@akashyap45 If you apply you have a chance of getting calls as your CAT percentile is high. It would then depend on how well you can convince the interview panel of your genuine interest in research and academics. By your answer, I don't feel you will be able to. But give it a shot in case you want to.
@akashyap45 said:Hii every1 !! I would like to share my profile: CAT: 97.27 (QA: 97.93, VA: 90.91)B.Tech: 74.34 (CS)12th: 74.2010th: 88.80Can any1 suggest whether FPM is a better option than PGP ?? Should I go for FPM in top IIMs rather than PGP from subordinate colleges ??
If you have a genuine interest in Research, then apply. Please don't substitute FPM for PGP. It will not work out. After the FPM, did you do any R&D; on the kind of Jobs you will be getting into. If academics excite you, then pursue.
All the best.
Any interview calls expected dates from IIMs, XLRI???
@AAOne
who can be made reference for aplication to FPM programme..??
@NickABK Professors who have taught you and can comment on your academic abilities. If you have been away from University for a substantial time and cannot provide academic references, then your superviror at work / your clients could also write your reccos.
@lkjena1980 said:Any interview calls expected dates from IIMs, XLRI???
IIM Calcutta interview dates are 22-23 March. Others are expected to send calls from mid-Feb onwards, and interviews to be held mostly in the months of March-April. Same applies for XLRI as well.
Hello-
How does the FPM admissions work for people with lot of experience- I am saying 12+ years plus.
First;y, do you have such people in the campuses and how do their careers pan out after the FPM?
I would like to hear voew points from IIMB,C and ISB
Look forward to any helpful response. Aso, if you know of any fairly senior person who is in the FPM glad to make contact
Sumit
@sdhar2013 Even though you have not asked for points from IIMA, I would still like to mention a couple of points (which could proably be of some help to you):
1) Candidate with maximum experience currently in FPM= 25 Years
2) Candidate with minimum experience currently in FPM= 0 Years
3) Approx no. of candidates in FPM with 10+ years of work ex= 10 (across all years)
@invban The purpose of the FPM is to address the shortage of B-School faculty (ref: http://www.topmba.com/articles/india/India-MBA-business-school-faculty-crisis ). Theoretically one can start the program at 50+ but by the time the person completes the program (s)he will be 55/56. If you think from the utility perspective, that does not really satisfy the objective of the FPM (of addressing shortage of faculty). Would anyone invest in an expensive MBA at the verge of retirement? What would be the returns on that investment? While with an MBA, the investment is of a personal nature, with the FPM, the investment is being made by the Schools/Govt. with the hope of broader societal benefits. That way, the age restriction is justified in my opinion.
@invban said:however if u take the "govt support" factor out and if a candidate is willing to pay through the degree because of his/her own research interest , then i think there is no point in making any restrictions
Of course. That is why some schools like XLRI, MDI Gurgaon, IIM Indore have designed an Executive FPM which, according to the XL website, "has been designed to cater to the scholarly needs of working executives/ managers/ faculty members/ researchers". One does not get any institutional financial support in this program but there are no restrictions w.r.t. age.
@invban said:what difference a 55 year old PhD can make to society , however frankly if one is good enough , one does not need a decade to deliver the goods , he can do so in a very short period of time
Correct again. But my point was not about 'what difference a 55 year old PhD can make'. My point was about how long can (s)he continue to do that since there is a pre determined age of retirement. Institutional investments to the tune of 25-30 lakh (rough estimates) on someone who can contribute for at least 15-20 years is more justified than on someone who can contribute for only a few years. But hey, that's only my opition
Cheers!
I have a small query regarding FPM admissions. Can one attempt CAT/XAT again after joining FPM so as to get admission into FPM at better colleges in the subsequent year. I do understand that this is a hypothetical case. But wud still like to know
can anybody throw some light on the Fpm at xlri Jamshedpur ? what is their admission procedure ?
i had applied to their programme while applying for xat but haven't heard anything since then
hi Seniors.. i have 80.29 cat score(61 in Quant and 92 in verbal)..i have done BTECH and i am pursuing MBA. my academic is 58.3 in 12th 63 in 10th and 81 in BTECH..i have applied for IIM shilong..what is my chance?
@preethi1990 You won't find time to do that. The first year is super hectic.
@leo12all You need to apply separately for the program including submitting SOP etc. Please check their website for details.
@mayank781 Nobody can predict. However, if you get a call (edit: typo), please be ready with an explanation of your weak acads.
@drish Thanks for the response. It would be good to interact with some of them and understand their motivations, trials and tribulations
@dd2013 Thanks for all the input. Although I tend to agree that doing a FPM after 40 can be a major stretch, I don't see why it ought to be impermissible.
I also don't agree on the logic of government support. Today what is the % of FPM who are going to academics? Not sure whether the purpose of the FPM is getting served at all, but we can't reposses the money government has spent on them with the intention of having them join acads.
Therefore having exprience can't be looked at a disqualification from a government grant. Who qualifies should be based on merit and thats what all the admission committees seek to do. But yes, If someone wants a FPM at 55 and doesn;t have good reason [perhaps guy has a few acres of land and wants to set up a management school and wants to use the FPM as a opportunity to scout for future colleagues ;)] for it, well it shouldn't be encouraged anyways- irrespective of funding . There is lot of intagible cost and investments as well.'
This age debate is pretty interesting...i think no1 at the age of 50 would "suddenly" decide to do FPM, and if he/she does, its going to be pretty difficult (according to me). Because research cannot be suddenly born, it has to be followed over the years and you need to know whats broadly going on in literature etc. So that why its easy for an academician to pursue research even at an advanced age, but a corporate executive might find it challenging to join FPM at such age...just my views..