work experience or will they demand salary slip as well?? I am asking for all stages till the admission takes place.

  2. The government agency that I worked with doesn’t provide any salary slip as such to non-government/ non-permanent employees. The Bills & Payments department may provide the pay slip if requested but the process is too long and exhaustive. If Offer letter and experience certificate is sufficient to prove work experience, can salary slip be avoided??

Hello, Guys! Hello, Varun.

I have a question regarding work experience documents required.

After graduating in 2018, I worked for a Magazine based out of Delhi for about 2 years and then worked for a Government Agency as consultant (with a gap year due to raging Covid).

  1. I have a work experience certificate from the former employer (Magazine) but I don’t have the Salary Slip. Will IIMs or other B-Schools consider the offer letter and the experience certificate as sufficient proof of work experience or will they demand salary slip as well?? I am asking for all stages till the admission takes place.

  2. The government agency that I worked with doesn’t provide any salary slip as such to non-government/ non-permanent employees. The Bills & Payments department may provide the pay slip if requested but the process is too long and exhaustive. If Offer letter and experience certificate is sufficient to prove work experience, can salary slip be avoided?

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